Resident Evil 5 Viral Marketing So once again, the people behind marketing and getting gamers psyched about Resident Evil 5 have sent out yet another cryptic email to lure fans into the site for more content and exciting live action shots. This time it is a short film with Chris and Claire. Kind of fun to get you into the game, like you were not in the first place. Well interestingly, yes I used a big word, this time around is kind of like the first one. There is need for a password to get in to view the content. Read More...

Batman: Arkham Asylum "Joker's Trap" trailer Yet another trailer for this awesome looking game just came out. Arkham Asylum is the game for those who glanced over the titles. But back on topic. This trailer give you a good look at some cut scenes as well as a bit of game play for the game. It looks dark, twisted and how a Batman game should look. On top of all of that, it gives you the overview of the story of the game. Or at least why Batman has to go around kicking ass and taking names in Arkham. Read More...

Dark Void Game Play Videos Not much to really report on here. The short and skinny of it is that Capcom has brought out some more game play videos for their new Sci-Fi Action-Adventure game. All of which are videos that got glanced over by all the other big things that Capcom was bringing out at CES. But what kind of a news guy would I be if I let something like this fall to the curbside. So with no further gilding the lilly, such a great phase, I will give you some more footage of Dark Void. Read More...

Resident Evil 5: Viral So normally I don't get anything but press releases in my inbox from game companies. One in particular Capcom. But today I got a very odd email I almost threw away as junk until I looked into it. I'll paste it below for you. from: Capcom Entertainment [pr@capcom.com] to: Hades [DavidB@pwned.com] date: Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 2:16 PM subject: It came from Kijuju It came from Kijuju. It came from Kijuju. Read More...

So you finished the first game and was wondering when the f*** will the episode 2 come out? Well it hasn't been release dated yet however according to their official website episode 2 has been completed and has gone gold for the PC, Mac, and Linux versions. The price will be $14.95 (or 1200 Microsoft points for those of you buying the 360 version) and will available from the Greenhouse digital distribution service as well as PSN and XBLA. If you live under a rock and haven't heard of Penny Arcade then go check em out! Read More...

Mark Wahlberg, the guy playing Max Payne in the up coming movie has said in a recent interview that he has never actually played Max Payne before.     "I got more responsibility now than I've ever had with the kids and everything else. I don't want to be spending 14 hours on the videogame and then eight hours on the set. It's not going to work out."   I think that if you're going to be playing a character you should at least play the game first to get a feel for the character. Read More...

Capcom's Gamer Day Alright, so, I wasn't able to make it to this years Capcom convention. A little upset since it took place in my home city. It was an extremely closed group of the press and 5 lucky Capcom fans that got to go in and check everything out that Capcom has coming up. I'm a little let down I didn't go, but I have the stories to share with ya. The guys at one of the best Game sites, Kotaku.com, has all the stuff we want. Read More...

ATLUS Co. is known for bringing some of the most niche and interesting Japanese Role-Playing Games stateside and this June 24th will be another game added to their library.  Only this time, you will be able to test the game out 2 months before the game drops stateside, as Operation Darkness hits XBL Marketplace today.  Operation Darkness is an alternate reality strategy RPG set in World War II, where Adolph Hitler is marching through Europe commanding an army of soldiers and creatures.  It's up to you to deliver a crushing blow and put an end to Hitler's evil reign. Read More...

As we all have heard Futuremark Game Studios recently requested to have pwnage trademarked and the gaming indusrty was fuming. Recently a petiton came to my attention and I urge all of you who disagree with the trademarking of this typo turned cultural phenomenon. It is an easy process I swear! Read More...

PWNED Radio talks about the trademark issues First let me thank Stephen Totilo for reading my recent article that I wrote about the entire situation with a company (Futuremark) thinking they deserve the rights to Trademark the word "PWNAGE". So if you love PWNED.com please hit up the links and read all about it. Onto the other great and amazing news. Our very own Andy Briggs COO/Director of Development and Fun along with me "BlueWolf72" will be on: PWNED RADIO Sunday's 8PM-10PM EST 97. Read More...

Can you really trademark the term Pwned or Pwn As we all know, PWN or PWNED is a slang term (which belongs to gaming the community) that implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent that has just been soundly defeated. Past tense is sometimes spelled pwnt (pronounced with a t sound) or pwned (with the standard d sound). Examples include "distributing the pwnage" or "you just got pwned". It can also be used, especially by non-gamers, in the context of getting "pwned" by The Man. Read More...