In Bus Driver, your job is to transport passengers around an attractive and realistic city. You must drive to a timetable on a planned route, whilst obeying traffic rules, and taking care not to upset or injure your passengers. This makes Bus Driver unlike any other driving game - the experience of ...

Level Up has word on plans for a Mad Max game that follows-up on their hints of a new game announcement from God of War II Director Cory Barlog (story). The game will be a collaboration with writer/director George Miller, who owns the Mad Max rights, and it will be partly based on Mad Max:...

This press release announces a "'Fun'draiser" for charity being conducted by game store Game Crazy:During the month of March, all Game Crazy stores will offer 'Game Stars' for a minimum donation of $1. One hundred percent of the donations will go to Starlight Starbright Children's...

Æon's Sam & Max Season One FAQ has gameplay tips and walkthroughs for the first six episodes. ...

Court upholds ban on Minnesota video game law has word that an appeals court has upheld a 2006 decision against a law that would impose a fine on minors for buying or renting "M" or "AO" video games. As has been the case every time such legislation is proposed, constituti...

The Witcher Walkthrough on GameBanshee. ...

Newspaper offers cash for anti-games story on MCV reports a new high-water mark for British journalism, as StarNow.co.uk relates an offer from "a national newspaper" to pay someone who is willing to blame their crimes on video games, with the offer of money sure to make this qui...

Bust out your boxing gloves: Telltale Games announces Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, an episodic game series homestarring Strong Mad's big little brother that will launch this June. The game is touted as a Wiiware game, but plans for a PC edition are mentioned in an afterthoug...

Petoglyph [sic] announces free online on GamesIndustry.biz is short on details, but announces RTS developer Petroglyph is working with publisher True Games to create a free-to-play game that will earn its keep via microtransactions:Petroglyph has announced it is working on an online game w...

Paradox Interactive announces that the "Europa" game engine is now available for free via Gamer's Gate:New York, USA (April 25, 2008) - Paradox Interactive today announced a unique agreement with leading PC download portal GamersGate to release its "Europa" engine to the ...

In an unusual move, JoWooD Production is soliciting independent developers interested in developing an action/RPG based on an unnamed IP "renowned for an epic background story as well as exceptional graphics and polish." Word is:April 28, 2008 (Vienna, AUSTRIA): Vienna, AUSTRIA, Ap...

THQ and Marvel Enter into Exclusive Licensing Agreement for Video Games Based on Marvel's Super Hero Squad announces a licensing deal that should see games for multiple platforms released next year based on a new cartoon series based on Marvel characters. The series and game will feature a &...

Grand Theft Auto IV Multiplayer Strategy Guide on InfoAddict. ...

A new UK-based charity called GamesAid is underway. Word is:GamesAid is a new UK video games industry based charity. It distributes funds to a diverse range of charities; it is a means of giving something back on behalf of the industry. GamesAid acts as a broker of charitable activity on b...

Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor on ComputerGames.ro. ...

The AMD GAME Website is live as home to this new program looking to help PC users get a system optimized for gaming and HD video, as long as it does not use an Intel CPU or an NVIDIA accelerator. The site also recommends upcoming games, and offers links to trial versions of casual games that...

Avernum V on RPGWatch. Europa Universalis: Rome on Gamezone. Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm on ComputerGames.ro. ...

Airport Mania: First Flight on Out of Eight. Assassin's Creed on Gas Bandit Gaming. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes on Games32. ...

Elias: The Mighty on Killer Betties. Jack Keane on ComputerGames.Ro. ...

Europa Universalis: Rome on Armchair General Magazine. Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One on Computer and Video Games. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on AtomicGamer and GameZone. Assassin's Creed: Directors Cut on GamePyre. Dirk Dashing Secret Agent on Out of Eight. Penny Arcade Adventures Ep. 1 on Computer and Video Games. ...

Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun on 2404. Age of Chivalry for Half-Life 2 on Mod DB. ...

Brett Ratner bows branding business on Variety is a profile of Brett Ratner Brands, a new consultancy launched by the Hollywood director (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand). The company's first output was a pair of Risky Business-themed Guitar Hero commercials that aired during American Idol...

Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come on Gas Bandit Gaming. Mass Effect on bit-tech.net. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode One on Gas Bandit Gaming. ...

Dracula Origin on Strategy Informer. Iron Man on Games32. Mass Effect on Computer and Video Games. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness on GameZone. Spellforce: Universe on Strategy Informer. ...

Larva Mortus on Out of Eight. Mass Effect on AtomicGamer and GameDaily. Turok on Games32. ...

Depths of Peril on Games Radar. ...

TrackMania United Forever on TT Gamer. ...

Assassin's Creed on AnandTech. Thanks Mike Martinez. Cosmic Osmo’s Hex Isle on Out of Eight. Hard to be a God on Real Gamer. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on Crispy Gamer. Imperium Romanum on Armchair General. Napoleon's Campaigns on Strategy Informer. Overclocked: A History of Violence on The Armchair Empire, GameShark, and TT Gamer. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick ...

