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GameSpot Plays Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

guycocker — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:38:20 +0000

There’s an interesting new game mode in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations which focusses on Desmond’s history. Jane Douglas, Johnny Chiodini and I sat down with it to find out more.

Five Live — Nintendo 3DS, Tax Breaks and UK games chart

guycocker — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:30:26 +0000

I was on BBC Five Live again last night, doing my usual section on games. I talked about the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, tax breaks for UK game developers, and the top five games of the week. It’s a ten minute section, have a listen to the last ten minutes of the show! (Note: the BBC iPlayer link below will only work in the UK until Saturday 2nd April.)

BBC Five Live – Saturday Edition

guycocker — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:01:05 +0000

Back in August I started contributing to a new show on BBC Five Live called Saturday Edition. I go on every fortnight to talk about the big game news, and also review the best and most interesting games of the week. This Saturday, it was the turn of the PS2′s tenth birthday, Back to the Future: The Game, DJ Hero 2, Shaun White Skateboarding and Fable 3. Check it out below, starting 1h15m in. (Note: This episode will expire on 5th November.)

Let me know what you think of the show, and if you’re playing DJ Hero 2, leave your Gamertag so I have someone to compete against!

Start/Select Metro 2033 Special

guycocker — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:20:58 +0000

Check out the new studio-based Start/Select from GameSpot UK, where we talk to THQ and author Dmitry Glukhovsky about the upcoming Metro 2033.

Week in Review: September 27

guycocker — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:41:14 +0000

This week, we welcomed Laura Jenner back to The GameSpot UK Podcast, I covered the news that there would be a 250GB PS3 and PSP Go Rewards for Europe, and I played a new level of Splinter Cell: Conviction, from which you can see an interview below.

APB Video Interview

guycocker — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:31:12 +0000

I’ve just returned from Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, which is now the world’s biggest consumer games show. There’s lots of coverage going up on GameSpot, but one of the best games I saw at the show was APB, and this is a video interview I did with EJ Moreland, the Lead Designer of the game. Check it out below, and if you like the look of it, then read my text preview to find out more.

Week in Review Feb. 8

guycocker — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:32:47 +0000

This week, I wrote about Battlefield 1943, hosted a Start/Select special with developer DICE, invited the Guinness World Records onto the GameSpot UK Podcast and made a guest appearance on the CNET UK Podcast.

Battlefield 1943 is the next game in the acclaimed multiplayer shooter series, and I travelled to Sweden to be the first person in the world to play it. It will be downloadable-only on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and PC.

Start/Select this week focusses on DICE, the development team behind the incredibly successful Battlefield series and the recent Mirror’s Edge. The offices is one of the most lavishly-designed development centres in the world, and we were given full access.

For the GameSpot UK Podcast, we invited the writers behind The Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition onto the show They tell us about writing their second annual compendium, while CNET UK’s Nate Lanxon joins us to talk about completing Gears of War 2 on insane.

Returning the favour, I also appeared on the CNET UK Podcast to talk to the team about taxing the internet, Gears of War PC problems, and all the other big news from the tech world. The CNET UK Podcast is well worth listening to anyway, so subscribe in iTunes to get it delivered to you every Friday.

On the preview side, I also attended a Sega event to speak to Sonic creator Yuki Naka and see his new game Let’s Tap, as well as Hearts of Iron 3 from Paradox. This week, I’ll be talking to the composer behind Killzone 2 in central London, and reviewing PlayStation Network title Flower.

My Marlon Brando Impression…

guycocker — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:00:18 +0000

…is not good.

Killzone 2 Press Kit

guycocker — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:15:21 +0000

This rather fantastic Killzone 2 press kit came through yesterday, complete with the actual game. I’m looking forward to playing through it this weekend, but check out my video walkthrough of the kit!

Start/Select, GSUK Podcast Going Weekly in 2009

guycocker — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:51:56 +0000

We’re taking GameSpot UK’s video and audio programmes weekly in 2009. They’re subscribable in iTunes, natch, so make sure you check ‘em out!

Subscribe to Start/Select (iPod res) in iTunes

Subscribe to Start/Select (high res) in iTunes

Subscribe to the GameSpot UK Podcast in iTunes