Direct2Drive has just published the minimum requirements for Black Ops. continue to read »

Warcraft’s official YouTube account just put this up moments ago; it’s the cinematic introduction to the Cataclysm expansion pack, due Dec. 7, and it features one pissed-off, tormented dragon. continue to read »

Only a month or so ago we revealed that EA had registered the domain name for a certain ‘Sims 4′. Thing is, registering a domain name and actually making a game are two different things. It’s nice to see that EA are doing both.

Over on Gamasutra, we noticed that EA are ‘currently looking for artists and engineers for SIMS’. Why?

“The studio that brought you The SimsTM is looking for gameplay programmer/generalists to help build a new experience in The Sims legacy.”

‘New experience’ is longhand for ‘the next game with a number at the end’. Don’t expect Sims 4 anytime soon, though – if there’s money to be wrangled out of souls playing Sims 3 via expansion packs, you can be sure EA will squeeze out every last penny.

Blizzard have finnaly lifted the lid on their plans for the Catacalysm launch! The new expansion which features a complete over haul to the enitre World of Warcraft will hit shelves on December 7th .

The expansion itself will cost $39.99 in the US, while the Collector’s Edition has been priced at $79.99 – UK or European price points are yet to be unveiled.

“Cataclysm includes the best content we’ve ever created for World of Warcraft,” said CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime. “It’s not just an expansion, but a re-creation of much of the original Azeroth, complete with epic new high-level adventures for current players and a redesigned leveling experience for those just starting out.

“With the help of our beta testers, we’re putting on the final polish, and we look forward to welcoming gamers around the world to enjoy it in just a couple of months.”

World of Warcraft stands as currently the most popular MMO ever made, with over 12 million subscribers.

Game stores around the world open late to accomodate gamers looking to get their hand on the new instalment of the blockbuster Halo. Hundreds queued to the be first to get their hand on possibly the most anticipated game of the year.

The title is the fourth in the series and the last from US developer Bungie.

The last edition, Halo 3, was at one point the biggest-selling and certainly most popular game of all time. That record is now held by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 alothough this looks soon to change. The game puts players in the postition of a futuristic soldier in a war between humanity and a race of aliens hell-bent on mankind’s destruction.

Microsoft’s entertainment director, Stephen McGill, told the games industry newspaper MCV that it was the firms “biggest Halo release ever”.

The latest Cataclysm beta build has dropped and there are some massive spoilers with some of the sound files that have been uncovered. First is a talk between two leaders of the Horde on the direction things have been going. The second is from an upcoming raid boss taunting the players as well as revealing his greatest triumph.

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The new MW2 Map pack which has been availiable on the Xbox 360 for some weeks now has finally hit pcs via Steam.

The DLC features five maps and can be downloaded for £10.99.

Infinity Ward have announced the release date for the new Mw2 resurgence map pack. The pack will arive on PS3 and PCs on July 3rd and is the second map pack released so far. continue to read »

At E3 this year EA announced the second instalment of Crysis. The new game is expected to have graphics even more impressive then it’s predecessor. continue to read »