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Release Date: January 12, 2012
Publisher: Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: PC, Playstation 3 Network, Xbox 360 Live Arcade
Official Website: Gotham City Imposters

Gotham City Imposters is looking for some gamers to try this new download only FPS.  What can only be described as a crew of banged up misfits dressed as your favorite Batman characters, Gotham City Imposters looks to be like a wacky free for all as normal citizens parade around as the caped crusader, joining forces in gangs and killing the evil “Jokerz” of the City. 

This hilarious take on DC Comics characters lets you customize to your hearts content.  Examples of the Imposters are available on the Website’s Character Gallery.  Everything from hair styles to accessories like roller skates and bat wings are available to you; the possibilities are  endless and extreme.  GC Imposters also invites the players to make  outlandish (and almost most ridiculous) weapons like a rocket launcher made entirely out of PVC pipe, or a Jack-in-the-box style grenade.

Just a few of the customizable characters to chose from.

With it’s over the top amusement park landscape, and the option to make your character as crazy and insane looking as possible, you’re definitely going to want to take a stab at this beta before it launches. Sign up here today!

Just when EA thought they had the bragging rights to their release of Battlefield 3 back in October, Activision said, “Step back.” With an estimated 6.5 units flying off the shelves nationwide and in the UK, Activision broke the record for most games sold within a 24-hour period, beating out last y

The Empire of Tamriel is on the brink of disaster. In the shadows of the death of a king, alliances are forged in hopes to gain the throne. A civil war breaks out while Dragons hone in on the Empire. The only one powerful enough to stop it all is the one with The Voice. How in the world can you

After a year of anticipation, after the breakout success of the first-ever Call of Duty® XP live fan event, and after pre-order numbers that toppled even those of 2010’s mega-seller Call of Duty®: Black Ops, the ultimate shot has at last been fired.Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 is now available a

If you think Lego games are for kids, think again. This franchise has to be one of the most clever puzzle games to exist, and developers at Traveller’s Tale are back again with Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7. Having played Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, I was excited to see they would release the squea

The game is set in present day California within the city of Los Santos.  If you played Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, you will immediately recognize the city as one of the game’s three featured destinations.  Cities for Los Santos are represented with slightly changed names, like “Vineland” for “Hol

Post by: Cheri Green

There are times in my gaming life when I am more than happy I own a multitude of consoles.  This is one of them.  We can expect the second Alan Wake game to arrive exclusively to the xbox 360′s marketplace.  I couldn’t be more thrilled to know I can partake in this release.

Described as a psychological thriller, Alan Wake appeared in early May 2010.  Like many, I had waited anxiously for this title to appear on store shelves.  Having known the time and care taken to create this intellectual  mind bender, I was excited to travel vicariously through his story.  Alan Wake was his own personal hero, finding pages one by one of a fictional story that ultimately foretold his future and provided direction of where he was to go in a dream like life to unravel the mystery of his plight.

Yesterday via his twitter feed, Major Nelson described this new installment as a “…fully stand alone experience.”   Here’s to hoping for greatness as this download will be solely digital.  One can only dream of epicness as we take our protagonist into another disturbing adventure.

No release date for Alan Wake 2 has been published at this time.

This December, put your game on pause and prepare for an out-of-this-world glimpse at the future of gaming when Spike TV presents the 2011 “Video Game Awards” (#VGA). Today, Spike TV announced that Mark Burnett, the acclaimed producer of “Survivor,” “The Voice,” “The Apprentice,” the “63rd Annual Pr

Review By: Cheri Green

Batman Arkham City just might be one of the best games I’ve played this year.  I had the opportunity to observe a buddy of mine play through the first Batman Arkham Asylum, and I remember being instantly captured with the game play.  It was a ton of fun to just sit and watch, and now that I have my hands on Arkham City, I am wowed by the way this game works.

As the story unfolded, I knew I had to get myself up to speed with the concept of having Batman running up walls, climbing fences and sides of buildings all while using that trusty grapple.  It didn’t take long  before I was fluidly flying all over the open world, directing myself confidently and landing on top of rooftops and gargoyles in that famous Batman crouching pose.

