• black markets

    How to Buy God of War 2 in Saudi Arabia

    Our gamer friends in Saudi Arabia can't buy titles like God of War 2. Not only are they banned for sale within the country, if you order it online you risk having it confiscated, and then you have to pay a fat fine (about $125 US.) No surprise that this kind of crackdown only breeds a black market for the goods in question, and reader Alaa A. shows us how some retailers get around things so he and others can get their Kratos on. More »

    5:00 PM on Sat Aug 9 2008
    By Owen Good
    31,871 views, 167 comments

    Latest by MasterShazbot: It's super easy to smuggle stuff into Saudi, just buy it while on vacation somewhere and when you're going back more »

  • devil may cry 4

    New DMC4 Screens Reveal New Boss

    Famitsu has posted some new screens for the upcoming Devil May Cry 4 that reveal a new boss character. We're not sure what his name is, but he's really, really large and looks to be made of some kind of stone. Some of the screenshots seem extremely reminiscent of the Colossus of Rhodes battle in God of War 2. However, whether the actual gameplay of the battle is the same remains to be seen. I have to say I'm really digging Dante's suitcase cum automatic weapon. I really need to get one of those, it would come in quite handy for clearing the way at crowded conventions.

    Make the jump for a few more shots... More »

    3:00 PM on Sun Jan 13 2008
    By fdemarco
    10,473 views, 98 comments

    Latest by noj123: the stone guys name is silver giga i think more »

  • god of war

    GOW Countdown Ends

    That mysterious God of War countdown page, the City of Rhodes one, it's hitting zero today. Well technically it will be midnight, but it will still be today in California. More »

    11:00 AM on Wed Apr 11 2007
    By Brian Crecente
    7,409 views, 105 comments

  • n'gai croal

    Gods of Game: Totilo V. N'Gai

    21800-9859D882-57FA-42E2-A516-4A53CFA779C2_medium.jpgIt is, I would think, no big secret that MTV's Stephen Totilo and Newsweek's N'Gai Croal are two of my favorite gaming writers. (Clive Thompson would be the third, in my trinity of game writers)So N'Gai's latest feature over on his Newsweek blog is for me, quite a thing to behold. In Vs. Mode Totilo and N'Gai take one another to task over their feelings on God of War 2.I'll summarize, poorly, their takes on the game here, but you really, really owe it to yourself to go over there and read the whole thing because it's the sort of game critiquing that you will almost never find.Totilo comes down on the side of liking God of War 2 but not really being blown away with it. It is a marvel of game creation, he argues, but it's also very much more of the same. And not just because it's a sequel that uses some of the same sorts of setting and themes, but because the game, like its predecessor, uses "level design to define a character's personality", the personalilty of Kratos. And the sequel relies heavily on this same sort of trick.
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    11:00 AM on Tue Mar 27 2007
    By Brian Crecente
    4,451 views, 36 comments

  • kratos

    The Kratos Krash

    An unforgettable entrance. To promote the launch of God of War 2 for the PS2, Sony hired a Kratos to drive a chariot to San Francisco's PlayStation Store earlier tonight. According to site PlayStation Universe, things didn't quite go as planned and the cosplaying Kratos crashed the chariot into the sidewalk. How embarrassing! There's a clip of this, which we haven't been able to see yet, because it is loading very, very SLOW. Brian Ashcraft More »

    4:00 AM on Tue Mar 13 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,826 views, 9 comments

    Latest by CFStang: BTW over on 1Up the GoW devs said that GoW 3 will have rumble and run at 1080P if more »

  • wired

    And The Console King Is? The PS2. Still.

    This holiday season, it wasn't the PS3, the Xbox 360 or the Wii that came out on top. Oh no, it was the six-year-old PS2, which moved 1.4 million consoles. Wired's Chris Baker has a piece up over at Slate detailing why the PS2 still is numero uno. Quoting the article: More »

    12:00 AM on Thu Mar 8 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    723 views, 32 comments

    Latest by rianwudkok: The PS2 is still the ultimate games machine. Forget PS3 for the time being as it doesn't cut it. It's more »

  • god of war 2

    Clip: God of War on Atlas

    Sony, in a continuing effort to whip God of War fans into a frenzy, have released another gameplay clip from the sequel. This one features winged Kratos cavorting around and about the humongous Atlas.

    Nice to see Atlas muttering his signature phrase, "Uhhhhhhhh." I sincerely hope Sony leaves us some wow moments to discover on our own once the game comes out. Michael Fahey

    11:40 AM on Thu Feb 22 2007
    By Mike Fahey
    1,749 views, 12 comments

    Latest by BLiNk: I don't know why I don't like this game, the first one was fun and all but I've got so more »

  • god of war 2

    Clips: New God of War 2 Gameplay Footage

    I'm trying to work my way as far through the game as I can this morning before posting my impressions, but let's just say God of War 2 is like eating your favorite desert... you just sit there thinking "God this is great." Here are some vids to keep you busy until later today. Brian Crecente More »

    10:00 AM on Mon Feb 12 2007
    By Brian Crecente
    1,155 views, 13 comments

    Latest by jjmusicman29: D-pad, if you don't have a PS2, you...really...suck more »

  • god of war 2

    Clips: Burning God Of War 2 Footage

    Game Videos just slapped up a couple God of War 2 clips, which we've posted above and after the jump. Just look how they pushed the PS2 to its limit. One word: Hot! Brian Ashcraft More »

    3:00 AM on Mon Feb 12 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    1,017 views, 5 comments

  • god of war 2

    Pics Final God of War 2 in Hand

    Sony just sent me a package that made me smile. The final code for God of War 2. No more playing endlessly through the two demo discs, now I get to play the game itself. Unfortunately, I can't post my impressions until Monday. More »

    2:00 PM on Thu Feb 8 2007
    By Brian Crecente
    6,166 views, 47 comments

    Latest by maex: Looks to me like the dog wants to play GOW2 too. more »