http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles/articles/ When new Wii U owners unbox their consoles for the first time, they'll be unwrapping more than just Nintendo's next hot ticket: the machine's Virtual Console also offers a window onto video games past. Here's our pick of the retro titles that Nintendo newbies ought to treat themselves to...http://www.gamesradar.com/wii-u-virtual-console-games-download-day-1/Nov. 20, 2012, 10 a.m. A dude with a Sonic the Hedgehog guitar? Brazilian heavy metal game music covers? Over 150 songs, available as free downloads? How the hell did we not know about MegaDriver?! A new promotional album from the band, titled 'Metal for Gamers,' was released as a free download today. The three-track...http://www.gamesradar.com/three-new-game-inspired-heavy-metal-tracks-added-to-megadrivers-massive-free-offering/April 4, 2011, 8:47 p.m. About a month ago Konami revealed Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night for the iPhone. As a lifelong Castlevania fan, I immediately thought "Christ, here we go," but after looking at the details and now watching this new trailer, there's a strong chance this may not be the casual cash-in we...http://www.gamesradar.com/encore-of-the-night-trailer-is-puzzle-quest-meets-castlevania/June 9, 2010, 11:56 p.m.Lords of Shadow is the latest Castlevania in over two decades of games which encompass ten centuries of the past and eight thousand years of the future. Since the eleventh century Count Dracula has walked the Earth, rising every hundred years to spread his evil influence across the world, and at...http://www.gamesradar.com/10000-years-of-castlevania/Dec. 3, 2009, 8:36 p.m.About a year ago we reveled in the dorky glory of gaming’s cheesiest music, a thorough collection of hopelessly goofy game songs that will inspire facepalms for years to come. This time we’re focusing on actual bands or contracted jingle-slingers who crafted tunes based on games...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-10-cheesiest-songs-about-videogames/Aug. 26, 2009, 2:31 p.m.From its inception, the idea behind Week of Geek has been “as niche as possible.” To some, an article about videogame music is obscure enough, but as an ardent fan of all things VGM, I wanted to truly geek out and talk about game music that references other game music.http://www.gamesradar.com/gamings-most-incestuous-soundtracks/Aug. 12, 2009, 2:17 p.m.Death happens a lot in videogames, but for some reason it never seems to stick. From heroes who get infinite do-overs to supporting characters who “die” only to resurface at the nick of time down the road, videogames might be the only medium in which the audience feels surprised, and...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-villains-that-never-stay-dead/April 13, 2009, 3:41 p.m.Not so lucky in love? Dreading Valentine’s Day because it’s yet another reminder of what some vindictive ex did to you, or how everything was once going so well and now all your dating options are miserable? Do you feel like breaking a heart this time around? If so, may we suggest these...http://www.gamesradar.com/videogame-hearts-you-can-kill/Feb. 12, 2009, 2:55 p.m.Holy crow, T-Dar just turned 20! To commemorate this trivial milestone we’ve invited our very first guest, Dan Amrich of OXM, back on for another romp through the cussy, gritty world of TalkRadar. Most of the podcast is spent tearing down shockingly awful Uwe Boll scenes and the cheesiest,...http://www.gamesradar.com/talkradar-20-lets-get-critical/Sept. 26, 2008, 1:56 p.m.You’ll often hear about games lauded for their exceptional soundtracks. Some succeeded with NES-style bleeps, others had orchestral scores or fully licensed songs that lent credibility to a medium struggling to be more than a toy.http://www.gamesradar.com/the-cheesiest-videogame-songs-ever/Sept. 23, 2008, 3:03 p.m.Tekken and Castlevania movie production company Crystal Sky Pictures has secured $200 million dollars in financing money, in part to green light a Castlevania movie.According to Variety, the movie will be written by Paul 'Resident Evil' Anderson and directed by Sylvain White. Who made 'I'll Always...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-movie-gets-backed-by-200m-financing/May 22, 2008, 5:27 p.m.Aug 20, 2007 Konami has said that the Leipzig convention later this week will play host to Hideo Kojima unveiling his new, undisclosed in-game themes for Metal Gear Solid 4 on PS3 with a new trailer. The event will also be a platform for the firm to showcase Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer...http://www.gamesradar.com/kojima-to-unveil-undisclosed-mgs-themes-at-leipzig-10/Aug. 20, 2007, 6:52 p.m.Konami has always been one of the PSP's strongest supporters, and nowhere is that more evident than in their upcoming remake/compilation release, Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles. We had the opportunity to speak with Konami's own Ken Ogasawara, longtime Castlevania localization producer who has...http://www.gamesradar.com/dracula-x-chronicles-interview/Aug. 15, 2007, 2:34 p.m.Some love it. Some hate it. Some just can't stop quoting it. Everyone, however, can agree that the voice acting in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is perhaps the most memorable in videogame history. After all, what is a man, but a miserable little pile of secrets? And so forth... That could all...http://www.gamesradar.com/can-the-best-castlevania-get-better/July 20, 2007, 1:49 p.m.Sony's annual E3 press conference opened with what could have been the biggest reveal of the entire show if it hadn't been leaked last week: the new $499 price of the PS3, as well as the introduction of a new $599 model that comes with an 80GB hard drive and a copy of online-enabled dirt racer...http://www.gamesradar.com/sony-press-conference-lowdown/July 12, 2007, 8:46 p.m.Thanks to Game Developers Conference taking place in San Francisco last week, we were able to score a rare chance to sit down with Koji "IGA" Igarashi, the current producer of the Castlevania series. Though he was more than prepared to discuss the upcoming Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-the-mega-interview/March 12, 2007, 5:03 p.m.As Konami tells it, the PSP's hardware sales were in a downward spiral. Then they released Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, the game sold well, and the PSP's sales abruptly spiked. It's hard not to draw a line between those facts and the decision, which is already proving somewhat controversial, to...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-the-dracula-x-chronicles-2/Feb. 13, 2007, 9:33 p.m.As if the instant classic Portrait of Ruin weren't enough. Last night publisher Konami, lords of everything vampiric, announced Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP. This compilation includes a spruced-up version of the previously unreleased Rondo of Blood and, perhaps more importantly, a full...http://www.gamesradar.com/castlevania-dracula-x-chronicles/Feb. 2, 2007, 6:28 p.m.