Marty O'Donnell is one of the more recognizable names from Bungie, and really in the videogame music circle, up there with Nobuo Uematsu, Akira Yamaoka, and the like. He's the man responsible for all of the amazing Halo music...

We're nearly ten days away from the supposed launch of Halo 4's second DLC offering, the "Majestic Map Pack," and a savvy NeoGAF user has uncovered some screenshots through editing URLs on the Halo website. Just like the Crim...

[Update: The commenters have brought up a good point, that this could also be a PSOne Classics release and not a localization of the Japanese PSP version. Of course, we'll let you know as soon as we do.] Another of those atte...

Valentine's Day has come and gone but the so-called most romantic day of the year has left one lasting festive treat for everyone to enjoy in its wake. The Lollipop Chainsaw Valentine Edition released on Thursd...

If you're planning to go whole hog on Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and get both the Wii U and 3DS versions to take advantage of the cross-play features, here's an offer you may want. Amazon is giving a discount of $20 when ...

Runescape has come a long way since it was launched way back in 2001. This massively-multiplayer online game has had most of its core mechanics and graphics redone since then, and while the changes make the game better for so...

It's been a long time since Capcom released a new Darkstalkers game. And that's probably not something that'll be changing anytime soon. The publisher is, however, bringing an enhanced pair of re-releases billed Darkstal...

Quinn and Valor are the latest champion duo to join the ranks in League of Legends. Yeah, you read that right, I said duo. Quinn has a ranged attacker and Valor is her flying hawk companion, and you get to play them both at ...

Electronic Arts laid the Medal of Honor series to rest a couple weeks ago. The publisher cited Medal of Honor: Warfighter's the poor critical and commercial showing as the driving force behind the decision to set th...

“Veni, vidi, vici.” Julius Caesar immortalized this phrase after an important military victory, but I can’t help but feel as if my application is entirely more impressive. You see, I recently attained the...

Plants vs. Zombies composer Laura Shigihara already melted our hearts last month with her wonderful rendition of Skyward Sword's "Ballad of the Goddess." The Skyward magic doesn't end there, as now she attempts to make peopl...

I've been designing some prisons recently. Well, I can scratch another item of my list of sentences I never expected to utter. I've been running them, too. Actually, facilitating the running of them, more often than not. I su...

Even major studios are afraid of fall release dates, with Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed and other annualized series sweeping up the market from September to December. Yet, Torn Banner, developer of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare...

Although a few costumes in the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance are unlockable, and you can net Gray Fox by way of pre-ordering outside of Europe, another outfit has just been announced: Raiden's Metal Gear Soli...

At first glance, I was ready to write off 140 for its unabashedly simple art style. Silly me. I should know better than to do something like that by now. Nominated for Excellence in Audio at the 2013 Independent Games Festiv...

Those who currently visit The Pirate Bay will be presented with a curious image. Like McPixel before it, top-down action-adventure title Anodyne has collaborated with the popular torrent site. The message from developers Jon ...

NetherRealms revealed the latest playable character this week with Aquaman, king of the fishes. We also got to see his level, featuring a stage hazard involving a shark and instantly making it my favorite stage. Along with t...

Building on what we recently saw of the End Game expansion for Battlefield 3, DICE has another batch of screenshots, this time focusing on the four new maps. "Size-wise, they are comparable to Caspian Border and Operation Fi...

After Jace Hall got the cult-classic first-person shooter Blood on the road to a remake, Atari has stepped in and temporarily shut the project down. Hall notified the Blood fan community of The Postmortem about the standstill...

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford raised his head above cover today, making a few indirect Tweets regarding the controversial Aliens: Colonial Marines launch. While he didn't provide an explanation or an apology, he did make it cle...

Composer Wataru Hokoyama went on the PlayStation Blog recently to share one of the songs you'll get to hear in Soul Sacrifice for the PlayStation Vita. “An unbelievably gigantic enemy appears before you," Wataru told P...