You begin in the midst of your capture as Bruce Wayne in Arkham Asylum.  The plot to unleash an operation codenamed Protocol 10 is to be disclosed before the night is over.   This act will ensure the leadership of Hugo Strange over Gotham City.  After breaking out of the prison, you communicate with Alfred to have all of your weapons dropped in a disclosed location, you save Catwoman from Two Face, and you begin to fight back against the corrupt that now inhabit the city.  As you get yourself acclimated with the world you are given, you will no doubt encounter droves of ruffians that enable you to experience the Free Style fighting that has been improved since the last game.   Sometimes I fought in Detective Mode to expose my enemies skeletons in a sort of x-ray grid like realm just for fun.  Your weapons arsenal has been upgraded since the last Batman title, you now have new gadgets like the smoke pellets that will confuse your enemies and instantly mask your immediate location causing them to become disoriented fight each other.  You will also often times see groups of gangs in the midst of battles against each others as The Joker, Two Face, and The Penguin has their own people enlisted to fight for them.

Fighting in Detective Mode

What I loved most about this installment is that you can chose your own adventure in your own time and speed.  The story and plot is pretty straightforward, however there are several sub missions to keep you busy.  Rocksteady’s Dax Ginn confirmed that the game was intended to have 40 hours of game play, plus 15 hours devoted to side missions.  I spent a cool hour just flying and cruising over the town, consulting my map and seeing where random acts of violence were occurring.   Batman Arkham City provides tons of downloadable content, including being able to play as Catwoman with her very own plot.  This isn’t just a game you play at face value.   You have access to really self direct the entire game as you see fit which makes Batman Arkham City genius.  I felt empowered to protect the city, to take it upon myself to sneak around, cloaked by the night and protect the innocent.  I was determined to stalk the evil doers like a predator, at times hanging upside down silently behind them before striking.   I vowed as I stood alone as the caped crusader, my main focus would be to work for the side of justice and the rights of the citizens.   Arkham City allows me to control my in game destiny, and that makes it a winner.

Dive Bombing Like a Boss

Batman Arkham City Website

Review by Cheri Green

Hello, NFS.  It’s been a while.  Not since Most Wanted have I picked up another game from this 18-title franchise.  The buzz surrounding this newcomer made me want to jump all over the demo.

You come onto the scene as Jack, a “marked man” that needs to win this insane race in order to save his life.  Three thousand miles, two hundred competitors and twenty five million grand prize.  The goal seems basic:  Get yourself from San Francisco to New York.  In NFS fashion, you’ll have to dodge oncoming traffic, police, harsh terrain, and use your wits and driving skills to put the pedal to the metal over the 300 KM playing field.  The Run is by far the biggest NFS game, out tracking it’s previous title “Hot Pursuit.”

There’s a multitude of awesome “firsts” for this installment.   NFS: The Run uses Frostbite’s Engine 2 technology, which contributes to the crisp visuals and your car’s road hugging physics, and makes this the first non-shooter game to use it.  This is also the first NFS title where you exit the car and travel on foot, a neat element that I’m curious about.  Exclusive for you with the serious need for speed, a designed 2012 Porche 911 Carrera S, and the Pagani Huayra.

As for the Demo’s first level, you hit the ground running…Literally.  The first race you’re thrown into is in the desert, with a “Pass Ten Opponents” as a challenge.  I almost wasn’t ready for the power the 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo I was was given.  I had to remember to maneuver myself accurately, or I’d spin out on the sudden golden arrowed TURN RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW curves and completely set myself back.  Guess what? There’s zero room for failure in this game.  Your ability to drift on curves, or slide past someone without touching them will bring you to victory faster.  Where Most Wanted and other titles encouraged you to hard core damage everything around you (even gave you points for crashing into other cars), this game said, “Haha. No, way.”  I beat my challenger gamer friend at a mere 2.20 seconds.   Next demo level, you’re about 1,900 miles away from your New York destination.  It’s an icy, slippery slope called Independence Pass with the instructions “Get Down the Mountain.”  I have to admit right here I completely wrecked my car twice.  I was totally unprepared for the falling avalanche of rocks, debris, snow and fire that were being tossed at me left and right while I’m tapping out at my top speed of over 190mph.  While boulders were dropping onto the track and falling beside me, internally I was screaming at myself, “LEFT!! RIGHT!! LEFT!!  RIGHT!!”  Getting yourself off of a crumbling frosty mountain by far was a challenge, but one I am proud to say beat on my first run.

If you love racing, competition so crazy you’ll want to start throwing things around the room when in that last split second you made what seemed to be a good decision at the wrong time and completely threw the race, sexy fast custom made cars and a whole lot of adrenaline pumping action, then let’s see if you can try to beat me.

Need For Speed: The RUN hits stores November 15, 2011 for all consoles including the Nintendo DS and Wii.

