According to the guy who posted this video up on YouTube, the Gears of War 2 Dark Corners Map Pack was accidentally released onto Xbox Live for a very short amount of time, allowing anyone who noticed them to grab them at light speed before they were hastily taken back off. So thanks to YouTube user and Xbox Gamer “UGoTBlinDFireD” …
Team ICO’s new title has been heavily anticipated for quite a long while now, and even though their previous title Shadow of the Colossus did not sell that well, it is regarded as one of the greatest games to ever grace the Playstation 2. Their new game, titled Project Trico is being developed and we are lucky enough to have …
I am starting to feel that George Broussard is the problem child in this little family, granted it’s his game and by all accounts his family but he has been running 3D Realms all this time and therefore needs to accept responsibility for it’s failure. And now that it has failed we are starting to see more news leaking out …
I have just lost a whole lot of the hope that I had for the Gears of War movie. Somewhere deep down, I truly believe that Epic Games and Microsoft understand that if they put the right amount of money and time into creating a proper Gears of War movie, they could very well make a ton of money, and …
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 …
 Last year, a group of hardware makers and software creators got together to form the PC Gaming Alliance – A group that would serve as the X-Men of PC gaming, saving it from it’s impending doom. This year, PC gaming’s been dealt a blow to the skull, with Activision-Blizzard – The worlds largest gaming publisher calling it quits. Their …
[Update: The Maps are officially region blocked in SA again. Sucks to be us.] Microsoft have just announced that the Snowblind map pack for Gears of War 2 has gone live on Live. I quickly moved off to my Xbox 360 to go and see if they are available in South Africa, even for a short while, so that anyone …
The much anticipated Gears of War 2 update landed last week and I finally got around to downloading it on the weekend and giving it a run. Personally the most important thing I was looking for was whether or not the matchmaking had been fixed yet and if the lag issues had been resolved. I couldn’t care less about the …
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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