Archive for the ‘General’ Category

TalkRadar UK #29: Hate figures (BioShock 2)

Posted on March 10th, 2010 in General | Comments Off


 

Holding the reins this weekWhat to expect…- A discussion on cross-platform gaming from iPhone to PS3/360- Tales of a naked Sierra Leone war criminal- A debate as to what Robin could offer in Arkham Asylum 2- Your answers to the Question of the Week- A semi-exciting look/listen into the GamesRadar Hotline  The GamesRadar HotlineIt’s in full swing, people. Kind of. We want your voice and text messages to …

The funniest goal celebrations in FIFA World Cup 2010 (FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa)

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Football is all about scoring. Actually, screw that. Football is all about rubbing the other team’s noses in it when you slam one in their net. And there’s no better game for being a showboating SOB than EA’s upcoming FIFA World Cup game. Below you’ll find some of the funniest and downright stupid ways to celebrate goals in the game, which range from dancing, doing a Cantona, to faking a stroke.

Remember there’s no such thing as being …

Sexy cosplay makes video game box art better (PlayStation 3)

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The story on Kotaku of two real-life soldiers recreating the Modern Warfare 2 box art in a bit of downtime was pretty impressive. They did a damn fine job with their cosplay covers. This is one of them:

Inspired, we thought we’d mock up a few game covers and swap character artwork for actual people that are dressed up to look like game characters. We went mostly for the sexy approach, although there is one ‘joke’ …

5 of gaming’s most cringe-worthy sex scenes (Heavy Rain)

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Video games are great at recreating loads of things. Decapitations. Winning touchdowns. Letting you go medieval on a giant crab’s crustacean ass for some type of damage. What they generally suck at, though, is trying to replicate the tender act of love making between a man and a woman… or a woman and some sort of green alien thing.

With Kratos getting ancient Greece all hot and bothered again with his heroically horny God of …

F1 2010 screens – how do they compare to the last F1 game? (F1 2010)

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The Formula One game license has been handled by a variety of different publishers including EA and Psygnosis, but in more recent memory the licence has been held, fairly persistently, by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Studio Liverpool (formerly Psygnosis). …

Atelier Rorona Returns on PS3 (Atelier Rorona)

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Andriasang: Looks like Atelier Rorona is all set for another HD adventure. This week’s Dengeki PlayStation has an ad that seems to be teasing a new PS3 entry in the series.

Heavy Rain "Fuels a Lot of Hope" (Heavy Rain)

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Quantic Dream co-founder Guillaume de Foundaumiere believes that Heavy Rain’s success proves "there is space for innovation".

"I think that Heavy Rain’s success is also a very important sign to the industry," de Fondaumiere said.

PlayStation Home 1.35 Launching Tomorrow (Home)

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Posted by Jack Buser // Director, PlayStation Home

Hello again Home Community,

I am thrilled to be back on the PlayStation.Blog to share some exciting news. Tomorrow we will be launching PlayStation Home 1.35, a new client update that will include some very significant enhancements that will make your PlayStation Home experience even better.

This update will bring several of the changes that you, the PlayStation Home community, have said are most important to you. Most notably, this update features faster load times, giving you quicker access to PlayStation Home and all the great content within. The new 1.35 update also enhances the login process. Now, once you have launched into PlayStation Home from the XMB, you will be transported directly to a new intuitive navigator, without the need to click through message screens.

GameStop Gear for Red Dead Redemption Launch (Red Dead Redemption)

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MyRockstar HQ – "GameStop employees received their Red Dead Redemption promotion gear and one Gamespot username "mace9" was kindly given this kit by a GameStop employee."

Resident Evil 5 DLC Available As One Package (Resident Evil 5)

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IncGamers reports that Untold Stories, a cheaper compilation of the recent Resident Evil 5 DLC, has hit Xbox LIVE with a PlayStation Network release to follow tomorrow.