Need For Speed The Run Official Website

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DOOM. QUAKE.  Ring a bell? If it does, then you’re probably ecstatic over the upcoming release of RAGE.   id Software company pretty much defined the concept of First Person Shooting, so why not make the ultimate FPS with their latest post-apocalyptic open (yet directed) world release.  The background story is that an insanely large asteroid crashed into earth, and you’ve been contained in stasis by  an organization called Ark.  The time has come for you, along with other important persons (scientists, doctors, architects and the like) to wake up from years of  peaceful sleep within a frozen pod underground to help rebuild the planet.  But of course, it can’t be that easy.  By some twist of fate, Ark has malfunctioned and guess what?  No one woke up but you.

So now here you are, alone on an unrecognizable planet that’s been taken over by mutants.  You have no memory or intelligence with information about where you are, or what is going on.  Your only way to survive is to make it to the surface and try to ban together some compadres that will aid you on your mission.  There are a bout of different clans you’re going to need to avoid, and of course the mother of all the antagonists:  The Authority.   RAGE was designed to encourage the player to utilize their vast arsenal of weapons, as just selecting a “favorite” and sticking to it won’t always do the job.  Weapons can be upgraded with the cash you’ve obtained after ransacking and looting mutants you’ve just obliterated.  As the Creative Developer Tim Willis states,   “With every new environment you enter, we give you a new weapon, or a new ammo type, or a new engineering item to keep the experience fresh.  As you play the game, your arsenal grows and grows.”   Shotguns of course are standard, but RAGE offers some new kids on their block:  A crossbow, and a very hand dandy Wing Stick, which looks like a bladed boomerang with an internal gps homing device.  Another element I can’t wait to try with RAGE is the vehicle dune buggy combat game play.  In all, I am really looking forward to getting my hands on this. It’s been a while since I’ve been this excited about an FPS, and hey…Everyone’s doing it, including Charlize Theron who was at RAGE’s launch party and said, “I’ve been known to game…I’m a bit of a gamer.”  Yes, Charlize, aren’t we all?

Rage is available on all platforms starting October 4th, 2011.

RAGE Official Website

Review by: Cheri Green

So many times I’ve been up late watching a little Robot Chicken on Adult Swim when a commercial for their latest and greatest game blasts across the screen.  I have absolutely bought games featured in theses sarcastic advertisements, with the latest being “Robot Unicorn Attack Heavy Metal Edition.”  Although certainly not complicated, and even though it was very smartly made, I felt like it was a game you played once in a while…Or just the first time you bought it like I did.

What I like about “Monsters Ate My Condo” is that the hilarious graphics and the simplistic goal (match the colored condos up to the color of the monster to eat and make happy) made it for an addicting game play of which I couldn’t put down my phone. I was furiously swiping colored bricks into the mouths of the monsters beside this leaning tower, trying to make sure not to topple it.  You don’t even care when it’s over, because you become excited to start over from square one.  Any game that ignites the want and need to start over again is a total winner.

And apparently, I’m not the only one who finds this game mega awesome.  “Monsters Ate My Condo” became the iPhone Game of the Week on September 16th, and received raving customer reviews.  Definitely an awesome time waster, and for just a mere ninty nine cents:  Go get your build on!!

Monsters Ate My Condo in the App Store via iTunes

Want to use gaming as a way to make a difference in a child’s life?  G3 (Gaming and Giving for Good) is a LIVE 24 hour charity event that will raise funds for Extra Life, a program through the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.  Signing up is a snap, and it’s making money for kids doing something

Wow! I must say the music, the ambient, even the opening scene threw me back to when I first ever fired this game up. I was super excited while sitting here in an empty house, poised at the edge of my couch seat watching the opening cut scene in all it’s glory. I was clicking all of my controller

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I was about twenty five when I bought Resident Evil 4.  This game defined my gaming style and taste.  I spent hours with my PlayStation 2 whirring away while I tried to make sure my zombie kill count was higher than my peers.  As Leon Kennedy I vowed to protect the President’s daughter while warding off  the plague infested farmers, “Las Ganados.”  It’s the first game that I legitimately felt great after beating, like I had really accomplished something.  I must admit, RE4 is one of my favorite games of all time.

Imagine my complete and utter joy to learn that Resident Evil 4 was going to be available for download.  And not only that, but digitally remastered to boot.  Check out the awesome differences below:

Resident Evil 4 is available to download TODAY for just twenty dollars on the XBOX360 [live]  and PS3 [network] consoles .   Cannot wait to re-live this masterpiece as it was intended. Stay tuned for the review!!

