EA Reveals ‘Battlefield 3,’ the Game It Hopes Will Take Out ‘Call of Duty’

Last night at the 2011 Game Developers Conference, EA and its DICE development studio unveiled a look at Battlefield 3, the newest installment of the blockbuster open-world military FPS series.

Valve Plots Living Room Takeover with Steam

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“Bulletstorm” Review: A Rain of Pain That Feels Pretty Good

First there was a minor kerfuffle, dubbed #Boobstorm, that started on this very site as a result of an interview I did with producer Tanya Jessen, where she talked about the internal debate over female character Trishka’s breast size. Following that, sensationalistic reporting from Fox News went crazytown with inventing dangers around Epic Games’ newest [...]

Level Up!: Pick Which Video Games Get Shown at the Smithsonian

Adventure!, Half-Life 2, Final Fantasy VII… the argument about what the greatest video games of all time are has raged since the medium went mainstream. But, now, one of America’s greatest artistic and educational institutions tries to settle the debate, one mouse-click at a time.

Awards Season: Is ‘Mass Effect 2′ a Better Game than ‘Red Dead Redemption’?

Last night, at video games’ equivalent to the Oscars, ‘Red Dead Redemption’ racked up the most wins, but ‘Mass Effect 2′ walked away with Game of the Year. It came down to epic space opera vs. lonesome Western drama at the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ annual Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony, and Commander Shepard [...]

Shadowy Sequel Surprise: 2K Games Announces the Darkness II

Uncorking one of the better kept secrets of recent months, the publisher of BioShock and NBA 2K11 announced today that they’ll be releasing a sequel to The Darkness, a 2007 FPS inspired by the Image/Top Cow comic of the same name.

Gaming Tip Sheet: “Dead Space 2″

For all you Dead Space 2 junkies out there, we got a hold of Dead Space franchise executive producer Steve Papoutsis to tell us how he plays the game. He excitedly revealed inside jokes that designers hid in the game and secrets that he only found out about in the last minute. Check out his answers below.

No “Gears of War 3″ Unlocks From Playing Other Epic Games

Although many gamers were excited about the prospect of being able to unlock Gears of War 3 material from playing previously released Epic Games titles, unfortunately the company had to pull the plug on the project. Gears 3 design director Cliff Bleszinski had previously tweeted, ”Look for special unlocks in Gears 3 for those of you who have played [...]

“Batman: Arkham City” Screens Show Off New Looks for Villains

Gamers everywhere are eagerly anticipating a return to Gotham City when the new Batman game comes out later this year and new screens have surfaced showing off two of the bad guys who’ll be running wild in Arkham City.

Gaming Tip Sheet: “NBA 2K11″

We’re not quite in the NBA postseason yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start playing out how 2011 will end with NBA 2K11. We talked to the development team for the game who gave us some tips – optimized for PS3 – to help you be a baller on the court. To see other the [...]

“Walking Dead” To Become A Video Game?

in a recently issued press release, Telltale Games said that one of their five projects that will be released soon includes “one based on a just-launched property from the TV and comic book world whose popularity is changing life as some know it.” Hmm comic book based property and a very popular TV show? Could [...]