The StreamMyGame Website is live, offering technology to allow users to play games on remote Windows or Linux PCs streamed from their home PCs. Develop reports on a demonstration given by Intel of this during the keynote at Computex, which can be viewed via this webcast. Word is this eve...

The Icrontic-style Team Fortress 2 Ultimate Pyro guide on Icrontic. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on Play.TM and TrustedReviews. Supreme Ruler 2020 on Strategy Informer. ...

Matrix Games announces that new updates are now available for both John Tiller's Battleground Civil War and John Tiller's Battleground Napoleonic Wars, addressing an issue that impacted both games. Word is: "The comprehensive updates will bring Battleground Napoleonic Wars up to ver...

Age of Conan - The Quest for Lost Performance on YouGamers. ...

Gumboy Tournament on Out of Eight. Mass Effect on ActionTrip and Computer and Video Games. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on The MMO Gamer. Diamonds in the Rough on Adventure Classic Gaming. Europa Universalis: Rome on Real Gamer. ...

Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor on GameShark. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness on GameShark. Trackmania Nations on Gas Bandit Gaming. ...

Race Driver GRID on TrustedReviews. Mass Effect on FiringSquad. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on bit-tech.net and Boomtown. Mass Effect on 2404. Sam & Max Season Two on Play.TM. XIII Century: Death or Glory on Gas Bandit Gaming. ...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on TrustedReviews. ...

Mass Effect Tweak Guide. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on YouGamers. Bus Driver on Strategy Informer. Great War Nations: The Spartans on 2404. Mass Effect on Game Over. The Mexican American War on Armchair General Magazine. Trials 2 Second Edition on AtomicGamer. ...

Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne - The Kamael on gameSlave. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes on Hooked Gamers. Mass Effect on I4U News. ...

City of Heroes Issue 12 on Boomtown. Europa Universalis III: In Nomine on Out of Eight. GRID on Gamepyre. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on bit-tech.net. ...

Mass Effect on TT Gamer. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on Games32. Mass Effect on Strategy Informer. Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 1 on AnandTech. ...

Inconceivable! The Princess Bride Website has word that this game based on the fractured film fairy tale is due for release tomorrow. There's a new gameplay trailer on the game's blog, and word is: "The Princess Bride Game combines spectacular animation with the best of casual, narrati...

Age of Conan on Computer and Video Games and ComputerGames.ro. Dracula Origin on HEXUS. Great War Nations: The Spartans on GameShark. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on Games32. Mass Effect on GameShark. Supreme Ruler 2020 on Boomtown. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Levels 20-39 on GameZone. The Incredible Hulk on Gas Bandit Gaming. Mass Effect on Boomtown and Gameplay Monthly. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on ComputerGames.ro. Rhem 3: The Secret Library on Adventure Classic Gamin...

Limbo of the Lost on Boomtown. Penumbra Overture on ComputerGames.ro. Supernova 2: Spacewarr on Out of Eight. Warhammer: Mark Of Chaos - Battle March on Games32. ...

Mario Puzo may be sleeping with Luca Brasi and the fishes since 1999, but his estate is not letting anyone horn in on his territory, as this report indicates that Anthony Puzo has filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures over revenue from the recent Godfather video game. The author's son ...

Art of Murder: FBI Confidential on Adventure Classic Gaming. The Incredible Hulk on Strategy Informer. Kung Fu Panda on gameZone. Mass Effect on Games32. Rhodan: Myth of the Illochim on Real Gamer. Supreme Ruler 2020 on Real Gamer. ...

Race Driver GRID on ComputerGames.ro. ...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on FiringSquad. ...

Dreamlords: The Reawakening on Strategy Informer. ...

Alone in the Dark on HEXUS.gaming. Incredible Hulk on XSReviews.co.uk. Mass Effect on Sphinx's Sanitarium. Race Driver: GRID on Boomtown. RooGoo on bit-tech.net. Sins of a Solar Empire on Strategy Informer. Stronghold Crusader Extreme on Boomtown. Westwa...

A statement from Linux Game Publishing (thanks Ant and LinuxGames) explains that "exceptionally high levels of piracy of Linux games" is the reason they are implementing copy protection going forward. Here's a bit:Over the last 6 years, we have resisted adding any kind of protecti...

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition on 2404. Ship Simulator 2008 on gameSlave. Sins of a Solar Empire on gameSlave. ...

The Video Game Voters Network has info for gamers here in New York on how to attempt to influence the State Senate away from establishing a state commission to study the effects of "violent" video games on children and establishing legal guidelines for rating labels, saying such re...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on Jolt.co.uk. Mass Effect on Hooked Gamers. Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Ultimate Terrain X on Boomtown. Supreme Ruler 2020 on GameZone. ...

