Best smartphones to look forward to in 2014

With the pace of smartphone evolution moving so fast, there's always something waiting in the wings. No sooner have you spied the latest handset, then there's anticipation of something else, the next big thing.
Here we're looking at those phones that haven't yet launched, those we know are coming, or are anticipated. Some will be rumour, some will be fact, but here we'll cut through the speculation to highlight those phones we really want to see.

Apple iPhone 6

The next iPhone is set to launch on 9 September, with Apple sending out invites for a media event in Cupertino. Following Apple's patterns of iPhone naming, the next iteration of device should take the name up to iPhone 6, and we should be looking at a new design to move beyond that of the iPhone 5 family.

There's rumour of two devices, one measuring 4.7-inches and one at 5.5-inches. There's little to substantiate these claims, except for leaked case shots and leaked component shots.

We also know that the iPhone 6 will launch with iOS 8, previewed at WWDC 2014, bringing with it a whole new range of features, like enhanced notifications and widgets, support for third-party keyboards and more functions for Siri. Apple's invite contained the words "we wish we could say more", perhaps hinting at even more advanced Siri functionality.

We're now only a couple of weeks from iPhone 6 launch, so all will be revealed soon.

Nokia Lumia 830

Microsoft Devices is looking to make waves at IFA 2014, not a location that Microsoft normally uses to reveal hardware. However, it's clear that we'll see new devices from Nokiasoft at the Berlin event.

Rumours have pointed to two devices, the Lumia 730 and the Lumia 830. The interesting camera detail on Microsoft's invite appears to be the camera array on the new Lumia 830, a mid-range device that's said to have a removable back, so you'll be able to change the battery.

That camera looks like it will be PureView and the phone should otherwise offer a screen size of 4.5-4.7 inches. There's little of the actual specs known, but you can expect the full Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan software treatment.

All will be revealed on 4 September.

Nokia Lumia 730 Superman

With Nokia/Microsoft Devices hosting an event at IFA 2014, it looks like we could see the appearance of Superman. Not the pants-on-the-outside chap, but the selfie camera, the Lumia 730.

Rumours have been circulating for some time that a model with an enhanced front-facing camera is in the works and that might be behind some of the wording on the Microsoft invite - "more face time".

The Lumia 730 is expected to have a screen size around 4.7-inches and was previously seen sporting software called Debian Red. Whether this is an update to take it beyond Lumia Cyan that rolled out with Windows Phone 8.1 is unknown, so Nokiasoft might have some surprises in store on 4 September.

Sony Xperia Z3

That's right, there's a Sony Xperia Z3 in the works, as Sony Mobile continues its aggressive march towards smartphone supremacy. Typically, Sony Mobile has launched updated devices at IFA, and 2014 shouldn't be any different.

Appearing in a leaked photo, claiming to be Sony's next-gen smartphone, there's little to go on by way of specs, but there's expected to be a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset with 3GB of RAM.

We'd be surprised if Sony didn't stick to the 20.7-megapixel camera, but we'd guess that the aim would be to try to reduce the bezel slightly, to result in a device that's a little more manageable.

Motorola Moto X+1

While Motorola has been beavering away at the budget end of the scale with the Moto G and Moto E - as well as being sold to Lenovo - things have gone rather quiet on the flagship front.

Enter the rumours of the Moto X+1. This new handset is said to have a 5.2-inch display, with a 1080p resolution. That's some step up over the 4.7-inches of the original. Other specs look par for the course, although the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor might set it slightly behind rivals, if true.

But growing to 5.2 inches might upset the Moto X cart a little: one of the popular things about this handset, aside from being good value for money, is the size. If it becomes a phablet, it might just lose the X factor.

Motorola has confirmed an event on 4 September where we're expecting to see a number of updates, with both the X and G mentioned, along with the Moto 360 watch. Stay tuned, as there's definitely something going down in Moto town.

Samsung Galaxy Note 

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will  launched at IFA 2014 in 3 September, updating the best phablet around. Samsung has already invited press to the media event, so it's really just a case of waiting to see what extras the new device will bring.

Fortunately there's been a run of leaks, so we have a good idea of what to expect. You're looking at a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution, 515ppi.

Not only will you get a great big display, but there's said to be the new generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core chipset at the heart, along with 4GB or RAM. Nothing should standing the way of the Note 4's power!

You can look forward to a 16-megapixel camera on the rear and all the normal stylus action, if leaks are to be believed.

