Tweet The Magna Carta is a pretty important historical document.  It’s also a Japanese RPG.  A sequel is being released for the Xbox 360 and still has me asking the question.  What does this game have to do with the Magna Carta?

Tweet Shacknews reports that the upcoming downloadable multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 will be released on 360 and PS3 this June, at a price point of $15. The PC version will follow in September, for the same price. No reason for this is given, although I suspect that it will take another few months to compact [...]

Tweet Another behind-the-scenes promo for The Jace Hall Show, this time for episode 6 which airs tomorrow. In this clip, Jace plays golf with Kelly Hu, unfortunately wearing more clothing than we would’ve liked. We’re referring to Jace, of course. When is he going to go topless?

Tweet Just a reminder to you Left 4 Dead fans, the “Survival Pack” downloadable content is now available and the best thing is, it’s free. The DLC will add the new Survival Mode and add Death Toll and Dead Air to the Versus mode.  Go download now! Source: Joystiq

Tweet LEGO Rock Band has been officially announced today, after plenty of internet rumours and speculation. The game will ship in “Holiday 2009″ for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS. Harmonix and TT Games will be working together for all versions of the game, and Rock Band Unplugged developer Backbone Entertainment will join in the [...]

Tweet Sure, the announcement said that Brütal Legend will release in Rocktober, but I just went one better. Besides, RAWKtober just sounds like Jack Black, you know? Anyway, the game will release on (R)October 13 in North America, and (R)October 16 in Europe, for 360 and PS3. The game looks like it’ll be on par [...]

Tweet Another Monday, another fun day for Nintendo console lovers. This week in Nintendo Wares, Dr. Mario Express takes the top spot for the DSiWare and WiiWare fans will be pleased to hear that Square Enix’s Crystal Defenders is now available. Hit the jump for the full list of downloadable titles for your favorite Nintendo [...]

Tweet Gamezine have dug up a forum post by an allegedly trustworthy member of the GTPlanet community, a large Gran Turismo forum and website. There are some cryptic whisperings on the forum post which you can see after the jump, as well as their interpretations, which include such things as a 2009 release, a track [...]

Tweet Bethesda Softworks announced today that Obsidian Entertainment will be developing a brand new Fallout game in the style of Fallout 3, although it is not a direct sequel. The game is expected to ship in 2010 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Obsidian Entertainment are the development team behind Star Wars: Knights of the [...]

Tweet Another barren week in video game releases. This week actually might be worse than the last one. Oh, wait we have Stalin vs Martians for the PC, so maybe not. Hit the jump for the very weak list of new games this week.

Tweet Gamespot have scored an exclusive Bioshock 2 feature and interview, which includes a lot of info on the upcoming game. You can see the video interview after the jump, and read all about the game over at Gamespot. Some interesting details have come up, including some insights into the way the game was conceived [...]

Tweet As I’m sure you audiophiles know, the annual Coachella music festival is going on right now, with both world famous and seldom-known acts performing on the grand Coachella stage. Today, Paul McCartney played a pretty lengthy set of songs, with “Got To Get You Into My Life” in the middle of it. McCartney’s fans [...]

Tweet [vimeo width="510" height="269"]http://www.vimeo.com/4218812[/vimeo] Atari has already made it pretty clear that the PS3/Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Ghostbusters: The Video Game are different stylistically, and this new trailer makes it absolutely clear. That’s not to say that the Wii version is uglier, because I personally like the style. Even Dan Akroyd said he [...]

Tweet Once in a while, a video comes along that is just so well-produced, and so clever that you can’t help but think it’s viral marketing of some sort. SeakittenCollective’s LittleBigRevenge is a perfect example of that, though I’m sure the turn for the worse this video takes isn’t the image that Media Molecule wants [...]

Tweet Usually, the tips we get at Ripten HQ have headlines crazy enough (like “Duke Nukem Forever to be released this decade”) that we have to take them with a grain of salt, but with two of the games in the above image already being rumored to arrive on Xbox Live Arcade, and one of [...]