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EA Will No Longer Use Paper Manuals

EA Will No Longer Use Paper Manuals

EA announced today that they will be replacing paper printed manuals with "easily-accessible" on disc manuals which will be available through the options menu, claiming "this will allow players to con... Read More

Valve and Aperture Announce Video Series

Valve and Aperture Announce Video Series

Valve in its comical sense had partnered with the Aperture Science Lab, to promote the highly anticipated Portal 2. Today the first of four "investment opportunity" videos leading up to the April ... Read More

Operation Flashpoint: Red River – Achievements/Trophies Revealed

Operation Flashpoint: Red River – Achievements/Trophies Revealed

Operation Flashpoint: Red River will release on April 21 in the UK and April 26 in the US for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Here Achievements/Trophies (Sorry no Trophy ratings): The Alamo, Va... Read More

iPad priced in the UK

iPad priced in the UK

The UK is set to get its mits on the iPad 2 this friday at 5pm and online through the Apple Store beginning at 1am GMT. The device will be available with Wi-Fi for a suggested retail price of ... Read More

‘Devious’ Chaos race revealed for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine

‘Devious’ Chaos race revealed for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine

Relic have revealed a new threat for players to go up against in their upcoming Warhammer 40K-based third-person shooter, Space Marine. Accompanying the Ork horde is The Chaos, a race of malevo... Read More

Batman: Arkham City – The Pre-Order Bonuses Start To Roll In

Batman: Arkham City – The Pre-Order Bonuses Start To Roll In

Now we have only confirmation that US pre-order bonuses are available at this time for Batman: Arkham City, but I'm sure that will change.  I'm also pretty sure we will be seeing more pre-order b... Read More

Dragon Age 2 marred by hidden DRM

Dragon Age 2 marred by hidden DRM

EA and Bioware have come under fire for including hidden DRM measures in the recent release of Dragon Age 2 for PC. According to DRM consumer watchdog Reclaim Your Game, the companies didn't not... Read More

Uncharted 3 to contain split screen co-op?

Uncharted 3 to contain split screen co-op?

[HTML1] An astute youtuber has uploaded hand recorded gameplay footage for the upcoming Uncharted 3 that teases at a potential split-screen mode. If you look at the bottom right of the screen yo... Read More

Hilarious Section 8: Prejudice Behind the Scenes Trailer Featuring Joy Gohring

Hilarious Section 8: Prejudice Behind the Scenes Trailer Featuring Joy Gohring

Here is the latest trailer/video developer diary for Section 8: Prejudice and it features comedian Joy Gohring hosting the video.  Aside from her funny tactics, there is a bunch of insight into t... Read More

Latest Operation Flashpoint: Red River ‘Taking The Hit’ Trailer

Latest Operation Flashpoint: Red River ‘Taking The Hit’ Trailer

Here is the latest trailer for Operation Flashpoint: Red River entitled 'Taking the Hit'.  The trailer talks about what it is to be a Marine in the game and what these soldiers do.  It's about t... Read More

NVIDIA: ‘Consoles are stable but static’

NVIDIA: ‘Consoles are stable but static’

In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Nvidia's senior corporate and Tegra PR manager Bea Longworth believes that consoles do have the advantage in terms of their stability but are static as co... Read More

Europa Universalis III Chronicles Released Today

Europa Universalis III Chronicles Released Today

[HTML1] Paradox Interactive have announce that Europa Universalis III Chronicles, the ultimate Grand Strategy collection, has released today with a recommended retail price of $29.99/€29.99. C... Read More

WWE All Stars PSN | XBL demo out

WWE All Stars PSN | XBL demo out

THQ  today announced a playable demo for WWE All Stars is now available for download on Xbox LIVE as well as the PlayStation Network. “Our playable demo for WWE All Stars will give players a... Read More

The Last Stand mode for Dawn of War II – Retribution releases 6th April

The Last Stand mode for Dawn of War II – Retribution releases 6th April

THQ today announced that owners of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution will be receiving a free update for The Last Stand mode expected to go live on 6th April. The Last Stand, the gam... Read More

Hoard Releases on the PSP and PlayStation 3

Hoard Releases on the PSP and PlayStation 3

Big Sandwich Games announced today that their award-winning strategy title HOARD™ is available for purchase in North America on the PSP and PS3. Both versions are currently selling for the lo... Read More

Crysis 2 launch trailer is go, looks awesome

Crysis 2 launch trailer is go, looks awesome

[HTML1] EA's released the launch trailer for Crytek's upcoming shooter, Crysis 2 and it's full out mental. There's explosions, action and lots of bullets flying around in the trailer and everythin... Read More

New DoW II content update in April

New DoW II content update in April

THQ's announced that a new content update would be released for the Last Stand mode of Dawn of War II in April. The update will add twelve new Steam achievement and each of them will unlock a new... Read More

Dead Island logo gets censored in US

Dead Island logo gets censored in US

The US boxart of Dead Island has been censored, tweaking the hanged zombie figure in its logo, to a more respectful standing upright one. Deep Silver informed IGN that the change will only apply... Read More

David Cage: “I am fed up with space marines!”

David Cage: “I am fed up with space marines!”

In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Heavy Rain creator David Cage claimed that "developers are fed up" with making shooters about space marines and WWII rookie soldiers: "games always... Read More

3DS eShop Delayed To Improve On ‘Unsatisfying’ Wii/DSi Shops

3DS eShop Delayed To Improve On ‘Unsatisfying’ Wii/DSi Shops

The 3DS eShop will not be ready in time for the 3DS launch but, according to Nintendo's Hideki Konno in an interview with Gamasutra, this is to make the shop an improvement over those associated with ... Read More