However, one of the shining elements of the Galaxy Note in the past as been software and the optimisation to make it a great multi-tasker. It's here we don't have too many details, so there are sure to be surprises come launch day.

HTC One (M8) for Windows

The HTC One (M8) nowWindows Phone variety, meaning you get all that premium metal body with a dab of Microsoft inside.

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It's a Verizon exclusive at launch, sadly, with no word on when the exclusive will lift - however we suspect it will see wider availability in the future.

The HTC One (M8) for Windows comes with the same hardware load-out as the Android version, so there's a powerful 2.1GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 chipset with 2GB of RAM. You get 32GB of internal storage with the option to expand via microSD.

You also get HTC's hallmark BoomSound speakers, offering excellent audio. They flank the 5-inch full HD display, which is bright and vibrant.

Perhaps the only dubious point is the Duo Camera on the rear, which hasn't been as widely praised on the Android version as HTC might want. It offers the UltraPixel sensor with a second sensor to capture depth data. This can be used for a range of photo effects.

There are some software additions, such as highlight videos and the BlinkFeed content aggregator, meaning you get something to differentiate it from the ex-Nokia rivals.

No word on internal release, but a bonus for Verizon Wireless customers.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

When the SGS5 launched, there was a

sharp exhalation as a slew of expected spec points weren't met. Rumours talked about a metal body and now those have surfaced with the launch of the Galaxy Alpha.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is Samsung's first foray into a metal-bodied device, but it's not an out-and-out flagship, instead offering a 4.7-inch 720p display. That will lead to a smaller frame and longer battery life, so may be welcomed by some.

It has a 2.5GHz quad-core, or 1.8GHz octa-core chipset, and 2GB of RAM. There's a 12-megapixel camera on the rear.

It offers 32GB of internal storage, but doesn't appear to have microSD card support for storage expansion. The 1850mAh battery sounds on the low side too by modern standards, making for a slightly unusual device.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha will be widely available, but there's no confirmed price or date yet.

Top 5 Smartsphones of 2013

Smartphones today are the essence of modern living, allowing us to keep up with the frenetic pace, global connectivity and information overload that threatens to overwhelm us. 

Here are the best pocket monsters of 2013, your vehicles to staying ahead of the curve.

HTC One

The HTC One is a stunning smartphone with sleek looks that belie the top-end hardware powering it. HTC's flagship of 2013, HTC One checks all the right boxes, from build, to performance and style. 

• Good
• Brilliant HD screen
• Excellent build quality
• Top of line performance
• Decent battery back-up

• Bad
• Position of power button makes using it cumbersome
• Pictures are grainy and lack detail at times

Display

4.70-inch

Processor

1.7GHz

Front Camera

2.1-megapixel

Resolution

1080x1920 pixels

RAM

2GB

OS

Android 4.1

Storage

32GB

Rear Camera

4-Ultrapixel

Battery capacity

2300mAh

Samsung Galaxy S4

The flagship smartphone from the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world, the Samsung Galaxy S4 had a lot to live up to, and according to us, managed to tick all the right boxes, and stand tall amidst other flagships. 

• Good
• Brilliant HD screen
• Great performance
• Decent battery backup
• Good camera (except low-light shots)

• Bad
• Same old design that doesn't feel premium
• Camera is not good at taking low-light shots
• No FM radio
• Major portion of internal storage taken up by Samsung apps (read bloat-ware)

Display

5.00-inch

Processor

1.6GHz

Front Camera

2-megapixel

Resolution

1080x1920 pixels

RAM

2GB

OS

Android

Storage

16GB

Rear Camera

13-megapixel

Battery capacity

2600mAh

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

The Galaxy Note 3 is the latest iteration of Samsung's game-changing Note series of smartphone-tablet hybrids, and as expected, is the best yet. Those looking for a large screen smartphone with innovative and intuitive features, need look no further. 

