Click to Enlarge Star Wars: The Old Republic will soon get its first expansion just one month after the game's launch. Starting on Tuesday, January 17, update 1.1, the 'Rise of the Rakghouls', "will introduce new, higher level group content, game feature additions and continued... [more+]

Minecraft creator Marcus "Notch" Persson doesn't seemed to mind if people download his game illegally. Recently, a fan spoke to Notch on Twitter, saying, "I really like the game but lack the money to buy it. I thought I might at least ask for a free account before piracy." And... [more+]

Click to Enlarge Today, Team Ninja released a boatload of new goodies for Ninja Gaiden 3. Aside from all new screenshots, the studio showed off images of the Collector’s Edition bundles for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (for more details on those, check out this article which goes into further... [more+]

Today, Capcom revealed the complete list of Versus Modes for the upcoming Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Introduced are three modes for you to take on with your friends online. First off is Team Attack, where, aside from having to watch out for the opposing team (Deathmatch-style), you... [more+]

Recently, Microsoft has been talking with several media companies about a possible online subscription service for streaming live TV shows and movies. But now it seems the company has put its plans on hold, according to people who are familiar with the talks, as reported by Reuters' Yinka Adegoke. Sources... [more+]

Either Masahiro Sakurai or someone at Project Sora must have foreseen a near future where people playing Kid Icarus: Uprising complain about having an unsteady grip on their 3DS. And someone must have thought to do something about it, because a tweet from Sakurai earlier today reveals the existence... [more+]

The Writers Guild of America announced the nominations for its award for video game writing, just one of the many awards that honor the art of writing throughout the media every year. This year marks the fifth time the WGA has included an award dedicated to video games. The nominees are… Assassin’s... [more+]

Amazon is preparing for a rather significant sale on EA Games titles. Starting this Sunday, January 15, and continuing on until Saturday, January 21, PC gamers can get some smoking deals on the following digitally delivered video games (Thanks to Joystiq for the heads up!): 1/15 – Alice:... [more+]

Earlier in the year I had the distinct pleasure to review a tower defense game on iOS and Android devices called Jelly Defense. Combining classic gameplay from the genre with perfect controls, stunning design, and great music, it went on to win our Best Mobile Game award for 2011. After besting... [more+]

Click to Enlarge Square Enix released a handful of new screenshots for IO Interactive's Hitman Absolution. The game's launch is still TBA 2012, but when it does it looks like we'll get to take an axe to a thug's head while dressed as a priest – hey, they don't call... [more+]

Alignment systems can be something of a mixed bag. When done well, they can provide an excellent moral compass and a perfect means of gauging how your character would react in any given situation. When done poorly, well…Fable 3 – 'nuff said.  BioWare's not in the habit... [more+]

Recently, the ESRB published a new rating for the PlayStation 2 game, Killzone, this time for the PlayStation 3. As a new rating usually signifies a game's impending release, that got people wondering if the game would be getting a re-release or something along those lines . Well, today... [more+]

This morning, EA announced a cross-promotion between BioWare's Mass Effect 3 and 38 Studios' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, involving the upcoming demos for each game. What happens is, if you play the demo for one game, it will unlock two special in-game items in the other game. For playing... [more+]

From the halls of CES, Sony announced that it would be teaming up with Taco Bell to give gamers the chance to win a PlayStation Vita before they come out here in the US. Starting January 26 and running all the way to March 11,  every 15 minutes a winner will be walking away with their... [more+]

Just about every week an article crops up on the 'nets making specious claims that the next generation of video game consoles is just around the corner. While it might, in fact, be just ahead, official sources have consistently espoused the contrary. Yesterday, according to a report from CES... [more+]

Today, we learned that Kid Icarus: Uprising will come with support for the 3DS' Circle Pad Pro. The news comes courtesy of the game's director, Masahiro Sakurai, who explained to Official Nintendo Magazine that it will be used as an alternative for left-handed people.  As you readers... [more+]

Click to Enlarge Ubisoft's been busy. Yet another announcement today, this one about new DLC for the recently released Assassin's Creed Revelations. The 'Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack' is designed for the multiplayer component of the game, and adds six new multiplayer maps which... [more+]