So you didn’t have a Halloween costume this year. Boo hoo. Well, GamesRadar will come to the rescue yet again. All you need is some paper and a printer (and some scissors to cut out the eye holes), and you’ve got yourself a quick last-minute Halloween costume in, well, a minute! You’ll be the star of party. Or you’ll just be laughed at ... » Read More

Oct 28, 2009

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

With the release of its second (and probably last) downloadable episode, the story begun in Grand Theft Auto IV is finally complete. So far, we’ve seen the immigrant-disillusionment story of Niko Bellic and the sad bikers-in-decline tale of The Lost and Damned, each more gritty and depressing than the last. ... » Read More

Oct 14, 2009

TalkRadar UK #9: Champagne pizzas

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

TalkRadar UK episode #9 is here for your pleasure ... » Read More

Sep 30, 2009

Game censorship around the world

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Games are banned in two primary ways. The first is by corporate policy. When a company refuses to sell or distribute an unrated game, it is effectively censoring the game, but they can’t be entirely lampooned for attempting to maintain a positive image. Nintendo has every right to prevent “Sextrobes: Pornigins” from being released on the Wii ... » Read More

Aug 6, 2009

Why games will replace TV

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

The idiot box has had its time. These games do its job better. ... » Read More

Jul 31, 2009

A brief history of cheats

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Game cheats have spawned an entire industry of their own. It began in the back pages of magazines, then in full cheat books, and finally settled on the internet, where sharing cheats is as established as sharing ultra-niche Bolivian porn. Just ask our tireless CheatPlanet editor, Paul Ryan, and he’ll probably tell you, “Yeah, cheats. People like those.” ... » Read More

Jul 27, 2009

The Top 7… 2008 games we can't stop playing

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

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. ... » Read More

Jul 24, 2009

Dumb things your folks say about games

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Mums are genetically programmed to stop you doing the things you like. As you get older, perhaps you start to understand their reasoning - even perhaps admitting they're right. But not when it comes to videogames. We're sure you've heard these utterances more times that you can remember. So have a listen next time you're playing and see how many you can hear. Collect the ... » Read More

Jul 21, 2009

If game characters used Twitter

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

The secret lives of gaming's greats, in 140 characters or less. ... » Read More

Jul 14, 2009

The Pikmin Suicides

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

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

Jul 9, 2009

Classic mistakes rookies always make

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Ah, noobs. With their awkward fingers and stupid questions, it's a wonder we ever let them near our joypads at all. It's nice to get someone started in gaming, but it's so hard to witness utter incompetence at your favourite games. But instead of yelling, snatching the pad and showing them how it should be done, why not sit back, make encouraging noises and tick off each entry in our list of classic rookie mistakes ... » Read More

Jul 7, 2009

What if GamesRadar designed Downloadable Content?

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

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. ... » Read More

Jul 3, 2009

If video game characters were Pokemon

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Ever wondered what it would be like to have video game characters in your Pokemon party? Why choose boring old Bulbasaur when you can choose a beautiful Kasumi? Or a level 50 Sackboy? We've given 21 game characters the Pokemon treatment, with four moves to choose from and some evolutionary states too. Who would you choose? ... » Read More

Jun 25, 2009

Games invade Google Street View

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Have you ever seen Google Street View in action? It's incredible, and already coming up with some amazing images... it's a wonder the world survived without it. But we've spotted some more familiar faces in the passers by.Can you spot them too? ... » Read More

May 27, 2009

13 things we already know about GTA IV: The Ballad...

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Damn, Rockstar is full of surprises. Who could have guessed that the developer’s franchise - built on gritty crime, bloody violence, hardened characters and grossly exaggerated stereotypes - would debut an entry with words like “ballad” and “gay” right in the title? When the first downloadable content starred leather-clad biker gangs listening to classic rock, who could foresee a second expansion’s logo ... » Read More

May 25, 2009

The Top 7... games we want announced at E3 2009

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Next week, we’ll know. Next week, the Electronic Entertainment Expo will begin and nearly every major publisher and developer will reveal their secrets. Next week, we’ll know which rumors were true and which games actually exist. After next week, the future will be (somewhat) clear. Seriously, though, where’s the fun in that? We prefer this week, when the mystery still remains and our imaginations can still roam wild. ... » Read More

May 13, 2009

Liberty City: The shocking truth

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Few cities in gaming are as convincing as Grand Theft Auto IV's Liberty City. Considering the scale of the place, it's incredible. But something's not quite right. ... » Read More

May 6, 2009

Gaming’s most memorable epidemics

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

AW CRAP! We’re all going to DIE! Or at least, some of us might, because people die. Here at GamesRadar, we’re more worried about eye-strain than we are the ePIGdemic, but it’s hard not to think about it a bit, especially with that glowing box in our living rooms telling us we all have loaded guns with hairpin triggers stuffed up our nostrils. ... » Read More

May 4, 2009

The Top 7... gut-wrenching choices

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

Games are complicated these days. Plotlines are deep and branching. Worlds are open to explore, and to change. Major characters are expendable. Side quests are optional, dialogue trees are intricate and endings are multiple. We are the authors of our own digital experiences. Which sounds pretty great, until you reach one of those choices that you just know will affect the rest of the game. ... » Read More

Apr 2, 2009

GTA IV: Pushing people down steps

360 Feature | Grand Theft Auto IV

GTA IV just keeps on giving. It's been out for a whole year and we're still finding hours and hours of entertainment in little things. Like, for instance, pushing people down stairs ... » Read More