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  • Mirrors Edge 2 listed on artist’s portfolio
    It appears we have yet another leaked bit of info on some two highly anticipated games, as both Battlefield 3 and Mirror’s Edge 2 have been found listed under the 2009-present section of DICE lighting artist Oscar Carlen’s portfolio. Publisher EA has been talking about both games pretty openly in the past — EA’s Patrick Soderlund has said that another Mirror’s...
    by Manny M. at December 1st, 2009 at 08:12 pm
  • New Brink footage shows actual gameplay
    As it turns out, gamers didn’t have to wait too long for that proper Brink gameplay footage to arrive after all; As part of their week-long coverage G4 has just released a new, two-minute, X-Play clip that dives straihgt into the game’s premise as well as its main attraction, the SMART movement system. The clip shows plenty of proper gameplay footage, however,...
    by Manny M. at December 1st, 2009 at 07:12 pm
  • Date announced for Dante’s Inferno demo
    Today, both the PlayStation Network as well as the Xbox Live demos of Dante’s Inferno have been finally dated. The mission to reach the gates of Hell and rid Death of his scythe begins next Thursday, on December 10, for PSN users, and for some strange and unexplainable turn of events, two whole weeks later, on December 24, for XBL uses. The full game itself hits store...
    by Manny M. at December 1st, 2009 at 07:12 pm
  • Just Cause 2 release date announced
    Today, Square Enix Europe — wow, I wonder how long it’ll take to really get used to that — has finally announced the release date for the long awaited Just Cause 2. Avalanche Studios’ highly anticipated Just Cause sequel will be hitting store shelves all across North America on March 23, and March 26 in EMEA territories, for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation...
    by Manny M. at November 24th, 2009 at 07:11 pm
  • Far Cry 3 Confirmed
    It appears Far Cry 3 is indeed currently in development and it also appears to be looking “pretty exciting,” so far, according to Ubisoft scriptwriter Kevin Shortt. In a recent little chat, Official PlayStation Magazine asked Kevin Shortt if he was working on the sequel Far Cry 2. Already expecting the usual “no comment” response, OPM was treated to a nice little...
    by Manny M. at November 24th, 2009 at 06:11 pm
  • New Tron game being revealed during VGA’s 09
    Next month’s Spike TV’s 2009 VGAs is going to be something that no gamer on the face of the earth is going to want to miss. We’ve already heard quite a bit about some of the amazing goodies that are going to be revealed, such as non-CG Halo: Reach, as well as 2K’s AAA make-over for Spec Ops, to just name a few. However, today we’ve come across yet...
    by Manny M. at November 24th, 2009 at 05:11 pm
  • Bioware is hiding something up its sleeves
    Recently, BioWare co-founder and CEO Dr. Ray Muzyka made a very interesting little statement, and I’ll tell you this much, it was enough to make us Koku ninjas scratch our heads; And that’s something that doesn’t happen very often. Dr. Muzyka noted that the company is working on something unannounced as of yet. “There’s some stuff that hasn’t been...
    by Manny M. at November 24th, 2009 at 04:11 pm
  • Rebellion confirms plans for Alien vs. Predator DLC
    For those of you that got a chance to read our in-depth preview of The upcoming Aliens vs. Predator a while back, you may have noticed that we are more than excited about Rebellions take on this Sci-fi masterpiece. And now it appears we have even more reason to be anxious about the game, as the developer has confirmed that AVP will be getting downloadable content. Talk...
    by Manny M. at November 24th, 2009 at 08:11 am
  • Alebrije Studio unveils Microbiotics
    As already proven by such great titles as Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, and Cave Story, it doesn’t always require a Big-Name studio to bring a new and original idea to the table. Recently, Alebrije Studios, a small group of developers, contacted us about their latest project, Microbiotics. While an early preview version of the game wont be made available to us until...
    by Manny M. at November 11th, 2009 at 11:11 am
  • A first look at the Bayonetta special edition
    What’s this? Yet another title joining the ever-growing list of games that think they have what it takes to actually get gamers to pitch out a few extra bucks on it? It appears so. The latest member joining the “special enough for a special edition club” appears to be Bayonetta. Though the game has already been released in the land of the rising sun,...
    by Manny M. at November 10th, 2009 at 03:11 pm
  • Final Fantasy 13 to include FF XIV beta code
    While this may not necessarily be a huge announcement for gamers outside of Japan, this is definitely something those who’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Final Fantasy XIV are going to want to listen to. It’s been revealed that Japanese copies of FF XIII will come with an access code for FF XIV’s “Campaing Mode”. The news comes via scans...
    by Manny M. at November 10th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • Modern Warfare 3 gets ultra-realistic, might bore gamers in the process
    It hasn’t even been twelve hours since Modern Warfare 2 was released yet, and already we’re getting news about the third installment of Infinity Ward’s money making machine. The Onion News Network appears to have gotten the first exclusive look at the next game, in the modern warfare series. It appears the game will be even more realistic, (something...
    by Manny M. at November 10th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
  • Resident Evil 5 Alternate Edition content coming to XBL/PSN
    A while back, Capcom ran a survey asking gamers to decide between having the Resident Evil 5 Alternate Edition content as a new retail package, or getting it as a downloadable add-on. Well, gamers all across North America, Europe, and Australia voted, and now Capcom has responded. Rather than making us all have to get in out vehicles, turn them on, and polluting the planet...
    by Manny M. at November 9th, 2009 at 09:11 pm
  • Starcraft II beta not coming this year
    This might not really come as a surprise to some of you, seeing as to how many Q4 2009 games have already been pushed back to well into 2010. Either out of fear of being swallowed up by the amazing list of titles headed our way over the next month or so, or simply just because the game wasn’t finished by the expected date, there are indeed many games which gamers...
    by Manny M. at November 9th, 2009 at 08:11 pm
  • Dragon Age: Origins Review
    I want you to think hard, and seriously ask yourself this question. How long has it been since you’ve totally lost yourself in a game so much, that you lost all perception of the real world around you? How long has it been since you last played a game with such a rich, deep and enthralling story, that as soon as you put the controller down and the credits rolled...
    by Manny M. at November 9th, 2009 at 05:11 pm
  • Big FF XIII announcement coming November 13
    We all know Square Enix is a company that isn’t too fond of doing things the “ordinary way”, and such is the case even with the company’s highly anticipated up-coming FF XIII game. It appears the guys over at Square Enix have decided to get a little creative by hiding their tease in a word puzzle on the company’s web-site. Last Friday, this message...
    by Manny M. at November 9th, 2009 at 05:11 pm