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Medal Of Honor Pulled From GameStops On Military Bases
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Medal Of Honor Pulled From GameStops On Military Bases

Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:25 pm (EST) BY COLIN

GameStops located on American bases have agreed to pull EA's Medal of Honor from shelves due to the inclusion of playable Taliban skins in the multiplayer component of the first person shooter. More »


OnLive Testing Wi-Fi Play
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OnLive Testing Wi-Fi Play

Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:22 pm (EST) BY COLIN

OnLive has just announced that they will be running tests for Wi-Fi functionality for the already impressive cloud gaming service, which currently requires a wired connection. More »


Medal Of Honor Video Showcases Apache Gunship Combat
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Medal Of Honor Video Showcases Apache Gunship Combat

Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:20 pm (EST) BY COLIN

EA started a series of videos for the upcoming reboot of the Medal of Honor franchise last week. Titled The Medal of Honor Experience, the first video released showed off multiplayer gameplay on a brand new map. More »


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Square Enix Introduce New Game Engine: Luminous

Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 11:47 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Square Enix have just unveil a new next-generation game engine at this year's CEDEC. It has been given the named Luminous and it's said to build on the work that has previously been done by Eidos. More »


Multiplayer Confirmed For Batman: Arkham City
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Multiplayer Confirmed For Batman: Arkham City

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:19 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Batman: Arkham Asylum was a hit when it first released. It was the first proper licensed super hero video game that was actually fun. A sequel, Batman: Arkham City was confirmed to be in the works just recently and apparently, it will feature multiplayer. A component that was not seen in the original.

According to a post on ArkhamCity.co.uk, the confirmation comes via this month's issue of UK magazine PSM3 where Rocksteady have claimed that "multiplayer is a certainty, but no details on this yet." More »


Valve Promises 3 Big Surprises
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Valve Promises 3 Big Surprises

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:17 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Valve have announced that they have three very big surprises in store for gamers and these surprises will come within the next twelve months. Of course, they didn't specify anything else. More »


Obsidian: New Vegas Is Fallout's GTA: Vice City
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Obsidian: New Vegas Is Fallout's GTA: Vice City

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 7:31 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Obsidian believe that New Vegas is the GTA: Vice City of the Fallout series.

Fallout: New Vegas' Project Director and Lead Designer Josh Sawyer made the comparison during a recent interview with GamingUnion. Responding to a question about New Vegas' use of the ageing Fallout 3 engine, Sawyer said: More »


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Turbine: There's No Need For The Lord Of The Rings Online 2

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 6:45 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Turbine are in the final stages of making The Lord of the Rings Online adopt a free-to-play model, but the game has now been out for around three years and there are plenty of stories to tell. More »


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Ubisoft 'Cautious' About Creating More New IPs For This Generation

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:02 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Ubisoft's Alain Corre has stated that he feels Ubisoft will be very cautious about its approach to creating new IPs for the remainder of this console generation. More »


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StarCraft II Sells Over 3 Million In Its First Month

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 9:10 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Blizzard have announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has managed to sell over three million copies since it launched just over a month ago. More »


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Pachter: Mafia 2 Unlikely To Be Profitable

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 6:16 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Mafia II spent around six years in development, but Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, doesn't believe 2K Games will be able to make a profit from the game. More »


EA's Peter Moore Defends Online pass
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EA's Peter Moore Defends Online pass

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 1:06 pm (EST) BY COLIN

In an interview with Edge, EA Sports president Peter Moore discussed the issue of Online Passes, defending it saying it will aid EA in providing and maintaining services. More »


Next Grand Theft Auto Not Until 2012
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Next Grand Theft Auto Not Until 2012

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 1:02 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter doesn't think the next Grand Theft Auto will see the light of day in 2011, saying it may well slip into the next year instead. More »


Left 4 Dead Originally An RPG With Fairies
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Left 4 Dead Originally An RPG With Fairies

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 12:56 pm (EST) BY COLIN

In a very interesting interview with PC Gamer, Valve's Gabe Newell, project manager Erik Johnson and director of marketing Doug Lombardi discussed just exactly how their hit zombie apocalypse franchise, Left 4 Dead, came to fruition. More »


UK Charts: Mafia II Muscles Its Way To The Top
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UK Charts: Mafia II Muscles Its Way To The Top

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 8:40 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Mafia II has managed to muscle its way to the top of the UK sales this week, replacing Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days. More »


Blizzard Requires Right Partnership For StarCraft Movie
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Blizzard Requires Right Partnership For StarCraft Movie

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 1:37 am (EST) BY COLIN

Blizzard making a movie isn't a very preposterous idea. In fact, simply looking at the amazing cutscenes from any of their franchises and the average joe would probably think they are scenes from a movie.

Speaking with MTV Multiplayer, Rob Pardo, EVP of game design at Blizzard discussed a bit about what Blizzard is doing in regards to the movie business. They obviously revealed the Warcraft movie back in 2006 in partnership with Legendary Pictures, of which Pardo said "it's still in that story-development phase." More »


2k Games Announce Borderlands: Game Of The Year Edition
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2k Games Announce Borderlands: Game Of The Year Edition

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010, 9:52 pm (EST) BY COLIN

2K Games have announced the Game of the Year edition for Borderlands! A first person shooter RPG with plenty good community support. There's been at least 3 DLC packs released for it already. The Game of the Year Edition will go on sale on October 12 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

"With this definitive collection, gamers will now have the perfect chance to join in and experience what millions of Borderlands fans already adore." More »


EA Register The Sims 4 Domain Name
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EA Register The Sims 4 Domain Name

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010, 5:21 pm (EST) BY COLIN

EA have registered the domain name for The Sims 4, indicating a potential reveal in the near future. Of course it could be EA simply protecting domain names for their titles, but we all know it's bound to happen. More »


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Swedish Retailer Lists Far Cry 3

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010, 10:03 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Swedish retailer Webhallen has listed a Far Cry 3 Collector's Edition, while the Swedish branch of UK retailer GAME, have also put up a listing for the title. More »


EA Releases Medal Of Honor: Fallen Angel Part One Multiplayer Video
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EA Releases Medal Of Honor: Fallen Angel Part One Multiplayer Video

Sat, Aug 28th, 2010, 1:03 pm (EST) BY COLIN

EA have released a brand new multiplayer video for Medal of Honor, dubbed Fallen Angel part one. The video showcases a new snowy mountainous region as the battleground along with multiple changes since the beta, most notable of which is that players are now able to pick up weapons. More »