Ben_Richardson
Ben Richardson is a former Staff Writer for Official PlayStation 2 magazine and a former Content Editor of 12DOVE. In the years since Ben left GR, he has worked as a columnist, communications officer, charity coach, and podcast host – but we still look back to his news stories from time to time, they are a window into a different era of video games.
Latest articles by Ben_Richardson
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Metal Gear Solid 4: 10 Predictions
By Ben_Richardson published
Death, rebirth and nakedness - we predict the MGS4 shocks
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These Screenshots Are Fake!
By Ben_Richardson published
Warning: Do not believe your eyes. Not even a little bit
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Urban Dead: The massively multiplayer zombie text adventure
By Ben_Richardson published
And nine more brilliant free to play browser games to waste your time with
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The coat of a 1000 pockets...
By Ben_Richardson published
...and 11 other gaming conventions to enhance our lives
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Is this the dullest Street Fighter character ever?
By Ben_Richardson published
Fresh face Abel joins in with the next-gen fisticuffs. We yawn
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Resistance fracas a blessing for Church
By Ben_Richardson published
Manchester Cathedral benefits from a "significant rise" in visitors
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"Yes, videogames are toys. So what?"
By Ben_Richardson published
GamesRadar editor can't see what all the fuss is about
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Project Gotham dev: How can we beat COD5?
By Ben_Richardson published
Bizarre Creations team is focused on courting mainstream gamers
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The web's best videogame poetry
By Ben_Richardson published
Exploring emoto versatronic expressionist pieces. And dirty limericks
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Gizmondo return points to "utter madness"
By Ben_Richardson published
Ex-employee tells us to expect more crazy Giz biz
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Far Cry 2 will make you a metaphorical monster
By Ben_Richardson published
Fresh gameplay details uncovered for the Africa-set sequel
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The secret game modes YOU invented
By Ben_Richardson published
We profile the greatest unintended gameplay quirks
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Dissect aliens with Bully on 360 and Wii
By Ben_Richardson published
And five more reasons to enrol at the revamped Bulworth Academy
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The gaming gimmicks of 2008
By Ben_Richardson published
How videogames will grab your attention this year
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2008's big games reviewed already!
By Ben_Richardson published
We rate the most exciting prospects with presumptious insolence
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OMFG News of the Year 2007
By Ben_Richardson published
All the videogame news that made us go "WTF?!!1"
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Our videogame Christmas cards, rated
By Ben_Richardson published
We mercilessly judge the papery gifts kindly sent to us by the gaming industry, like big rotten children
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Half-Life 2: Episode One review
By Ben_Richardson published
Way better than The Phantom Menace
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Videogame characters we really care about
By Ben_Richardson published
They aren't just pixels, they're personalities
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PS3 games "infinitely more fun" than Wii
By Ben_Richardson published
Non-surprise dept: Sony big man takes pop at the Big N
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Postal dev: "Manhunt 2 was a piece of shit"
By Ben_Richardson published
Vince Desi vents his spleen over self-censorship
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Manhunt 2 and the future of violent videogames
By Ben_Richardson published
Could the BBFC's crackdown see more developers cutting back on gore?