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• Avalanche opens casual online studio Expansive Worlds

  0 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 24, 2010 under General
  Swedish developer Avalanche has formed a new studio called Massive Worlds focusing on games in the casual online space. According to  Avalanche’s founder and creative director Christofer Sundberg, the new studio “plays a very important part in our long-term strategy in creating and owning innovative intellectual properties.” “The games industry is still in a state of confusion and ... more.

• Nintendo 3DS announced, hits stores March 2011

  0 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 23, 2010 under General
  The Nintendo 3DS (temporary name) have just has been announced for release in March next year. “Nintendo 3DS is going to be the new portable game machine to succeed ‘Nintendo DS series,’ whose cumulative consolidated sales from Nintendo amounted to 125million units as of the end of December 2009,” says the press release. “It will include backward compatibility so that the software ... more.

• Microsoft already working on Natal 2?

  0 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 22, 2010 under General, Xbox
  Hsiao-Wuen Hon Microsoft's Research Asia department director has told The Sydney Morning Herald that they are already thinking about the next version of Natal. “When we invent something first like Natal, while we have a researcher working with the product group for the first version we already have a researcher thinking about the second version down the road,” said Hon. “We certainly hop... more.

• Heavy Rain DLC coming in April

  0 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 19, 2010 under General
  Heavy Rain’s Taxidermist add-on content, previously only available as a bonus to those who pre-ordered the title, will be available for download on Thursday, April 1; SCEA’s  Jefferson Dong writes on the official PlayStation blog that the DLC will cost  $4.99.... more.

• Just Cause 2 launch trailer, demo hits 2 million downloads

  0 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 19, 2010 under General, Trailers
  Following its release on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network the demo has been downloaded an impressive two million downloads. ... more.

• First MAG DLC next week

  0 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 19, 2010 under General
  MAG will be getting its first piece of free downloadable content on March 25, Zipper's senior community manager Jeremy Dunham has announced on PlayStation’s official blog. The Trooper Gear Pack will include flashbang grenades as well as new machine guns and uniforms. “In the coming months you can expect to see plenty of other add-ons and goodies that we can’t quite tell you about yet�... more.

• Battlefield Bad Company 2 PSA

  2 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 17, 2010 under General
  EA and DICE have decided to poke a little fun at  Modern Warfare 2 with a response to the controversial fags video.... more.

• Kane & Lynch 2 dated for August

  1 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 17, 2010 under General
  Square Enix has revealed the launch dates for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days; August 24 in North America and August 27 in Europe. New trailer below ... more.

• Modern Warfare 2 DLC will go for $15

  0 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 15, 2010 under General, Xbox
  Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has detailed the contents of the upcoming Stimulus Package DLC for Modern Warfare 2. The content will include five maps ‘Bailout,’ a multi-level apartment complex ‘Storm,’ an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery ‘Salvage,’ a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars, and two maps from Call of Duty 4 Cras... more.

• Contest: Good Old Games Giveaway

  19 CommentsPosted by Jerard Hooks on March 13, 2010 under General
  Thanks to the folks at Good Old Games, we've got five classic PC games to give away. What games, you ask? Well, that's up to you. Take a look at the GOG catalog--there are over 100 games to choose from--and let us know what you want in the comments below. Fallout 2? Duke Nukem 3D? Beyond Good and Evil? Far Cry? Unreal Tournament 2004? We'll pick 5 random posters and provide each with a free do... more.