Song: Guardians at the Gate by Audio Machine This week had by far more trailers than usual because of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo aka E3. Generally we expect a lot of trailers around this time of year, but with Nintendo revealing a good amount of Wii U games (opens …
Read More »The 8 best brotherly rivalries in gaming
Weve collected eight of our favorite fighting brothers for you and tattling to mother about how he hit me wont do these hermanos any good. Paxton Fettel / Point Man (F.E.A.R.) Fettel comes back in ghostly form for FEAR 3 (we’re done writing it that other way), serving as a …
Read More »The Science of Mega Man
The newer Mega Man games have kind of gone off the deep end when it comes to preserving the series’ roots as a science-fiction story, but the original games feature some really cool concepts that actually have their roots in reality. Unfortunately, we won’t be discussing whether or not we’ll …
Read More »The 12 essential video game soundtracks now available on iTunes that you cannot afford to be without
Tracking down game soundtracks used to be a bit like being an aristocratic big game hunter in the late 19th century. It required a whole lot of groundwork, weeks of research, a raft of foreign help and a stack of money. Now though, digital distribution means that you can poke …
Read More »Box Score: A family affair
Box Score is a weekly column that offers a look at sports games and the athletic side of the industry from the perspective of veteran reviewer and sports fan Richard Grisham. “Look, Daddy, I made a Portal level!” My four-year-old son excitedly pulled me into his playroom to show off …
Read More »High Horse: Get literate
High Horse is a rotating opinion column in which GamesRadar editors and guest writers are invited to express their personal thoughts on games, the people who play them and the industry at large. This is going to sound horribly arrogant, but bear with me: Games rarely challenge me intellectually. Wow, …
Read More »iPad reviews of the week: Zen Pinball, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies
With the iPad reaching more and more hands by the day, developers and publishers are starting to recognize the widening market there for console-like experiences. This week’s column spotlights two familiar franchises that have made the leap to the touchscreen: Zen Pinball and Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, one …
Read More »The Top 7… Most giving characters in gaming
Every now and then, characters come along that challenge the notion of what it means to be “giving.” Think about it: When was the last time you reached out to a stranger, put your life before someone else’s, gave for the sake of generosity or really made a difference to …
Read More »TalkRadar 187 – Ride or Die
(opens in new tab) The Hosts Special Guests: Matt Keast The Content (opens in new tab) And so, the busiest season for gamers is slowly coming to a close. But it’s not over yet. No, far from it. This week we talked about a ton of games, from the massive …
Read More »Lord of the Rings studio wants to turn Rampage into a movie
New Line Cinema is developing a movie (opens in new tab) based on Midway’s retro arcade title Rampage. John Rickard, co-producer of Final Destination 5 and the Nightmare on Elm Street remake, is meeting with writers to develop a story around the game’s conceit of “ordinary people become monsters and …
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