It’s sad, isn’t it? God of War III was the last in Kratos’s console trilogy, and since its release there hasn’t been a new game announced for PlayStation 3. What’s a hungry God of War fan to do? Fear not, as there’s one remaining God of War experience in the …
Read More »19 mega-beefy new Gears of War 3 screens make the wait for Xboxs most badass game even tougher
The release of Gears of War 3 is a little over a month away. And if you read our recent hands-on with thefirst two hours of the campaign, you’ll be more excited than ever to get back to the business of turning Locust into itty-bitty pieces of squishy flesh and …
Read More »The super-fast weekend gaming news catch-up video: Aug 15, 2011
Hello and a very good Monday to you. Big week this week in gaming as we all get ready for Gamescom, not least Nathan who’s going to be over there in the middle of it all. But besides our tangible excitement (or as much as we can muster on a …
Read More »New Anarchy Reigns trailers introduce us to cyborg cat-man and killer robot
Sega has released a couple new character-based shorts from Platinum Games’ upcoming Anarchy Reigns, a sequel of sorts to MadWorld. Platinum’s message in these two clips (which could almost pass for social commentary, if you squint just right) seems fairly clear: “the collapse of society at the hands of lawless …
Read More »Batman: Arkham City’s Penguin voiced by Nolan North (aka Nathan Drake and 500 other voices)
Remember that that really great Arkham City trailer from Comic-Con (opens in new tab)? You may have been too distracted by the shocking appearance of Solomon Grundy, but something that%26rsquo;s both surprising and predictable was happening right before your ears. The Penguin in that video is voiced by none other …
Read More »New Uncharted director redoing script and cast from scratch
Whether it’s movies or games, your franchise usually is usually good for least a couple of installments before someone throws up their hands and yells, %26ldquo;this isn’t working, call a reboot!%26rdquo; While that threshold’s perpetually lowering, the Uncharted movie has achieved the impressive feat of crossing it before a single …
Read More »The Top 7… Power-ups you DONT want to collect
Perhaps not everyone got the memo. See, power-ups are meant to be a good thing. They are, by definition, supposed to power you up. As in ‘not power you down’. So why be so cruel as to program things into your game that can be collected by the player that …
Read More »Shadows of the Damned and Child of Eden flop in US (and you wonder why we cant have nice things)
The gaming community spends a lot of time lamenting the lack of originality and creativity in modern titles, so imagine our collective surprise (and smoldering disdain) when we found out US consumers bought more copies of Duke “….loading…” Nukem Forever than the critically praisedlesser-knowns Shadows of the Damned and Child …
Read More »X-Men Destiny and Spider-Man: Edge of Time: Pre-order costumes revealed
With two upcoming games based on Marvel comic book characters, you’d have to be a damn fool not to notice the opportunity for a bit of cross-promotional synergy. With both hitting retail soon, building a bit of mutually beneficial hype into Silicon Knights’ X-Men Destiny and Beenox’s Spider-Man: Edge of …
Read More »Deus Ex Human Revolution: How smarter AI makes for a smoother stealth
Welcome to back to GamesRadar%26rsquo;s ongoing series of exclusive behind-the-scenes videos for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This week, we find out more about the development team%26rsquo;s philosophy on sneaking, cloaking and backstabbing with stealth in the upcoming reboot. In Deus Ex: Human Revolution, players will be able to upgrade their …
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