I have always said nothing but kind words about the original Mafia. In many ways I found it to be way ahead of its time. The story was fantastic, the game itself (although really difficult) was great fun and it really flew under a lot of peoples radars. Well Mafia II has just been released in the US and will …

PC gamers complained about Modern Warfare 2. A lot. The game shipped without dedicated server support, instead utilising an Xbox Live-esque peer-to-peer matchmaking service. It also locked out modders – people who like to tinker with the game to bend it to their dorky will. Treyarch will be making up for Infinity Ward’s discretions. not only have they confirmed that …

It’s Meh-nday today, and that’s never a good thing. Although to brighten up the start to your week let’s take a look at the gaming releases over the next 5 days. You may see this as more of a list of things to eat up all of your money, but hey, it’s payday this week, so why be responsible when …

Many tears were shed when the news hit that Portal 2 was no longer going to hit its 2010 release date, but the good news is that we won’t have to wait too long. Thanks to a tweet from Geoff Keighley, we now know that Portal 2 will in fact be hitting on February 9, 2011 which ain’t so bad …

Torchlight 2 has finally graced us with a trailer, and the message being delivered is very clear. While the first Torchlight was awesome, the only real issue plaguing it was its lack of co-operative multiplayer, which is what made most of us fall in love with the genre to begin with (thanks Diablo). Torchlight 2 hits next year with full …

Anyone watching the live EA GamesCom press conference was treated to the first gameplay footage of Crysis 2’s multiplayer mode. The game is looking great, and everything seems really solid but I have to honestly admit that it’s looking a heck of a lot like some other bog-standard war-games that we all know. I really do fear that with the …

Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to announce that Need for Speed is finally back. If there has been anyone that has bitched and moaned about the last couple of Need for Speed games, it’s been me. I’m specifically speaking on pretty much all of the street racing rehashes that were released since the first Underground, and yes, even ProStreet …

We have already seen a decent bit of video and details about People Can Fly, Epic Games and EA’s upcoming shooter, but when you see this new footage out of the EA GamesCom conference, you may start paying even more attention. Not only is Bulletstorm looking absolutely gorgeous, but the gameplay is looking better than ever and like a whole …