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Bethesda Announce Hunted: The Demon's Forge For PS3, Xbox 360, PC

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 12:12 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Bethesda Softworks have announced that they will be publishing Hunter: The Demon's Forge, the latest multi-platform title from inXile Entertainment. More »


Medal Of Honor Introduces 'Tier 1' Forces In Latest Trailer
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Medal Of Honor Introduces 'Tier 1' Forces In Latest Trailer

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 9:43 am (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN

It's quite blatant that the forthcoming Medal of Honor is aiming to dethrone the Call of Duty sales juggernaut, and as part of that preparation, EA has released their third trailer of their game. The trailer is heavy on the story, and light on the quick cuts of gameplay, but no less introduces the special forces team known as 'Tier 1'. More »


Players Outraged With Bioshock 2 On-Disc DLC
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Players Outraged With Bioshock 2 On-Disc DLC

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 8:44 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

After an outpour of internet complaints, 2K has responded to the accusation of having the latest "Sinclair Solutions" pack already on the disc. Community Manager, Elizabeth Tobey, had released a statement on the 2K forums stating, "The way our engine and game structure works is that people need to have the exact same content for people to play together. One of the challenges with post launch content for MP is that it can split the player base, and we want to avoid that whenever possible. For this content, creating the DLC package the way we did allowed for us to not split the player base - so whether you purchase the new content or not, you can still play with your friends" More »


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Want Some Unique Multiplayer? Plain Sight Has Plenty

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 8:10 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Plain Sight, an innovative little game featuring an exploding ninja, is due out for release next week and Beatnik Games, the developer, feel it's time to discuss a bit more about the multiplayer modes the game is set to offer. More »


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Blizzard Hopes To Release Starcraft II Mac Beta In April

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 6:24 am (EST) BY COLIN

Blizzard has confirmed in their latest Blizzchat session with fans that they are aiming to get the Starcraft II beta into the hands of Mac users by April. More »


Gears Belongs To Epic, They'll Do As They Like
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Gears Belongs To Epic, They'll Do As They Like

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 6:10 am (EST) BY COLIN

Contrary to what many believed, Epic Games does indeed own every right to the Gears of War IP and can do as they please with it, including deciding on who the publisher will be. More »


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Dirt 3 Confirmed By Codemasters

Sun, Mar 14th, 2010, 1:32 am (EST) BY COLIN

According to an interview with Codemasters vice president Gavin Cheshire in the latest issue of Edge, the studio is currently hard at work on Dirt 3 and innovation here is the "key to success." Codemasters is pretty well known for racing games like Grid and Dirt, it's the unique features the studio brings to the table that continues to keep the franchises fresh. More »


BioWare: Expect More DLC For Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age
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BioWare: Expect More DLC For Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age

Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 8:42 am (EST) BY DARRYL

According to BioWare chief Ray Muzyka, gamers should be expecting more DLC for both Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins. The reason? Because they loved what's been done so far.

Speaking to VG247 at GDC, Muzkya said "We are seeing a good response to the DLC for ME2 and Dragon Age. he fans like it and we have more in development and the different teams for DLC and the franchise are working together moving back and forth. More »


THQ: Next Red Faction Coming March 2011
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THQ: Next Red Faction Coming March 2011

Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:20 am (EST) BY DARRYL

THQ have confirmed, via Joystiq, that the next installment into the Red Faction franchise is planned for release during March 2011 - it initially only had a release window of Fiscal 2011.

THQ's executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson, also revealed some details about the direction the franchise is now going to take "The new game takes [Red Faction] to a whole new place, it kind of goes back to the old Red Faction because about 80% of it is underground". Definitely some good news, but hopefully the level of destruction isn't compromised as a result. More »


OnLive Coming to PC and Mac June 17th
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OnLive Coming to PC and Mac June 17th

Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 2:33 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

OnLive has announced today that their game streaming service will become available for the first time on June 17th of this year. There will be a $15 per month transaction fee with the cost of game rentals and purchases on top of the initial fee. More »


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Ubisoft Hiring Oscar Winners For Ghost Recon Short

Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 2:01 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

According to an article from Reuters, Ubisoft has hired directors Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy, Oscar winners for the short film "Logorama", for a short film about the latest Ghost Recon title. More »


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F1 2010 Coming To Consoles and PC This Year

Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 1:31 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

In a press release by Codemasters today, a new F1 title was announced for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC platform. F1 2010 is set to feature all of the 2010 F1 teams and circuits including a new Korean Grand Prix circuit added for this year. More »


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Dice Considering Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for Mac

Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 10:47 am (EST) BY COLIN

With all the big hoohah recently about Valve releasing Steam, Portal 2 and the Left 4 Dead series on Apple's Mac platform, it appears other developers are interested in hopping on the bandwagon. More »


Battlefield: Bad Company 2 UK Sales Dominated By Xbox 360
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 UK Sales Dominated By Xbox 360

Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 10:34 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Chart Track have revealed that the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has accounted for 53 percent of all sales of the title in the UK. The PlayStation 3 was the second biggest, with 31 percent coming on that platform, while the PC contributed 16 percent.

As well as being a bit coup for Xbox 360, combined, the sales of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 make it the fastest selling game in the UK in 2010. It actually outsold the original title by a ratio of 3:1. More »


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Dead Space 2 Dismemberment Contest

Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 11:58 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Dead Space fans get your violent imaginations running because the guys over at EA and Visceral are holding a contest for Dead Space 2. Winner gets their melee takedowns and their faces forever engraved in the horror survival thriller. More »


Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Issues Being Addressed
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Issues Being Addressed

Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 10:25 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

After having some initial trouble over the weekend resulting in server outages, it appears that Battlefield: Bad Company 2's online servers will be coming back online. The issue affected the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. More »


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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Heads UK Sales Charts

Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 9:41 am (EST) BY DARRYL

This week's UK charts have been revealed, and they show that EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has jumped to the head of the queue. It has pushed down last week's top selling game, Heavy Rain, which is now residing in position number 4. More »


First Portal 2 Details Revealed
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First Portal 2 Details Revealed

Sun, Mar 7th, 2010, 4:01 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS

The first Portal 2 details have emerged revealing that the game will feature coop, improved physics, the return of GlaDOS and much more. The information comes from the latest issue of Game Informer which includes a feature on Valve's next big game. Valve stated that the company was surprised by the original Portal's success, calling it a "test bed," while the sequel will apparently be a much more comprehensive game. More »


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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light First Details

Fri, Mar 5th, 2010, 10:32 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Brand new details and images have surfaced on Lara Croft's next adventure. Amusingly enough, while Lara will still be traversing through tombs, the downloadable game from Square-Enix and Crystal Dynamics will not have Tomb Raider in it's title. More »


Valve Announces Portal 2 For Xbox 360/PC
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Valve Announces Portal 2 For Xbox 360/PC

Fri, Mar 5th, 2010, 4:29 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

After a slew of recent mysterious updates to Steam version of Portal over the last few weeks, Valve has announced that they will be releasing Portal 2 later this year. The news broke earlier this morning when Game Informer put up the cover for their April 2010 issue. More »