Free Game Friday! #2

This weeks game is Kong, a top down shooter sporting several different weapons, gametypes, and multiplayer. Kong features apes that are, apparently, thirsty for some ape blood. Using a wide arsenal of weapons you can find laying around, your objective is to kill as many enemies as possible and win. (more…)

PS3 Firmware Update - v2.20

Sony released the latest PlayStation 3 firmware was released today, version 2.20. It’s a major update that changes several key areas of the PS3. It most notably adds support for Blu-ray Disc Profile 2., or “BD-Live”. This introduces the ability to go online while playing a blu-ray disc and get new and unique content related to what you’re watching. (more…)

Free Game Friday! #1

Welcome to the first Free Game Friday article! Free Game Friday will be biweekly article I’ll write on some free game for the PC. The games will differ each time and will span all the game genres. Some of the games I write about may already be popular, others may quite possibly be in their beta stages. I’ll do the best I can to get something unique every single article though. (more…)

Call of Duty 4 and Unreal Tournament 3 Demos

Both the Call of Duty 4 and Unreal Tournament 3 demos for the PC have been released. I highly, highly recommend both of these if your computer can handle it. Below are the links to them.

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Minor PS3 Firmware Update

Sony released a minor firmware update for the PS3 yesterday making the version 1.92. The new update contains a few compatibility and playability patches for select games.

Command AND Conquer, for free!

Recently the original Command and Conquer game, “Tiberian Dawn” was released on the internet for free to hype up the latest C&C game, “Kanes Wrath,” which will be released in the second quarter of 2008. If you’ve never played the Command and Conquer series, this is a great time to start.

The game is fully compatible with Windows XP, and requires very little specifications to run. So, what are you waiting for? Go play it now!

Virtual Console Monday 9/03

Nintendo is dishing out four new games today for kids going back-to-school. As usual, the definitions are provided by Nintendo.

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Jack Thompson shot down, again.

Another Take-Two issue with everyone’s favorite (not really) lawyer, Jack Thompson. Nothing too far out there, Jack makes claim he can’t back up, Take-Two gets annoyed — they argue for awhile, and fighting stops. This time Thompson is attacking Take-Two’s methods for age verification, the same age verification used by every single gaming website on the internet. Take-Two retaliates with information to back up their system, and Thompson spits out hit usual crap.

But don’t take it from me, read for yourself: Game Politics

P.S. Sorry for the lack of news articles. I’ve had a lot going on in my life and have been mostly spending downtime playing games. I apologize for the lack of news, especially that of the few new releases we never mentioned.

Virtual Console Monday 8/6

You know the drill. Definitions by Nintendo.

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Halo 3 to support 4-Way Online Co-op (Updated)

This is freaking awesome. So awesome, in fact, that I’ve made a new category called ‘Freaking Awesome.’ Halo 3 will support online co-op with up to 4 players. This means that you and 3 friends can run through the single player mode blowing up shit together, over the interweb!

So yeah, I think I’m going to go out and buy that 360 now…

(Update) — Bungie has put up a page to describe the new Co-op setup. Check it out