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'Terminal Velocity' is Most Wanted's new playground

Criterion Games is a company known for releasing substantial post-release content for its titles.  This statement is no more apparent than with the studio's last Burnout title, Burnout Paradise, which not only saw substa...   more

'Terminal Velocity' is Most Wanted's new playground photo

'Dude-bro' takes a back seat in The Devil's Cartel

"We really pimped out the whole gun customization this time around." That's what Greg Rizzer, producer of Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel first told me as I sat down to get hands-on time with Visceral Games' latest entry in t...   more

'Dude-bro' takes a back seat in The Devil's Cartel photo

Runner2: Still very much the Bit.Trip you know and love

Four years ago, a colorful Pong-like rhythm game came out of nowhere to become something of a surprise hit on Nintendo's precarious WiiWare service. A gem hidden in the most unlikely of places, the title garnered a cult follo...   more

Runner2: Still very much the Bit.Trip you know and love photo

How Paul McCartney got involved with Destiny's soundtrack

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...   more

How Paul McCartney got involved with Destiny's soundtrack photo

The first real details on Bungie's Destiny revealed

Finally, after years of speculation Bungie and Activision have revealed the first bits and pieces of what exactly Destiny (yes, that's the official name) is all about. It's a first-person shooter. It's an open-world sandbox....   more

The first real details on Bungie's Destiny revealed photo


The first real details on Bungie's Destiny revealed photo
The first real details on Bungie's Destiny revealed photo
The first real details on Bungie's Destiny revealed photo
The first real details on Bungie's Destiny revealed photo
The first real details on Bungie's Destiny revealed photo
The first real details on Bungie's Destiny revealed photo



Fuse skips competitive multiplayer, opts for Echelon

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...   more

Fuse skips competitive multiplayer, opts for Echelon photo

Preview: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2

Five long years have passed since the original Race Driver: GRID offered racing fans an excellent hybrid racer with edge-of-your seat thrills in a great variety of racing styles. While the DiRT series has branched out a bit i...   more

Preview: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo


Preview: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
Preview: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
Preview: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
Preview: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
Preview: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo
Preview: The four major gameplay tweaks in GRID 2 photo



DmC's Vergil DLC about 3 to 5 hours of new content

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...   more

DmC's Vergil DLC about 3 to 5 hours of new content photo

Hunting down memories in Remember Me

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...   more

Hunting down memories in Remember Me photo

Hands-on with Resident Evil: Revelations on consoles

Last month, Capcom announced the release of Resident Evil: Revelations for consoles and PC. Originally playable on the Nintendo 3DS, Capcom saw Revelations as a return to the series’ roots, and taking a step back from t...   more

Hands-on with Resident Evil: Revelations on consoles photo

CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds

CastleStorm is definitely not a game that's easy to draw a frame of reference for. One part Jenga, and one part tower defense, this mash up certainly draws from opposite genres to get its own formula going. Once it's off though, its may surprise with just how tasking, and fun, it can be.   more

CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo


CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo
CastleStorm crosses tower defense with Angry Birds photo



Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys

The next Skylanders is the last thing fans were probably expecting as there's three major changes going on with Swap Force, the new entry in the series. For starters, it's not developer Toys for Bob making this one. Vicarious...   more

Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo


Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo
Next Skylanders lets you swap parts to form new toys photo



Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist

Super spy Sam Fisher is back after saving the President in 2010's Conviction. Third Echelon has been dissolved, and in its place is Fourth Echelon. Yes, very original. Sure, not the most creative name change, but there is ind...   more

Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo


Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo
Six things you should know about Splinter Cell: Blacklist photo



The maps are never the same in Special Forces: Team X

At first glance, you may find Special Forces: Team X to be just another in today's long line of military shooters. I mean, for God's sake, it's actually called Special Forces: Team X. I don't think titles get more generic tha...   more

The maps are never the same in Special Forces: Team X photo

13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

You think you know everything about Final Fantasy? I did too, but there's a whole bunch of weird new stuff going on with the next title in the series, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, due out late this year. I've just r...   more

13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo


13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo
13 new things about Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII  photo



Demo Jimpressions: Dead Space 3

Dead Space may be my favorite new IP of this generation. I love its story, its universe, and its stylish delivery of science fiction horror that draws from two of my favorite movies of all time, Aliens and Event Horizon. That...   more

Demo Jimpressions: Dead Space 3 photo




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