Resident Evil 4 in HD trailer from Youtube.com

The Bundle Pack varies in price, depending on where you buy it. Gamestop is selling it for a cool $399.99. Gears of War 3 drops tomorrow, September 20th.

Flash forward to the past week with The Boys at work hounding me to get this game.  Up until now, my love of zombies has always been reserved for the likes of Resident Evil.  And although my style is more of a BioShock, Dead Space, Mass Effect type gaming, I decided to give DI a whirl.  Unfortunatel

BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – THE ALBUM FEATURING ALL-NEW TRACKS FROM PANIC! AT THE DISCO, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB AND MORE TO BE RELEASED BY WATERTOWER MUSIC OCTOBER 4, 2011
12 ORIGINAL AND DISTINCTIVE TRACKS DRAW ON THE INFLUENCES OF BATMAN AND THE FORTHCOMING BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY V

SINGLE WITH REMIXES BY DIRTYPHONICS, LE CASTLE VANIA, LEFT/RIGHT & DIGITAL PIZZA AND TEAM AWESOME

Alice returns to the madness of Wonderland once more.

King of Fighters comes to the Apple Store!

Hell froze over…

Somewhat familiar mining and crafting, but now in 2D!

Live 8pm PST Only On theStream.TV

“The All-New Game Show” – back in HD – powered by a new 4,000 square
foot studio

Los Angeles, CA, June 14th, 2011 – “The All-New Game Show” – theStream.tv’s game
show phenom is returning to fans around the world – bigger, better, and in HD. The Game
Show’s loyal fans should expect to be glued to their Computers and iPad’s this Friday,
June 17th at 11 p.m. et/ 8 p.m. pt as Jim, Nikole, and Gweedz dive back into action tracking the happenings of the video game industry, serving up equal doses of entertainment, and of course – drinks.

Brian Gramo, theStream.tv’s CEO and Founder stated, “It’s irresponsibly unnecessary to
have this level of production value just to drink beer and talk about video games. It’s
awesome.” Gramo expects The All-New Game Show to reach pinnacles unseen in the Live-Streaming interactive space and is anxious for its premier on Friday.

A show this fun about video games has you laughing and drinking right along with them;
and you’ll never know who will stop by to hang out. We’ve seen familiar faces like NBC’s
“The Voice,” Alison Haislip, G4’s “Attack of the Show,” Kevin Pereira, and IGN’s
Jessica Chobot, just to name a few. The fun doesn’t stop there . . . each month they give
away an Xbox 360 to a lucky viewer from their live interactive chat rooms!

These guys mean business. And when we say business we mean, drinking, having fun,
and talking about video games. The All-New Game Show – explicit gaming coverage and
uh gurl. Join the fun on Fridays at 11 p.m. et / 8 p.m. only on theStream.TV

Dirt 3 is rally racing at it’s most fun!

Honestly, I’m skeptical about the 3DS still because I think 3D is just a fad. According to a recent Japanese survey with over one-thousand people, most people aren’t skeptical about the 3DS being a fad. They are just waiting for the price to drop. The other main reasons why Japan is waiting on the 3DS is because of health warnings and how heavy the device is.

With Sony pushing the NGP at E3 and possibly giving a release date at E3, could Nintendo be getting ready for a 3DS price drop announcement during the Nintendo Press Conference? As Nintendo’s conference is right before Sony’s, that would force Sony’s hand to maybe announce something about the NGP they previously didn’t announce.

Question for you guys: are you waiting on the 3DS or the NGP? Leave your comments below!

Source (VG247)

The L.A. Noire Official Soundtrack was inspired by the sweeping orchestral scores of the great films of the 1940s. This all-original score was recorded in London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios and composed by Andrew Hale, of the band Sade and Sweetback and whose credits include scores for such films

Will you save The Ark, or will you break free?

Interesting rumors abound about Nintendo’s new console.

It’s time to return to the Aperture Science Laboratories for further testing.

During the summer, Sony may shot down some buildings to lower energy consumption because of the recent effects from the earthquake and tsunami affecting Japan’s power grid. Because of Fukushima Daiichi and other power stations not being able to opperate at the required levels, Sony and other companies will be giving workers a two-week vacation in order to give other companies the chance to recover from the largest disaster in Japan in recorded history.

Recovery has already started, but it will take a long time to rebuild and Sony giving other companies shows why they are such a great corporation. The question that I have is where are they going to get the money for these paid-vacations? Are donations going to the relief effort going to help pay for these vacation days?

