Black Friday: Wal-Mart carrying awesome game console deals

If you're a gamer, you're spoiled for choice when it comes to Black Friday bargain hunting, with neat deals at Sears and GameStop, and some okay deals at Toys 'R' Us. If you're a gamer looking to pick ... continue

Next PlayStation 3 firmware update to include Facebook

Sony has officially confirmed that Facebook will be integrated with the next major PlayStation 3 firmware update. The company made the announcement on its PlayStation blog on the same day that Facebook arrived on Microsoft's Xbox 360. I'm ... continue

[VIDEO] The most amazing Modern Warfare 2 kill yet

Modern Warfare 2 has introduced throwing knives to the mix, leading to this frankly amazing round-winning kill: Stroke of genius or miraculous luck? Whichever, it'll take something to top that. [YouTube] Related posts:Modern Warfare 2 effectively banned in Russia[VIDEO] Modern ... continue

Modern Warfare 2 effectively banned in Russia

[UPDATE: Turns out this story came from a dodgy translation, and that Modern Warfare 2 has not been banned in Russia after all. Activision clarified the matter with VG247, stating, "Reports that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ... continue

Sgt. Pepper’s comes to The Beatles Rock Band next week

What's your favorite Beatles album? If you answered "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," we can almost certainly be friends. Now we're friends, want to come round my place and play Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on ... continue

Final Fantasy XIII dated for North America, Europe

The biggest release of 2010? It might just be Final Fantasy XIII. And now, more than three years since it was first shown off, Square Enix has confirmed a North American and European release date for this ... continue

The $9,000 gold-plated, diamond-encrusted PlayStation 3

If you're a shallow, cliché-ridden tit and also rich, do I have the console for you. The gadget modders at Computer Choppers have gone and dipped some PlayStation 3 Slims in gold, sprinkled a few diamonds on them, ... continue

Modern Warfare 2 PS3 servers down – but not for much longer

One of the ten Modern Warfare 2 stories I posted yesterday touched on some of the difficulties being experienced by PS3 owners. Trophies weren't being correctly awarded by the game, friends couldn't be invited to parties, and ... continue

Modern Warfare 2: Review Round-up

It's Modern Warfare 2. It is, hyperbole aside, the most anticipated game of 2009. But is it any good? The review embargo for Infinity Ward's shooter is still ten hours away, but some naughty websites and newspapers ... continue

Brian May had hair demands for LEGO: Rock Band

Queen guitarist Brian May had only one demand when signing up for LEGO Rock Band (aside from receiving a stack of money): that developer Traveller's Tales get his famous perm right. As you can see above, they got ... continue

Gamers jumping ship from Xbox 360 to PS3, says analyst

Games industry analyst Nick Williams believes that more and more gamers are planning to switch from Xbox 360 to PS3 over the coming Holiday season. Williams told Gamasutra that more people are planning to buy major multiplatform sequels ... continue

New footage of Modern Warfare 2 is highly controversial [MASSIVE SPOILERS]

Brace yourselves for the mother of all media shitstorms, folks. But first, if you want to avoid spoilers regarding Modern Warfare 2, then stop reading ... NOW. Still here? Good, then I'll start. Earlier today, a gameplay video of ... continue