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Ezio in Rome for next Assassin's Creed

While the jump from Assassin's Creed to its sequel brought about a whole new set of faces and places, don't expect the same for the follow up. In its third quarter financial conference call today...

Greg Hastings Paintball 2 announced for consoles

Because the 2004 Xbox title Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball needed a sequel, it's getting one this year, thanks to Majesco. The publisher has announced that Greg Hastings Paintball 2 will be h...

Next Deus Ex likely called Deus Ex: Human Revolution

If we were to guess, we'd say that Square Enix's and Eidos' Deus Ex 3 has a name now -- Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It's a safe bet, considering that Square Enix filed a trademark for that name in...

NIS changes name of Holy Invasion of Privacy due to IP conflict

In an odd and surprising turn, NIS America has changed the name of its PlayStation Portable title Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman to What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord?!. NIS says the name c...

A look at Supreme Commander 2's 'The Kraken' in action

Today we take to the sea, with an exclusive look at "The Krakek," an Cybran faction experimental submarine in Supreme Commander 2. "It has a very intimidating look," says Gas Powered Games Chris...

Schedule for Dante's Inferno DLC revealed

When it comes to downloadable content and Dante's Inferno, Visceral and Electronic Arts aren't messing around. In fact, according to a slip that shipped inside the retail game box, they've got it...

Borderland's General Knoxx gets his own Twitter account

Little known fact: the General Knoxx of "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx," the upcoming third Borderlands DLC expansion, is a real person. Well, real enough to have a Twitter account at least....

Stinky socks are no match for THQ's All Star Karate

If cheering wasn't your thing, you might want to consider All Star Karate by THQ. It's the publisher's new title in the "All Star" franchise, following the popular (no, really) All Star Cheer Sq...

EA has two console Need for Speed titles in the works

It's already been confirmed that Burnout developer Criterion has its hands in the Need for Speed franchise. But if Burnout's fast pace and twisted steel isn't your thing, don't worry -- Electroni...

EA reveals release info for Dead Space 2, next Dragon Age, and more

If you're an avid Electronic Arts fan and just have to have everything they own, you might want to tighten your belt for the next year. There's a lot of games, and in the publisher's fiscal earni...

David Cage: Creating mature games a 'massive challenge'

When Quantic Dream CEO and co-founder David Cage watches movies or television, he dreams of the day when game designers can have the same liberties. Cage, whose mature interactive drama Heavy Rai...

A look at Supreme Commander 2's 'Bomb Bouncer' in action

In the first of five exclusive videos, Gas Powered Game's CEO Chris Taylor gives us a look at the "Bomb Bouncer" unit from Supreme Commander 2, the upcoming real-time strategy title for PC and X...

Molyneux: Fable III reveal will get you 'super pissed'

At Microsoft's X10 event this week, Lionhead and Peter Molyneux will be bringing a demonstration of Fable III along for the ride. And according to Molyneux, notorious for making bold statements, ...

THQ reveals first UFC Undisputed 2010 details

Following the reveal that Brock Lesnar would be the cover boy for its upcoming UFC Undisputed 2010, THQ has revealed the first details for the follow-up to last year's hit title.In the gameplay d...

Rise of the Triad getting ported to the iPhone this year

Apogee Software's classic PC first-person shooter Rise of the Triad is coming to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad this year thanks to Mobila Interactice.A full port of the original title for the App...

Nintendo DLC: Blaster Master, Tomena Sanner, Fieldrunners

It's another week, another set of Nintendo downlo--oh my God... Blaster Master Overdrive!!WiiWare Blaster Master Overdrive (Sunsoft, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points) Tomena Sanner (Konami, 1-4 player...

The Prince of Persia movie Super Bowl trailer sans sports

Did you watch the Super Bowl? I didn't. Apparently, Robot Anna Kournikova was winning, last I asked on Twitter. Oh, and there were some commercials that people were excited about, too. Beer comm...

Review: Dante's Inferno

Strip away marketing and PR controversy, and forget for a moment that Dante's Inferno is a videogame interpretation of a literary classic (albeit loosely). Sure, Visceral Games -- the talented te...

No objection: WiiWare Phoenix Wright coming sooner

OBJECTION! ORDER! OTHER THINGS LAWYERS YELL IN COURT ROOMS! (OSCAR MIKE?) Capcom has announced that the launch date for the WiiWare version of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All has be...

Concept art from EA's canceled Road Rash and... Oliver Twist?

By all accounts, it appears that Electronic Arts had intended to bring the Road Rash franchise back from the dead. Whether or not that's still in the cards is unclear, the only true evidence we'v...

