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  Both Fallout 3 DLC Packs Delayed

  There are two pieces of Fallout 3 DLC on the way. One called “The Pitt”, one called “Broken Steel”. They were due soon, but according to Bethesda, they’ll now be here a little later. Don’t worry, though. It’s nothing drastic. “The Pitt” will now be out in March, with “Broken Steel” out a month later,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2009
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  Velvet Assassin Gets the Aeon Flux Treatment

  Peter Chung, creator of the avant garde sci-fi cartoon Aeon Flux, is signed up with SouthPeak Games to pen a 15-page Velvet Assassin digital graphic novel. The comic will be available as an exclusive bonus item for people who get the game at GameStop. The events in the comic will cover the life of Velvet…

  By AJ Glasser Published February 6, 2009
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  Nintendo Sends Thank Yous To My Nintendo Überfans

  You might think that Nintendo doesn’t care about you, long-time Nintendo customer, but it does. That’s what reader (and Nintendo überfan) Chris discovered, when a thank you note from president Reggie Fils-Aime arrived this week. Why was this particular Nintendo fan singled out? His 118 product registrations filed at the My Nintendo fan club. The…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  New Splatterhouse Trailer Not Horrific (In A Good Way)

  .html Namco Bandai’s gory, 3D re-imagining of ye olde Splatterhouse series might… actually be pretty good, based on the newest trailer. Sure, it may lack some bitmap charm, but its better than we expected. We’d advise you to give it some time, as the trailer starts off a little slow, without a single demonic purple…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Bethesda’s Next Project: An iPhone Game

  At the New York Comic Con today, Bethesda Softworks executive producer Todd Howard, responsible for overseeing Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls series, said that one of his company’s next project is an iPhone game. Howard dropped the news of pursuing Apple’s portable platform during today’s “Vs. Mode Live” panel, in which he, BioShock lead…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Reportage

  To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Good Night Baby Milk Barf And Snoring 5 Year-Old So today was slightly, just slightly more hectic than usual. Fahey was out on vacation. The New York Comic Con was busy churning out screens, videos, news and impressions. I had to finish playing around with, what turned out to be,…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  God of War III Exposed In New Game Informer

  Game Informer, uncontested print kings of the video game “exclusive,” score another reveal with the mag’s March issue. It promises a look at the next, next, next big PlayStation 3 sequel, God of War III. After Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the biggest announced games to hit the PS3 will be…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Rock Band Weekly Update: The Fratellis At It Again

  Next week’s downloadable additions to Rock Band and Rock Band 2 come courtesy of Scottish rockers The Fratellis. The trio will be hitting us with a triple shot of tracks from their debut album. Three jams from The Fratellis’ Costello Rock will hit Xbox Live Marketplace on Tuesday, February 10th, the PlayStation Store on the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Electronic Arts Won’t Run From Risk

  Despite the cuts, despite the layoffs, despite the economic apocalypse, Electronic Arts will continue to take chances with its upcoming games. That was the message Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello delivered to the more than 9,000 employees earlier this week at the company’s annual town hall meeting. The company-wide meeting came just a day after…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  DC Universe Online Screen Shot Crisis Averted

  With the New York Comic Con in full swing, Sony Online Entertainment has taken the timely opportunity to dispatch new screens of DC Universe Online to Earth-Two. This is Earth-Two isn’t it? While I’ve never been able to get on board with this ridiculous Lex Luthor power suit look, DC Universe Online is no slouch…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  The Sims 3 Lets You Tap Into Your Inner Undead

  Fire up the Ministry, because every day will be Halloween in The Sims 3. Electronic Arts and Maxis are reaching out to the “black ocean” market with new vampire looks for the upcoming life simulation. While it’s certainly bad news that The Sims 3 has officially been pushed back, the good news is that romantic…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Trailers

  With Ubisoft’s flight sim with an arcade-twist nearing release, the publisher is starting to roll out videos showing off a bit more of the game’s details. Like the experience system, seen in the vid above, and the cockpit view, seen below.

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Japan Starts Buying Hardware Again (Portable Hardware, That Is)

  Japanese gamers started ramping up their hardware purchases this week, giving the Media Create hardware chart a little kick in the old pantsu after weeks of dreary post-holiday numbers. Who performed best? The Nintendo DSi, unsurprisingly, which sold a respectable 55,000 units. Not bad for little in the way of new releases on that platform.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Chinese Democracy Coming To Rock Band This Spring

  When Axl Rose makes a date, you can trust it. If the lead singer of Guns n’ Roses says you can expect the decade-in-the-making album Chinese Democracy for Rock Band in February, ready your pen. Wait, sorry. Get a pencil, because it looks like the previously rumored release of Chinese Democracy for Rock Band and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  F.E.A.R. 2: Fear Alma Again

  Some titles may be trying to rework how people are scared in a video game, others, others are just fine with the classic scares. Judging by this short look at F.E.A.R. 2, it looks like it’s more of the latter. Don’t forget, boys and girls, you need to be 18 or older to watch the…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  The Warriors Come Out To Play On XBLA This Summer

  Xbox Live Arcade will be turf for an upcoming retro gang war as The Warriors get a second video game beat ’em up, thanks to Paramount Digital Entertainment. MTV Multiplayer has first details on the upcoming four-player brawler, which looks to be in the vein of classic Capcom and Konami side-scrolling beat ’em ups like…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Could This Be Dead Rising 2?

  This just popped up all over the net. Our take? Too slick, too inside to not be a real, brief, tantalizing taste of Dead Rising 2. The setting, a zombie-filled casino, certainly jibes with info we heard last Summer about the Las Vegas setting of Dead Rising 2, rumored to be in development at The…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  Resident Evil 5 Preview: A Building Sense of Dread

  It only took one and a half chapters of Resident Evil 5 to convince me that everything I thought about the game, everything I disliked was totally off base. What It Is Resident Evil 5 is, more than anything else, an evolution of a franchise once rooted in the survival horror genre. Spoken or not,…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 6, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  Halo Wars! Yes, after publicly proclaiming that I would play the Ensemble Studios developed strategy game at CES, I walked away from the Las Vegas Convention Center unsatisfied. Why? The lines were too long. Now that I’ve got a review copy of the Xbox 360 game, I’ll give it a spin in the comfort of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 6, 2009
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  Ten Minutes With Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

  Rockstar Games brought Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the biggest littlest crime spree in the long running series to the New York Comic Con, giving the public a chance to play it weeks in advance. Once the doors open up to the fans, the Rockstar booth will surely be filled with people wanting to get…

  By Jim Reilly Published February 6, 2009