Hi-Rez's Erez Goren stopped by the forums to lay out the full plans for not only the areas outside of Dome City, but also for some new weapons appearing in the game, new maps in AvA, and new options to help agencies compete and hold ground in AvA. All of this is scheduled on a very ambitious timetable -- available by the end of March. If certain features become pushed back or delayed, Hi-Rez will also reconsider extending their current "free subscription" policy. View full post on G... more.

Activision has shut down two of its studios, Underground Development and RedOctane, the company has confirmed following rumors of their closure. Underground Development, responsible for the PlayStation 3 version of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars as well as the recent Guitar Hero: Van Halen, has been shut down completely while the staff responsible for the peripherals at the company’s main Guitar Hero creator RedOctane will be reporting to newly-appointed Guitar Hero boss David Haddad. “... more.

While everyone waits for the first gameplay videos to arrive for MLB 2K10, Game Informer has been posting a running blog detailing the experience with the game in My Player and Franchise. Just added to the blog earlier today are the overall ratings for every team with the default rosters. Keep in mind that these team ratings are likely reflections of rosters as of January 15th which is when the roster cut-off generally takes place for MLB games. Updated rosters could alter the team ratings ... more.

Xbox Live friends lists, avatars, and games soon to be accessible from Windows mobile phones; cross-platform multiplayer across Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360 and PC will be possible. Today at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress show, Microsoft announced that it is set to bring Xbox Live to the Windows Phone 7 Series operating system. This means that Xbox Live account holders will be able to view their friends lists, gamerscore, and avatars using compatible mobile devices, as well as download games t... more.

The PlayStation 3 version of Awakening, the upcoming expansion for Dragon Age: Origins, will only be available through digital means in European territories — a decision forced by Sony Europe whose “requirements” make both a PlayStation Network and retail release impossible. “In Europe and other PAL video/game region countries, the PS3 version is only available as a download,” reads the FAQ section of the expansion’s website. BioWare’s community facilit... more.

In the five-ish years since the Xbox 360 launched, ushering in the current console generation, we've heard a whole mess of talk about this console life cycle pushing past the usual five-ish years they tend to span. Given that we're approaching the mark as we speak, MCV talked to execs from the big three and got an update on where each stands in terms of new hardware in the coming year(s). "The benefit of hardware remaining relevant for longer is the fact that it gives more developers a chance t... more.

RPG Land takes a brief lap around the Valentine's Day events of several MMORPGs. View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Heavy Rain already features heavy (pun not intended) use of the Sixaxis, Sony’s original motion controller built into PlayStation pads everywhere. Yanking the controller around will kick down doors, punch enemies, maybe if you’re lucky even do up your tie. That might not be enough for David Cage though; the Quantic Dream head is enthusiastic about that other motion controller coming to his interactive thriller. During an interview, Cage stated, “The very first version of the ga... more.

Sega's sci-fi actioner joins Phoenix Wright WiiWare, Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce, and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 in stores this week. Following the cancellation of Obsidian's Aliens RPG and indefinite postponement of Gearbox's Colonial Marines, fans of the Aliens films will finally get a game this week in the form of Rebellion's Aliens vs. Predator. The sci-fi actioner is a story-driven first-person shooter that offers gamers three separate single-player campaigns, following the... more.

Let us first start off by giving all the gamer couples, couples comprised of half gamer and all the rest who might be reading this MMO update, Happy Valentines Day! If you’re celebrating this hallmark holiday we wish much love from wherever you may be visiting us from. Now that we have all that sappy pink and candy laced v-day crap behind us, let us jump into the reason you’re actually here. In one of our previous MMO updates we mentioned that Cryptic was working on what they’... more.