L.A. Noire no longer a PS3 exclusive, hitting 360 as well

You won't need to sit down for this one, as it should come as no surprise -- Rockstar Games' L.A. Noire is no longer a PlayStation 3 exclusive. The title, which will be revealed in full in the ne...

Yes, ModNation Racers is coming to the PSP

Sony has officially announced today that United Front Games will be bringing its PlayStation 3 "Play, Create, Share" racer, ModNation Racers, to the PlayStation Portable. The title appears to sp...

Get the Heavy Rain demo now because you're a cheater

Want to play the Heavy Rain demo now? Complete the mystery of Sony's Heavy Rain ARG and win a code to download it today. Or, alternately, skip the headaches, and get the answers here and right no...

Just Cause 2 demo 'on its way'

Looks like we'll be getting a demo for Avalanche Studios' Just Cause 2 soon. We know this because the game's publisher, Eidos, tweeted it. "Just Cause 2 demo on its way," someone who presumably ...

Gas Powered to show off 'next big thing' on February 15

Wondering what comes after Gas Powered Games ships Supreme Commander 2 in March? The "next big thing," obviously. "Can't wait to announce our next big thing on the 15th," Gas Powered's Chris Tayl...

Yeah, so Muscle March swim trunks showed up in the mail

I've never played Namco Bandai's WiiWare title Muscle March, so I don't know if it's a good game or not. But here's the game's "story," according to the publisher: "The all mighty protein powder ...

A closer look at Dante's Inferno pre-order NECA figure

Electronic Arts sent over a fancy little Dante figure (seen above, absolving my cat of her sins) today, the same one you'd receive for pre-ordering Dante's Inferno at shops like GameStop. There's...

Video of Zeno Clash XBLA brings the WTF

ATLUS has teamed up with developer ACE Team's Zeno Clash to Xbox LIVE Arcade as Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition. You should know this is a good thing -- the once PC-only title mixed first-person br...

Game Informer pulls the sheet off the body of L.A. Noire

Surprise! Rockstar Games L.A. Noire actually exists! Game Informer has revealed its March issue and as some had expected, the cover features the billion-years-in-development title. The magazine's...

Rock Band DLC: Megadeth's entire 'Rust in Peace' album

The blood, sweat, and tears of Harmonix's Rock Band 'Zine has hit people's email inboxes, and has revealed next week's downloadable content -- Megadeth's Rust in Peace. The entire track listing f...

The Who 'Super Bowl S-mashup' hits Rock Band this Sunday

The upcoming The Who DLC for Rock Band we reported on not long ago has been revealed, and it's probably not what you were expecting. During the Super Bowl Halftime Show this Sunday, The Who is sc...

Hudson's Wii game Calling goes so gold it's scary

Hudson has announced that its upcoming survival horror Wii-exclusive, Calling, has gone gold. That means that the game's scheduled ship date March 9 is locked, and you'll want to sock away $39.99...

Red Dead Redemption's killer moustache revealed

Last year, Rockstar Games held a moustache competition, in an effort to raise issues of men's health by way of moustaches. Or something. In any event, one winner was chosen to have his (or her?) ...

Get Mass Effect 2 Dr Pepper promo DLC without Dr. Pepper

No need to drink yourself into a Dr. Pepper coma to get the promotional Mass Effect 2 DLC. Hellforge has discovered that the promo codes provided at purchase are completely reusable... you can ge...

War Machine invades Sega's Iron Man 2

There's an Iron Man sequel hitting theaters soon, and that only means one thing -- another Iron Man game. While Sega's first Iron Man title didn't exactly thrill, that's not going to stop them f...

First look at Fallout: New Vegas

You wanted updated Fallout: New Vegas, and here you have it -- a whole freakin' trailer. This is an instance where the trailer -- set to the tune of "Blue Moon" -- really says it all. From the l...

Here's your Assassin's Creed multiplayer... for iPhone

Ubisoft has announced Assassin's Creed 2: Multiplayer today for the iPhone and iPod touch. The title will feature real time online multiplayer via Wi-Fi, as players compete against three other a...

Contest: Konami's Rhyme Player announced... win it!

Today Konami has announced that it'll be putting a new musical iPhone/iPod game, Rhyme Player, on the Apple App Store. Branded as an interactive lyrical experience, the game tapping and swiping t...

PSA: Steam down for a few hours this Thursday

Hope you didn't have any big Thursday night Team Fortress plans. Valve has announced that it will be performing software maintenance on "some Steam servers" this Thursday, February 4. It begins a...

Witness the birth of God of War III's Chimera

Let it be known that I traveled far and wide to find myself a God of War Slurpee. I struck out at three 7-Elevens, one of which didn't even have a Slurpee machine. Who knew that was even cosmica...

