Ever since the advent of Grand Theft Auto III, the GTA series has practically been defined by the iconic art that's accompanied every release. It's adorned every cover and loading screen in the series so far, and when it changes - as it did to reflect the more realistic tone of Grand Theft Auto IV - people take notice. Distinct and memorable, it's added to the series' hip edge and made its characters into fearsome symbols of fearsome badassery, giving them a larger-than-life quality that jumbles of in-game polygons just can't pull off. ...

GamesRadar sister mag PC Gamer UK runs a column where one of their editors spouts off about a topic, generally taking the less-popular side of an argument. For this episode, we have Alec Meer. ...

Celebrities get caught in a lot of ugly situations. Half naked on the beach. Wasted at an all-night rave. Dazed and confused during a police mug shot. Puffy and discolored after a botched plastic surgery.

Nothing, however, compares to the horror and humiliation of appearing in a videogame. ...

GamesRadar sister mags in the UK, NGamer and GamesMaster, each caught sightings of truly dedicated gaming fans, and each emerged to tell the tale of a world-record setting gathering, perhaps without full dignity intact.

NGamer UK’s encounter

Faceless suits shuffle along the south bank of the Thames, hurrying to their workplaces to get out of the cold. Their progress is cut short by 20 mini Marios followed by a steady ...

Check out 20 of the bestest, geekiest and weirdest game related groups that you can find congregating on Facebook. ...

We'd like to say Star Wars thrives due to its developed characters and provoking science fiction storytelling, but the real answer is a lot simpler: lightsabers.

Star Wars may not have invented the laser sword, but Lucas took the idea and owned it. Now it's the generic term the entire globe uses to describe an energy blade of any type. Like Coke is all cola and Kleenex is all tissue, lightsabers are all melee beam weapons. They're ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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