GamePolitics reports that the bill that will require video games sold in the state of New York to have ratings labels passed by an overwhelming 61-1 margin, with the lone dissenting vote coming from Thomas Duane, a senator representing New York City. The bill will now be passed along to Gove...

Alone in the Dark on bit-tech.net. Celestial Impact on Mod DB. Exteel on Frictionless Insight. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor on GameZone. SimCity Societies Destinations on GameZone. Stronghold Crusader: Extreme on Strategy Informer. Turok on ...

Crazy Machines 2 on GameZone. Dracula Origin on Games32. ...

Stronghold Crusader Extreme on Out of Eight. ...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on FiringSquad. Thanks Ant. Turok on ComputerGames.ro. ...

Spanking Death: Ron Gilbert Goes Episodic... And Loves It on Gamasutra offers a Q&A with designer gamed for creating some classic LucasArts adventure titles about his influences and his work, most recently consulting on the episodic Penny Arcade Adventures and an unannounced upcoming MMO...

Alone In The Dark on IncGamers. The Incredible Hulk on Games32. Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne on GameZone. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes on GameZone. Race Driver Grid on Games32. Shadowgrounds Survivor on Strategy Informer. Sins of a Solar Empire on IncG...

Reports like this one on StarCraftWire indicate Blizzard is working on an unannounced MMOG, so folks are sending in tips about the news. The thing is this is the exact same story that was reported in December 2007 (story), down to the fact that it is based on the same job listing from the...

LucasArts announces the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, a digital collecting game to kick off with a series called "Champions of the Force." the game will be exclusive to Star Wars Galaxies subscribers, who will receive five free booster packs a month (naturally, with the op...

Alone in the Dark on Jolt.co.uk. And Then There Were None on Gaming Nexus. Chaos Theory on Out of Eight. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor on Gaming Nexus. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes on Jolt.co.uk. Nancy Drew and The Phantom of Venice on Hoo...

Fireteam Reloaded on Ten Ton Hammer. Mass Effect on Play.TM. The Political Machine 2008 on GameShark. ...

Alone in the Dark on Boomtown. Pirates of the Caribbean Online on GameZone. Race Driver GRID on Out of Eight. ...

Alone in the Dark on Strategy Informer. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on ComputerGames.ro. Mass Effect on Real Gamer. ...

The XFX Challenge Website has the first installment in a series of XFX sponsored webisodes chronicling the efforts a group of game players as they pursue their goal of breaking into the world of pro gaming. Hosted by Allgames/Pseudo/G4 vet Scott Rubin, the series hopes to combine the most in...

Alone in the Dark on Crispy Gamer. Build In Time on Out of Eight. Mass Effect on GameBanshee. ...

Sims 2 - IKEA Home Stuff on Gamepyre. Trials 2: Second Edition on Boomtown. ...

Ubisoft announces Hell's Kitchen: The Video Game, based on the reality television show starring notorious British chef Gordon Ramsay. The game is slated for release this September offering the chance to be berated by Chef Ramsay just like a real contestant on the show (This celery is RAW! You ...

Dungeon Runners Retail Pack on Frictionless Insight. Mass Effect on GameZone. ...

Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb on Adventure Classic Gaming. The Political Machine 2008 on Out of Eight. Trainz: The Complete Collection on Boomtown. ...

Beijing 2008 on Jolt.co.uk. Fireteam Reloaded on AceGamez. ...

A surprising announcement at the Microsoft press conference was made by GLaDOS herself: That Portal: Still Alive is coming exclusively to the Xbox 360 this year. Here's what she said: "Hello, we hope you've enjoyed your brief detention in the press event room. The Aperture Science Test Ce...

Encore games announces their Mystery Adventure line of PC games, which includes the previously announced Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon and Sinking Island along with two previously unrevealed titles, Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy and Still Life 2. Word is Dracula 3 and Sinking Island are ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on Gas Bandit Gaming and Strategy Informer. Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor on Games32. ...

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi S775 Motherboard on MADSHRIMPS. Pro Cycling Manager 2008 on Out of Eight. ...

This press release announces plans to release a Wanted video game later this year, saying a tie-in with the new action movie for the same name has been in development at GRIN since last year. A solitary screenshot from the game is available, you can view that on Gamer's Hell. The third-pe...

Ancient Quest of Saqqarah on Out of Eight. ...

Supreme Ruler 2020 on GamePyre. ...

Europa Universalis III: In Nomine on 2404. Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford on GameBanshee. ...

Samurai Warriors 2 on IncGamers. Shelled! Online on Out of Eight. ...

Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come on ComputerGames.ro. XIII Century: Death or Glory on Gaming Nexus. ...

GamePolitics reports New York State Governor David Paterson has signed into law a bill to "ensure the State will explore the negative effects of violent video games." Of course it would seem that whatever exploration is involved has been done already, as they don't seem to  gr...

MCV has a quote from developer Treyarch saying that their Quantum of Solace game should offer a quantum of solace to James Bond fans disappointed in the quality of recent games starring the super-spy. They lay the blame for the shortcomings of recent Bond games on former license holder Elect...

