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200 Edge covers in 20 seconds (GoldenEye 007)

6/03/2009

Abe Lincoln. Charles Darwin. Edge. Between them they’ve mastered the realms of politics, science and writing about overweight Italian plumbers. And, more importantly than any of that, they’re now all 200. Yep, the long-running and respected games mag has just reached its 200th issue, celebrating the landmark event by publishing 200 unique covers.

So if you’re mad for Master Chief, delirious over Deus Ex or want to dip ...

Is a new Golden Sun game in the pipeline? (Golden Sun)

1/04/2008

The teasiest of teasing hints from Camelot Software Planning has raised hopes that the Golden Sun developer is planning a new game in the RPG series. "Honestly, just like your readers saying that they want to see a new Golden Sun, a new tennis game, a new Shining Force, well, everyone in Camelot feels the same way - we really want to get these games out for you guys," heads of the Japanese studio Hiroyuki and Shugo Takahashi said in an ...

Holy cow! First LEGO Batman trailer (LEGO Batman: The Videogame)

12/11/2007

Nov 12, 2007 The first official teaser trailer has appeared online for LEGO Batman. The second LEGO tie-in from the studio (and with LEGO Indiana Jones on the way) carries the same old PR tag-line, with TT hoping to take both franchises "and make something unique." Well Star Wars wasn't all that original, but it was certainly bloody good fun (and you can get the missus to play it as well). So far we know pretty much bugger all about Batman, but we reckon it's safe to assume Robin, The Joker ...

Museum Riot! (Resident Evil 3)

16/08/2007

Aug 16, 2007 No one really knew what to expect. When we got the invite to flicker/fusion/frequency, it was billed as a videogame-themed installation/performance art experience at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. What we saw when we arrived was truly inspiring. The artists, Rachel Torrey and Steve Dye, had turned the MOMA's state of the art theater into the ultimate gaming setup. Forget your wimpy "home theater," this was "theater theater," as in 60 foot screen and full, throbbing ...

"Re-creating Hogwarts was a huge challenge" (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

4/07/2007

Wednesday 4 July 2007 In a recent podcast the Creative Director of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Matt Birch, has revealed that creating Harrys famous school was a huge challenge for the development team. Also included in the six minute chat are comments from the cast talking about how impressed they were with the visuals of the game. And Matt is even kind enough to offer some helpful hints and tips for those of you who are having a little trouble finding your way around. The ...

The Top 7... Rockin' intros (Ghost in the Shell)

11/06/2007

If there's one thing that can get you pumped to play a game, it's a rockin' intro. Even in this age of overblown cinematics and increasingly elaborate plots spiraling into gaming oblivion, there's something about a few guitar licks and a hint of action that get the gamer juices flowing. Ever since consoles started kicking out high quality music and graphics in the early 90s, we've been addicted to the art of the intro. 7. Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (PlayStation 2, 2005) When this game hit the ...

Battle of the GTAs (Grand Theft Auto: London 1969)

28/03/2007

Ever since the release of 2001's groundbreaking Grand Theft Auto III, there've been seemingly hundreds of games that shamelessly rip off its free-roaming, carjacking open-world formula. But as hard as the pretenders try, there's still only one ...

Metal Gear movie confirmed (Metal Gear Solid Integral)

9/02/2007

It looks like no game is safe from Hollywood - not even Hideo Kojima's legendary Metal Gear series, Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed yesterday, is indeed being adapted into a full-blown motion picture. "We're working with the Metal Gear guys," Sony Pictures Entertainment Vice Chairman Yair Laundau revealed to Gamespot, following his D.I.C.E. keynote in Las Vegas. "It's a very cinematic game, it really lends itself to movie-telling. But the question is, 'How do you translate Snake's ...

The Top 7... Girl-on-girl kisses (Fear Effect 2)

28/11/2006

What's hotter than watching a cute princess kiss a fat, middle-aged plumber? Well, anything really, but given the headline above, the answer should be obvious: watching a cute princess kiss another cute princess. It's sexy, it's vaguely taboo and it's pleasantly devoid of bristling mustaches and lingering sewage odors. It's much more common to see girl-on-girl kisses in other media, but it happens in games more often than you'd think. To prove it to you, we've collected the very best ones and ...

The Top 7... Bloodiest games you've never played (Thrill Kill)

21/11/2006

Mortal Kombat? King of the bloody games, easy. Doom? No better feeling than perforating demons from hell into pulpy heaps. Dead Rising ? Trauma Center? Gears of War? Yep, yep, yep - seen 'em. You've played these visceral thrills already - hell, everybody ...

