video games

This week sees the release of not only a couple of new Pokemon titles for the DS but also a new Sims 2 expansion for the PC for all those die hard Simmers out there. Most notably, though, the much anticipated Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ships for the Read More

Gamestop has revealed a Collector’s Edition of the hot upcoming RPG Fallout 3 in a recent mailing. According to Gamestop, the CE will be $20 more than the standard edition of the game and will include: Vault Boy Bobblehead Dwight Schrutes of the Read More

McFarlane Toys has announced that they are bringing a free Halo 3 theme and picture pack to the X-Box 360 on Monday, April 14. The picture pack will have 15 all new gamerpics based on McFarlane’s line of Halo action figures, while the theme will Read More

Harmonix has announced next week’s DLC for Rock Band, and it consists of: “Call Me” by Blondie – 160 MS Points ($2) “Message in a Bottle” by The Police – 160 MS Points ($2) “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Read More

As if the excitement for Grand Theft Auto 4 couldn’t get higher, Kotaku has a new article detailing their hands-on experience with the game’s various multiplayer modes. The game types they sampled promise many hours of gaming after the single player Read More

The X-Box 360 hit sci-fi roleplaying game Mass Effect is on the way to the PC market, but it won’t be the same old song and dance. Bioware has unveiled some new screenshots from the upcoming PC version, and there’s lots to love, starting Read More

Major Nelson has confirmed that the much-anticipated Ikaruga is on its way to the XBox Live Arcade this week. Ikaruga is an award winning Japanese side-scroller shoot-em-up game with a legion of fans backing. The game features single player levels as Read More

Stephen King always has struck me as a very sensible guy, and he always gives me the impression that he wants to be informed and to stay current with the times. He was one of the first huge-name novelists to embrace the eBook medium, and now he’s Read More

Harmonix announced next week’s new downloadable content for Rock Band today, and it turns out that it’s not so new after all. The three songs coming to the XBox Live Marketplace next Tuesday are the same songs that were on the Official XBox Read More

There’s been a deluge of promotional material about Grand Theft Auto 4, and it continues to pour out in these final few weeks before the game’s undoubtedly mega-huge release. The latest piece is a trailer sponsored by Gamestop. Read More

Lord of the Rings Online isn’t alone in the shenanigans this April 1. World of Warcraft has joined in the action with a number of new “announcements." Read More

Last year, Turbine announced on April 1 that a race of blue Men, quite similar in appearance and mannerism to some familiar blue folks, would be coming to Lord of the Rings Online. This April 1 there’s another equally amusing announcement. Read More