I honestly hope they aren’t receiving relief donations if they are going to be offering their employees a paid-vacation. To recover from what I have said, I do support the people of Japan and I hope for a quick recovery. Here is a little quote from Sony’s George Boyd:

We are looking to provide two weeks of holidays to workers to alleviate the electricity consumption. We are likely to bring the work hours forward to cut electricity usage on a day-to-day basis as well.

Source – GamePolitics

Over the last couple of months, George Hotz ‘GeoHotz’ has been defending a case against Sony for potential piracy on the Playstation 3. Sony and Mr. Hotz have made a settlement outside of the court room resolving the issue. Now that the case has been laid to rest, those people who donated to the hackers aid have a question: what is going to happen to the rest of the money that was donated? Will George just pocket the money and run, as the stereotype is for hackers?

Geohotz has sent off a $10,000 check to the Electronic Frontier Foundation from what is supposed to be the remaining money. The question is now: how much is left and how much is George pocketing? If I were him, I wouldn’t put my own money into giving to a charity when people have donated a large sum of money to me for a defense case. I’m just being honest.

In the blog post, George said this to sum up his donation:

This money goes to the EFF in hopes that America can one day again be a shining example of freedom, free of the DMCA and ACTA, and that private interest will never trump the ideas laid out in the constitution of privacy, ownership, and free speech.

The Humble Bundle Returns!

Finally two worlds collide in the ultimate showdown!

Back when I was a baby living in Germany, we had a Nintendo Entertainment System. Why was it called an entertainment system when all it played was video games? You couldn’t even play 8-Tracks on it! Well Rocketboom solves this mystery that many young gamers don’t know about. Check out their video by clicking here.

Its been a couple of years since the last Burnout title was released and it seems like its about the right time to release the next game. Apparently, the Australian Ratings Board has leaked their rating of Burnout: Crash. Rated PG for Mild Violence, EA’s Senior VP Patrick Soderlund has said the Burnout franchise has already met its last day.

Maybe, some company is breaching EA’s copyright clause. Maybe, EA has given a company the unofficial right to make a game for the franchise. What do you guys think is going on? Is this just a hoax or is this for real?

Spiral Knights takes MMOs OldSchool

According to an article from VG247, Microsoft announced a cheaper development kit. Perhaps this could do with the new testing that Microsoft is going to be offering for gamers.

The redesigned Xbox Development Kit is also an indicator of our continued investment in the platform; it is one piece of our ongoing programs to support Xbox 360 for years to come.

Maybe, this means a cheaper and well-put-together Xbox 360 will be on the way. I think this could be a possibility. What do you guys think? With recent overhaul of the slim version of the 360 released last year, could Microsoft redub the original version of the Xbox 360? I think its very unlikely but gamers that are seeking a cheaper version of the 360 might get this a couple of years before the new Xbox comes out.

Despite its post near April 1st, it seems that THQ and Volition aren’t trying to fool anyone.  Here’s the debut trailer for the newest installment in the Saints Row games, complete with a shiny new release window.
No longer will we have to wait until 2012 before hitting The Row again!

Right now, Capcom is printing the money and they are looking to tease you for their future games. Becoming the next version of the Metal Gear ‘crazy’, the Resident Evil storyline has twisted its way around particular characters death and its time for a restart. Featuring the first title’s characters, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will reset the franchise hopefully cleaning the mess of a storyline that has been created. Watch the trailer here.

OH NO! IT’S LU BU!

I’m sure you’ve all heard about Felicia Day’s funded Dragon Age series that has been teased the last couple months, but what about the little guys? From a post on DToid, Dragon Age: Malevolence looks to be the next cool indie fan-made video game series made into a webs series. Featuring the same teasing tactics as Dragon Age 2 did, this trailer looks great and has forced my hand to subscribe to their YouTube channel. Here is a little part of the description that Ms. Angelos wrote:

To do something epic like Dragon Age justice without a lot of money is challenging, to say the least… But the whole cast & crew utilized all our resources really well and worked our butts off to try and make it happen.

You can check out the trailer by clicking here. With already 75k hits, this trailer is going to spread across the web soon! Enjoy and let me know if you guys are interested in looking at these kinds of articles.

Unofficially released by RyanCE on NeoGaf, the Mortal Kombat characters selection screen has been leaked. Already showing off the two DLC character slots that were recently announced, this screen shot looks pretty legit. RyanCE did a nice touch by naming all of the characters in the leaked screen shot. Check it out below to the left and to the right all of the character names.

