Anthony Dickens

Anthony Dickens

Founder & CEO

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Anthony launched Nintendo Life in late 2005 and has remained at the helm ever since. He loves Nintendo but sometimes gets confused and tells everyone that F-Zero X is the best game. We've tried getting him help, but alas...

Growing up in the 1990's he developed a passion for video games by playing Game Boy, Super Nintendo and PC games. With a keen interest in the Internet and IT he fell in love with software development and programming, becoming a professional website developer in the early 2000s.

Anthony honed his craft as a developer and was director of the website development company Cuttlefish for nearly 15 years before shifting his sole focus to Hookshot's family of websites, Nintendo Life, Push Square and Pure Xbox.

Today, Anthony is both the Founder & CEO of Hookshot but also its lead developer and continues to develop the bespoke CMS that sits under the family of websites.

More recently, Anthony helped conceptualise and launch Hookshot's latest website, Time Extension along with Damien McFerran.

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Mon 7th, November 2005
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  • Ubisoft Stomping UK Summer Festivals

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    News Ubisoft Stomping UK Summer Festivals

    Sick and tired of the usual office grind, Ubisoft decide to mix things up this summer and head off on a tour of some festivals.

    The Ubisoft Summer Festival Tour 2008 has been confirmed to attend high-profile festivals such as Hard Rock Calling (Hyde Park, 28th – 29th June) The O2 Wireless Festival (Hyde Park, 3rd – 6th July) Ripcurl Boardmasters...

  • Brawlin' At Gamestation

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    Competition Brawlin' At Gamestation

    Super Smash 'Em Up

    To celebrate the launch of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Nintendo UK haved teamed up with Gamestation to let fans battle and brawl to the death, all to win a HD home entertainment centre. Battle it out to prove you are the biggest and best brawler of them all at Gamestation Stores nationwide in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Showdown...

  • Tecmo: Dead Or Alive?

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    News Tecmo: Dead Or Alive?

    Things go from bad to worse for Japanese developer Tecmo, now all of its employees are suing for over 8.3 million yen.

    Things are looking bad for Tecmo, the company behind the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden games. Not only did the highly regarded developer Tomonobu Itagaki slag off his own games before leaving and suing the company, but now it seems...

  • FreeLoader Disabled By Update

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    News FreeLoader Disabled By Update

    People using Datel's FreeLoader boot disc will be in for a shock today, Nintendo's latest Wii firmware update renders it useless.

    IMPORTANT! - Compatibility with Wii Firmware 3.3x and higher Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control Wii Freeloader is not compatible with Wii firmware 3.3 and higher (released as an online update...

  • Okami (Wii)

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    Review Okami (Wii)

    The highly stylised adventure game Okami paints its way onto Wii, but is it a masterpiece?

    Okami (Japanese for "wolf"), first released in 2006, was one of the few convincing reasons to still own a PS2. Capcom soon realised that a Wii port would be a good idea, the combination of Wiimote and Nunchuk could perfectly suit the games drawing...

  • Tenchu 4 Announced

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    News Tenchu 4 Announced

    FromSoftware and Aquire are set to release Tenchu 4, the latest game in the long running Ninja series on Nintendo's Wii console later this year.

    There is little known, in English, about this latest game in the series which first emerged 10 years ago, but from the debut trailer in Japan it seems likely that the game is indeed a Wii exclusive,...

  • Call Of Duty Back On Wii

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    News Call Of Duty Back On Wii

    Wii'll be back

    After being missed in the last cycle, Call of Duty 4, the Wii will be included on the very latest iteration of the popular franchise, Call of Duty 5: World at War. This news comes via a videogaming247 reader, who spotted the info in a recent edition of gamesTM magazine. "There will be co-op for the first time in a Call of Duty...

  • Alone In The Dark Wii Trailer

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    News Alone In The Dark Wii Trailer

    One of the most famous brands of yester-year is set for release on all next gen consoles this month, but will the Wii version live upto the others?

    Central Park is hiding a secret. Over the course of one apocalyptic night trapped in Manhattan’s vast parkland, hero Edward Carnby must fight the unimaginable to survive and uncover the...

  • Nintendo Announce Guitar Hero: On Tour Bundle

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    News Nintendo Announce Guitar Hero: On Tour Bundle

    The DS + Guitar Hero: On Tour bundle will go on sale across Europe on July 18th.

    Most musicians dream of one day reaching platinum success. A new Nintendo DS bundle lets aspiring axe shredders claim that coveted status right from day one. The new Silver/Black Nintendo DS branded with the Guitar Hero® logo will be available exclusively as part of a...

  • Johnny Chung Lee's Crazy Wii Experiments

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    News Johnny Chung Lee's Crazy Wii Experiments

    Crazy Johnny takes the Wiimote to even new heights creating some simple demos that might even surprise Nintendo.

    Before hating, I know that this is old news, I simply can't believe we never got round to posting these videos on the site, they really are something amazing and anyone that missed them should appreciate this post. Working out of...

