Welcome to This Week in Gaming, where we take a look back at some of the most newsworthy events in gaming history from last year to even decades ago that happened this very week. Take a gander at some of the highlights and see which spark nostalgia and which may still be news to you. [...]

Welcome to This Week in Gaming, where we take a look back at some of the most newsworthy events in gaming history from last year to even decades ago that happened this very week. Take a gander at some of the highlights and see which spark nostalgia and which may still be news to you. [...]

It’s no fun to click on a five minute gameplay video only to have it ruin a major boss battle or plot point. That’s why we’ve decided to capture just the first five minutes (give or take) of every level of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance — so you can watch just the levels you wish [...]

If you’ve yet to experience more than a handful of levels in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, you’re probably wondering why exactly Raiden is wearing a sombrero and poncho. While we won’t tell you that, we can say that it does have to do with the story and isn’t random retailer-exclusive DLC or any of that [...]

It’s unbelievable that Raiden was considered to be something of a wimp less than five years ago. After debuting in Metal Gear Solid 2, baring all both emotionally and physically (much to the pleasure of many a female gamer and chagrin of many a male), he was considered a far cry from Solid Snake’s macho [...]

With this being a lean week for Xbox Live deals, 360 owners probably didn’t miss it, but PSN users in the middle of downloading a ton of the 13 for ’13 games today may have skipped the demo section entirely, which is a real shame. Beyond demos for The Cave and the CD system-era Mad [...]

Becoming friends with a balloon artist is always a smart decision; case in point: this ridiculous life-size version of Solid Snake made solely out of twisting balloons. Balloon artist Bruce Carr’s friend was having a birthday, and instead of twisting him a mere toy poodle, he crafted the masterpiece seen below. We’re not sure exactly [...]

Welcome to This Week in Gaming, where we take a look back at some of the most newsworthy events in gaming history from last year to even decades ago that happened this very week. Take a gander at some of the highlights and see which spark nostalgia and which may still be news to you. [...]

When Zone of the Enders was released in 2001, it wasn’t the impressive mech combat and storyline that sold it — it was the packed-in demo for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Thanks to the demo, the game had record sales and was seen on many a PS2 gamer’s shelf for years to [...]

Gamers were understandably skeptical when Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was first announced. After all, this is a series that has been around 25 years yet never ventured outside the stealth realm. Not only is Metal Gear Rising untraditional, but a hyperkinetic hack and slash where confrontation is key. Now that we’ve played the game at E3, [...]