Cracking the code The door to this government facility is locked, and you don’t have the futuristic key card! What do you do? Well, in 50% of games, you’re given the option to hack the terminal to get inside, because that’s what action heroes do when the door is too …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 86: Golf Clap
Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Lucas Sullivan, Tom Magrino, Henry Gilbert, Ryan Taljonick, Lorenzo VeloriaQuestion of the week: What console do you want Child of Light on? Answer (in rhyme!) with the version you want (IN RHYME!) for your chance to win a copy! Listen to the episode for all the details.Intro …
Read More »Great 3DS games youve probably never heard of
Below the radar Despite the mainstream theory that the 3DS would be replaced by mobile and tablet gaming by now, Nintendos current handheld is still the best portable gaming devices out there. The best 3DS games are just as great as the console competiton, but an unfortunate downside those bigger …
Read More »The Ultimate Warrior remembered in video games
It’s real to me As I watched the Ultimate Warrior give a brief speech this past Monday night on Raw, I felt incredibly happy to see that man in the ring again. It had been far too long since Warrior and WWE got along, and with that tumultuous past now …
Read More »Why we need more Bravely Defaults and fewer Hitman: Absolutions
The last couple years have been a major transition period for Japanese gaming, particularly Square Enix. The Tokyo-based company saw the disappointing launches of new Hitman, Final Fantasy, and Tomb Raider games, bumpy transitions to smartphone gaming, and the death and rebirth of its massive MMO. After a huge corporate …
Read More »Quiz: What kind of gaming fanboy are you?
Unleash your inner fanboy or girl Theres a fanboy or fangirl inside all of us. No matter how platform agnostic we claim to be, theres something that feels so damn good about buying a brand new, super-awesome exclusive. Conversely, its so damn infuriating when developers dont release their new game …
Read More »What MOBAs, MMOs, and fighting games all have in common
Now is not the time for development studios to venture into the MOBA market. Yes, League of Legends is the most popular video game in the world. Yes, Dota 2 is consistently the most-played game on Steam. Yes, the free-to-play model provides massive dividends when implemented smartly. But the leaders …
Read More »What is your favorite Achievement? – Ask GamesRadar
Hello, dear readers! GamesRadar has an awesome community and we love hearing from you. We love it so much, in fact, that we created a show just for you! Our Community Manager Greg Henninger is going to sit down every week and answer your burning questions. This week’s questions come …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 076: Lightning Strikes Back
This week is all about sexy robots, love, and Nintendo. In other words, it’s a super typical podcast for us. Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Greg Henninger, Ryan Taljonick, Tom Magrino, Lorenzo Veloria, Henry GilbertQuestion of the week: What video game character have you found yourself attracted to? Answer to win a …
Read More »When is it okay to walk away from a game?
“Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances!” That defeatist line was blurted out by the master of human-cyborg relations himself, C-3PO, when he and his cohorts were backed into a corner. And despite his panicked cowardice in that moment, I think the golden droid had a pretty good …
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