Linkin Park is featured in a new behind-the-scenes trailer for their upcoming “Castle of Glass” music video. The rock band’s video makes use of live action footage and gameplay from the upcoming Medal of Honor Warfighter video game. The project is a collabaration between Linkin Park and Danger Close Games. The music video for “Castle…
XSEED Games announced today that Way of the Samurai 4 has been released as a digital download exclusively for the PlayStation 3 on PSN. It is now available for purchase at a price of $39.99. The latest sequel in the fan favorite series, Way of the Samurai 4 lets players choose their path as a…
Another gaming magazine will soon cease to exist. Nintendo Power is shutting its doors for good. The news follows the closure of long-time industry staples like EGM and GamePro. The magazine’s subscriber base dropped to 475,000. Game Informer has over six million subscribers by comparison. It is not clear how subscribers will be compensated once…
2K Games’ free cooperative multiplayer game mode is now available for Spec Ops: The Line, the third-person military shooter set in a sandstorm-ravaged Dubai. The free bonus content complements the provocative single-player narrative campaign and is available for download now for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. It is free of charge to…
Konami has dated the Metal Gear spin-off Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for a February 19, 2013 release in North America. The game was originally unveiled at Microsoft’s press conference during E3 2009, but was cancelled by Kojima Productions in late 2010. It resurfaced under a new developer, Platinum Games out of Japan, in 2011. Metal…
Activision today announced that Die Another Day and Licence to Kill will be the third and fourth Bond movie-inspired missions included in this year’s upcoming 007 Legends video game. Previously announced movies in the game include Moonraker and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. 007 Legends features an original, overarching storyline tying together five classic Bond…
Blizzard has released a “Starter Edition” of Diablo III that can be claimed for free via the company’s Battle.net service. To install the game you will need to borrow a copy from a friend. Diablo III Starter Edition allows you to fight your way up to the Skeleton King boss in Act I – and…
Konami today proved that the old saying “better late than never” can definitely be true. The company has announced that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will now support Trophies on the PS3. The fourth installment in the popular Metal Gear Solid series was released in 2008 to rave reviews, including a 9.8…
What happens to those used games that you trade in at GameStop for cash and credit? The Texas-based company is the largest video game retailer in the world with a bulk of their business coming from second-hand products. IGN has a piece on the inner workings of the used game retailer: “Around 80 percent of…
Developer: Robomodo Publisher: Activision Release Date: July 18, 2012 Available On: PS3 and Xbox 360 If the original entries of the mega-popular Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series taught players anything about great skateboarding video games, it’s first and foremost that it was possible for them to exist. It accomplished this by adhering to two fundamental…
Ten years ago premium game content sold for $50 and it wasn’t uncommon to find budget games for much less. ESPN NFL 2K5 sold for $20 at launch in 2004, badly denting sales of EA’s Madden series and forcing them to cut the price of Madden 05 to $30. The next year EA signed an…
Ouya, the $99 Android-based console, will support game streaming using the OnLive service. The OnLive service streams games over a high-speed Internet connection to the OnLive Game Console, PCs and smartphones. Ouya will be the first third party console manufacturer to support the service. If you haven’t heard of Ouya we won’t hold it against…
Blizzard today announced that World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, the fourth expansion pack, will be available in stores and online starting September 25, 2012. Mists of Pandaria will be available on DVD-ROM for Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 and Macintosh at a suggested retail price of $39.99. The expansion will also be available digitally directly…
Is Nintendo about to become a software-only company? At least one industry insider believes that Nintendo will go the way of Sega. “I think Nintendo’s already on track to become primarily a software company,” Bing Gordon, the former COO of Electronic Arts, told GameIndustry.biz. Despite the comments, Nintendo is set to release their new Wii…
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – Activision and Robomodo’s high-def re-make of the classic skateboarding franchise – is finally available on Xbox Live Arcade. Based on Neversoft’s original level designs, THPS HD brings back seven classic stages from the first and second games in the series. Players can choose from eight different pro skaters, including…
Developer: Beenox Publisher: Activision Release Date: June 26, 2012 Available On: 3DS, NDS, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 The “Arkham” series of Batman games was a real change of pace, considering that most comic book/video game mash-ups in the past were generally terrible. If you recall, developer Rocksteady even brought home a few “Game of…
Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games Release Date: June 29, 2012 Available On: PC, Mac, PS3 and Xbox 360 The Walking Dead Episode 2: Starved for Help is easily the tensest game I have played since the original Dead Space. Even the first episode of The Walking Dead did not have me questioning my dialogue…
Sega today announced that Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure, a game that blends songs and puzzles with an exciting story set on the streets of Paris, is available in North America. The game has an E rating and is retailing for $29.99. In Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure, players are immersed in a…