Harmonix song license requests hint at non-rock music game

You think Harmonix is working on the next Rock Band beyond Green Day: Rock Band? Yeah, me too. But how about a game featuring the music of hardcore hip-hop duo M.O.P.? Didn't see that one coming,...

ESRB: Dead or Alive Paradise is 'creepy voyeurism'

The ESRB says what we all are (or should be) thinking -- Tecmo's Dead or Alive Paradise features "creepy voyeurism." This from the rating of the upcoming PlayStation Portable title which the ESRB...

BioWare: No, Mass Effect 2 isn't coming to the PS3

Despite retail listings, rumors, and other online shenanigans, BioWare maintains that its hit title Mass Effect 2 will not be coming to the PlayStation 3. The latest rumblings came when direct re...

Red Steel 2 speed drawing video is speedy

Red Steel 2 is finally coming to the Wii this March, sporting some fancy Wii MotionPlus support and pretty hand-drawn-style visuals. So what better way to get you excited than to show you someon...

F5! F5! Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands Web site opens

Ubisoft has launched its official Web site for Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, and yeah -- it's a game Web site. Right now, there's nothing much there. The trailer that premiered at the Spike ...

Beyonce, Style Savvy, behind the scenes... yup

You know who's style savvy? Beyoncé, that's who. Did you see her at the Grammy's? Sasha Fierce got fierce all up on the mic, covering an Alanis Morissette song of all things. And the...

UFC Undisputed is both a 'Platinum' and a 'Greatest' hit

THQ has announced today that UFC 2009 Undisputed has reached "Platinum Hits" status for Xbox 360, and "Greatest Hits" status for PlayStation 3. This means two things -- THQ sold a lot of the...

DDR Universe 3 available on Games on Demand

Apparently you guys demanded Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3, because it's now available on Xbox 360 Games on Demand.  Yes, for $29.99 you'll get a whole batch of new songs to stomp around...

Guitar-controlled platformer Fret Nice hits PSN this week

According to a tweet by Fret Nice developer Pieces Interactive, the guitar-controlled platformer Fret Nice hits PlayStation Network in North America this week. Europe has received a vague "coming...

Japanese The Last Guardian site goes live, is a tease

Ask anyone what their most anticipated PlayStation 3 game of this year is and you're likely to get an answer like Heavy Rain or God of War III. Some, however, would give you the less obvious answ...

Accio brickus: LEGO Harry Potter out in May

Fans of bricks and Hogwarts, good news -- LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 is out this May. If you've got a Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, or Windows PC, you're in luck -- ...

Aliens vs. Predator demo set to hit Xbox LIVE this week

Fan site of all things where an Alien versus a Predator AVP Galaxy is reporting than a demo for Sega's Alien vs. Predator will be arriving this week.  The info comes via an Xbox LIVE Spotlig...

Dante's Inferno: Poem meets game, scythe meets face

Having recently played through some updated preview code of Visceral Games' Dante's Inferno, a question ate at me -- what punishment could there be that's worse than being in Hell?  The ques...

Latest Blur teaser shows off 'unique culture,' explosions

Of all of the games that were delayed last year, I was surprised how much I was upset by Activision pushing Blur into 2010. Having played some four player split-screen, I've been sold on the ga...

Rock Band DLC: Going country for the third time

If you're wearing a cowboy hat or a belt buckle that depicts a bull over a waving confederate flag, next week's Rock Band DLC is for you. Yee haw! Here comes "Going Country Pack 03"! Kenny Chesn...

Rumor: Star Wars: Battlefront Online in pre-production

Put away the hankies and stop the crying over the reported death of Star Wars: Battlefront III. There may be a "new hope" for the battle just yet.  According to Kotaku's sources, LucasArts i...

Sega's 'Project Needlemouse' to get proper name next week

We all know that Sega's "Project Needlemouse" refers to the publisher's next Sonic game, but what is it really called? Well, Sega knows, but they're not telling... yet.  They are prepar...

Nintendo president dumps on Apple's iPad

While the words "It was a bigger iPod Touch" rang throughout the Internet upon the reveal of Apple's iPad, the source of this particular quote is a bit more interesting -- Nintendo's president, S...

Digital Mass Effect comic free for one day only

If you know anything about Brad Nicholson it's that he loves Mass Effect and he loves Apple products. So this one's for him.  Dark Horse has let us know that the digital version of its comic...

'Secret Armory of General Knoxx' Borderlands DLC revealed

Gearbox has announced its third piece of DLC for Borderlands today, "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx," slated to hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC this year. The DLC will bring a "huge n...

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