[Games]

Bethesda announced today that its ”Winner of E3 2008’s ‘Best of Show‘” will be released to eager fans in North America on October 28, and to European fans a mere 3 days later.  10 years ago Fallout 2 riveted RPG enthusiasts with its balanced yet open-ended adventure set in a post-nuclear wasteland.
Bethesda assures us in no […]

The most striking thing about Soul Caliber 4 isn’t the massively endowed female characters or muscle-bound brutish men, but rather the careful polishing done to an already successful series that incrementally makes it even better than previous incarnations that were themselves perfect.
For example, the biggest new features include online multiplayer modes, total character customization, a […]

Check out this graph of Nintendo Gamecube sales versus Sony PS3 sales from the NPD, a firm that tracks North American console sales:

In the first 10 months, the PS3 sold 1,742,000 units compared with the Gamecub, which sold 2,120,000 in the same period. This means that the more expensive and less profitable PS3 might […]

 
Aeropause has the latest Rock Band details, via someone at NeoGaf who posted them all.  For those of you who don’t know exactly what Rock Band in, it’s Harmonix’s latest project, which offers the ability to function in a virtual band by allowing up to four players play guitars, bass, drums, and vocals.  Check these […]

There’s a new hot version of the xBox 360 coming out! The new xBox 360 Elite Edition is essentially the same , but sold in limited quantities and all black finish. It will cost $479 with 120GB hard disk and HDMI. There is also speculation that the cooler-running Elite editions are made […]

Sony’s Jack Tretton famously said in an interview with EGM:
If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that’s been on shelves for more than five minutes, I’ll give you 1,200 bucks for it. I can get any retail buyer on the phone with you and get them to verify that there’s not a […]

While it’s impossible to get the PS3 for free, at least EBGamestop is trying to make us feel better about shelling out the big bucks by offering $100 off the price of either model of the PS3 if you trade in all of the following:
1. A working PS2 with power cord, AV cable, & Sony […]

 
That’s right.  Electronic Gaming Monthly has confirmed that Valve’s upcoming PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the Half Life 2 bundle have been renamed Half Life 2: Orange!  Joystiq quips: “Valve has come up with an entire world of alien life forms, postmodern physics and government conspiracies and the best title they could come up […]