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This is what Metro 2033's special edition looks like

Special editions for brand new videogames without a proven pedigree. I've ranted on the arrogance of such a thing before, but nevertheless, it's getting more and more common so we'll have to deal...

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...

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...

BioShock 2 crap available for your Avatars

If you're not yet sick of spending pretend Microsoft money on present toys for your pretend people, then BioShock 2 has you covered. A range of items based on the 2K Games sequel has hit Xbox Liv...

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...

Wada's FF XIII statements confuses his own developers

A few weeks ago, we told you about how Square Enix president Yoichi Wada claimed that Final Fantasy XIII may be the "last of this type of game." We weren't entirely sure what we meant by that, an...

Ubisoft announces Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Ubisoft teased that some "big" news was coming this week, and that news has finally hit. Announced via Xbox Live, a brand new Ghost Recon has been confirmed, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.  Bo...

XBLA sale: Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Turtles in Time, and more

Yesterday marked the beginning of a fighting game-themed Xbox LIVE deal of the week promo. Your months of waiting for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 to drop in price have finally paid off! It's now down ......

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....

Holy (foot)balls: FIFA 10 has racked up 9.7 million sales

While it's true that about 100 million people watch the Super Bowl every year, soccer is easily the world's most beloved and most watched sport. Madden might be tops in America, but EA Sport...

Here is some Rocket Knight artwork for you

With all the talk about Sonic 4, it's easy to forget that Konami is gearing its own downloadable retro reboot with Rocket Knight. Of course, that's also partially thanks to the fact that Konami's...

Here's what Need for Speed SHIFT's Ferrari DLC looks like

It wouldn't be a modern-day racing game without downloadable cars, right? Ferrari lovers will be pleased to know that Need for Speed SHIFT is about to get an all-Ferrari add-on soon. Exclusively ...

Rebellion tells you how to play Aliens vs. Predator

This latest trailer explains the close combat in Aliens vs. Predator. Ironically, the video only tells you the Xbox 360 controls, which already has a control layout in the demo. The demo that re...

Free Mass Effect 2 DLC: Cerberus armor and a shotgun

Assuming you're still hooked into the Cerberus Network, you can look forward to some free downloadable content for Mass Effect 2 tomorrow. Both the Xbox 360 and PC versions are getting "Cerberus ...

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...

Aliens vs. Predator demo downloaded 14,000 times on XBL

Some may claim that the Aliens and Predator franchises are dead, but the apparent success of the Aliens vs. Predator demo seems to indicate that there are a lot of fans left in the world. Accordi...

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...

Win Dante's Inferno prizes by indulging in a sin!

It's a Dante's Inferno mega giveaway of extreme awesomeness this week! Thanks to AttentionUSA and Electronic Arts, we're giving away a bunch of Dante's Inferno-themed prizes this week -- 19 prize...

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...

Review: BioShock 2

When BioShock launched in 2007, it felt like a breath of fresh air to many gamers. A brand-new IP with a fantastic story and an interesting sandbox-style approach to combat within a linear format...

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...

Dante's Inferno not coming to Middle East (legally)

Surprise surprise! Dante's Inferno, a game about a mental Christian who carves a cross into his chest and visits a Hell full of big-breasted demons, is not going to be released in the Middle East...

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars announced

Did you think that Traveler's Tales had done all it could do with the LEGO Star Wars franchise? If so, you have no idea how the videogame industry works, my friend. LEGO Star Wars III has just be...

Buy two 360 Platinum Hits get one free at Amazon

Man, things are turning up Samit this week. First he gets a 360 in the mail, and now he can buy some of the best games on the system and get one of them for free. It's like Amazon knew what was g...

Alpha Protocol delayed again, this time with reasoning

At E3 2008 I saw Alpha Protocol and was pretty intrigued, figuring I'd be seeing the game in action before 2009 was up at the very latest. Then E3 2009 came along and it didn't really look like m...

Toys R' Us all about free stuff this week

Here comes the deal train, hop aboard if you're looking for a free game, an Xbox 360 controller or action figures. Toys R' Us is holding a sale all week on every videogame in the store that costs...

BioShock 2 devs under pressure to make a compelling story

We've been chatting with 2K Marin creative director Jordan Thomas ahead of BioShock 2's release, finding out what's left to find out about the game before it releases this Tuesday. We asked Thoma...

Modern Warfare 2 'care package' patch incoming soon

It appears that this care package glitch is causing quite an issue in the multiplayer of Modern Warfare 2. If you've come up against a team using it, you know how annoying it can be. You're on a ...

