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Ever since Nintendo announced its 3D Classics initiative for the 3DS eShop, our imaginations have been working in overdrive dreaming of the many ways our favorite games could benefit from a three-dimensional facelift. Now, nearly one year since its launch, we’re still… well… waiting. With just a handful of downloads …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

(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 …

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 …

In case you somehow missed the media blitz that was last year’s Spike Video Game Awards, it’s a bit like a mini-E3 filled with B-list celebs and terrible award show banter. Honestly the winners hardly matter compared to all the trailers that premier there. Last year we got our first …

A pair of stellar universal iOS releases lead our iPad reviews column this week: Riptide GP – a jet ski racer from the developer of Hydro Thunder Hurricane – and Bike Baron, the top-selling motorcycle platformer that shines despite obvious influences. Over on page two, we’re taking a different tact …