Stardock's Elemental: War of Magic is already extraordinary, smashing genres together that may have been too big on their own in the first place. At its heart, it's a 4X game in the style of Civ or Galactic Civilizations, but it's also a fantasy RPG with a deep and long story, and a tactical battle game. It has a huge singleplayer campaign, a sandbox mode that creates gigantic maps at random, and even a multiplayer mode. It's vast and confusing and intricate, and while there are certain gamers ... more.

A new trailer for the Wiimake of the classic N64 shooter, GoldenEye 007, shows off the game's myriad multiplayer modes and options. The trailer focuses on four-player split-screen games (Wii online? Psh...), and emphasizes the return of classic characters, weapons, modes, and maps, which are all good things... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

IO Interactive’s Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days has debuted big on the UK’s all-formats sales charts following its release last Friday. Managing a big jump over its predecessor — which peaked at number 14 in late 2007 — the criminal duo’s latest has become publisher Square Enix’s third number one game of the year. It joins Final Fantasy XIII and Just Cause 2. Other notable shakers and movers include the latest Prince of Persia which is back in the top ten, Mass... more.

The MMO Round-up captures the genre’s most notable happenings of the week in easy to consume, bite-sized portions. Check out the space combat preview for Star Wars: The Old Republic as it’s pretty darn sweet. Details on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm’s $79.99 collector’s edition were revealed this week. Kingdom Under Fire II shows off a multiplayer PVE trailer, so much shiny! Dungeons and Dragons Online update 6 is now available and there are some bonuses in effect as a result... more.

There's no better way to advertise a new shoot-em-up game than literally shooting up a billboard... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Vanquish, the first Shinji Mikami title under the PlatinumGames brand, will make its PSN and XBLA demo debut in Japan on Sept. 2. Producer Atsushi Inaba revealed a set of demo features to Gamespot Japan and Andriasang provided a helpful translation. “Vanquish Official Demo – Velocity Attack” will allow players to test-run a prologue sequence, casual and normal difficulty settings, an auto-aim feature and a boss battle against Argos. And if you’re among the lucky Tokyo Game S... more.

The E3 2005 trailer for Killzone 2 quickly became well-known (infamous, even) for its supposedly unatainable levels of in-game graphical prowess. But the initial trailer for the game that would become the original Killzone has been much less well known ... until this past week at GDC Europe. Guerilla Games Managing Director Hermen Hulst showed off the circa-1999 concept video in a keynote speech in Cologne earlier this week, calling it a "showcase of technical competence" prepared for their fi... more.

All 83 songs in the on-disc mix clearly displayed for all to see. Bravo, gentlemen. See the full video and OFFICIAL final setlist after the jump... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Co-op in Portal 2 is both fun and rewarding according to the trailer below. Just look at the expressions of glee on the faces of those robotic eggs. At any rate, it shows just how a simple puzzle for two might break down. So grab your portal guns, sit back, and prepare for early next year. View full post on That VideoGame Blog... more.

Nintendo minigame collection and Capcom historical action game hold sway as no new releases crack the Japanese top 10. The week of August 9-15 was a quiet one for Japanese game retailers, with no new releases managing to crack the Media Create top 10 sales chart. Even a new release might have been hard-pressed to top the list, as Nintendo's minigame collection Wii Party continued to post gaudy numbers, selling nearly 125,000 copies in its sixth week of release. ... more.