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ACROSS      
1   God no longer (4,2)
#4  Mode of transport for an electron density of 1001 (9)
#6  No hit out (4)
7   Jill's brother is a stranger (3,3'1,4,4)
12  Wasn't Clyde Narain a mammal? (7,3)
14  Insect killer above the red square (4,4,6)
15  Helminthiasis (5)
16  Found in my stomach (4)
17  He keeps punching the pavement (6,7)
19  How to get into the hairless Sumerian city (6'1,4)
20  A rubber dog's toy shaped like a mule (6,4)
21  Excavator aroused abnormally (5,5)
23  Last dream (5,7)
27  What a smell! (4)
29  Iranian heir (6,2,6)
31  Gracelands former occupant endlessly messed up (8,4)
36  Young man with a preference for parchment (8)
38  It's the bola I'd tangled up (6)
41  Lucifer Lacrimosa (5,3,3)
43  Grey (5,3,5)
45  Proxemics offenders (5,8)
46  The grassy knoll won't tell (6,4)
48  Bad mood (4)
49  It's not doubling time (4-4)
50  Harry Potter's canine omen buys tickets in the US (4,8)
51  Seen in his naked form (5)
52  Aves aggrieved (5,5)

DOWN    
1   John Wayne takes extreme action (4,5)
2   Mr Astley takes chances (4,9)
#3  Over-enthused about icing a cake (9)
5   Overlooked planets (9,6)
8   Phoning about your shift (4,2,4)
9   Watery brontide (5,7)
10  Tents messed up by a Sumerian goddess (6)
#11 Attempts an alternative to coffee, initially confused (6)
13  It sounds like hay for a priest (6,6)
18  Podiatrist's problem with a count (6,3,4)
22  James Annelida (9,3)
24  They play for the director of a Life of Pi (7)
25  £1000 robbery without thinking (5,5,4)
26  You can't have it, that brush (11)
28  Bill is ready to fly (3,3,5)
30  A tripping skydiver does it (7)
32  It looks like Mr Hanks does hair (4,6)
33  Instructs the avian limb (4,9)
34  The french leave a cricketer (4,6)
35  Tangled ropes (5)
37  Too many sweets in your pocket (5,5)
39  Smaug + Tiamat (6,6)
40  It goes round your pebble (4,4)
42  Outcome of a religious service (4,6)
44  Simon Cowell (6)
47  Torn, broken (4)

Hopefully there aren't too many here that people find obscure or ambiguous. If people are struggling, I might add release dates.

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  • $\begingroup$ Does all punctuation get its own space? For 7 across, 19 across and 49 across the number of spaces in the grid is more than the clue length. $\endgroup$ – Fillet Oct 19 '15 at 11:21
  • $\begingroup$ @Fillet I should have reduced the length of those ones, but as the grid is presented, punctuation does get a space. $\endgroup$ – Gordon K Oct 19 '15 at 11:32
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    $\begingroup$ As you are running this, could you update the grid to show the answers that have been completed. That way we can see what's left. Thanks. $\endgroup$ – chasly - supports Monica Oct 21 '15 at 2:43
  • $\begingroup$ @chaslyfromUK I've marked the 4 clues that still need solving. $\endgroup$ – Gordon K Oct 21 '15 at 22:34
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I think this is now a complete solution! This was only possible due to the partial solutions from @Gabriel Guimarães, @Squeamish Ossifrage, @Hazel, @The Dark Truth and @Irishpanda, whose answers I copied in, and a comment by @Zandar. Of course, being a crossword, the partial solutions also gave at times prompts of additional letters.

Across

1 God no longer (4,2)

Deus Ex. Found by @The Dark Truth

4 Mode of transport for an electron density of 1001 (9)

Minecraft. MI is Roman numeral for 1001. n_e is the electon density in semiconductor physics. A craft can be a ship or spaceship.

6 No hit out (4)

Sims (Anagram of Miss). Found in comment by @Zandar

7 Jill's brother is a stranger (3,3'1,4,4)

You don't know Jack

12 Wasn't Clyde Narain a mammal? (7,3)

Chuckie egg (Clyde Narain is DJ Chuckie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuckie_(DJ)

14 Insect killer above the red square (4,4,6)

Raid over Moscow

15 Helminthiasis (5)

Worms

16 Found in my stomach (4)

Myst (my stomach). Found by @Gabriel Guimarães

17 He keeps punching the pavement (6,7)

Street Fighter. Found by @Irishpanda

19 How to get into the hairless Sumerian city (6'1, 4)

Baldur's Gate (Bald + Ur, gate). Found by @Gabriel Guimarães

20 A rubber dog's toy shaped like a mule (6,4)

Donkey Kong

21 Excavator aroused abnormally (5,5)

Manic Miner

23 Last dream (5,7)

Final Fantasy

27 What a smell! (4)

Pong

29 Iranian heir (6,2,6)

Prince of Persia

31 Gracelands former occupant endlessly messed up (8,4)

Resident Evil (Elvis without an "s" anagrammed)

