Staff Blogs

Chronicling Xenoblade
Impressions of the first 15 hours of the Europe and Japan exclusive Wii RPG
Diggin’ Terraria
James Day explains why this indie sandbox adventure isn’t just a 2D Minecraft clone.

Fantasy Football League
Have you got what it takes to win our FREE fantasy football game based on the 2011/2012 Premier League?
Child of Eden – A literal hands-on
Wastefully extravagant or a true figurehead in the games as art debate?
DiRT3 Monte Carlo Rally DLC Impressions
Joe Barron tests his skills on the demanding new Monte Carlo DLC for DiRT3

So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, Dubai.
Ahead of this weekend's new Citizen Gamecast I have some explaining to do about what's happened and what's coming.

Open Source – more than 57 varieties
Gaming does not need to be expensive. Here is a roundup of the best free and open source software on the internet

Games from a misspent youth
Extreme Warfare Revenge - its like championship manager for wrestling but with an even worse user interface and I love it!

April release schedule
New releases on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and more.

Flight of the Amazon Queen – 15 Years later
Forget Monkey Island. Flight of the Amazon Queen was my introduction to the point & click adventure game.
Good stats guide
Drinking cider and fumbles with girlfriends in the park or Championship Manager? Number pornography won every time.

Blood Bowl Update – The Finals
The league has come to an end and we have our champion. Full video and roll of honour inside.
Blood Bowl Update – Round Seven
The Citizen Gamebowl is lumbering towards a conclusion at last. Here's the penultimate update sports fans.
The Slump
Barry loves games, but he's totally sick of playing them. Is there anything to be done?