Halo Reach open beta starts May 3, 2010
The highly anticipated multiplayer beta of Halo Reach. An open beta for Halo Reach will go live on May 3, 2010. In order to access the beta you must have a copy of Halo: ODST. The option to select the beta will show up on the main menu screen. Continue Reading »
Uncharted 2 skins introduce familiar faces (Update)
On January 28 skins featuring Cole from inFamous, Nathan Hale and the Chimera from Resistance and Sev and the Helgast from Killzone 2 will be available for free. More skins and maps are scheduled to be released in February and April 2010. Continue Reading »
Deal of the Day: Xbox Live Gold membership free throughout the weekend
Gamers who want to get a sample of what Microsoft’s Xbox Live service has to offer can get a glimpse this weekend for free. During this weekend (Friday, November 20, 2009, through Monday, November 23, 2009), Xbox Live Gold membership will be free to anyone with a Silver account. The… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Drug Wars for PC
Paleo Entertainment shot itself the foot with the original version of Drug Wars, Merchants Of Brooklyn (MOB), by releasing it uncompleted. After changing the name to Drug Wars and implementing several fixes, the company hoped to have a worthwhile final product. The story’s the same, a multiplayer component has been… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Preview: Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta impressions
The Uncharted 2 beta comes with three game types. First is the standard Team Deathmatch between the heroes and villains. There are four different characters to play as from both sides and they all carry the same abilities. The goal of Team Deathmatch is to reach 50 kills before time… Continue Reading »
Opinion: Casual and multiplayer games could carry people through the recession
It’s no secret that people are cutting back. Unemployment, foreclosure and all sorts of other calamities are befalling families across the US, so it’s no surprise that for many people, entertainment is taking a backseat. Midway and EA are just two of the companies facing some serious losses. Now is… Continue Reading »
Shaun White Snowboarding now on Steam
Just in time for the holiday season, a game that’s perfect for your favorite PC sports gaming junkie has been released through Steam. Shaun White Snowboarding is now available for $29.99 although a hard copy of the game for PC and DS from retail outlets costs the same. The benefit… Continue Reading »
Duh of the Day: Another study suggests gamer stereotypes may be wrong
According to a recent article published in the SouthTown Star and written by GateHouse News Service, online gamers may have been wrongly stereotyped. Of the 7,000 online gamers researchers interviewed who played EverQuest 2, a MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online game), they are not the overweight rotund teenage boys most people… Continue Reading »
How to enter the Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer beta
Activision has officially started the closed multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War exclusively on the Xbox 360. The multiplayer portion of the game is expected to be just as good or even better than Call of Duty 4. The beta is only running for a few weeks… Continue Reading »
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars debuts on next-gen consoles
Id Software’s first-person shooter Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is now available for $60 on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The game was already available for the PC and has received rave reviews and several awards. The Xbox 360 version has been developed by Nerve Software while Underground Development is behind… Continue Reading »
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