36 Young man with a preference for parchment (8)

Paperboy

38 It's the bola I'd tangled up (6)

Diablo (anagram bola I'd)

41: Lucifer Lacrimosa (5,3,3)

Devil may cry. Found by @The Dark Truth

43 Grey (5,3,5)

Black and white (if you mix the paint)

45 Proxemics offenders (5,8)

Space Invaders (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxemics)

46 The grassy knoll won't tell (6,4)

Silent Hill

48 Bad mood (4)

Doom (anagram of mood)

49 It's not doubling time (4-4)

Half-Life

50 Harry Potter's canine omen buys tickets in the US (4,8)

Grim Fandango. Found by @The Dark Truth

51 Seen in his naked form (5)

Snake (hidden in his naked form

52: Aves aggrieved (5,5)

Angry Birds. Found by @squeamish ossifrage

DOWN
1 John Wayne takes extreme action (4,5)

Duke Nukem (J.W's nickname is "the Duke")

2 Mr Astley takes chances (4,9)

Rick Dangerous

3 Over-enthused about icing a cake (9)

Pipemania (you can pipe icing onto a cake)

5 Overlooked planets (9,6)

Forgotten Worlds

8 Phoning about your shift (4,2,4)

Call of Duty

9 Watery brontide (5,7)

Hydro Thunder. Found by @Irishpanda

10 Tents messed up by a Sumerian goddess (6)

Pacman (camp anagrammed with An (sumerian goddess))

11 Attempts an alternative to coffee, initially confused (6)

Tetris (Tries + initial letter of Tea anagrammed)

13 It sounds like hay for a priest (6,6)

Cannon Fodder

18 Podiatrist's problem with a count (6,3,4)

Toejam and Earl

22 James Annelida (9,3)

Earthworm Jim

24 They play for the director of a Life of Pi (7)

Angband. (Ang Lee is the director). Found by @Hazel

25 £1000 robbery without thinking (5,5,4)

Grand Theft Auto (a Grand is slang for 1000£)

26 You can't have it, that brush (11)

Minesweeper

28 Bill is ready to fly (3, 3, 5)

Jet Set Willy. Found by @Gabriel.

30 A tripping skydiver does it (7)

Fallout (of the plane)

32 It looks like Mr Hanks does hair (4,6)

Tomb Raider (Tom Braider). Found by @sqeamish ossifrage

33 Instructs the avian limb (4,9)

Wing Commander

34 The french leave a cricketer (4,6)

Lego Batman (Le is "The" in French, go is to leave, and a cricketer is a bat(s)man

35 Tangled ropes (5)

Spore (anagram of ropes)

37 Too many sweets in your pocket (5,5)

Candy Crush. Found by @squeamish ossifrage

39 Smaug + Tiamat (6,6)

Double Dragon (Smaug is a dragon in "The Hobbit", Tiamat is a goddess in the form of a dragon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat)

40 It goes round your pebble (4,4)

Rock Band. Found by @Hazel

42 Outcome of a religious service (4,6)

Mass Effect

44 Simon Cowell (6)

Hitman.

47 Torn, broken (4)

Tron (Anagram)

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  • $\begingroup$ Good progress, but 5 down clashes with 29 across. $\endgroup$ – Gordon K Oct 19 '15 at 8:44
  • $\begingroup$ I made a change to 5 down, it was a bit of a guess. $\endgroup$ – Fillet Oct 19 '15 at 8:49
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    $\begingroup$ @Irishpanda I think TETRIS is the answer. Anagram of TRIES and the initial letter of T. I'll put it in. $\endgroup$ – Fillet Oct 22 '15 at 13:08
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    $\begingroup$ TRIES T head desk $\endgroup$ – Irishpanda Oct 22 '15 at 14:45
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    $\begingroup$ I'd imagine 6A is Sims, an anagram of "miss". $\endgroup$ – Zandar Oct 22 '15 at 15:08
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Across:

1: God no longer (4,2)

Deus Ex

41: Lucifer Lacrimosa (5,3,3)

Devil May Cry

50: Harry Potter's canine omen buys tickets in the US (4,8)

Grim Fandango

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A few more...

ACROSS:

52: Aves aggrieved (5,5)

Angry Birds

DOWN:

32: It looks like Mr Hanks does hair (4,6)

TOMB RAIDER (Tom, braider)

37: Too many sweets in your pocket (5,5)

Candy Crush

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Some more:

Across:

17 Found in my stomach (4)

Myst (my stomach)

19 How to get into the hairless Sumerian city (6'1, 4)

Baldur's Gate (Bald + Ur, gate)

Down:

28 Bill is ready to fly (3, 3, 5)

Jet Set Willy

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Yet a few more:

ACROSS

17 He keeps punching the pavement (6,7)

Street Fighter

DOWN

1 John Wayne takes extreme action (4,5)

Duke Nukem

9 Watery brontide (5,7)

Hydro Thunder

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Two extra:

DOWN

24 They play for the director of a Life of Pi (7)

Angband

40 It goes round your pebble (4,4)

Rock Band

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