Before officially starting this review let me get something out of the way: For $15 Castle Crashers on PSN is a steal!  If you don’t already own it on Xbox Live…GET IT!  Ok, now let’s get started. I never owned Castle Crashers on Xbox Live.  Was fortunate to have a friend and neighbor who purchased the game 2 years ago.  We often played co-op games together and both found Castle Crashers an instant favorite.  I took the Red Knight as he took the Green Knight and ..read the full article

According to the Witcher’s Facebook Page, CDProjekt is not going to, “sacrifice” the game’s development for consoles at the moment.  They are simply focused on a great PC title … for now.

Here’s the direct quote:

To be clear – no part of The Witcher 2′s development is being sacrificed for console development. The focus is on delivering a great PC title for Q1 next year… the engine is CAPABLE of console development, but we are currently focused on the PC game ..read the full article

Gearbox Software has officially announced the “Game of the Year Edition” of Borderlands via Twitter, confirming the re-release for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 12.

The package will include all four DLC add-ons, along with a helpful foldout map of the game’s territories. The GOTY Edition will be priced at $60 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and $50 for PC.

This announcement seems to also confirm that the “Borderlands GOTY Official Strategy Guide” is actually real. The guide appeared last ..read the full article

An ESRB listing for Fallout: New Vegas has revealed that the game will heavily suggest (but not show on-screen) robotic hanky-panky. There’s also a Robot named ‘Fisto.’

“Fisto reporting for duty . . . Please assume the position,” is just one of the brilliant phrases you’ll hear, as listed by the ratings board. There’s also these two beauties: “I suppose I should test you out . . . Servos active!” and “Something wrong with someone if they got to f**k a ..read the full article

According to producer Hiromichi Tanaka, the main reason for the delay of Final Fantasy XIV on the PlayStation 3 is memory-related.

The PS3 delay was announced in late June when the PC version got hit with a September release date.

“On the PC, they have enormous memory. For PS3, there’s a restriction,” Tanaka explained while talking through a translator at Gamescom last week. “They are adjusting the memory size and customizing it; it took longer then we were expecting. But we’re really ..read the full article

Announced today, a new Neverwinter title is in the works from MMO developer Cryptic Studios, the folks behind the recent Champions Online and Star Trek Online, who are working closely with fantasy author R.A. Salvatore.

Although Cryptic is an MMO developer, Neverwinter is not massively multiplayer, instead being a five-player co-op RPG. Being based on Dungeons & Dragons, it will feature five classic D&D classes.

Both Champions Online and Star Trek Online were hit and miss with critics, so let’s hope Cryptic ..read the full article

Hothead Games have announced that a sequel to the game described as “really good” by our own Bryce Wilson entitled ‘DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue’ will be coming to both XBLA and PSN in September.

The game has a more modern setting (with guns) and has the player in search of a number of ‘Thongs’:

“Granting great power to those who wear them, the thongs corrupted all those they touched–except DeathSpank. DeathSpank must find all six thongs and destroy them once ..read the full article

Peter Molyneux is known for breaking video game taboos, and making games that are outside of the box; looks like he’s at it again. Ever since the Mario Bros. days, we’ve been trained that things come in threes: jump on a bosses head 3 times, for instance, and he’s done for. We expect trilogies: Halo, God of War, etc. However, looks like the Fable franchise might just change all that.

“I’ve never understood this obsession with trilogies, I love making and ..read the full article

THQ and Double Fine have released the first trailer for Costume Quest, the next game from the legendary Tim Schafer (creator of Day of the Tentacle and Psychonauts, amongst others).

The trailer is below, and as you can see the game is looking absolutely delightful. It seems like some sort of cross between Fat Princess and that episode of South Park where they buy ninja weapons. Let’s fighting love!

Costume Quest is coming in the Autumn to PSN and XBLA.

THQ and ..read the full article

Blizzard still has yet to announce an official release date for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, but details about the Collectors Edition have been revealed. The Collectors Edition will be priced at $79.99 for both PC and Mac.

In addition to the game, you’ll get the following goodies: Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard cinematics department and the World of Warcraft development team, as well as progressive visuals from multiple ..read the full article

Ubisoft have announced a brand new game in the Might & Magic series today: Might & Magic Heroes VI.

Set 400 years before Heroes of Might & Magic V, the game tells the story of “a family of heroes in a thrilling, epic story where Angels plot to revive an unfinished war.”

“A legendary Archangel general killed during the war of the Elder races returns to life with a vengeance. Under the cover of preparations for an upcoming Demon ..read the full article

More release date news from GamesCom- this time it’s Bioware’s Dragon Age 2. The game will be coming to North America on the 8th day of the month of March, with the European release date being three days later on the 11th.

Check out the epic new trailer right here!!

Dragon Age II Tees Available From BioWare Today Crysis 2 Now Set For March 2011 Rock Band 3 Release Date Announced Catching Up With Warden’s Fall: The Dragon Age Machinima That Is Better Than ..read the full article

During a GamesCom 2010 press conference, Bioware’s Ray Muzyka has announced that Mass Effect 2 will be released on the PlayStation 3 in Jarnuary 2011. The PS3 edition will include “the full Mass Effect 2 game and hours of bonus content.”

We’ve got our share of Mass Effect 2 fans here on the Ripten staff, so I’m sure they’ll be happy. The people who should really be happy, though, are those who only have a PS3- you’ll finally be able to ..read the full article

Bethesda’s executive producer Todd Howard has said in an interview today that the company’s next game will be released for the current generation of consoles, and that the game development is, “pretty far along.”

Howard noted that, “when you first hear about [the next Bethesda title] to when it’s out will be the shortest it’s been for us. It’s pretty far along. When we show it, we want to show a lot, because there’s a lot of game ..read the full article

It’s been almost two months since the reveal of Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s cinematic trailer at E3. Now Eidos Montreal has something new for you to oggle in glorious hi-def. The trailer demonstrates the first person combat perspective as well as a conversation with a shady-looking old man at an equally-shady bar known as “The Hive.”  And there’s killing. Lots of it. Two words: elbow blades.

This seems to be a highlight reel of the playable mission that was made available ..read the full article

Valve have announced today that to celebrate QuakeCon, the largest LAN event in North America, Steam will be holding four days of sales on all id and Bethesda titles on Steam.

Available throughout the four days will be the QuakeCon 2010 pack, which will cost you 75% less than if you decided to buy all the id and Bethesda titles on Steam. A great deal if you’re a big fan of RPGs and fast-paced shooters.

If you’re not interested in most of ..read the full article

Viva New Vegas!! The voice cast for what is sure to be a contender for RPG of the year has been announced, and it’s filled with some suprise and not-so suprising names!!

Heres the full press release  . . . find my comments shortly thereafter.

August 10, 2010 (Rockville, MD) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today revealed the star-studded voice over cast for Fallout®: New Vegas™, the follow-up game to the critically acclaimed Fallout® 3.  Fallout: New Vegas features ..read the full article

What do we mean by that?  We mean that Runic is doing away with the one town/one dungeon formula, and opening up the game to overworlds and multiple cities!!  The news coming from Runic about this highly anticipated sequel just seems to be getting better and better.

According to Runic CEO Max Schaefer, we will be seeing open, above ground areas and multiple cities to adventure in this time around.  He wants us to get us out of the dungeons and ..read the full article