Samuel James Riley
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Quiz: How much do you really know about FPS games?
Pew, pew! Dududududud! Ch-ch! Eeaaaaaaroooowwwww! Schweeeeek-thooooom! Klaklaklaklakla! Diiing… booooom! Zwip zwip. At ease there gentle reader, while it → Read More
22 weirdly similar games that released at the same time
What do Hollywood blockbusters have in common with the number 35 bus? Why, that's easy - you wait an absolute age for one, only for two to turn up at once. Take Armageddon for instance - aka the movie in which Steve Buscemi was exposed to the harsh vacuum of space... no wait, I'm now being told that he looked like that already. Sorry Steve Simply put, Armageddon was all about asteroids crashing… → Read More
Brick time event: the coolest custom-made video game Lego sets
GamesRadar+ is the premiere source for everything that matters in the world of video games, TV, films and more. Casual or hardcore, big screen or small, console or handheld, blockbuster or cult classic - whatever you're into or whatever genres you love, GamesRadar+ is there to filter out what's really worth your time. We deliver breaking news, the best advice, the most in-depth features, expert… → Read More
7 incredibly festive Christmas carols (about non-festive video games)
GamesRadar+ is the premiere source for everything that matters in the world of video games, TV, films and more. Casual or hardcore, big screen or small, console or handheld, blockbuster or cult classic - whatever you're into or whatever genres you love, GamesRadar+ is there to filter out what's really worth your time. We deliver breaking news, the best advice, the most in-depth features, expert… → Read More
7 video game heroes who are basically Star Wars characters in disguise
GamesRadar+ is the premiere source for everything that matters in the world of video games, TV, films and more. Casual or hardcore, big screen or small, console or handheld, blockbuster or cult classic - whatever you're into or whatever genres you love, GamesRadar+ is there to filter out what's really worth your time. We deliver breaking news, the best advice, the most in-depth features, expert… → Read More
Revenge of the Quiz: How much do you really know about Star Wars games?
As if waiting for Xmas didn't drag on long enough already, this year fans of the Force are holding out for an all-new Star Wars too. With the hype-drive generators currently buzzing up to maximum, and time itself seeming to slow down around us, getting through these next few days may prove to be just a wee bit tricky. Thankfully, GamesRadar+ has you covered. So, whether you need a quick Star… → Read More
Do games have too many collectibles? Do they even need them at all?
As any former child star will readily admit - in between huffs of an overtaxed crack pipe - having lots of stuff isn't actually the same as being → Read More
Jedi? Sith? Gungan? Discover your allegiance with our Star Wars quiz
Jedi vs. Sith, Rebellion vs. Empire, savage stormtroopers vs. adorable teddy-men. The Star Wars universe has never been one to shy away from these kinds of binary distinctions. There's good and there's evil and there's Anakin - a man who just sort of swaps over halfway through like a sore loser in a shooting game lobby. Lucky for us, this system of either/or also lends itself rather well to a… → Read More
The older generation still doesn't 'get' games, and that needs to change
Of all the animals to lend their names to the English language, it is perhaps the goat that gets our shortest shrift. This poor beast has been used to → Read More
Do video games really need voice acting, or are we just used to it now?
Making progress is a lot like making moonshine: damned difficult to see exactly what’s going to happen while you’re actually doing it. Simply, it often → Read More
AAA games can tell great stories, but why don't they hit me emotionally?
Point of fact: video games are the only major medium never to flick my sob switch. Now I won’t unleash the water works over just anything. In fact, I'm → Read More
Gaming after armageddon: How to play Fallout 4, should Fallout actually happen
GamesRadar+ is the premiere source for everything that matters in the world of video games, TV, films and more. Casual or hardcore, big screen or small, console or handheld, blockbuster or cult classic - whatever you're into or whatever genres you love, GamesRadar+ is there to filter out what's really worth your time. We deliver breaking news, the best advice, the most in-depth features, expert… → Read More
Quiz: How much do you really know about the Tomb Raider series?
It's fair to say that the Tomb Raider franchise has endured more pitfalls than even the Lady Lara herself. Then again, it's also been known to overcome → Read More
Drop the mic. In video games we can communicate better without words
Verbal communication isn't all it's cracked up to be. Just ask anyone who's endured the rancid stench of a stranger's halitosis - also known as 'paying → Read More
The Thing is a movie masterpiece, but its true sequel is a video game
Ah, The Thing, story of the 'thing', an alien shapeshifter that also appears in The Thing - and which would later re-emerge courtesy of… The Thing. Wait, → Read More
8 game sequels that got new protagonists (whether we liked them or not)
Close your eyes and you can almost hear the company bigwigs pushing the prospect of Kurtis Trent onto an unreceptive studio. "No no, I said more like a nu-metal musician, damnit. And for the love of God, throw in a spot of trustafarian chiq while you're at it - something that says 'I'm well travelled, but still a massive twat'. Excellent. Now am I to understand that Miss Croft is still fighting… → Read More
Gaming's strangest international title changes
Where Conker's Bad Fur Day openly flaunted its foul-mouthed antics, the team behind the Ratchet & Clank series opted for a far more subtle approach. So subtle in fact that the games themselves remain almost completely clear of smut, swearing or otherwise bawdy humour. So, how exactly did those dirty-minded Insomniacs get their kicks? Why, through the subtitles, of course! Sadly it seems that the… → Read More
Think you know Metal Gear Solid? Prove it with our quiz
Metal Gear mania is here once again, and what better way to celebrate that fact than with an appropriately solid set of questions? → Read More
What's the best value video game? Here's our guide to completion times
Resident Evil (RE, 2, Nemesis, 4, 5, 6) - Approximately 70 hours (120 hours completionist) Final Fantasy (FF, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13) - Approximately 450 hours (950hrs completionist) Half-Life (HL, 2, Episode One, Episode Two) - Approximately 35 hours (45hrs completionist) The Elder Scrolls (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim) - Approximately 92 hours (750hrs completionist) Fallout… → Read More
10 weirdly similar games that released at the same time
Two major players both launching within a month of each other? Sounds like franchise suicide. After all, somebody's got to lose. "I know - you'll be Betamax and I'll be VHS. No no no, you be HD DVD and I'll be Blu Ray". At least, that's how you might expect events to unravel. In the case of Unreal Tournament vs. Quake III Arena, neither party saw fit to suffer such a mortal injury. Instead, both… → Read More