Gaming Withdrawal

Update: We’re changing up the contest a bit. Instead of winning a copy of Mass Effect 3, we’ll be giving away a free copy of any game the winner chooses. As such, the Twitter posting will be altered. Follow our Twitter account and either either post the following blurb or  [ Read More ]

OXM have compiled a list of Xbox Live Arcade and Downloadable content on sale in the Xbox Marketplace this week. The games are Microsoft published titles, eg Castle Crashers, and the DLC is from Microsoft‘s Exclusive titles. The list is an impressive one, so if you have some extra points  [ Read More ]

Multiple sites are reporting that the Xbox 360 may still get a web browser added to it, years after the console was released. The web browser would be a customized version of Internet Explorer 9 complete with Kinect voice control and gestures. It seems odd to release a web browser  [ Read More ]

A new Assassin’s Creed III trailer has been posted by Ubisoft. The trailer itself is more of a teaser then anything, showing the new assassin Connor chasing his target from the trees and shooting an arrow at his knee (well actually his shin, but knee will lead to more puns).  [ Read More ]

While it’s no surprise, EA Games have gone out and let the media world know Dead Space 3 and a new Need for Speed title are indeed coming (shocking!) for a 2013 release. Don’t mind the sarcasm. While some info has already leaked for Dead Space 3, Need for Speed  [ Read More ]

As Halo is to consoles, N.O.V.A. is to cellphones. Gameloft‘s popular First-Person Sci-Fi Shooter will be making another round on iOS and Android devices. In a short 5 days, Gameloft have released 3 trailers for the upcoming N.O.V.A. 3 (Or Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance). The biggest changes to far are  [ Read More ]

Yesterday, Sony announced Skype is now available for all PS Vita handhelds out there (that’s both 3G and WiFi models). Skype will take advantage of both the front and rear facing cameras so you can both talk and video chat. What’s better, Skype will run in Background Mode so you can have it  [ Read More ]

For those waiting for THQ‘s sequel to Darksiders, you’ll have to wait a tad bit longer. THQ and Vigil have decided to push the release date back. Darksiders II has been pushed back to an August release. The team says this has nothing to do with THQ‘s recent layoffs (or  [ Read More ]

Over on Sony‘s official PlayStation website, a banner asks the question “Will vengeance bring redemption”? Maybe we should ask Kratos… A quick glance at the source and facebook title the image as “ps_gow-teaser” and “gowa”/ Doesn’t take a genius to figure out the G-O-W acronym. And it’s not on a  [ Read More ]

Mark tomorrow (April 16) on your calendars, gamers, as tomorrow Sony will be taking PSN offline again for some maintenance. Expect the online gaming service to be down from 9AM (EST) until 10PM (EST). In the meantime, it’s offline gaming for PS3 users. Source

Sony just recently released firmware version 1.67 for their PS Vita handheld. Along with a bug fix, it also brought a patch for the Motorstorm and Everybody’s Tennis methods of launching the Vita Half Byte Loader (VHBL). Well stopping the VHBL exploit was shortly lived because coder thecobra(feat. WosRet) has found  [ Read More ]