Deus Ex: Human Revolution Combat Trailer

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

The devs at Eidos Montreal are back and ready to talk combat in their upcoming sci-fi shooter, Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Flying Wild Hog Announces Hard Reset Teaser

Hard Reset 2011

Veteran designers of Painkiller, Bulletstorm, and The Witcher 2 have joined forces to create a new studio, Flying Wild Hog, and a new game, cyberpunk FPS, Hard Reset.

Rage Developer Diary: The Arsenal

Rage Developer Diary

The id Software team is back to take us behind the scenes of Rage, and this time around, the devs are focusing in on the arsenal of weapons and gadgets at your disposal in the upcoming post-apocalyptic FPS.

Metro: Last Light E3 2011 Gameplay Demo

Metro Last Light E3 2011

4A Games promises to set a new benchmark in graphics with its post-apocalyptic Russian underground shooter, Metro: Last Light. Today, you get a good look at what that benchmark looks like with Part 1 of the Last Light gameplay demo from E3.

Batman: Arkham City's Two-Face pays homage to Dirty Harry

Batman Arkham City's

Who's your favorite Two-Face? Is it the tortured schizophrenic of Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum comic, Batman Forever's uncommonly flamboyant Tommy Lee Jones, or Hush's doomed hero? Rocksteady has just unveiled its take on the character for October's Batman: Arkham City, presented in a none-too-subtle nod to one of the character's stronger influences: Clint Eastwood's maverick-cop classic, Dirty Harry

Focus Home Interactive Announces Cities XL 2012

citiesXL2012

More variety, detail, and content is being added to the 2012 version of Focus Home Interactive's aptly named city-building sim, Cities XL, allowing players to build the mega metropolis of their dreams.

F.E.A.R. 3 Review

F.E.A.R. 3 Review

The F.E.A.R. series has always relied on two major factors as selling points: excellent enemy A.I. and plenty of "gotcha" scare moments. Neither of those show up much in F.E.A.R. 3. Instead, this F.E.A.R. is retooled to allow for cooperative gameplay across the full single-player campaign, and it sure looks pretty -- but it just isn't much for the scares anymore.

EA to 'retire' online support for Army of Two and 16 other games past their prime

EA to 'retire' online support for Army of Two and 16 other games past their prime 

Army of Two, Skate, NHL 10 and Need for Speed Most Wanted are among a handful of EA games slated to become local co-op only over the next few months. The mega-publisher revealed it will be ending online support for seventeen of its older titles in order to redirect its talent and resources toward titles that are, you know, actually being played online.

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising Review

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising Review

The great Caesar Augustus -- namesake of our eighth month, and initiator of the Pax Romana -- once famously remarked that he found Rome in bricks and left her in marble. It's a statement that should have been particularly inspiring for the folks over at Heatwave, the development team that inherited this dusty relic of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game from Perpetual Entertainment early last year... but it's hard to shake the impression that Heatwave merely contented itself with applying some mortar to Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising's brittle framework. It's a shame, really; Gods & Heroes shows obvious affection for its ancient setting, its "estates" provide some semblance of player interaction with the world, and its minion system carries plenty of potential. As it stands, however, this incarnation of Rome feels anything but eternal.

Call of Duty Elite fees may drive loyal fans to Battlefield 3

Call of Duty Elite fees may drive loyal fans to Battlefield 3 

Subscription fees for Activision's Call of Duty Elite social service could cause “loyal Call of Duty players to defect to [Battlefield 3],” says omniscient voice of the future and industry analyst Michael Pachter. However, EA's own attempt to establish a foothold in the digital distribution space with its online platform Origin looks to exclude Battlefield 3 from Steam, which can't be good for prospective sales. Is BF3 really going to be unavailable on Valve's platform?

Blizzard Announces Region Linking for StarCraft II

Blizzard Announces Region Linking for StarCraft II

Your StarCraft II community is about to get a whole lot bigger. Blizzard Entertainment has announced a region linking initiative that will connect StarCraft II players around the world like never before.

First Details on Bethesda's New Game, Dishonored

First Details on Bethesda's New Game, Dishonored

In Dishonored, players will become Corvo, the badass former bodyguard of the Empress, Game Informer reports. Falsely accused of her murder, Corvo will seek vengeance using a combination of supernatural powers, stealth, gadgets, and good old fashioned combat.

Dragon Age II Legacy DLC dropping July 26

Dragon Age II Legacy DLC dropping July 26

BioWare is already hiring for Dragon Age III, but that doesn't mean the developer is finished crafting new content for the well-received Dragon Age II. 

Today at the 2011 Electronic Arts Summer Showcase, the publisher officially announced Dragon Age II Legacy, the latest add-on for the fantasy role-playing game. The content will arrive for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Mac on July 26. A price for the content was not mentioned.

In the content, gamers will suit up again as protagonist Hawke and will travel to an ancient Grey Warden prison and uncover additional details about his family history. Additionally, Hawke will visit new environments, battle new and "improved" enemies, craft a deadly weapon, and ultimately come face-to-face with a terrible horror.

For more on the Dragon Age series, check out GameSpot's review of Dragon Age II. 

