Aug 11, 2010

Earlier this year some unsavoury reports manifested, alluding to the possibility of Activision introducing a subscription charge to play their multi million-selling shooter series Call of Duty online, separate to PSN or Xbox Live membership fees. Following a severely negative backlash from consumers, and so soon after controversy over the extortionate price of...

Jul 17, 2010

It’s apparently going to be bigger than Modern Warfare 2 (is that even possible?) if pre-order sales are anything to go by, so here: the box art for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Click on the picture for a larger view. It’s a lot darker than previous titles and frankly, I think it looks VERY nice! *ahem* What do you think? Source:...

May 28, 2010

If you were thinking of spending the weekend in the sun, think again – starting tonight at 6pm (GMT) and running until 6pm on Tuesday, 1st June, Naughty Dog are launching the new playlist, The Lab along with a double cash incentive for the holiday weekend. Going forward, The Lab playlist will be available every other weekend for the foreseeable future....

May 24, 2010

The “Metro Pack” DLC expansion for the multiplayer area of Bioshock 2 will be coming to PC tomorrow. This pack includes six new maps, three new achievements and a “Rebirth” feature that allows players rank 50 to restart their careers. The pack will be available on the Games for Windows Live Marketplace for $10. Those interested can also...

Apr 10, 2010

As if Nathan Drake wasn’t incentive enough to play this game (and die ridiculous amounts of times in multiplayer mode), Naughty Dog have announced some sparkly new DLC for Uncharted 2. Yum! The “Siege Expansion” will include six character skins, a new co-op game mode, two new maps and 11 more trophies. New Co-op Mode An arena co-op game type...

Apr 9, 2010

The Stimulus Package map pack has already been making waves on the Xbox 360, selling over 2.5 million in it’s first week, despite some difficulties on the day of release. From 1up: “Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has confirmed the PlayStation 3 and PC release dates for the “Stimulus Package” DLC for Modern Warfare 2. The Call of...

Mar 27, 2010

Capcom have announced the imminent release of a multiplayer demo for Lost Planet 2. Hitting Xbox Live and the Playstation Store next week, fans will also find that downloading this demo will give them immediate access to an extra weapon (the Machine Gun SP which fires three round bursts) when they purchase the full retail version. Nice! Prepare to be blown away...

Mar 23, 2010

Bring out the pitchforks and start bra burning, or just be like me and be mildly disgusted. It seems that a new service launches today (in 3hrs by my watch), called GameCrush, where men can pay money to play over Xbox Live with an “attractive girl”. Yes, this is real. Xbox Live prostitution, if you will. Interested, lonely men (or cashed up...