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The Preemptive 2009 Game Awards (I Am Alive)

Jan 23, 2009

At the end of every year we get a new year – one that is numerically superior to its predecessor and brimming with new stuff to buy. But how do you know what to buy if all the shiny “best of” awards are given at the end of the year? You could spend your precious 365.24 days reading game reviews, but what are they compared to shiny metallic awards? ...

16 Dreamcast imports that should've come overseas (Ikaruga - Xbox Live Arcade)

Sep 10, 2009

In the mid-‘90s console scene, everyone knew that importing games from Japan was where the real action was at; because of the prohibitive cost of publishing games in the US, tons of great games stayed in Japan, apparently because they were just too awesome to find audiences outside of its borders. ...

The most sick, morally questionable Achievements and Trophies (The Incredible Hulk)

Sep 24, 2009

In the context of a game, Achievements and Trophies are harmless. They're just carrot-dangling tactics that we're happy to indulge for our greedy pursuit of intangible virtual rewards. We wouldn't think twice about nail-bombing a kitten orphanage if it meant five more gamer points.

But, let's say, purely for the purposes of this here article, that we take Achievements and Trophies out of their virtual world settings and reconsider them ...

Biggest wastes of a superhero's powers (The Incredible Hulk)

Aug 6, 2008

You’d think that games based around superheroes would be the ultimate expression of incredible powers. Nope. Unfortunately, most superhero tie-ins have had more tedious tasks than chances to protect the planet ...

100 reasons fanboys hate RPGs (Infinite Undiscovery)

Mar 26, 2009

The Week of Hate continues with our next “100 Reasons” video. This time, we score a 20 critical for double damage on the nerdiest of all genres. Save versus this, bitches! ...

Xbox 360's RPG revival (Infinite Undiscovery)

Nov 30, 2007

30 Nov, 2007 With the exception of The Elder Scrolls, Eternal Sonata and Blue Dragon, it would be fair to say that the Xbox 360 is, at least for now, lacking in the hard-core RPG department. And with Final Fantasy set to hit the PS3 next year Microsoft needs to find a title that will entice RPG fans the world over. And they have. But not just one, in fact there are over 10 RPG's set to hit the 360 next year, and we're expecting more than a few of these to be life consuming epics. Over the ...

Under the Radar - Day Two (Interstellar Marines)

Feb 23, 2007

To read our previous Under the Radar coverage, check out Day 1. The Shadow of Aten From: Silicon Garaje Arts Who did: It's their first game And live in: Madrid, Spain The subtitle The Egyptian Chronicles Of Allan Scott should you leave you in no doubt as to what this adventure title is all about. Yep, easy parallels can be drawn with Indiana Jones and Lara Croft games, and in fact Shadow's plot reads like that of The Last Crusade, give or take a year and a few different ancient artifacts. ...

GR's guide to the new age of 3D (Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao )

Sep 1, 2009

Remember a year or so ago, when everyone was arguing over whether the LCD TV or the plasma TV was the next big thing? And then after that, when everyone was arguing over whether HD DVD or Blu-ray was the future of home entertainment? Remember how dumb you felt when you sat down with your HD DVD player in front of your DLP TV and realized you’d backed the wrong horse both times? Well, guess what? ...

Why 3D is the new HD (Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao )

Jul 7, 2009

We've gone eyes-on with the new generation of 3D gaming. Here's why it is the future. ...

Cool concept art vs. crushing reality (Iron Man)

Feb 5, 2009

Artistic ambition lost in polygon translation. ...

Biggest wastes of a superhero's powers (Iron Man)

Aug 6, 2008

Comic-Con 2009: 5 most important missed stories (Iron Man 2)

Jul 27, 2009

For decades, the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) was only known as the best place for avid comic fans (aka virgins) to waste tons of money on more comic books than they needed. But in the last 10 years, other bits of geekery have been seeping in, including anime, Dungeons & Dragons and even videogames. ...