The latest trailer for Cyrsis 3 shows off some of the badass powerful weapons you'll be able to use. The weapons are all based on set weapon archetypes, just you know, given a futuristic twist. I especially enjoy how you can...

Contrary to popular belief, competitive multiplayer is not required for every shooter that releases these days. Heck, it's not even required for every AAA game. We've seen multiplayer shoehorned into multiple high-profile gam...

Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan is nearly here, and a new class trailer for the Arcanist has been released to placate you until then. The video shows off the various forms you can take as an Arcanist, from damage dea...

Yep, that Star Trek game is a thing, and now you can see how the game came to life in this new video. Brian Miller of Paramount Pictures goes over a few principles, like the ideologies behind Kirk and Spock's play-styles, as...

Although the Angry Birds Trilogy had a 360, PS3, and 3DS release last year, it looks like the Activision/Rovio/Nintendo partnership is seeing more action in 2013, as the trilogy is now set for Wii and Wii U release. Activisio...

Not including downloadable content, ports, and offbeat racers like Mario Kart, there's really no major racing games slated for this year from a major publisher or pre-existing brand other than GRID 2 here. That puts Codemast...

Are you familiar with the tale of Icarus? The boy who flew too high? Irrational Games is, and you can get a taste of their take on it with this new BioShock Infinite promotional video, detailing a bit of Columbia's own myths...

Checking back in with the Kickstarter campaign for Dreamfall Chapters, it looks like the long-awaited adventure game is going to demolish its original funding goal. Red Thread Games and designer Ragnar Tørnquist have ...

Congratulations Barry Steakfries! You've reached one million PSN downloads for Jetpack Joyride. Halfbrick just announced last night that "1,000,000 accounts" have downloaded the game over the PlayStation 3 and Vita platforms....

Any Dead or Alive fans out there? This newest trailer for Dead or Alive 5 Plus shows off some Vita-centric features, like first person fighting, the ability to hold the Vita vertically, and touch features. At the end of the ...

A short while ago we informed you of the existence of a new Pokemon game in the Scramble line, called Pokemon Scramble U. Now, the official site is open for business, and hot damn is it adorable! Most of the content is marked...

Atlus hacked my soul with the announcement of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for 3DS not too long ago, and now we're getting the first English language trailer for the game. This 1990s RPG has seen a full English localization ...

In case you didn't experience it already, The Amazing Spider-Man, that decent Spider-Man movie tie-in game, will be headed to the Wii U on March 8th. Just like Darksiders II, this release includes previous DLC, in addition to...

Videogame LEGO sets are great; just last week we saw a terrific fan-made BioShock set that really impressed me. On a totally different scale, these neat little FTL - Faster Than Light sets show off a range of the ships f...

Those who missed out on picking up Infinity Blade over these past few years are in for a treat, as Epic Games and Chair Entertainment have dropped the price from $5.99 down to a very welcome "free." No strings attached. Havin...

Reaction to Resident Evil 6 was ... let's say mixed, if I'm to be polite. Despite this, Capcom is continuing its commitment to bringing games to the PC by making Resident Evil 6 available for pre-purchase on Steam. If you're&...

Many of you will have seen the news already, but there's no harm in putting out a friendly reminder that System Shock 2 is now available on digital distribution service GOG.com. If, like me, you've yet to play the game and ar...

One of the most disappointing Wii U launch titles is undoubtedly Namco Bandai's arcade-to-console port of Tank! Tank! Tank! Not that I think the game is necessarily bad -- I loved my time with the original arcade cabinet -- b...

Nintendo detailed a number of 3DS eShop titles today, including Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move, a new action-puzzle game in which players slide tiles around to get familiar characters to pick up coins and ...

Are you as excited as I am for the upcoming BIT.TRIP game, Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien? Well, developer Gajin Games is, which is why they're offering the BIT.TRIP Lovers' Bundle. There's three tiers to this offer. ...