Clive Barker's Jericho on The Crypt. Indie Game Reviews [July Edition] on Game Tunnel. Thanks Ant. ...

'Watchmen' Video Game To Be Set In 1970s on MTV News has hands-on impressions of a downloadable episodic Watchmen game in the works at Danish developer Deadline Games that serves as a prequel for the upcoming comic book movie. A brief story on Variety describes plans to release one episod...

Devil May Cry 4 on Strategy Informer. Dracula: Origin on GameZone. Sherlock Holmes Vs. Arsene Lupin on XSReviews.co.uk. ...

Telltale Games reveals plans for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, saying to come back Monday for the full scoop. Some of that scoop is already available, however, as this press release (thanks Voodoo Extreme) spills some beans on the episodic game:LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Wallac...

Belief & Betrayal on gameSlave. ...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures on Gamepyre. City Life 2008 on Out of Eight. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice on GameZone. ...

Civilization Revolution on Gaming Nexus. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice on Adventure Classic Gaming. ...

The Princess Bride Game Website now offers the Mac edition of this cartoony adventure game based on the cult-favorite fairy tail movie. In addition to the think different variant, a playable Macintosh demo is also now available. The Linux edition is still listed as "coming soon." ...

Armageddon Empires on 2404. Dracula Origin on 2404. Gary Grigsby's War Between The States on Out of Eight. ...

AIAS President: 'Game Reviewers Are Lazy' on Shacknews excerpts an upcoming interview with Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences president Joseph Olin, who expresses the opinion that "game reviewers are lazy," making a good point, though the word rushed might be more appropriate...

Devil May Cry 4 on GameZone and Hooked Gamers. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage on IncGamers. The SimCity Box on GameZone. Sins of a Solar Empire on Boomtown. ...

Alone in the Dark on FiringSquad.. Devil May Cry 4 on Computer and Video Games. Lost Planet Extreme Condition COLONIES EDITION on Gaming Nexus. Mass Effect on GomputerGames.Ro. ...

Belief & Betrayal on Adventure Classic Gaming. Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm on Gaming Nexus. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage on Computer and Video Games. Full Metal Soccer on Out of Eight. ...

Shacknews has detail on Darkness, a survival horror game that was in the works at id Software for 18 month before the project was cancelled due to similarities with DOOM 3. The poor commercial track record of survival horror games also factored into the decision, they were told by John Carma...

Depths of Peril on Newsday. Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States on Armchair General Magazine. The Lost Crown: A Ghost Hunting Adventure on Games32. Make Bouncy Bouncy on Out of Eight. ...

American McGee's Grimm, Episode 1 on Crispy Gamer. Game Safe Antivirus Software for Gamers on Ten Ton Hammer. ...

American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Who Learns What Fear Is on IGN. Devil May Cry 4 on Gameplay Monthly. Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor on Gameplay Monthly. ...

Dracula Origin on Adventure Classic Gaming. The Political Machine 2008 on Gaming Nexus. ...

American McGee’s Grimm Episodes 1-3 on Edge Online. The Immortals of Terra on Out of Eight. The Political Machine 2008 on The Wargamer. ...

Martians Vs. Robots on Out of Eight. Political Machine 2008 on Gamepyre. ...

Images For 3-D Video Games Without High Price Tags Or Stretch Marks From UC San Diego on Science Daily has details on new technology being presented at SIGGRAPH 2008 this week that may revolutionize game graphics:ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2008) — The images of rocks, clouds, marble and other te...

Bionic Commando: Rearmed on Edge Online. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner on Frictionless Insight. ...

American McGee's Grimm, Episode 2 on Crispy Gamer. Art of Murder: FBI Confidential on Gaming Nexus. Devil May Cry 4 on Games32. Flatout Ultimate Carnage on Games32. GRID on Barry's Rigs 'n Reviews. Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode One on ...

Bionic Commando Rearmed on Computer and Video Games. Racing Team Manager on IncGamers. Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner on Adventure Classic Gaming and GameZone. ...

City Life 2008 on 2404. Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island on bit-tech.net. Devil May Cry 4 on ActionTrip. Insecticide Part 1 on Out of Eight. Political Machine 2008 on ComputerGames.ro. ...

Beijing Olympics 2008 on Gamepyre. Space Siege on Voodoo Extreme. Mini-review. Turok on Custom PC. ...

Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island on Out of Eight. ...

1701 A.D. Gold Edition on GameZone. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner on Hooked Gamers. ...

American McGee's Grimm, Episode 3 on Crispy Gamer. The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure on Gaming Nexus. Insecticide Part 1 on Adventure Classic Gaming. ...

Hellgate: London on the-crypt.info. Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner on Out of Eight. ...

FlatOut Ultimate Carnage on Gameplanet Review. Space Siege on Gas Bandit Gaming. ...

