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.

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.

Claiming leadership in the videogame industry is no easy feat (especially after joining it only two years ago), but Apple CEO Steve Jobs did anything but mince his words at the launch of the new iPod range today. Speaking at Apple’s press conference in San Francisco, Jobs claimed the iPod Touch and iPhone range of devices has “50%+ the marketshare for portable game players in the U.S... more.

Gearbox Software's stylized postapocalyptic shooter compiling all four add-on packs later this year for $60 on 360, PS3 and $50 on PC.   Gearbox Software earned critical acclaim and commercial success for the stylized shooter Borderlands upon its launch for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC last October. To capitalize on that success, Gearbox has supported the game all year long with subst... more.

Any game where you're trying to stop delicious pig-based meat products from happening should be considered as playing from the perspective of the villain. Nonetheless, even though you're doing the unthinkable by trying to stop your piggy friends from being transformed into a taste sensation, Super Turbo Action Pig is pretty good... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

IO Interactive’s launched the Game Stats page for their recent shooter Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, they’ve announced today, allowing players to look at the figures from the game’s multiplayer modes along with tracking personal performance. Heat maps will also be available. To gain access to the data, head to kaneandlynch.com and register your Steam, PSN ID or Xbox 360 Gamertag... more.

Live video by Ustream Time: Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 5:00 PM (that's today!) Location: Watch the embedded video player above. One of the greatest classic NES games you've never played finally made its North American debut this past Monday and, to celebrate, we're going to stop working early tonight and play it for a wh... more.

There's no question that the Guitar Hero franchise is a little saturated, to say the least. In 2009, over ten "Hero" games were released, a number which borders on being a self-parody. However, there are still some hits among Activision's increasing range of misses, and Guitar Hero for the iPhone is one of those good judgment calls... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is like a Costco-size sample platter of four different Spidey universes, but Beenox Creative Director Thomas Wilson wouldn't mind focusing on just one of the wall crawlers for a game. During Gamescom the developer told us that if he could, he would want to focus on Noir or 2099 spidey, but immediately followed it up by saying, "That's not up to us to decide. We're... more.

Halfbrick is a plucky Australian game development studio that seems to be going places. As it works on its excellent looking XBLA title Raskulls, the small developer has enjoyed quite a bit of success on iTunes with the addictive Fruit Ninja. Now the team's back with Monster Dash, a "runner" style game with loads of character... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.