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David Crookes

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David Crookes is a journalist, author, exhibition curator and communications manager.

Games

Crash magazine making comeback thanks to kickstarter

Games

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy review: A classic reborn

Games

Get Even review: Clever horror will be a cult success

Games

Star Trek Bridge Crew review: Going where no other game's gone before

Games

Lego Worlds review: 'Well worth the wait'

Games

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness - PS4 review

Games

TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan, PS4, Xbox One - review

A render of what the THE 64 will look like
Tech

Commodore 64 returns with modern tech in crowdfunding campaign

The Division introduces players to a mid-crisis New York, cordoned off from the world after a bio-chemical terrorist attack
Games

Gaming reviews: The Division; Hitman: Episode One; Alekhine's Gun

The opening sequence shows Agent 47 joining the ICA
Games

Hitman: Episode One, review: 'truly captivating'

Twilight Princess: This 10th anniversary remaster is a timely updating of an underrated entry in the Zelda series
Games

Gaming reviews: Zelda: Twilight Princess HD; Plants v Zombies 2

Games

Plant v Zombies 2: Garden Warfare - PS4/Xbox One Review

Life is Strange tackles subjects as diverse as friendships and the apocalypse with an emotional depth rarely seen in video games
Games

Life is Strange; Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India, gaming reviews

Games

Life is Strange; Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India, gaming reviews

Life is Strange tackles subjects as diverse as friendships and the apocalypse with an emotional depth rarely seen in video games
Seeking Santa: children used to have to queue to see Father Christmas; now he appears on websites such as SantaBo, ready to ichat
Tech

Children can track Santa as though he were a standard delivery driver

Rise of the Tomb Raider invokes a level of magic rarely seen since the 1996 debut
Games

Gaming reviews: Rise of the Tomb Raider; Need For Speed

A screenshot of Lara Croft in "Rise of the Tomb Raider"
Games

Rise of the Tomb Raider: Acrobatic, rounded and increasingly difficult

Fallout 4 is an enormously engrossing adventure through an interesting landscape with some wonderful distractions
Games

Fallout 4; Call of Duty: Black Ops 3; Football Manager 2016, reviews

Fallout 4 is an enormously engrossing adventure through an interesting landscape with some wonderful distractions
Games

Fallout 4; Call of Duty: Black Ops 3; Football Manager 2016, reviews

Virtually reality: a still from the forthcoming sequel to the bestselling 2012 game Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Games

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, review: A true gem of a game

Plenty of laughs: Jackbox Party Pack 2
Games

Jackbox Party Pack 2; Assassin's Creed Syndicate, gaming reviews

Games

Classic game that went missing over 20 years ago found and revived

Now on the big screen, Pac-Man was a familiar figure in gaming arcades
Tech

Could the golden age of the gaming arcade ever be revived?

Now on the big screen, Pac-Man was a familiar figure in gaming arcades
Tech

Could the golden age of the gaming arcade ever be revived?

Rare Replay arguably forms the most value-for-money gaming purchase ever
Games

Gaming: Rare Replay; Everybody's Gone to the Rapture; Beatbuddy

The crowd's reaction to the revival of Shenmue was huge — if developers want that to happen again, there's plenty of games to revive
Tech

E3 2015: Shenmue finally gets its sequel – what other games are in

Steve Wilcox’s Elite Systems has made the Recreated Spectrum, a replica of the original
Tech

The ZX Spectrum has been crowd-funded back into play - with some

Rare Replay arguably forms the most value-for-money gaming purchase ever
Games

Gaming: Rare Replay; Everybody's Gone to the Rapture; Beatbuddy

The crowd's reaction to the revival of Shenmue was huge — if developers want that to happen again, there's plenty of games to revive
Tech

E3 2015: Shenmue finally gets its sequel – what other games are in

Steve Wilcox’s Elite Systems has made the Recreated Spectrum, a replica of the original
Tech

The ZX Spectrum has been crowd-funded back into play - with some

Grand Theft Auto V is being touted as the definitive version
Games

Grand Theft Auto V; Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China; Affordable

Games

Grand Theft Auto V; Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China; Affordable

Grand Theft Auto V is being touted as the definitive version
Grand Theft Auto V is being touted as the definitive version
Games

Grand Theft Auto V; Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China; Affordable

Games

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China review - all the hallmarks of 80's

Games

National Videogame Arcade: Appreciating games of the past to inspire

Games

Budget 2015: up to £8 million pledged to UK video game industry

Games

Budget 2015: up to £8 million pledged to UK video game industry

Energetic blast: Screamride combines racing elements with destruction and creativeness
Games

Screamride; Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires; Kirby's Adventure Wii, gaming

Games

Screamride review: forget theme park management, this is about how

Games

Screamride review: forget theme park management, this is about how

Another brick in the wall: Plaza Tlaxcoaque, a square in central Mexico City (top) and children’s efforts to redesign it on Minecraft
Tech

