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Nintendo’s moustached Mario has been king of the karting games for some time now (seven editions in fact), but now a couple of upstarts are attempting to steal the short plumbers karting krown.  Little Big Planet’s SackBoy is taking to the kart tracks as a PlayStation exclusive, whilst Sonic the Hedgehog is bringing his transformed racing pals along for the ride.

Dishonored is a new IP from the same production stable as Skyrim, but the influences here are Deus Ex, Half Life 2 and Thief.  Big influences indeed, but Dishonored manages to be its own beast, at times disquieting, at others tense or frustrating but overall very satisfying.

The first non-Bungie developed Halo is upon us, is the Microsoft owned 343 Industries up to the standards that Bungie left us with in Halo Reach? And  how important is the return of the Mater Chief to the franchise?

Xbox 360 racing does not get much better than that experienced in the Forza franchise of games.  Microsoft has managed to produce a series that hits a sweet spot of fun and simulation that satisfies a wide demographic of video game racing buffs.

Borderlands 2 has been out for a little while now and a new character class, the and DLC has already hit the game.  How is life in the colourful world of Borderlands 2?

Face it; you are never going to drive a F1 car.  Unlike those other racing games on the market featuring super sports cars and the like, the chances you will squeeze your bum into the cockpit of the fastest competitive racing machine on the planet is highly improbable.  F1 2012 therefore will be the closest you get.

Tom Tom has released a new range of GPS satellite navigation units (including a Top Gear edition model) all incorporating a 3G SIM card to aid in harvesting up to date traffic condition information.

There are tablets aplenty running Android; every month I see some brand or the other being offered at a discount at my local Aldi store.