Check out these five videos of the most brilliant parts of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Be warned of spoilers, although we've been as careful as we could. ...

Until recently, Microsoft could brag about how Live was by far the most feature-complete online service on any platform, with a unified Friends list, the best online shop, voice and video chat as standard, and a consistent and stable online experience. But in recent months there’s been a shift in the market, and even bigger changes are coming. Microsoft is the only player to charge for online play, and their policy has landed some of ...

We’re kicking off four days of cartridge-based nostalgia with our guide to the consoles of the '70s. Before you roll your eyes - hey, we saw that - keep in mind these were the first consoles ever created. And without our decrepit forefathers, we wouldn’t be enjoying digital ambrosia with the likes of Mario or the Master Chief on our fancy HDTV. If you wanna know how your parents kept it real, behold - the consoles of ...

Grand Theft Auto IV's Liberty City is roughly based on New York. Lots of movies are filmed in New York. Here we try and recreate some of Hollywood's New York-based movie scenes using locations from GTA IV. Check out our handy work... ...

Over the past year, the Strategic Command column has focused mostly on the real-time side of the strategy spectrum, since that’s generally my personal preference (except for X-COM, of course). But, having visited Firaxis this month, I decided the time was right to check in on the state of turn-based strategy games. They don’t get as much attention as they used to, but even excluding Colonization, there are several promising ...

Nothing's perfect. Stare closely enough at anything - even a masterpiece - and you're bound to find flaws sooner or later. They might be small. They might be insignificant. They might not detract from the overall quality of the piece at all...

Except when they really, really do. With these seven games, in fact, you don't need to stare. Their flaws are so huge, so obvious, so frustrating and so effing obnoxious that you can't help but ...

There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about how videogames need to provoke more of an emotional response from gamers, and of how the technology is gradually allowing developers the freedom to evoke those responses. But in reality, videogames have been tapping into one of our most basic emotions for years: Fear. ...

We’re talking about Valve becoming the platform holder and guardian of the PC as a gaming system over the next two years,” says Stephen Gaffney, Business Development Manager of Splash Damage. The Enemy Territory: Quake Wars developer is responding to Valve’s announcement of Steamworks, a suite of publishing apps that will enable developers and publishers to use Steam’s many tools for free. ...

So, you can't wait to plow into Solid Snake's next chronicle of badass neck-snappery and cigarette puffing, but you don't want to miss a thing or find yourself stuck? No problem. We've got your how-to guide right here, courtesy of our friends at CVG Presents... magazine. Read on for a full walkthrough. Or, download the pdf version so you can print it out and have it handy as you dab Crying Wolf's tears with her own pelt and shove Laughing Octopus' tentacles back down her throat. ...