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The Underachiever #2: Saints Row

By | Xbox 360 Articles | May 18, 2010 2:25 PM | Comment

Achievements fit sandbox games like a glove. Open worlds leave ample room for fun off the beaten path, and so reward exploration and experimentation -- enough that following the main narrative in a sandbox game can feel beside the point. After finishing Crackdown last month for a cheap 115 achievement points, I started to realize that achieving isn't fun when it feels mandatory. Read More »

The Underachiever #2: Saints Row

Remedy Shines a Light on First Alan Wake DLC

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | May 18, 2010 1:55 PM | Comment

Alan Wake brings his flashlights and flares stateside today for the official launch of the psychological thriller in North America. And developer Remedy wants gamers to know there will be more of Bright Falls to explore after you've played through the core campaign. The first Alan Wake DLC episode, The Signal, is coming in July. Read More »

Remedy Dates first Alan Wake DLC Episode

Assassin's Creed II Nearing 9 Million in Sales, Ubisoft Still in the Red

By Mike Sharkey | News | May 18, 2010 12:19 PM | Comment

Ezio is in the killing business, and business is gooood. Not so much for Ubisoft, which, despite selling nearly 9 million copies of Assassin's Creed II during its fiscal year, still reported a $73 million operating loss. Read More »

Ubisoft Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Year

Get Ready to Get Ready: Blizzard Announces BlizzCon Ticket Details

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | May 18, 2010 11:17 AM | Comment

Blink and you'll miss your chance for tickets to BlizzCon 2010. Blizzard Entertainment announced today tickets for its fifth annual gaming convention will go on sale in two batches early next month. And considering last year's show sold out in eight minutes, WoW, StarCraft, and Diablo fans interested in attending should mark these dates on their calendars: June 2 and June 5. Read More »

Blizzard Announces BlizzCon Ticket Details

Classic, Foreign, Indy Films Coming to the PlayStation 3 Through MUBI

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | May 18, 2010 8:40 AM | Comment

The already disappointing list of movies available for streaming via the NetFlix console app is about to look decidedly more lowbrow. Sony announced today it has inked a deal with MUBI, an online film library that caters to indy, foreign, and classic cinema, to bring its cinemateque to the PlayStation 3. Read More »

Sony Announces Deal to Bring MUBI to the PlayStation 3

Nielsen: Blu-ray Capability the Main Motivator for PS3 Buyers

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | May 18, 2010 8:01 AM | Comment

It's all about the Blu-ray. That's the surprising answer Nielsen Games discovered when it asked prospective PlayStation 3 owners what their main motivator is for purchasing the console. Hit the jump to see where God of War III ranked. Read More »

Nielsen: Blu-ray Capability the Main Motivator for PS3 Buyers

Perfect World Acquires Majority Stake in Torchlight Dev, Runic Games

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | May 18, 2010 7:15 AM | Comment

Runic Games' recent announcement that it had topped the 500,000 mile marker and achieved Gold status with its debut PC title, Torchlight, evidently got a few people's attention. Hot on the heels of Runic's news, Chinese MMO maker Perfect World announced it has acquired a majority stake in the start-up Seattle studio. Read More »

Perfect World Acquires Majority Stake in Runic Games

Square Enix All Out of Gum, Reports Best Year Ever

By Mike Sharkey | News | May 18, 2010 6:27 AM | Comment

Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Quest IX, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest VI all passed 1 million in sales, paving the way for Square Enix to record its best year ever, with net sales jumping 41% and profits skyrocketing 50%. Read More »

Square Enix Reports Record Financials

Isaac Clarke Shakes Off Psychosis to Battle Necromorphs in Fresh Dead Space 2 Screens

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 Screenshots | May 18, 2010 5:56 AM

When the screenshots give you the creeps, you know the game is going to be good. Visceral Games has released a big batch of screens for its upcoming sci-fi, survival horror shooter, Dead Space 2, and it looks like those nasty Necromorphs are getting the gross equivalent of Isaac Clarke's polished makeover. See More »

Dead Space 2 Screenshots

Ubisoft Readying its First Round of Paid DLC for Splinter Cell: Conviction

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | May 17, 2010 3:00 PM | Comment

Ubisoft has been trying to whet the appetites of Splinter Cell fans with free downloadable goodies every Thursday. Now that they've had a taste, Ubisoft is ready to find out if gamers are ready to pay for a Sam Fisher score. Insurgency, the first premium (read: paid) DLC pack for Conviction, is coming soon. Read More »

Ubisoft Announces Premium DLC for Splinter Cell: Conviction

Mass Effect 2 Showcase Video: Do More with Your Commander Shepard in Overlord DLC

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 Videos | May 17, 2010 1:51 PM

There are no new crew mates, weapons, armors, or abilities in the upcoming DLC for Mass Effect 2, Overlord. What there is, says the game's executive producer in this new showcase video, is more story. Featuring 2.5 hours of additional gameplay, Overlord is ME2's biggest DLC package to date, and BioWare promises it will deliver a thrilling experience that allows gamers to do more with their Commander Shepard. See More »

Mass Effect 2: Overlord Video Interview

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep to Make Long Awaited U.S. Debut in September

By Mike Sharkey | PSP News | May 17, 2010 12:36 PM | Comment

Japanese gamers have been playing the latest title in the Kingdom Hearts franchise since January, and Square Enix announced today that North America will have to wait a bit longer for the PSP game. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is set to launch stateside on September 7. Read More »

Square Enix Dates Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep for the PSP

Communist Zombies? Treyarch Pres Says Black Ops Will Give Fans What They Want

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | May 17, 2010 11:51 AM | Comment

So are there zombies in it? It's a question Call of Duty: World at War fans have been asking since Activision announced Treyarch was working on another CoD title. Based on recent comments from studio head Mark Lamia, it's a safe bet the dead will rise in Black Ops. Read More »

Treyarch Presidents Hints Zombie Mode is in Call of Duty: Black Ops

Get Your Stylus and Your Webster's: Super Scribblenauts on the Way

By Mike Sharkey | Nintendo DS News | May 17, 2010 10:57 AM | Comment

Warner Bros. confirmed today a follow-up to its imaginative word-based puzzler, Scribblenauts, is coming this fall to the Nintendo DS, and players will no longer simply create objects using words, they'll modify those creations using adjectives. Hence the name: Super Scribblenauts. Read More »

Warner Bros. Announces Super Scribblenauts

American Heart Association Thinks Videogames Aren't All Bad

By Mike Sharkey | Wii News | May 17, 2010 9:05 AM | Comment

America's obesity epidemic has many parents and healthcare providers pointing accusatory fingers squarely at the videogame industry. But according to the American Heart Association, videogames can be an accessible way for people to get regular physical activity. Motion-control the jump for details. Read More »

American Heart Association, Nintendo Announce Active-Play Partnership

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