One of the cool yet optional benefits of the New Xbox Experience is that gamers can choose to install data from their games directly to their hard drive, cutting down on load times and reducing the consoles’ noise level while running as it cuts down on the need to spin the disc. Unfortunately as with [...]

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Ask your average female gamer what her favorite games are and you’re likely to get answers including The Sims, Viva Pinata and other fun, often indepth yet generally family friendly fare. According to Cliff Bleszinski many gamers of the fairer sex are adding an unlikely title to their list.
He admits that most of his basis [...]

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If you were hoping to get your hands on Codemaster’s sci-fi shooter Damnation you will be dissapointed to hear that the game has been delayed until early 2009, which means we probably won’t see it until mid-2009.
Fret not though, the developers assure us that the delay will allow them more time to further develop the [...]

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Oddly the company that was once Nintendo’s primary rival is now helping to spearhead a the revival of the Nintendo Wii as a console for ‘hardcore’ gamers. High Voltage software has been developing the sci-fi FPS The Conduit for some time despite not having a publisher.
SEGA has announced that they are hopping on board with [...]

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There are two types of enemies that gamers will never object to being pitted against: zombies and Nazis. Call of Duty: World at War is part of a long illustrious line of games that let players step into the shoes of past generations on the shores of African and Europe to battle against the Axis [...]

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Along with the challenge modes included in the PS3 version of Bioshock was something interesting: the first trailer for the sequel. The trailer reveals that the title will be officially called Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams. The trailer starts zoomed in on a big daddy toy that is being held by a little sister that [...]

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It seems that in spite of their practice of not charging for their online games Sony might be altering that plan for the aptly named Massive Action Game. According to website the Bitbag a survey was sent out via email to Playstation Underground members that asked a lot of questions aimed at probing the participants’ [...]

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Without a doubt the most successful and surprisingly good video game adaptations was The Chronicles of Riddick for the original Xbox. Its quality graphics and effective combination of melee combat, stealth action and FPS controls made it a quick favorite.
Many were excited when it was announced that a remake would be coming to the Xbox [...]

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Bungie has relaunched their teaser campaign for their next game. In some lines of fake computer lingo and gibberish there are some references to the USNC, the military organization that’s been battling against the human-hating forces of the Covenant in the first three titles.
The teaser on the website doesn’t give too much real insight into [...]

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Everyone’s played a game that they were about 95% happy with. The story is great, the graphics a visual feast and the soundtrack splendidly crafted. That 5% failing comes down to slightly wonky controls that didn’t have the right scheme for you. Some titles eliminate this problem by simply allowing you to map the buttons [...]

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EA and Crytek are gearing for the launch of Crysis Warhead, their latest foray into the world of PC gaming.
Touted as a parrallel story to that of the original Crysis, Crysis Warhead will follow Sergeant Michael ‘Psycho’ Sykes through his story which is taking place on the opposite side of the island from the first [...]

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Some intellectual properties are a success because of the creativity and ambition of their creators, but when later installments emerge it’s a bit of a mixed bag as to how things go. The Indiana Jones films benefited greatly from the continued involvement of Steven Spielberg while the Star Wars prequels suffered from Lucas’ heavy handed [...]

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Call of Duty, that is. After a long and glorious history as a World War II shooter, developer Infinity Ward got its hands on the title and crafted a gem of a shooter. Taking the popular series in a fresh new direction– with the WWII shooter having grown stale– they created the much-acclaimed Call Of [...]

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Word from series creator Cliff Bleszinski is that the sequel to third person shooter Gears of War, the unsurprisingly titled Gears of War 2 is almost complete. He cites a percentage of 85-90%, which hopefully won’t be the sort of percentage that frustrates like computer installations: the first big chunk zooms by, but then you’re [...]

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There’s no need to hide the fact that you’ve always wanted to wield the iconic Lancer from Gears of War, because nows your chance.
A recent listing on Amazon has shown that for more than twice the games retail value, you will get a special edition of Gears of War 2 that will include none other than a [...]

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