• Good
• Brilliant HD screen
• Excellent performance
• Latest OS version
• Options for easy single-handed operation

• Bad
• No FM radio
• No 4K video recording
• Expensive
• Bad low light photography

Display

5.70-inch

Processor

1.9GHz

Front Camera

2-megapixel

Resolution

1080x1920 pixels

RAM

3GB

OS

Android 4.3

Storage

32GB

Rear Camera

13-megapixel

Battery capacity

3200mAh

Apple iPhone 5s

The most awaited smartphone launch of the year, Apple somehow managed to live up to the insane expectations people had for the fruity giant's next-generation smartphone. The iPhone 5s introduced several innovative features, such a fingerprint scanner, and 64-bit processor.

isplay

4.00-inch

Processor

Front Camera

1.2-megapixel

Resolution

640x1136 pixels

RAM

OS

iOS 7

Storage

16GB

Rear Camera

8-megapixel

Battery capacity

1570mAh

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

• Good
• Brilliant performance
• Good display

• Bad
• Battery life could be better
• Clicked pictures lack detail, no flash
• Too bulky for most

Display

6.44-inch

Processor

2.2GHz

Front Camera

2-megapixel

Resolution

1080x1920 pixels

RAM

2GB

OS

Android 4.2

Storage

16GB

Rear Camera

8-megapixel

Battery capacity

3000mAh

Call of Duty : Ghosts

With the Modern Warfare trilogy laid to rest, Call of Duty: Ghosts marks a new chapter for the world’s favourite first-person shooter. It certainly talks a good game - promising further refinements to the series’ winning multiplayer action, including maps with destructible environments, whizzy new game modes and more customisation options for your virtual soldiers. But are these promises mere apparitions?

OLD FAVOURITES

Let’s cut to the chase. Regardless of the rhetoric, Call of Duty is not about pushing back the frontiers of game design. It’s the Status Quo of games - unadventurous and predictable yet entertaining all the same. So it’s no surprise that Ghosts’ multiplayer relies on the familiar favourites, with the Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Free-for-All and Infected modes all making (welcome) returns.

There is more freedom to personalise soldiers, though, including the long-overdue option to play as a woman. There’s enhanced movement, too, so you can now leap over obstacles like a Parkour master and lean out of cover. These are minor upgrades in the grand scheme of things, but they're welcome all the same.

NEW MODES

Alongside the classics, Ghosts has four new competitive multiplayer modes. Hunted has ill-equipped players fighting for control of zones to win better weapons. Search & Rescue is a Search & Destroy remix in which you respawn fallen allies by collecting their dog tags.

Things step up a gear with the Kamikaze action of Cranked, where players explode if they don’t follow up a kill with another within 30 seconds. Blitz is another goodie - a contest to score by entering the enemy team’s zone. It’s like rugby. With guns. And it's pretty awesome.

SQUADS AND EXTINCTION

Beyond the competitive arena are two more new multiplayer modes, the first of which - Squads - is baffling. It lets you create squads of automaton soldiers that you then lead into battle against teams created by other players. There’s some good A.I. on show but we can’t see the point when matches with real people are just a couple of button presses away.

The other mode is Extinction, a co-operative campaign that takes Left 4 Dead, swaps the zombies for alien hordes and then strips out all the personality. It’s serviceable but very forgettable.

BIGGER MAPS

Ghosts introduces the concept of ‘dynamic maps’ to the series. These allow players to lay traps, shoot open gates, destroy walls and interact with the environment. But alas, it’s more liberating on paper than in practice. What can and can’t be done is tightly controlled so the novelty quickly fades as you get to know the maps.

On the plus side the maps are larger and less constricted than in previous Call of Dutys - a shift that favours team work over lone mavericks and makes for slightly slower battles. We like it, but more frenetic Call of Duty fans might be disappointed.

ACTION MOVIES

Finally, there’s the solo campaign. It’s a tale of orbital death rays, a remote-controlled dog and a Venezuela-led invasion of the USA - an improbable feat for a country currently struggling with a national toilet roll shortage.

It’s very silly but makes up for it with loud bangs, big explosions and outlandish moments ripped out of the 1980s action movie playbook - think space station gun battles and escapes from collapsing skyscrapers. While it re-treads well-worn ground, it rattles along at such a pace that it’s easy to get sucked in, even if none of it will stay with you for longer than a few minutes.

VERDICT

By the skin of its teeth Ghosts is another enjoyable dose of Call of Duty. The new competitive multiplayer modes, the refreshed movement and larger maps are welcome developments but the Squads and Extinction modes fail to impress and, as ever, it’s the tried and tested Team Deathmatch and Kill Confirmed options that really thrill. It’s good enough, but there’s little here to make Ghosts an essential purchase.

