Oct. 2, 2007 It's hard to take Wikipedia seriously. Anyone with functional hands can log on and edit nearly any entry of the sprawling database. Don't agree with their page about the history of Dr. Pepper? Log on and change it. If enough people complain, sure, it might get fixed, but in general everything's up for grabs. With that in mind, we present this delicious page. It's the "List of best-selling video games." The page is locked, so it's not open for rampant editing. The page also lists ... » Read More

1 Oct 2007

The Top 7... Unanswered Questions in Halo 3

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Oct 1, 2007 For more of GamesRadar's coverage on Halo 3, click here. Make no mistake - we love Halo 3. But while the game may have excellent graphics, music, missions, multiplayer, coop and editing tools, it fails to deliver one crucial element. Closure. This may have been the end of a trilogy, but it certainly did not feel like the end of Halo. Plot threads remained loose, characters were left in limbo and the fight did not seem entirely finished. With no more sequels announced (yet), ... » Read More

28 Sep 2007

Trailer Trash

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Sept 28, 2007 Beowulf Beowulf: The Film will be out in November, and will be sharing a publicity budget with a Game of the same name. The film is produced by Robert Zemeckis (this isnt the last Zemeckis reference in this weeks Trailer Trash - youve been warned), and features an all star cast including Angelina Jolie, John Malkovitch, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover, and others. This trailer for the game, however, stars a sword falling into a puddle over and over while some repetitive-looking ... » Read More

21 Sep 2007

Gaming's most ludicrous storylines

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Sept 21, 2007 Videogames are, on the whole, nuts. But we love the ludicrous excesses of our games - after all, they're not textbooks, they're entertainment. Yet when it comes to the actual storylines, some games are far more barmy than others. Mario, for instance, is pretty straightforward when you get down to it - man saves princess. It's just wrapped up in a cohesive fantasy world. Sometimes, though, the line between 'fantasy' and 'lock me up please nurse I'm a nutjob' isn't so much crossed ... » Read More

20 Sep 2007

Trailer Trash 9/21/07

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Sept 21, 2007 Devil May Cry 4 News | Previews | Screens The TGS trailer for DMC4 offers tantalizing glimpses at a few of the series signature gigantic awesome bosses. While forcefully nodding your bleached locks to the requisite goth-metal soundtrack, make sure to note the gloriously grotesque snaking flower-dragon. You won't get a look at any more boobs (see previous trailer) but this is still one of the must-watch trailers for the ... » Read More

20 Sep 2007

Confessions of a Game Tester

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Sept 20, 2007 Dream job? It's the profession some know as "getting paid to play." When people hear what game testers get to do for a living the response is often along the lines of "You get paid to do that? That's gotta be the best job in the world!" But what is testing really like? We talked to some real-life testers and got some seriously honest answers. What's it really like being a tester? Tester A: I hate to ruin people's fantasies about the glamour and glitz of the game industry, but ... » Read More

18 Sep 2007

The stars behind gaming's voices

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September 18, 2007 What do Bender from Futurama, Marcus Fenix from Gears of War and Wakka from Final Fantasy X all have in common? Amazingly, they're all voiced by the same guy - John DiMaggio. In fact, once you get looking around, it's amazing how many stars do games voiceovers for a bit of extra cash. Of course, in some circumstances, getting professional actors in is essential - just look at Heavenly Sword's excellent cutscenes for proof of that. We decided to find out who's done what - and ... » Read More

17 Sep 2007

The Top 7... Precursor Games

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What can we learn about the future of gaming by looking at what's survived the past? We've picked out our seven favorite precursor games that sired some of today's most successful hits. Read on to find out what jump started GTA III, who the Big Daddy's father is, and how you just might be able to figure out Halo 3's ending before the game releases. Marathon begat Halo Dual-wielding pistols, integrated voice chat, King of the Hill, and a super soldier with way too many guns. No, we're not ... » Read More

14 Sep 2007

Feed Zac Efron to an alligator

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For as long as videogames have featured realistic faces, videogame designers have been ripping off celebrities to make their characters. We're not talking about stars who license their faces to appear in games, but about characters who look eerily similar to those stars. On purpose. It's not necessarily through malice or lack of originality that these characters are created. It's just that it's difficult to come up with new, believable faces and personalities, and drawing from someone you ... » Read More

14 Sep 2007

Trailer Trash

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Ninja Gaiden 2 News | Screens Brace yourselves, Ninja Dogs: a proper next-gen sequel to Ninja Gaiden is on its way. And with the announcement that it will be a 360 exclusive, PS3 owners have one more reason to cry in their oatmeal. Enjoy your Sigma, suckers! Though details about the game are still posing as a harmless old man somewhere, you better believe that this one is going to be a button buster. Keep an eye out for the part of the trailer where they break the letterbox frame - Itagaki ... » Read More

