1 vs 100 Could Be Achievement Treasure Trove

For Xbox Live Gold members playing Microsoft’s next experiment, Achievement points — lots of them — will be free. 1 vs 100 has one thing in common with every other Xbox 360 game. The massively multiplayer Xbox 360 game show will have Achievements. And that means that even people who don’t want to play it…

First Red Dead Redemption Trailer Hits Tomorrow… Or Right Now

First footage of Rockstar Games follow up to 2004’s Red Dead Revolver should be making its way to you no later than tomorrow, in the form of the game’s first official trailer. Rockstar says we should expect Red Dead Redemption‘s debut trailer to arrive Thursday, May 7th, giving us a look at John Marston—”a notorious…

Mommy Dearest: The Best and Worst Mothers in Video Games

Mothers have it tough in video games – they get killed off, turned evil, or their children leave the nest to save the world. And their kids probably don’t call home often enough. In honor of Mother’s Day, we celebrate moms in gaming – from the bit parts to the big players. Some are examples…

New Beta Opt-In Process For StarCraft II

There’s a new beta opt-in procedure at Blizzard’s recently revamped Battle.net that StarCraft II beta hopefuls should probably go check out. Relatively quick and painless, the new beta opt-in procedure foregoes the usual uploading of DXDIAG files in favor of a more Blizzard-flavored method of obtaining your system specs. First log into or create a…

Japanese Siren Home Space Creeps Westward

PlayStation Home is in the middle of one of their biggest content updates ever, and the North American release of the Japanese Siren: Blood Curse space plays a major part. It’s a big week for PlayStation Home. They’re giving away Patapon 2 t-shirts on Thursday; they’re adding a living room stage set perfect for machinima;…

Death and Punishment in Scribblenauts

Scribblenauts is a bit of amazing concept wrapped in silly graphics… in a good way. The idea is that you have to solve problems, like reuniting a flock of birds, retrieving a star or opening a door, with your little hand-drawn character. The twist is that you do this by writing or typing out a…

Even Video Game Soda Gets A Countdown Clock

Those of you eagerly awaiting the launch of the World of Warcraft flavored varieties of Mountain Dew Game Fuel now have a countdown clock to stare at for the next nine days. It’s bad enough that we have to put up with countdown clocks that lead to big-name video game reveals. Now we’re counting down…

Atari Still Publishing Ghostbusters In North America

Following this morning’s announcement of Sony’s exclusive PAL Ghostbusters publishing deal, Atari clarifies their publishing plans for North America, including the release of the PSP version worldwide. While Wii, DS, and Xbox 360 fans will be left out of the ghostbusting loop this June in PAL regions, North American fans can rest assured that they’ll…

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GameStop’s Exclusive Brütal Legend Tenacious D Axe

Gamers who pre-order Brütal Legend from GameStop will find themselves on the receiving end of an exclusive in-game guitar, crafted via unholy alliance between Double Fine and Tenacious D. While the exclusive pre-order axe certainly has a striking look, the differences between this and your ordinary Brütal Legend guitar are far more than skin deep.…

Why Richard Garriott Is Suing NCsoft

What’s the story behind gaming legend Richard Garriott’s $24 million lawsuit against massively-multiplayer online game developer NCsoft? The court filing unearthed by GamePolitics reveals a sordid tale of betrayal. According to the lawsuit filed by Garriott yesterday in the Austin, Texas, division of the U.S. District Court, the events surrounding his departure from NCsoft last…

New Red Dead Redemption Screens

The heavens have opened, our prayers have been answered, and a new Red Dead game is on the way. Here’s some new screenshots for the game.

So There IS A Ghostbusters For The PSP

Buried in plain sight in Sony Europe’s announcement on the PAL timed exclusivity of Ghostbusters on the PlayStations 3 and 2, the PSP looks to be getting its own version of the game after all. A listing for the PSP version of Ghostbusters: The Videogame appeared on the ESRB ratings site in early April, only…

Is Drool Bad For MacBook Pros?

To: Mikes From: Bashcraft Know: Typing with an infant in your lap is not easy — esp. when he or she is trying to slam the keyboard when his or her drool covered baby hand. Drool is just drool, no biggie, right? Surely, that’s the “Pro” part of a MacBook Pro — drool proof. What…

Russian Teenager Killed Over Counter-Strike Game

A teenager from the Russian city of Novosibirsk has been killed by a friend after a heated evening of Counter-Strike, Russian court documents reveal. Apparently on May 19 of last year, the victim was playing CS against his “friend” in an internet cafe when things got nasty. Two separate fistfights broke out between the pair,…

New Gears 2 Content Striking Retail On All Fronts

Microsoft and Epic Games deliver seven new multiplayer maps to Gears of Wars 2 in July’s retail release of the Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, finally answering the question “what is Dark Corners?” Back in March, rumors flew about a new batch of downloadable content for Gears of Wars 2 called Dark Corners,…

1 Vs 100 Preview: An MMO Game Show

Microsoft wants to make gaming a prize-winning endeavor with a console-first massively-multiplayer trivia game for Xbox 360. Is a giant game show just what Xbox Live needed? What Is It? 1 Vs 100 is the sometimes-live 13-week game show being released for free to all Xbox Live Gold members later this year. Prizes are awarded…

The Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Tracklist Is Like Cold, Morning-After Pizza

Activision have announced the full, final tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero re-release, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. Let us all find out which songs from the previous Guitar Hero game made the cut. The 48 songs have been culled from older, guitar-only Guitar Hero games, which have been reworked to make them playable using all…

Don’t Expect Localized Game Center CX Sequel

Game Center CX is a fantastic reality TV show with a couple of fantastic DS games. The first game made it to the US with a localized version. That doesn’t mean its sequel will. The DS games knowingly pay homage to Famicom-era day games of yore. The first game was introduced to American gamers as…

PS3 Sales Up 288 Percent From Last April

The PLAYSTATION 3 has outsold the Wii for the past two-and-a-half months. That we know. What percentage the Japanese PS3 sales have spiked since the same month last year, that we didn’t — until now. According to April data released by Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, PLAYSTATION 3 sales are up 288 percent from the same period…