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What defines a character? It’s the kind of question we tend to ask more with novels and movies than games – but when it comes to BioShock, it’s a valid query. We’ve got two exclusive videos that dig into the evolution of character in BioShock Infinite. We recently had an …

Doctor Who Muppets, Battlestar wedding, an alternate DC relaunch ad and loads more vital fluff and nonsense

Here’s an obvious fact: There’s a whole lot of fighting games slated to release in the next year, including quite a few big names and sequels. Sega recently threw its hat into this increasingly crowded ring with the announcement of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown for Xbox Live Arcade and …

Sean Cregan has been carving his name out at the premier purveyor of “biohazard noir”. His latest sci fi thriller, The Razor Gate, out next week in paperback, and we have a chat with him

Hire unknown actors Why? We know damn well that Steven Seagal (or whoever) didn’t really perish in a poorly-shot frenzy of snot and screaming while on a spook-hunting weekend down a disused mineshaft last summer. We know this because we saw him several months later in that new thing where …

The Pokemon world championships event always brings a high level of excitement and grandeur, but this year was particularly special. The USA’s own Ray Rizzo made Pokemon history when he took top prize in the masters league for the second year in a row, a feat that’s especially incredible given …

The sun was beaming in Seattle last Friday as streams of beautiful, smiling faces poured into the convention center to kick off PAX Prime 2011. But hidden away in a dark, echoing service corridor, a quieter energy buzzed. Editors paced and gestured and gave hushed speeches to walls. Filmmakers crouched …

Mike Grimm and I were fortunate enough to get a hands-on with Saints Row: The Third recently and damned if it doesn’t bring out the kid in us! Immediately following the demo, Volition’s Drew Holmes sat down with us and essentially confirmed our belief that it’s basically confirmed what we …

16 futuristic urban sprawls. Can you name them?

Games offer a lot of fantasy fulfilment options, and while blasting aliens as a bald space marine is enough for some people, there comes a time in every gamer’s life where he/she’s gotta try something different. Put down your imaginary assault rifle for a minute and imagine you’re El Presidente, …