Valve has confirmed details on its first downloadable content coming for Portal 2 “this summer”.

The new DLC will be available on all platforms(PS3, PC, 360 and Mac). Currently code named Portal 2 DLC #1, it will bring new chambers, leaderboards, a new challenge mode for single and multiplayer modes, “and more”. That already sounds like plenty, but we’ll take more if you’re offering, Valve.

And guess how much that lot will be. Free! The best kind of price.

Codemasters has released a new gameplay trailer for Operation Flashpoint: Red River.

The trailer is narrated by an American soldier and shows off the game’s setting Tajikistan, which happens to be crawling with relentless rebels.

Check out the trailer below:

Operation Flashpoint: Red River will be out on PS3, 360 and PC on April 21 in UK and April 26 in US.

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood has been nominated for seven GAME British Academy Video Game Awards.

Along with Call of Duty: Black Ops, Brotherhood is up for Action, Artistic Achievement, Multiplayer, Technical Innovation and Use of Audio awards. Assasin’s Creed is also nominated for Best Game and Gameplay, with Black Ops also in the Story category.

That puts Black Ops at six nominations, the same as Sony’s Heavy Rain, which is eligible for Artistic Achievement, Best Game, Gameplay, Original Music, Story and Technical Innovation. continue to read »

Treyarch has released the first few Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike screenshots showing the Stadium map from the upcoming DLC.

As you can see the map is based in a disused hockey stadium, which Treyarch describes as “A mid-sized map designed for close-quarters mayhem, teams must fight tooth and nail in a maze of tight corners and deadly vantage points.”

THQ has released today the UK packshots for the upcoming game Homefront.

A little thing to note is that they feature THQ’s new mordernised logo. Homefront will be released during march and will be availiable on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Here are the shots:

THQ has released a new batch of screenshots for its upcoming shooter, Homefront.

The title’s developer, Kaos, has adopted a clever new ‘Battle Points’ system, whereby you accrue credits for kills and recon achievements.

There’s also a new game mode: Battle Commander, whereby individual players are tasked with specific missions that best benefit their team.

Duke Nukem Forever, the long awaited sequel to the original Duke Nukem 3D, finally has an official release date.

The game will debut for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3 on May 3, 2011 in the United States, with a worldwide release on May 6. This release date comes just over fourteen years after the game was first announced..

Electronic Arts has announced a multiplayer demo for Crysis 2nd Can stand from 25 January as a download – 360 exclusive for Xbox

From 25 January 2011 Xbox 360 owners get their first taste of Crysis 2. The multiplayer demo of Crysis 2 catapults players into war stuck Manhattan. Nestled amid the reconstruction of New York City, two teams fight to the death with the use of the Nanosuits that makes its wearer fast, strong and invisible.

The multiplayer demo of Crysis 2 contains of the card’s skyline, and the game modes Team Instant Action and the crash site. Throughout the campaign, players can win up to 50 multiplayer ranks and several upgrades to their weapons and the Nanosuit.

Ubisoft’s released a trailer for the latest Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood DLC.

Dubbed ‘Animus Project Update 2′ the new DLC includes a fresh multiplayer game mode and new map.

Check out the trailer below and for more details check out our previous post on the DLC.

The first batch of new maps and DLC content for Call of Duty: Black Ops is due in only a few weeks and as of yet all we’ve has is screenshots to oogle at. But today Treyarch has released a new video detailing what we can all expect from the upcoming First Strike additions.

As revealed back in December, the pack will release first on Xbox 360 and contain four new maps: Discovery, Kowloon, Berlin Wall, Stadium, as well as the zombie themed level, Ascension. Each environment will introduce subtle variations to the standard multiplayer action such as the incorporation of zip-lines which will allow for fast travel at the cost of getting picked off mid-zip.