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See More of Hard Reset, the PC Exclusive with Shades of Blade Runner and Painkiller

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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The people who teased their PC exclusive shooter with a single screen shot last month have finally unveiled the mysterious sci-fi project they're working on. This is Hard Reset, the cyberpunk first-person shooter from people who worked on Painkiller, Bulletstorm and The Witcher 2. More »

2K's Next Baseball Title Sends SpongeBob to the Plate

Owen Good — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:30:00 EDT

Baseball, the National Pastime. For 141 years, it is a game whose numbers and names need no introduction. Mantle. DiMaggio. .406, 755. Ren. Stimpy. More »

Nine-Year-Old Creates iPhone Game as PopCap Grants a Wish

Owen Good — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:30:00 EDT

We're all familiar with the Make-a-Wish Foundation, who it supports, and why. With that out of the way, PopCap Games today announced that Allied Star Police, by the Seattle-area games designer Owain Weinert (pictured) will soon release for all iOS devices on the iTunes App Store. More »

The Future Of The Nintendo DS Looks Like Radiant Historia

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:30:00 EST

The Nintendo DS has one more thing to look forward to in 2011 with the release of Atlus' Radiant Historia, which brings an all-new 16-bit style, time-traveling "steampunk" adventure to the handheld next February. More »

Tokyo Jungle Brings A Post Apocalyptic Wildlife War To PS3

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Lions, tigers and... pomeranians will run wild in the streets of a deserted Tokyo in Sony's newest PlayStation 3 exclusive, Tokyo Jungle, a most unusual concept revealed in the newest issue of Famitsu magazine. More »

Get Your War On With Operation Flashpoint: Red River Next Year

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:40:00 EDT

Codemasters follows up last year's realistic tactical shooter Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising with an all-new entry due in 2011. Operation Flashpoint: Red River will let players visit scenic Tajikistan to experience an "epic campaign." What else? More »

Swords & Soldiers Takes Invasion From WiiWare To PlayStation Network

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:00:00 EDT

WiiWare strategy game Swords & Soldiers is getting an HD facelift, making its way to the PlayStation Network "soon." It has Aztecs, Vikings, ninja and monkeys—MONKEYS—battling it out for 2D dominance. Monkeys, people. More »

The Game That Makes Chores Fun

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:30:00 EDT

Chores suck! Video games don't! If only there was some way to combine the two, it'd be like chocolate sauce on broccoli...oh, hello, what's this? More »

When Mars Declared Independence From Britain

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Upcoming title Jamestown has very little to do with the early colonization of North America, and everything to do with four-player co-op on 17th-century British colonial Mars. More »

Contra Returns Without The Contra Name

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:40:00 EDT

Konami is giving its side-scrolling shoot 'em up classic Contra a makeover and it's doing so with Guilty Gear and BlazBlue makers Arc System Works, resulting in the downloadable game Hard Corps: Uprising. More »

New DSi Game Makes The Real World An RPG

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Spirit Hunters, a new game in development by Nnooo for the DSi and "future nintendo handhelds", is an augmented reality title that promises to be, in the creator's words, "a role playing game set in the real world". More »

H.A.W.X. 2 Guns For The Fall, Tom Clancy Pleased

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:20:00 EDT

The latest Ubisoft game to bear the Tom Clancy name is H.A.W.X. 2, the sequel to the original, million-selling arcade-style flight sim. Billions of dollars in virtual aircraft will once again be blowing up this fall. More »

There Will Be A Pro Evo Soccer This Year

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:30:00 EDT

There will be a 2010 release of Konami's venerable football series Pro Evolution Soccer. It will be called Pro Evolution Soccer 2011. If you need a moment to compose yourself, now is the time. More »

'Nelson Tethers' Could Be Gaming's Fargo, A Wintry Black Comedy

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EDT

In the next game from the studio behind the episodic adventure games Sam & Max, Strongbad, and the Tales of Monkey Island, the fictional town of Scoggins, Minnesota is a cold play and also a bit weird. More »

Trinity Universe Brings Pure PS3 RPG Obscurity To America, Europe

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:40:00 EDT

PlayStation 3 owners with a deep, deep appreciation for the art of the Japanese role-playing game will be delighted to learn that NIS America will bring Trinity Universe to North America and Europe this summer. More »

Six Days In Fallujah Dev Gives Birth To Breach

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:30:52 EDT

Developer Atomic Games, perhaps best known for its missing in action shooter Six Days In Fallujah but also responsible for the V for Victory series, has a new "multiplayer title for consoles and personal computers" that will "blow your mind." More »

Middle Earth Goes Snowblind In The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North

Mike Fahey — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:40:26 EDT

Warner Bros. Interactive has tapped the team behind Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath to create The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, co-op action RPG for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3. More »

Cooking Mama Inevitably Turns To Crafting

Mike Fahey — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST

A year after we discovered a trademark registration for it, Majesco is finally ready to make Crafting Mama official. The woman with the most free time in the world returns this fall with a whole new bag of domestic tricks. More »

EA Sports Getting More Active With Fitness Game Sequel

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

With the first game a surprising hit, EA Sports revealed today that a second EA Sports Active game is in development, this time called...EA Sports Active 2.0 (working title!). More »

