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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - interview (Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts)

May 13, 2008

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is up there with Gears of War 2 as far as 360's monster games of 2008 go for us. We've seen a bit about Gears 2 already, and now Rare's finally lifted the cauldron lid on Banjo's third adventure.

To get an idea on what we can expect, check out our hands-on preview. But to find out how the change in direction came about, read this very exclusive interview with Rare's head of design, Gregg ...

Get drunk on Mass Effect (Xbox 360)

May 13, 2008

How do you convince a room full of journos that your games are awesome? Well, you could put in the effort and make damn fine games that even the Pope would like - or you can ply them with booze.

Here, EA does go the extra mile, creating themed cocktails for the headliner games shown at last night’s press event. A few of the games didn’t get their own drinks (and they misspelled Battlefield Heroes), but we always ...

Fable 2 - interview (Fable 2)

May 13, 2008

We recently travelled down to Lionhead's Guildford HQ to see how the epic sequel to Fable is shaping up. You can check out our impressions here, and read on to see what an enthusiastic-as-ever Peter Molyneux had to say...

The scale of Fable 2's world is huge compared to the first game. We're sick of mentioning it, but the first thing that came to mind was the jump to GTA IV's Liberty City...

Molyneux: The first thing we did ...

Peripheral Visions (Nintendo DS)

May 13, 2008

Rejoice! For many years the zany Nintendo peripheral was a diminishing phenomenon. But no longer. Thanks to the Wii, all manner of weird and wonderful accessories are being released again, while the Virtual Console continues to churn up deep feelings of nostalgia for the games and peripherals of ages past. ...

Banned in Europe (Manhunt 2)

May 13, 2008

Sega Superstars Tennis looked like an innocent enough release. How could a game about Sonic, Ulala and NiGHTS ever risk being banned in Europe? Or so you might think. Welcome to the crazy world of gaming politics, where zombies hug you and countries issue blanket bans ...

Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act rises again (PC)

May 12, 2008

It’s time for gamers to stop whining over the hysterical propaganda that legislators use to promote their bills (and themselves) and start asking: What’s wrong with keeping M-rated games out of the hands of minors?

Representatives Lee Terry (R-NE) and Jim Matheson (D-UT) have exhumed the corpse ...

The Top 7... games that don't deserve nostalgia (Oregon Trail 3)

May 12, 2008

You know that heartwarming sensation you get while remembering games of yesteryear? The one that makes you ponder, "Why aren't games this good nowadays?" It's a lie. It's a childhood veil that, once lifted, exposes how shitty some of your favorite games were all along. They didn't just sour with age - they were never that fun, you just put up with them because there was no better alternative.

Metroid, for example, is fairly crap by ...

The real story behind Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway)

May 9, 2008

Gearbox is a developer that prides itself on realism, and takes the task of recreating the events of Operation Market Garden very seriously - they even brought in veterans who were actually there to make sure the experience was as authentic as it could be. They’ve also done mountains of research on the operation. Ubisoft hooked us up with some reference photos from “Hell's Highway: The True Story of the 101st Airborne ...

My Mom plays GTA IV (and she likes it!) (Grand Theft Auto IV)

May 9, 2008

You can get your mother enough flowers and custom hug-a-bunch bears to choke a Bed, Bath and Beyond, but all the aging coot really wants is to spend time with her precious little you. So, when my gentle mom came from little ol’ Tallahassee, Florida to visit the GR offices, I took it upon myself to share something with her that’s been eating up every free moment of my time: I gave her the gift of Grand Theft Auto IV. ...

Grand Theft Radar: Guilt-free Grand Theft Auto IV (Grand Theft Auto IV)

May 9, 2008

Every time a new Grand Theft Auto comes out, it seems like all we hear about is how much freedom each game gives you to do as you please. And while that's true for the most part, there's usually only one way through a given game's story missions, and it tends to take rampant criminality.

