Japan. Lovely, lovely Japan. How we can’t wait for your sweet gaming treats to flutter from the heavens, to touch our shoulder and fall to our feet, like the moment after a cherry blossom reaches full bloom. Oh, oh Japan. All of this is to say, the Tokyo Game Show’s …
Read More »Weekly Replay – All the best articles, all in one place
It’s been a busy week for us, and for you as well, which is why you’re here. Right? Right. Here’s a list of some of our best content from last week, in case you weren’t able to swing by every day. Let us know what you think in the comments …
Read More »Weekend Spent Sept. 8-9 – What are you playing?
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 …
Read More »RadioRadar Podcast 004: Ground Zeroes Judgment
(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: …
Read More »Weekly Replay – Podcast, Gamescom, Mario, and more
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 …
Read More »Persona A beginners guide
The newest fighting game from the Arc Systems, the team behind Guilty Gear and Blaz Blue, is out this week and for most fighting game fans, that’s all they need to know. But the game in question, Persona 4: Arena, has a ton of history attached, reaching back as far …
Read More »Supertrailer – The best trailers of the week packed into one cinematic video
Song: We Are Young (Betatraxx Remix) by Fun (from this week’s Defiance -E3 2012 trailer) For those of you not aware, E3 is next week, which means there were a handful of trailers (and release dates) that came out this week prior to the upcoming excitement! As usual Konami held …
Read More »Introducing the Week of Love
And that’s why next week is going to be GamesRadar’s “Week of Love,” a celebration of our love for video games. What does that mean? Well, we’re glad you asked. While we’ll still be posting plentiful amounts of news, previews, and reviews, we’ll also be posting love-themed content every day …
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog 4-2 trailer teases free Metal Sonic content
Did you see the new Sonic trailer when it sneaked out with the Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II release dates (opens in new tab) last week? Doubtless the surprise Metal Sonic reveal at the clip’s end was all you could talk about over Easter weekend (which probably confused a …
Read More »Plus Alpha: When Japanese snacks and pop culture collide
Plus Alpha is a weekly column that explores life in Japan from the perspective of American expatriate and game-industry veteran Jarik Sikat. Having worked in numerous areas of the game industry since 1994, Sikat relocated to Japan in 2010. Most of you know Japan as the land of videogames and …
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