This week is celebrated as a week of all things love. With heart merchandising infecting every retail store before Santa could get back up the chimney, we’ve been besieged by chocolates, flowers & the color red at every turn. Valentines is a holiday that’s truly designed to make men everywhere feel guilty because they didn’t do...

Megadeth returns to Rock Band this week with Rust in Peace, one of the best metal albums of the 1980’s. Released in 1986, it was big for me personally as at 11 years old, I was just starting to transition away from the Top 40/Adult Contemporary music my Mom listened to (trust me, one can only listen to so much Anne Murrey). Rock & metal were...

Apparently gamers who haven’t been able to upgrade to an HD display are have been having trouble reading the many lines of text in the recently launched Mass Effect 2. There’s even a thread about it in the official forums. Bioware’s response? Well, according to Mass Effect Project Manager Michael Gamble, “it was a byproduct...

Microsoft’s Deal of the Week is actually a 3-fer: Marvel vs Capcom 2 (800 MP), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Reshelled (400 MP) & Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao (800 MP). Honestly, these are the prices they should have been right from the beginning. Especially the TMNT title, which was a very short, yet polished...

While there isn’t a lot here to be impressed with, Sony does have a few items that may catch your eye. First up, both Puzzle Quest & Madden NFL Arcade have a temporary price drop, from $15 to $10. The February issue of Qore is also available, sporting the demo of God of War III (for subscribers). Tecmo’s instrument-controller-enabled...

When we first got wind of Project Needlemouse, there was a mix of joy & trepidation. Joy at the return of the iconic speedster & trepidation because of the long time struggle Sega has had getting the spiny mammal to be successful since it’s 16 bit days. Today, Sega finally showed it’s hand, & I must say, I think they’ve...

Iron Man 2 is set to hit theaters in couple of months & along with that will be the game adaption. We haven’t seen much of it so far, but today Sega released a new trailer introducing us to War Machine. Rhody, Tony Stark’s best friend (whom we saw in the first film) is the man behind the machine who provides some much needed assistance...

Dante’s Inferno is now available!…in Europe. It’ll come stateside on Tuesday, Feb 9th… The Aliens vs Predator MP demo is now available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace… GameTrailers TV posted an exclusive trailer (dubbed The Children) for the forth-coming Dragon Age: Origins expansion, Awakening. Check it out below… Bookmark...

Hmmm…looks like Yahtzee wanted to like Dark Void. Basically, it’s a potentially great game that was incomplete. Regardless, I’m still keen to check it out, not only because I’m a fan of Crimson Skies, but because I enjoyed what little bit I got out of the demo. Check out the whole Zero Punctuation review below… Bookmark...

This month’s issue of Qore has a cool little bonus for subscribers: The God of War III demo. Previously only available as a bonus for those who purchased the God of War Collection, the demo is the same one shown at E3, PAX, & Comic Con, giving players a chance to step into Kratos’ shoes for a quick mythological romp in preparation for...

If I had to rank my all time top franchises, regardless of platform, Fallout is right there in the top 5. That’s saying a lot considering how many games I’ve played over the course of my 34 years. The first two titles held a special place in my heart since them, along with Bioware’s early RPG work (like Baldur’s Gate for example),...

Look for a multiplayer demo for Sega’s upcoming Aliens vs Predator title tomorrow on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, Playstation Network & on Steam… The Mass Effect: Redemption #1 is free on iTunes for today only. Also, issue #2 should be arriving in a comic shop near you today… Bookmark It Hide...

Major Nelson has posted the most recent Xbox LIVE Activity list. The first thing you’ll notice is that Larry has expanded the list to encompass the Top 20, just like he did with the overall 2009 list. I’m happy to see this as it gives a better picture of what’s happening if you pull the heavy hitters out of the running. Predictably,...

It’s a fairly well known fact that I’m a fan of the BioShock franchise (in fact, it’s one of my all-time favorites). As we get closer to the launch of BioShock 2, sequel to my 2007 Game of the Year pick, my excitement seems to know no bounds. 2K Games managed to do just about everything right in it as far as I was concerned, making...

According to Joystiq, Microsoft is releasing the previously-bundle-only Xbox 360 250GB HD individually in Japan on March 11th. It’ll run about 15,540 yen (which is about $170 here in the US). No word on when the US release will happen… There’s a new trailer for The Sims 3 posted below featuring Design & High Tech stuff… Bookmark...

This week, Yahtzee takes a look at Sega’s long-haired heroine, Bayonetta… Bookmark It Hide Sites

I must admit, I have yet to warm up to the latest title from The Behemoth. I’ve been watching it with a weary eye for many months now & yet still can’t quite get myself to buy in. Castle Crashers was a ton of fun that also happened to benefit from launching at a time when the selection offered on XBLA was hit & miss. The Behemoth...

I’m kiind of schizophrenic when it comes to the Lego games. While I’m really into the general idea & so far, I have enjoyed what little bit I’ve played of them, there’s still just something about them that pushes me away. It seems like every time I sit down to play one, my session may last an hour at best. Then, I just get...

You know, I wasn’t that bad of a player during the Street Fighter II heyday of the early 90’s. But over the years, my skills have slowly migrated from “modestly OK” to “borderline terrible”. Seriously, I just don’t have the ability to be successful with any fighting game these days. That fact alone made me a...

This week, it’s all about the WiiWare! While Alex Kidd was alright at the time it came out, for me, it didn’t age well. So I’m not terribly interested in that sole Virtual Console release. But, WiiWare on the other hand, not only has the final chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island series (Chapter 5 wraps up the latest adventure of...