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Silent Hill: Revelation vs. Silent Hill 3: A visual comparison (gallery)

How closely does Silent Hill: Revelation follow the story and settings of Silent Hill 3? Read on to find out.

Aliens, Prometheus, and even Spaceballs: Spot the references in Colonial Marines

Gearbox added plenty of awesome references to the Alien movies in Aliens: Colonial Marines. How many of these did you spot?

20 Dead Space 3 details you may have missed (gallery)

If you rushed through Dead Space 3 with your eyes closed, you probably missed many of these cool little details.

Movie posters re-created with video game characters (gallery)

See popular game characters re-create posters of blockbuster movies like Prometheus, Avatar, and The Dark Knight.

Similarities between DmC and classic Devil May Cry titles (gallery)

The rebooted Devil May Cry takes the series in a new direction but retains popular characters, trademark weapons, and Dante's love for pepperoni pizza.

Video game characters modeled after famous people (gallery)

Game developers love using celebrities' likenesses to shape their heroes and villains. Check out these 21 examples.

The ideal Mega Man vs. Street Fighter game would look like this (gallery)

A platform Mega Man title with Street Fighter characters is cute, but a fighting game with Robot Masters and World Warriors would be epic.

10 female characters not featured in their game’s cover (and 10 that are)

Many female characters get excluded from the game's cover in favor of male protagonists. Did your favorite heroines make the cut?

Outlandish factoids from Street Fighter’s expanded universe (gallery)

Ryu and Sakura's lovechild, Sheng Long's true identity, Chun-Li joins the X-Men, and more insanity from Street Fighter spin-offs.

Justin Bieber, Minecraft’s Creeper, and other cameos in modern games (gallery)

Whether hidden or obvious, spotting cameos in video games is always cool. Here are a 13 examples.

BioShock Infinite’s generic protagonist fits into every game (gallery)

See Booker DeWitt, poster boy of BioShock Infinite's generic box art, star in other action games like Tomb Raider, Mass Effect 3, and Max Payne.

Concept art vs. character models: A visual comparison (gallery)

See the transformation from concept art to 3D models for 15 video game characters like Cortana, Nathan Drake, and Bayonetta.

Snatched: 20 classic video game kidnappings (gallery)

If a video game protagonist has a significant other, friend, or relative, he or she will get kidnapped at some point. Take a look at 20 classic examples.

Inconspicuous differences between all versions of Street Fighter II (gallery)

Throughout the Street Fighter II series, how many of these tiny graphical modifications did you notice?