First R.U.S.E. making-of video is shiny

I'm not super-confident that Ubisoft's upcoming real-time strategy title R.U.S.E. is going to be as different or revolutionary as they say it is. Yes, the idea of creating fake information and i...

Bungie will be sending Halo 2 off in style

The recent announcement that Microsoft will be discontinuing support of all original Xbox games over LIVE has resulted in many sad cries of pain and anguish, as our ability to play older games on...

Rare showing off Perfect Dark at X10, we preview it now

Rare is finally going to showcase a playable version of their revamped Perfect Dark that it will be releasing some time soon for the Xbox LIVE Arcade. Rare has announced that they will be letting...

More details emerge on Fallout New Vegas

Subscribing to a magazine comes with its own perks. For one, you pay less per issue than store-buyers. For two, you get your copies a little earlier than most. Perk number two applies in this cas...

2K tells us why BioShock 2's multiplayer exists

Way back in 2007, 2K's Elizabeth Tobey stated that multiplayer in BioShock would compromise the story. We never forgot that statement, so it was strange to see BioShock 2 proudly pimping multipla...

BioShock 2 devs prepared for fan backlash

We've been chatting with 2K Marin ahead of BioShock 2's imminent release. With some big shoes to fill and a number of fans convinced that BioShock 2 should not have been made, we asked creative d...

Just Cause 2 gives you the freedom to cause chaos

What, you don’t believe me? Watch the newest trailer for Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause 2 above. Like last month’s multi-path trailer, this video shows off the wide variety of h...

Rebellion apologizes for Aliens vs. Predator demo fiasco

The arrival of the Aliens vs. Predator demo this week did not bring much conversation concerning the game's quality. Unfortunately, rather than talk about the game itself, most people were talkin...

Ruffian including this fan-made graffiti in Crackdown 2

Apparently, Ruffian Games held a contest where artists were asked to submit graffiti that would be used in Crackdown 2. I never got the memo, but enough people did to make the results impressive....

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...

Review: Chime

Right off the bat, I'm just going to say it: Chime is an utterly compelling, aesthetically minimalistic puzzle game that rides the cusp of being entirely fantastic, faltering only at its lack of ...

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...

Monster Hunter Frontier could leave Japan

Monster Hunter Frontier has been confirmed for the Xbox 360, and you know what that means -- it might be due a Western release. Monster Hunter games have never been huge sellers outside of Japan,...

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...

Bayonetta breaks one million sales

Ladies and gentlemen, the incomprehensible has happened -- Platinum Games has released a ... a ... a popular game!  Bayonetta has sold over one million copies. 1,100,000, to be exact, o...

Original Xbox Live support getting discontinued in April

On April 15, there will be no more original Xbox Live support. This affects both the original console, games and Xbox Originals that have Live features. Major Nelson doesn't go into the exact det...

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 ...

High Voltage bringing The Grinder to 360/PS3/PC next year

High Voltage Software's Wii-exclusive co-op shooter The Grinder has been set free! As revealed by president Kerry Ganofsky in an interview with IGN, the studio plans to make its newest game a mul...

Ruin a career by choosing the Madden NFL 11 cover athlete

Last year saw a first for the Madden NFL franchise: two cover athletes sharing the spotlight (Madden NFL 10 featured Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu). This year, EA is breaking the mold again ...

Project Natal prototype looks small, like an evil robot

Compared to older promotional images for Microsoft's motion-sensing Project Natal device, which I guess at this point could be referred to as concept shots, the real controller seems to be more c...

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...

Xbox LIVE Arcade brought in over $100 million in 2009

According to estimates from Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE), 2009 was a damn good year for Xbox LIVE Arcade. With more Xbox 360s in players' hands and a number of stellar n...

Wah wah wah Sonic the Hedgehog 4!

So, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 was announced at midnight. After much teasing, it was revealed that Project Needlemouse would become the official sequel to Sonic 3, continuing where the 16-bit game left...

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...

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?) ...

Dark Void DLC is coming ... because you needed more of it

Dark Void, the jetpack-flavored action game that I kicked the sh*t out of during our review, is priming for some downloadable content. You know, just in case there wasn't enough fantastic gamepla...

Int'l Xbox 360 Hard Drive Watch 2010: EU cuts 120GB price

We've been watching the Xbox 360 Hard Drive situation. After that Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle came out, we were sure a 205GB separate drive would be released. But it didn't come. Later, Aaro...

Preview: Metro 2033

Post-apocalyptic shooters don't come along very often. That was a lie, but post-apocalyptic shooters that look more interesting than other post-apocalyptic shooters are quite rare indeed. Metro 2...

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