Max Payne has hit rock bottom. Now, so has the price for his latest game! Greenmangaming is offering a 48 hour sale on the PC version of Max Payne 3 which ought to turn a few heads. Using a coupon code (GMG20-P4DLK-...

We may not get a sequel to cult-classic Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, but upcoming PC/Xbox 360 title Dark may fill that niche. Dark is a third-person stealth-action game in which the player takes on the role of...

A wee while ago, I was struggling through blizzards raging across Iceland to cover the Paradox Convention in Reykjavik, hence all the previews I've been drip feeding you over the last week or so. The greatest struggle didn't ...

Resident Evil: Revelations is making the jump from handheld to all the major consoles and PC this May. Capcom is upping the visuals and adding a bunch of extras for the re-release, but it's the PC version that will give playe...

Rebellion has delivered the full announcement for its mystery game, which seemed to be Sniper Elite-related with an extra hint of otherworldliness. Pretty much! It's called Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army, and it's a standalo...

Nintendo reminded us today of Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate's March 5th release date, but they also dropped a new bit of info -- a demo will be coming on February 28th. Recently, MercurySteam gave us some insight in the game's battle system -- now you can try it out for yourself pretty soon!

Among all the established franchise announcements and the "Year of Luigi," a smaller announcement came in and went, almost unnoticed. A game by the name of Kersploosh! was announced during today's Nintendo Direct for the...

You want some Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC? You can nab Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC Champions of Yore 3 today. You've seen this map before, but it adds a different story and different challenges this time around. The import...

Dillon's Rolling Western looked like a nice tower defense game, but the original game was bogged down by an incredible grind. A sequel, titled Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger, was announced at today's Nintendo ...

At the end of today's Nintendo Direct video, beeburger boss-man Reggie Fils-Aime revealed Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will be coming to the 3DS this year. The reimagined DKCR is getting a demo, which you can download today.  No real further details were announced, but I'm into it. All the Donkey Kong fun, with none of the waggle. Works for me!

Nobody cares about this but me. I am a pretty, pretty princess. But yes, Nintendo's highly fashionable Style Savvy: Trendsetters, the boutique management sim released last year, will be receiving Animal Crossing-themed DLC. The "Gracie Grace" brand will be coming in the near future. So yeah. I'm beautiful.

We saw Game Freak's newest in a Japanese Nintendo Direct stream not too long ago, and we're now getting confirmation of a US release. Jumping and hitting notes is what music runner HarmoKnight is all about. Do it just right a...

A new gameplay video for the Vita port of Muramasa: The Demon Blade has cropped up on the interwebs and ... yep. That's Muramasa. Note the beautiful sprite designs and animation, as well as the torrent of flashing blade...

New Super Luigi U was announced this morning during today's Nintendo Direct. The title is an large-scale add-on for New Super Mario Bros. U, which is said to alter the game's existing 80 plus courses into all-new le...

Nintendo Direct dropped a huge nugget of info this morning for Animal Crossing fans -- the new 3DS iteration, New Leaf, is coming June 9th in the US. You'll start your adventure with your customizable house, and your loan wi...

The "Ear of Luigi" continues! This summer, a new entry in the Mario & Luigi RPG series will head towards the 3DS. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team will put the green second banana into the limelight, as Mario will be invadin...

Iwata had a few surprise announcements today, and one of them is a new Mario Golf on the Nintendo 3DS, developed by Camelot! In the streaming event, Iwata comments on the fact that the game will feature traditional and new de...

The upcoming downloadable story content for DmC picks up right where the game finishes, so needless to say this will be one spoiler filled preview.      At the end of DmC, Dante plunges his sword into...

Originally a PlayStation 3 exclusive known as Adrift, Paris based developer Dontnod Entertainment suddenly found itself without a publisher for their game. With countless hours and manpower already poured into it, they contin...