Category Archives: Video Game News

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Face Off Mode Revealed

The next Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC, “Content Collection 2,” will feature three multiplayer maps, two special ops maps, and a new competitive mode called Face Off. Face Off ......

Gaikai and Wikipad Partner to Deliver Cloud Gaming on the World’s First Gaming Tablet

Innovative Tablet Maker Wikipad Partners with Gaikai as the Provider for Streaming High-end Console Quality Games Directly onto its State-of-the-Art Media Tablet LOS ANGELES, CA – May 2, ......

48 Things That You Should Know About Call of Duty: Black Ops II

By Kirk Hamilton Last week, I headed down to visit with Treyarch in Santa Monica to get an extended look at Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Our visit was entirely hands-off, and consisted mostly o......

Black Ops 2 Reveal Video in HD

Black Ops 2 Reveal Video in HD  

BIOWARE AND DARK HORSE COMICS EXPAND AND UNVEIL NEW DRAGON AGE™ COMIC MINISERIES

BIOWARE AND DARK HORSE COMICS EXPAND AND UNVEIL NEW DRAGON AGE™ COMIC MINISERIES    MAY 1, MILWAUKIE, OR—BioWare, a label of Electronic Arts Inc., and Dark Horse Comics today announced Drag......

18 Things About Dishonored That You Should Know

By Stephen Totilo Earlier this week, I received a wood-framed clock in the mail. It was a promotional tchotchke from the people making Dishonored, the kind of thing a big video game company s......

What Video Games Teach Us About Marriage

By Kate Cox Roughly two million couples in the United States get married each year, give or take a hundred thousand. Every pair does it for their own reasons, from the idea of a fairy tale ha......

Fireburst available now on Steam

Fireburst available now on Steam   Grab the wheel and burn some rubber in this arcade style racing game available on Steam. Buy between April 25 and May 2, 2012, and save 20 percent! Apr......

New Call of Duty reveal coming May 1

By Laura Parker, Associate Editor at GameSpot   Teaser page reveals forthcoming announcement for popular first-person shooter series to be made next week. Activision is gearing up for a new C......

The Next PlayStation is Called Orbis, Sources Say. Here are the Details.

By Luke Plunkett While the official reveal of Sony’s next home console could still be months away, if not longer, Kotaku has today learned some important details concerning the PlayStatio......

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Details Leaked?

 By Leah Jackson A few Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 2 multiplayer details may have been leaked via a thread on Activision’s forums, which was later taken down by the publisher. Keep ......

RED 5 STUDIOS BRINGS FIREFALL, THE ANTICIPATED OPEN WORLD PC SHOOTER, TO PAX EAST 2012

For Immediate Release RED 5 STUDIOS BRINGS FIREFALL, THE ANTICIPATED OPEN WORLD PC SHOOTER, TO PAX EAST NEXT MONTH Visitors Will Receive Hands-On Demos in the First Public Unveiling of the I......

Why You Should Play Angry Birds Space, The Game Everyone’s Talking About

By Stephen Totilo The fourth Angry Birds game is upon us. It’s called Angry Birds Space and it’s actually a far more impressive and interesting game of Angry Birds than we’v......

PEGI outs Dragon’s Lair for XBLA

A rating for an Xbox 360 version of Dragon’s Lair has just appeared on the official PEGI website. The rating, a PEGI 7 with a violence warning, was awarded on the 16th. The rating lists the pub......

The 12 Best Games for the iPad

By Evan Narcisse Stop watching movies on your iPad. Stop browsing the web. Your iPad can play some great games. iPad games that shine use the extra screen space and sharper resolution to deli......

The Iowa Pro Gaming Challenge

The Iowa Pro Gaming Challenge All eyes are on Iowa, as TIPGC 2012 goes big this weekend! The Iowa Pro Gaming Challenge (#TIPGC on Twitter) is a regional video game tournament, being hosted by ......

Imagining Fortnite from Epic Games

By Chuck Rock Hanging out with the infamous Cliffy B and Rod Fergusson last month really got me thinking about what Fortnite (Epics next BIG IP) might be. Let me say before discussing this that......

Shooting Down Rumors, Valve Says They’re Not Making a Game Console Any Time Soon

By Stephen Totilo Delay those dreams of a Steam Box competing with a PlayStation, Xbox or Wii. Valve Software is not making a gaming console in the near future and that the various rumors swirl......

New iPad Announced: Apple Shows Off Its Next Tablet

Apple announced the new iPad, showing off the tablet device to the press and the internet world. The new iPad features a “retina display,” 4G LTE internet and features the addition ......

Public Comment Period on Console Jailbreaking Ending Soon

March 1, 2012 Video game console makers Microsoft and Sony are squaring off against enthusiast hackers, academics, and organizations such as the EFF who would like to make the act of jailbreaki......

It Is Official: NCG/GameTaste Heading To Pax East 2012

We are proud and excited to confirm that, for the second year in a row, NCG and GameTaste staff are heading to Pax East in Boston to cover the show. Staff members attending include Big Red, Sea......