The Serpent Theater at PAX was absolutely packed to the gills this afternoon for only the second ever public demonstration of id Software’s Rage. Game director Tim Willits served as the narrator while design director Matt Hooper was at the helm, and both seemed genuinely excited to demo the game to someone other than members of the press. While it wasn’t playable, it was clearly obvio... more.

"Yeah, it surprised us too," Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer design director David Vonderhaar told us at the multiplayer reveal event in Los Angeles earlier this week. What surprised Vonderhaar and the team at Treyarch was the "30 to 40 percent" of Call of Duty players that never venture into mulitplayer, according to Activision research. His goal for Black Ops: To get as many of those people... more.

While flight sims and dogfight combat games are something of a niche market, free browser based shoot em ups are beloved by every gamer. Good news then, as Ubisoft has released an awesome 8-bit SHMUP reminiscent of the classic 1942. ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

High Voltage’s Conduit 2 has been struck with a delay. Previously scheduled for a fall release this year, the FPS sequel is now facing a first quarter 2011 release instead. The bit comes via Nintendojo who caught wind of the slip from an email exchange with Sega and High Voltage’s PR. Also confirmed were new control methods. The game will be playable with both the Classic Controller a... more.

GameStop and Best Buy customers will be the only players to get invisibility and tag modes this year; Wal-Mart preorders receive Oddjob-themed "Cheater" apparel.   Last month, Activision announced a Goldeneye 007 bundle with a gilded Classic Controller to promote its upcoming remake of the seminal Nintendo 64 first-person shooter. The publisher's picked up its promotional activities today, r... more.

More familiar psychopaths and blood-soaked locations. Hit the jump to see the new stages compared with their classic inspiration... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

That $50 per year PlayStation Plus subscription is about to start paying off; an early access demo of Kratos’ latest killing spree, the Ready at Dawn-developed God of War: Ghost of Sparta, will next week be made available to Plus subscribers and Plus subscribers alone. No word on what to specifically expect but blood and guts all over the floor is our bet. Next week will also see the releas... more.

The recent confirmation of L.A. Noire‘s delay into the first half of 2011 has prompted Take-Two to talk up the game a bit. Just a bit. CEO Ben Feder’s words during the publisher’s earnings call just moments ago paint the Team Bondi game as nothing short of amazing; the executive promises ‘revolutionary gameplay never before seen in the industry’. It was also said tha... more.

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Managing director Keiji Inafune tells Spanish gaming site the publisher is working to get survival horror sequel to market "lo antes possible," will tailor next Devil May Cry for Western audiences. For Resident Evil 5, Capcom upped the speed of the series' zombie-like hordes. For Resident Evil 6, the publisher might be upping its own pace to match that of the series' maddened adversaries. ... more.