Sony SmartWatch 2

Sony's original SmartWatch last year didn't get too many people excited, but with the Samsung Galaxy Gear hitting the shelves and Apple's long-rumoured iWatch getting closer, the time is clearly ripe to release an updated version to stay in the increasingly high-stakes smart watch game.

Design
Like the Gear it's designed as an addition to a smartphone, rather than as a standalone device. It's not quite as capable as Samsung's model (it doesn't have a camera, for example), or as powerful; but it's lighter, has considerably longer battery life and can be used in conjunction with more devices. It's water resistant (IP57 rating, which should be good for up to 30 mins at a depth of one meter), which makes it a bit more practical for wearing out and about though you'll still want to take it off before you go swimming.

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Style-wise, it's slimmer, and a little more subtle with its all-black face than Samsung's wrist brick -- it actually looks like a watch. It has a choice of default watch faces beneath which sit touch-sensitive icons for home, back and menu, and it sports the large silvery power button on the side familiar from Sony's Xperia handsets.

Software and features
It's supposed to be compatible with any smartphone that uses Android 4.0 or later, which immediately makes it a much more flexible device than the Gear, that's limited to a very small number of Samsung handsets.


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Download Sony's Smart Connect app from Google Play, touch the NFC-enabled device to the SmartWatch and it will automatically hook up. Most of its apps don't come preinstalled, but you can individually download apps for reading (not initiating) calls, texts, emails, Facebook, Twitter and more. You can't actually take calls on the SmartWatch as there's no microphone or speaker, though you can answer calls and then talk via a Bluetooth headset. Notifications popped up promptly and texts and emails appeared clearly, automatically sized to fit the screen when the phone was pocketed.

There are presently over 140 apps available for the SmartWatch (much more than the Gear), though it's the usual mix of pretty goods and so-whats, including exercise apps, games, languages and remote controls. Some, like the very limited and glitchy map app, are free, but others, including WhatsApp Alerts, cost a fee.

Email notifications are supported, and we tested with Gmail and Microsoft accounts (although it's worth noting you can't reply to them on the device). Currently Microsoft Exchange and Hotmail/Outlook emails only work for notifications if paired with a Sony Xperia Z1, as Sony has adapted its implementation of Android to support it; other Android devices cannot support Microsoft's email technology currently. Some software is also dependent on being used with Sony-created software. The music playback controls, for example, only work with Sony's Android music player; playing, pausing and skipping Spotify is a no-go area. Disappointing.

The 1.6-inch screen is the same size as the Gear's but it offers a lower resolution of 220x176 pixels -- not great, but it's fine for viewing updates and notifications. The battery life is considerably better than Samsung's competitor: leave it on all the time and you should get three to four days out of it, extending to a week or so if you switch it off at night.

Charging is via a standard microUSB slot hidden behind a rubber cover on the side. It powers up by pressing the outsize silver button on the side, which matches aesthetically with the power button on Sony's Xperia handsets.


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Conclusion

It's cheaper and lighter than the Galaxy Gear, and it has more social networking apps at launch, immediately making it more useful and less of a toy than Samsung's device, and the subtler style will be a bonus for many. It's not perfect and it's important to bear in mind this is very much a consumption device for getting notifications and updates, but it is useful at times. It needs to evolve quickly, with a lot more apps, to keep pace with developments over the next few months. A fun product for early adopters, but not quite for the mainstream just yet.

Assasins Creed IV: Black Flag

The pirate’s life for you.  That’s what Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag promises, and the fantasy it delivers sets new benchmarks not only for Ubisoft’s series but for open-world gaming. You are Edward Kenway, a privateer-turned-pirate seeking riches and renown on the high seas in the years prior to the events of ACIII. That game, of course, drew criticism for its gratingly earnest protagonist – Edward’s grandson, Connor – and for the sly edutainment of toggling between historical settings and cameos of important figures. Black Flag hasn’t abandoned the series’ love of history, but Ubisoft Montreal lightens

proceedings with bawdy humour and lovable seafaring drunkards aplenty. The recipe that makes Caribbean cruises such a popular holiday – sunshine, open water, gorgeous beaches – is the same one that makes Black Flag’s virtual world so enticing.

