Can the paper magazine survive the enslaught of
the internet with its speed and exclusive crushing
news feeds.
Thumb Bandits takes a poke of fun at the 'Girlfriend
friendly' Gaming lists that boy sites do love to do.
Something a little different for our readers this
time, a book review. The books title? Difficult Questions
About Videogames.
Our man Kro has been in the field again, why he's
like the paladin of Thumb Bandits! This time he's
giving you an indepth look at the European World of
Warcraft Beta!
First Impressions of the Nintendo
DS. One import gamer in the UK gives you her view
of the dual screened wonder.
Out with the Old examines 3 sequels
of the most successful video and computer games, all
of which appeared within a space of 5 days although
if you were watching the mainstream media you wouldn't
know it.
'I See No Halo 2'
- Halo 2 and it's Invisibility in the Mainstream Media
despite it's phenomenal Success. One Mans Investigation.
Special Editorial on a game of the senses...
Welcome to The Journey to Wild Divine.
Our man Kropotkin
gives us an indepth look at the forthcoming title
Ever Quest II in his Ever Quest II Preview.
The female Gaming Dilemma: Challenging
the Stereotype of the 'Female Gamer' within the games
industry.
One gamer takes a
peek at the Nokia N-Gage QD and wonders just what
damage negative press can cause.
In our first 'Thumb Bandits Interviews
the Stars' Conker gets interviewed!
Sexing it Up - Sex
Led Marketing and the Female Gamer
Warning: Sexual Content in this Report
Halo 2 - F.A.Q and Rumors
(or 'Rumours' for our UK contingent) from the all
knowing Nathan
SPECIAL Q&A - Aleks
Krotoski
Another Gamer Girl Extraordinaire Aleks Krotoski responds
to our members questions.
SPECIAL Q&A - Emily Newton Dunn
Gamer Girl Extraordinaire Emily Newton Dunn gives
us her time to answer some of our questions.
A Look at Phantasy Star Online Episodes
1 & 2 with our PSO specialist Danny
Young Persons Guide to Xbox Live: One
of our youngest members tells us about Live.
The Dream - Sega Dreamcast November
1998 March 2001
The Terminator Effect - Do Machines
Run Our Lives? Thumb Bandits examines what we've coined
'The Terminator Effect'
Lets take a little trip back
to a time when computers were just becoming the must
have geek accessory: The Amiga
Thumb Bandits looks at the Wild West
Gaming Genre
One of our Sim fantatics looks at The
Phenomenon of The Sims
Thumb Bandits Comix gives us all space
for a giggle.
They're all based on the things we're into such as
Gaming
Thumb Bandits will
try to keep this as up to date as possible, in this
here release dates section!
The Honorary Oakley highlights
one cool female character a month, be she real, virtual
acted or otherwise.
Bullet Reviews are no nonsense
straight to the point reviews that let you know in
seconds if it's a stinker.
The ELSPA Charts are updated weekly
so you can see what's hot and what's not!
The Spotlight saloon is where you'll
find all the latest press reports and highights of
upcoming titles.
Only games that get a review score of
9 or 10 end up here in the Gold Mine.
Overlooked gems of gaming will be going
here in the near future.
This is where two games that are similar
go head to head in a showdown to see who's quicker
on the draw.
Forum Section especially for the mac
lovers amongst us!
Beware! Only games that score a 3 or
less in the reviews end up in the Mine Shaft!
Gone but not forgotten, this is the
hiding place of all those retro reviews.
Whilst spidering the WEB you might find
a cool flash game, why not add it here for others
to find!
Survival Horror gets its own games reviews
section, dare you venture into the Ghost Town?
Giddy Up and Go is the Mobile
Gaming section where you'll find news and reviews
of various formats.
Who runs this one horse
town pardner? Well here's your answer.
This is our members Top
Ten most wanted games of the moment. It will be getting
refreshed shortly.
The Frequently Asked Questions
section where you may just find the answer to that
query you have.
The Live Enabled Games Database.
This will eventually show all the online details those
live games have.
Members of our community
can include their Xbox Live Gamertag details here.