It seems like Epic has been working on a yet-announced Gears of War title, Gears of War: Exile. The company was originally supposed to unveil something new at the VGA’s last year but at the last minute had it postponed. Could this be the rumored Kinect-friendly GoW or just some DLC for the third installment. It’s anyone’s guess and Epic […]
The folks over at Astro just announced a small update to their signature A40 gaming headset. The Astro A40 2011 edition will feature more bass and a new microphone to better block out background noises. It’s a small update to the headset but one that comes at no extra cost from the previous iteration. Existing owners of an Astro A40 […]
While we knew Portal 2 on PS3 would feature some degree of Steamworks integration, the Sony and Valve partnership announced at E3 2010 extends far beyond what we initially expected. Not only does Portal 2 boast cross-platform co-op play between PS3 and PC, those who purchase a copy of the PS3 version can unlock a Steam copy at no additional […]
THQ announced today that a multiplayer beta for standalone expansion Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Retribution will launch next month, inviting fans to test the new Steamworks networking and matchmaking features, as well as aid in balancing efforts.
The first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, First Strike, was just detailed with an official preview video which you can view above. The map pack includes 4 new multiplayer maps as well as a new zombie map. Unlike Modern Warfare 2′s offering of 3 new and 2 old maps, Treyarch is going for 4 all-new MP maps […]
The new IP from People Can Fly and Epic Games, Bulletstorm, will be getting a playable demo the Xbox 360 and PS3 come January 25th. Bulletstorm is a new first-person shooter from the studio who brought us the Painkiller series and is all about ridiculous ways to kill your opponents. The demo will feature “Echo Mode”, a score-attack game mode […]
With a 2012 release date on the cards, THQ is taking its sweet time with Metro 2034, the sequel to last year’s post-apocalyptic hit Metro 2033. In a recent interview with Joystiq, company VP of Core Games Danny Bilson says the follow-up is undergoing heavy polish and will be “properly nurtured” in the marketing department this time around. Expect everything you […]
Crytek head, Cevat Yerli, recently revealed in an interview with EDGE magazine that James Cameron saw Crysis 2 in 3D and “loved what he saw”. Much like the original Crysis was the benchmark for PC performance for years, Yerli believes that Crysis 2 will be the 3D benchmark for video games. Crysis 2‘s 3D will be supported on all three […]
In a franchise first, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will make its debut on multiple platforms in 2012. As the series has traditionally been somewhat of a technological showpiece on PC, some have wondered if this means GSC will be scaling back to fit the experience on consoles. The answer? A resounding no. In a Q&A session lifted from GSC’s Facebook fan page, […]
The annual Consumer Electronics Show just finished over the weekend and several companies were showing off their new gaming-oriented headsets. It seems that many of the companies that revealed these products are trying to go with a platform agnostic approach with all three supporting multiple platforms. Razer’s Chimaera will officially support the Xbox 360 but will be compatible (without voice) […]
Following the proclamation of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm as the “fastest selling PC game of all time,” Blizzard has more statistics to boast about. Notably, that Cataclysm has gone on to sell through 4.7 million units in its first month, which sets a new record for monthly sales in the entire PC space. That figure counts worldwide sales across all […]
Crysis-who? Sega’s just sent over the system requirements for its PC feudal-age RTS Total War Shogun 2 and they’re certainly nothing to scoff at, at least if you plan on running this one in its full glory. For an overview of the minimum and recommended specs, look below.
Last November, Ubisoft head-honcho Yves Guillemot teased that we’d see more of Assassin’s Creed in 2011. Looks like we’ll see it sooner rather than later, if a snip from this month’s Edge Magazine is any indication. Website ConnectedConsoles claims to have received a teaser shot of Edge #224 from the publication itself, which features a logo of the game’s fictional […]
A beta price hike hasn’t put a damper on sales of indie giant Minecraft. Creator Markus “Notch” Persson is understandably pumped, announcing that sales of the sandbox title are approaching 1 million. “Oh, and Minecraft will hit 1 million sales soon, and I have NO idea how to celebrate that! There’s no time to plan anything!,” he wrote in a […]
Publisher Ubisoft has quietly let up on its anti-piracy initivative to force gamers to maintain a persistent online connection to its authentication servers for PC titles Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin’s Creed 2, a decision that was met with harsh resistance last February. While Ubisoft has not issued an official announcement, a user over at reddit noticed the change after […]
One of our members just finished playing the new Dead Space 2 demo and decided to share his initial impressions with us. Dead Space 2 is the sequel to the 2008 survival-horror game, Dead Space. Taking place nearly a year after the first game, Issac finds himself killing and dismembering even more creatures in the bowels of darkness. Be sure […]
It seems that our beloved Portal 2 has finally received a release date of April 21st, 2011. The game previously received the award for receiving the “shortest delay in Valve history” marking the release sometime during the week of April 18th, 2011. The game will be released on the PC via Valve’s own Steam while EA Partners will handle the […]
It’s official: Rock Band dev Harmonix has gone independent under the financial backing of investment firm Columbus Nova. Parent company Viacom did not disclose details of the transaction. Viacom made its intent to sell off Harmonix public last month, following the dismal retail performance of Rock Band 3. For those wondering, support for previously released titles will not cease as […]
According to a Gamasutra job listing, Crystal Dynamics, the developer of the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot are seeking a “multiplayer producer” and “senior multiplayer game designer”. The listing specifically says “come and work on the new Tomb Raider” so any doubts about of it being related to another game are squashed. Tomb Raider: Guardian of Light was the first title […]
The revamped Games for Windows Live storefront is only a sneak peak into Microsoft’s plans for PC gaming, it seems. According to a TechRadar report, the Redmond-based software giant is gearing up to use Windows 8 as a conduit to ‘relaunch’ its presence as a major player in the PC gaming sector. “Windows 8 will represent a real new push […]