Articles for GamePro staff

  • Xbox 360 died? Send it off in style with the RROD coffin accessory!

    We sometimes get sent some pretty weird stuff from our readers. Throughout the years, we've seen everything from homemade Nintendog piñatas to scores of cosplay Polaroids (unfortunately, eye bleach is rarely included in the package). For about three years, some guy kept sending us fat envelopes filled with bizarre drawings for a competition that didn't even exist. We almost told the police about that one.

  • Sony 'Move' continues company tradition of metrosexual lifestyle shots

    Nobody can deny that Sony is a trailblazer when it comes to technological innovation -- from the PSX onwards, the company has continually shaped the future of gaming. What might be less obvious is that they are also pioneers of homoerotic imagery in game advertising. No really.

  • In pictures: the sexiest cosplay girls in the galaxy

    Journalistic integrity is a funny old thing. On the one hand, we strive to produce articles with substance and integrity: our motto is to inform and enlighten, as well as entertain. But on the other hand, our readers like to look at hot babes dressed up in video game and manga outfits. Who are we to deny them, eh? If bringing joy to thousands of sweaty-palmed gamers is wrong, we don't want to be right. Walkleys be damned.

  • Intel's Super Bowl ads to focus on geeks 'n' gaming

    Intel will air two new commercials during this Sunday's Super Bowl game in the US, one of which will have a gaming focus.

  • BioShock 2 'Uber Edition' costs $14,999, comes with fully-functional Big Daddy

    2K Games shot us a press release today announcing a very special BioShock 2 Special Edition un-boxing video... and a $14,999.00 BioShock 2 Uber Edition that comes with one of five hundred signed, numbered, and fully-functional Big Daddies.

  • EB Games rallies behind R18+ rating for Aussie video games

    Australia's largest video game retailer, EB Games, today announced that it will be throwing its support behind the push for an R18+ classification for computer and video games in Australia.

  • The nine most underrated games of 2009

    Sometimes, we truly question our readers' ability to comprehend the English language. When we presented our 'most overrated games of 2009' feature last month, we explicitly stated that "none of these games are bad: they're just overhyped." …And yet, within minutes of hitting the blogosphere, our article was torn to shreds by irate gamers demanding our resignation for calling Uncharted 2 a bad game. Sigh.

  • The nine most overrated games of 2009

    2009 sure went by quick, eh readers? It feels like only yesterday that we were sticking the boot into 2008's most overrated games (did Grand Theft Auto IV really come out two years ago?) Soon it'll be 2010's turn. We're putting our early bets on Heavy Rain and Gran Turismo 5.

  • Gallery: Lego Universe screenshots

    Pictures of the blockiest MMOG yet!

  • GamePro's most controversial articles of 2009

    Here at GamePro, we’ve never shied away from calling a spade a spade, a fanboy a fanboy or a crappy game a crappy game. This has landed us in some hot water over the past 12 months, with disgruntled readers and irate games publishers calling for our collective heads. (Can't we all just hug and get along?)

  • The Ultimate Sex Swindle: The porn of Evony.com exposed

    The old adage "sex sells" has never been more pertinent than with the online real-time strategy game Evony. Doubtlessly you've seen these leery banner ads before. With their heaving unkempt bosoms, psychosexual taglines ("come play, my Lord!") and pouting damsels-in-distress, they're pretty hard to ignore. [That better not be a pun -- Ed.] But do any of these saucy images actually have anything to do with the game? Or are they merely cynical ciphers designed to ensnare male gamers in a crap Civilisation rip-off? In case you weren't sure, those were rhetorical questions, natch.

  • Tiger Woods 'domestic dispute' gets video game sendup

    Less than a week after Tiger Woods made headlines for an alleged domestic dispute that resulted in a car smash, a Flash game developer has immortalised the incident in a free game. Enter 'Tiger Woods Wife Outrun'. In this side-scrolling driving game from Break.com, you control Tiger Woods in his Escalade as he attempts to avoid golf-club chastisement from his angry model wife. Hit the link to play the game.

  • The 24 best PS3 games

    Who says the PS3 doesn't have great games? Like its predecessors, Sony's next-gen console is destined to be the home of some truly awe-inspiring games

  • Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City

    Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is a compilation pack that bundles The Ballad of Gay Tony with the previously released Lost and the Damned into one retail package. It only took twenty minutes of playing for us to realise it was the same old GTA that we all know and love. But is this a bad thing? Yes and no.

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 screenshots

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by Activision for PC is a combat FPS and the sixth game in the Call of Duty series. Comparable to the "Mile High Club" epilogue mission in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a "Special Ops" mode that consists of isolated missions in a variety of settings unrelated to the campaign story. The main campaign is single-player only, but the "Special Ops" mode supports two-player cooperative play. Missions in this mode were created from portions of levels in the campaign, and feature such scenarios as a snowmobile race, a battle alongside U.S. Navy SEALs, and fending off a wave of 50 enemies at once. The game will be released worldwide on 10 November.

  • Assassin's Creed II screenshots

    Assassin's Creed 2 is a sandbox-style action-adventure video game in development by Ubisoft as the sequel to Assassin's Creed. Early footage of the sequel appears to indicate that that the game takes place in 15th century Italy with an Italian protagonist, similar in appearance to Altair but more colourful, named Ezio, also meaning "eagle," just like Alta?r. Gameplay updates include abilities to swim and the use of gunpowder. The game is hitting Australia on 19 November.

  • A Witch's Tale

    I was quite looking forward to A Witch's Tale ever since playing it at E3. The charming manga-styled visuals, fairytale-inspired characters and settings, and stylus-driven controls gave an impression of an RPG with particular appeal to young girls, but that wider audiences could also enjoy.

  • Breaking Up With Xbox 360 Part 2: 'her' side of the story

    Last week, an anonymous games journalist 'broke up' with his Xbox 360. In the fallout, he accused his console of being a gold digger and publically dumped ‘her’ for a PS3. (To read all the messy details, click here.) As an avid Xbox 360 fan, I couldn’t let this stand. So here’s ‘her’ side of the story...

  • Breaking Up With Xbox 360

    If the Xbox 360 was your girlfriend, she’d be an unstable, high-maintenance gold-digger. An anonymous games journalist runs with this analogy and kicks his 'ex'-box to the curb…

  • The 31 best PSP games

    It's only been alive for just over four years now and already Sony's PlayStation Portable has accumulated a gargantuan library of games, with must-play titles that span every genre from action that matches the quality found in console games

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