It doesn't really matter how long you've been gaming - you know who Sonic the Hedgehog is. Ever since his first appearance on the Sega Genesis in 1991, the hyperactive hedgehog has consistently been one of the most popular characters in video game history. To honor his longevity, SEGA's trumpeting its new, next-gen Sonic the Hedgehog game, due later this year, as well as an enhanced remake of the original Genesis game, only for Game Boy Advance. The new version will incorporate Sonic's spin ...
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28 Jan 2008

The Top 7... Damsels You DON'T Want to Save

GC News | Spider-man 2

You know the formula. A pure-hearted beauty falls into the evil grasp of some snarling, spitting, mustache-twirling megalomaniac. A noble hero, driven by honor, courage and - let's face it - hormones, rushes to her aid. A brief kiss ensues and, before you can say sequel, the hapless lady has stumbled into imminent danger all over again. Tale as old as time... classic "damsel in distress." Except sometimes, the damsel isn't worth the damn trouble. ...
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28 Jun 2006

Next stop, Venom

GC News | Spider-Man 3

For millions of gamers, moviegoers and comic book fans, summertime symbolizes one thing - awesome trailers for movies we're not going to see for a year. As far as we're concerned, there's only one movie coming out in 2007, and it's Spider-Man 3, a film that's making the rounds ahead of Superman Returns right now. Or you can just view it here. It's just a teaser, but there's plenty to soak up. You get to plainly see the living, tar-like black costume overtake Peter Parker as he sleeps, as well ...
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28 Jan 2008

The Top 7... Damsels You DON'T Want to Save

GC News | Spider-man The Movie

20 Jul 2006

Sneak like a Double Agent

GC News | Splinter Cell 4

When Splinter Cell Double Agent arrives on the PS2, Xbox and GameCube this fall, it'll be a completely different game than the vaunted Xbox 360/PC edition. But that doesn't mean that current-gen console owners are necessarily getting an inferior version; if you've got your doubts, maybe our exclusive gameplay footage will set your mind at ease. Taken in the early Iceland level, the video shows off lots of cool dynamic lighting on the Xbox version, as well as plenty of sneaking, hacking, ...
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30 Jun 2006

A peek inside the Splinter Cell

GC News | Splinter Cell 4

As the latest Sam Fisher adventure sneaks towards its September release, Ubisoft thought it would share a few more visuals of Splinter Cell: Double Agent. Double Agent is, of course, the game where Sam Fisher goes bad, but only because he's trying to do good. He's infiltrating a terrorist group in order to take them down from within, but to earn their trust he has to behave like a criminal. The game will feature all the high tech gadgetry and stealth aspects from previous games, but you'll be ...
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11 May 2006

E3 06: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent...

GC News | Splinter Cell 4

Sam Fisher has snapped necks and snuck to the top of the charts time and time again. But his newest mission is also his darkest and most mysterious. If you want to see the evolution of Splinter Cell, you've got to check out the latest trailer, fresh from the show floor. Click the "movies" tab above and get ready for a whole new experience of stealth ...
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27 Feb 2006

Splinter Cell Double Agent first footage

GC News | Splinter Cell Double Agent

Ubisoft has today released the very first footage and confirmed the name of Sam Fisher's next adventure: Splinter Cell Double Agent. As you already know Sam is doing stir for killing his daughter but this revealing trailer hints that his time in Cell Block H might all be a front for infiltrating a terrorist cell. And while we are exploring the duality of Sam, the man himself will have choices to make thanks to a branching storyline and multiple endings that will rely on morality as much as ...
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13 Dec 2007

New SSX teaser in Burnout Paradise?

GC News | SSX 3

Played the Burnout Paradise demo yet? Stupidly good, isn't it? Since we got hold of the Xbox Live preview we've been having an almost illegally good time discovering the new delights of Paradise City. It's been a non-stop orgy of melting tarmac, leaping off carpark roofs, barrell-rolling across beaches and handbrake turning into parking spaces at 100 miles per hour. What's got us extra excited about the demo though is something entirely unrelated to Burnout. While it was great to discover that ...
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27 Nov 2007

A ten-step guide to videogame morphine

GC News | SSX 3

27 Nov, 2007 For a time of peace on earth, theres going to be a lot of stress and killing around this Christmas. Just think about this winters biggest games. Whether its COD4s visceral gunfire tearing apart wall and limb alike, the bloody back-stabbing business of the always-hounded Altair, or Kane and Lynch just being plain old sociopathic, the jovial festival of light and wonder really is looking like a quite brutal one this year. We need a way to combat this, and preferably one which ...
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