So you have played through Gears of War 3 on Insane, beat Horde mode and tried your hand at multiplayer. What is a hardened COG like you to do now? Well, you could, we suppose, go a an Easter Egg hunt. And indeed, the video below showcases just such a hunt. You see, there is this hidden weapon in Gears of War called the Cluckshot. It is not too complicated to get, but once you get it, there is no going back. Check the video out below for more details. Be sure to tell us if you are going after it.
In anticipation of the upcoming November 11th release date throughout Australia and Europe, Namco Bandai have released several character based gameplay trailers for Tales of the Abyss for the 3DS.
Tales of the Abyss was originally released for the Playstation 2 and now will be getting a full 3DS make-over, with updated visuals, tighter gameplay and added 3DS capabilities.
Each trailer shows off one of the game’s main characters in battle, focusing on the game’s unique battle system. Check out the 5 trailers below for all your Tales of the Abyss goodness and be sure to let us know what you think in the shoutbox or comments section.
Casey Hudson, Excecutive Producer on Mass Effect 3, has today confirmed that the game will feature co-op multiplayer missions. There has been strong speculation about this since a South African games retailer released a promotional flyer that unofficially let the cat out of the bag, and it’s safe to say that there’s been a bit of apprehension over the idea! The fanbase’s feelings are  something the developers are obviously aware of, as you can see from the Tweet below:
So it’s definitely happening – collective sigh of relief that it’s co-op in 3…2…1…*breathe*
Of course there’s now a huge pile of questions to be answered and no doubt there will still be negative reactions to the whole thing. Will the single player suffer because the developers had to devote time to co-op? Will there be co-op achievments? What characters will be playable? Local or online only? Can I be Garrus?!
The general message from Bioware seems to be this: wait until you have all the details before you judge. Putting aside the internet’s ability to be patient and not post  OMG ME3 WILL BE *#@** COZ OF MULTIPLAYER type comments everywhere,  Wednesday will bring the release of more information, but for now – what do you think?
If you want some backstory before Metro Last Light hits, you can pick up Metro 2033 for a very good price this week. As THQ Week kicks off, Steam has knocked the price down on the game to a mere $5. In addition, the THQ Hit collection( which includes Darksiders, both recent Red Faction games, Saints Row 2 and Homefront) has been reduced to $50. Plus, the whole THQ offering on Steam, excluding Saints Row 3 and Space Marine, is 33% off for the entirety of this week. Finally, even more discounts will be coming up in the coming days. If your not into THQ games, then you can also pick up Ancients of Ooga for $5 today only.
Uh-oh. Commenters on Epic’s forums have recently been reporting that a glitch in Gears of War 3 is causing some consoles to freeze up. It seems that if you try to play Horde mode in splitscreen with two profiles, the bug attacks and permanently screws up one of the profiles, blocking that person from entering ANY other game modes in Gears of War 3.
There is reason to hope however. Epic’s Rykard has posted a questionnaire that attempts to find out what exactly is going on and update the game to fix it. Until then, we advise you NOT to play Horde mode in splitscreen.
You may remember a few weeks ago a developer walkthrough trailer was released to show off the first part of “The Missing Link” DLC for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Today Eidos Montreal released the second part to that video which reveals that you won’t be staying on a boat the entire time in the DLC, but in fact traveling through a Belltower base as well.
In this video we are treated to a narrative by designer of the game, Antoine Thisdale. You can catch the video walkthrough below and expect to see The Missing Link dlc sometime later this month. I wonder if they have an augment to prevent sea sickness in the future?
We all know that the world of Skyrim is going to be a huge one, with plenty to see and do and hundreds of hours to waste roaming the countryside. But now it seems that the world map for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been revealed a bit early, and we can now see just how the map will look when it is released next month.
This map was revealed at the Igromir Expo in Russia and given to those in attendance, and then it has been translated into English by a Russian/English website to let us know just where a few of the landmarks are. Now the map doesn’t contain any actual dungeons or small settlements one may stumble across but it does reveal landmarks and major cities that can be traveled to. Click the map below to view it in all its fullscreen glory.
Rather than focus on releasing DLC as quickly as possible, Techland decided that they would work on fixing the bugs that plagued their game Dead Island. Because of this, the Bloodbath Arena DLC was delayed, however when they delayed it they did not provide an expected release date. Until now that is.
Dead Island revealed on their Facebook page that the window for release for this DLC will be sometime in the middle of November, planting it right in the biggest release window of the year. Now this DLC will be free to everyone who pre-ordered the game at GameStop, though it will be $10 for everyone else. When downloaded players can take on waves of enemies in a survival mode, make some new weapons and of course level up their characters.
While it may not show a whole lot, a new little trailer has shown up for Hitman: Absolution which teases us with the fact that tomorrow we will be able to see a whole lot more. The teaser follows Agent 47 as he runs from the police into an abandoned Chicago Library. Completely unarmed and outnumbered, his only way to make it out is through his advanced assassin skills.
Now while this teaser is certainly enjoyable in its own right, we must wait until tomorrow when the full video will be released and will show the full gameplay walkthrough of this mission which is going to be a must for any Hitman fan.
You know it is going to be a good day when one of the first things you see are a batch of new screenshots from one of the most anticipated games of the year. To be more precise, Bethesda has released a fresh batch of screenshots for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which you can see below.
These screenshots show off a handful of things we have yet to see much of yet from the game. This includes magic, alchemy, and a bit of combat. Also there is a dragon breathing fire on an archer which is just awesome, as well as a few more sights that can be seen as you explore the new land of Skyrim. With just a little more than a month until Skyrim is released, you can expect that a lot of people are going to be saying goodbye to their social lives as they enter the world of Skyrim.
