10 things you didn’t know about LA Noire (L.A. Noire)

It feels like ages since LA Noire was announced. It went quiet for so long, we even agreed in the office that it would never see the light of day. But suddenly, Team Bondi's crime thriller has emerged blinking into the light (probably due to all the time it's spent in darkened rooms with only slits of Venetian blind light for illumination) and details are everywhere like scattered cigarette ash on a pulled-low Trilby ...

Videogames make the Winter Olympics better (PlayStation 3)

The Winter Olympic Games have begun and we don’t care. How could the curling or figure skating events possibly capture our attention when BioShock 2’s calling out to us from unfrozen waters with its siren’s call? Then again, if BioShock 2 can make objectivist philosophy and 1930s jazz cool again, couldn’t videogames make sucky snow sports fun to watch as well? Let’s find out ...

Aliens vs Predator – a look back (Aliens vs Predator )

Snapping an alien’s teeth through a human face is gruesome. Pouring rounds out from a pulse rifle at flickering silhouettes is scary as hell. Lifting your claw to claim a trophy skull is simple fun. And with developer Rebellion returning gamers to the world of Aliens vs Predator today, there’s never been a better time to glance back at some of the best games to embrace the Alien, Predator and AvP films. ...

9 awesome animals playing video games (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)

Our amigos in the animal kingdom do the darndest things, don’t they? Rolling around in shit. Playing poker in iconic paintings. Whopping you at Wii tennis. What, you didn’t know that your pets could totally annihilate your ass at games? If you need further proof just cast your peepers down below to see a variety of chimps, cats and dogs totally owning everything from Pac man to Metal Gear Solid. Hell, your gerbil’s probably ...

The Top 7… ways BioShock 2 is better than BioShock 1 (BioShock 2)

 Our first trip to Rapture was a revelation. We didn’t realize first-person shooters could be so daring, so intellectual and so beautifully bizarre while still satisfying our action-hungry trigger fingers. And yet… we weren’t sure we wanted more. We feared a second trip to Rapture would be less a revelation than a familiar retread. ...

God of War III: New baddies and weapons revealed in latest trailer (PlayStation 3)

By Zeus’s magnificent beard the new God of War III trailer looks amazing. Not only does it give us a chance to sully our loin cloths in excitement, but it also packs in a load of new enemies, never before seen weapons and kick-ass set pieces. Aside from that huge horse/spider... thing we already talked about, we also catch a glimpse at the ruler of the underworld and some incredible new locations.

Below you can have a peek ...

9 horribly embarrassing ways to die in a video game (Batman: Arkham Asylum)

There are ways to die in a game and there are ways to die. Being horrendously, but heroically squashed under a size 400 foot as we single-handedly fight a giant robot with nuclear weapons. Now that’s a respectable way to embrace gaming death. Having our hero get done in by birds, spiders or a bad case of the cold (like in the following collection of games)? Yeah, not so much. So join us as we doff our gaming hats and monocles to ...

The eight most talked about stories of the week (8-12 February 2010) (PlayStation 3)

A lot of stuff happens in the world of games every week - some of which you might have missed. Here's a quick round-up of what we considered to be the most talked about news stories of the past five days....

The new Ghost Recon replaces its advanced warfighters with future soldiers. It's coming from the same dev team that worked on the two GRAW games and is down for release at the end ...

The 14 best videogame couples (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves)

 Another Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and you know what that means: tons of holiday-themed articles from websites like ours, scrambling to clumsily link videogames with romance and reminding the lovelorn that fictional characters have it better than they do. ...

TalkRadar 88 – Underwater inferno (Dante’s Inferno)

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Post date: February 12, 2010
T-Dar 88 length: 2:24:25
Intro song by: Anamanaguchi
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BioShock 2: Power to the People – weapon upgrade guide (BioShock 2)

Being a Big Daddy has benefits. Instead of a wimpy wrench, you’ve got a murderous drill attached to your arm. Instead of a tiny crossbow, you shoot a harpoon-sized spear gun. Instead of basic pistol ammo, you’re unloading burning metal rivets into Splicers’ bodies. ...

Final Fantasy XIII interview (Final Fantasy XIII)

Final Fantasy XIII is out in Japan, and has been tearing up the charts. With the North American release looming, we sat down with a few of the key creatives behind Square Enix’s role-playing juggernaut to get more details about the new summons and revamped battle system. We also learned where all the towns went, and why getting rid of them helps make XIII the most film-y Final Fantasy to date ...

BioShock 2 – audio diary guide (BioShock 2)

Looking for all the audio diaries? Well we just happen to know where to find them. ...

5 reasons why going to the shops in games doesn’t suck (Grand Theft Auto IV)

Real-life shopping. Unless you enjoy shambling about like an extra in a Romero flick, it's a mostly soul-destroying activity that ranks somewhere between 'watching The X Factor' and 'tasting vomit' on our list of Things We'd Rather Not Do If We Can Help It. So it's testament to the subversive qualities of games that they can make shopping not suck. How do games do it - what makes shopping in games so much more enjoyable than shopping in ...

Game-inspired sexual positions (PlayStation 3)

Valentine’s Day approaches! What’re you gonna do? Get your special someone a heart-shaped box of chocolates and a card with a puppy on it? How Hallmark™ of you. We have a better way to ignite that sexy spark…by which we mean worse: gaming, plus, sex. It’s so stupid it just might work…or involve more awkward silences and tears than a JRPG. ...