Release of the Week: Crysis 2 (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: Crysis 2 (360, PS3, PC)

Console gamers may not be aware of the Crysis series, but it caused quite a stir in the PC world when it launched back in 2007. The game had such ridiculous system requirements that it even caused top of the line machines to cry. Those who could play it enjoyed unreal explosions and palm trees that would...

Star Wars The Old Republic Registers 1.5 Million Players for the Beta

Star Wars The Old Republic Registers 1.5 Million Players for the Beta

If filling out an online form with the hopes of being a beta tester for the forthcoming Bioware MMO was any indication of a persons intentions to be a first day purchaser, publisher EA should be ready for one heck of a launch. The seemingly monolithic 1.5 million registered players that EA claims have...

Shadow Of The Damned GDC Trailer and Screens

Shadow Of The Damned GDC Trailer and Screens

With the release of the Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil) and Suda 51 (Killer 7, No More Heroes) third person shooter only a few months from release, Publisher EA brought a brand new trailer to the Games Developer Conference last week in San Francisco. Thankfully, despite earlier trailers that made the game...

Release of the Week: Dragon Age II (360, PS3, PC, Mac)

Release of the Week: Dragon Age II (360, PS3, PC, Mac)

Bioware’s epic dark fantasy RPG is back this week in its second installment. Dragon Age: Origins put gamers in the boots of a Grey Warden, an ancient order bent on repelling the evil darkspawn back to the bowels of the Deep Roads. Unlike that other Bioware RPG series, Dragon Age II won’t be...

New Mass Effect 2 DLC set for “Arrival”

New Mass Effect 2 DLC set for “Arrival”

A recent patch to the PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 has let the name, and through a little sleuthing, some of the details for a forthcoming piece of DLC for the Sci-FI RPG slip. Tentatively titled “Arrival,” the DLC will more then likely put the focus on  Dr. Amanda Kennison, a subject of a...

Release of the Week: Bulletstorm (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: Bulletstorm (360, PS3, PC)

This is an interesting week for shooter fans with two huge games going head to head. On one hand you have Killzone 3, SCEA’s premier PS3 shooter. This game is straight from one of Kevin Butler’s wet dreams, featuring both 3D and Move support in one of the most visually impressive games the PS3...

Surprise! A Lot of People Bought Black Ops (And Other Games in 2010)

Surprise! A Lot of People Bought Black Ops (And Other Games in 2010)

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 lists...

Release of the Week: Dead Space 2 (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: Dead Space 2 (360, PS3, PC)

The first Dead Space was something of a shift in philosophy at EA. Electronic Arts was known for pumping out safe sequels to proven franchises. Dead Space was the first new IP from the publisher in quite some time. Not only that, but it was an M-rated survivor horror game set in space. Dead Space proved...

While You Were Gaming: The Weekend News Roundup

While You Were Gaming: The Weekend News Roundup

Now that 2011 is in full swing and we’re back at work it’s time to break down the hottest stories that hit the news while we were all busy playing games and watching NFL playoffs. We’ve got some predictions from EA, the first details on Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and a whole mess of 3DS news...

Harmonix Bought for a Grant

Harmonix Bought for a Grant

Developer Harmonix, creators of the Rock Band series of games, as well as the recently released Kinect launch title Dance Central has been sold for the paltry sum of 50 USD. While cheaper then the cost of a current generation game, the buyer, investment group Columbus Nova will also assume all of...