By Craig Lloyd on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 2:13PM
Epic Vid of the Week is a weekly series that showcases an awesome video that we or our readers discover. Some you may have seen before and others you may have not. If you’ve discovered any videos that are worthy of an Epic Vid of the Week title, let us know!
Quote from Tim: “That’s just wrong.”
By Tim Hage on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 8:34PM
In an announcement that is like music to our ears, it seems Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days will be abandoning Games for Windows Live and joining the ranks of Steam, taking full advantage of Steamworks for DLC, multiplayer, achievements and more. Gamers might remember the first game’s terribly buggy and painful existence, but it seems steps are being taken to ensure Kane and Lynch 2 will be a much more playable and enjoyable game than it’s predecessor.
via [Big Download]
By Craig Lloyd on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 1:55PM
Google Voice has been around for about a year now and it was an invite-only service, so you were screwed unless you knew someone generous enough to let you in on the fun. However, Google announced today that its web-based communication platform is now open to anyone who wants to join. Not sure exactly what Google Voice is? No problem, watch the short intro video after the break and then hit up the sign-up link at the bottom.
By Craig Lloyd on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 11:23AM
There’s a new update for the all-powerful VLC Media Player and this time we get GPU acceleration in the mix for smoother HD playback, as well as a bunch of other improvements. If we were you, take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
[Download]
By Tim Hage on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 10:11AM
As a part of Jimmy Fallon’s pledge to bring more gaming content to his late night show, Josh Olin (Treyarch’s community manager) announced through Twitter that the newest upcoming Call of Duty game will be featured tonight (the 22nd) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. There are no details as to who will be presenting the game, nor if we will see any new footage or gameplay, but we’ll be sure to report back once we find out.
“Tune in Tuesday, 6/22 (tomorrow) when we bring #CODBlackOps to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, airing at 12:35 AM ET on NBC!” – Josh Olin.
via [Game Informer]
By Craig Lloyd on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 12:23AM
We already know about Microsoft’s Fable III coming to the PC this Fall, but according to an internal Q&A document meant for Microsoft spokespeople (a.k.a. “cheat sheet”) that was obtained by Kotaku, Microsoft clearly states that they’re prepping up more fun-filled PC action for the summer:
“Windows 7 is a world-class gaming platform, and you can bet Microsoft has a vested interest in using it as a platform for amazing first party content. “Fable III” on Windows as well as Xbox 360 this holiday is a great first step, and we’ll have more news for you later this summer.”
via [Kotaku]
Image Credit: Robert Scoble
By Tim Hage on Jun 21st, 2010 at 12:25AM
We know, E3′s over, but we’ve still got a bit of catch up to do. At the event, Codemasters was eager to wet gamers’ appetites for their upcoming racing game, F1 2010. The guys over at GameTrailers got a nice video walkthrough of the game’s fantastic dynamic weather system that we’ll be seeing in the races. Have a look for yourself after the break.
By Tim Hage on Jun 21st, 2010 at 12:04AM
The Bargain Bin is a weekly feature that helps out gamers in the tough economy. How does it help? Once a week, it offers a great and cheap game ($10 or less) to keep you going until your next paycheck.
The fine gentlemen over at Direct2Drive have BioShock on sale for $9.99. Any gamers that have not yet experienced this game’s amazing atmosphere and gameplay should definitely grab themselves a copy. And, if you’re still unconvinced, then head over to Steam and grab the demo for a little teaser.
By Craig Lloyd on Jun 20th, 2010 at 6:13PM
E3 2010 Edition!
The past week’s best news and featured content…
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood E3 Trailer and Release Date Revealed
- The next, anticipated installment of Assassin’s Creed is here in trailer form just in time for E3. We also get a glimpse at the end of the trailer of when the game will be hitting store shelves, which will be November 16th.
By Craig Lloyd on Jun 19th, 2010 at 9:03PM
At Ubisoft’s E3 2010 press conference, they talked a little about Driver: San Francisco, but now we’re getting a first look at the game via a trailer. While it doesn’t include any actual gameplay, it shows us what kind of thrilling action we could expect. Also, according to the last few seconds of the trailer, it looks like whoever pre-orders the Collector’s Editon of Driver: San Francisco will get a “Dodge Challenger figurine and other bonuses.” Watch the trailer after the jump.
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