Kotaku has posted up a really cool new trailer for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames that really shows off a lot of super explosive action. By super explosive I mean that it's pretty much a trailer entirely made up of a crap load of different places and things being blown to kingdom come. Mercenaries 2 is shaping up to be quite a good looking game but will it be able to get the attention that it possibly deserves amongst all the other big titles that are coming out soon?

Mostly because it has been hyped up for quite some time now and with its long development cycle and legal issues with Epic Games' Unreal 3 Engine, it's mediocre reviews are causing quite a stir. Let's take a deeper look into this phenomenon and try and figure out why, even though Too Human is pulling in mediocre reviews left, right and centre, some people are still trying to defend it and tell themselves that they will still like it no matter what. Most of the buzz started because a lot of online sites and publications actually took pleasure in announcing to the world that the long awaited game is actually just not good and that all the hype was for nothing.... Well, I have checked through the scores on Metacritic and Too Human stands side by side in the 68 score range with the following games: Joust Band of Bugs Space Giraffe Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Viking: Battle for Asgard Juiced 2: Hot import nights 1942: Joint Strike Golden Axe (XBLA) Jewel Quest Now ask yourself the question, have you ever had lots of your fellow gamers say to you "I don't really care what people are saying about Harry Potter, I think it's the type of game I will like so I am going to buy it anyway!"... Now while I don't believe that we should all hang on every score that Metacritic pumps out, I do think that the fact that after 33 separate reviews were released, the average score was only 68, which means that the game is obviously not that great.... That was from my PC days, now I am a console gamer but I still love those types of games so when I heard that something like Too Human was coming to the Xbox 360 I got very excited.... Do I go and buy this game because I am a fan of these types of games, or do I just stay away and wait for something like Diablo 3 to come out on PC and play that instead, saving myself the possible agony of realising that Too Human might actually not be all its cracked up to be and be left with a feeling of disappointment.... So many people have told me I should buy it anyway and I am very tempted, especially with the gaming draught that we are having at the moment but then, something creeps back into my head, the number 68.... I want to sympathise with Silicon Knights for the amount of time that went into this game and I want to feel bad for them because they had so many issues with the Unreal engine. The thing is, that I can't because no matter how much of a back story there is and no matter how much time was put into it and how much hype there has been, the game is still being reported as mediocre and nothing special.... I have nothing against the developers, I don't even know them and if the game is looking like nothing spectacular in a market where games only have limited time and funds, games like this are supposed to just disappear into the ocean of forgotten titles while all of us go back to playing our favorite games again. As you all know, game prices are getting slightly ridiculous and not only that but the fact that we really do only have a limited amount of time to dedicate to playing games.... I also realise that there are also those out there that want to defend the title because, like with Too Human, it is an exclusive title and people don't want to see games on their favorite consoles failing.... We have been promised certain things and when they don't come through then we should feel cheated and make it very clear to the developers that we aren't going to spend our time and money on their products unless they shape up and release a title that's worthy of this great hobby that we all love so much.... Leave a comment below and let us know what you think about situations like this and whether or not we should be supporting games that haven't quite delivered on their promises.

Dave Matthews, Art lead for Lith, has announced that Project Origin has been delayed and is now tentatively scheduled for Q1 of 2009. While that news in itself sucks it is easily eclipsed by the breaking news that Dave Matthews is a games developer as well as a genius musician… or do you think it’s a different guy? In more …

So we mentioned a little while back that the local match creation website TheXboxLounge has undergone a facelift and renamed itself to Gamerlobby.net Well it was announced early this morning that the next phase in their update is done and they are now proud to announce the arrival of PS3 and PC functionality to the site. So now all of …

You may remember that last week Sony announced a wireless keypad add-on for their PS3 controller much like the keypad add-on that can be purchased for Xbox 360. I find it a really strange move from Sony to put the keypad above the controller though not to mention that I really think it bears a heavy resemblance to Darth Vaders ugly mug. Well, we finally have a price for it as it has popped up on Amazon.com. One thing that I really do question is the placement of the keypad as well as whether or not it should actually even be attached to the controller to begin with and its something that both Microsoft and Sony should look at. Pricing and more after the jump. I'm not entirely sure that below would be best. What I actually want to know is why none of the companies just release a small standalone keyboard roughly the size of a TV remote that can just be used when sitting on the couch. Does it really need to be attached to the controller? I think that it makes the controller less comfortable and really shifts as well as adds to the weight. Well, either way, the controller is set to release on November 30 of this year and will be 50 American smackeroos. That's quite rough for a keypad if you ask me and means that by the time it hits the shelves in South Africa we can realistically be looking at around R450 - R500.

How’s this for a rumour. Apparently Halo 4 is in development but not for the Xbox 360 and not by Bungie. According to OXM, that would be the same OXM that is the Official Xbox Magazine which gives this rumour a bit of backing. Bungie has already said they don’t want to do it and Gearbox not only has some …

The guys over at QSFS.com have put together a complete and detailed breakdown of the NPD year to date sales stats. Or in other words.. Who is winning in the US so far this year. To get straight to the point. The Wii is utterly dominating everything, followed by the DS then the Sony platforms with the 360 just pipping …

So it looks like November is going to be a big month for Microsoft, first and foremost it’s my wife’s birthday which is obviously of interest to everyone. Then we have a rumoured confrmation that not only will the new Xbox 360 dashboard be making an appearance but also the first lot (?) of GTA IV DLC for the Xbox …