Archive for July, 2010

Not Tetris – Tetris with Realistic Physics

Have you ever played Tetris and thought that the game could use better physics? Of course you haven’t, it’s Tetris. It takes a certain kind of crazy to reimagine the legendary puzzle game with more realistic physics involved, and thank god that kind of crazy exists.

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Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Free This Weekend on Steam, 50% off

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West, a multiplayer team-based third person shooter from Fatshark and Paradox Interactive, will be available for free this weekend to all Steam users…

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New Dragon Age 2 Concept Art

A bit of a short but sweet news post for now, but we’re happy to bring a new piece of conceptual art for BioWare’s much hyped sequel to Dragon Age. I’m not sure what it depicts, but it appears to be some sort of staff that shoots fire along the ground. It looks cool anyway.

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Tekken v Street Fighter Well Into Production? Plus Fan Concept Art

There’s been a rumor milling for quite a while, that Namco and Capcom are going to go head-to-head in a huge fighting game crossover in the form of Namco V Capcom…

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Mark Hamill Will Voice The Joker in DC Universe Online

Despite saying that Arkham Asylum 2 will be the last time he will voice the Joker, Mark Hamill will be joining the cast of voice actors in DC Universe online as The Joker…

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Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Will Feature Rush’s 2112

Activision has announced today that as part of a “Story-Based Quest Mode,” the full 20-minute version of 2112 by Canadian rock band Rush will be playable in the upcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will also be included in the game as narrators, telling the overarching story of the epic song…

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iPhone Game Sale: Gameloft and Capcom

Gameloft and Capcom have both done very well in the iPhone gaming market, which is why it’s such good news that they have both brought a number of their titles down to 99 cents for a limited time…

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Play Alien Swarm in First-Person

Alien Swarm, the delightful and free top-down shooter from Valve that we reviewed yesterday, is playable in first-person mode via a few entries in the game’s developer console. If you were put off by the top-down viewpoint, perhaps this could entice you in…

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Mafia II Will Have Steamworks Support

If you’re anything like me you’re a sucker for fancy intefaces, sleek smooth looks and tidiness when it comes to your computer. Well 2K Games has made by day by announcing that Mafia II will ship with Steamworks support. PC Gamers the world over can now look forward to auto-updating, Steam achievements, online leaderboards and online downloadable content…

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Four New Marvel v Capcom 3 Characters Announced

Capcom recently tweeted that we would see some new Marvel v Capcom 3 characters quite soon, and they definitely followed up on that statement. Four new characters were announced, and the unlucky souls getting thrown into gamings greatest crossover are…

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Daily Deal: Xbox Live and Neverwinter Nights

I’m a sucker for a good deal on great games, which is probably why I never have any money. When I find a good deal, I try to pass it on to you guys…

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Fans to Decide the Fate of Carmine in “Gears of War 3”

The fate of the Carmine family lies in your hands. For the first time in franchise history, Epic Games and Microsoft are letting fans decide how the latest Carmine brothers experience pans out in a now annual death based event. The Carmine brothers started off in Gears of War, then we saw another Carmine in Gears of War 2, and now we’re to see another get killed (or survive!) in Gears of War 3…

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Golden Wrench #31 to Be Destroyed for Charity – Wait What?

For avid fans of Team Fortress 2, you would no doubt be cringing after reading the title of this article. The TF2 Golden Wrench is perhaps one of the rarest items in any video game and the recipient of Golden Wrench #31, is destroying it for charity…

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Release Window Announced

The fine people over at Konami have finally announced a release window for the highly anticipated Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

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Medal of Honor Beta Now Up on Xbox Live

After weeks of delay, EA and DICE’s Medal of Honor beta is now finally available for the Xbox 360.

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