In an Australian exclusive The Darkness II will be available to play at Mana Bar Melbourne, coinciding with the cocktail bar and video game lounge’s opening weekend on July 16th and 17th. If you’re lucky enough to be there, you will be able to get a firsthand look and a hands-on preview on one of the...

Okay, as anybody who frequents this site knows, I am a huge fan of the online shooter QuakeLive. I have put a tonne of time and effort into the game whilst mainly playing for fun. Yes, this has made kind of good at the game, and yes, this means that my ranking and tier will naturally increase. But, with the...

In news that might seem a little over the top for video game standards. Activision has announced ‘Call of Duty XP 2011‘, a two day long Call of Duty fan fest dedicated solely to the multimillion dollar video game franchise. The convention will take place in Los Angeles on September 2nd and 3rd...

Call of Duty Black Ops Annihilation DLC Publisher: Activision Developer: Treyarch Platform: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), PlayStation 3, PC Release Date: June 28th 2011 (Xbox 360) Price: 1,200 MSP ($15) Overview: Call of Duty: Black Ops has reached its third DLC map pack in the form of the Annihilation package. With...

Bethesda has released the first developer diary for RAGE today, and it goes over the history of id software. id software is one of the most historic video game companies and without their game developments gaming today may be very different if they never existed. We are treated to a few words from Matt...

With early birds who have already picked up F.E.A.R. 3 getting stuck into the game and unlocking the achievements and trophies, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have released a complete list of the Xbox 360 achievements and PS3 trophies, divided up into sections with the aim of helping score hunters...

The Battlefield 3 Limited Edition: Physical Warfare Pack is now available for pre-order exclusively at EB games in Australian and New Zealand. This limited edition version of the game includes both, exclusive and early access to weapons and items including the Type 88 light machine gun, the SKS sniper rifle...

Game: Greg Hastings’ Paintball 2 Genre: FPS Consoles: PS3 (Reviewed), Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii Price: $19.99 on PSN.  Buy here (USA: $19.99/PAL: $44.90) for retail versions Developer/Publisher: Super X Studios /Majesco Greg Hastings’ Paintball 2 has already released on on other console systems....

The developers behind F.E.A.R. 3, Day One Studios, have compiled a list of insider tips to aid players when playing their newly released FPS. The game’s available for PS3, PC and Xbox 360 now, and the following tips and tricks can apply to pretty much any of the versions, achievements tips aside. With...

</a Very nice job Activision. Of course you can make a zombie trailer with heavy metal and lots of explosions and have it draw peoples attention simply because of how loud it is. But you decided to take a completely different route this time around with this latest trailer for Call of Duty: Black...

What better way to celebrate a 20th Birthday than walking around with your head on fire. Not my idea of fun, but it seems that’s Bungie’s way of celebrating the occasion. All you need do to nab one (plus a special name plate) is register on Bungie.net or through a recently released, totally...

As the title suggests, popular PC shooter released by Valve over their Steam delivery platform has recently become free-to-play. That means that players will no longer need to buy the game at $20AU in order to start playing. Check out the games new quotations! About the Game “The most fun you can have...

Continuing down the path of releasing DLC, Bethesda has announced today when fans of Fallout: New Vegas can expect to be playing the next addition to the game. Old World Blues as it is called will be the third DLC package for the game and it will be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on July...

Have you ever wanted to aim down the sight of your gun, steady your aim and take down that twelve point buck but never really wanted to harm another living creature? Well my weak bellied friends you soon will be able to, or at least in some form because Activision has announced that their next Cabela...

Valve’s Gabe Newell spoke at Games for a Change today in New York City and there he said that Portal 2 has reached over 3 million copies sold since it was released on April 18th. He didn’t actually mention what platforms had sold the best or whether or not this was sales on one specific platform...

You have to hand it to Activision and Treyarch. When it comes to getting the most out of their licensing of a song they really use the heck out of it. For example we have the song Gimme Shelter as the background music again for the first actual trailer released for the Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation...

A new video for Duke Nukem Forever entitled ‘History of a Legend’ has been released by 2K Games. It is the third episode of a behind the scenes series aiming to inform about the roots of Duke Nukem Forever now it has finally made it to the public- the game everyone said could never be...

Ubisoft announced via Twitter (yay… twitter) that they will be launching a beta for their upcoming game Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and that it will begin some point in January 2012. The beta will be for the multiplayer portion of the game only and there was no word as to whether or not this will mean...

If you have waited this long to buy Call of Duty: Black Ops then I tip my hat to you for holding yourself back against all of the hype. But perhaps now will be one of the best times to head out and buy Black Ops. This is because a listing was recently found on GameStop.com that there will be a new version...

If your favorite Team Fortress 2 has been a bit bland lately then you should definitely be glad to see this news. Valve is currently working on what they are calling “the biggest, most ambitious update in the history of Team Fortress 2″ and they are calling it the Über Update. The whole update...

For some people when they hear the word Kinect integration, they cheer. For the rest however they usually just sigh and walk away. Now Microsoft announced today that Halo: Anniversary will indeed feature Kinect integration. In an interview with GameSpot, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer said “As a...

I can say with some confidence that you all will have heard of Duke Nukem Forever; chances are you’ve watched a trailer, read an article somewhere, or seen an ad for it. What I can with much less confidence is that you know how ubiquitously awful a sequel it is to Duke’s Legacy. Yes the heart-warmingly...

The Decimation DLC pack had made its way to Crysis 2 not long after the Retaliation pack was released. Only time will tell whether it is too soon after the last bout of DLC, although you can never get enough variety and new maps are always welcome. The Decimation pack includes smoke grenades and a long...

The Onion News Network is a parody show that takes aim at pop culture and tears it down, in the style of a deadpan news report. In a recent parody of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 announcement, The Onion News Network did a spoof news report on the games  announcement, apparent realistic war-time...

If you were concerned that you would never be able to play the third game of the F.E.A.R. series than you have nothing to be afraid of anymore. Well other than the game itself maybe, because F.E.A.R. 3 has finally seen a launch trailer, especially since the game will be released next week on June 21st for...

If you are a big fan of Portal 2 on the PC then you may want to keep reading. Portal 2 and the Razer have teamed up and are going to be offering a new Portal 2 DLC package exclusive to anyone who owns a PC. Well anyone who owns a PC and the new Sixense motion controller device that Razer recently...