Legend: Hand of God on RPG Observer. Master Poker on Out of Eight. The Sims 2: Apartment Life on GameZone. Space Siege on bit-tech.net. ...

Bionic Commando: Rearmed on IncGamers. Freight Tycoon on Out of Eight. ...

This press release from Amazon.com announced the e-tailer will begin offering game deliveries on the day of game releases in the continental United States, overcoming one of the main issues with purchasing online, as eager gamers will no longer have to wait to accept delivery of new games a ...

The Righteous Kill: The Game Website offers hidden objects gameplay in what's described as "the first downloadable casual game based on a major theatrical release." That release is Righteous Kill, a film starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino due in theaters on September 12. The gam...

Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor on The Armchair Empire. ...

Alone in the Dark on ComputerGames.ro. American McGee's Grimm. Episode 4 on Crispy Gamer. Art of Murder: FBI Confidential on Out of Eight. Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island on Gaming Nexus. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on RealGamer. Space Siege o...

Birth of America 2: Wars in America on Boomtown. Sauerbraten on Linux.com. Thanks Ant. Space Siege on ActionTrip and Crispy Gamer. ...

The Entertainment Consumers Association Announces they are now offering membership to Canadian citizens, creating an international reach for this lobbying organization. Word is: "The ECA will soon be unveiling a host of unique benefits and programs that will be specifically targeted tow...

City Life on Gamepyre. Shattered Suns on Out of Eight. ...

Space Station Sim on IncGamers. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People on Gaming Nexus. ...

Wal-Mart promotes green gaming has word that the retail giant has met with representatives of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo to discuss making console gaming more environmentally friendly. Topics included giving system lower power standby modes, and the possibility of reversing the recent evo...

Legend Hand of God on GamePyre. The Magic Toy Chest on Out of Eight. ...

Bargain Bin Games Revue - Round One on AnandTech. 9Dragons on ComputerGames.ro. Hunting Unlimited 2009 on Out of Eight. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky on IGN.UK. ...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky on Eurogamer. ...

Depths of Peril on Fidgit and Jay is Games. Devil May Cry 4 on 2404. Fable: The Lost Chambers on RPG.codex. Football Manager Live on IGN.UK. Legendary on Eurogamer. Smugglers 4 on Out of Eight. Spore on Computer and Video Games and IGN.AU. ...

From the perspective of a game publisher on Sore Thumbs offers a description of the occasionally tense relations between game publishers and journalists written by "Anonymous Guy from Big Publisher," whose bona fides are vouched for by respected game journalist Dan "Shoe"...

Bionic Commando Rearmed on Out of Eight. Spore on bit-tech.net, GamersGlobal, and PC World. ...

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on Gaming Nexus. SAGA on The MMO Gamer. Space Siege on GameBanshee. Spore on Custom PC, GameSpot, GameSpy, GameStar.de, IGN Video, IGN.UK, and MTV Multiplayer. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky on IncGamers. ...

Card Games Collection on Gamepyre. Sword of the Stars: Collector’s Edition on Out of Eight. ...

Devil May Cry 4 on Gamepyre. Spore on TrustedReviews. ...

Aces of the Galaxy on Games32. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness- Episode One on Adventure Classic Gaming. Space Siege on ComputerGames.ro. Spore on ActionTrip, Ars Technica, Games32, Gas Bandit Gaming, and The New York Ti...

Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets on Armchair General Magazine. Loco Mogul on Out of Eight. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames on bit-tech.net and TrustedReviews. Murder in the Abbey on GameZone. Romance of the Three Kingdom XI on Play.tm and Strategy Informer. Sp...

Jack Keane on Real Gamer. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI on Crispy Gamer. Spore on Crispy Gamer. ...

FlatOut Ultimate Carnage on Real Gamer. GTR Evolution on Out of Eight. Peggle Deluxe on The Crypt. Spore on Gameplay Monthly, Variety, and YouGamers. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning on Eurogamer. One of those beta reviews popularized in the UK. ...

The David Braben Interview on GamesIndustry.biz talks with the Frontier Developments boss about The Outsider, Frontier's upcoming action/adventure game, while also getting thoughts on the industry in general from the man behind the classic space trading and combat game Elite. One topic that ...

Crazy Machines 2 on Gaming Nexus. Crysis Warhead on Eurogamer and IGN. Mount & Blade on Boomtown. Nostradamus on IncGamers. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI on IncGamers. Spore on IncGamers. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky on bit-tech.net. The Lost C...

Now Boarding on Out of Eight. Spore on 2404 and GameValor. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky on Boomtown. ...

Spore on AtomicGamer and Strategy Informer. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free on Gaming Nexus and Strategy Informer. ...

FlatOut Ultimate Carnage on ComputerGames.ro. Legend: Hand of God on Out of Eight. Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2- Strong Badia the Free on Adventure Classic Gaming. ...

