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. ... » Read More

Oct 27, 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

Oct 15, 2009

Left 4 Dead - Crash Course DLC review

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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 ... » Read More

Aug 4, 2009

10 most frustrating things about gaming online

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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 ... » Read More

Jul 27, 2009

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

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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 17, 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

Jul 7, 2009

What if GamesRadar designed Downloadable Content?

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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

Jun 16, 2009

10 characters who know smoking is cool

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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.” ... » Read More

May 22, 2009

The 10 most common game design mistakes

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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 ... » Read More

Apr 24, 2009

TalkRadar 48 - police are involved

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

Apr 22, 2009

Left 4 Dead Lighthouse guide

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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. ... » Read More

Mar 31, 2009

Zero to 100: Videogames by the numbers

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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. ... » Read More

Mar 27, 2009

TalkRadar 44 – Podcast of HATE

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

Mar 25, 2009

100 reasons fanboys hate shooters

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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. ... » Read More

Mar 24, 2009

Revealed: the games your girlfriend HATES

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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 ... » Read More

Mar 19, 2009

Left 4 Dead cast to appear in music game

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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. ... » Read More

Mar 9, 2009

The Top 7... Naked flesh we didn't want to see

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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 ... » Read More

Feb 24, 2009

Gaming's most murdered characters

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Some characters are just doomed to die in games. It seems the Nazis were born to wear sharp uniforms and chow down on your bullets like a tasty bratwurst. Cops are always destined to get blown up by your rocket launcher a day before retirement. And the sole purpose of videogame zombies is to have Piñata-style heads that explode with the slightest contact – just replace the tasty treats with festering bits of frontal ... » Read More

Feb 9, 2009

Developer's commentary - Left 4 Dead

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Chet Faliszek first boarded the Valve mothership when his prodigious writing talents, alongside those of his buddy Erik Wolpaw, were spotted at famed gaming website Old Man Murray (oldmanmurray.com). Since then he’s worked on the Half-Life 2 Episodes and Team Fortress 2, working with new techniques of contextual dialogue and background storytelling. Recently Chet’s been the face of Left 4 Dead, the non-rotting one at least. ... » Read More

Jan 16, 2009

TalkRadar 34 – Killzowned

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The game industry might have slowed things down during these dark early days of 2009, but never fear – TalkRadar continues to lumber ahead at its usual drunken pace. This week, we’ve managed to enrage the internet twice, and we discuss the drama along with our latest coverage of Killzone 2, this week’s Top 7 and one of the few good games to actually release this month. ... » Read More