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On Tuesday evening, in Redmond Washington, Microsoft was attempting to wow crowds by unveiling their latest console to a gathered crowd of onlookers and the media. But arguably the show was stolen by the unveiling of the newest member of the popular Call of Duty franchise, Colin the Dog. Meanwhile, at the exact […]
Read on... →Here’s an exclusive first screenshot* from the new bear expansion for Kinectimals. Click it for the larger version:
*Disclaimer: may not be actual first screenshot. May in fact be me messing around with Photoshop for comedy purposes. As ever.
Read on... →Yes yes, I am still a terrible person, with updates about as frequent and reliable as your average public transport of choice. Part of it is, as is ever the excuse, being busy but I won’t lie and pretend it’s not my fault for being rather neglectful of my blog again. So, I’ve given myself […]
Read on... →As I’m incredibly cheap, here’s my wedding gift to the happy couple. Click for embiggening.
Credit to Dan Griliopoulos, Jon Hicks and Jamie McKelvie whose pics I stole and would’ve gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for this meddling sentence.
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Read on... →My first twenty minutes with the new Goldrush update on Team Fortress 2 have gone a little like this:
*Boots up Team Fortress 2*
Oooh, very nice new loadout screen. Ooh, lots of new achievements. And a pretty decent new map as well!
*Joins online server*
Medic overload. Oh bugger.
There’s more bonesaws […]
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Ben Borthwick
Welcome to the blog of Ben Borthwick a Gaming Writer based in the UK.

I'm the former News Editor of VideoGamer.com, and have also written for various other outlets including the Official Xbox and PlayStation Magazines and their respective websites, Edge, PC Gamer Magazine, GamesRadar and many others. You can find plenty of examples of my work on the What Have I Done page
This is my blog in which I commit to the internet a range of thoughts and ramblings on various subjects, although the majority of them are going to be gaming related ones. These views are inevitably and assuredly my own and not those of any employer or otherwise past or present.
You can find out more about me on the Who Am I page including details on how to hire me, if you like what you see here.
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