Scorpion – Liu Kang – Kung Lao – Sub-Zero

Sindel – Ermac – Reptile – Kitana

Johnny Cage – Jade – Mileena – Nightwolf

Cyrax – Noob Saibot – Smoke – Sektor

Sonya – Jax – Kano – Stryker

Shang Tsung – Baraka – Kabal – Raiden

Cyber Sub Zero – Sheeva – Quan Chi – Kraots

Strange things happen when a girl touches a strange hovering box… Many old game characters spread over the city and did strange and crazy things.

Very rarely, I am taken away to a different world in the real world. Technically, this video doesn’t contain all elements of the real world, but it was very interested how the editor was able to create a realistic adaptation for each Nintendo game.

From the YouTube channel KookyBone, a short film called ‘A Little Bit World’ captures animation and imagination of the 8-bit Nintendo era. “This short-movie was produced for the lecture “intermediale Gestaltung” at the university “Hochschule Offenburg” by my brother Simon and me.”  Without further delay, you guys have to check out this cool video.

Simply announced through a video that makes fun of Duke Nukem Forever’s fourteen year development, the game receives its billionth delay. Only a month delays Duke, but for an android that seems to be a lifetime. The game will drop June 10th in North America and June 14th internationally.

The real question is: does anyone really care? I do because as starting to watch gaming news as a wee-lad on a show called Extended Play with a 30-something host with a head full of hair. Yeah, that was back in 1998 after the game was in development for four years. Gearbox Software, don’t disappoint us please!

Source – YouTube

Check out Trine 2 in this alluring trailer!

Stocke must travel through time with each choice changing the course of events that could very well save the world.

If for some reason you did miss the first Dead Space, you’re in luck here.  The game comes packed with an entire recap of the first game’s story, giving you everything you need to know in about five minutes.  While it’s not every little piece of information you might find if you were to play the ori

New trailer for the upcomming sequel to Arkham Asylum featuring “Short Change Hero” by The Heavy.

A classic is given new life, but “new” isn’t something that should be expected.

Dragon Age gets a worthy, but short, successor.

This past weekend in Boston, nerds across the world joined in nerdom at PAX East. Many games were playable on the show floor and one of them was Portal 2.

Filmed with an off-screen camera by the guys over at Hot Hardware, they got over 4 minutes of footage never seen before. Check out the video by clicking on this sentence.

Devoloped by Valve, Portal 2 is due to release April 18th for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Also if you purchase the PS3 version, you’ll be able to play it on your PC as well as long as you have Steam installed. Remember to pre-order it at your local game retailer!

There comes a time when simply shooting your enemies just isn’t enough. Bulletstorm has the answer.

An epic battle of remixing might that pits The Bad Dudes Vs. Overclocked Remix!

Final Fantasy Dissidia gets a face lift with new characters and costumes.

CVG reported today with a claim from the developers of Cyrsis: Cyrtek next game will push the limits of the Xbox 360 for a new interactive experience. Thought the title was revealed quietly at E3 2010 featuring a trailer of a bloodied gladiator, not much else is known for the title.

Working with Microsoft allows us to do something really new and awesome from our perspective, and from gamers’ perspective I think they’ll have a very different experience with Kingdoms.

Let’s put this together: Microsoft plus new and awesome equals a possible Kinect title. The codename on the title is Kingdoms. With the controll of the mass console gaming market, will Microsoft take advantage of this feat by pulling a Nintendo and trying to bring in the casual market?

During Fall 2001, the Xbox was released and it was discontinued in 2006 because of the Microsoft’s release of the 360 in Fall 2005. Let’s factor in the timing, the black original Xbox lasted 5 years and the 360 has lasted over 5 years now entering its 6th year a couple of months ago.

Reports over the last couple of years have said Microsoft will not release a new console until 2012. Well, its 2011 and E3 is only a few months away. Look for an announcement for the Xbox’s next console at the yearly Electronic Entertainment Expo. The End is Night for the Xbox 360.

Mom and Pop video game stores never effected the used retail market for video games. Unfortunately, corporations like GameStop have found a way to take advantage of the used sales market to the point that game developers and even game publishers are asking for their devoted fans to not buy their games used.

THQ has found their way around this used sales market with putting an Online Pass for multiplayer. Without this Online Pass, you can only access a small portion of the multiplayer. Just as World of Warcaft only allows players to level up until level 10 during their trial, THQ will only allow gamers to progress a few levels before being notified of not having the Online Pass.

Will this Online Pass change your decision on buying this title? What about the people that have multiple accounts per console that would like to play this game? It won’t affect mine because this game looks to be the only thing close to a sequel for last console generation’s Freedom Fighters.

