The lead character always gets the limelight. In video games the star of the show will appear on the box art and in all the promotional material, while everyone else stands around in the background. Seeing as Mass Effect 2 hits stores this week, bringing with it a whole host of memorable characters who join [...]
For those of you not so in the know, Joystiq who already got their Nintendo Wii this weekend, lined up some facts they found out while tinkering with it. Here’s the list.
And if you want to know even more. GameSpot has a great Wii walkthrough video.
With that new-system smell still hanging in the air, 2007 is shaping up to be one of those great years for gaming, the kind that only come around once a decade or so. There are so many great-looking games on the horizon that it’s a bit overwhelming, actually. So we pored through literally hundreds of [...]
It’s now early 2007, and the truth is inescapable: the era of the original Xbox is over. The signs are everywhere. For one, third-party publishers have virtually abandoned the console. For another, most online gamers have moved on to the Xbox 360. Even Microsoft has stopped manufacturing it. There are practical considerations, too. The Xbox [...]
With this week’s release of Virtua Fighter 5 we decided to pay tribute to games designed to let players beat the living daylight outta everything that moves. Slap some tape on those knuckles and dig in to the best damn beat-em-up and fighting games, ever.
Scoring a spot in the elusive Halo 3 beta won’t be easy. Like kids lining up to buy Willy Wonka chocolate bars with hopes of finding a Golden Ticket inside, people have already joined the queue to buy a copy of Crackdown next week on Tuesday (which also comes with a promised spot on the [...]
Well finding a PS3 ally is hard, but this seems to be one of a dying bunch. A constructive argument for not ditching the PS3 straight away – let see how it does when we finally see it here.
Next-Gen has compiled a comprehensive list and detailed analysis of the 100 top selling games of the last 12 months. Our in-depth look at the game industry’s top 100 sellers includes chart-analysis on game quality, the most successful publishers, release dates, genres and platforms.
The list pulls together sales of games across all platforms, offering a [...]
The first Xbox Rewards program (Old Spice Challenge) will start Februrary 12th and run until April 12th, giving you two months to reach 1500 Gamerscore points. All Gamerscore points are not created equal, so we’ve got a list of ten Xbox 360 games which should add 1500 gamerscore points in no time.
While the next generation of PC gaming seemingly lies with DirectX 10 and Vista, Microsoft’s previous OS, Windows XP was no slouch when it came to gaming. Here are our top 20 PC games released during the Windows XP era, from Oct 25, 2001, to today.
2007 is shaping up to be a big year for gaming. New consoles, more powerful hardware, and loads of promising titles are set to grace the fine year of ought-seven. Here are some of the top choices, hand-picked by our own game-hungry CNET editors.
Sony’s small wonder is coming soon to the States. Already a huge success at it’s Japanese launch earlier this month, the system is so hot that many gamers have resorted to importing it at extravagant prices. Here at Gear Live we’re a little more patient, (okay, maybe just a little more broke) but [...]
After spending weeks looking for a wii (and interviewing everybody in the waiting lines), I believe I know the best ways of getting a wii or PS3. Now that I have mine, I’ll share the ten secrets that I have discovered with you guys. Feel free to add more…
XNA Game Studio Express is Microsoft’s game developer kit for homebrew and hobbyist developers and is available as a free download. Express includes a basic “starter kit” for rapid development of specific genres of games. It was released with a space shooter. In the future there will be kits for platform, real-time strategy, and first-person [...]
Gamers all across the world are discovering the glorious goriness Gears of War is dripping with. Gear yourself up for the 30 most unforgettable moments from this spine-tingling shooter!
I combed the depths of history and my memory to pull together a (very subjective) list of the best and worst innovations to hit console gaming. Rather than full systems (with a few obvious exceptions), I chose to focus on peripherals and concepts. Enjoy!
Well, my Wii finally arrived on Saturday morning, so it’s been a happy weekend, and I can now barely type with my right arm. Because taking sensible breaks from Wii Sports Tennis is Just Too Annoying.
But anyway, having dived headlong into the Mii Creator on Nintendo’s console, here’s my 30 suggestions for extra bits to [...]
