Archive for February 2011

Just a heads up, Treyarch is hosting their first Double XP multiplayer this weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops. It started earlier this morning, and will end at 8:00am Pacific, Monday, February 7th. Anyone playing in multiplayer matches on the Xbox 360, (as well as PS3, Wii or PC versions) of Call of Duty: Black Ops [...]

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Remember when MTV used to play music?  Us neither, and it appears that now they will no longer publish video games. Word trickled in today that MTV Games has closed up shop following the recent sale of music genre powerhouse Harmonix.  Given that the company only published Rock Band titles, the decision doesn’t come as [...]

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Twisted Pixel are some busy little bees. Not happy to rest on their laurels after the success of Comic Jumper (easily one of my top three XBLA games of last year), and hot off the news of Ms. Splosion Man, they’ve announced today their newest title, and first Kinect game, The Gunstringer. The Gunstringer is [...]

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On February 22, 2011, BioWare will release a demo for Dragon Age II, allowing gamers on all platforms to experience a portion of this epic action RPG. Featuring enhanced graphics, faster, more responsive combat and a gripping storyline, the Dragon Age II demo is your chance to find out firsthand why many have endorsed Dragon [...]

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Warner Bros, Rocksteady Studios and DC Entertainment have just released new images from Batman: Arkham City! Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. [...]

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People Can Fly and Epic have some real balls. Bullestorm is less than 20 days away from release, and it’s the first FPS game in a while that has really got me salivating to get my grubby hands on it. They’re truly trying to stand out from the tedium of modern FPS’, as this videos [...]

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I have to say that I think the men behind the Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 video game are doing some of the best community service I’ve ever seen a developer put forth. While most sports game devs would be busily working on their next iteration, they’re supporting the game and it’s fans heavily past it’s [...]

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Mad Catz and Capcom’s partnership for arcade sticks has been one of the best team ups since, well, Marvel vs. Capcom. Everything from their fight pads to their top of the line Tournament Edition sticks are made of the highest quality, and set a very serious example for other companies to follow. The only annoying [...]

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NBA 2K11 was, and is, the best basketball title to date. With over 25 special honors and over 4 million copies sold under it’s belt, Take Two and 2K decided it would be a good idea to push for even more sales of the game, and have dropped the price on the title down to [...]

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Released earlier today, the DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops is now available for 1200 MSPoints (or $15.00). The DLC includes 5 all-new maps including “Berlin Wall,” the Arctic “Discovery,” Hong Kong‘s “Kowloon,” the sports complex “Stadium,” and the new Zombies level “Ascension.” The DLC takes up 646 MB and can be downloaded here: [...]

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