GTR Evolution on GameZone. Mercenaries 2: World In Flames on Games32. Mount & Blade on Gamesquad.com. Space Siege on Games32. Spore on The Hachiko, Hooked Gamers, and Zero Punctuation (NSFW). Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People - Season 1 on ...

Crysis Warhead on GameSpot. Galactic Dream: Rage of War on ComputerGames.ro. GTR Evolution on Gaming Nexus. Mercenaries 2: World In Flames on Gamepyre. Mount & Blade on bit-tech.net. Multiwinia on Out of Eight and Strategy Informer. Spore on Th...

EVE Online on Gamepyre. Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy on gameSlave. Spore on Washingtonpost.com. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky on Real Gamer. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning on GamesRadar. ...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.- Clear Sky on LANThrax. ...

Crysis Warhead on AtomicGamer and Boomtown. FIM Speedway Grand Prix 3 on Out of Eight. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning on Gameplanet Review. ...

The Frictional Games Website announces plans for a new first-person survival/horror game from the developers of the Penumbra series. The game does not yet carry a title or a release date, but a preliminary Next Frictional Game Website is online, offering general info, some concept art, and...

ThinkNext has previews of all sorts of features in Windows 7, one of which is the ability to scan for automatic updates for installed games, apparently in the vein of the automatic online updates for Windows and Office. They show a setup screen where Windows offers the option of scanning for...

Ubisoft announces that Hell's Kitchen: The Game is hitting store shelves for Windows, Mac, Wii, and DS, offering gameplay based on the reality television show starring the bellicose Chef Gordon Ramsay. Word is: "The game will allow players to step into Hell's Kitchen to experience the sho...

The Abbey on Strategy Informer. Civilization IV: Colonization on Computer and Video Games and VideoGamer.com. Multiwinia: Survival of The Flattest on bit-tech.net. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky on Custom PC. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning on The Hachiko. Two W...

Crysis Warhead on bit-tech.net and RealGamer. Dark Horizon on Strategy Informer. The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure on Adventure Classic Gaming. Mount & Blade on Out of Eight. ...

Crysis Warhead on ActionTrip and TrustedReviews. Depths of Peril on Inside Mac Games and From Your Local Guardian. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage on Gamepyre. GTR Evolution on Games32. Spore on Gaming Nexus and TrustedReviews. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky on...

EVE Online on The Vault Network. Five years in. LEGO Batman on AtomicGamer. ...

StarCraftWire.Net has a bunch of screenshots of StarCraft units that have been created by some intrepid Korean gamers using Spore's editing tools. In a similar "you got chocolate in my peanut butter" sort of mash-up, Project Rise is an under-construction Crysis modification that see...

Crysis Warhead on Gameplanet and Hooked Gamers. The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria on GameSpot. Spore on TT Gamer. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning on YouGamers. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition on bit-tech.net. ...

The Abbey on ComputerGames.ro. Supreme Ruler 2020 on 2404. World Of Goo on Rock, Paper, Shotgun. ...

Belief & Betrayal on Out of Eight. Crysis Warhead on GameZone. Mount & Blade on 2404. Spore on Newsday. ...

The Live the Bond Lifestyle Sweepstakes offers the chance to travel to London, sleep with loose women, and appear in the next James Bond game (well, two out of three ain't bad). Thanks Mike Martinez and Destructoid. ...

Thanks The Crypt - Video Gaming Reviews. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway on Big Download. Bully: Scholarship Edition on 1Up. Crysis Warhead on Barry's Rigs 'n Reviews. Dead Space on IGN. Far Cry 2 on bit-tech.net, GamingHeaven.net, and GameStar.de. Gravitron ...

Thanks The Crypt - Video Gaming Reviews. American McGee's Grimm on The Escapist. Bionic Commando: Rearmed on The Escapist. Civilization IV- Colonization on Fragland.net. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on Games Radar. Crysis Warhead on Fragland.net. Europa Univ...

Thanks The Crypt - Video Gaming Reviews. Crysis Warhead on Giantbomb.com. LEGO Batman on The Escapist. Hinterland on Hooked Gamers. Pure on ComputerGames.ro. Spore on ComputerGames.ro. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People- Episode 3 - Baddest of the ...

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Fallout 3 on AtomicGamer, bit-tech.net, and Crispy Gamer. Houston Chronicle Fantastic 'Fallout 3' - JSOnline From Ash, New Beginnings - Only the Games A spooky duo of reviews- 'Fallout 3,' 'Dead Space' - ScrippsNews Far Cry 2 on AtomicGamer and Boomt...

MTV News has a follow-up on yesterdays indications of a deal for a Beatles music game with Harmonix, saying it will be released for the holiday season next year, but it will not be a Rock Band game. They quote Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos from the conference call on the project saying "I...

Update: EA has corrected this report, saying APOC's statement is not accurate">. Original Story: A post on the EA Support Forums from APOC, online community manager for Electronic Arts, outlines a new policy for their new forums, saying users who earn a ban based on their behavior in the ...

