GameStop has started rolling out a TV ad this week informing us of their latest ploy to get you to spend cash at their stores. And I like what the ad has to say (for once). From now until March 14th you’ll get an extra 50% on every trade-in you bring to their store. Use [Continue]
In a time when BioShock 2, FIFA 10, New Super Mario Bros and even Modern Warfare 2 are all vying for your hard earned cash the number one game in all of the United kingdom is…Aliens vs. Predator?! Really UK, really?! The sci-fi shooter definitely had some stiff competition but it still managed to take [Continue]
EA’s real-time strategy series Command & Conquer will get it’s next sequel next month with Command & Conquer 4. And to get you back in the swing of things the publisher is releasing three classic C&C games as freeware. Freeware means it’s free, you don’t have to pay anything for it. Free is good. For [Continue]
It looks like EA is finally going to pull the plug on it’s struggling NCAA Basketball franchise. The series has had dismal sales in the last five or so years (not that it was ever hugely popular) and hasn’t kept critics or fans impressed either. The game was glaringly vacant from the publisher’s financial filing [Continue]
It’s happened to all of us. You are running around knifing people and popping off the occasional head-shot when you hear that voice pipe up on the TV “enemy care package incoming”. You don’t think too much of it, hopefully they get something lame like extra ammo or a UAV jammer. It doesn’t phase you. [Continue]
THQ will be releasing sequels to key franchises and top selling titles during fiscal year 2012 according to the company’s CEO Brian Farrell. In a conference call with investors Farrell explained that THQ is gearing up for a strong 2012 with “accelerated growth with three major core game titles scheduled: Warhammer 40k Space Marine, a [Continue]
Retailers Walmart and Best Buy launched pilot programs last year to test game kiosks in some of their stores. Walmart tested the kiosks in almost eighty of their stores while Best Buy tip toed into the market with only two. Both retailers were trying to find a cost effective way to take a bite out [Continue]
THQ had a lot riding on UFC 2009 Undisputed. The publisher was a financial mess and really needed their marquis MMA game to do well. Luckily for them it did. According to an announcement by THQ earlier today UFC 2009 Undisputed has sold 3.5 million copies to date. That includes both Xbox 360 and PlayStation [Continue]
EA is spending some serious cash to get the word out on their upcoming release Dante’s Inferno. And that trend will continue when they showcase a spot in this weekend’s Super Bowl match up between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints. Estimates have a regular 30 second spot during Sunday’s game costing around [Continue]
2009 was a huge year for the gaming industry. Games like Modern Warfare 2 shattered sales records and raked in profits never before seen. We are talking swimming in gold Uncle Scrooge like money. And if Steam’s user base growth is any indication then Valve is riding the success wave as well. In 2009 the [Continue]
According to Rentrak, a company who tracks video game rentals, Microsoft and the Xbox 360 “dominated” it’s top 20 list of most rented games in 2009 taking 17 out of the top 20 spots. Fallout 3 received top honors for the year. Rentrak compiles their data by measuring “title-level performance via rental transactions from [Continue]
2K Sports is throwing out a challenge to all of you Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 owners. If you buy MLB 2K10 on March 2 for either of those consoles and are the first person to pitch a perfect game within the first 60 days from the game’s release, they’ll cut you a check for [Continue]
It’s official, EA has released a multiplayer demo for their upcoming release Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on the Xbox Live Marketplace. From today until February 25th (almost a full month!) you’ll be able to enjoy playing “Rush Mode” on the Port Valdez map. The download will hog about 1.4 GB of your memory but I’m [Continue]
Halo fans rejoice! Bungie recently released an ungodly amount of concept art for their highly anticipated Halo: Reach project. The art showcases some ideas not yet seen in the Halo series. A skull covered Spartan helmet, I’ll take two please. And you’ll notice what looks like the first handicapped Halo character, a Spartan with a [Continue]
GameStop started the preorder bonus voting today for Rockstar Games’ upcoming title Red Dead Redemption. The voting will reveal which bonus outfit will be unlocked for those who preorder the game. Each outfit comes with a character skill boost in their area of expertise to help you along the way. Hit the jump to find [Continue]
