Tom Francis

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Galactic Civilizations 2 war report: part four

By Tom Francis published

DIARY "Our nymphomania means we recuperate losses quickly."

DIARY
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Galactic Civilizations 2 war report: part three

By Tom Francis published

diary The War Bastards meet their match.

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Galactic Civlizations 2 war report: part two

By Tom Francis published

diary Tom capitalises on a fatal flaw.

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Galactic Civilizations 2 war report: part one

By Tom Francis published

diary A tale of epic conquest and space bunnies begins.

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Hardship and tough choices in Civ 5 designer's At The Gates

By Tom Francis published

Strategy
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How to teach an AI parkour

By Tom Francis published

AI
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Ken Levine outlines his system for replayable narrative in games

By Tom Francis published

Game Development
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Divinity: Dragon Commander hands-on: war and governance in a world of dragons in jetpacks

By Tom Francis published

Gaming Industry
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Notes on the PC version of Bioshock Infinite: graphics settings, loot glint and 1999 mode

By Tom Francis published

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Bioshock Infinite review

By Tom Francis published

When I finished BioShock Infinite – don’t worry, I won’t spoil anything – I was dumbfounded.

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Octodad Dadliest Catch: suckers-on with the stealth cephalopod sequel

By Tom Francis published

Adventure
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Analysing what are probably two Just Cause 3 screenshots

By Tom Francis published

Adventure
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The making of Supreme Commander

By Tom Francis published

Strategy
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BioShock Infinite hands-on: five hours in cloud city

By Tom Francis published

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WRECK-IT RALPH

Interview: Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore on the cultural acceptance of games

By Tom Francis published

Gaming Industry
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Reinstall: Hitman: Blood Money

By Tom Francis published

Best of It all started in Hong Kong twelve years ago with the first Hitman game. You're given a target, a pistol and a disassembled sniper rifle. And something is odd.

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Fallen Enchantress review

By Tom Francis published

Strategy
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An Illusionist in Skyrim, final entry: Solitude

By Tom Francis published

Playing Skyrim with no armour, weapons, non-Illusion spells, or punching.

The Elder Scrolls
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Chris Taylor's secret project is Wildman, a barbaric RPG/RTS hybrid

By Tom Francis published

RPG
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The Game of the Year 2012: Mass Effect 3

By Tom Francis published

Games
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Ibb and Obb hands-on: co-op platforming in a topsy turvy world

By Tom Francis published

Gaming Industry
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An Illusionist in Skyrim, part 15: the battle of Whiterun

By Tom Francis published

Playing Skyrim with no armour, weapons, non-Illusion spells, or punching.

The Elder Scrolls
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BioShock Infinite: first impressions from our massive hands-on (spoiler free)

By Tom Francis published

Games
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Hotline Miami interview: Dennaton Games on creating carnage to delight and disgust

By Tom Francis published

Action
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Far Cry 3 review

By Tom Francis published

A huge and excitingly rich open world. Prowl it like a hunter, plan sneaky attacks, and turn the animal kingdom into bags.

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