Q&A: Shooter specialist Stuart Black shares details on "glossy techno-thriller" shooter, due out in Q1 2011; says Black 2 "bit the dust" at EA. In 2008, EA Games president Frank Gibeau admitted Electronic Arts was pondering a sequel to Black, its gun-centric, 2006 shooter for the PlayStation 2 and original Xbox. While nothing concrete has surfaced about the proposed project, one of the game's creators has unveiled an all-new shooter that aims to deliver the same sort of highly destructib... more.

It’s hard not to notice that social networks are becoming a powerful way to get something known; the breadth of their userbase can impressively expand upon the sought after ‘word of mouth’ notion in ways probably featured in some science-fiction short story from the seventies. Bizarre Creations’ Ben Ward is more than aware of this, proclaiming that “social networks are a view to the future of marketing.” “There’s only so much that a marketing message ... more.

Posted by Mick Perona: Hey everyone, happy Monday! Mick Perona here again with your "This Week in DLC" goodness! And because it's been crazy busy in the world of PlayStation, this week we're combining the usual "Sack it to Me" post with today's DLC update. Here's what's going on with LittleBigPlanet. View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Making a near-perfect game (according to the general consensus) is not a cheap undertaking — God of War III’s three year development caused Sony to pour $44 million into its Santa Monica studio, according to director of product development John Hight. “We spent 44 million dollars to make God of War III,” Hight said at a recent promo event for the game. “And believe it or not that’s right within budget.” The team size grew from roughly 60 people on God o... more.

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Part 1 of 2. Classic Game Room HD reviews FALLOUT 3 for the PS3 Playstation 3 video game console. This Fallout 3 review shows crystal clear gameplay and footage of this immense game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland. From the creators of Oblivion comes this massive RPG, strategy, action first person shooter style science fiction video game adventure. Fallout 3 is also available on the Xbox 360 video game console, CGR decided to try the PS3... more.

Spike's PSP beat-'em-up brawls its way to top software billing, outpacing fellow debut Super Robot Wars OG: Saga Endless Frontier Exceed; PSP tops hardware, barely. Most titles that appear atop Media Create's weekly Japanese sales chart have at least a measure of international appeal. That's not necessarily true for the latest chart-topper, as Spike's beat-'em-up Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou for the PSP debuted in the pole position on the Japanese stat-tracking firm's roundup for the week of... more.

The puzzle-platformer Max & the Magic Marker headlines this week's downloadable titles. The 1,000 point ($10) title involves finding your way through stages by drawing to overcome obstacles and enemies. The week's only other WiiWare offering is Dracula - Undead Awakening for 1,000 points. The top-down undead shooter was a Mini for the PSP Go, and has now been ported. More on that in a moment. The Virtual Console game this we... more.

Slick Entertainment's top-down racer Scrap Metal continues Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade Block Party promotion this week, Major Nelson reports. It'll be available this Wednesday for 1200 and almost begs comparison to classic racer-shooter hybrid, Rock N' Roll Racing -- in that, both games have rock and roll and racing. And guns ... to be used during the rocking and rolling and racing. It's like a fruit salad of slaughter and sweet licks, we guess. Gallery: Scrap Metal XBLA (X10) This Wednesday:... more.

The first two titles in the 2010 wave, FLIPS Terror in Cubicle Four and FLIPS The Bubonic Builders, are available now in Europe and will launch on 1st March in the US. The first title from the popular "Too Ghoul For School" collection by B. Strange, FLIPS Terror in Cubicle Four will enable children to interact with the story in a completely new way, from collecting items to unlock bonus content, to exploring pop-up character information and spooky sound effects, to using the Nintendo D... more.