Microsoft's Don Mattrick. He's possibly the most perpetually smiley man in the video games industry. If there's a camera around, he's smiling. Whether there's an obvious reason for it or not, he's smiling. His face must be killing him. He's a trooper.
The other day I spent hours trying to find a photo of him in which he isn't smiling. I couldn't. So instead I have acquired 15 same-faced photos that prove categorically that Don Mattrick never changes facial expression. Click on, and I will show them to you.
It used to be that tracking down game soundtracks was a laboured, expensive hunt, requiring a whole bunch of foreign assistance and a stack of money. A bit like game hunting in the 19th century. Thanks to digital distribution though, hundreds of brilliant game noises are now just a click away. So, in a begrudging, curmudgeonly "You don't know your born" way, I'm now going to point you at the best ones you can currently stick on your iDevice with but a poke of your eager little finger.
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The best Grand Theft Auto to date? That's what one member of GamesRadar claims and he has the facts to back it up inside.
Japan has much more to offer than videogames and anime – it’s also a mecca for those who love snack food. And in a country where games and anime are hugely visible in pop culture, it’s no surprise to see plenty of interesting snack-food tie-ins, creating a wealth of collectibles that couldn’t really exist anywhere else…
We've already ranked our Top 7 favorite Final Fantasy games but now it's all about the spinoffs. With the release of Final Fantasy XIII-2 this week, we decided to go back and look at all the games that were not part of the main series...