When Square Enix revealed that Final Fantasy XIII would be coming to the Xbox 360 at E3 a couple of years ago, owners of the Microsoft platform rejoiced. That is, Xbox 360 owners of the West rejoiced; in Square Enix’s native Japan, Microsoft supporters found themselves with less reason to celebrate, as the company had no such plans to bring their marquee title to the gaijin gaming machines within their own borders.

And it appeared that Final Fantasy ..read the full article

I was only 12 when Sly Cooper and the Thevius Raccoonus was released on the PlayStation 2. Hopefully you can understand that I am actually a Sly Cooper virgin, because at the time the game really didn’t interest me. I wasn’t into platformers at that time in my life.

However, now Sony has plans of re-releasing the original 3 Sly Cooper games onto the PlayStation 3, remastered to take full advantage of our HDTVs. The only concern of mine is that ..read the full article

If you’re one of the 11.5 million World of Warcraft players, you should be excited to learn that Blizzard is implementing a new friends list management system. Dubbed “Real ID”, Blizzard wants to increase the level of interaction players have with each other. Less virtual, more reality.

The system is completely voluntary, and when players sign up they will have access to numerous features including;

Real Names for Friends: Your Real ID friends will appear under their actual names (I would be ..read the full article

With a slew of in-game actions creatively called out with names like “4th of July”, “Fertilizer”, and my personal favorite “Gang Bang”, could you possibly expect anything less from Bulletstorm’s debut trailer than a “Time to Break Out The Awesome” catch phrase? Not as catchy as “Bigger, better, and far more baddass” but it’ll have to do.

Make sure to let us know what you think of the trailer in the comment section below.

Bleszinski Announcing ..read the full article

As many of you may know, I am as big of a Fallout fanboy as you are sure to ever find.  I have played the original games too many times to count, applauded Bethesda’s efforts at re-inventing the franchise, and damn near made a mess of my pants when I heard that many of the original guys who worked on Fallout 1 & 2 (now at Obsidian Entertainment) would be taking the reigns on Fallout: New Vegas.

Yet, when it comes ..read the full article

Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts has resigned from his position, along with several other members of his team. The reasons for his resignation are still uncertain, but it seems that LucasFilm’s Jerry Bowerman will take his place until a full-time replacement can be found. LucasArts has said that this will not affect any games currently in development (hooray). They issued this statement:

“Darrell Rodriguez has resigned and we have initiated a ..read the full article

The day has finally come.  A man has finally become a millionaire . . . by playing virtual baseball.  24 year old Wade McGilberry of Alabama has single handedly made Take Two Interactive’s stock price drop by $1.14 due to the fact that he did what many thought was impossible.  He pitched a perfect game in MLB 2K10.  He even made the CBS Early Show this morning.  Read on to watch this great American in action.

“It was actually my wife ..read the full article

We touched on this a little yesterday in our “Run the Darn Play I tell You To Run” preview of Madden NFL 11, but now you can hear the folks at EA gush about their new “GameFlow” play calling system and “Locomotion” gameplay changes first hand in the first two installments of their five part developer video series.

GameFlow will audibly call the play out to you much like an offensive/defensive coordinator does with their designated player on the field ..read the full article

If you’ve already played through both of Epic Games’ Gears of War titles, you’re definitely going to want to watch the hilarious plot summary below written and narrated by IGN Editor Ryan Geddes. It should go without saying (but I’ll say it anyway) that if you haven’t played both games this is going to spoil things just a tad. Enjoy.

Gears 2 Update 5 Fixes Glitches & Security Hole – Plus Halloween Double XP Weekend OMG He’s ..read the full article

Are you the only Blizzard fanboy left on your block without a SC II Beta Key!?  Well, NOT ANYMORE!!  Ripten.com is giving away it’s VERY LAST Starcraft II beta key to one lucky gamer so they can finally get in on some of the action.  “How do I win?” you ask?  GOOD QUESTION!!

Here’s the deal . . .  Whoever submits the best SCREENSHOT from a BLIZZARD GAME will be given the beta key.

This includes, but is not limited ..read the full article

As you may already know, a big feature of Dead Rising 2 will be the ability to combine items into badass weapons of undead destruction.  What you may not know is that you’re going to be able to play the entire game with a friend!!  or a stranger . . . Read on!!

Here’s a list of just some of the custom weapons you’ll be able to make in DR 2:

Claws Boxing Gloves + Bowie Knife These work like Wolverine’s claws, without all ..read the full article

Do you have $5?  Do you like action, adventure and side scrolling? No? Well TOO BAD, because even if you hate side scrollers, TRINE is well worth your time and your $5.  Here’s why.

First of all, the game has been marked down from $20 to $5 on Steam.

Second, this may be the best side scrolling platformer I have ever played.  The visuals are astoundingly gorgeous and the controls are some of the tightest and most responsive that I’ve ..read the full article

Hello Comrade!! Welcome to Ripten review of Metro 2033. In Soviet Russia, game plays you . . . but here in US of A, we play game. So here goes.

First off, some backstory. Metro 2033 was based on a book (which you will never read) of the same name written by Dmitry Glukhovsky. It follows the trials and tribulations of a man named Artyom, living in the Metro stations of ..read the full article

That’s right, he’s a total noob.  On this week’s episode of Family Guy, Peter buys his kids a new XBOX 360 to make up for the fact that he hates being around them.  However, they can’t use it because Peter is busy failing at Modern Warfare.  Watch and learn how NOT to play.

Some things to note about this clip.

1. Peter is a total noob, OMG!

2. If you look at the killcam, you will see that Peter gets owned by Fourzerotwo, ..read the full article

Epic Games Gears of War mastermind Cliff Bleszinski touched down in New York a few short hours ago, as he prepares to unleash a new video game on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon next Monday. The appearance was supposed to take place tomorrow night, but much like Matt Damon on the other Jimmy show, Dude Huge was bumped. And for what? Some pop star named Justin Bieber. An outrage I tell you!!

Cliff issued the ..read the full article

What does a fledgling game developer with a golden opportunity to create a monster sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed RPG’s of all time do when they can’t find a satisfactory game engine to build it on?  Why, they develop their own!!  What does that mean exactly?  Much better visuals, much better gameplay, and yes . . . (perhaps) multiple platforms.  (Console RPGamers rejoice!!)

Watch the CDProjekt developer diary below!! (I HIGHLY recommend watching in fullscreen and in HD)

You ..read the full article

The series was announced as a trilogy, so the tweet shouldn’t come as earth shattering by any stretch of the imagination. The following tweets by BioWare’s Christina Norman revealed the following:

“ME3 Trivia: Today I started work on ‘Project Wombat’ for Mass Effect 3,”

“Wow a lot of speculation on what Project Wombat is … Sorry I can’t say! I can say the name has nothing to do with the project.”

You might be asking yourself what ..read the full article

The game that asked us just a few short months ago, “would you like to blow shit up with me?” remains true to their mantra in this latest explosion filled “Rocket Tag” gameplay video. Tag your it … boom!

Pre-Release Crackdown 2 Demo Confirmed, No Date Specified Crackdown 2 “Would You Like To Blow Shit Up With Me?” Track Based On Richard Swift Love Song VGA09: Crackdown 2 Trailer Asks, Would You Like To Blow Shit Up With Me? Crackdown 2 Teaser ..read the full article