But Grand Theft Auto IV is different. With moral choices and a powerful physics engine that allows for all sorts of creative solutions to problems, ...

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - dev commentary (Enemy Territory: Quake Wars)

May 9, 2008

Developers Splash Damage began as a bunch of fanboy modders, before growing into one of the UK’s most important games companies, creating Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and most recently Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. We fought off Stroggs advancing on Bromley to ask art director Richard Jolly and creative director Paul Wedgwood about the making of this Quake-inspired tactical blaster and discover what it’s like working with a famous ...

Top 10 Gaming MILFS (Xbox 360)

May 9, 2008

With Mother’s Day comes the time to exalt all things Mammy. But you’ll forgive us we don’t honor their sacrifice in a Hallmark kitty-cat, “I wuv you thiiiis much” kind of way. Take it from the Lotharios at GamesRadar: The highest compliment you can pay any woman is one pertaining to her physical attractiveness. Whops, hollers and catcalls - the ladies just can’t get enough of it.

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Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)

May 9, 2008

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World is the sequal/spin-off to the insanely popular Tales of Symphonia, slated for release sometime in 2008 (maybe September). This far out, publisher Namco Bandai is keeping things close to the vest, but after pleading and begging, Dawn producer Tsutomo Gouda gave up a few goods in our exclusive interview.

GamesRadar: Symphonia didn’t have any of the Pokemon vibe and ...

Kane's Wrath: The FMVs (Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath )

May 9, 2008

A quality computer game has many important prerequisites: great gameplay, a terrific story, really immersive atmosphere, etc. The Command and Conquer games are superb RTS experiences but remain relatively unique among other modern games in that they put a lot of effort into their full motion videos, or FMVs. A good game tells a story, but a great game immerses you in its cinematic presentation. But how do these live-action cut scenes hold up ...

PC Gamer Podcast Number 14 (PC)

May 9, 2008

Listen to the 14th edition of PC Gamer UK's world famous podcast. ...

12 reviews that made us cheer (PC)

May 8, 2008

A few months ago, we invited PC Gamer readers to take part in our very own reality TV game show knock-off that we dubbed America’s Next Top PC Gamer Reviewer. The first challenge was simple: Give us a 150-word review of the casual game Peggle. We were overwhelmed by the response - our e-mail boxes were flooded with over 200 entries. They were all so good that it was agonizing to whittle the group down to 12 finalists. ...

Vista SP1: Disservice Pack? (PC)

May 8, 2008

A while ago, I asked the PC Gamer reader brain trust to sound off on their experiences with Windows Vista after applying Service Pack 1. Vista early adopters had hoped that this would be the feel-good service pack of the year, the one that would elevate Microsoft’s flagship operating system from a glossy, confounding and frustrating kludge to a sleeker, more responsive OS that didn’t bring down framerates in ...

Pokemusings, week 44 (Pokemon Diamond / Pearl)

May 8, 2008

Way back in October, we went over some techniques for two-on-two battles. We can't stress the enormous difference between singles' and doubles' strategy. They truly require different mindsets, strategies, and moves. Whether you're playing two on two with a friend in Diamond/Pearl or playing against the AI in Pokemon Battle Revolution, doubles battles can be pretty challenging and lots of fun. This week, we're going over some moves that ...

Are they still worth playing? (Grand Theft Auto IV)

May 8, 2008

We know that all you GTA heads are neck-deep in the beautifully rendered corpses of mid-level irritating crime-boss douchebags, but let’s take a moment and consider our roots. Liberty wasn’t always this chock-full of cell phone blabbing pedestrians, road raging grandma SUV pilots, and rights-violating officers of the law. In a simpler time, there was only one camera view looking down on all the chaos and the citizens were jaggy ...

Mods of a Solar Empire (Sins of a Solar Empire)

May 8, 2008

Even before its release a couple of months ago, Sins of a Solar Empire was touted as being extremely mod-friendly. Now, after four patches and a lot of hard work, the mod community is starting to show off the fruits of their labors. ...