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Read More »This is what happens when you get one million coins in New Super Mario Bros 2
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 …
Read More »Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance release date confirmed for February 19 in North America
Earlier today at GamesCom Konami showcased a new trailer for its upcoming Metal Gear spin-off Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (opens in new tab). As we noted earlier (opens in new tab), the video seemed pretty similar to the one released during E3, until the end when a robo-dog tried to …
Read More »Why Super Mario Bros 3 is one of the greatest games ever made
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 …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs launch trailer asks “what makes a good man”
The launch trailer for Sleeping Dogs asks us to ponder what makes a good man. Well, we’re not experts on this sort of thing, but we’re going to go out on a limb and suggest that Wei Shen, serial bad guy murderer, is probably not a good person per se. …
Read More »Why the notion that games need photoreal graphics to tell better stories is backward nonsense, whatever 2Ks boss says
A lot of nonsense gets talked in this industry. And a lot of it is best ignored. But sometimes you come across a statement so wrong on so many levels that it’s like a delicately-balanced Jenga stack of wrongness, with so many multi-layered wrongs intricately holding each other in place …
Read More »Final Fantasy Versus XIII cancellation rumors are false says Square Enix
Despiterecent rumors (opens in new tab)to the contrary, Square Enix confirm last night that Final Fantasy Versus XIII is alive and well. The initial rumors surfaced last week when a source told Kotaku that the project had been shelved but that Square Enix might never announce the cancellation for fear …
Read More »Max Payne 3: Local Justice DLC review
Obviously, we’re huge fans of Max Payne 3 (opens in new tab) here at GamesRadar. We loved the single-player campaign, the replayabilty of New York Minute, and the fun of its multiplayer. If you’ve fallen head-on into its online crews, and its online mayhem, you may have an eye on …
Read More »Lords of Shadow success surprised MercurySteam, now they want Contra
MercurySteam, the developer of theamazing (opens in new tab)3D Castlevania title, Lords of Shadow made some very interestingcomments (opens in new tab)recently in which they admit LoS’s DLC was pretty bad. According to the developer, the success of Lords of Shadow took them and their management completely off guard. Which …
Read More »3DS XL prices appear… but whats this? The trade price? Now were never going to settle for 180
Pre-order prices for the newly-revealed 3DS XL have started appearing around the internet. We’re guessing the RRP is £179.99 because that’s what HMV’s listing it for (wahey!) but prices are going as low as £167.97 from GameStop. However, trade publication MCV is claiming to know the trade price – that …
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