For all of you who can't quite wait til November 4th, there may be some hope. Starting on October 2nd, applications for the Resistance 2 open beta have started to be accepted here. You must login with your PSN email address and password and provide your name, top 3 shooters you currently play online, what consoles you own, what consoles you play online with, and how often you play. Read More...

So it seems that the soon to-be-released game Gears of War 2 has been given the honor, that was once bestowed upon Halo 3, to have its own Zune! It has been confirmed that this glossy black Zune, whose retail price has been set at $280, will feature a laser etched Gears of War logo on the back and comes with 244 GoW bric-a-brac. It will be shipping out Nov 7th (same day as Gears of War 2 release..who would have thought! Read More...

3rd Space Vest to Support World of Warcraft I have no clue how I missed this before. For that I apologize. But this just popped up and I thought I'd pass it along. Not to mention file under Fucking Awesome. What is this? It is a vest that replicates force effects from games and translates it into something you actually feel while playing your favorite game. What kind of things? Well, environmental effects, punches, jabs, gun shots and other in-game dynamics. Read More...

During their Fall Press Conference today, Nintendo announced a new version of the Nintendo DS called the DSi. The handheld's screens have been enlarged, and will now be 17% bigger (at 3.25 inches) from a DS Lite. The rumors of audio enhancement and .3 megapixel (640x480) camera have proven to be correct. The DSi will also feature an SD memory card slot, making it possible to take pictures with the DSi and then view them on the Nintendo Wii. The DSi will feature a built-in browser, and is able to download games and keep them. Read More...

They dubbed it Wii HD. HD = High Definition Graphics. What, you thought Nintendo wasn't gonna go there? According to "sources" (aka the "they" from above) that have seen a presentation on the next Wii (keep in mind that this next step is going to be akin to the NES going to the SNES as opposed to the SNES going to the N64, in other words, much of everything is staying the same, however it will have better graphics), it will include High Definition graphics, a larger storage medium of either a hard drive or a much larger flash memory, and tweaked controllers. While it is not said whether or not they will use Blu-Ray they have stated that they would like to implement full backwards compatibility (the Wii optical discs currently use regular DVD standards). While not much more is known on this Wii HD, I'll keep you posted on what happens. Read More...

Okay, so not many of you may remember the 2002 game Command & Conquer: Renegade but it was CNC's first, and so far only, foray into the FPS genre. That was about to change in 2009 with EA's Tiberium (it would've been the first game without the Command and Conquer prefix), a first person shooter based in 2058, about 11 years after the third Tiberium war. In a statement released by EA on Tuesday, it was revealed that the reason for the cancellation was due to poor quality. Here is the full statement of it's cancellation by EA's Mariam Sughayer: "EA has suspended work on Tiberium effective immediately. Read More...

Pandora's open source, Linux running, QWERTY keyboard packing, dual analog stick containing, 800x480 4.3" touchscreen having machine finally is available from GBAX. While some of you may be questioning the $329.99 price point that costs approximately $130 more than something that is better that is actually made for games, the fact that it runs Linux and a host of other free programs and games is a little tantalizing, even moreso with the touchscreen. Read More...

So you finished the first game and was wondering when the f*** will the episode 2 come out? Well it hasn't been release dated yet however according to their official website episode 2 has been completed and has gone gold for the PC, Mac, and Linux versions. The price will be $14.95 (or 1200 Microsoft points for those of you buying the 360 version) and will available from the Greenhouse digital distribution service as well as PSN and XBLA. If you live under a rock and haven't heard of Penny Arcade then go check em out! Read More...

Looks like Lionhead Studios have dropped the ball once again.  As if possibly not having online co-op at release wasn't bad enough for those gamers waiting for Fable 2, those who preordered the Collector's Edition will be sorely disappointed in finding that it has been stripped nearly bare.  Gone are the Collector's Case, the Fate Cards, and no Hobble Figure.  Lionhead blames supply chain issues on this problem, and with only weeks left before the release, it causes on to wonder how this could have happened.  They have decided to drop the price to $69. Read More...

Brett Ratner Signs On For God Of War Movie Yesterday, it was announced that the man behind the last X-men movie and Rush Hour 3 has signed on to direct the God of War film. Now I know what you are thinking, "There goes another great game ruined by a film." I know I thought it at first as well. Especially looking at the last films directed by the man. But then I started thinking further, a stretch I know, and came to another conclusion. It isn't all just down to him. Read More...

Dead Space Has Gone Gold So they announced today that Dead Space has gone gold. No surprise there with the release date no more than two weeks away. And that they have bumped the release date forward twice now. So like I said, no big surprise with that announcement, but there is a cool little extra that they are offering up for those people who purchase and play the game before the original release date they posted. See below, there is some cool exclusive downloadable outfits for the game. Dependable on the system you get the game on. Read More...

Mirrors Edge ships out on the 11th but GameStop has revealed on the ordering page that the demo will be available for download on November 6. If you preorder it from them you'll also get access to a Time Trial Mode within the demo.     Reserve Mirror's Edge and receive a code to gain exclusive access to the Mirror's Edge Time Trial Mode. Special Note: Mirrors Edge Demo will be available for download November 6. Online and In-Store Pick-up Customers: Codes/instructions will be emailed 2 days prior to demo availability. Read More...

Video Gamers Surprisingly Fit and Older Yes, the title was a bit misleading, but it was what I could think up for this article. Deal with it. :) But that doesn't make this latest study any less interesting for the world of gaming, especially for online gaming. Since this is where most of the test data came from. This study was pulled out of about 7000 people on EverQuest servers. At least partly. Read More...

I will be one of the first to admit that when I heard about Pirates vs. Ninja Dodge ball, I was genuinely intrigued and interested.  Unfortunately, the game is very quick to disappoint on any expectations you may have had.  Which is unfortunate, as this game could have been a very fun Xbox Live Arcade title. The game, as the title suggests, features Pirates and Ninjas playing dodge ball against each other, as well as Robots and Zombies. It has 3 different modes in Singleplayer, Multiplayer and Co-op, each of which has its own game types. Read More...

DirectTV's new host for Blizzcon 08! - Becky 'Aktrez' Young! If you were not able to snag up a Blizzcon ticket in the first go around, you were most likely sad. Then there came the second boost of tickets that flooded the market and got snagged up in mere minutes. So I bet you were sad again. Then Blizzard responded with, "Well if you can't be there in person, then we will televise it for you, for a small fee." So then you could be a bit happier. But then they just announced something that should make this site a bit happier about that. Read More...