What's in a name? Well, when it comes to video games names, usually a lot of tiresome buzz words, clichéd phrases and way too much use of the letter x. We're tired of titles chosen by marketing men, which are more concerned with selling us an idea than telling us about the actual game. The following games are all guilty of these naming shames, so that's why we've given each a new moniker to more accurately sum up either what each one is about or the legacy each one has left. ... » Read More

27 Feb 2009

Games that looked good on paper

360 Feature | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

In all honesty, some games would be better off left on the whiteboard at the design meeting. Whether they're too ambitious, too expensive or simply too good to be true, we're frequently led to imagine great things only to have our expectations dashed when the game finally arrives. How could these games be so good on paper yet underwhelm so spectacularly? Let's take a look... ... » Read More

4 Feb 2009

How Metacritic rules the games industry

360 Feature | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

You’re probably kicking yourself for not thinking of it first. Instead of relying on one critic’s point of view, mash them all together into one easily-understood uberscore. Rubbish games will be punished, quality will win out, and the occasional dodgy verdict will be smoothed over by the masses. That’s the theory. ... » Read More

9 Sep 2008

Kane & Lynch: How it feels to be critically panned

360 Feature | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Whatever you may think, no developer ever tries to make a bad game. So how does it feel when several years of work are met with bad reviews and internet snark? ... » Read More

3 Apr 2008

10 Most Swearing-est Games

360 Feature | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Swear words are used in film, TV and games to glorious effect. But sometimes the sheer quantity of obscenity causes the words to lose their meaning. Ever the cultural explorers here at GR, we’ve compiled a list of the ten swearing-est games we could think of. Then we grabbed footage from the first hour of each, and chopped it down to just the dirty words. Very scientific.Check it out. But remember: this video is categorically ... » Read More

28 Dec 2007

A year in breasts

360 Feature | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

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6 Dec 2007

Why did Kane & Lynch hurt so much?

360 Feature | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Dec 5, 2007 Enter the US side of Eidos' official Kane & Lynch website, and you are greeted by an unintentionally appropriate quote taken from Game Informer magazine, which ends: "What could go wrong?". Well, cripes, where do we start? Even the most casual of internet-fed gamers must be aware of the firestorm raging around IO Interactive's new game. And Kane & Lynch's profile certainly hasn't been bolstered by accusations of Eidos allegedly falsifying review scores advertised on the official ... » Read More

6 Oct 2006

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

360 Feature | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Friday 6 October 2006 IO Interactive's psychotic adventure Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is leading the way for next-gen gaming. The infamous nightclub scene, featuring a hundred-strong crowd of dancing, writhing people, blew us away when we were treated to a recent close-up viewing. So, to get a deeper view on Kane & Lynch, we sat down with executive producer Neil Donnell and gave him the interrogation treatment. What's the reaction been to Kane & Lynch? In general it's been extremely positive. ... » Read More

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