Great news for PC gamers! Steam's annual Holiday sale has just gone live, offering awesome deals on tons of great games, up to 80% off on some. Through January 3rd, you can get, among other impressive offers, 50% off the entire Ubisoft catalog, 50% off the Eidos Collectors' Pack, 33% off Rockstar's...

Most previews tell you about the game as a whole, with limited information so nothing's spoiled. They describe gameplay mechanics, graphics, characters, essentially everything you see in a demo or trailer, but in greater detail. It's a look at what game developers and publishers want the consumer...

Maine’s Christian Civic League is calling for a ban on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. "The public has been dangerously desensitized to violence," the group writes. "Many find a thrill in participating in violent video games." They continue to say the game goes too far, "even in our own...

We mentioned earlier this week that Australia's game classification board was going to review the decision to not classify AvP. Today an announcement was made to overturn the decision to ban the game, giving it a MA15+ rating. The decision of the three-member board was unanimous, and the game will...

Following today's news that Australian government is opening up 18+ game classification, we've found out that Aliens vs Predator will get re-reviewed for classification this Friday. If an individual or organisation wishes to apply for standing as an interested party to this review, please write to...

Game Informer unveiled the cover for its January issue, hitting news stands December 14. The cover features none other than Dead Space's Isaac Clarke. The magazine will apparently have an exclusive look at the game. Sure, it's concept art, but Isaac is sporting a slightly different look with some...

The notoriously lengthy elevator sequences in Mass Effect were a way for BioWare to circumvent loading screens. However, at a Comic-Con panel back in July, executive Mass  Effect 2 producer Casey Hudson joked, "We have the fastest elevators in the industry." "The elevators were made in ME1 so...

Valve today announced the sales results and multiplayer numbers for its zombie apocalypse, co-operative action game Left 4 Dead 2. Released just two weeks ago, over 2 million retails copies of L4D2 have been sold worldwide and the game appears to be on target to become one of the top selling...

Mass Effect 2 is just around the corner. January! It’s hard to believe after waiting so long for the sequel to the greatest “space opera” we’ve ever played. But what to do until then? Play Mass Effect over Thanksgiving, obviously! Honestly, Thanksgiving is four-and-a-half days off, and...

The original Xbox console had a lifespan of about four years, launching in 2001 and then being retired in 2005 following the launch of the Xbox 360. It had a great run, birthing such franchises as Halo, Forza Motorsport and Fable, and it introduced the almighty Xbox Live in 2002. Fast-forward to...