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news pixies four-col"> <div class="bd"> <div class="new-section first"> <div class="hd"> <h2> Game news & reviews </h2> </div> <ul> <li class=" two-col pixie news "> <div class="caption"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/24/the-last-story-game-review-wii" class="link-text">Review</a> </h3> <p class="strap"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/24/the-last-story-game-review-wii" class="link-text">The Last Story</a> </p> </div> <div class="trail-text"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/24/the-last-story-game-review-wii" class="link-text">Tthe ambience and strong characters make this worth a look</a> </div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/24/the-last-story-game-review-wii" data-link-name="anchor image" class="link-image "> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2012/2/24/1330086154477/The-Last-Story-001.jpg" width="140" height="130" alt="The Last Story" class=""/> </a> </li> <li class=" two-col odd pixie news "> <div class="caption"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/21/playstation-vita-essential-guide" class="link-text">PS Vita</a> </h3> <p class="strap"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/21/playstation-vita-essential-guide" class="link-text">Essential guide</a> </p> </div> <div class="trail-text"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/21/playstation-vita-essential-guide" class="link-text"><strong>Keith Stuart: </strong>Everything you need to know about Sony's new console</a> </div> <a 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class="link-text"><strong>UFC Undisputed 3</strong> has fought off all challengers to take No 1 spot</a> </div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/20/top-20-video-games" data-link-name="anchor image" class="link-image "> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2012/2/20/1329734675315/UFC-Undisputed-3-002.jpg" width="140" height="130" alt="UFC Undisputed 3" class=""/> </a> </li> <li class=" two-col odd pixie news last "> <div class="caption"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/17/ps-vita-launch-game-reviews" class="link-text">PS Vita</a> </h3> <p class="strap"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/17/ps-vita-launch-game-reviews" class="link-text">Launch titles</a> </p> </div> <div class="trail-text"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/17/ps-vita-launch-game-reviews" class="link-text">We review Modnation Racers, Escape Plan and Everybody's Golf</a> </div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/feb/17/ps-vita-launch-game-reviews" data-link-name="anchor image" class="link-image "> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226101426im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2012/2/17/1329497599414/Everybodys-Golf-002.jpg" width="140" height="130" alt="Everybody's Golf" class=""/> </a> </li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </span> <span class="trackable-component component-wrapper four-col" data-component="comp: Wide multimedia panel : Multimedia"> <div id="multi-media" class="wide-multimedia-panel four-col news component trail trailblock"> <div class="hd"> <h2> Podcast </h2> </div> <div class="four-col highlight"> <a 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