Those eagerly awaiting the return of hardboiled cop Max Payne will have to wait it out a bit longer, as Rockstar announced today that Max Payne 3 has been pushed to May 15 in North America, back from the previously scheduled March release. It’s on for May 18 elsewhere. Additionally, the PC version has slipped even further. Originally a simultaneous release, […]

It appears that March is the month when it comes to game releases this coming Spring. We have Mass Effect 3, Armored Core 5, Street Fighter X Tekken, Major League Baseball 2k12, even Max Payne 3. Now we can add a bundle of Silent Hill titles to that list. Konami has revealed that the HD Collection will release on March […]

The prospect of a console-bound Diablo III has been long hinted at through numerous job listings, and today, Blizzard finally made it official. Bliz community manager Bashiok casually made mention of the in-development project on Twitter earlier today: Yup. Josh Mosqueira is lead designer for the Diablo console project. While no further details were provided, it’s still nice to receive […]

While Nintendo is expected to finalize its next-generation plans with a ‘re-unveil’ of Wii U at E3 2012, industry site MCV reports that Microsoft and Sony will counter with significant announcements of their own on the hardware front. Reportedly, details on the next PlayStation and Xbox are on tap. Earlier reports have pegged Microsoft’s next in line for an E3 […]

Sega’s multiplayer brawler Anarchy Reigns has been hit with a second delay, pushing the title to July 3 – according to a Gamasutra report. Originally scheduled for January on PS3 and Xbox 360, that’s a six month setback. This comes amid news that developer Platinum Games is handling Metal Gear Rising. While Sega didn’t directly attribute the apparent focus on […]

Tecmo Koei is wasting no time in giving us a final release date for the latest entry in the Ninja Gaiden series. The catch? It’s only going to be available at GameStop and EB Games. The game is currently being developed by Team Ninja. This deluxe package will include an art book, soundtrack CD, and “Duel of the Masked” Figure. […]

It’s a bit of a slow news day today, so here’s a look at a crazy jet crash in Battlefield 3 on the new map pack, Back to Karkand. The new update is now available for download on consoles and PC and is free for those who bought new copies of the game and 15 bucks for everyone else.

Naughty Dog has come to give us some details about the latest reveal for their newest project; The Last of Us. Naughty Dog spoke to Eurogamer in one of the first previews for the game spilling the goods on the back story about development for the game and answering the big question; is this a zombie game? Neil Druckmann is […]

Long-winded litigation surrounding the sudden removal of the PS3’s ability to install third-party operating systems — collectively known as OtherOS — has come to a halt. A federal judge has dismissed the class action lawsuit made against Sony in April of last year. Sony removed the feature via a firmware update last March, amid security concerns. The preemptive response didn’t […]

Half-Life 3 t-shirt sighting aside, more convincing evidence has surfaced suggesting the title is in development — and fairly far along at that. Official Xbox Magazine reports that a US-based voice actor recently recorded lines for Half-Life Episode 3. While it’s been rumored that Valve had planned to drop the episodic approach for awhile now, it’s possible that Valve still refers […]

Seeing as the inevitable Final Fantasy VII remake isn’t coming from Square Enix anytime soon, a group of devoted fans have taken it upon themselves to recreate a segment of the opening sequence that takes place in the Midgar train station, using Unreal Engine 3 technology. Played from a first-person perspective unlike the original, the demo is designed to highlight the surrounding […]

Update: PS3 firmware 4.0 is live. Grab it via Network Update or manual download. With only three more weeks to go, the launch of PS Vita is nigh in Japan. In preparation, Sony has announced that PS3 firmware 4.0 will be released soon. The update brings interoperability between the PS3 and Vita, allowing users to copy media content such as […]

Square Enix has teamed with Ubisoft to inject a tinge of Assassin’s Creed Revelations in Final Fantasy. Ubisoft will be lending the outfit of Ezio Auditore as downloadable content in Final Fantasy XIII-2. It’ll serve as an alternative style for Noel Kreiss, one of the game’s main characters. Despite being an unlikely crossover, these threads certainly don’t look out of place in […]

Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells announces via the PS Blog that platforming duo Jak and Daxter are poised to make a comeback on PS3 in February 2012 with the arrival of Jak and Daxter Collection. The collection will comprise all three Jax and Daxter titles from the PS2 era — Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak […]

As part of a limited pre-order campaign, Rockstar has announced a Max Payne 3 Special Edition package. While the pricing may initially seem steep at $100, it’s filled to the brim with collectible content. That extra $40 over the standard edition will go a long way. Here’s a run-down of what’s included:

Citing a quote from KZ2 and KZ3 senior producer Steven Ter Heide, EDGE reports that Guerrilla Games is working on a new KZ title — specifically referred to as a Killzone follow-up. No further details were provided. Interestingly, an earlier EDGE report mentioned that one of Sony’s first-party studios had ceased PS3 development in favor of the upcoming PS4. It’s […]

Always a proponent of building connected services around its games, Valve says that five years from now, ‘games as a service’ will be viewed as a baseline for successful productions. “It certainly won’t be a buzzword like it is now. It will simply be the baseline of all the best and most successful video games,” Valve business development boss Jason Holtman told […]

In news that doesn’t surprise us in the slightest, Activision has confirmed that more Call of Duty is on the way in 2012. The tidbit was confirmed in Activision’s second quarter earnings call earlier today. Assuming the company sticks to its alternating development cycle, Treyarch — developer of World at War and Black Ops — will take the reigns next […]

In an effort presumably aimed at clamping down on gamesharing, Sony has reduced the number of content activations to a mere 2, down from 5. This means content purchased from PSN can be activated on up to 2 PSP or PS3 systems at any time, including the unit said content was purchased from. However, the policy only affects game content […]

As promised last week, Rockstar Games has released the first trailer for the next iteration in the GTA franchise: Grand Theft Auto V. The trailer gives very few details but serves up a lot of atmosphere and emotion. The setting seems to be very L.A. much like San Andreas but this time around, as indicated in several scenes, the city’s […]