Perhaps better than any other creative medium, videogames have managed to recreate entire ecosystems of imaginary creatures and presented them in an observable context. Books and movies may offer detailed glimpses of anatomy and behavior, but only in videogames does the observer interact with organisms and experience behaviors first hand. ... » Read More

27 Oct 2009

The 37 greatest zombie triumphs

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You don’t have to see or play absolutely everything on this list to be a proper zombie connoisseur, but you should at least know them. These are the genre’s defining relics. Some are responsible for the very creation of the zombie mythos, others adapted and advanced it, while the rest simply encapsulate it so exquisitely that they must be experienced. This may not be everyone’s definitive list of zombie lore ... » Read More

22 May 2009

Videogame music makes The Matrix better

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VIDEO: Plus a hellishly good mystery mash-up to complete a double-bill of overdubbed wonderment. ... » Read More

13 May 2009

Soundtracks you didn't know were stolen

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Sunsets, love, war, babies, baby war… There’s just no telling when and where exactly musical inspiration will strike. Well, with the exception of this here article. Using GamesRadar’s collective knowledge of games and music, we managed to scrape together numerous instances of game soundtracks that were, let’s just says, all too familiar for an expose decades in the making. ... » Read More

14 Apr 2009

13 greatest enemies that are also round

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There are enemies that are circular, and there are enemies that aren’t circular. These are the ones that are circular. Euclidian geometry defines circles as the points on a plane which are the same distance from another point called the center, got it? That’s awesome. There is no geometric definition for enemies, but if there was it would define them as the guys that kill you. ... » Read More

14 Apr 2009

The shortest game names of all time

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Earlier this year we deduced that Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder II – The Legend of Darkmoon is the longest game name out there. Reader comments quickly proved there were a few names out there just as long or even longer, but will you be able to find a name that’s shorter than those on this list? Collected here are the simplest, monosyllabic game names we could dig up ... » Read More

25 Mar 2009

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters

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Cue the banjo! It wouldn’t be the Week of Hate without our trademark “100 Reasons” videos. In case you missed it, last year we targeted game platforms. So this year we thought we’d change it up and go after a few popular genres. Up first, the ubiquitous shooter. ... » Read More

11 Mar 2009

The world's best game devs in their own words

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The secrets of their success in their own words. ... » Read More

18 Feb 2009

These games are not what you think they are

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Why Sonic isn't a platformer and Final Fantasy isn't an RPG at all. ... » Read More

21 Mar 2008

59 levels to play before you die: D - G

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A leisurely saunter through the UAC base lets you casually get attached to the game world, before the thick sense of impending disaster explodes in the most horribly visceral way imaginable. You’re suddenly alone in a dark and noisy world of fear and confusion. The people you met earlier are dead, dying, and torn to pieces. ... » Read More

7 Dec 2007

The ports that had no right to work

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7th Dec, 2007 You know what its like. Youve just created a brand new videogame and you want to show it to the world. Youre proud of your creation. Its taken you months, if not years, to make and you want as many people as possible to share in your joy at its release. Itd also be nice to make a bit of extra money out of it. So you start porting it to different ... » Read More

30 Mar 2007

The games that shaped a generation: Xbox

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25. Dead or Alive 3 Team Ninja | Tecmo | 2001 Buxom beauties (and, we're pretty sure, some male characters too) meet to fight in cosplay heaven in this sassy one-on-one beat 'em-up What made it so great? Didn't you hear us? Girls fighting one-on-one? Dubious teenage fantasy scenario aside, the game is still a furious and explosive take on the previously staid genre. With electrified fences around some stages, massive windows to smash your opponent through and multi-tiered fighting arenas, ... » Read More

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