Twitter account @thewhiterabbit is teasing news related to "the mad world of Alice," a note that EA's own Twitter account relayed. This is about 100 percent likely to be the announcement of Alice: Madness Returns, the sequel to American McGee's Alice. For one thing, the background of the Twitter page includes the "alicemadnessreturns.com" URL, which currently redirects to EA.com/alice. "Alice: Ma... more.

Last week saw the release of DeathSpank, a game I wasn't alone in likening to "Monkey Island meets Diablo." Presumably in an attempt to avoid missing the "meets Diablo" bus, Maxis is preparing to give the PC gaming world Darkspore -- a.k.a. "Spore meets Diablo" -- in early 2011. It's a new Spore game, albeit one focused on combat. It's described by publisher Electronic Arts as a "sci-fi action-R... more.

Soon-to-be Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg, the same who said he wanted Activision to be a "more loved" brand, has already boarded the Activision Bombastic Statement Express. In a recent interview with IGN, Hirshberg boasted, "The Call of Duty franchise is a force of nature. I think it is the closest thing this generation has to a Star Wars. I think it's unique and bigger than any musical act or ... more.

The upcoming game that was teased and tweeted by Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono could very well be Capcom vs. Namco. And/or Namco vs. Capcom, a slightly different title for a very different fighting game, GameInformer gave reason to believe. To provide a little backstory to this speculation, it was noted at the EVO World Tournament last week that both Ono and Katsuhiro Hirada, producer ... more.

  It looks like a giant robot arms race is brewing. Last week, sensational images of a giant Gundam replica in Tokyo’s Odaiba Shiokaze park were sighted. The towering 59-foot tall mech was built by Bandai to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Gudam franchise. Recently, images of an equally imposing Optimus Prime statue from Beijing arrived.  The Prime statue pictured above is ... more.

The slimmer new Xbox 360s may look nice, but it appears that not quite everyone has seen the value in owning one just yet; going by US sales data from NPD, the new model accounted for 40% of the 451,700 units sold in June. The other 60% was made up of older Arcade, Premium and Elite models, all of which underwent price cuts as the new model was released about halfway through the month. The Arcade... more.

New 360 video hints at possible Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops "membership" proposition; publisher's representatives set the record straight. Get the full article at GameSpot "PlayStation 3 | Activision mulling "Pay to Play" model for Call of Duty?" was posted by Eddie Makuch on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:25:46 -0700 View full post on GameSpot's News... more.

For the first time in four years, a Nintendo booth will be present at the upcoming Comic-Con, the company’s announced. Two games are slated to be showcased: DS title Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, and Metroid: Other M for the Wii. As Dragon Quest IX was released last week, Nintendo promises to gift those who visit Mortamor, a previously unavailable treasure map in the form ... more.

Yes, there will be lots of interesting panels, swag, premieres, celebrities and other stuff at Comic-Con. Whatever. Nintendo just gave us the real reason the July 22-25 event is worth attending: a new Dragon Quest IX map. If you bring your DS to Nintendo's booth, with the game running in Tag Mode, you'll automatically pick up the "Mortamor" treasure map, being offered for the first time in North A... more.

Next March, fans of THQ’s Red Faction series should probably avoid tuning into the Syfy channel for at least a couple weeks. Fans of low-budget sci-fi flicks with corny acting and lame special effects, however, should tune into Syfy for the premiere of the live-action movie Red Faction: Origins... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.