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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.

Latest articles by Justin Towell

Microsoft announces new, customisable 'Elite' Wireless controller

By Justin Towell published 15 June 15

News

Remember how great Hitman Sniper Challenge is? It's back, and in your pocket

By Justin Towell published 4 June 15

Features

Fallout vs Skyrim: which is best?

By Justin Towell, David Houghton published 3 June 15

Features

That time it took me 25 years to finish a game

By Justin Towell published 1 June 15

Editorial

Pinball FX 2: Portal review

By Justin Towell published 28 May 15

Review

F1 2015 delayed slightly, but first trailer softens the blow

By Justin Towell published 22 May 15

News

Think you know Lara Croft? Don't be so sure...

By Justin Towell published 22 May 15

Editorial

Project CARS review

By Justin Towell published 6 May 15

Review "While you're gingerly feeding in the throttle, it's quite normal to get punted into the air and even onto your roof because the AI is unable to avoid a slower car in plain sight."

Review

What if Sonic went speed dating?

By Justin Towell published 29 April 15

Features

DiRT Rally is PC only, Early Access and out now?! See it in action here

By Justin Towell published 27 April 15

Video

Video game characters justify their Apple Watch purchase

By Justin Towell published 24 April 15

Features

Three new characters join the party in Devil May Cry 4 on PS4 / XO

By Justin Towell published 20 April 15

Preview

9 signs you're playing too much Bloodborne

By Justin Towell published 15 April 15

Features

The best bunnies in games

By Justin Towell published 5 April 15

Features

Sonic hates a lot of people

By Justin Towell published 2 April 15

Features

Ride review

By Justin Towell published 27 March 15

Review "Ride is a bit like healthy food. Cabbage, maybe. It isn't massively tasty, but it's been cooked proficiently and you feel like it's doing you good."

Review

9 old games that were made gloriously new again

By Justin Towell published 26 March 15

Features

Sonic Boom's producer blames focus groups and over-ambition for game's failure

By Justin Towell published 19 March 15

News

BBC encourages new generation of coders with free microcomputer

By Justin Towell published 13 March 15

News

3D OutRun finally gets a Western release date on 3DS

By Justin Towell published 6 March 15

News

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection's 4-player split-screen is ace

By Justin Towell published 5 March 15

Preview

Valve and HTC's VR headset revealed, supports body tracking

By Justin Towell published 2 March 15

News

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round review

By Justin Towell published 27 February 15

Review

Top 100: Why OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast still feels SO good

By Justin Towell published 27 February 15

Editorial

Even more of gaming's most cringeworthy pick-up lines

By Justin Towell, David Roberts published 11 February 15

Features

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