Oddworld Creators Have New Game, CG Film

Studio had originally said they were done with games. After Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath failed to hook gamers in spite of its critical acclaim (we gave it an 8.0), Oddworld Inhabitants basically said “see ya” to the videogames industry, instead...

Just Cause 2 dropping in?

What we heard: Though not a raging success in North America, Just Cause has been fairing quite well in retail in the UK, where it stayed on the region’s top 10 all-formats list for four weeks after its September release. This success was apparently enough of a...

Funcom Begs Gamers to Play Anarchy Online

Free play for sci-fi MMO extended into 2008. Funcom’s sweet deal — unlimited playtime in Anarchy Online, completely free of charge — just got a little bit sweeter. Not only has the offer been extended until January 2008, it now includes the...

Halo 3 Legendary Edition: A Helmet for Your Cat

Yeah, it actually comes with a giant helmet. Regular copy of Halo 3: $59.99? (It’s a first-party game, will it be $49.99?). Collector’s Edition of Halo 3: $69.99? Maybe a two-disc set of the game along the lines of the Halo 2 collector’s edition....

Gears of War Party Steps on Graveyard

Hollywood graveyard hosts Epic’s third-person shooter. There are dead people everywhere, but it doesn’t smell. We’re at a graveyard in the middle of Hollywood, the ghost of Biggie Smalls is burping out of speakers and a couple hundred people are...

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Gets Steamed

Steam, competition for retailers Valve just announced that the first person RPG Dark Messiah was released today. The game just shipped today to US outlets and the retail price for the regular version is around US$ 50. The Collector’s Edition will set you back...