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The story of WipEout

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the PlayStation’s European debut, I spoke to the creators behind the console’s most iconic launch game.

Lewis Packwood 29 September 2020 Features

You like Castlevania, don’t you? Part IV

Symphony of the Night is not just hands-down the greatest Castlevania game of all time, but I also consider […]

Virtuanaut 23 September 2017 Features, Reviews

E3 2017: 5 new and exciting things from today’s Microsoft Briefing

Wow. Well, E3 hasn’t even actually started yet and there have already been some pretty impressive reveals. There are […]

Virtuanaut 12 June 2017 E3, E3 2017

32 years of brilliant video game box art – #15 (2000) Gran Turismo 2

Another year, another countdown, another birthday.  And I’m boxing it all up, tying a nice little bow around […]

___ 16 November 2015 32 Years of Brilliant Box Art, Pulp

32 years of brilliant video game box art – #16 (1999) Formula One ’99

Another year, another countdown, another birthday.  And I’m boxing it all up, tying a nice little bow around […]

___ 16 November 2015 32 Years of Brilliant Box Art, Pulp

32 years of brilliant video game box art – #17 (1998) Resident Evil 2

Another year, another countdown, another birthday.  And I’m boxing it all up, tying a nice little bow around […]

___ 15 November 2015 32 Years of Brilliant Box Art, Pulp

32 years of brilliant video game box art – #19 (1996) Wipeout 2097

Another year, another countdown, another birthday.  And I’m boxing it all up, tying a nice little bow around […]

___ 12 November 2015 32 Years of Brilliant Box Art, Pulp

The PES-FIFA paradigm – how video game abstraction helps on a foreign field

Being a migrant-built country founded by Brits and living in a city made home by a wave of […]

___ 30 January 2015 Opinions

Racing to 31 – 31 racing game greats: #19 Need for Speed: High Stakes (1999)

It’s that time of year again and I find myself racing toward another birthday and to the ripe-old […]

___ 12 November 2014 31 Racing Game Greats

Racing to 31 – 31 racing game greats: #20 Gran Turismo (1998)

It’s that time of year again and I find myself racing toward another birthday and to the ripe-old […]

___ 11 November 2014 31 Racing Game Greats

Racing to 31 – 31 Racing game greats: #22 Wipeout 2097 (1996)

It’s that time of year again and I find myself racing toward another birthday and to the ripe-old […]

___ 9 November 2014 31 Racing Game Greats

How Psygnosis’ original Wipeout helped legitimise video games

Wipeout did a lot of things to progress the world of video games.  Aside from being a bloody […]

___ 31 August 2014 Opinions

inFamous 2: I Walk The (electrified) Line

inFamous 2 is the best superhero game ever made.  It’s the best anti-hero game ever made.  And its […]

___ 26 February 2014 Reviews

30 Years of Video Games – Rollcage (1999)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 14 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

30 Years of Video Games – Vigilante 8 (1998)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 13 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

30 Years of Video Games – RayStorm (1997)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 12 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

30 Years of Video Games – Alien Trilogy (1996)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 11 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

30 Years of Video Games – Destruction Derby (1995)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 11 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

Far Cry 3 achieves greatness, almost perfection

Far Cry 3 is brilliant at making you feel like whatever you want to be.  While you play […]

___ 21 July 2013 Reviews

The ultimate Doom that’s not Ultimate Doom

DOOM is one of the greatest games ever made.  It certainly is one of the most influential games […]

___ 3 April 2013 Opinions

Need for Speed Most Wanted – Analog Boy in a Digital World

Need for Speed Most Wanted (Vita) Review – The RX Bandits summed it up really in the title […]

___ 30 March 2013 Reviews

Everyone underestimated the power of the Playstation

I think that everyone underestimated Sony in its entry to the console market before the Playstation hit.  But oh […]

___ 29 March 2013 Opinions

Complexity

I remember when the Playstation 1 was first released.  It was a different age – retailers were successful, […]

___ 15 September 2012 Opinions

The Tyranny of Loading Times

One of the most painful memories of my youth was staring in concern as my Spectrum’s tape player […]

Lewis Packwood 2 April 2012 Opinions

The Playstation Vita: a tale of relevance

The Vita is the kind of system you’ll want to grab out on the bus or train ride […]

___ 27 February 2012 Opinions
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