Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction has finally hit store shelves after a long time coming. Limited on funds, I sat down with the demo that hit Xbox Live Marketplace several weeks ago to get a taste of what Sam Fishers long awaited return is all about. The demo is short and consists of an interrogation scene in a dingy bathhouse that lets you smash a mans face through a urinal, a sink, or throw him through an occupied stall door. Once he spills the needed information a brief cut-scene follows [Read More]

Cliff Bleszinski (aka Cliffy B) from Epic Games made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon revealing the first trailer for Gears of War 3 titled Ashes to Ashes. Bleszinski jokes that Gears of War 3 has been the “worst kept secret in the games industry”. Before showing the trailer Bleszinski also announced that female soldiers will be making an appearance for the first time in a Gears of War game. If you missed lasts nights episode you can check out the interview and the new trailer for [Read More]

Rockstar has revealed a new trailer showing off the ‘free roam’ multiplayer mode that will be included in the May 18th release of Red Dead Redemption. In free roam players will be able to form a posse with up to seven of their friends and seek out challenges that are waiting in the world. According to the trailer some of these challenges include fighting other posses, enforcing laws, and hunting wild game. If teaming up with other players isn’t your thing you wont be left out. Players have a [Read More]

Darksiders is a game that shares similarities to several well known franchises but proves that when placed in the right hands, old tricks can be made new again. Darksiders is an action adventure game borrowing Zelda like progression fused with God of War like combat. Further influences include the lock on shooting mechanics of Panzer Dragoon and a Portal Gun similar to the one used in Portal. That’s not to say that this is a another generic “clone” of something we have already played. Darksiders [Read More]

THQ announced that Vigil Games apocalyptic action-adventure title will be coming to the PC this June. THQ vice president of global brand management, Travis Plane, said in a statement. “We hope PC gamers experience the same thrill and get the same level of satisfaction assuming the mantle of WAR as the console audience did.” Darksiders was released for the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 in January this year. Having finished the Xbox 360 version of the game this week, I think it’s safe to say that PC gamers [Read More]

Capcom released a new trailer showing off the multiplayer gameplay for their upcoming May 18th release of Lost Planet 2. The video shows four gamers who were invited by Capcom to preview the game battling a giant sand monster, fighting through slums, and capturing a moving train with a blast cannon and a helicopter. Lost Planet 2 had fallen off my radar until I caught this video on G4tv. I played the first Lost Planet when it was released but it never grabbed me enough to keep my interests. Five [Read More]

A man attending PAX East 2010 was caught attempting to steal the code for Breach, a new multiplayer shooter from Atomic Games. Justin D. May (20) was noticed hanging around the Breach booth by several Atomic Quality Assurance members with his laptop. When confronted, he ran off into the crowded show floor and was later apprehended by security. The suspect claimed that he was only trying to use Atomic Games network connection in an effort to gain access to the Internet. He later admitted to attempting to steal the game, [Read More]

EA and Dice announced today that Battlefield 1943 has become the fastest selling game on Xbox Live to reach one million units. The game was released in July 2009 and is also available on the PlayStation Network. A PC version is in the works, but no word of a release date yet. Gordon Van Dyke, producer of Battlefield 1943, responded to the news saying, “The reception of Battlefield 1943 continues to amaze us, even months after the game was released. Being the fastest game to reach this milestone is an [Read More]

Sony has announced that the next version of PlayStation firmware, v3.21, will remove the Other OS functionality from the PS3. This will only affect older generation PS3’s as the feature has already been removed from the new Slim models released last year. Sony goes on to warn those who’ve been using the Other OS feature to back up data stored within the hard drive partition before downloading the new firmware, or else they’ll lose access to it. Without going into specifics, SCEA corporate communications director Patrick Seybold said, “In addition, [Read More]

Game Demos are the equivalent of a “Hands on Preview” for the average gamer. Instant access to these free samples is a feature that has quickly been taken for granted now that our consoles are jacked into broadband connections 24/7. Publishers are able to use Xbox Live and Playstation Network as distribution platforms for releasing game demos to a larger audience of gamers than ever before. Just a few years ago the only way most people could get their hands on a demo was by purchasing magazines, joining fan clubs, [Read More]

Fallout: New Vegas has officially been announced as coming Fall 2010 to Games for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 this morning. Bethesda also released a new teaser trailer for the game that shows just enough to have us thinking, “more Fallout.” I spent a lot of time with Fallout 3 and I will admit that the official word the game is coming this Fall has me feeling a little excited. We don’t have a lot of details regarding Fallout: New Vegas yet, but Bethesda provides the following description of [Read More]

The Western Frontier was settled by people from all different walks of life. They were attracted to these harsh lands for many different reasons. Some sought fortune, others a fresh start, and many recognized the wide range of opportunities that awaited in these new settlements. Rockstar is giving us a chance to examine the vagabonds and gentlemen who make up the areas waiting to be explored in Red Dead Redemption. Check out the latest trailer providing a glimpse into the diversity of the characters we will be meeting when [Read More]

Last year was rough for the videogame industry. A world-wide economic recession, rises in unemployment, and uncertainty on Wall Street led to budget tightening everywhere. With less money to go around, a lot of companies were faced with layoffs, product delays, and cancellations in efforts to maintain profitability. By years end overall sales during 2009 decreased in comparison to the previous year despite speculations that the gaming industry was recession proof. While in London to receive an award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Shigeru Miyamoto was [Read More]

Ska Studio’s I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 has slowly evolved into the most well known Xbox Live Indie Game release since the service first appeared on the Xbox 360. Gamasutra reported that the game has sold over 200,000 units since it first released in August of 2009. This means the developer, James Silva, has pocketed somewhere in the ballpark of $140,000.00 after Microsoft took their cut. The best description I can come up with for I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 is a twin-stick shooter featuring multiple weapons that [Read More]

Have you ever stopped to think about how invested in your Gamerscore you really are? Releasing Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth on the Xbox Live Games on Demand service might be Microsoft’s way of testing these waters. Since the games retail debut it’s had the reputation as being the easiest way to add a quick 1000 points to your Gamerscore. I haven’t played the game but according numerous message boards unlocking 1000 points requires pressing the B button repeatedly until the achievement icon appears on screen. Based on [Read More]