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  Top Oblivion DLC Revealed, Horse Armor Surprisingly Popular

  Bethesda Softworks’ campaign to incrementally squeeze money from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion players has been a huge success. So much so that offering up downloadable horse armor wasn’t the flop it should have been. In fact, the infamous “Horse Armor” download for Oblivion, released in April of 2006, ranked ninth on the top ten…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 30, 2009
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  New Madworld Trailer Adds Cheese To The Bloodbath

  There’s a new trailer for Platinum Games‘ Wii slaughterfest MadWorld to go along with today’s impressions, proving that even the most violent of games can be diluted with a bit a over-the-top bad acting. Playing out as a parody of your average sports commentary television show, this MadWorld Death Watch trailer features a couple of…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  MAKE the Games you play!

  If so, graduate to a future in Game Art & Design with The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division. Our unique program is your first step toward becoming an artist and designer in the multi-billion-dollar game design industry. You’ll learn how to design game play and background, create characters and their environments, and apply…

  By Chrissie Lamond Published January 30, 2009
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  Meet This Generation’s PS3 or Xbox 360-Toting Neo-Geo

  The Game Gate VU, unveiled this week at the Amusement Trade Exhibition International in London, is a device that will let arcade operators charge people to play console video games. That’s right, it’s essentially a Neo-Geo-esque demo station with a coin slot acceptor. Though it does look like this machine will also sport online support…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  That’s right. Me, Fifty, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and DJ Whoo Kid will be spending some quality time together this weekend. I got some 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand previews that need doin’! I also got the old Xbox 360 debug back online, which means I need to poke around the Xbox Live Marketplace…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 30, 2009
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  Midway Finds New Chairman In Booty

  Following the resignation of former chairman Peter C Brown, struggling Midway Games appoints president and CEO Matthew Booty as their new chairman of the board. Financially challenged or not, Midway sure knows how to work that Booty. First appointed as interim CEO following the departure of David F. Zucker in March of last year, Booty…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  Suspected U.S. Spy Paid By Russians in Cash-Stuffed Playstation Games

  The son of convicted CIA spy, Harold Nicholson, is accused of selling national secrets to the Russians in return for cash that he snuck into the country stuffed in Playstation game cases. That’s really the only tie to gaming this bizarre espionage case, which now goes back more than ten years, has. But it’s intriguing…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009
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  Activision Boss Confirms Existence Of DJ Hero

  If Activision’s filing of the trademark for DJ Hero and real-life DJ Paul Oakenfold’s verbal approval of the rhythm game wasn’t ample evidence of the still-unannounced project, hearing it straight from Activision’s boss should be. CEO Bobby Kotick matter-of-factly spoke of the game, rumored to be handled by Activision’s recently acquired FreeStyleGames and detailed first…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 30, 2009
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  F.E.A.R. 2 Takes The Show To London

  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is packing up their dramatic F.E.A.R. 2 marketing efforts and shipping them across the ocean for a Project Origin Live event, taking place in London on February 12th. Interested players who’ll be in the London, England, area on on February 12th can visit whatisfearlive.com and enter for a chance to be…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  The Lich King Hero Classes That Might Have Been

  In the latest episode of Blizzard’s Blizzcast, World of Warcraft lead game designer, Jeffrey Kaplan reveals that the Death Knight was one of three out of twenty-nine hero classes considered for the recent expansion. The Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack flooded the World of Warcraft serves with Death Knights, but it might not…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  Wizard Outs Marv Wolfman As New DC Universe Online Talent

  Wizard Magazine completely spoils Sony Online Entertainment‘s fun, outing comic book legend Marv Wolfman as the new DC Universe Online creative talent a week before the big reveal at the New York Comic Con. Sitting on the edge of our seats we eagerly awaited next weekend, when Sony Online Entertainment would reveal the comic book…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  Bayonetta Brings Devil May Cry Aesthetic To a New Level

  From Croft to Cammy, I’ll take a female protagonist over some cheesy line-spewing pretty boy any day of the week. So Bayonetta, the upcoming third-person actioner from Platinum Games (compiled of key members from Okami’s Clover Studio), is high on my list of games to play. While I’m inclined to focus on the the eponymous,…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009
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  Dejobaan Games Announces Aaaaa – I’m Not Typing That Out

  Dejobaan Games, the independent developers of the amazing The Wonderful End of the World, have just announced an intriguing base-jumping game that might just need a name change before we write about it again. The official title of Dejobaan’s base-jumping PC title, due out sometime this year, is AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! — A Reckless Disregard for Gravity.…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  Video Games Are Working On The Railroad

  What does a one-hundred and fifty-seven year old railroad company like Union Pacific turn to in order to reach out to new, modern-age employees? Why video games, of course. Searching for new ways to train an influx of younger railroad workers, Union Pacific employees Jon Jensen and Steve Bakuna turned to our favorite hobby, helping…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  Blagojevich Corruption Strategy Game Coming to iPhone

  One of the visual effects team members for the Watchman movie just finished their first iPhone game, a title that has gamers selling off bits of Illinois government, Blagojevich-style, in Dope Wars-esque gameplay. Pa2Play was just submitted to Apple for final approval, in preparation for getting the App Store game out to the public. Described…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009
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  What Bethesda Learned From Fallout 3

  While Fallout 3 is a resounding success, the game wasn’t without its flaws. Looking to the future of the Fallout franchise, Bethesada takes with them two very important lessons from their first attempt. As part of an interview with MTV Multiplayer, Fallout 3 executive producer Todd Howard very briefly mentioned two important lessons he learned…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  The Conduit Channels Hardcore Gaming To the Wii: Hands-On

  It’s clear that High Voltage Software are excited about the ability of The Conduit, their upcoming first-person shooter geared for hardcore gamers, to ratchet the Wii’s technology several notches past what it’s previously pulled off. At a recent hands-on demo, the game’s art director, Matt Corso, was dropping all kinds of techie jargon into my…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009
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  The Blood Bowl Trailer Is Epic

  Enough with the teasing! Cyanide and Games Workshop are done showing off individual teams and ready to show off Blood Bowl in all its fury and splendor in this official trailer. Rounding out a week filled with Blood Bowl team teases, Cyanide finally releases the full trailer for their video game adaptation of the classic…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  EVE Expansion Breeds Tougher Enemies

  EVE Online players had better start gearing up for battle now, as the Apocrypha expansion unleashes a whole new breed of tougher non-player character enemies upon the universe. Combat versus NPCs in EVE Online has generally been a rather simple affair, requiring the player merely target the enemy, start firing, and wait for them to…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009
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  MadWorld Paints the Wii Red: Hands-On Impressions

  My moments spent playing MadWorld earlier this week had me recalling cult faves like Killer 7 and No More Heroes. This Platinum Games title brings way-over-the top violence and stylized visuals to the Mii-making masses and backs them with intuitive controls and tight camera work. Despite the red-heavy screens we’ve all been looking at since…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 30, 2009