After a recent dashboard update was pushed out from Xbox live and applied to my 360, I got the dreaded red flashing lights and my favorite games console is now nothing better than an expensive brick. Reading through the forums on xbox.com, I’m not the only one who has had their console bricked by this update, [...]

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A couple of weeks back I blogged about my disappointment with the DS Lite, and wondered whether I’d just chosen a few poor games. I think I had! On the recommendation of a friend, I picked up New Super Mario Bros. and suddenly I can’t put my DS down! To be perfectly honest, I had thought [...]

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The 2006 Golden Joystick Awards has been dominated by Oblivion, scooping PC Game of the Year, Xbox Game of the Year and Ultimate Game of the Year. In other categories: T3 Innovation Award – Xbox Live Marketplace  Bliss Girl’s Game of the Year – Nintendogs The Sun Family Game of the Year – Nintendogs Handheld [...]

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