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TalkRadar 20 – let's get critical (Feature)

Sep 26, 2008

Holy crow, T-Dar just turned 20! To commemorate this trivial milestone we’ve invited our very first guest, Dan Amrich of OXM, back on for another romp through the cussy, gritty world of TalkRadar. Most of the podcast is spent tearing down shockingly awful Uwe Boll scenes and the cheesiest, head-asplodingest videogame songs of all time. ...

The cheesiest videogame songs EVER (Feature)

Sep 23, 2008

You’ll often hear about games lauded for their exceptional soundtracks. Some succeeded with NES-style bleeps, others had orchestral scores or fully licensed songs that lent credibility to a medium struggling to be more than a toy. ...

Castlevania movie gets backed by $200m financing (News)

May 22, 2008

Tekken and Castlevania movie production company Crystal Sky Pictures has secured $200 million dollars in financing money, in part to green light a Castlevania movie.

According to Variety, the movie will be written by Paul 'Resident Evil' Anderson and directed by Sylvain White. Who made 'I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer.' Nice to see Crystal Sky is investing its money wisely, there.

Crystal Sky Pictures is also ...

The twenty thousand dollar videogame (Feature)

May 8, 2008

You see it all the time in eBay game listings. "RARE!!!" Of course, this being the internet, it's usually part of the full listing "GEARS OF WAR FOR XBOX 360 – RARE!!!" but occasionally, it's justified. How many truly 'rare' games are worth the effort of tracking down? Here we take a look at the three different types of retro games and let you know whether they're worth the fuss. ...

TeamXbox Readers' Choice Awards 2007 (News)

Jan 3, 2008

TeamXbox Readers' Choice polls closed down on January 2, and all of the results have been tallied. Here are the results:

¿ Developer of the Year: BioWare
¿ Sports Game of the Year: skate
¿ Action Game of the Year: Assassin's Creed
¿ Best Sound of the Year: BioShock

¿ Role-Playing Game of the Year: Mass Effect
¿ Fighting Game of the Year: Virtual Fighter 5
¿ Hardware/Peripheral of the Year: Xbox 360 Elite
¿ Sleeper Hit of the Year: Crackdown

¿ Best Graphics of the Year: Call of Duty 4
¿ Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Year: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
¿ Best Visual Style of the Year: BioShock
¿ First-Person Shooter of the Year: Call of Duty 4

¿ Best Story of the Year: Mass Effect
¿ Music/Rhythm/Party Game of the Year: Rock Band
¿ Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 2
¿ Multiplayer Game of the Year: Halo 3

¿ Game of the Year: Call of Duty 4

View the full report for other nominees in each category.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Review)

Mar 22, 2007

If you read nothing else in this review, just know this: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of the greatest games ever made, and its yours for 10 bucks. Now go buy it. It was originally released on the PlayStation in 1997 and was the first of the “Metroidvania” games in the series, the one that set the stage for all of the handheld installments to follow. Rather than simply running left to right, whipping one undead baddie after another, Symphony charges you - as Draculas ...

Castlevania: Symphony of Night available on XBLA tomorrow (News)

Mar 21, 2007

Celebrate more than two decades of the Castlevania franchise by reliving (or experiencing for the first time) one of the series' most highly regarded games. The legendary 2D side-scrolling action adventure game from Konami Digital Entertainment "Castlevania: Symphony of Night," will be available for download on Xbox Live® Arcade for Xbox 360 from Wednesday 21st March at 09.00 GMT / 10.00 CET.

The Castlevania franchise is well known for delivering exceptional quality in all elements that make a great game ¿ story, music, level design, character development, gameplay and controls. In "Castlevania: Symphony of Night," the 12th iteration of the series, gamers take on the role of Alucard, the half-vampire son of the blood-drinker Dracula, as he ventures into his infamous father's foreboding castle. Along the way, Alucard must collect items, weapons and armour to defeat the powerful boss monsters that block access to key areas of the castle.

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - Xbox Live Arcade (Screenshots)

Mar 16, 2007

The best Castlevania comes to Xbox Live Arcade (News)

Mar 16, 2007

Konami's classic side-scrolling epic action RPG title, Castlevania: Symphony of Night will become available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 on Wednesday, March 21. Considered by many to be the pinnacle of the series, Symphony of Night involves an absolutely gigantic version of Dracula's abode. It's possible to think you've explored the entire castle, when in fact you've only uncovered a small part of it. The player takes control of Alucard, Dracula's incorrigible son, as he ...

Jewel sword (Cheat)

Jul 21, 2008

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Castlevania: SOTN FAQ (PS1) (FAQ)

Jan 28, 2008

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Castlevania: SOTN FAQ (PS1) 2 (FAQ)

Jan 28, 2008

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Achievements List (Unlockable)

Jun 29, 2007

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Unlock Characters and Extras (Cheat)

Mar 23, 2007

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