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'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' (ALL) Gets Taken Off Shelves in Russia

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2009 @ 4:02 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. Following the controversy of the "airport level," Russian stores have taken the game off the shelves. Activison has patched the PC version to remove the entire "No Russian" level, while an altered console version will be re-distributed shortly.

'Wings of Prey' Pre-Orders Get Multiplayer Beta Access - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2009 @ 3:42 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Wings of Prey is a new combat flight simulator based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war’s most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and bombers across a range of thrilling missions. Fans who pre-order WoP will get access to the multiplayer beta.

'Colin McRae: DiRT 2' (ALL) DirectX11 Enabled Demo Coming Soon

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2009 @ 3:33 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 benefits from tuned-up car-handling physics system, a new damage engine effects, a new level of visual fidelity, with cars and tracks twice as detailed as those seen in the original, as well as a roster of off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. Codemasters revealed it plans to release a DirectX 11 enabled DiRT 2 Demo around two weeks prior to the full DiRT 2 Games for Windows Live versions release date.

'Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles' (Wii) Comes to Life Tomorrow With Havok Physics

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2009 @ 1:40 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles‘s story is based on Resident Evil 2 and includes Leon S Kenney and Claire Redfield. Its on-rails style gameplay and active camera will create a more immersive “Chronicles” survival experience. As in the last installment, this is a first-person game with extreme shooting gameplay and interactive pathways.

'Stargate Worlds' - New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 15, 2009 @ 10:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Stargate Worlds, an MMORPG use Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology, provides players with a form of ranged combat unique to MMORPG that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover and terrain.

'MechWarrior 4' FreeWare Release Imminent

by Rainier on Nov. 15, 2009 @ 10:33 a.m. PST | Filed under News

MechWarrior marks an epic struggle to reclaim your birthright as you command an awesomely armed 40-foot tall, 80-ton, 90-mile per hour war machine across the remote battlefields of a hostile world. MekTek revealed that a recent meeting green lighting the release of MechWarrior 4 did not yield any results, but with the free release is ready, and awaiting approval, which could happen as early as Thanks Giving (Nov. 26).

'Project V13' aka 'Fallout MMO' - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 15, 2009 @ 8:41 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Project V13 is set in the highly recognized Fallout post Nuclear Apocalyptic world giving consumers an ongoing virtual experience of today's life as if the cold war, which lasted for the best part of the second half of last century, had led to a nuclear disaster.

'Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising' (ALL) Patch #2 In Development

by Rainier on Nov. 15, 2009 @ 8:36 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theatre of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense than ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component will create battles on an incredible scale. Without giving a time frame, Codemasters revealed that while the 1st patch/TU primarily addressed priority issues affecting the quality of the game, the 2nd patch will be a significant and address a wide variety of issues for SP and MP across the board.

'Mass Effect 2' (X360/PC) Gets Martin Sheen, New Characters Class And Squad Member

by Rainier on Nov. 15, 2009 @ 8:14 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Mass Effect is a sci-fi adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In ME2, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril. The latest GTTV ep. reveals that Cmd. Shepard is working for Cerberus' The Illusive Man, played by Martin Sheen. You will also have a new squad member, Mordin, while also introducing a new character class, the Vanguard.

'Dead Space 2' (ALL) Multiplayer Rumor Re-surfaces

by Rainier on Nov. 15, 2009 @ 7:37 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience delivering the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. With the original Dead Space released last year, the Wii sequel not selling too well, Visceral wrapping up Dante's Inferno, it is no surprise work on a sequel is proceeding. Not officially announced yet, but hinted at multiple times already, rumors about the inclusion of multiplayer surfaced in a survey earlier this year, with a new help wanted page confirming it further (thanks Joystiq).

'Mass Effect 2' (X360/PC) Shows Off Rocket Launcher - New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 7:59 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Mass Effect trilogy is a sci-fi adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In this dark second chapter, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril…

Unreal Development Kit - Beta 2 Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 7:54 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Epic Games launched the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free edition of Unreal Engine 3, providing the community access to the toolset like never before, and has now released an updated version.

'StarCraft II' Shows Off One Big Zerg - Screen

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 5:26 a.m. PST | Filed under News

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races. It's overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, and it's designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

'The Saboteur' (ALL) System Requirements Revealed

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 5:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Pandemic Studios' new open-world environment stealth-action thriller, Saboteur is set against the dramatic backdrop of occupied France and based on a true story, the personal tale of one man’s fight to find and kill the Nazi thugs who murdered his friends.

'Again' (NDS) - 20 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 5:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Join FBI special agent Jonathan Weaver in his investigation to uncover the mystery of his family's death. His family's case belongs to a series of related murders called the "Providence Murder Cases" bizarre murder cases that occurred 18 years ago, all of which are linked by one recurring piece of evidence. As the only survivor of the incident, he has been pursuing unanswered questions ever since.

'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' (ALL) Gets Minor Steam Patch

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 5:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. Activision has issued a minor patch for MW2 on Steam, improving IWNet matchmaking

'Lost in Shadow' (Wii) - New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 4:49 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Lost In Shadow is an mystery/platform title that follows a shadow of a boy as he attempts to climb around and up a mystical tower. Along the way, players must solve mysteries, puzzles and fight off enemies that try to impede the boy’s progress.

Turbine Chooses Havok Cloth For Un-Announced Console MMO

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 4:39 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Havok announced that its Cloth software is being used by development studio Turbine, known for The Lord of the Rings Online/Asheron's Call.  The development team plans to utilize Havok Cloth in a yet-to-be-announced massively multiplayer online video game. 

'Armored Core 3' (PSP) - 17 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 4:35 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Originally released on the PS2 in 2002, Armored Core 3 is getting ported to the PSP, with the addition of a multiplayer mode. The game is based around one entity that ruled the world, The Controller. As time went on several powerful Corporations came on the scene, waging war with each other in their struggles to gain absolute power.

'Red Dead Redemption' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2009 @ 5:30 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age. The story of former outlaw, John Marston, Red Dead Redemption takes players on a great adventure across the American frontier.