As some of you may have realized, last night was the Video Game Awards.  As well as handing out nice mementos to the winners and playing host to a large amount of bonhomie and back-slapping, the VGAs also showcased a few new and exciting things.  One of these new and exciting things was a two-minute...

We all knew it.  We all expected it.  And today, EA confirmed it: Dead Space 2 is on the way. Isaac Clarke, the voiceless hero of the first game, is set to return to battle necromorphs across the wider reaches of space, according to the press release.  You can expect plenty more plot twists and turns,...

Today, Ubisoft teased fans of its Prince of Persia series with the announcement of a brand new multi-format instalment: the Forgotten Sands. According to Ubisoft, this latest offering will see a return to the brilliant Sands of Time of time series first seen back in the days of the now-creaky PS2.  A...

Several sites have reported an intriguing story about Modern Warfare 2 – specifically, that multiplayer elements on the 360 won’t support party chat.  While those intending to play on the Playstation Network will be wondering what all the fuss is about (there is no cross-game chat function...

Brutal Legend has barely had time to fly off the shelves, and yet already some new maps have been announced for multiplayer.  Today, EA and Double Fine confirmed a map pack called Tears of the Hextadon, featuring two brand new versus arenas.  Circle of Tears is exactly that: a round map carved by vile...

Bioware today announced that all three versions of its forthcoming RPG Dragon Age: Origins have gone gold.  Released in North America on 3 November, initial rumblings are very positive, the previews suggesting BioWare has delivered again. What’s even more impressive is that the development on...

Game: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Publisher/Developer: Codemasters Genre: Tactical FPS Verdict: An often-brilliant shooter is occasionally let down by game design Pros: Atmospheric; great sound design; nuanced and tense combat Cons: Friendly AI is unhelpful; over-reliance on realism makes gameplay...

In the latest format war, Sony won out.  Blu-ray trumped HD-DVD  –  for all sorts of potential reasons that we won’t go into right now.  Since then, rumors of blu-ray features on the Xbox 360 have never quite gone away.  And today, blindsiding just about everyone in the business, a video...

Yep, that’s right – Darksiders now has a release date: 8th January 2010.  The forthcoming action RPG from developer THQ is looking pretty tasty indeed – and that makes sense, given that one of the artists on board is comic book illustrator Joe Madureira.  You will pick up the story of...

That’s right, ladies and male persons – the hype train starts a-rolling down the tracks next week.  Today, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed 2 will get its own three-part mini-series.  Okay, so it’s not quite an HBO Special, but the first instalment will be released on...