Source – ShackNews

Many hardcore gamers believe that motion controls are just another new way of playing games that will phase out at with time. My fellow gamers, you are SO dearly wrong. Valve Software, of Half-Life fame, and Razer, gaming hardware, came together for a Consumer Electronics Show preview of what motion control is capable of in the future. Using black stick controls that looks similar to that of the Playstation 3′s Move controller, the controller uses traditional controls then the motion adds in a depth of interactivity with the character you are controlling on screen.

While this technology inside the control is similar to that of Nintendo’s  and Sony’s controllers, the way it is controlled shows off a different and more in-depth feeling because of its correspondence to the hardcore audience of the PC market. This motion control is still in the beginning phase as the N64 used 3D. 6 years down the road, we’ll look back to see these kind of controllers as the industries first steps into motion controls. To check out some preview videos of this hardware, check the links above.

According to the BBC, 360 gamers have lost their console after it was plugged in with Kinect. A ten year-old Adam Winnifrith got Kinect from his dad on Christmas day. Unfortunately, the day they receive their new toy was the day that it broke.

There hasn’t been any official reports of mass Kinect – Xbox 360 failures, but with Microsoft’s track record so far this gaming generation I wouldn’t be suprised if the blame is the Kinect. Word around the internet is that the original Xbox 360 is red-ringing more often than the new Kinect Ready Xbox when connected to the Kinect. Have you guys had any problems with the Kinect if you have purchased one? If so, say something in the comments below.

So far in this new year, nothing exciting has happened other than anticipation for this year’s games. To add some more excitement for any Valve fanboy or fangirl, the box art for Portal 2 looks to bring something more robotic into a franchise that seems to be surrounded by non-biotic beings. Featuring a new coop mode and a much-longer title that looks to correspond with the Half-Life series, Portal 2 will be the game that the gaming industry has been waiting for since 2007. Enjoy looking at the box art, you nerds!

Not many of the VGA announcements were exciting or surprising for me except for Guillermo del Toro’s announcement for his survival-horror title: inSane. With a release date in 2013, the title is definitely not rushing out and hopefully will be as good as del Toro’s films with a touch of his fantasy insight. Guillermo’s official title on inSane will be the External Creative Director under development for Volition Inc and published THQ.

The thing that was not announced on the newly announced franchise is that inSane will be a trilogy. Also, THQ and del Toro will collaborate on transmedia projects under the franchise and potential other franchises. THQ Executive Vice President’s Danny Gilson commented on theses new announcement.  ”THQ is committed to creating great games by identifying the world’s most talented artists and providing them with the creative support to design innovative game play experiences,” said Bilson. “Guillermo is not only an incredibly gifted writer and film director, but also an avid gamer, and we are excited to bring his talents to our medium. We are confident his unique point of view will create visually stunning adventures, filled with rich and rewarding game play.”

According to Joystiq a private source from del Toro, inSane will also be a film but Guillermo will hold the rights for the movie as THQ holds the rights for the game series. The next announcement for the title will probably be at GDC in San Fransisco. To check out the original trailer, click the link here to go to THQ’s YouTube page.

Today on EAStore.EA.com, Mass Effect 3 appeared online for PC for the not suprising price of $59.99. There really isn’t much to report new other than the description of the story listed in the games features. Here is that description:

Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.

Fans of the Bioware classic already knew there was going to be some kind of announcement for a title in the Mass Effect universe, but this just confirms what we believed to be announced. Enjoy the likely announcement teaser tomorrow night on SpikeTV. The question that will be lingering in fans minds until the teaser is released though is whether the 3rd game in the franchise will release on the PS3 at launch along side the release of the Xbox 360 and PC adaptations of the game. Wait and see, we shall.

That Ninja uploads himself into The Grid to see if Tron: Evolution lives up to the Legacy.

It’s time to take another seat in the Animus as the search for the Apple continues in Assassin’s Creed 2.5

Want to know whats in store for this years SpikeTV Videogame Awards? Allow TechieMike to fill you in.

Albion is in need of a Hero once more, but should we heed this call? That Ninja picks up the Guild Seal to find out.

Ninja Theory revives an old legend, but does it live up to it’s roots? That Ninja swings into action to find out.

War never changes, but this series sure has. Now that the game is back in the hands of it’s creators, will we get a game closer to the originals? That Ninja braves the Wastelands to find out.

These three videos are quick looks behind the scenes of a game which promises to take us back in time with some old friends.

The old adage, “You get what you pay for”, doesn’t apply here.