Minecraft is much more than 'Lego online' - it's a creative classroom

Games

Battlefield Hardline beta: what to expect

Games

Battlefield Hardline beta: what to expect

Games

Life Is Strange review: An untaxing but enjoyable trip through time

Games

Life Is Strange review: An untaxing but enjoyable trip through time

Saints Row IV is a crass and chaotic take on the concept of unrestricted freedom within a virtual space
Games

Saints Row IV Re-Elected & Gat Out of Hell; Grim Fandango Remastered;

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris blends a satisfying shooter with an array of puzzles
Games

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris; Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

A blast to play: Destiny's potential is its most promising feature
Games

Best PlayStation 4 games of 2014

Games

Best PlayStation 4 games of 2014

A blast to play: Destiny's potential is its most promising feature
Games

Keeley Hawes on playing Lara Croft: 'fans of the game are some of the

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Best Xbox One games of 2014

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Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris review: exhilarating and

Games

Can SkySaga capture the Minecraft magic?

Games

Can SkySaga capture the Minecraft magic?

A mobile-connected toothbrush on show in Barcelona
Career Planning

Careers in tech: The Internet of Things

Pepper, the 3ft 11in shiny box of circuits who can tell jokes and respond to human emotions
Career Planning

Careers in tech: Artificial intelligence

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
Career Planning

Careers in tech: Top 10 tech industry careers

Career Planning

Careers in tech: Data and knowledge management

East London’s Tech City has created more than 500 new jobs
Career Planning

Careers in tech: Introducing postgraduate courses in technology and IT

Games

Assassin's Creed Unity review: you'll marvel at the graphics

Minecraft is wildly popular among young gamers
Games

Minecraft is now officially owned by Microsoft - just as it's named

Games

Call of Duty Advanced Warfare review: it's exactly what the series

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Call of Duty Advanced Warfare: 'Almost every aspect has a new feature'

Games

Sunset Overdrive review: bold and brash fun to show off the power of

Britons buy more than 30 million handsets each year, keeping them for an average of 18 months
Tech

How to turn your recycle your unwanted mobile phone into easy money

Tech

How to turn your recycle your unwanted mobile phone into easy money

Britons buy more than 30 million handsets each year, keeping them for an average of 18 months
Games

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - 'We are going to make fans of

Games

Forza Horizon 2, Xbox One : less in-your-face than the first edition

Games

Nintendo turns 125: Meet the British developers behind some of

Games

Heavy Bullets review: gloriously retro

Games

Heavy Bullets review: gloriously retro

Evolution rather than revolution: Madden NFL 15
Games

Madden NFL 15; God Factory Wingmen; Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare,

Games

Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare PS4 review - a shooter like no other

Games

Games developers Jason Falcus and David Darling to reunite at Kwalee

Tech

eBay is still the UK's most popular e-commerce retailer

Games

Couldn't make Gamescom? Here are some UK alternatives

Instant classic: Your jaw will drop at the sheer beauty of The Swapper
Games

The Swapper; Call of Duty Ghosts: Nemesis DLC; Crazy Taxi: City Rush,

Games

The Swapper review: Great depth and jaw-droppingly beautiful

Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson voice the show’s heroes
Games

Hollywood is giving acting in video games a makeover

Games

The Last of Us: Ashley Johnson says she would play Ellie in a sequel

Skype me up, Scotty: Captain Kirk and Dr McCoy use their universal translators in ‘Star Trek’
Tech

Skype Translator vows to translate multilingual voice calls - but is

Charm and polish: Pokemon Art Academy won't make you the next Da Vinci but it's enjoyable
Games

Pokemon Art Academy; Toy Stunt Bike; Hooligans 'The Bravest', gaming

Health News

Labour pledges additional funds for mesothelioma research

Games

Hooligans: The Bravest review - a world where football is banned

X-ray shows the missing left lung of a mesothelioma cancer sufferer
Health News

Exclusive: Urgent call for research into mesothelioma after rise in

Fast-paced and exciting: GRID Autosport is a triumph
Games

GRID Autosport, EA Sports UFC, Another World: 20th Anniversary

A very different ball game: the England team walk out in ‘Fifa 14’
Games

Meet the virtual footballers with their sights set on winning

X-ray shows the missing left lung of a mesothelioma cancer sufferer
Health News

Exclusive: Urgent call for research into mesothelioma after rise in

Fast-paced and exciting: GRID Autosport is a triumph
Games

GRID Autosport, EA Sports UFC, Another World: 20th Anniversary

A very different ball game: the England team walk out in ‘Fifa 14’
Games

Meet the virtual footballers with their sights set on winning

Tech

How Lord Sugar's Amstrad CPC 464 changed computing

Comment

Does Facebook purchase of Oculus Rift spell social media apocalypse?

Thirteen years after it launched, Windows XP it's being laid to rest
Tech

RIP Windows XP: 'Zombie' operating system laid to rest

Comment

Larry Page wants everyone's medical records open for sharing. That

Much-loved characters such as Mario and Luigi have forged the Nintendo brand
Tech

After Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda, is it game over for Nintendo?

Tech

A tentative foray into the internet of things by British Gas

Comment

The lesson from Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp? Never rest

Health News

Scientists ask for sufferers of the asbestos-related cancer

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