Nov
18th

The Mines of Moria Launches Today

Author: Matt Cross | Files under PC
The Mines of Moria Launches Today

The latest expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online, the Mines of Moria, lauched today! Players will now be able to explore one of the coolest settings in the LOTR universe, which was a major scene in that movie you may have seen called Fellowship of the Ring. Just a little movie.
Along [...]


Nov
18th

Koei buys Tecmo

Author: Matt Cross | Files under General
Koei buys Tecmo

Game developers Tecmo, who just recently declined a buyout from Square Enix, have now been sold to buyers Koei. Koei will take over Tecmo in a deal worth reportedly $207 million. They’ve said that they plan to fully merge operations under a holding company in April.
Seems like this one sort of flew under [...]


Nov
18th

New Rock Band Tracks Hitting the Marketplace

Author: Matt Cross | Files under XBOX 360
New Rock Band Tracks Hitting the Marketplace

New tracks hitting the marketplace! Fire up the Xbox 360’s and check them out. There are a few decent tracks. Here’s what’s available now:
Content: “Gone”
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this [...]


Nov
17th

Far Cry 2 Review

Author: Matt Cross | Files under Reviews, XBOX 360
Far Cry 2 Review

Remember that awesome game a little while back called Far Cry? Yeah, I do too! Well, those fine folks recently released a new installment to the series, Far Cry 2. Guess what though? It has nothing to do with the original! You must be thinking to yourself though, “what the [...]


Nov
17th

Warhammer Online Sees New Classes

Author: Matt Cross | Files under PC
Warhammer Online Sees New Classes

So you got your hopes up to play that Dark Elven Black Guard, or the Empire’s Knight of the Blazing sun, only to have those hopes smashed when you found out they weren’t going to be included? Well then, you’ll probably like this bit of news.
The fine folks over at Mythic have announced that [...]


Nov
17th

No Official Street Fighter IV Arcade for the US

Author: Matt Cross | Files under General
No Official Street Fighter IV Arcade for the US

Bummer. I was looking forward to playing the arcade version too. Guess now I’ll just have to wait for the console version, as Capcom have officially stated that they have no plans to bring the popular fighting game to the US in its arcade form.
Of course that didn’t stop people from importing the [...]


Nov
17th

Top 20 PC Games for October

Author: Matt Cross | Files under PC
Top 20 PC Games for October

Now that is has come and gone, the NPD group have released the numbers on the top selling games for October. Check it out:
1. Fallout 3
2. Spore
3. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy
4. Far Cry 2
5. Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning
6. WoW: Battle Chest
7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack
8. Fallout 3 [...]


Nov
17th

Lich King’s PVE Content Completed

Author: Matt Cross | Files under PC
Lich King's PVE Content Completed

That was fast! Word coming in from TwentyFifthNovember is that a guild on a Euro server that is as of yet nameless, has defeated all of the new PVE content that was added in with WOTLK. The group is a combination of members from the guilds Nihilum and SK Gaming.
Seriously, not even 3 [...]


Nov
17th

Wii-kly Update

Author: Matt Cross | Files under Nintendo Wii, Virtual Console / Wii Ware
Wii-kly Update

Happy Monday! Seeing as it is Monday, you know what that means: Wii update!
This week you’ll be getting a double dose of goodness as there are 2 new releases for the Virtual Console as well as 2 releases for Wii Ware! This week for Wii Ware will see the addition of [...]


Nov
14th

VGA Nominees Announced

Author: Matt Cross | Files under General
VGA Nominees Announced

Spike TV’s video game award celebration has announced the nominees for this years event, celebrating its 6th year running. This year the VGA’s will feature a performance by rapper 50 Cent, as well as a Gamer God award for Will Wright. We have the full rundown of the 22 categories and each of [...]


Nov
14th

NPD Top 10 Sellers for October

Author: Matt Cross | Files under General, Nintendo Wii, PC, Playstation 3, XBOX 360
NPD Top 10 Sellers for October

Good ol’ Peter Molyneux should be happy. Fable II was the top seller for the month of October. Here’s your full list:
1. Fable II (Xbox 360) - 790,000
2. Wii Fit (Wii) - 487,000
3. Fallout 3 (Xbox 360) - 375,000
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 290,000
5. Wii Play (Wii) - 282,000
6. Saints Row 2 [...]


Nov
14th

Rock Band Bundle Sees Price Cut

Author: Matt Cross | Files under Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, XBOX 360
Rock Band Bundle Sees Price Cut

For those of you who haven’t played Rock Band yet, and only own either a PS2 or a Wii, this is a good time for you! Harmonix has announced that they are going to be slashing prices for the band bundle on both systems to a pretty good price of just $99. That [...]


Nov
14th

PS Store Update

Author: Matt Cross | Files under Playstation 3
PS Store Update

Lots of add-ons coming out this week for some of the new releases. Sackboy costumes, Need for Speed Undercover cars, and a Star Wars: The Force Unleased character pack, just to name a few.
Games and Demos
Age of Booty ($9.99)
Neverland Card Battles demo for PSP
Hit the jump for the rest.


Nov
14th

Age of Conan Gets Big Update

Author: Matt Cross | Files under PC
Age of Conan Gets Big Update

By Crom, its about time too. The folks at Funcom released today a massive update to the game adding in a ton of new content to the MMO. One of the big complaints was that there wasn’t a lot of end-game content, but they apparently are trying to rectify this with the latest [...]


Nov
14th

Street Fighter IV Officially Dated

Author: Matt Cross | Files under Playstation 3, XBOX 360
Street Fighter IV Officially Dated

HADOKEN! Expect many of those to be flying around come February 17th of next year. That’s the date that Street Fighter IV will hit shelves nationwide on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Our friends over in Europe will see it in stores on February 20th. Only a few days to wait [...]