  • Mario Kart JS

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    News Mario Kart JS

    Some people are both brilliant and have too much time on their hands, he's done it again, Mario Kart (Javascript Edition).

    That's right, not content with just having Mario Bros. ported to Javascript we've now got Mario Kart (SNES version) to mess about with at work. So far, it's just racing. No weapons or any of that fancy stuff. At the moment, you...

  • Nintendo Dominate US Games Market

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    News Nintendo Dominate US Games Market

    Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii boost sales and keep Nintendo at number one state-side, Reggie will be chillaxing by the pool as we speak.

    "The Wii Wheel and Wii Balance Board accessories make game play fun for new gamers while presenting new challenges for those who have been playing a long time," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's...

  • Summer Of Sonic

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    News Summer Of Sonic

    SEGA & Sonic nerds are set to meet up this summer to play some hedgehog starring games, all supported by the lovely people at SEGA Europe.

    Welcome to the Summer of Sonic 2008! This is an event held by the British Sonic the Hedgehog online community to get fans together from all over the country (and even the world)! Meet your online friends in...

  • SNK Just Went Old Skool

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    News SNK Just Went Old Skool

    Ignition set to publish a 16 title "SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1" collection for Wii later this year.

    ‘In the Arcade, the addictive quality of these games ensured that the money in your pocket didn’t last long’ Says Peter Rollinson, Product Manager, Ignition Entertainment ‘Now the only difficulty is deciding which game to play first’. Taking...

  • Nintendo Reprise Edinburgh Interactive Festival

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    News Nintendo Reprise Edinburgh Interactive Festival

    Nintendo UK to become a Gold Partner of this year’s event which takes place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre between Sunday 10th and Tuesday 12th August 2008.

    Edinburgh Interactive Festival Chairman Chris Deering added: "Nintendo’s support of Interactive Festival in Edinburgh is great news and demonstrates an understanding...

  • You're Almost Alone In The Dark

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    News You're Almost Alone In The Dark

    The "wait" is almost over, Atari announce that the new Alone In The Dark title will be launched later this month in Europe and US.

    Atari today announced that development is complete on the highly anticipated action survival game Alone in the Dark, and the game is on track to ship 20 June in Europe and 24 June in North America for Xbox 360 game and...

  • We Ski (Wii)

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    Review We Ski (Wii)

    Namco invite us all to Happy Ski mountain for a spot of skiing, Wii style.

    We Ski appears speedily from over the cliff face just as Nintendo release Wii Fit with the now infamous Balance Board, which can, and should, be used whilst playing We Ski. At first glance We Ski might sound like just another skiing game with bolted on Balance Board controls,...

  • Nintendo Give Back At Wii Fit Launch

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    News Nintendo Give Back At Wii Fit Launch

    It's not difficult to realise that Nintendo are going to make a fortune with Wii Fit, thankfully for the global economy they decided to give some back at this weeks launch event.

    To celebrate the launch of Wii Fit, Nintendo held an interactive release party for the public in the southwest corner of New York's Central Park, near the Merchants' Gate...

  • Wii Fit Goes Racing

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    News Wii Fit Goes Racing

    Okay, we know the Americans don't quite understand the quality of F1, but they have done something pretty special this weekend in both NASCAR and Indy 500.

    Wii Fit will become a part of racing history when the Wii Fit-branded cars race in both the Indy 500 and the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 this Memorial Day weekend. NASCAR: Chip Ganassi Racing's number...

  • Guitar Hero: World Tour Adds Drum Support

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    News Guitar Hero: World Tour Adds Drum Support

    Activision announce the latest incarnation of Guitar Hero, this time titled "World Tour" and will feature various new features most notably the addition of a drum kit!

    Guitar Hero World Tour will transform music gaming by marrying Guitar Hero’s exhilarating guitar gameplay, with a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced...

  • Sega Announce PictoImage

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    News Sega Announce PictoImage

    New creative drawing game from the Sega boys, promises three different modes and upto eight player support.

    PictoImage is a pick up and play puzzle game in which players to take turns drawing the image of a word, while competitors race against the clock to guess the word first. The words are generated at random and can be anything from an apple, to...

  • Sam & Max Heading To Wii

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    News Sam & Max Heading To Wii

    Announced last month, Telltale has revealed that the infamous Sam & Max franchise will be coming to Wii in the form of Sam & Max: Season One, containing all 6 episodes released so far on the PC counterpart.

    The Wii console is a perfect fit for the Sam & Max games. The series' story-driven gameplay and episodic structure has often been favorably...

  • MadWorld: Light-hearted Brutality

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    News MadWorld: Light-hearted Brutality

    SEGA's recently announced worldwide partnership with with PlatinumGames is all set to bring "MadWorld" to Wii, a black & white ultra stylish third person action game.

    Described on its own website as "Light-hearted Brutality" PlatinumGames' MadWorld sounds like winner, players are set to master the use of various weapons found within their...

  • Okami

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    Wallpaper Okami