Hefty Fallout: New Vegas patch inbound

Hefty Fallout: New Vegas patch inbound

Although Obsidian Entertainment's Fallout: New Vegas was well received by critics when it launched last October, it received its lauds in spite of numerous and significant bugs and glitches. Since then, publisher Bethesda has brought a string of patches to the game, but apparently not everything is fixed just yet. 

According to a post on the Bethesda Blog, a patch for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC iterations of Fallout: New Vegas will roll out across all systems between today and Thursday.

The patch will address a long list of "performance and stability" issues, and it adds a new save feature that automatically saves prior to the end of the game. This will allow single- save gamers to play all downloadable content without creating a new game save.

For a full list of changes and fixes coming to Fallout: New Vegas in the new patch, check out the post on the Bethesda Blog.

The patch comes just two weeks before Fallout: New Vegas welcomes its latest add-on content, Old World Blues, which arrives on July 19. The add-on sees gamers forced into partaking in a gruesome science experiment that also offers a closer look at the Mojave's mutated-monster contingent. Gamers will be presented with the option of battling the maniacal scientists or joining with them to fend off "an even greater threat."

The game will offer new opponents such as robotic radscorpions, as well as raise the game's level cap by five. Unlike other expansions, Old World Blues will let players keep their equipment. 

WWE All Stars summer DLC detailed

In April, the well-received WWE All Stars welcomed its first batch of add-on content in the form of the American Dreams Pack, which bundled WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes and his son, "Dashing" Cody Rhodes. Now, THQ is planning to grow the game further, today announcing new playable characters for the wrestling game.

WWE All Stars adds new wrestlers this summer, beginning today.

Available today on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network is the WWE All Stars Million Dollar Man Pack, which includes Ted DiBiase and his son, also named Ted DiBiase. The pack costs gamers 160 Microsoft points, or $1.99.

Next up is R-Truth, who will be available as a free download for WWE All Stars on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network next Tuesday, July 5. Also due out on that date will be the All-Time Greats Pack (320 Microsoft points, or $4). The pack bundles famous fighters Hawk, Animal, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and Chris Jericho.

Lastly, gamers looking to go south of the Mason-Dixon Line can pick up the Southern Charisma Pack (240 Microsoft points, or $3) for WWE All Stars on August 2. The bundle packs in Big Boss Man, Michael Hayes, and Mark Henry.

For more on WWE All Stars, check out GameSpot's review

E3 2011: Mass Effect 3 Collector's Edition detailed

Now, EA has one more minor detail to offer about Mass Effect 3. When the game arrives in March, it will come in both a $60 standard edition and an $80 collector's pack. Titled Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Edition, the premium package is available to preorder now for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Those who pick up Mass Effect 3's limited-edition SKU will receive a bevy of in-game and tangible perks. Within Mass Effect 3, collector's edition purchasers will gain instant access to the N7 Arsenal Pack, which includes four tactical weapons that are exclusive to the premium package. N7 Collector's Edition buyers will also receive "in-game appearance packs." Promotional art for the package also indicates that gamers will receive an additional downloadable mission and character.

As for out-of-game content, collector's edition purchasers will receive a Mass Effect 3-themed Dark Horse comic book, a hardcover art book, and an N7 patch, as well as an exclusive extended soundtrack and lithograph. Those who buy the downloadable edition of Mass Effect 3's collector's package on the PC will receive all of this content in digital form, save for the N7 patch.

E3 2011: Devil May Cry film based on new game

LOS ANGELES--Capcom has had a relatively muted presence at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, but it isn't outright absent. As part of this year's show, the publisher confirmed reports from earlier this year that it would collaborating with Sony Pictures' Screen Gems label on a live-action film adaptation for its Devil May Cry franchise. 

According to this week's announcement, the film will be based on the new Devil May Cry. A reboot for the franchise, DMC is in development at Heavenly Sword studio Ninja Theory, and it is being positioned as an origin story for protagonist, Dante. DMC is in development for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but Capcom has yet to offer a release window for the project.

As previously reported, the Devil May Cry film is being written by Kyle Ward, who has also done screenplays for Eidos' upcoming films Hitman 2 and Kane and Lynch.

Along with today's announcement, Capcom offered a sales update for the Devil May Cry franchise, saying the series has now sold more than 10 million units worldwide. The original installment was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2. It was followed by Devil May Cry 2 in 2003, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening in 2005, and Devil May Cry 4 in 2008.

For more on the most recent installment in the series, check out DMC's E3 2011 trailer below.

E3 2011: Assassin's Creed: Revelations preorder bonuses detailed

Today, Ubisoft returned with preorder information on Assassin's Creed: Revelations, which is due for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on November 15. Those who purchase Revelations in advance at GameStop for the Xbox 360 or PS3 will automatically receive a free upgrade for the game's Signature Edition, granting them a bevy of in-game and bonus content

Specifically, the Signature Edition includes an extra single-player gameplay mission, as well as an exclusive multiplayer character and weapon capacity upgrades. Assassin's Creed: Revelations' special edition also features multimedia perks, coming as it does with an animated short film and an original soundtrack.

For those who would rather buy their games in advance at Best Buy, Assassin's Creed: Revelations will include an exclusive multiplayer character.

Ubisoft also announced today that it has released a range of new Xbox 360 Avatar items based on Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Earlier this week, the publisher released an Xbox Avatar collection celebrating the company's 25th anniversary. The limited-run collection expires on June 21.

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