Kotaku reports that game rentals have been outlawed in Belgium, where the Belgian Entertainment Association has gotten legislation passed to help protect the bottom line of its member organizations. According to a story translated from De Standaard Online, shops were not allowed to acqui...

Shacknews has a statement from EA on the threat their Online Community Manager made that users being banned from the EA forums could be banned from playing their own games. EA's statement clarifies how an EA "Nucleus" account works, which is not how APOC described: ""Play...

Eurogamer reports that EA has "categorically" denied rumors of layoffs of staff working on a secret Steven Spielberg game. They say the publisher informs them development continues on the game, which Eurogamer calls an "emotional action-adventure for Xbox 360 and PS3." ...

Update: EA has denied this rumor Original Story: Videogaming247 reports hearing a rumor of layoffs for the team at work on the Steven Spielberg game at EALA, following the announcement of significant workforce cuts at EA yesterday. The status of the project known by the code name "LMNO...

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Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest on Gamer's Hell. Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens on Adventure Classic Gaming. Space Siege on RealGamer. ...

Variety.com has word on plans for a video game based on Dante's Inferno, the first cantica in Dante's Divine Comedy. There aren't many details for the game, as it has not yet been announced, but its existence comes to light because EA has been shopping the idea of a film tie-in with the prop...

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Thanks The Crypt. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway on 2404 and The Crypt. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on GamingHeaven.net. Frontlines- Fuel of War on Out of Eight. Hinterland on ComputerGames.ro. Legendary on Gameplanet. The Lost Crown on Hooke...

A new "Becoming James Bond" behind-the-scenes video from Quantum of Solace: The Game is now available on AtomicGamer, FileFront, Gamer's Hell, and MyGameTrailers. There's also an "Olga Kulyenko" behind-the-scenes video from the game, which is now available in Europe,...

Texas A&M Researcher Disputes New Game Violence Study on GamePolitics has a comment from one of the American researchers whose work was part of a new study on game violence mentioned earlier today, refuting the conclusions drawn about the hostility caused by violent games. On another rel...

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American McGee's Grimm: The Master Thief on Big Download. Birth of America 2: Wars in America on Strategy Informer. Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 on bit-tech.net. Dead Space on Big Download and Zero Punctuation (NSFW). Thanks rist3903. Fallout 3 on Big Dow...

Bejeweled Twist on ITreviewed. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on Big Download. Dead Space on Test Freaks. Fallout 3 on RealGamer and YouGamers. MySims on GameZone. The Political Machine 2008 on IncGamers. Spectromancer on Out of Eight. X3: Terran Co...

MTV Multiplayer has word from Ubisoft that they've dropped the plans for a game based on the Heroes television series that announced in July, 2007. Word is: "The rights to the ‘Heroes’ video game have reverted back to NBC Universal. Ubisoft will no longer produce a video game based on t...

Dead Space on GameShark. Exteel on Ten Ton Hammer. Fallout 3 on Interweb Times and play.tm. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on IncGamers. Spiderman: Web of Shadows on [OC]ModShop. Warhammer Online on LGR Nexus. ...

Combating video game addiction must be made priority, experts urge has some of the inevitable fallout from the disappearance of Brandon Crisp, described as a "game addicted teen" who subsequently turned up dead after falling from a tree. The article notes that Brandon's parents ...

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Valve's Gabe Newell on Becoming a Game Developer on GameCareerGuide.com is a conversation with the Valve managing director about how best to pursue a career in the game development business. The interview is conducted by Dave Perry, who asks how to get past the Catch-22 of needing experience...

Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode Two on Gameplanet. Fallout 3 on AtomicGamer and NYTimes.com. ...

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on Game Over. ...

The Old Man Game Website offers the release of The Old Man Game, a 2D platform game where you get to butt heads with evil Dr. Butthead. A playable demo is available, which is mirrored on AtomicGamer, FileFront, and Gamer's Hell. ...

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This press release has word that film studio Red Eagle Entertainment is entering the world of games, as the owner of the rights to late author Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series says they will create a series of Wheel of Time games to accompany each of their movies based on the series, the...

Bully Scholarship Edition on Boomtown. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on ActionTrip. Dead Space on 2404. Luxor: Quest For The Afterlife on ITreviewed. Quantum of Solace on AtomicGamer and Crispy Gamer. ...

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Call of Duty: World at War on TrustedReviews. Based on the PS3 edition. King's Bounty: The Legend on ComputerGames.ro. ...

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Redrum on ITreviewed. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel on Strategy Informer. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 4- Dangeresque 3 on Adventure Classic Gaming and Gaming Nexus. Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria on WarCry. ...

Ubisoft announces that CSI: NY – The Game has shipped to store shelves, offering the chance to solve crimes using forensics, just like in the CSI series of television series. If you've ever dreamt of looking like Gary Sinise but were not willing to take the required hammers to the face, this i...

