Published by 2K games, Mafia II is now available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PCs. The third-person action/shooter game was announced in August 2008, and is a sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. Mafia II was developed by 2K Czech, previously known as Illusion Softworks. Full Story
Imagine playing any of the hottest new PC games instantly on a modestly powered desktop you bought a couple years ago. Or playing Crysis, one of the most graphically demanding PC games ever, on a MacBook — or your big screen HDTV. OnLive, a new game streaming service, promises all that and more. I’ve spent the last few days trying out the service, forming impressions on whether this really is as revolutionary as the company says it is.
Originally released in 2002, Electronic Arts’ Medal of Honor Frontline will be available in a special edition of Medal of Honor (2010) exclusive to the PS3. This will be the first time ‘Frontine’ will be available for Playstation 3, which released as the fourth installment of the Medal of Honor franchise. EA says the exclusive edition has been re-mastered in HD with improved graphics and all the “heart-wrenching battles” of the original. Full Story
Late this summer, gamers will be able to bring their previously owned games into Best Buy stores and trade them immediately for gift cards. Currently, Best Buy only takes in-store trade-ins on iPods, Apple and PC laptops, and mobile phones. They do, however, already take video game trade-ins by mail. Full Story
Just days after the one year anniversary of the release of the well-received Red Faction: Guerilla, THQ has announced its sequel, Red Faction: Armageddon. Taking place fifty years after the events of Guerilla, the game casts players in the role of Darius Mason, grandson of the previous game’s protagonist, who lives in an underground network of mines after the surface of Mars has been rendered unlivable. Full Story
When the box art for Fable III leaked online last week, gamers quickly noticed the “Only on Xbox 360 & Windows” stamp that apparently revealed the PC version of the game before its official debut. Microsoft confirmed the release today, in addition to announcing a 360-exclusive Limited Collector’s Edition. Full Story
Last week, Valve launched the Mac version of Steam, their popular content distribution platform. Since its launch in 2003, Steam has allowed users to instantly purchase and download games in an easily organized and updated system. While Steam for Mac does not offer all the games the Windows version does, there are over seventy available now, with new titles being added weekly to the service. Any games developed by Valve will, from now, be released simultaneously on Mac and PC. Full Story
Dead Rising was one of the Xbox 360’s most original and exciting games when it was its released back in 2006. The game featured a Dawn of the Dead style story where photographer Frank West was forced to fight his way through an always-advancing zombie attack. Thankfully, he had plenty of weapons to help him out, ranging from baseball bats to cash registers and golf clubs. The game’s sequel, Dead Rising 2, is heavily anticipated, and news has come out that the game’s story mode will feature cooperative play. Full Story
Today marks the release of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Moments ago Valve made the official announcement that, indeed, Steam will be coming to Mac OS X this April. The Mac client will include every game available to the PC service including Valve’s Half-life, Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress series. Full Story
Is Valve planning to offer their Steam download services on Mac OS X? Will Portal 2 be the flagship release for the new platform? In the most recent issue of GameInformer magazine Valve, all but, confirms the fact that the sequel to the smash hit Portal will be playable on a Mac near you. Full Story
Our good friends at Cerberus (the fictitious pro-human company in Mass Effect 2) have seen fit to share some of their new toys with us today. The Cerberus Assault Armor and M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun are now available via download for current Cerberus Network members on Xbox 360 and PC. Full Story
The original Serious Sam is one of my favorite FPS games. I remember being blown away by the number of enemies Croteam managed to get on the screen simultaneously. Serious Sam: The First Encounter captures the pure joy of shooting crazy enemies with crazy weapons with your crazy friends watching your back. Croteam’s newest game, Serious Sam HD, is a remake of the original Serious Sam rendered in full high definition. Full Story
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