Bring on the Blondes

Capcom’s first Resident Evil 5 trailer caused a minor uproar over its supposed racist imagery, showing a glorified white male American killing black African zombies. It’s understandable that such imagery might prompt a backlash, and so Capcom have rectified this in their new politically correct (yes, PC stands for politically correct and not Personal Computer in this instance ) “Captivate 2008″ trailer. Read more…

Rufus, one of SFIV’s new characters.

Speaking with Famitsu Magazine, SFIV producer Yoshinori Ono revealed that the home versions of the game would feature online play and new characters not in the arcade version. Read more…

EA just announced that undefeated EliteXC mixed martial arts fighter and American Gladiator Gina Carano will be playing Natasha, a deadly Soviet commando, in Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, which comes out for the PC and Xbox 360 this holiday season. Read more…

When we first got our hands on Haze, we were intrigued by the concept of Nectar and its use on the battlefield. Still, we were worried whether this was all Haze had to offer; a game exploiting the concept of exploiting drugs in war. With that confusing thought just escaping our little heads, our mits were on the final version of the game. Read more…

Terrorists know no limits when it comes to threats of violence– sort of like how tabloids know no limits when it comes to poor taste or incorrect facts. Check out this “terrifying vision” of the future, printed in UK rag The Daily Mail, which is actually a repurposed screenshot from Bethesda’s Fallout 3. Read more…

Ubisoft recently announced that the latest Rayman Raving Rabbids game, TV Party, will be available for the Wii and the Nintendo DS this holiday season. Read more…

Gametap’s editorial team, which previewed and reviewed some of the very games that were sold through its online distribution service, has been shut down by Turner Broadcasting. Read more…

We reported that BioShock would be coming to the PS3 back on May 22nd, however what we did not know at that time was that it would be “genetically enhanced”. The official press release (also genetically enhanced with extra vitamins, minerals, and marketing mumbo jumbo) can be found below. Read more…

A small press release just hit my inbox from Capcom announcing that the first Street Fighter 4 commercial (the home made ones you have been seeing on Youtube don’t count) will air this Saturday night at 10pm on CBS durring the EliteXC Saturday Night Fights.

So in addition to rooting for Kimbo Slice (who deserves to be an unlockable character in SF4), you can now sit back and enjoy some Capcom Street Fighter commercial goodness — and for those of you who don’t know who Kimbo is, check out the video after the official announcement below. Read more…

Among other goodies, Ubidays in Paris has resulted in a long awaited revelation: the sequel to Beyond Good and Evil is real. Read more…

“Huh? Say that again…”

There was always hope Heavenly Sword would give birth to a sequel that was “bigger and better than ever before.” At least that’s what we thought when we received a batch of new concept art from Ninja Theory. Not only were our hopes dashed, but they’ve now been pummeled into believing there will never be a Heavenly Sword sequel.  Nariko is dead. Read more…

Information from the upcoming World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion has been leaked on to the web complete with visual talent trees, descriptions of new spells and abilities, as well as changes to the old.

Some quick highlights include the ability for druids to now root enemies indoors and warriors, with the help of titan grip, will be able to duel wield 2 handed weapons. For a complete list of changes check out the list below. Read more…

Funcom recently announced that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is one of the fastest-selling PC titles of all time. Launched on May 17th, more than 400,000 gamers (almost half hailing from North America) have entered the bloody, violent, and very adult world of Hyboria. After all, who doesn’t like scantily clad women and dismembering enemies? Read more…

Want to know how much grown women love Wiis? Want to learn how much Americans like to keep fit? Want to see the reactions of ladies when they get free stuff? Want to know where all the Wiis and Wii fit have gone!? Ellen shows us how in a disturbing, yet hilarious giveaway. Read more…

From the creators of Half Life: Full Life Consequences 1 & 2, comes possibly their greatest production to date. The film is 22 minutes of unrelenting memes created in Garry’s Mod, a popular mod for the Source Engine . Is it a hit, a miss, or just both and neither all at the same time? Read on to find out.
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Out of many of the video games out there, the Shin Megami Tensei games do a wonderful job at being mature without being gratuitous. Rather than padding out the game with over the top mature content, such as jiggling boobs or excess violence, they fill their games with genuinely disturbing material. Many of the things that go on in any given SMT game can range from disturbing to flat out nauseating in concept but they are never without a point, which is more than some games could say. Read more…

Being a big fan of the NBA Street series and growing up playing NBA Jam, I looked forward to playing NBA Ballers: Chosen One. That was, until I actually played it. Read more…

Hideo’s coming to good ole’ Blighty! Naturally not for a holiday, but to please all the Snake fans. On Monday 2nd June, Metal gear fanatics will be able to meet Hideo Kojima and series’ artist Yoji Shinkawa at HMV’s Oxford Street store in London’s West End. Read more…

The recent PC update for Team Fortress 2 was a welcome addition to the already excellent gameplay, and it looks like our friends on the Xbox 360 will be able to enjoy the same delights soon enough. Read more…

The co-founder of Maxis, Jeff Braun, has confirmed that a new Oddworld Game is in development, with the team from Oddworld Inhabitants working on it: Read more…