There have been a lot of exciting reports coming out of Microsoft’s X10 gaming event over the last few days. What follows is a compilation of some of the biggest announcements and rumors from the event. 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
With yesterday’s release of their latest and greatest game, BioWare’s project director Casey Hudson has been fielding an awful lot of interest from Hollywood. The subject of interest is, not surprisingly, the epic, character driven world of Mass Effect. Full Story
The latest issue of Game Informer magazine has begun to surface and, within it’s pages, Bungie Studios discusses some of the new tech behind Halo: Reach. Full Story
Today Xbox 360 owners can relive 2001 in beautiful HD with the release of Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter on Xbox Live Arcade. Full Story
A couple of great deals hit Amazon this week. January is a great post holiday month to catch up on some of those great games you’ve missed and save some money while doing it. Full Story
This week in HD gaming saw the releases of Left 4 Dead 2
Other stuff happened this week too: Full Story
In a couple days Microsoft will expand the capabilities of its Xbox LIVE service, adding the ability to stream high-definition movies from Zune in full 1080p HD. Social networking apps Facebook and Twitter will also be added, as well as audio from Last.Fm and a news section with MSNBC content. Full Story
As of today Microsoft has added improvements to Xbox LIVE including the ability to purchase and download full Xbox 360 games and movies, enhance your Avatar, and “party watch” Netflix movies with friends. Full Story
Activision has released “Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3″ for download on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 game consoles. The pack, which costs 800 MS Points with Xbox LIVE and $9.99 at the Playstation Store, includes three new multiplayer maps and one Zombie map. Full Story
Microsoft has teamed up with a number of animation partners including Japanese studio Toei Animation (see anime interpretation on right) to create a series of short films based on the “Halo” franchise. Other studios involved in creating the films include Bones Inc., Casio Entertainment Inc., Production I.G, and STUDIO4 Degrees C. Full Story
“Watchmen: The End is Nigh The Complete Experience” for Playstation 3 was released today. The hybrid PS3 game and Director’s cut version of the film comes as a Blu-ray two-disc set that retails for $49.99 (Amazon currently has it for $46.99). Full Story
Majesco Entertainment will bring Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD to Xbox LIVE for the Xbox 360 late this summer. A collaboration between Croteam (creators of Serious Sam) and Devolver Digital, Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD was built using a new version of the CroTech engine and this time rendered in High-Definition. Full Story
Microsoft has confirmed the Zune HD for Fall ‘09 release in the U.S. The player will combine a built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen, Wi-Fi and an Internet browser. The Zune
“Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series” is now available for download on iTunes, Amazon Video on Demand
Paramount Digital Entertainment launched the Star Trek D-A-C for Xbox 360 in conjunction with the release of the latest Star Trek film. The game is inspired by the film where players take the helm and engage in multi-player or co-op battles. You can choose between Romulan and Federation Starships, and of course the U.S.S. Enterprise. Full Story
The trailer for Resident Evil 5
Microsoft and and Eidos Interactive have agreed upon releasing two new downloadable chapters of Tomb Raider: Underworld. The chapters will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox 360 within months, promising to be worthwhile additions to the upcoming release of the game. The demo of Tomb Raider: Underworld will be available this month on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Full Story
Microsoft has put the 2-D classic Mega Man on Xbox Live Arcade. The latest version, Mega Man 9, retains its retro look but adds 50 new enemies and bosses to battle. It adds over a dozen challenge levels and ranks you on the Xbox Live leaderboard ranking system. Full Story
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