Warner Bros. is coming out swinging at PAX this weekend, bringing al of their upcoming heavy hitters to the showfloor for the common peoples to see. Lord of the Rings, Mortal Kombat, and even recently delayed F.3.A.R. Snowblind Studios’ LoTR: War in the North is bringing open-world Middle-Earth RPG action next spring; Headstrong Games/TT Fusion’s [...]
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“Surprising disclosures” and “unbelievable scoops” coming during Gearbox’s PAX panel
Gearbox Software’s detail clarifying PAX panel is set to make some pretty big news, it seems. The website for September’s community-focused event has posted some information on the Borderlands studio’s talk, and they’re going to reveal “surprising disclosures, unbelievable scoops” and even a “first hand look at live presentations and never before seen footage of [...]
HaloFest launches at GameStop
Halo fanatics eagerly anticipating the launch of Halo: Reach, as well as GameStop frequenters, listen up. There’s something else you can do to ease the wait. The mega retailer has kicked off their HaloFest event, a “virtual online festival” where gamers can check out a video on the making of the life-size Spartan sculptures, view [...]
Gamescom 2010 wrap-up: Get it while it’s hot
Gamescom 2010 has come to an unfortunate end, and so too has our coverage. Though, it’s likely additional news bits may creep out here and there for next week or so. What can you do? In case you missed everything that went down in Cologne, Germany over the past 5 days, hit up the links [...]
Gamescom: First Costume Quest trailer blasts off at the speed of light
As much as love a good retail title, more and more, downloadable games are becoming my preferred method of gaming. Double Fine’s October-bound Costume Quest is yet another example of a would-be instant classic that will sit nicely on my Hard Drive. Coming from THQ just in time for Halloween, the isometric adventure RPG is [...]
Gamescom: EA deploys new screens for Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor is just one of the three big shooters competing for your time and dollars this fall, and the modern-day reboot is definitely shaping up well. The Danger Close Games/DICE joint effort might not topple the Call of Duty or Halo juggernauts, but it could very well snatch a good portion of the [...]
Gamescom: New F.3.A.R. media tries to scare you out of delay disappointment
F.3.A.R. may have been delayed until 2011, so Warner Bros.’ Gamescom assets for the sequel really seem like a cruel tease. But, hey. It is what it is. At least the shooter is looking pretty decent, at least in the visuals department. Gameplay wise, we’re pretty much as far away from the original F.E.A.R as [...]
Gamescom: Ubisoft Kinects with MJ, unveils more tracks for the King of Pop’s dancing game
During its announcement at E3, Ubisoft only confirmed two of Michael Jackson’s most famous songs that would be featured in the upcoming rhythm title for Xbox Kinect, PlayStation Move and Nintendo Wii: “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” both from the Thriller album. Gamescom has brought word of a few more tracks, building from MJ’s expansive [...]
Gamescom: Would you kindly ogle these new BioShock Infinite shots?
By now you (should) know all about BioShock Infinite. It’s the latest, and hopefully greatest, entry in 2K’s FPS RPG franchise, developed by the original creators at Irrational Games. They’ve been tinkering away on it since 2007, and damn it all if Infinite doesn’t look impressive, even in this early state. A pseudo-prequel/re-imagining of the [...]

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