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10 things you need to know about EA Sports MMA (EA Sports MMA)

Nov 17, 2009

EA announced it would be entering into the world of mixed martial arts at E3 this year by showing off an MMA logo and little else. It was enough, however, to have fans wondering how the hell EA could pull off a MMA game in the face of UFC, which has a stranglehold on the world's most recognisable fighters and a sucessful game license already being looked after by THQ.

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E3 09: TalkRadar Special - Day One (EA Sports MMA)

Jun 3, 2009

E3 2009 is alive and kicking, and T-Dar is bringing you the first of many updates from the show floor. Up first is a look at Batman: Arkham Asylum, Just Cause 2, Aliens vs Predator, Microsoft’s Natal motion tech, the big three press conferences and oh so much more. ...

The 7 most beautifully animated 2D games (Earthworm Jim)

Nov 20, 2009

There’s something very special about the process of old-fashioned, frame-by-frame, 2D animation. In the old days, the only way to get your animated character to wave his or her arm was to spend hours upon hours painstakingly crafting each frame and constantly readjusting your work to make sure everything flowed correctly. Now you just set a couple of keyframes and let a computer do it all for you. ...

Kick-ass powers that game characters forgot they had (Earthworm Jim)

Jun 18, 2008

Cutscene after cutscene, they exhibit planet-shaking combat abilities and a level of indestructibility which would make God himself jealous. But as soon as you pick up the controller? The Incredible Hulk turns back into Bruce Banner and all of those showboating tricks and superhuman powers disappear into the ether.

Just why do game characters save their best tricks until we've already done all the hard work for them? Here are the worst offenders. ...

The most sick, morally questionable Achievements and Trophies (Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard)

Sep 24, 2009

In the context of a game, Achievements and Trophies are harmless. They're just carrot-dangling tactics that we're happy to indulge for our greedy pursuit of intangible virtual rewards. We wouldn't think twice about nail-bombing a kitten orphanage if it meant five more gamer points.

But, let's say, purely for the purposes of this here article, that we take Achievements and Trophies out of their virtual world settings and reconsider them ...

The secretly sinister storylines of your favourite games (Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard)

Jun 12, 2009

You never knew they were so wrong... ...

TalkRadar 46 – funny/not funny! (Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard)

Apr 10, 2009

Quote of the week: "I watched this dog, for two minutes, take a dump on its own balls" ...

The (un)funniest games of March (Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard)

Apr 8, 2009

When it comes to comedy, no other medium is quite as hit-or-miss as videogames. It’s rare to see a game that’s genuinely funny (on purpose, at least), and most of the games that try range from passably entertaining to insultingly awful. Chalk it up to games and humor being subjective art forms, one man’s culture being another man’s trash, et cetera. ...

Master Chef? It's parody time in Eat Lead (Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard)

Jan 28, 2009

Eat Lead: the Return of Matt Hazard is looking like being a solid third-person shooter. But what might elevate it above the crowd is its unique plot, which features homages to several videogame staples. And there's a fair few chuckles to be had ...

2007 - The best gaming year ever (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

Dec 20, 2007

20th Dec, 2007 Gaming is an up and down experience. Some years cram top quality titles into our every orifice until were bursting with videogame joy and have excess polygons dripping messily out of our ears, while some other years… Well, some other years are 1983. In 2007 though, weve had a very good year indeed. A scarily good year in fact. One which has provided us so much brilliance on every format that its a genuine worry that the laws of karmic balance will soon bring us a plague ...

Sony Press Conference Lowdown (Echochrome - PS3 Network)

Jul 12, 2007

Sony's annual E3 press conference opened with what could have been the biggest reveal of the entire show if it hadn't been leaked last week: the new $499 price of the PS3, as well as the introduction of a new $599 model that comes with an 80GB hard drive and a copy of online-enabled dirt racer Motorstorm. This left biggy-wig Jack Tretton (who began the event speaking through his character in the PS3 virtual world Home) to launch right into the publisher's game-centric, four-part ...

Mind-blowingly underwhelming celebrity performances (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Oct 8, 2009

They actually got paid for that crap, you know ...

GR Asks: How do devs decide the size and price of DLC? (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Apr 29, 2009

Welcome to GR Asks, our weekly Q&A with the games industry that answers questions submitted by YOU. Is there something game-related you’ve never seen addressed? Message GRAsks and we may just get it answered! ...

34 ways to kill a zombie (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Nov 19, 2008

We love zombies to bits. No, sorry - that came out wrong. We love to blast zombies to bits. But that's not the only way we like to kill them. In fact we've got a video of 33 other ways to make the dead even deader ...

SkeleTONS: nearly every bony bastard in the gaming universe (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Oct 31, 2008

A few months ago we had this idea to make a “Skeletons of Street Fighter” feature. Street Fighter IV hype was asploding across the webs (GamesRadar included) and we felt there was no better time to excuse a barrage of boney bastards across the site.

Then we thought, “why stop with Street Fighter?” There’ve got to be a billion goddam skeletons creeping through virtual graveyards just begging to have their toothy visage slapped on the immortal internet. Who are we to deny them such a privilege? So, without further yammering, we present, just in time for Halloween (y Dia de los Muertos), the biggest batch of skelleys you’ve ever seen... ...

E3 08: 11 ways Fallout 3 will kick Oblivion's ass (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Jul 15, 2008

Fallout 3 is more than just a sequel to one of the most beloved PC RPG series ever - it's also a spiritual successor to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, probably the single most ginormous game of the current console generation. Created by Bethesda, the same developer behind that sprawling fantasy epic, Fallout 3 has some pretty huge shoes to fill - but judging by what we've seen so far, it took one look, scoffed and is currently at work on an ...

Bikes in Gears of War 2? (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Apr 25, 2008

With yesterday's announcement that Burnout Paradise is to get motorbikes, we thought we'd see what other big-name games would be like with bikes in them. How? With Photoshop, of course ...

Artificial Stupidity (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Apr 18, 2008

It's very easy to confuse a computer – sometimes without doing anything at all. Here are some brilliant examples of Artificial Stupidity ...

Oblivion set to conquer PS3 (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Feb 14, 2007

Every new platform needs an "It" game. Like the bleach-blond and bleach-toothed starlets who preen and pout and draw clouds of admirers like desert birds to a carcass, a triple-A powerhouse videogame will attract more fun-hungry gamers to a new console than any number of lectures on the hardware's tetrafloppys, quadumaflips or ultrabits. And even the ever-so-slightly techno-crazy Kaz Hirai can't argue with that. We've finally cozied up to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on PS3, and, while it ...

10 amazing things to do in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine)

May 15, 2007

1) Work as a hitman In Oblivion, committing a murder is a case of “when,” not “if.” Once blood has been spilled it attracts the interest of the Assassins Guild, known as the Dark Brotherhood. Theyre always on the lookout for new recruits with a, lets say, carefree attitude to other peoples lives. Early missions are basic hatchet jobs, but promotion unlocks later assignments requiring Agent 47 levels of cunning. One target is dealt with by causing an ornamental stags head ...