Good to Know: Stimulus Package Released Today

Those eager to drop £10($15) on Modern Warfare 2’s first set of downloadable content were reporting issues with loading maps and downloading the new DLC early this morning. Though there were a few hiccups with the new DLC, Major Nelson has confirmed the Stimulus Package is now available for download and working normally. The map pack includes three new multiplayer maps and two reworked maps veterans of the first Modern Warfare will recognize all for the controversial price of 1200 MS Points.

Enjoy it, that is if you can justify that price point.

Perfect Dark Review: No Expansion Pak Required

Two generations ago the spiritual successor to GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark was arguably the best shooter to have ever graced the consoles. Bursting with so much content at the time, it required a compulsory memory upgrade if you intended on playing the full game. Ten years on and 4J Studios, the team behind the XBLA Banjo remakes have worked their magic and given Perfect Dark the treatment it so rightly deserved. Times have changed though, we no longer need four controllers or a big enough TV to accommodate split screen, and rounding up four friends for a good old fragfest is a thing of the past. With almost a decade in between the remake and its original launch on the N64, does this classic stand the test of time? Read More »

First Glimpse of Dead Space 2 Gameplay at PAX

Attendees at PAX East, going on this weekend in Boston, were treated with the first footage of Dead Space 2’s gameplay. While the conference snippet is a bit blurry, viewers will be able to get a taste of the amped up action the Visceral team are promising with sequel. Even more importantly, you will be able make out the outrageous leap of faith Isaac makes on to a separate moving train car using jetpacks…attached to his feet.

You can check out more footage from the panel on Ustream.

First Bit: Perfect Dark

Ever found yourself on the fence about buying a new game? This should get you off it! Watch the opening minutes of Perfect Dark after the break. Read More »

To Cover a Cover

Since the beginning of time us Europeans (like the Japanese) have become accustomed to our Final Fantasy boxes bearing nothing but the logo of each iteration. A minimal but classy approach it’s been somewhat of a tradition in PAL land and traditions aren’t one to be broken, until now apparently. Read More »

First Bit: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Ever found yourself on the fence about buying a new game? This should get you off it! Watch the opening minutes of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 after the break. Read More »

Halo: Reach Beta Trailer

Early this morning a Taiwanese site leaked a trailer for the upcoming Halo: Reach beta. While we can’t yet confirm the videos authenticity, it certainly looks real. And by real we mean really promising! Check out the full trailer after the break! Read More »

Heavy Rain “Accidental” Nudity Glitch

Heavy Rain‘s Madison Paige gets neked in this accidental glitch, apparently a player “stumbled” upon it after reloading his saved game. With “fully” modelled characters wasn’t this bound to happen? NSFW Video after the break. Read More »

Something’s Going Down at Infinity Ward [UPDATE]

According to G4 some strange things are going down at the studio behind Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward. Apparently the relationship between Infinity Ward and Activision has been pretty “tense” as of lately – tell us something we don’t know. Studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West haven’t been seen since they met with Activision earlier this morning and the staff are described as “on edge”. Read More »

Aliens: Colonial Marines Back in the Spotlight

Someone cue the hype train!

After missing it’s scheduled 2009 release date, Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines seems to be back on track for a release. In a recent interview with MCV, Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford mentions that work on Borderlands and it’s DLC as part of the reasoning behind Colonial Marines’ troubled production. Pitchford explains, “It’s the thing I’ve been stealing from all my career. Now I’m really working on it, but we’ve been quiet about that so far.”

Aliens: Colonial Marines Resurfaces