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From 2002 - 2008, Collective covered the most exciting new music, art, film, books and games in Britain. See our best bits.

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Some of the best of Collective games...

1. 

   gaming violence

   Controversy over the film Playing Columbine.

   • 'playing columbine' trailer
2. 

   assassin's creed

   Free running and assasination in the third crusade.

   • watch the creative director
3. 

   gaming creativity

   Artists make a play for the gaming world at GameCity.

   • see images
4. 

   games and music

   Lumines creator on making a "sensorama" from music and gaming effects.

5. 

   hellgate london

   The ravens have left the Tower, London is in ruins...

   • see a clip
6. 

   bioshock interview

   The Orwell-inspired game set in a failed Utopia.

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7. 

   halo 3

   Could any game live up to the absurd levels of Halo hyperbole?

8. 

   okami

   Traditional Japanese painting meets dreamlike gaming.

   • image gallery
9. 

   bedroom programmers

   What's happened to Britain's thriving community of homemade games designers?

10. 

    s.t.a.l.k.e.r.

    Our man goes to the real Chernobyl exclusion zone.

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11. 

    eternal sonata

    Enter a fantasy unfolding in the fevered mind of composer Frédéric Chopin...

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1. about sonic heroes

   last updated: 29 february 2008

2. Tomb Raider: Underworld

   last updated: 07 february 2008

3. Test Drive 5 (PSONE)

   last updated: 29 january 2008

4. PORTAL

   last updated: 29 january 2008

5. Warcraft - Bot programs are back

   last updated: 02 january 2008

6. Mass Effect

   last updated: 30 december 2007

7. The Simpsons DS

   last updated: 27 december 2007

8. Okami

   last updated: 19 december 2007

9. Kane and Lynch - PS3

   last updated: 03 december 2007

10. Assassin's Creed

    last updated: 03 december 2007