With the approaching Halo: Reach launch next week, Microsoft has detailed the festivities that will be going on including midnight launches across the country and “Invasion Week” activities over Xbox Live.

DO: What is the biggest thrill for you about bringing Duke back? MN:  Oh man, definitely the fan reaction.  It’s just been the most insane thing I’ve ever seen in the game industry.  I’ve been to a lot of shows  and I’ve showed a lot of games, but I’ve never sen anything like this. I [...]

DO:  How much collaboration has there been between all the companies that have worked on this game?  I noticed a few extra names in there during the trailer and in the demo. MN:  Right, we brought in some side companies to help with the production.  Because there’s a lot of factors to getting that all [...]

DO:  So, a few other gamers and I talked after the demo and actually thought this game might deserve an AO rating.  I mean, is that  possible?  Would you support that if the ESRB decides to go that route?  I personally think it would still sell very well. MW:  Well, it’s definitely going to be [...]

DO:  Is this the culmination of everything Gearbox has ever aspired to be as a developer? MN:  Well it’s definitely the culmination of Randy Pitchford’s career in some way . . . I hope he can still go up, but this is gonna be tough to top. I plan to just take over the world, [...]

DO:  I was speaking to Mikey before and I have to know … You will forever be known as the man who brought Duke Nukem back . . . what’s that like? RP:  I don’t know about that.  To me, Duke Nukem is Allen Blum . . . I’m just doing the best I can, [...]

On September 2, 2010 Nintendo began to send the top Wii Gamers from around the United States to Redondo Beach, California to compete in the Wii Games Summer 2010 Grand Championships. Team BeruGold, happened to be one of the winners of a qualifying event and …

Ripten was lucky enough to get into Portal 2 at PAX 2010. Better yet, our own Danielle Cantrell was chosen to play the co-op demo with Jeep Barnett from Valve.

Gears of War 3 developers Cliff Bleszinski and Rod Fergusson report that the “Fate of Carmine” charity has raised $150,000 for Child’s Play Charity.

Meet Jimmy. He’s one bad mother. If you own the PS3 version of Mafia II then you already know all about him from The Betrayal of Jimmy. Well, Jimmy’s back in all new multi-platform DLC and he’s out for vengeance in Empire Bay.

Just announced at PAX 2010, a Borderlands patch being released around the same time as the upcoming Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution DLC will raise the level cap to 69.

Like many other gamers, yesterday I got hands on with Duke Nukem Forever. A game which I’ve been waiting for, for over a damn decade. Was the wait worth it? Well my first impression is, oh hell yes.

Ripten was lucky enough to get hands on with the final version of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow this week. Better yet, we we’re just given the go ahead from Konami to go live with the gameplay footage that we took.

Gears of War 2 executive producer Rod Fergusson recently revealed on his Twitter that those who play the game’s online multiplayer over Labor Day weekend will receive bonus XP, but there’s a catch to it.

The latest highly anticipated 3d entry into the Castlevania series has a release date, and it’s October 5th.