Archive for May, 2010

2K Announces Mafia II Collector’s Edition, Pre-Order Bonuses Detailed

2K Games cordially invites you to a very special celebration, during which you’ll either become a made man, or take a bullet to the back of the head like Joe Pesci …

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Gears of War 2 Title Update 6 Rolls Out With Triple XP Weekend Celebration

The team at Epic has just rolled out their sixth title update for Gears of War 2, and to celebrate the occasion, Microsoft and Epic Games are throwing a Triple XP Weekend Xbox LIVE bash …

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Red Dead Redemption In-Game Animated Short Airs This Saturday on FOX

Jack Bauer and the cast of 24 may have said goodbye to the FOX viewing faithful Monday night, but Jack isn’t the only fictional character that knows how to fill a bad guy up with lead …

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THQ Partners Announced, Duplicated Success of EA Model Benefits Gamers

Since the creation of EA Partners by John Riccitiello in 2004, the company has successfully teamed up with numerous developers to deliver hit games like Crysis, Rock Band, and Left 4 Dead to consumers …

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Sony Responds to Recent Insomniac EA Deal, Teases Exclusive Announcement

This is a short post, but there’s no doubt everyone saw it coming. With the announced partnering of EA and Insomniac Games yesterday, it was only a matter of time before Sony issued their own statement …

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ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Rumoured to be Coming to PS3 in HD

An unnamed source has revealed that a ‘Team ICO Collection’, with HD remixed versions of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus on a single Blu-Ray, could be coming to PS3 in the first quarter of 2011.

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Latest OXM Predicts Perfect Dark II E3 Reveal, Slim 360 In Fall, Doubts Dash Redesign For Natal

The July issue of the Official Xbox Magazine is apparently making its rounds to subscribers, one of which has posted a bit of information from the rumors section to NeoGAF …

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Robbie Bach & J Allard Leave Microsoft After Nearly Four Decades Of Combined Service

Robbie Bach and J. Allard, two of the key individuals behind the Xbox, Zune, and Windows based phones to name just a few things, are parting ways with Microsoft …

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Green Day: Rock Band Demo Teases Keyboards for Rock Band 3

The Green Day: Rock Band demo from Xbox Live has a little extra tease for Rock Band 3: a Keyboard icon.

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New Fire Emblem Remake Coming to DS

Nintendo have revealed via a teaser video that a new remake (that’s not quite an oxymoron, literature fans) of Fire Emblem will be coming to the DS, likely this year in Japan.

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G4 Talks Zombie Evolution With George A. Romero, Sets The Mood With Left 4 Dead 2 Gameplay Footage

Leave it to the folks over at G4TV to turn an interview with legendary horror film director, George A. Romero, into a Left 4 Dead 2 multitasking session …

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Gran Turismo 5 Delay Could Be Related to 3D & Sony Move Support

“A source close to Sony” has said that the Gran Turismo 5 delay has been due to the “implementation of both 3D and Move compatibility.”

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EVE Online Expansion Tyrannis to be Deployed Tomorrow

The much-awaited (by EVE players, at least) expansion to CCP’s epic MMO EVE Online will deploy on Wednesday May 26, meaning that the game will be unavailable for much of the day.

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Insomniac Goes Multiplatform, Inks EA Deal For New IP

Insomniac Games, the creators of highly successful Sony PlayStation exclusive titles such as Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, are spreading their wings with the studios’ first multiplatorm release ushered in as part of an agreement with EA Partners …

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Major Nelson: DOOM 2 Available On Xbox LIVE Arcade Tomorrow

According to Microsoft’s Marjor Nelson, DOOM 2 will join the ranks of Xbox LIVE Arcade classics this Wednesday.

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