Naomi Brown
For those who enjoy dirty bars, dimly lit streets and damsels in distress calling out for help after witnessing horrifying murders that involve more seedy characters than originally thought (whew!), the creators of L.A. Noire won't disappoint. Next month, an eBook set in the game's universe is due to be released. Read More.
Bethseda has announced downloadable content for Fallout: New Vegas, all due to be avaiable for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 users at the same time (so no worries about access being delayed for any platform). Read More.
Volition will be releasing a playable demo for the upcoming Red Faction: Armageddon on May 3. The demo, featuring Darius Mason in his fight against aliens will be available for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network users. Volition hasn't given any word on whether the current security breaches with the PSN will affect the release date. Read More.
Shift 2 Unleased has released a downloadable pack called Legends that features brand new cars and tracks to play on. Featuring the 1960's and 1970's, the pack includes 13 of the time periods most recognizable cars, such as the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0. It also has five brand new tracks from that period to test your brand new wheels on. Read More.
For gamers who purchase Alice: Madness Returns, the sequel to American McGee's Alice, (due out on June 14) will get a free download code to snatch up the original game on either Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network. Read More.
Square Enix has released Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection on the PSP for North American gamers, bringing in some of the beloved old and mixing it with some brand spanking new content. Read More.
Ubisoft has announced PowerUP Heroes, another Kinect exclusive that allows gamers to use their Xbox 360 avatars for battle, pitting them against other worthy foes in a full-on, full-body experience. Using the Kinect, players will use their bodies to interact with the game, acting out the moves they want their avatar to perform. Read More.
Blizzard has announced that tickets for BlizzCon, being held in Anaheim CA, will be available for sale on May 21 at 10 AM Pacific Time and May 25 at 7 PM Pacific Time. The convention runs from October 21-22. Read More.
EA has opened up their beta for the upscoming game Darkspore to everyone, ending their closed beta. It's free and available for everyone until April 22, so go grab it while it lasts. Read More.
Konami has announced that DanceDanceRevolution is now available to purchase for Xbox 360 owners. With two new game modes, players will have plenty of opportunity to showcase their moves (and maybe even burn some midnight snack weight). Read More.
EA has announced the upcoming expansion pack for The Sims 3 titled Generations, which is an expansion based around giving players even more realistically based game play for the life simulator. Read More.
Apparently the Sun doesn't like the 3DS. Doesn't like it at all. Yesterday and today the tabloid posted news bashing the new handheld, claiming that not only is is the most returned game console EVER (which means they're claiming it got more returns than the Game Gear) but it's also inspiring customers to issue dire complaints of headaches and dizziness. Read More.
We all know that most 'family' games are really played by a groups of giggling gamers all seeking to humiliate the others. So giggling gamers everywhere; you're in luck. 2K Games has released a brand new family oriented game for the Kinect. Read More.
For those playing DC Universe and with an active online account, a brand new batch of content is freely available for play. Called Heads or Tales, it features several new missions, objectives and special events for players. Read More.
Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot was made available for download on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live by Konami today. Based on the arcade game released in 1985, the new version has several new features, including stealth combat and non-linear levels that were built using the Unreal Engine. Read More.