Facebook has become one of the most visited websites on the Internet in the last 5 years. Facebook was meant for social networking but many companies found a way to have gamers still be social through flash games. Everyone by now has heard of Farmville and Mafia Wars, but those aren’t the only games that are on the popular social networking site.

AllFacebook.com posted a very interesting statistical GIF (click picture to the left) stating information that goes against most hardcore gamers. Not only that 70 percent of those playing the games on Facebook are women, but that also approximately 20 percent of Facebook gamers have purchased in-game items. With gaming on Facebook having a different demographic than most of the gaming industry, I’m interested to see how they’ll be able to adapt and create more games bringing more of the mainstream gamers to Facebook for gaming.

Regardless of what people think, Facebook IS the next popular gaming platform. What do I mean by this? The Xbox 360 and PS3 are two different gaming consoles that bring people to an entertaining and interactive platform. Many people in the gaming industry still believe that Facebook has not made an important impact. This may actually be true, but with the statistics growing every day of gaming my belief in Facebook growing more popular in the industry grows stronger. After ‘what’, the next question is ‘how’: how will Facebook be the next popular gaming platform? Advertising, merchandising and communities.

While advertising and merchandising go hand-and-hand, these are the most crucial part of grabbing attention for those games. Zynga has found a very successful way to push in-life products to bring those gamers on the go back online to take care of their farms. At 7 Eleven, you’ll find all kinds of snacks and soda products that symbolize something similar to an in-game item for Farmville. On the right side of the website, Facebook has advertisements. The most successful way to get people into new Facebook games is having your game advertise consistently during the hours that your specific demographic is online. My last point is community; Facebook games always have some kind of community whether it’s through the actual game page or in-game. When you have a way to bring people together with a game, your game will become a social haven where you’ll keep players coming back. I don’t know the demographic on how many people spend money depending on how your friends spend money on games, but I would think friends would always being competing to try to have the best equipment, buildings or plants.

I haven’t even been alive for 25 years, but I definitely remember the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was the first console that I ever played and one of the most memorable for the gaming community. The official sales number on the console was 40.23 million units as of 1999.

Some of the most popular titles for the console were The Legend of the Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man, Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Super Mario Brothers. I mainly stuck to just playing Super Mario Brothers and Pac-Man though whenever I played the NES. What games did you guys play on the NES if you had one?

Several mods (modifications) have been created from Nintendo’s famed system including the GameBoy SP. Many coders have also created emulators. What is your favorite way to play NES games these days? Hopefully by the 50th birthday of the NES, Nintendo has gotten back to create both good console and spectacular games like the SNES with Super Mario World.

(VG247) In 2005, Alex Garland wrote the first scripted for the film adaptation of Bungie’s most popular franchise. The movie has gone through many famous directors hands now and the time-lapse of a dying project seemed to meet its final death in 2007 when District 9 director Neill Blomkamp said the project would never be finished. On April 7, Frank O’Connor of Bungie said this: “we’re going to make a movie when the time is right”.

It still seems like it will never happen, but now this is some kind of chance studios looking into making a film with the fighting men and women of the UNSC. No writer has been hired for the reinvigorated project, but it doesn’t look like anything will be happening in the next year unless rights for the movie is green lit by Microsoft. With the success of Reach, it only makes sense to make a film now that Bungie has officially stopped working on the franchise. Look for some kind of Halo film before the end of the world.

“The Jungle” is the name of the handset, but it’s also the brand for a few things it encompasses, including video content creation (they’ve partnered with Machinima.com to make a new weekly show called Online Underground) and working with third party

The newest title in the Medal of Honor franchise has received a lot of flak based on the fact that the terrorists are called the Taliban. This name shouldn’t come as a shock since the Taliban, in real-life, are one of the most well-known terrorist groups in the world. Greg Goodrich, executive produc

In November of 2008, we were introduced to the survivors. Three years later, they are still fighting for survival in a world that has been consumed by the zombie apocalypse. In September of 2009, they crashed courses with the survivors of Left4Dead 2. Now, the gang is going to get back together but someone will have to pay the ultimate sacrifice: their own life for the rest of the team.

In the latest downloadable content from Valve Studios either Francis, Louis, Zoey or Bill will need to let themselves have their brains become dinner for the coming infected. In four days, the DLC will be available for both Left4Dead the original and Left4Dead 2 on OS X, PC & Xbox 360. While the content will remain free for the desktop-based players, it will most likely cost 360 gamers an expected $5 or 400 Microsoft Points. Check out the trailer by clicking here.

Christopher Lloyd, reprising his role as Doc Brown, is providing his likeness and voice for Telltale..