EA, how they love to nickel and dime us when it comes to DLC. This time, they’ve released what amounts to nothing more than an unlock cheat on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Costing you 400 Microsoft space bucks the “Time is money” DLC unlocks all of the all locations, skaters and gear that you can earn by playing through the …

I received a press release from the publisher of the Penny Arcade games saying that Episode One of the Penny Arcade Games “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness” has finally landed on the European PSN. Now while I think it’s awesome that the Europeans (and us) are finally getting to give this a shot but it does feel a little …

We reported recently of rumours that Bioware’s Galactic RPG Mass Effect and its sequels could well be on their way to our favourite Blu-Ray player – News that would make most PS3 owners happy. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to crush those dreams. An EA spokesperson has quashed that canard, stating that “The rumour regarding Mass Effect being developed for …

Riddick: Dark Athena is the upcoming sequel to the fantastic Xbox title “Escape from Butcher Bay”. In this video, one of the developers walks us through a bit of the game, showing off some of the gameplay as well as how the fighting system basically works. The visuals and animations have all been completely redone and the game is looking …

I received a press release this morning for Konami’s Job Island and while the game sounded slightly entertaining I wasn’t going to post anything since this games was released sometime last year already. However I got to the bundled screenshots and this horror of an image was on the top of the pile… I am sure it’s all innocent but …

We posted a little while back on the rumour that Microsoft may be slashing 15 000 jobs. At that time I did say that I found it to be highly unlikely and while job cuts were likely, I expected it to be far fewer and closer to the 9000 mark. Well it seems that I was overly pessimistic, as overnight …

Eurogamer posted up a story yesterday clarifying what David Seeholzer from EA Games had said about Red Alert 3 looking better on the PS3. Apparently he had stated the day before that fans can expect “better graphics [and] improved performance” When pushed further he clarifies this by saying the PS3 version will be better is because they have a dedicated …

The next outing of the Splinter Cell franchise – yes, the oft delayed one with the drunken emo Sam Fisher – is still in development. The game, originally scheduled for release in 2007, has been beset by numerous delays and development problems. Those hoping the additional cooking time may have been to extend the game on to other platforms will …