Square Enix Anticipating The Death of Consoles

Square Enix may be notorious for looking back when developing games, but when it comes to the strategy of big business, they’re looking as far forward as the human eye can see. “In ten years’ time a lot of what we call ‘console games’ won’t exist”, Square Enix boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada told MCV…

Red Dead Redemption Gets A Proper Release Date

If only I’d waited another day, I could have forgone circling the entire month of April in red pen and just done a single day instead. As you can see above, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption – sequel to Red Dead Revolver, one of the last generation’s most under-appreciated games – will be out on April…

Street Fighter IV’s New Guys In Action

Super Street Fighter IV will introduce a whole new set of faces to the Street Fighter IV experience, some old, some not so old. Here they all are in action, including Guy, Cody & Adon. Click to view

Puzzle Quest Gets A Sequel

Shrugging off the disappointment that was Galactrix, Australia’s Infinite Interactive are now hardat work on a true sequel to the addictive, amazing Puzzle Quest. And…there’s nothing more to add at this point. It’s Puzzle Quest 2, it’s on the way, it’s coming to at least the 360, and we’ll hear more about it later. For…

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC Beta Retreats To 2010

According to Electronic Arts, the current PS3 beta test for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has proven so popular that the PC one needs to be pushed into next year. “With the huge success of the PS3 Beta we decided to drastically increase the PC Beta’s capacity to insure as many people as possible could participate”…

Sony Boss Takes A Swing Or Two At The Wii

With sales of the PS3 on the rebound, Sony are starting to get a little of their old swagger back. Speaking with GI.biz, Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House has taken a couple of shots not at his company’s arch-rival, the Xbox 360, but at the Wii, a console he says is experiencing quite the…

Next Zelda Game To Feature Flight?

In an interview with Britain’s The Guaridan, Zelda director Eiji Aonuma has given a none-too-subtle hint that the upcoming Wii entry in the series may feature, for the first real time in a Zelda game, flight. “I have an eight-year-old son myself at home, and quite recently he started playing The Phantom Hourglass for DS,…

An Old Friend Returns In New Mass Effect 2 Videos, Screens

Happy Thanksgiving, Mass Effect fans. Here’s two new trailers and four new screenshots for the upcoming Mass Effect 2. And no, there’s not a turkey in sight. Half the stuff is dedicated to changes made to the game’s “adept” class mode. The other half? To the return of Tali, a character so forgettable I forget…

This Lady Will Be Singing Chiptune In Sweden

On November 26, photographer/digital artist Julie will be singing with 8-bit chiptune musician Hally in Sweden at DreamHack, the world’s largest LAN-party and computer festival. Check out Julie and Hally’s collaboration. And remember, when you go into an arcade, be sure to wear a helmet and gloves. Very important. DreamHack – News: [Official Site via…

Resident Evil Clergy Critics: “Wait, What?”

The U.K. clergy members quoted as criticizing Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for glamorizing violence and promoting the occult say their remarks have been misrepresented by the source originally reporting them. The comments, by the Rt. Revs Mark Bryant, Brian Smith and John Goddard, apparently first appeared in a news release sent out in the…

Win A Limited Edition Tekken 6 Wireless Fight Stick Bundle

Just in time for the holidays, and a great reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving, we’ve got a neat giveaway for you. We’ll be giving away five sets of limited edition Tekken 6 fight sticks. That’s three for the Playstation 3 and two for the Xbox 360. Here’s the details for the contest. To enter…

Turkey Day

To: Luke From: Crecente I know the concept of roasting a mostly-flightless, absurdly fat bird and eating it to celebrate the survival of a winter in a strange land, is a foreign concept to just about anyone who isn’t from North America. But that’s how we roll. And man is it fun to do. Not…

Pokemon Sales Super Effective Against Zombies In Japan

After being kicked around by Bayonetta and a pair of soccer sims from Sega and Konami, Nintendo’s Pokemon double team of Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver return to the top of Japan’s video game charts. This week’s tally from sales tracker Media Create pushes the newest Pokemon games past the 3 million mark. Its…

HELL YEAH

A Couple Of Games In The Giving Spirit

Reality Gap‘s got two games in the giving spirit on this Thanksgiving holiday. Log into either massively multiplayer role-playing game, Monato Esprit, or real time strategy/first person shooter hodgepodge, Battleswarm to get your goodies. In proper MMORPG form, Monato Esprit offers up clothes to today’s Turkey Day players. Users that log in before midnight on…

Seeking A Game That Can Trick Me

This is the third in a series of posts labeled “Hindsight” that discuss games you may have thought we were done writing about. Last time: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This time: Wolfenstein. I make it hard for video games to be unpredictable. Not that I make games. I play them. And by playing them, I try…

The PlayStation 3 Buyer’s Guide

With at least one potential game of the year exclusively nesting on the Playstation 3 and a price drop under its belt, the PS3 has had a pretty darn good year. My favorite among the games listed is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which probably isn’t surprising. What is yours? Anything we didn’t review that you…

Prove Your Metal, Win a Kick-Ass Shirt

There are things you can debate about Brutal Legend, but one thing is an absolute fact: It’s METAL, pure METAL! But how about you gamer? Are you metal? I’m sure you say you are, but are you really metal? Like as metal as the German guy who stopped me at the train station in Cologne…

Sound Blaster Arena Surround Gaming Headset Review: Who’s That Sneaking Up On Me?

Over the years sound has increasingly taken the back seat to the other important elements of a PC gaming experience from mouse and keyboard to the graphics and light-kits. But Creative and Sound Blaster have never given up the good fight. Are their Arena Surround gaming headsets a must have for PC gamers or just…

The MMOs That Rose Or Fell During World of Warcraft’s Reign

Once World of Warcraft was king, it seemed like a contender to its throne was announced monthly. Here’s a quick look at the competitors that were born or died — or both! — during WoW’s rise. This post is part of our series this week on the fifth anniversary of the launch of World of…