Newsdump (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)

18/09/2006

Xbox Live's Castle of secrets? Okay. We're not promising that Microsoft is going to release a version of the original PlayStation masterpiece Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for Xbox Live Arcade this week. However, what we are saying is that it's the Tokyo Game Show and Microsoft is begging 360 owners to check out exclusive coverage of both TGS and the Euro-centric X06 event, via Xbox Live. And we're also saying that Microsoft's press release today promised two new Xbox Live Arcade titles ...

E3 06: Marvel Ultimate Alliance steps up (Marvel: Ultimate Alliance)

10/05/2006

The spiritual successor to X-Men Legends, Marvel Ultimate Alliance will be bolstering PS3 and Wii's launch day line-up this autumn, and we've had a chance to see what it's like on the go. But despite being touted as a next-gen title, this action RPG looks like being little more than a prettied-up version of what X-Men Legends has already brought to current-gen systems. Ultimate Alliance has the looks - we were able to see a PS3 version running, and it's as crisp as a dewy spring morning. But ...

Pre-E3 06: Spyro returns once again (The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning )

8/05/2006

Spyro, the much-travelled purple dragon, will be returning this autumn for all present generation consoles, GBA and DS in Vivendi's The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning. The game apparently "uncovers the true origin of Spyro the Dragon as he evolves into a living, breathing weapon of explosive destruction," which suggests that the action will be more dynamic than we've come to expect from the aging platform hero. Spyro will be able to unleash ground-to-air melee combos and other furious ...

Online FIFA World Cup 'free' in May (2006 FIFA World Cup Germany)

26/04/2006

Wednesday 26 April 2006 Microsoft and EA are allowing gamers to play 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany on Xbox Live for free for a short time in May. To build footie fever among gamers before the FIFA World Cup starts, 360 owners with the free Live Silver membership will be upgraded to subscription-only Gold membership for one week from 8-15 May, allowing them to play just the EA football game. This upgrade will happen automatically once users go online. EA is calling this event its Free-for-All ...

See more Star Wars (LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy)

12/04/2006

Wednesday 12 April 2006 With Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy warping towards an autumn release, we don't need any excuse to provide you with some great new screenshots of the fantastically plastic cast - just click on the image tab above to see the toy stars up ...

Watch Over the Hedge (Over the Hedge )

6/04/2006

Over the Hedge trailer (WMV, 8.11MB) - right click to download Thursday 6 April 2006 Pavement golf, fairway destruction derbys and remote control street races are all in the offing for players of Over the Hedge, Activision's fast approaching cartoon adventure based on the latest film from DreamWorks - and we've got a video showing these multiplayer minigames in action. Over the Hedge enables players to take control of the urban-dwelling animal stars - RJ the raccoon, Verne the turtle, Hammy ...

Lego Star Wars returns (LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy)

17/02/2006

LucasArts has announced Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, transforming A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi into fantastically charming episodes of Lego platforming action. This time around players can drive vehicles, ride creatures like the Tauntaun, and unlock more than 50 characters to use in Free Play; over 50 more can be unlocked by using an old save game from the original Lego Star Wars.You can even mix and match the different body parts of your characters to ...

Stormbreaker to spy on GBA and DS (Stormbreaker)

15/02/2006

SmackDown maker THQ has nabbed the rights to create games based on the summer spy movie, Stormbreaker, which in turn is based on the Alex Rider books of Brit author Anthony Horowitz. The DS version of the title will be developed by Altron (Zoo Tycoon DS) while the GBA game will be handed to Razorback Developments (Bionicle GBA), with both editions hitting the shelves this summer. Like a baby-faced Bond, the 14 year old MI6 agent Alex Rider must protect the nation from menacing nasty types, ...

Silent Hill teaser trailer drops (Silent Hill)

31/01/2006

It's finally happening: Silent Hill, Konami's cinematic psychological horror series, is being made into a movie. Only time will tell if the big-screen adaptation, penned by Roger Avary (Glitterati, True Romance) and directed by Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf, Crying Freeman ), will be a crass tie-in or the first smart video game movie, but in the meantime its teaser trailer hits most of the right notes while showing us almost nothing of the movie itself. Distributed by Sony Pictures ...

Count' em! Two Castlevanias on one cart (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow)

9/12/2005

Konami has announced that it's re-releasing two Castlevania games: Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow, but this time as the first in a series of double pack games. The two highly rated titles continue the battle against the forces of Dracula with featuring Juste Belmont battling through the Count's castle, while introduces Soma Cruz to the fight and adds a new character building aspect to the classic platform action. Castlevania Double Pack will rise again on GBA in ...