From a graphical standpoint, Black Flag’s world is built to amaze regardless of which console generation you’re playing it on. The fact that it was developed for the current generation and ported to PS4 and Xbox One means we’re talking about marginal sweeteners, not a generational leap. The tropical foliage in jungle environs has a more dynamic lilt and sway. Watching a cutscene of Edward speaking

to his quartermaster Adéwalé at the stern, the current-gen version assumes your eyes are focused on the conversing men and soft-focuses the background details such as water and passing land, while the PS4 version maintains distinct water surface detail and crisper wood textures on the boat. It’s noticeable, but feels more like the step up we’ve become accustomed to between existing console and PC games.

It wouldn’t be an Assassin’s Creed game if the main quest thread didn’t eventually veer into the fantastical, and so it’s with little surprise that we discover that Black Flag’s plot hinges on a crystal cube containing human blood. The series’ affection for Lost-style sci-fi inscrutability has been dialed back considerably, however. At its 

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

The Galaxy Note series has always lived under the moniker  of  "Samsung's other flagship phone" but that doesn't mean in anyway  that it's newest installment the Note 3 is any less impressive. Like it's predecessors the Note 3 continues the trend of the oft-criticized "phablets". So without further ado lets dive in

Size and build

 The Note 3 measures 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm, which is about the same height, half a millimetre narrower and a full millimetre thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. More impressively still, the 168g weight is a full 15g lighter than last year’s model.

That’s partly down to the plastic casing on the back. It’s cunningly fashioned to look like leather, complete with stitching details but when you peel it off you see how slim and, er, plasticky it is.

Even so, this is a more sophisticated look than many of Samsung’s recent phones can muster (step forward, the Samsung Galaxy S4). And although it’s a thin, light back plate, it fits so perfectly there’s no creak when you flex it.

It won’t be to everyone’s taste but it’s certainly a well-built phone. What’s more, the glossy metallic edging and gloss white frame round the screen look chic and classy. The Note 3 comes in a bunch of colours. They include white, black and pink.

Features

This is a Note, so there’s a stylus built into the body, called the S Pen. It’s so you can annotate the screen, for instance. As you pull it from its snug holster the Note 3 recognises you’ve done this and launches a special menu called Air Command. The options in the menu include Action Memo.

So, for instance you can scribble a phone number down on the screen. Then the phone recognises that’s what it is and offers you menu options including a phone dial icon. Touch this and it’ll phone your scribbled number. Cool, huh?

A line of an address can lead you to a map, too. Other S Pen options include Screen Write which takes a grab of what’s on screen and lets you annotate this. The S Pen also lets you scribble on screen and the handwriting recognition does an okay job of translating it into text.

Samsung has put a lot of its trademark apps into the Note 3 including the excellent S Translate which lets you speak in one language and hear the phone speak them back in another. It’s very useful and works splendidly.

This is the first phone to work with the Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch. It’s a good combination. With a screen this size you may well find yourself in situations where you want to keep the Note 3 in your pocket or bag, in which case being able to read the first line of a text or email on your wrist is easier, not to mention making a call on it.

 Screen

The display this time around is 5.7 inches – last year it was 5.5 inches. It’s bright and sharp. And because it’s a Super AMOLED screen, it’s amazingly vivid. Sometimes eye-searingly so. This is a Full HD screen, just like the Samsung Galaxy S4, though the pixel density is obviously a little lower as this is a bigger display. Even so, it looks great.

Even the default lock screen is a joy. It’s a splash of brightly coloured paints (think Rothko but giddy with happiness). As your finger hovers over the display to wake the screen, your nearby but not touching finger seems to swirl the paint colours. Touch it and the effect is amplified as the screen unlocks. You can waste a lot of time and battery life playing with this.

 Camera

The 13MP sensor on the Note 3 is decent enough, managing good shots in average light and excellent ones in brighter lighting conditions. Good, then, but not the standout feature here. That’s because there’s a video camera here too and it shoots in 4K resolution.

Twice the resolution of HD in each direction, then. The results looked pretty spectacular on an HD TV but actually playing back your 4K footage in full resolution requires a 4K TV, which aren’t that common just yet. Still, it’s something for the future.

Performance

Running on Android version 4.3 the fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor is superbly whizzy and as a result this is a speedy phone that never slows down. There are a lot of really nippy handsets now, such as the new iPhone 5s, and though in day-to-day terms it’s good to have web pages that open quickly and quick animated effects throughout, it’s when apps are developed to make use of this speed that we’ll really see the difference. For now, though, this is a fast handset.

Battery

A phone this size has plenty of need for power with all that screen real estate to light up. On the other hand, there’s room for a big cell. So the 3200mAh battery on board delivers a lot of juice. On light usage this phone will easily last you a day and a half, while heavier use will still see you glide through the day to recharge it overnight.

