Having spent some time exclusively available to Xbox 360 owners, the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising DLC can now be downloaded on the PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. Black Ops II Uprising includes four new multiplayer maps, plus "Mob of the Dead," a new Zombies experience that takes players to the notorious prison island of Alcatraz.
This new "Mob of the Dead" Zombies mode puts players in the shoes of four Prohibition-era mobsters: Billy Handsome, Al “The Weasel” Arlington, Salvatore “Sal” DeLuca and Michael “Finn” O’Leary. …
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising Map Pack Now Available on PS3, PC
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Nordic Games Gives THQ Titles a Home, Including Darksiders, Red Faction and Stuntman
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you were worried that THQ's dissolution would doom some of its most notable franchise to hit the dumpster, your new best friend may just be Nordic Games, which has picked up the rights to several THQ franchises in an auction of the now-defunct company's assets. THQ's auction process ended on April 15.
Per the terms of the auction, Nordic Games will have the rights to develop further titles in the Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs. ATV, Titan Quest, Supreme Commander, Frontlines, Stuntman, Juiced, Full Spectrum Warrior and Destroy All Humans …
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Star Trek: The Video Game Boldy Goes to Retail
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
So there you are, wondering how on Earth (or off it) you're going to bear the wait for the Star Trek: Into Darkness movie, when all of a sudden Namco Bandai releases Star Trek: The Video Game. Yes, your prayers (and ours) have been answered. Star Trek: The Video Game takes place between the events of the first JJ Abrams film and the upcoming sequel, and it marks the first time gamers can play as Kirk or Spock. Oh, and did I mention it's a co-op game?
Yes, that's sweet.
Playing as Kirk and Spock, players board the U.S.S. Enterprise and …
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Bethesda Unveils The Evil Within, a PS4 & ‘Xbox 720′ Survival-Horror Game
April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Bethesda Softworks today took the wraps off The Evil Within, a new survival-horror game from Shinji Mikami, but the biggest news may not be the studio's partnership with "the father of the survival horror genre," but the fact that The Evil Within is being developed for the PS4 and the next-generation Xbox, aka "Durango" or the "Xbox 720." According to Bethesda's announcement, the game is also in development for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Mikami is best known as the creator of the Resident Evil series, so hearing of a new survival-horror franchise …
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Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall DLC Now Available
April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall, the second batch of DLC pack for Bethesda's first-person action game, is now available worldwide via Xbox Live (800 Microsoft Points) and Steam ($9.99). The DLC will be available later today on the PlayStation Store for $9.99.
In The Knife of Dunwall, gamers take on the role of Daud, the legendary assassin who killed the Empress, and have access to his weapons, gadgets, allies and supernatural abilities. After assassinating the Empress, and forever changing the fate of Dunwall, you embark on a search for …
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Hypnosis 1.0 by Nevosoft is Now Available for Mac
April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Nevosoft today launched Hypnosis for Mac OS X, a game that invites players into a world of surprises, mini-games and puzzles. The game is played from the perspective of hypnotherapist Maya Anderson, a smart, just, and statuesque woman. When Mark Blanche, the chief physician at a psychiatric clinic, mysteriously disappears the police suspect murder and call Maya in to help with their investigation and Dr. Blanche's patients. She arrives and discovers that the patients are behaving stranger than usual. As a skilled hypnotist, she enters the …
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Deadly Walkers, a Zombie FPS, Unveiled for Mac and PC
April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Indie studios Animantz and Dysotek today announced the upcoming release of Deadly Walkers, a zombie-themed first-person shooter, for Mac and Windows. Deadly Walkers borrows its atmosphere from the feel of the old zombie movies, with players fighting against hordes of undead creatures that slowly surround them. Using fire weapons, players can mutilate and injure the zombies' bodies, but only shooting their heads will kill them.
Through the eyes of a special forces soldier, the game tells the story of an apocalyptic plague spreading in the …
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Watch the New BioShock Infinite “False Shepherd” Combat Trailer
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BioShock Infinite has been on our radar since our first live demo of the game two years ago at E3. The game's come a long way since that time, which is really saying something, considering the scenario we saw unfold above the skies seemed ready for retail to us. Today, Irrational Games and 2K Games released a new BioShock Infinite trailer called "False Shepherd," which showcases two minutes of gameplay.
Yes, it looks that good.
BioShock Infinite puts players in the shoes of a U.S. Cavalry veteran turned "hired gun" named Booker DeWitt. …
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Star Wars: The Old Republic “Terror From Beyond” Now Available
September 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
BioWare and LucasArts have released Star Wars: The Old Republic Game Update 1.4, called "Terror From Beyond." The update, available for download now, gives players new high-level group content, new game features and new gear. Here's a rundown of what's included in Terror from Beyond:
Operation: Terror From Beyond is an all-new unique group combat experience located on the remote world of Asation, where an ancient alien race known as the Gree are rumored to be guarding mysterious and dangerous archaic technologies. The Gree’s secrets have …
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New Old-West Game,Call of Juarez: The Gunslinger, Coming in 2013
September 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The original Call of Juarez game demonstrated some of the best writing and voice acting ever to grace the FPS genre. The fact that the game just so happened to be an Old West shooter was just icing on the cake for this self-proclaimed Old West geek. So imagine my excitement to hear that Ubisoft and Techland are again teaming up for a Call of Juarez game, this time going back to the original's Old West roots. Called Call of Juarez: The Gunslinger, the game is slated to release on XBLA, PSN and Windows PC in 2013.
Call of Juarez: The …
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