Dec 20, 2007 Another year, another collection of meaningless awards for games you already knew were good. So, instead of desperately waiting for other people to re-affirm opinions you already had, why not read a whole choking list of awards that celebrate 2007 in a slightly different way? Last year's Potentially Annual Platinum Chalice awards were met with such deafening acclaim (you saw the parade, right?) that we simply had to follow through and make them a grand, yearly tradition like ...
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19 Dec 2007

Hollywood heavyweight goes game developer

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Dec 19, 2007 Heavyweight movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer is teaming up with MTV Games to produce new entertainment properties that will begin life as games. "Video games represent a new and innovative medium for what we've always tried to do, which is to tell great stories. But this medium is unique in that it gives the player control over how those stories unfold," Bruckheimer (reportedly) says. "I look forward to working with MTV Games to create new original game stories, always looking ...
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18 Dec 2007

E3 back from the dead?

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Dec 18, 2007 The Entertainment Software Association has confirmed that the E3 Media & Business Summit will be returning back to its historic digs at the Los Angeles Convention Center next year. Is the 'old' super-sized E3 back from the dead? Not quite. “We are very much not going back to the old E3,” Rich Taylor, senior vice president of communications and research for the ESA, told Kotaku. “I think we are all on the same page for the industry on what we want those days in ...
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17 Dec 2007

The Top 7... Most Evil Games

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Dec 17, 2007 The funny thing about the freedom of speech is that everyones for it until they see something that rubs them the wrong way. Take these Top 7 Most Evil Games for instance. We wish these games didnt exist. But if we want developers to have the freedom to make the games we actually want to play without having to worry about censorship fettering creativity, there needs to be a place for the ones we wouldnt touch with a ten foot pole too. What you're about to see are the most vile, ...
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17 Dec 2007

Another site's games of the year

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Dec 17, 2007 Assuming you're not already mid-yawn at the prospect of another end of year awards feature (and yes, GR's alternative Platinum Chalice awards are coming this Thursday, Dec 20th) you could do worse than point your browser here and check out this extremely serious and very sensible indeed Best 30 Games of 2007 courtesy of our sister site Next Generation. All your favorite lines from 'Best Of…' features are present and correct including such classics as "[insert year here] ...
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14 Dec 2007

Trailer Trash

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Dec 14, 2007 Halo 3 Screens Our custom videos of Halo 3s new maps will help you decide whether its worth forking over the cash now, or waiting a few months and getting them for free. Whats that you say, Bungies not trying hard enough? Were all waiting for that Battle of Gettysburg recreation youve been promising to build in ...
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14 Dec 2007

Game babes: A history

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Dec 14, 2007 It's fair to say that we direct all our technology into two things: boobs and bombs. Video games have exploited the latter from the moment they first appeared, so it comes as no surprise that violence has become more and more intense as gaming tech improves. So, if the bombs have gotten bigger, what about the boobs? Join us as we dive into the dreadful beginnings of women in games, then stroll through their gradual evolution from sex trophies to sex trophies with giant guns and ...
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13 Dec 2007

10 best drinking video games

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Dec 13, 2007 Everyone hates a dull holiday party. So, after a very scientific survey involving people raising their hands as we shouted out questions, we've determined that there are two main causes for sucky year-end get togethers. The first is relatives and friends who don't play video games. The second is sobriety. Thus, we here at GamesRadar have set out to eradicate these two poopers of the holiday party. Thanks to some surprisingly enthusiastic lab testing, we've come up with this list ...
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12 Dec 2007

World of Nintendo

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1) Super duper Mario spaceman So this is how Mario managed to look so at home during his astronautical adventure - intensive weightlessness training with none other than Buzz Aldrin, the first man to be beaten to the moon by Neil Armstrong. Seconds after these shots were taken, Mario freaked out and brought the aircraft down with a misplaced fireball, but the occupants landed safely thanks to the spring costume and Marios giant soft head. Buzz Aldrin said: “Mario did excellent, just ...
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12 Dec 2007

The worst box art of 2007

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Designing a box for a game is tough. With one image, you need to stand out on the shelf, catch the eye of the casual consumer and convince them that your game is worth their money. Some games get it wrong; others get it so wrong that potential customers actually recoil in horror. We've all seen terrible old atrocities like Mega Man and Alex Kidd in Miracle World, but don't think for a second that awful cover art is a thing of the past, left behind by a more sophisticated games industry. To ...
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