EVE Online Summer Buddy Program Wow, this contest seemed to slip through the general populaces cracks for a whole month. Probably because the hardcore fans of EVE Online wanted to have a better chance at winning. But where is the fun of no competition? Am I right? So I'm going to try and even the odds of information for the gaming world. Entering this contest is kind of easy, and you still have about a month to get in on this. Well if you are or are planning on becoming a player of EVE Online and have a buddy who wants to join up too, then you are half way there. Read More...

The full list of all 50 achievements (including 15 secret ones) has been posted over at http://www.xbox360achievements.org/print.php?gameID=1129. The game, due out later this summer, is also coming out for the PS3, the trophies can be assumed to be the exact same with the exception of the added platinum trophy that you get after acquiring all other trophies. Read More...

Everquest just keeps going and going. It's like the Energizer bunny for online video games. Well as most of you know, Sony Online Entertainment had their annual Fan Faire this week in Las Vegas Nevada. While there, they were celebrating tons of milestones as well as some new expansions. Everquest, which is celebrating 10-years of Everquest, SOE announced a new expansion called the Underfoot. This expansion will feature new underground zones and an increase on the level cap to 90. This will be the 16th expansion in the Everquest series. Read More...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Launch Trailer Just in case all of us gamer geeks out here have forgotten, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen comes out this week. In both theatrical release and video game release. All for the makes of us to cream our shorts with 1980'S nostalgia in a darker 21st way. Not to mention to profit off said nostalgia and fathers and older brothers forcing said nostalgia on their younger children or siblings. It's a good old American pastime. Read More...

Respawning, reset, restart and resurrection, second chances all gamers know about and stand loyally with against the tides of gaming oppression.  As Binh mentioned in his story here, fans of Blizzard Entertainment are now getting a second chance to attend Blizzcon.  Fans of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo and some game called World of Warcraft (you’ve probably never heard of it) will now be able to purchase tickets online tomorrow starting at 10am PDT, most likely crippling the Internet with the surge of activity as they clamor for the chance to attend the spectacle that is Blizzcon.  Battle.net is the source for your ticketing needs, but if you’re unsuccessful tomorrow, you can always watch it on Pay Per View. Read More...

Druids, are you tired of looking the same as all the other Druids? Would you want to change colors in your bear and cat form? Do you want to dance in bear form in style? Well now you can, as Blizzard has announced new looks for the Druids! In the next major patch for World of Warcraft, druids will be able to find color schemes for the bear and cat forms. Blizzard made the following announcement on their Under Development page: “There will be five different designs for each of these forms for the Horde and Alliance. Night elves can choose to change their cat and bear look at any time by visiting the barber shop and changing their character's hair color, while tauren will be able to change which look they use by switching skin tones in the barber shop -- a new feature for tauren in the next major content patch. Read More...

So yesterday (5/16/09) was the big day for those who want to spend time in the World...of Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo. Tickets for Blizzcon went on sale yesterday and it looks like the economy has no affect, as tickets for Blizzcon sold out in 30 minutes. Apparently there is something that will get people out of the house and do something. Fortunately for us that would be Blizzcon 2009. For those who missed their chance to get into the action for the tickets, I would not worry. Read More...

This fall is going to bring plenty of games worth checking out, but if there’s one title that deserves a little bit of the spotlight it’s Katamari Forever. As a PS3 exclusive, Katamari Forever is the latest in the popular, but often underrated, Katamari Damacy series. Once again the cosmos are in danger as the King of All Cosmos has fallen into a coma. In his absence the very stars begin to disappear from the night sky. Our only chance is the Prince and his impeccable Katamari rolling abilities. Read More...

It was announced today that Sam&Max Surfin' The Highway has been nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album - Reprint by The Eisner Award Committee. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards is a prize that gives recognition for creative achievements within the comic industry. The winners are announced each year at the annual San Diego Comic-con.Sam & Max Surfin' The Highway is the complete collection of Steve Purcell's work of the Freelance Police duo. It was originally published in 1995, and is being reprinted for the 20th Anniversary of Sam & Max. Read More...

No one is going to mistake 'Mob Ties Tokyo' with the next blockbuster, multi-billion dollar title. But as indie developer, EVEdigital proclaims on their site, the are an "independent game development and digital video studio... dedicated to immersive story archs, innovative character interaction and top quality game play."Does it succeed? I would suggest giving it a shot. Read More...

Come Give Resident Evil 5 A Shot It's not every day that a game company asks you to give more than just your money for a game. Even though it may seem like you have to, at least to get some of the crazy special editions or bundles for the game. Resident Evil 5 not being an exception. At least if you want to get the cool collector's edition with all the goodies. But in this case, you won't be giving your blood for the game, but for just the fact of donating. All under the fun guise of being for the game. Read More...

If you're one of those achievement whores you might be interested in this, a generator that lets you create your own achievements for Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2. It allows you to give it your own title, description and a list of achievement icons for you to pick. The generator gives two codes, one is a standard URL and the other is an embed to post on the forums.Left 4 Deadhttp://l4d-fr.com/achievements. Read More...

A while back, I posted about a Gears of War 2 patch coming later this month. Now it turns out that coming along with the patch are seven new achievements. No official release date has been said, but should go live once the patch is released. All seven equal up to 175 points, mostly focused on the flashback and combustible maps. Go here to see more about it. Read More...

Valve Corporation and Sony Online Entertainment have just announced the availability of multiple Massively Multiplayer Online titles to Steam. You will now be able to purchase the complete Everquest and Everquest II collections, Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes, and Pirates of the Burning Sea through Steam. "Sony Online Entertainment propelled the MMO genre and PC gaming into new era with the launch of EverQuest," said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve.While John Smedley, president of SOE had this to say, "We are always looking for additional ways to introduce our great catalog of games to new audiences. Read More...

Luke Smith, the Bungie Weekly Updater, has revealed some of the new achievements that will be added to Halo 3 when Title Update 2 hits later this month. The achievements are related to the campaign, ranked/social play, and the Legendary map pack. Note that these are not all the achievements, there will be more added.    Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch (0 points) – Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progression system. Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7 (0 points) – Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 EXP on the 7th of the month. Read More...