Incestuous. That’s the best way to explain the ongoing relationship between horror films and games. First games stole from films in early licenses like Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, then horror films stole from games, most obviously in the ‘works’ of Uwe Boll like House of the Dead and BloodRayne. ... » 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

14 Oct 2009

Video game propaganda posters you've never seen...

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We're used to being the good guys. But did you ever stop to think about it from the enemy's point of view? Wouldn't our heroes look completely different? Of course, just as in the real world, wartime imagery and alternative views of the enemy could undoubtedly be perpetuated with some propaganda posters… like these. ... » Read More

17 Jul 2009

How to Survive a Zombie Invasion

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Fact: zombie invasions suck. Just ask anyone who’s been through one, and he’ll tell you: “bluurble gurrble braiiins.” Does that sound like the guttural moaning of someone who had a good time? No, it sure as shit does not. ... » Read More

14 Jul 2009

The Pikmin Suicides

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You may be familiar with Andy Riley's superb book The Bunny Suicides. We liked it so much, we thought we'd create an homage to it, using everyone's favourite flower-headed people. These Pikmin burned too bright for this world. Rest in pieces ... » Read More

6 Apr 2009

8 of the lamest game endings ever

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We hate rubbish endings. There's nothing more unsatisfying than becoming emotionally attached to a game for 10 or so hours and then have it end on a whimper. It's like having a really tasty meal and then finding a rusty nail in your last forkful. A nail that ends in an unsatisfying cliff-hanger, cheesy line or unresolved plot thread. And sod everyone who says it's about the journey, not the destination. The following games all take you on a ... » Read More

30 Mar 2009

The Top 7... Annoying nags that need to STFU

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We need to be told what to do in a game from time to time. We rely on helpful characters to issue us with objectives and point us in the right direction. Imagine the wasted hours if they weren't there to help. Trouble is, some of them go about it all wrong and - although they're trying to help - just get right on our tits. Honestly, Navi's a joy compared with these nagging characters that need to STFU. ... » Read More

16 Mar 2009

The Top 7… games you either love or hate

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Like petty school children bickering in a playground fight, gamers are obsessed with choosing sides. Never content to rate a game as simply “above average” or “slightly disappointing,” we allow internet hearsay, magazine previews, fanboy feuds and console preferences to push our views to ridiculous extremes. We can’t just like something… we have to deem it BEST EVER. We can’t just dislike something… we have to declare it EPIC FAIL. ... » Read More

26 Feb 2009

Videogames versus the real world – second...

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Breaking news! Toad isn’t actually a toad... street fighting doesn’t involve fireballs… guns rarely come with chainsaws attached… and a theoretical physicist has never spent his scientific career smashing zombie head crabs with a blood-soaked crowbar. As we demonstrated last week, however, the real world would be a hell of a lot more interesting if any of the above was true. ... » Read More

16 Jun 2008

The Top 7... Worst Parts of Best Games

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Nothing's perfect. Stare closely enough at anything - even a masterpiece - and you're bound to find flaws sooner or later. They might be small. They might be insignificant. They might not detract from the overall quality of the piece at all... Except when they really, really do. With these seven games, in fact, you don't need to stare. Their flaws are so huge, so obvious, so frustrating and so effing obnoxious that you can't help but ... » Read More

31 Mar 2008

The Top 7... Nudity You Didn't Notice

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Your parents and politicians are right. Gaming is a filthy pastime. Sex! Perversion! Nudity! The stuff is pretty much everywhere... even in the places they - and you - never thought to check. What do we mean? Well, developers have been sneaking smut into their games long before, and after, the infamous Hot Coffee scandal. No genre, from racing to side scroller, is safe. No generation, from 8-bit Nintendo to today, is innocent. ... » Read More

28 Jan 2008

The Top 7... Damsels You DON'T Want to Save

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You know the formula. A pure-hearted beauty falls into the evil grasp of some snarling, spitting, mustache-twirling megalomaniac. A noble hero, driven by honor, courage and - let's face it - hormones, rushes to her aid. A brief kiss ensues and, before you can say sequel, the hapless lady has stumbled into imminent danger all over again. Tale as old as time... classic "damsel in distress." Except sometimes, the damsel isn't worth the damn trouble. ... » Read More

16 Jan 2007

The Top 7... games that are cheaper than therapy

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Let the haters and the old ladies complain about how those newfangled video computer games teach us to be killers; we've always taken the view that violent games are a pressure valve for blowing off steam in a harmless way. Don't believe it? Play something fierce and bloody the next time you're in a really bad mood, and then try telling us you didn't feel better afterward. But why stop there? If games can keep you from climbing a clock tower and expressing your inner pain in the form of ... » Read More

7 Sep 2006

Dead Rising: Signed, sealed, developed

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Thursday 7 September 2006 How many ways can you kill a zombie? We have no idea, but the brilliantly blood drenched Dead Rising offers a multitude of amusing and gloriously gratuitous methods to dispatch, disembowel, dismember and decapitate decomposing deadweights. Chainsaw? Lawnmower? Scyth? Bowling ball? Cactus? It's your shout. With Dead Rising's development deadline now dead and buried - it's out for Xbox 360 tomorrow - we scrawled 10 bite-size questions on a hunk of rancid flesh and sent ... » Read More

30 Aug 2006

7 Dead Rising Weapons To Die For

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In a game where nearly everything can be used as a weapon - even the remains of your enemies - it's hard to know which objects are the most effective dealers of pain. The smorgasbord of killing apparatus in Dead Rising can fill up your valuable inventory slots all too quickly, but which are the most worthwhile of your limited space? Allow us to help. We've identified the seven nastiest items in your arsenal, along with exactly where you'll find them in Williamette Mall. And if you still aren't ... » Read More

4 Aug 2006

Undead armada

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This Friday has seen a ridiculous pile of Dead Rising goodies storm the GamesRadar offices as this game approaches critical mass. While you're downloading the new demo from the Xbox Live Marketplace (available today, woohoo!), rifle through the grab bag of risen-dead treats we've assembled. First off, our generous sister publication Official Xbox Magazine has provided us with an exclusive look at zombie dismemberment on a massive scale with their short film entitled "60 Ways to Kill a Zombie" ... » Read More

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