Oct 25, 2007
Ever wanted to be evil? Really evil? Well, then you're mostly out of luck. Videogames are awash with brooding anti-heroes who are gruff and mean but ultimately good, but genuine villains in the lead role are pretty rare. For that matter, the few games with villainous leads tend to defuse them by pitting them exclusively against people who are even worse than they are (Manhunt, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent), or by playing up the whole "evil" angle for laughs (Overlord, Disgaea).
Boo to
Wait 'til Emergence Day
Rumors have been circulating about a Gears of War demo on Xbox Live Marketplace for awhile now - especially since Microsoft UK put up an image that seemed to confirm it. Developer Epic Games Vice President, Mark Rein, has charged onto the official Gears of War forum to dispel the rumors - it isn't true. Instead, Game|Life reports EB and GameStop stores will be hosting "Gears of War preview parties" on October 21, with limited space available. Don't you love it when
Get your hands on a PS3... easy
You probably won't be able to buy one this November, but it shouldn't be too hard to get some time with a PlayStation 3 - behind glass, anyway. Sony has announced plans to install 15,000 playable demo kiosks of PS3 at retail locations in the US and Canada in time for the system's launch - five times what the company offered for PS2, our sister site Next Generation reports. It should be pretty simple to figure out if the thing's worth $600 when you see it in
PS3 on fire
An analyst (don't you love those guys, sitting around and having opinions for money? Wait, that's what we do... for less money) has released a report that PS3s were overheating and crashing at the Tokyo Game Show. You wouldn't think it was big news - but it's caused Sony's stock to dip, and Sony's PR team to fire off an angry retort to Next Generation.
Now the question remains... does this even matter? Was it due to badly-ventilated kiosks and overcrowding? Probably. We saw the
Aug 22, 2007
You know how everytime there's a big videogame awards show, something goes wrong? Sometimes it's Crash Bandicoot 12 winning best FPS, sometimes it's Pac-Man being given the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the racing game genre, sometimes it's the fact that Jamie Kennedy is there, but the point is: you always find yourself yelling at the TV, magazine, or computer screen about how you could do it better. Well, here's your chance.
It's time for the Golden Joystick
What can we learn about the future of gaming by looking at what's survived the past? We've picked out our seven favorite precursor games that sired some of today's most successful hits. Read on to find out what jump started GTA III, who the Big Daddy's father is, and how you just might be able to figure out Halo 3's ending before the game releases.
Marathon begat Halo
Dual-wielding pistols, integrated voice chat, King of the Hill, and a super soldier with way too many guns. No, we're not
Sept 21, 2007
Videogames are, on the whole, nuts. But we love the ludicrous excesses of our games - after all, they're not textbooks, they're entertainment. Yet when it comes to the actual storylines, some games are far more barmy than others.
Mario, for instance, is pretty straightforward when you get down to it - man saves princess. It's just wrapped up in a cohesive fantasy world. Sometimes, though, the line between 'fantasy' and 'lock me up please nurse I'm a nutjob' isn't so much crossed
So, schools out for summer - well pause while you scream Alice Coopers classic anthem - but while youve been finishing your finals and taking oral exams, weve been goofing off and watching crazy online videos. To wipe that pout off your face, we present to you some of our favorites from the past month to help ease you into your wild summer of debauchery. Save your money, cause these are guaranteed* to entertain you more than ogres, pirates, and men made of spiders - combined.
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We're almost there. Since Monday we've counted down our greatest gaming moments from 101 to 31 and if you've missed any of the action so far we recommend that you get busy with the links below:
Day one: 101-71
Day two: 70-51
Day three: 50-31
Today we bring you our penultimate collection, which includes appearances from some big name virtual superstars such as Mario, Link, Sonic, and Snake.
Make sure you join us again tomorrow for the final countdown as we reveal our top 10 greatest gaming
Quick question: What's the first thing you see when you boot up a game for the first time? OK, yeah, a loading screen, a bunch of company logos and a title screen, but what about after that? You see an intro sequence, a carefully constructed bit of (usually) non-interactive wizardry designed to hook you into the game and get you interested in its characters and plot in those crucial early moments of play.
Of course, not every developer realizes how important a decent intro can be, and they've
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