Archive for August, 2010
Shank walkthrough video guide (XBLA, PSN)
In this Shank walkthrough, you’ll see the beginning to ending moments of cutscenes and gameplay for this highly anticipated, violent, stylish, animated-cartoon-like side-scrolling action game from developer Klei Entertainment. Shank tells a classic story of gangland betrayal through a mature, pulp-fiction lens. Gamers will play as Shank, getting their hands bloody as they uncover the…
Dragon Age Origins: Witch Hunt new DLC announced as concluding epilogue
Dragon Age: Origins final DLC is entitled “Witch Hunt“. It will be released on September 7th for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Cost will be $7 (560 BioWare Points, 560 MS Points). This DLC will essentially be an epilogue and tell what happens after the ending of the game. The dreaded Archdemon has been slain…
New Vanquish weapons trailer shows off heavy duty destructive firepower in Tri-Weapons Pack pre-order bonus
Sega has released a new trailer for Vanquish, Shinji Mikami’s (Resident Evil creator) upcoming third-person shooter which looks like a Japanese take on Gears of War-style action. With shooting. Lots of shooting. The plot premise sounds interesting: “The story of VANQUISH is set in the near future. Russia and the United States are vying for…
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions alternate costume trailers. Negative Zone, Scarlet, Iron and Cosmic
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is shaping up to be the next landmark great superhero game ala Batman: Arkham Asylum. With it’s release date fast approaching on September 7th for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and PC, Marvel has kicked up the marketing with some great new trailers. The trailers show off some of the alternate costumes…
Gears of War: Anvil Gate novel release date is August 31, 2010
Gears of War: Anvil Gate, a novel book by NYT best-selling author Karin Traviss from publisher Del Rey in collaboration with Epic Games, will be released on August 31st. This is the third book in her series of successful novels. The first two were so successful in fact that Epic actually signed her on to…
PlayStation Protection Plan now available online through PlayStation 3 or PSP via PSN
Sony has announced that the PlayStation Protection Plan is now available online via the PlayStation Network store on either your PSP or PS3 system. The “PlayStation Protection Plan” is an extended warranty for your system that offers free shipping on repairs and no fee for qualified claims. It comes in either a one-year (for $45)…
The Bible Online: Heroes MMO RTS videogame beta launches on September 6, 2010. Guide Abraham’s tribe to the Promised Land right in your browser!
The Bible Online: Heroes is an all-new Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) with RTS (Real-Time Strategy) elements thrown into the mix for an interesting combination; A full-fledged game that’s browser-based, it goes into beta on September 6, 2010. The first entry in the apparent planned series is called “Heroes”. It is based on the…
Snoopy Flying Ace DLC includes new multiplayer modes and planes
Snoopy Flying Ace for Xbox Live Arcade is getting some sweet downloadable content in the form of the “Suppertime of Destruction” pack, for the Xbox Live Arcade flight action shooter. The content is now available for those who own the game. The press release is quite awesome and explains it in a much funner way…
Sonic and Knuckles Mushroom Hill Zone recreated in 3D
A big-time Sonic fan has re-created the Mushroom Hill Zone stage in side-scrolling 3D and boy does it look gorgeous. The video showcases the stage with all of the classic Sonic elements you love in place in what is truly an impressive feat. What’s sad is that most people think that this video looks a…
Windows Phone 7 to eventually feature Xbox 360 cross-platform play
Microsoft is going to be pushing the Windows Phone 7 hard leading up to it’s release to try and expand their share of the mobile marketplace. And last week at the Toronto X’10 event Microsoft demonstrated it while touting some of it’s features. One of the biggest features Microsoft is hoping to eventually implement is…
Steamworks on Xbox 360 wanted by Valve
Valve has stated that they’d love to bring Steamworks and it’s feature-set to the Xbox 360 . . . but Microsoft is getting in the way. Speaking to CVG, Valve Project Manager Erik Johnson is quoted as saying, “Yeah. We think customers would like Steam on Xbox 360. We think, anyway. We’d love to try…
Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos walkthrough by developer shows off ships and stats for upcoming strategy game
This Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos developer walkthrough shows off the upcoming action strategy game and breaks down the basics of choosing a ship and picking your crew. Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos combines strategy and action as players chart a course through the unforgiving Bering Sea on a quest for Opilio and King Crab….













