Max Payne 3 is gearing up for a shootout with Blizzard's highly anticipated next installment in the Diablo series when both third installments are released in stores next Tuesday. On top of a massive marketing campaign, to get fans of the series even more hyped and prepared for next week, Rockstar Games has just launched a new version of their Social Club with some impressive s... Read More »

Sad news for anybody hoping to get their hands on BioShock Infinite towards the end of this year. After announcing that the release date would be October 16, 2012, back in March, Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine confirmed today via blog post that the latest BioShock's release will be pushed back to February 13, 2013. Although the news is saddening, I think most ... Read More »

This year's annual iteration of Activision's records-setting juggernaut franchise Call of Duty was revealed today to be Black Ops II, a sequel to the World at War sequel from a couple of years ago. The ninth game of the series will take viewers back to the future, but unlike Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 3 last year, which was set in the near future, Treyarch's Black Ops II wi... Read More »

One of Nintendo's best and most beloved series of all time is about to face a new challenger, but this time coming from outside the Nintendo universe and on another console. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (not to be confused with WWE All Stars) looks to take the same unique fighting game style from Super Smash Bros. that won over casual and hardcore gamers by creating a me... Read More »

It was a bit strange when Bethesda Softworks remained silent after news broke weeks ago that Prey 2 might be cancelled. Finally putting an end to the Internet rumor mill, Bethesda Softworks has just issued a statement regarding the development of Human Head Studios' Prey 2. Thankfully, the announcement wasn't what many were thinking, and Bethesda is confirming that the sequel i... Read More »

After Sony teased gamers all week by posting a mysterious image on the official PlayStation website and Facebook page asking "Will vengeance bring redemption?," many were left wondering if it could be for the inevitable God of War 4. Last time there was a God of War teaser most were let down with the announcement that it would be a PSP game. Thankfully, this time the tease wasn... Read More »

With Skyrim and Rage done, everyone has been dying to know what Bethesda is going to do next. The publisher behind one of 2011's best games and biggest disappointments has remained rather silent in 2012 regarding their upcoming games in development. We've even heard rumors that Prey 2 might be cancelled (please Bethesda, no!) and Doom 4 isn't likely to be released until the nex... Read More »

Mark your calendars, fanboys. Nearly a year after Microsoft revealed that an entire trilogy is planned to extend Master Chief's intergalactic campaign, perhaps picking up where Halo 3's post-credits scene left off, today the publisher officially announced the release date to be November 6, 2012. The flagship Xbox 360 exclusive, which will continue one of Microsoft's most pop... Read More »

In a slip-up similar to Microsoft's premature Gears of War 3 announcement on Xbox Live, EA accidentally revealed Crysis 3 ahead of schedule on their Origin service late last week. After quickly removing the ads featuring a crossbow-wielding soldier in a Nanosuit, EA promised more word on the sequel today. Staying true to their word, CryTek released an official press release tod... Read More »

In what's likely to be a rematch between EA's Medal of Honor and Activision's Black Ops franchises, EA's still the only one who's entered the ring after releasing the intriguing announcement teaser to Medal of Honor: Warfighter last month. And damn, it looks good. That's probably because Warfighter will be armed with developer DICE's Frostbine 2 engine, the same one that mad... Read More »

This morning in a press release Bethesda Softworks officially announced that they're bringing voice commands to one of 2011's most beloved games, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In the latest Skyrim title update, players will be getting over 200 new voice commands integrated into the gameplay for free, that is... free if your update doesn't require you to go out and actually buy a... Read More »

Done with your Sherpard-led space odyssey? At least until BioWare releases alternate endings that address the widespread public outcry later this summer? Well, you can still get another fix of Mass Effect 3 and extend one of the greatest stories of all time by downloading the new Resurgence pack today. As long as you've activated your corporate tracking device Online Pass th... Read More »

Many fans of the original Lost Planet were upset with the amount of big changes made in the sequel. Capcom shifted the focus of their unique singleplayer experience on a frozen post-global warming planet to a squad-based shooter on the same planet where the snow had since melted to reveal a tropical environment. Despite its flaws and very poor storytelling elements, Lost Planet... Read More »

One of the biggest surprises at last year's E3 didn't come in the form of a big announcement and instead actually came from something we were expecting to see and didn't end up getting. After trademark filings that leaked the name, many believed that Epic Games and Microsoft would use their 2011 E3 media briefing to officially announce Gears of War: Exile, the next installment ... Read More »

The latest Resident Evil game, Operation Raccoon City, has garnered very mixed reviews from both critics and fans. Those looking for the classic Resident Evil experience were upset to find the series with a modern tactical feel, while those who have begged Capcom to update the dated series were treated to a fun and one-of-a-kind multiplayer experience. Unlike most critics who d... Read More »

In a press release issued this morning, BioWare officially announced Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut, a free downloadable pack coming from developer in summer 2012 that will bring additional detail to the game's controversial ending. The Extended Cut DLC pack will be available on PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and it will deliver additional cinematic sequences and epilogue scenes that will giv... Read More »