Riding a Mech To The Bottom Of The Ocean In Mass Effect 3‘s Leviathan DLC

I’ve just played a chunk of one of the combat missions in the new Mass Effect 3 DLC, Leviathan. There was a boat. There was water. There was a mech. And Shepard dove to the bottom of the sea, Abyss-style. Before I got the controller, BioWare’s Nick Clifford took us through a cinematic near the…

Real Racing Wheels Out Some Damn Nice Visuals for an iPad Racing Game

I’m not sure how she handles, but Real Racing 3, sure looked fast today at Electronic Arts’ summer showcase. The game is the sequel in the cutting edge racer from Fire Monkey, the joint operation of Firemint (creators of Real Racing, as well as iOS hit Flight Control) and EA’s in-house studio Iron Monkey. An…

“All-Out Vehicle Warfare” Roars Down the Road in Battlefield 3: Armored Kill This Fall

Jets, jeeps and turrets galore feature in Battlefield 3: Armored Kill, the next expansion pack coming for the military shooter from DICE. The extension promises “all out vehicle warfare,” DICE said at EA’s summer showcase today, and will deliver a Tank Superiority mode as well as “Armored Shield,” a map set in Russia. These five…

See the New Levels id Is Adding To Doom 3

We’ve got ourselves a new trailer for October’s Doom 3: BFG Edition. This one highlights the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game’s new eight-level “Lost Mission.” But what about Doom 4? Id is still working on it—they even moved their mobile designers onto the project, begging off any more mobile gaming for the time being—but…

Winter is Coming to The Sims 3. Also Summer, Fall, Possibly Spring.

Due out for the PC and Mac in November, The Sims 3: Seasons brings seasonal weather and events to EA’s popular people-growing game.

John Carmack Says Doom 4 Will Be ‘Done When It’s Done’

Speaking at QuakeCon today, Id’s John Carmack said they’re hard at work on first-person shooter Doom 4 and it will be “done when it’s done.” He added that Id had shut down its mobile division—previously responsible for phone-based versions of games like Doom and Wolfenstein—to free up more staff for AAA games like the next…

The Ludicrous $100 QuakeCon Steam Sale Includes A Lot of Games

This year’s QuakeCon Bundle Steam sale is crazy. It’ll save you over $200 and get you the following games for just $100… Brink Brink: Agents of Change Brink: Doom/Psycho Combo Pack Brink: Fallout/SpecOps Combo Pack Call of Cthulllu: Dark Corners of the Earth Commander Keen Doom 3 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Doom II Fallout…

Mass Effect 3‘s single-player Fireflight Pack delivers two powerful and five bonus weapons for $2 on August 7.

Skyrim: Dawnguard Is Out For Steam, Bethesda ‘Not Satisfied’ With PS3 Version

Skyrim‘s Dawnguard downloadable content is out on Steam right now, Bethesda’s Pete Hines announced at QuakeCon today. You can buy it for $19.99. The PlayStation 3 release is still up in the air, Bethesda added on its blog today, because the company isn’t satisfied with how it’s running: We are not satisfied yet with Dawnguard’s…

First Reveal of Madden for the Wii U Doesn’t Mention New Physics Engine

Electronic Arts today offered a first look at gameplay within Madden NFL 13 for the Wii U, but in a presentation listing the game’s features, the new runtime physics engine bringing dynamic collisions to the game’s PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions was not mentioned. Refinements to the passing system and to wide receiver catch…

This is What Playing Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U Looks Like

Fresh from the EA Summer Showcase, here’s a quick and dirty look at how Mass Effect 3 leverages the screen on the Wii U control pad. A launch title for the Wii U, Mass Effect 3 will include all downloadable content, the online multiplayer experience, and a primer on what’s come before for fans new…

Here’s Your First Look at Mass Effect 3’s Leviathan DLC

A new single-player mission finally comes to BioWare’s hit sci-fi series in the form of Mass Effect 3‘s Leviathan add-on campaign, announced today at EA’s Summer Showcase event.

This is What It’s Like To Track Down A Serial Killer in Sleeping Dogs

You can get a pretty good glimpse at a lot of open world game Sleeping Dogs‘ features in this walkthrough led by producer Dan Sochan. Driving, conversing, hacking, and more. But you’ll also get some insight into investigations you undergo during undercover police side missions. It seems like you’ll be chasing after a serial killer…

Call of Duty Elite now has 12 million users, according to Activision boss Eric Hirshberg. Paid users: 2.3 million.

Diablo III has sold more than 10 million copies including more than a million sold through World of Warcraft annual pass, Blizzard said today.

World of Warcraft Loses 1 Million Subscribers, Falls Below 10 Million

1 million less people are playing World of Warcraft than last reported. The latest estimate of subscribers claimed by Activision Blizzard cites a number of 9.1 million—from financial results released today—down from the 10.2 million reported this past May. This marks the first time that WoW‘s subscriber base has dipped below 10 million since January…

Wreckateer: The Kotaku Review

This review of Wreckateer is a little late because last week, I was also under siege from large stones, some of them burning. They were just in my kidneys. While Wreckateer may be more enjoyable than a trip to the urologist, it still involves its own degree of waiting and uncertainty, and likewise requires you…

EA says FIFA 13‘s iPhone and iPad versions feature online multiplayer and let you upload highlights to YouTube.

Mass Effect 3’s New Single-Player DLC Will Delve into the Origins of the Reapers [Update]

News of Mass Effect 3‘s add-on campaign—rumored weeks ago—has surfaced at EA’s Summer Showcase event. Here’s the description: Mass Effect 3: Leviathan is the first story-driven, single player DLC to be made available since Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut. Leviathan expands upon the events of Mass Effect 3 with gripping and emotional storytelling, compelling new…

Rise of the Triad Returns This Year Thanks to a Major Remake [Update with Video]

Apogee Software’s mid-’90s cult-classic first-person shooter Rise of the Triad is coming back, with the help of the Danish studio that remade Duke Nukem 3D. The new Rise of the Triad will be developed by Interceptor Entertainment and Apogee and will be out as PC download through Steam later this year. The official bullet points…