11 Sep 2007

Around the world in 80 games

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September 11, 2007 The great thing about videogames is that you can visit places you'd never actually get to see in real life (unless you're an Indiana Jones-style archaeologist, in which case kudos to you). But ever considered that you could see the whole world from your armchair? Check out the Google Map below to see how you can go around the world in 80 games. It may cost you a lot, but still way less than the cost of plane tickets, and safer too. Just click each point to see which game ... » Read More

10 Sep 2007

Introducing FileRadar

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We got to thinking about this videogames stuff - we do that sometimes - and in the process, we stumbled upon a great idea for a new file-download website. But the thing is, we need your help. It's called FileRadar (located conveniently at FileRadar.net, or at the handy, "Downloads" tab we popped up at the top every GamesRadar.com page) and what makes it different is the fact that it's entirely driven by you and not pompous know-it-all journalists like, well, us. Users submit files and, if you ... » Read More

10 Sep 2007

The Top 7... Genres We Want Back

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Change is good, they tell us. Without progress, we stagnate. But is that true of videogames? Think about it. Beyond the high-res textures, fancy physics and surround sound, is the stuff you're playing today really any better than what you experienced as a kid? We don't think so. Maybe we're old or maybe we're just stubborn, but we can't help longing for the types of games that got us into this hobby in the first place. What follows are the genres we miss the most, the ones that deserve to ... » Read More

7 Sep 2007

Trailer Trash

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Sept 7, 2007 Conan News | Previews | Screens Yeah, we know this isn't technically a trailer, but kids, anything entitled "Goresplosion" is probably worthy of your attention. Not to be confused with the former Vice President's rock festival, Gore-a-palooza, our custom video features some of the finest acts of violence from the little Barbarian that could. Plus, there's enough blood in here to choke even the fattest vampire. Splorge! This is week two of our violent expose, so you can click ... » Read More

7 Sep 2007

Win an Xbox 360 Elite, 15 games and Golden...

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Have you already voted for this year's Golden Joystick awards? Course you have, after all, everyone wants their favourite game to be recognised by the rest of the gaming massive. If not, why not? We suggest you go to the voting form now and have your say. The Golden Joystick awards - this year hosted by Peep Show's David Mitchell - are a bash not to be missed and we're giving one lucky GamesRadar reader the chance to nab two tickets to the prestigous event. But, thanks to our friends at ... » Read More

6 Sep 2007

Sony invites MS to join the Blu-ray party

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Sept 6, 2007 A Sony Pictures exec has been quoted as saying that he'd love Microsoft to join the Blu-ray revolution. "We would love to have Toshiba and Microsoft on board," Don Eklund, almost in charge of advanced technologies, said in an interview. "Toshiba can't keep dropping prices much more. It maybe a strategy for fighting a format war, but for us it has to be profitable." Eklund also made some comments about potential for the Blu-ray / HD DVD format war to be eclipsed by movie ... » Read More

6 Sep 2007

The invincible metal bra...

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Sep 6, 2007 We play games to take a break from reality, where power-ups and two-story tall bosses are sorely lacking. Of course, this means we often find ourselves doing all sorts of unrealistic things like leaping over buildings or gutting zombies with chainsaws. Maybe we need to take a break, because lately, we've been pondering some serious WTF conventions in games, the over-the-top ridiculous realities we accept as commonplace without batting an eye, and it's been keeping us up at ... » Read More

6 Sep 2007

101 things you didn't know about games

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Sept 06, 2007 The first ever bar-coded item to be scanned at a retailers was a pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. 'Typewriter' is the longest word that can be spelt using only the top row of letters on a keyboard. Donald Duck's middle name is 'Fauntleroy'. What's not to love about trivia? Those little nuggets of seemingly useless info harboured in your noggin, called upon to fill the void when the conversation goes uncomfortably quiet or when an innocuous keyword prompts its surprise ... » Read More

4 Sep 2007

The Top 7... Controversies Waiting to Happen

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Sept 4, 2007 Scapegoats - gaming's full of them. Each and every year, the media sacrifices a new one to the public, proving again and again how violent and disgusting our hobby supposedly is. But they don't even know the half of it. Posturing politicians and clueless news anchors love to sensationalize the obvious stuff - Super Columbine RPG, Ethnic Cleansing, JFK Reloaded, etc - games with seriously shocking titles but no real fans or audience (until the media shines the spotlight on them, ... » Read More

4 Sep 2007

How Halo changed

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Sept 04, 2007 Games have to be made, of course. Theyre created from scratch, not born with their daddys nose, with developers piecing them together down to the genetic level. So, its no shock to see them changing and evolving as they head towards commercial release: HUD tweaks, visual improvements, character makeovers, gobs of spit ‘n polish and the like. While all games go through a sequence of iterative facelifts, some go through a complete reinvention. Others get scrapped completely, ... » Read More