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Iain Simons

Iain Simons writes, talks and tweets about videogames and technology. His new book, Play Britannia, is to be published in 2009. He is the director of the GameCity festival at Nottingham Trent University.

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Global Issues
Microsoft's social network
14 November 2008

This week, Microsoft radically extended the services offered on their live.com service. Previously i

Lifestyle
SFTW: Beneath a Steel Sky
07 November 2008

Iain Simons selects a game this week that could keep you occupied not just for a few hours, but for

North America
Review: LittleBigPlanet
06 November 2008

Just as Pegg and Stevenson’s ‘Spaced’ felt like a sitcom that was created specifically for people bo

Lifestyle
SFTW: Somersault Game
31 October 2008

Every week Iain Simons chooses a game for you to while away a few hours at your desk. This time it's

Sci-Tech
SFTW: Tasha's Game
24 October 2008

In this week's Something for the Weekend, Iain Simons is charmed by a gentle world of games

Sci-Tech
A Little Big Problem
22 October 2008

LittleBigPlanet promises to take user-generated creativity to new levels, providing it can first ove

Sci-Tech
Revisiting Text-based Games
17 October 2008

Each week Iain Simons finds you a game to while away a few hours at your desk. This week's Something

North America
Obama burnout paradise
15 October 2008

Quite whether voters are drawn toward high-speed road-races is unclear, but the Obama campaign has o

Sci-Tech
SWTW: Superstruct
10 October 2008

Each week Iain Simons finds you a game to while away a few hours at your desk. This week's Somet

Business
ELSPA vs BBFC: Round 2
10 October 2008

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