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12 games you might never play (LA Noire)

24/04/2009

Remember how great StarCraft: Ghost was going to be? Sorry, it’s dead. It’s not uncommon for games to be cancelled. It usually happens like this: A game is announced, we hear nothing about it for years, then buried somewhere in a press release about another game we find a note that mentions that it has been “indefinitely delayed,” which actually means “permanently delayed.” And that’s it, we never hear about it again. ...

2007 - The best gaming year ever (The Last Remnant)

20/12/2007

20th Dec, 2007 Gaming is an up and down experience. Some years cram top quality titles into our every orifice until were bursting with videogame joy and have excess polygons dripping messily out of our ears, while some other years… Well, some other years are 1983. In 2007 though, weve had a very good year indeed. A scarily good year in fact. One which has provided us so much brilliance on every format that its a genuine worry that the laws of karmic balance will soon bring us a plague ...

Xbox 360's RPG revival (The Last Remnant)

30/11/2007

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 ...

The Top 7… Tasteful game heroines (Left 4 Dead)

9/11/2009

Like comic books and movies, videogames tend to present an exaggerated representation of men and women. Dudes are typically muscle-bound meatheads with powerful jaw lines and a thorough understanding of all forms of combat, while women generally have back-breaking chests and dress like strippers regardless of their profession. ...

The 37 greatest zombie triumphs (Left 4 Dead)

27/10/2009

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 ...

Left 4 Dead - Crash Course DLC review (Left 4 Dead)

15/10/2009

If Left 4 Dead has any one problem, it’s the sheer bloody length of its campaign missions. With four chapters in a campaign it’s perfectly possible to spend an hour blazing through zombie hordes, but with eight chapters in a versus match games drag on.

So goes Valve’s justification for Crash Course’s half-hour, two chapter length. It all sounds a little suspect, but it turns out they’re on to something ...

10 most frustrating things about gaming online (Left 4 Dead)

4/08/2009

Online gaming is completely different to offline play. There's a tangible buzz and quickening of the heart-rate when you're leading a race on the last lap or sniping some guy in Australia, which you simply can't get from a single-player experience. But this experience can be so easily ruined by a few small things ...

The Top 7… 2008 games we can't stop playing (Left 4 Dead)

27/07/2009

Unless you’re an eagle-eyed bargain hunter, the price of videogames can put a serious dent in your finances. Here in the US, $60 a pop means the game in question needs to offer hours of content to offset the steadily increasing cost. ...

How to Survive a Zombie Invasion (Left 4 Dead)

17/07/2009

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. ...

What if GamesRadar designed Downloadable Content? (Left 4 Dead)

7/07/2009

You know the only real problem with downloadable content? It’s typically designed by the same people who made the original game. That’s boring. Why not give other folks, who don’t necessarily worry about whether something is “a good idea” or “sensible” or “legal,” a shot? Sure our ideas might be a little unusual at times, and a couple of them could conceivably land someone in jail. ...

10 characters who know smoking is cool (Left 4 Dead)

16/06/2009

For too long, political correctness has choked expression much like smoking might choke someone’s lungs. Back in the good old days, it was common for prominent pillars of society to be seen smoking: baseball players, gangsters, Popeye. Now it’s incredibly frowned upon, because “smoking may slowly kill you,” if you believe “proven medical facts.” ...

The 10 most common game design mistakes (Left 4 Dead)

22/05/2009

Making games is hard. Making fun of them isn’t. It’s really, really easy, actually. Of course, we wouldn’t be so critical if we didn’t love them so damn much (and if we weren’t, you know, critics). We think games are just the bee’s knees, and that’s why we get so pissed about all the stupid crap they do ...

TalkRadar 48 - police are involved (Left 4 Dead)

24/04/2009

Post date: April 24, 2009
T-Dar 48 length: 2:04:09
Quote of the week: “When do we get the .fart URL?” ...

Left 4 Dead Lighthouse guide (Left 4 Dead)

22/04/2009

Left 4 Dead is the best thing that happened to zombies since 28 Days Later, and Valve’s recent release of the free Survival Pack for the PC and 360 only sweetens the deal. The highlights of the fresh content are the Survival Mode and the new Lighthouse map that comes with it. Think of Survival Mode as an ultra condensed version of Left 4 Dead on steroids. ...

Zero to 100: Videogames by the numbers (Left 4 Dead)

31/03/2009

Numbers. Man, there must be millions of ‘em. Seems like every other game on the shelf has a number in it. Boy, I bet you could count to a hundred using just videogame titles and related items. Let’s see if I’m right. ...

TalkRadar 44 – Podcast of HATE (Left 4 Dead)

27/03/2009

Quote of the Week: “Releasing an RTS on the PC is like going to the beach and bringing your own sand.” ...

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters (Left 4 Dead)

25/03/2009

Cue the banjo! It wouldn’t be the Week of Hate without our trademark “100 Reasons” videos. In case you missed it, last year we targeted game platforms. So this year we thought we’d change it up and go after a few popular genres. Up first, the ubiquitous shooter. ...

Revealed: the games your girlfriend HATES (Left 4 Dead)

24/03/2009

Contrary to popular belief, most gamers are not sniveling, sweaty-palmed Towers of Awkward roaming the streets in search of any woman who will have them. In fact, most of us find a girl who’s willing to put up with our gaming habits, and forgive the many hours spent saving the world from glowy-eyed zombie Nazis.

But guess what – there’s at least one game that’s driving your girlfriend batshit insane. She might ...

Left 4 Dead cast to appear in music game (Left 4 Dead)

19/03/2009

MEVO & the Grooveriders is a rhythm-based platformer for the PC that’s packed with funky tracks, bright colors, and lots of pretty candy-colored explosions. This cutesy playground is the last place you’d expect to see the four survivors from Valve’s frightening first-person shooter, Left 4 Dead. But if you purchase the special Steam version of the game, that’s exactly what you’ll get. ...

The Top 7... Naked flesh we didn't want to see (Left 4 Dead)

9/03/2009

The human form really is a beautiful thing – provided you spend 6 hours daily in the gym and exist solely on Ryvita. If not, it’s something to be covered up, ashamed of and never discussed. Sadly, many developers have no such qualms with nude, fleshy parts. They see games as the perfect forum to roll out a bit of man boob action and unappealing, exposed ass flesh.

Got a strong stomach? The following collection of bloated ...