Tweet We take midnight launches for granted nowadays. Every time a major title rolls down the pipeline, players expect to line up at midnight at their local GameStop and prepare to hand over their $60, rain, shine, or hurricane. It’s not an exaggeration really. I’ve seen nearly 1,000 players...

Tweet “And the best selling game of 2011 goes to…” If history is any indicator of the future, it would be a safe bet that Activision’s cash cow, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, will be among the highest selling releases of the year, if not of all time.  Though the franchise has been...

Tweet This week’s biggest release isn’t the most interesting of games, but it is one of the most heavily advertised. EA and EA DICE are taking a second shot at dethroning Call of Duty as the premier military first-person shooter on the market. While they aren’t likely to overthrow Call of...

Tweet There was a time not to long ago when the market was absolutely flooded with World War 2 shooters. This changed when Infinity Ward made the somewhat gutsy decision to move their franchise shooter Call of Duty into the current era with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. After that the copycats followed...

Tweet Don’t try and adjust your glasses, or computer monitor, you read the headline right; City Interactive’s foray into the world of modern military snipers in Sniper: Ghost Warrior has surpassed the million seller mark. Although critically panned, Sniper was released at a budget price point...

Tweet The NPD Group, the group responsible for tracking sales and revenue data for the video game industry in the United States, has expounded upon their earlier top 10 selling games of 2010 list by providing platform specific top ten lists for the past year. While no concrete sales numbers accompany the...

Tweet While trolling through the Amazon Deals today, I found something remarkable: the Call of Duty Modern Warfare Collection for PS3 is $50 off, from ninety bucks to a mere $40. This is Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, both for the PS3, in one box for over half off. Not bad for the day’s...

Tweet It’s been clear from the outset that Bulletstorm is keen to distance itself from the perception that the shooter genre is stagnant. Its bombastic combination of over-the-top, arcadey, combo-based shooting action and people who shout the word “dick-tits” at each other is just the kick...

Tweet Happy Holidays to all you fine folks out there in video game land. This week will likely see many of you traveling, chilling with family and friends and just generally doling out the peace on earth and goodwill towards men. As we prepare for our own long winter’s nap, here’s the last...

Tweet If one were to look back through Treyarch’s storied resume of game development, there would be one trend that emerges almost immediately: sequels. Whether it was an off brand port to lesser platforms like Dreamcast, or building off of Activision’s established stable of franchises, original...