Battlestar Galactica Gets Its Own Massively Multiplayer Game

Mike Fahey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST

The battle for the fate of humanity continues this fall, when NBC Universal and Bigpoint launch Battlestar Galactica Online, a massively multiplayer browser-based game set in the universe of the award-winning Syfy television series. Can I get a frak yeah? More »

Rock Band 3 Revolutionizes The Music Genre This Holiday Season

Mike Fahey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST

Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman officially outed Rock Band 3, due for release this holiday season, when it will "will innovate and revolutionize the music genre" all over again. More »

New Game Riffs On Guitar Hero, With A Real Electric Guitar

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:18 EST

There are strings on the newly-unveiled Power Gig guitar, which is coming, with a brand-new music game to video game systems this fall. But you won't have to be Jimi Hendrix to play it. More »

The "10 Minute Solution" to Fitness Now Includes a Wii

Mike Fahey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:40:00 EST

What's the difference between Activision's 10 Minute Solution fitness game for the Wii and established fitness titles like Wii Fit and EA Sports Active? About $40-80. More »

Meet Bodycount, From The Creator Of Black

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 EST

No, not that Body Count. The cover of the upcoming Official Xbox Magazine reveals Bodycount, the new shooter from the creators of first-person stylized shooter Black. More »

Nintendo Power Reveals Scribblenauts 2, Due Out This Fall

Owen Good — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

A sequel for last year's breakout DS hit Scribblenauts graces the cover of the latest Nintendo power, promising a look at what 5th Cell has in mind. More »

SOCOM 4 Revealed, Franchise Returns To Zipper Interactive

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:40:00 EST

Sony's premier tactical shooter series is back in the hands of Zipper Interactive and ready to redeploy this fall with SOCOM 4. Featuring 32-player multiplayer, what does SOCOM 4 mean for the future of Zipper Interactive's MAG? More »

Shaun White Takes On Tony Hawk

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST

Ubisoft and two-time Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White kick the Tony Hawk franchise while its down with the announcement of Shaun White Skateboarding. More »

Test Drive Unlimited Returns

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST

Atari and Eden Games return to the islands for Test Drive Unlimited 2, the sequel to the hit 2006 online sandbox driving game. How does 2 compare to the original? The difference is night and day - and vehicle damage. More »

Tecmo Super Bowl Remake Coming To Xbox 360, PS3

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:20:43 EST

Tecmo, the company that was once a giant in video game football, is continuing its slow return to the virtual gridiron. Today we have word of Tecmo Bowl Throwback. More »

The Dishwasher Returns In Vampire Smile

Mike Fahey — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:40:00 EST

Ska Studios takes The Dishwasher to a "bigger, better, and more badass level" in The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, coming to Xbox Live Arcade "when it's done," with visitors to PAX East getting their first look at the game next month. More »

Civilization V Hexes PCs This Fall

Mike Fahey — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST

Sid Meier's Civilization franchise returns this fall with a fifth installment, featuring hexagon tile maps, a new combat system, deeper diplomatic options, and a community hub where players can share content and compete without leaving the game. More »

Toy Story 3 Game Delves Deeper Into The Toy Box

Mike Fahey — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:20:00 EST

While a portion of Disney Interactive's video game adaptation will follow the events of the animated movie, its Toy Box mode will allow players to create their own adventures using the franchises iconic characters. More »

Gas Powered Announces Kings And Castles, Chris Taylor Bitten By Horse

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:40:00 EST

The developers of Supreme Commander, Dungeon Siege and Demigod have announced their next project (despite Supreme Commander 2 still a few weeks off), the real-time strategy game Kings and Castles. First footage of Chris Taylor feeding a horse below! More »

Street Fighter IV Brings The Fight To The iPhone

Mike Fahey — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:40:00 EST

Capcom brings their biggest brawler yet to one of the smallest gaming devices, announcing an iPhone version of Street Fighter IV, due out in March. How are Ken and Ryu handling the trip? More »

Samurai Shodown Sen Makes It To North America

Mike Fahey — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:20:00 EST

Originally slated for release last November as Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny, the 11th game in SNK's weapons fighting franchise will be released this spring in North America as Samurai Shodown Sen for the Xbox 360. More »

Halfbrick Mixes Zombies And Time Travel

Mike Fahey — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:20:00 EST

Australian developer Halfbrick attempts to stand out in the undead crowd with Age of Zombies, a time-travelling zombie-killing adventure, coming February 25th to PSP and PlayStation 3 minis. More »

The Saga Continues With LEGO Clone Wars

Mike Fahey — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:20:00 EST

LucasArts and TT Games continue to tear apart the Star Wars universe and rebuild it brick-by-brick with LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. More »

ModNation Racers Goes Portable

Mike Fahey — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST

Like LittleBigPlanet before it, ModNation Racers, the next game in Sony's "Play Create Share" arsenal is headed to the PlayStation Portable, with the PSP version launching alongside its PlayStation 3 counterpart. More »

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Goes Another Round

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:20:00 EST

CyberConnect2 is back with a follow-up to the gorgeous but shallow Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, slapping on the Shippuden label and letting Xbox 360 owners in on the fun. More »

Online Multiplayer Assassin's Creed II Coming To The iPhone

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST

Assassin's Creed II Discovery has only recently hit iTunes, and Ubisoft is readying another dose of portable professional killing with Assassin's Creed II: Multiplayer, an online game of kill-or-be-killed for the iPhone. More »