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]

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]

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]

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]

Fallout 3 DLC has been announced as the Xbox Live “Deal of the Week”. Fallout fans have a chance to pickup Operation Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, and Mothership Zeta releases for $5 (400 points) each. That is half off the usual $10 (800 points) price tag. The sale only lasts seven day so if you are considering a return to the Capital Wasteland, now might be a good time to take that trip.

Red Dead Redemption is a open-world Western epic that is being developed by Rockstar San Diego Studio for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The game is slated for a US release on May 18, 2010. Following the pre-release coverage since it’s announcement my anticipation continues to grow as the shelf date draws near. Red Dead Redemption takes place in America during the early 1900’s at the tail end of the Cowboy era. The star of the game will be John Marston, a former outlaw, who has been tasked with [Read More]

Joystiq published an article yesterday afternoon stating they obtained documentation revealing USB Mass Storage Device Support is coming to the Xbox 360. The document was authored by an unnamed senior software development engineer at Microsoft. The engineer states that due to “increased market penetration of high-capacity, high throughput USB mass storage devices, a 2010 Xbox 360 system update” will allow consumers to save and load game data from USB devices. The support is rumored to be included in the Xbox 360 spring update for 2010. Once released, users will be [Read More]

Here we go again, alternative rock band No Doubt have filed a lawsuit against Activision, claiming their image was used inappropriately in the popular game “Band Hero”. Both parties had an agreement to use the band members in the game.However, the band has taken offense at the use of avatars of their “characters” being able to sing other bands’ songs. The suit specifies one in particular where “the Gwen Stefani avatar in a male voice boasting about having sex with prostitutes.”The band is seeking damages, as well as a cease [Read More]