Many gamers have been enjoying free DLC at the hands of Criterion. The purchase of Burnout Paradise was by far one of the best deals I’ve ever gotten in a game, next to The Orange Box of course, simply because of free content. But now it’s time to pay up a bit for some new content and by the...

Square Enix President and CEO, Yoichi Wada, plans to help Eidos increase its merchandising output following the company’s acquisition last week. But he doesn’t expect the existing team to take on the workload, as they have plenty on their plate already. Instead, Wada will be hiring new staff...

All of you Nintendo fans who have been anxiously awaiting a stab at Dead Space are getting closer to your chance. Though the Wii isn’t as technically advanced as the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360, EA has done an amazing job at setting the scene. The morbid tone is a much welcome retreat from the usual...

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A headline from the Sun Times reads, “Man charged in slaying of acquaintance while playing X-Box game.” A man was apparently charged with first-degree murder this past Sunday, after shooting his acquaintance in his head while playing an X-Box game in Chicago Lawn apartment building three weeks...

Death, when in the context of games, is a mechanic that at it’s core is meant to be a punishment for failure. After all, if you’re laying waste to massive numbers of enemy troops, be it in Real Time Strategy games or the myriad of Shooters that have come out lately, there really is no better way...

World War II wasn’t all about storming beaches and large scale parachute drops. Spies and sabotage were a big part of the war effort as well. This week, Replay Studios brings us a game based on Violet Szabo, a real life spy, fighting for the allied forces. Velvet Assassin is a historic stealth game...

After many fans got their hands on the great news that Max Payne was indeed coming to Xbox LIVE Originals, they had their dreams crushed beneath the mighty foot of Microsoft. Both Max Payne and Max Payne 2 were taken off the list of downloadable originals the same day, within minutes of posting for...

After a surprisingly decent offering from Nintendo last week, it looks like we may be in for a bit of a ride this time around.  Today you can look forward to another opportunity to snag a long lost Gamecube game via WiiWare, as well as test your brain with some retro, turn-based action.  Here is the full...

As a press release stated this morning, Eidos will remain as an independent operation, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., following the completion of the acquisition last week. Phil Rogers will continue on as CEO of Eidos, reporting directly to Yoichi Wada, President and CEO of...