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

Jun 11, 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 ...

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

Apr 1, 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 ...

GTA: First jacktastic screenshots (Grand Theft Auto)

Sep 22, 2004

[23/09/04 11:27] UPDATE!In addition to the cutscene screenshots that we posted yesterday, we now have a slew of new in-game screens. Click the 'more shots' tab on the right to see them right now.Finally, Rockstar have confirmed a number of details about Grand Theft Auto on GBA and we have the first shots of the popular car-jacking fest on the small screen.Set in Liberty City, you play a mobster set for retirement but things take a turn for the worse on his last job when a car-bomb kills his ...

GTA to hit GBA this autumn (Grand Theft Auto)

Jun 9, 2004

Rockstar have confirmed that the long-awaited GBA version of Grand Theft Auto will finally be released this autumn. However, in typically coy fashion, the company has yet to reveal any details about the game whatsoever.We'd imagine that it's being coded by handheld specialists Rockstar Leeds - formerly Mobius Entertainment and the people behind the . As such, we wouldn't be surprised to see the game offer a Max Payne-style isometric viewpoint. We're expecting further details from Rockstar in ...

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

Mar 28, 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 ...