Birth of America II: Wars in America on 2404. Call of Duty: World at War on Variety. Fallout 3 on No Mutants Allowed. Far Cry 2 on Test Freaks. Left 4 Dead on Maximum PC. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy on Adventure Classic Gaming. Strong Bad's Coo...

Call of Duty: World at War Review on AtomicGamer. Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 on Test Freaks. Football Manager 2009 on Boomtown. Left 4 Dead on LANThrax. Legend: Hand of God on ComputerGames.ro. ...

Update: A story on MMA WEEKLY has word that this stick has been followed by a carrot, as Jon Fitch is back with the UFC, and he and members of the American Kickboxing Academy are all willing to sign the game contract. Thanks MrBone. Original Story: UFC drops Fitch, AKA fighters reports ...

Fallout 3 on Test Freaks and Zero Punctuation (NSFW). Football Mogul 2009 on Out of Eight. Left 4 Dead on bit-tech.net, Gaming Nexus, IncGamers, and Interweb Times. SAS: Secure Tomorrow on IncGamers. ...

Stars and Stripes reports the US army is continuing to explore the role of video games in training and recruiting troops. Word is Uncle Sam, who already operates America's Army as a recruiting tool and a first-person shooter called DARWARS Ambush as a training tool, has budgeted $50 million ...

The Voices of Video Games on the Washingtonpost.com has a look at the works of video game voice-overs from the perspective of game voice acting veteran Wes Johnson and Craig Sechler, announcer for the Washington Capitals, who has also served as voice talent in video games, including two char...

Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) sends a follow-up to reports that surfaced last week saying they claim only 4% of games that make it to market are profitable. This seemed like a head-scratcher at the time, and sure enough, EEDAR clarifies that they were mis-quoted in the ...

THQ and Microsoft unit in advertising pact has word that Massive will be supplying ads for THQ games on PCs and Xbox 360: "The companies, which have signed previous ad deals in the past, said Massive, a unit of Microsoft Corp., will be the exclusive provider of in-game advertising for s...

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on Gamepyre. ...

Europa Universalis III Complete on Boomtown. Far Cry 2 on [OC]ModShop. Football Manager 2009 on Bright Hub. Left 4 Dead on ComputerGames.ro. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King on IncGamers. ...

A new version 3 of PRISM: Guard Shield is an updated version of this free military-themed first-person shooter first released two years ago. The new version of Rival Interactive's game centered around the U.S. National Guard in near-future battles is not mentioned on the seemingly abandoned o...

Backyard Football ‘09 on Out of Eight. Civilization 4: Colonization on ComputerGames.ro. Fallout 3 on the-crypt.info. Far Cry 2 on [OC]ModShop. Kivi's Underground on AtomicGamer. ...

A Vampyre Story on IncGamers. Far Cry 2 on gameSlave and Hooked Gamers. Football Manager 2009 on IncGamers and Strategy Informer. Left 4 Dead on YouGamers. Legendary on Games32. Tomb Raider Underworld on bit-tech.net and Games32. World of Warcra...

Fallout 3 on Sphinx's Sanitarium. Left 4 Dead on Gamepyre. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two on Adventure Classic Gaming. Xpand Rally Xtreme on Out of Eight. ...

Far Cry 2 on 2404. ...

A Vampyre Story on Adventure Classic Gaming. Left 4 Dead on 2404. ...

Bots Get Smart on IEEE Spectrum has a detailed look at artificial intelligence in light of a comment years ago by scientist Michael van Lent, who described commercial video games as "AI’s killer application." The article goes into detail about the AI in F.E.A.R., S.T.A.L.K.E.R., an...

DCS: Black Shark on SimHQ. EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey on The Vault Network. Left 4 Dead on FiringSquad. Need for Speed Undercover on Crispy Gamer. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King on AtomicGamer. ...

GamesIndusty.biz quotes David Gardner, CEO of Atari, on the topic of used game sales, saying: "Obviously, it has economically been extremely painful for the industry... the publishers don't benefit," though this is preceded by the acknowledgement that "Second hand game sales r...

Left 4 Dead on Game Over and GameZone. Need for Speed Undercover on Big Download. ...

MTV Multiplayer has news from an in-game advertising conference where several new titles were revealed, including word that the sixth Call of Duty game will be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which is said to be due in Fall 2009, though no other details are revealed. They also learned that ...

Inside Game Piracy, Part 2- The Countermeasures on Gamasutra follows up on yesterday's part one talking with the ESA and the PC Gaming Alliance about game piracy, focusing, as the article title suggests, on methods for combating it. Christian Svensson of Capcom (and the PCGA) admits that som...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on Gameplay Monthly. Europa Universalis: Rome - Vae Victis on Out of Eight. Grand Theft Auto IV PC on bit-tech.net. Kudos 2 on Boomtown. Left 4 Dead on Gameplay Monthly. Mirror's Edge on Zero Punctuation. NSFW. Thanks Anonymous...