Shank doesn’t mess around. It’s a violent, bloody and unapologetic rush through a grimy, gritty backdrop that is one part Robert Rodriguez movie and one part Saturday-morning cartoon. Read the rest of this entry »

A big update just hit Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A), including an all-new map and multiplayer game mode. Players looking to jump straight into the fast-paced deathmatch action in A.V.A can now quickly get their fill in the new [AI] Annihilation mode without having to wait for a full team in the online shooter. Read the rest of this entry »

A bit of panic swept over Battlefield: Bad Company 2 gamers as they discovered that they were losing their game stats and weapons. Players can now heave a sigh of relief though as reports are coming in that they’re now being restored. Read the rest of this entry »

Rockstar Games announced that players can look forward to the release of Red Dead Redemption’s multiplayer-focused DLC pack Liars and Cheats, on September 21st worldwide for both the 360 and PS3. Read the rest of this entry »

Valve is really trying transform Portal into a full-fledged triple-A release with the sequel. The development team even thought of putting in a competitive multiplayer component, but scrapped because of the chaos that ensued in practice. Read the rest of this entry »

Take Two, as the publisher, has announced that the first piece of downloadable content for the single player mode of BioShock 2, called Minerva’s Den, will be arriving on August 31 on both the PlayStation Network and on the Xbox Live and will be sold for 800 Microsoft Points, which is the equivalent of 10 dollars. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2K Games’ Mafia II, Vito Scaletta is an Italian immigrant (Sicilian, to be precise) during the 1940s who wants nothing more than to make it in America. After witnessing the failures of his father—a tired drunk who apparently had his own problems to settle—Vito teams up with his buddy Joe and the pair are quick to turn to crime. Throughout the game, Vito and Joe climb through the ranks of organized-crime families in Empire City (essentially New York City). Read the rest of this entry »

If you remember hacking or cheating in Red Dead Redemption, then it may be a good idea to get off your invincible horse, put away your aim-bot, and quit your incredibly fortunate blackjack win streak because, come tomorrow, the ban hammer will be paying you a visit. Read the rest of this entry »

Capcom claims that Lost Planet 2 isn’t really a sequel at all; instead, it is in fact, “Lost Planet Squared” but is that a fair claim for Capcom to make? Lost Planet 2 is big…huge, even. But does bigger always mean better? Double entendres aside, Lost Planet 2 has a lot to live up to since the first game was such a success. Can a game with so much potential still go astray? If our Hands-on Multiplayer Impressions are to be believed then the answer is yes. However, a flawed multiplayer game can sometimes be saved by an amazing single player campaign. Does Lost Planet 2 fit into that category? Read the rest of this entry »

Capcom has announced that they will be porting over Lost Planet 2 to the PC this Fall. The PC port will feature support for DirectX 11 and DirectX 9 for more realistic graphics and sound. In addition to DirectX, Lost Planet 2 will also feature support for NVIDIA’s 3D Vision and 3D Vision Surround technology to bring the 3D experience to elite gaming PCs. Read the rest of this entry »

Everybody knows gamers love zombies and Doublesix, the developers behind Geometry Wars: Galaxies, have attempted to capitalize on this strange affection with Burn Zombie Burn! This is a downloadable title available only on the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network and on the PC through Steam. Read the rest of this entry »

id Software announced during QuakeCon that Rage will be released on the 13th of September 2011 in North America and on the 15th of September 2011 in Europe on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC. Read the rest of this entry »