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Justin: Believe it or not, I missed Batman: Arkham City the first time round, despite having finished and loved Arkham Asylum. Go figure. But I went halves on a £20 copy with my girlfriend last week, so I’ll be playing that this weekend. That and our joint playthrough of Resident …

(opens in new tab) Not much in the ways of new releases this week, but there is still plenty to talk about! New games were revealed at PAX, and we decided to discuss all of it. That’s right, ALL OF IT! Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes? Talked about. Lightning Returns: …

There’s no need to pack your bags and head to Seattle for Penny Arcade’s annual PAX Prime this year. You can just avoid the crowds and enjoy watching the panels for the big game titles like Assassin’s Creed III, God of War: Ascension, and the future of the Metal Gear …

The Mobile Infantry is back in action in new animated Starship Troopers movie Invasion . Reuniting original movie characters Johnny Rico, Carmen Ibanez and Carl Jenkins, it features a bug-infested ship on a collision course with Earth, and gives a first screen appearance for author Robert Heinlein’s legendary power suits. …

Commentary or not commentary, that is the question… Last night my other half asked me if I wanted to pre-order The Avengers film. I’m not calling it Marvel Avengers Assemble , I’m just not; I’ve typed that far too many times over the last few months OK! We all know …

We won’t lie, it’s been a crazy week. But we at GamesRadar have been busy with reviews, Mario-themed features, and we launched a brand new podcast called RadioRadar. Also, we wanted to let you know that we’ll be doing our annual 24-hour marathon next Friday! So here’s our handy recap …

New Super Mario Bros. 2 runs and jumps onto shelves across Europe today, so to celebrate its release we’ve dug up a video of one dedicated player reaching a total of one million collected coins in the Japanese version of the game. Nintendo are encouraging players to amass one million …

Super Mario Bros (opens in new tab) wasn’t just a hit, it arguably resurrected the console market, putting Nintendo’s consoles in the homes of millions. It became a cultural touchstone that had wide-spread notoriety, spreading to toys, cartoons and cereal. When it was time for a sequel Japan and America …

Predictably, Olympic fever gripped Twitter again this week. Last night’s closing ceremony was a highlight for sci-fi fans, with the Pet Shop Boys arriving in the Olympic Stadium escorted by Silent Hill -esque Pyramid Heads and Eric Idle sporting camp Stormtrooper leisurewear throughout his (brilliant) routine. But whereas the Olympics …

Just go online and search the words ‘3D’ and ‘crap’ – it’s clear that if the jury went out after James Cameron’s Avatar rebooted the 3D machine, it returned with a resounding “No thanks, this sucks.” True, the last few years have seen their fair share of stereoscopic offenders. But …