Samsung quotes 420 hours of standby or 21 hours of talktime. Both seem pretty extreme but the reality is this is not a phone that goes to sleep at lunchtime.

Verdict

The real question with a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is whether you think it’s more convenient to carry a phone or tablet or a combination of the two.

As tablet/phone hybrids go, the Samsung Galaxy note 3 is hard to beat. The screen is gorgeous, the processor means it’s mighty fast and the camera is excellent – especially the 4K video recording. Battery life is more than decent and the features offered by the S pen stylus are neat. And the handwriting recognition is good. If you like a big screen, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is worth a look – it’s the best phablet yet.

Top 10 Cheat Code Sites

We have all been there. Walked down that dark path to search for cheat codes. Really it"s nothing to be ashamed of, cheat codes are there  for a reason, whether to get past a maddeningly frustrating level or just to enhance the gaming experience. Here are ten websites which will satisfy your cheat code needs.

Use them or abhor them, here are ten gaming websites to go to for game cheat codes.

CheatCodes

The CAPTCHA guarded entry is irksome, but beyond that CheatCodes.com is one of the more popular game cheat code sites around. The site has been there cataloging them all since 1996, so the breadth and depth is pretty impressive. The site is neatly sub-divided by the gaming platforms – from PC games to even Nintendo 3DS. Many of the cheat codes have been submitted by users themselves. You can look into the game details and also print out the cheat codes.

Games Radar

Games Radar is primarily a game review and news site with assorted resources like playing guides, buying tips, walkthroughs, and of course a section for game cheats. You can browse them by platform or go alphabetically. Games Radar covers all the major platforms and a few less popular ones like the Sega Saturn games. Games Radar also lists unlockable games if the main games have one (or few). You can also submit your own tip here.

Cheat Happens

Cheathappens.com is a dedicated website on cheat codes and PC trainers. It also includes game reviews, wallpapers, guides, and has a message board. The site has been online since 2002 and has a mix of free and premium offerings. Premium members get first dibs at some of the games cheats and trainers that are developed in-house, which are later released to the public. Cheathappens.com also features a cheats glossary and trainer tutorials among its resources.

GameWinners

The site’s Cheats And Codes Archive covers 56 platforms from the classic gaming days to today’s current crop. The cheats, codes, and hints library also includes FAQs, strategy guides, as well as CodeBreaker, GameShark, and Action Replay codes. The site is very simple and utilitarian but the information at first glance does seem to be very extensive. The listing is in the style of a directory.

GameSpot

GameSpot is a part of a larger group of media properties and is super-focused on game reviews. The site has channels for every major gaming platform though social games like those on Facebook are absent and the number of cheats if also selective. Each game has its own page with a listing of unlockables, cheats, secrets, and Easter Eggs.

Super Cheats

The 1999 launched site features walkthroughs, an advanced questions and answers features to help gamers with the exact game help that they need, and a bunch of exclusive guides for top games. The site is arranged around the platforms (from PS3 to SNES) and that makes it easy to find the content. You can also go by the ‘Most Popular’ and the ‘Latest’ lists. The listing is vast as at last count, the PC channel alone had 5201 cheats and 2002 walkthroughs. In total the site has 10,432 games, 2,002 walkthroughs across all platforms.

MegaGames

Cheats, trainers, demos, patches, mods, emulators, fixes etc. makes up the content for this site. 9000 different games are featured on the site. The hardcore gaming resource’s main focus is on PC and console games.

IGN

The gaming and entertainment website has cheat codes for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, 3DS, PSP & iPhone games along with video game reviews, news, interviews and previews. The site itself is on the top tier of its genre and is very neatly organized which each title getting a wiki of its own. The cheats are described in greater detail and it’s almost blog-styled in its description. Most of the cheats are submitted by users.

Game Cheats

The site covers 13000 games and displays a comprehensive list of the most popular cheats. Classic games as well as the Nokia N-Gage are covered. You can go into the forums to discover more cheats as well as ask around.

Chapter Cheats

Chapter Cheats resembles the look and feel of a few sites above. The database is arranged around Top Games, Upcoming Games, and Latest Cheats and Walkthroughs. There is a comprehensive Q&A section to field all your gaming queries. Each game has its own page and you can read about unlockables, and other game related options.