GT Countdown takes a look at the weapons that cause the most damage and are most fun to use.

Square Enix finally announced the release date for the U.S. version of PS2-exlusive Final Fantasy XII, it’s October 31st 2006 for $49.99, yes on Halloween! Square Enix will also be releasing a Collector’s Edition for $59.99 in retail stores and online via EB Games & GameStop. Collector’s Edition features are: special packaging and a bonus…

Here’s a summary of John Romero’s interview with Games.net. When asked questions about: – What he would have done differently about Doom he answered he would’ve hired a great level designer, – What was wrong with Doom, he answered nothing, and talked about how the game was designed, – How he would do it if…

Sony and Zipper are offering new downloadable content for SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs with SOCOM 3′s “Map Pack #1″, only with a twist. The downloads will be previewable on a trial basis from June 27th until July 11th, after which point users will have to pay $6 for the three maps. The maps are…

Two weeks ago we were still excited about the upcoming PS2-exclusive action adventure game from Japan titled Yakuza (by Sega) getting a release outside Japan (in the US due September). At that time Sega announced which English voice actors they hired to cover the game’s Japanese atmosphere. Now we’re saddened by a new trailer Sega…

Namco Bandai officially announced it will finish three Nintendo Wii games during the first phase of the new console’s life-cycle. First up is their horse-racing sim Final Furlong, and last are two unannounced games. Rumor has it one of the unannounced games might be Time Crisis, it’s kind of a given lightgun co-op games would…

The hot-selling Nintendo DS will make its motion picture debut in the upcoming teen spy thriller Stormbreaker. Nintendo has signed an agreement with the film’s producers that will turn the Nintendo DS into the ultimate spy gadget. Stormbreaker is based on the first in the popular Alex Rider series of books by Anthony Horowitz, which…

Building on Heroes of World War II’s PC gameplay, Silent Heroes is set to feature the likes of heavily destructible environments and a wealth of weapons and equipment that players will be able to employ during the action. The single-player campaign will be story-driven focussing the special operations force on sabotage missions behind enemy lines….

The official first week UK sales for Nintendo’s black & white DS Lites are in. 35,000 units were sold last week. In comparison the original (aka phatty) DS sold 87,000 units in it’s first week on sale there. No numbers for all of Europe were given out. And while Europe waits to pick up their…

Take-Two has been sued by Roger Hill who played Cyrus in the film, giving the movie one of it’s most quotable lines, “Can you dig it?” Hill, who now works in a Manhattan business college’s library, says Take-Two approached him with an offer to use his name and voice in the game, but he rejected…

Looks like the upcoming video game for Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs was too violent for the Aussies, who have now banned the game in their country. Late last week, Australia’s Office of Film and Literature Classification refused classification on Eidos’ upcoming film-based shooter, making the game illegal to sell in the country. Now the board…

Manga Entertainment has released Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie to the U.S. via Playstation Portable UMD. The 100-minute animated feature, a sequel to the 1995 Street Fighter II: V television series, follows mainstay Ryu as he encounters longtime sparring partner Ken, faces his inner demons, and eventually challenges his nemesis, Akuma. The only announced extra…

Genesis Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable is due sometime November 2006. Sega is promising direct representations of the originals. Not all of the 31 games will be playable from the startup, there will be three to unlock. Here’s the list of those officially announced so far: * Shinobi II * Sonic the…