Microsoft today announced that it would be retrenching 30% of it’s Massive workforce as part of it’s cost cutting measures to bring it’s profits back to the dizzy heights previously achieved. However before you get to worked up about Microsoft’s impending doom I should probably clarify that they are letting 30% of employees from their in-game advertising business, entitled Massive, …

I came across a story this morning that really got me excited, according to the Escapist Magazine Epic are going to be releasing their biggest set if Gears DLC ever in July which will contain seven new multiplayer maps and a deleted scene for the single player campaign. The deleted scene is entitled “Road to Ruin” and can be played …

It seems like Yahtzee has the same schedule as we do at the moment seeing as the last time we were running a competition it was HAWX and he took it upon himself to review that very title. This week we are running a Chronicles of Riddick competition and he has once again delivered by uploading a video review of …

As most of you know, 3D Realms has been working on the fourth installment of the Duke Nukem series, ironically titled Forever, for a massive 13 years now. The scary thing is that I remember the day that 3D Realms announced that they were going to be moving over from the Quake 2 Engine to the, at that stage, brand …

There is a story on arstechnica today about them having demoed the yet un-announced Xbox 360 motion controlling hardware already. And thinking back I remember reading about it on their site last year after E3. The difference was that back then it was called 3DV and was meant to be about to be released as a stand alone application for …

Twisted Pixel, the guys who brought The MAW to our screens are coming back again with an even more bizarre title. You get to play as Splosion Man who’s super secret super power is being able to explode, there hasn’t been much released about this game yet apart from the above trailer but what we do know is that there …

  In a move that has taken most people by surprise, Sony has swooped in and picked up the publishing rights for Ghostbusters from Atari and will now only be publishing the game on the PS3 and PS2 just in time for the release of the new Ghostbusters movie. Thereafter they will also hold an exclusivity period until the PSP’s …

This week sees not one or two – but three gaming morsels delivered to your nearest live-connected Xbox 360. This weeks hors d’Å“uvre is Arkanoid Live – a remake of the classic arcade ball, blocks and paddle staple. The game will feature shiny new HD graphics as well as a co-op mode. Your main course this week is Space Invaders …