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Get Your RISK: Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition Before It’s Too Late

8:40AM October 4, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The tactical espionage action of Metal Gear Solid meets the world-conquering strategy of Risk for Australia-nuking, Outer Haven-occupying fun with RISK: Metal Gear Solid. You can get it now. And now might be a very good time to do so. More »

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Closer Look At Risk: Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition Board Game

6:40AM September 23, 2011 | Brian Crecente

First unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year, here’s our first look at the retail version of the game that blends the strategy of Risk with the game design of Metal Gear Solid… No, it doesn’t come with cut-scenes. More »

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Risk Gets Even Riskier With Risk: Legacy, A High-Stakes Game Of Permanent Decisions

1:00PM August 24, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

The classic board game Risk is getting a turbocharged (and somewhat controversial) update in the form of Risk: Legacy. In Legacy, players will permanently mark up and change their boards, each round leaving the battlefield permanently altered. Sounds… kind of epic, actually. More »

In Real Life

In Risk: Metal Gear Solid, You Can Nuke Australia, Occupy Outer Haven

6:00AM July 25, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Metal Gear Solid is getting its very own version of Risk, “the game of strategic conquest,” adding Private Military Contractors, a movable continent, the cast of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and the option to launch a nuke from Metal Gear Rex. More »

In Real Life

Konami’s Getting Risk-y With The Metal Gear Solid Board Game

12:00PM July 23, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

“Snake? SNAAAKE?! It’s your roll.” You too can make this ill-conceived attempt at a joke with the forthcoming Metal Gear Solid-themed edition of classic strategy board game Risk, a game not surprisingly titled Risk: Metal Gear Solid. More »

PC

Risk Factions Invading Facebook With Mermaids On Segways

7:20AM July 8, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Risk Factions, EA’s mutation of the classic board game of world domination, is coming to Facebook, bringing the war between humans, zombies, cats, yetis and robots to your social circle. More »

Mobile

World Of Fourcraft Is Like Real-Life Risk, Played In New York

9:30AM June 30, 2011 | Owen Good

Foursquare, the hot social network expansion that… does… social things… yeah, actually, that’s sort of the problem. Sensing an opportunity to make the “check-in” utility for Twitter “more compelling for long-term use”, some people have used it to turn New York into a giant game of Risk. More »

Humour Finds Hope In Indie Game Development

2:00AM September 28, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Humour in video games can be a brutally serious thing. More »

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RISK Coming To Xbox Live Arcade Early This Year

12:30PM January 12, 2010 | Owen Good

Electronic Arts today announced RISK: Factions, an Xbox Live Arcade version of the 53-year-old tactical board game. The game’s release will be in “early 2010″, according to an EA statement. More »

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You Can’t Hold Australia In Risk: Halo Wars

6:40AM January 28, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Add Risk: Halo Wars to the list of Halo titles being released in 2009. The board game follows up the Halo Interactive Strategy Game released last year. Try to contain your nerd-ons, guys.

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