Capcom Brings Resident Evil 5 Action to The PlayStation Network With Two-Level Demo on February 2, 2009 So as reported before, today XBox users in the US should be able to download the Resident Evil 5 demo for their gaming pleasure. If you haven't already downloaded the Japanese version and such. But you can now get it in your native land, Americans at least. But what about the week exclusive on this? There was some speculation on other sites that they would only be able to play it for a week. Read More...

So over at Vintage Computing and Gaming they discuss, what could possibly be, the first video game character of color."Tomorrow, the United States will inaugurate its first black president, Barack Obama. In honor of this watershed moment in American history, I thought we should pay tribute to another African-American trailblazer: the first black video game character. After exhaustive research, I believe I’ve found him.Thirty years ago (1979), the first obviously black video game character appeared in Basketball, programmed by Alan Miller for the Atari 800 home computer. Read More...

A while back, I posted about a Gears of War 2 patch coming later this month. Now it turns out that coming along with the patch are seven new achievements. No official release date has been said, but should go live once the patch is released. All seven equal up to 175 points, mostly focused on the flashback and combustible maps. Go here to see more about it. Read More...

That's right. Read the title. It's a double XP weekend plus zombie Nazis! Over at the Call of Duty Headquarters, Treyarch announced that because of the success online, they presented us with these two oh so very special gifts.Now you can play co-op zombieness with your friends even if you haven't completed the game yet. For all of you that either A. got tired of the campaign B. Read More...

Online gamers in China must soon register with real names Before you think that we have it bad when it comes to privacy, take a look at things like this and think longer. It looks like the Chinese government is going to force gamers in the area to register with their real names. Not bad. But they must also provide their government issued code, think social security number for those in the states. All of this just to prove who you are and so you can play. Now here is the good question, why are they doing this? Read More...

Online Free To Play MMORPG, Rohan: Blood Feud, get its new Katar Chronicles update. Included in this new update is a brand new dungeon, entitled the Fire Temple Garden. Designed for Level 80+ characters, you will journey through sixteen newly added quests, which span across four new regions.  Also included in this update is Molly, a cute, new sidekick that will heal and protect your character when summoned. The higher the level you are, the more she will be able to heal you. Also available is a free Rohan: Blood Feud wallpaper calendar for the month of January, which you can download here. Read More...

Left 4 Dead has its first update available now, and the list of fixes, tweaks and upgrades is pretty vast. Currently this is only on the PC, and the Xbox 360 gamers can expect their update in a few weeks.  Here is the long list of fixes and changes included in this update:General- Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected only.- Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing with rescuing downed players.- Players can no longer grab ladders while flying through the air after a Tank punch. Read More...

Valve Corporation and Sony Online Entertainment have just announced the availability of multiple Massively Multiplayer Online titles to Steam. You will now be able to purchase the complete Everquest and Everquest II collections, Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes, and Pirates of the Burning Sea through Steam. "Sony Online Entertainment propelled the MMO genre and PC gaming into new era with the launch of EverQuest," said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve.While John Smedley, president of SOE had this to say, "We are always looking for additional ways to introduce our great catalog of games to new audiences. Read More...

Warner Bros. Interactive has just announced a single player demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin for the PS3, 360 and PC on January 22nd. For PS3 owners, the demo will only be available to Qore subscribers and PC users are required to go to www.whatisfear.com. The demo should be pretty much like the first one, you play through a level, some creepy things will happen, you know.***F.E. Read More...

Capcom's Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition Exposed! Details have just been announced about the Collector's Edition of Capcom's latest edition of Resident Evil. If it doesn't get a crazy downgrade to it like what happened to Fable II, then this is going to be LEGEN... wait for it...DARY!!! If you don't believe me, take a look at what you get for each version, XBox and PS3. Images below. Taking a look, you get a nice bag from the Tricell company, fans will understand this. Read More...

Try Resistance: Retribution Two Months Before It Comes Out! Here is some good news for you that are addicted to Resistance. Like addicted to the point where you can't wait for the new PSP game that will help flesh out the story of the over all game. Also addicted to the point that you are pre-ordering the game. Yes, that sounds sarcastic, but I am not trying to poke fun. I swear. Read More...

New Information For Activision's Prototype I'm sure you've heard of Activision's new game Prototype. Right? Well if not, then do I have a treat for you. And it is a very tasty one at that too. Full of Blood, Violence, Infections, and well what looks like a ton of fun. I do mean A LOT of fun. More of that below, but let me give you a quick recap of this game and what I was able to scrounge up at the THX booth at CES 2009. There is a plethora of fun screen shots and video clips that I got for your viewing pleasure, but there is a bit more that you won't be able to take away from just those. Like for instance, why the hell was the only way to catch any of this at CES was to get into the THX booth? Read More...

WCG's The Ultimate Gamer You may have heard of this, but you also may not have. What is it, well like the header alludes to, it is a new reality TV show on Sci Fi showing who is the ultimate gamer out of a selection of 12 professional, and extremely good gamers. Yes, I know it sounds odd at first, but let me explain, or at least watch the trailer below, or check out their site. See, not only do they take real gamers, people you might have actually played against at some point, but they also test them to see if they can do these virtual skills in the real world as well. Not to mention if they can handle the gaming side under different and unusual circumstances. Read More...

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Well it turns out that you will be able to rock hard while playing Guitar Hero: Metallica In Europe this coming May. This was confirmed by Activision after GameStop boasted that the game will be released in the US on the 29th of March.The Metallica spin off  follows the Aerosmith version, and will bring with them full drum/guitar/microphone Guitar Hero World Tour kit support plus brand nw sounds for the GHTunes recording studio. Rock. On. Read More...