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Dead Island | D+

Techland

After initially being announced in 2006, five years and a fair bit of hype later, Dead Island finally managed to find its way onto store shelves.

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Forza Motorsport 4 Preview

While Gran Turismo may have created the ultra-realistic racing simulator genre, some could argue that the Forza Motorsport has perfected it. Check out Inside Beat's opinion on the matter!

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution | B+

In 2000, Deus Ex captivated PC gamers with an intricate storyline and a powerful mission. Can Deus Ex: Human Revolution pack the same punch eleven years later?

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Summer 2011 Gaming Preview

As the weather warms up, so do our gaming consoles!

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Trailer Preview

CD Projekt RED confirmed the development of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile | A

Ska Studios

Prepare for the sequel to the award winning Xbox Live Arcade game.

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Spotlight: Devil May Cry’s Dante

Capcom has created one of the most awesome devil hunters in existence — Dante.

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Portal 2 | A+

Valve

I've been really busy being dead.

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Mortal Kombat | A

NetherRealm Studios

The new Mortal Kombat returns to its roots.

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Gameface: Educational Trivia

Gameface is a surprisingly addictive iPhone game that is currently available via the App Store.

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Battlefield 3: My Life Trailer

Since its release in 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has reigned supreme as the king of modern setting first-person shooters.

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Who is Duke Nukem?

The Duke Nukem series of games was not revolutionary in any way, and some would even argue that they do not even qualify as good.

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Developer Spotlight: Infinity Ward

Over the past few years, Infinity Ward has become a common name in the gaming community due to its ludicrously popular Modern Warfare games.

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Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy | A-

Square Enix

Following the tremendously popular Dissidia: Final Fantasy, it was only a matter of time before a sequel would be released.

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Crysis 2 | A+

Crytek

Crysis was a great FPS that could not be enjoyed by many people due to its PC exclusivity and system breaking hardware requirements.

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Seeing in Black and White

Before Pikachu was a glimmer in his eye, a young Satoshi Tajiri occupied much of his time capturing and collecting insects. This childhood hobby would eventually lead to his creation of the Pokémon series in which players collect, trade and battle with various creatures they catch in the wild.

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Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: The Da Vinci Disappearance (DLC) | A

Ubisoft Montreal

Violence and Renaissance artists - it's possible to learn and kill fictive characters after all.

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Dragon Age 2 | B

Bioware

Video gamers have been highly anticipating the second chapter of the Dragon Age series.

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inFamous 2 Preview

Sucker Punch released two new trailers for their upcoming game inFamous 2 at last week's 2011 Game Developer's Conference.

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Killzone 3 | B+

Guerilla Games

Click. Click. It's time to get your game on!

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Bulletstorm | B

Epic Games

Space pirates, aliens, and monsters, oh my!

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Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | A-

Capcom

 This latest installment retains the feeling of an arcade-style fighter and is one of the best fighting games to date.

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Sneak Peek: L.A. Noire

A video game based on film noire? We can smell the intrigue and drama already!

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Be Strong

EA and developer Crytek have released a new trailer titled "Be Strong" for the upcoming game Crysis 2.

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Dead Space 2 | B

Visceral Games

In Dead Space 2, players will once again assume the role of space engineer Isaac Clarke, who is thrust into another conflict with the virus-like alien species known as necromorphs.

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Disappointing Games of 2010

With 2010 over, every gamer with a Facebook account will be announcing their "Best of 2010." That hardly seemed like an original idea, so instead we looked back to remember that, in addition to the good, there were games that failed to live up to their expectations.

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Tap Tap Revenge 4

App of the Week

Tapulous's fourth entry in the Guitar Hero-inspired Tap Tap series may be their strongest yet.

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A Look Ahead to 2011

They seem to be running out of colors for the Pokémon series...

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Star Wars: Battle for Hoth

App of the Week

Get the Empire on your iPod!

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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood | A-

Ubisoft

It's killing time! Grab your controllers!

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Zen Bound

Check out this week's app!

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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

App of the Week

Get Prince of Persia on your iPod!

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Call of Duty: Black Ops | B+

Treyarch

Call of Duty: Black Ops is possibly the most anticipated game release of the year.

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Fruit Ninja

App of the Week

This week's featured app is Halfbrick's oddly titled Fruit Ninja.

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Total Mayhem

App of the Week

Spider-Man: Total Mayhem has a lot going for it, but its best feature is definitely the combat system.

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Fallout: New Vegas Review | B

Obsidian Entertainment

Fallout: New Vegas is an RPG with shooter elements that attempts to bring all the fun and intrigue of a nuclear holocaust to life.

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Medal of Honor | B-

EA and Danger Close

Electronic Arts and Danger Close's FPS, Medal of Honor made headlines before it even hit shelves.

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Civilization V: The Best of the Series?

Over the years, Sid Meier's critically acclaimed Civilization series has earned a solid reputation as some of the most challenging, yet addictive strategy games on the market.

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12 Years later, Raynor is Back: Starcraft II | A

Blizzard Entertainment

Change is coming as Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is slated to release sometime this quarter.

 

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | A

Video Game Review

In the first 24 hours, Modern Warfare 2 sold 4.7 million copies and earned $310 million dollars, making it the fastest-selling video game of all time. The biggest opening weekend in movie history, by the way, is just barely half of that.

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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | B+

Video Game Review

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (that's pronounced "358 days over two") is the fourth title in the Disney/Square action role-playing game franchise, and the first game to appear on the Nintendo DS.