This Week in Killzone 2 (and more demo codes) There have been many ways for people to gain access to the Killzone 2 demo before the game actually comes out in about 10 days, from now. Most recently one could have hunted down one of the only Helghast avatars in PlayStation Home and request one from them. Apparently something that was difficult for a bunch of people on the PlayStation Blog. But outside of that or pre-ordering the game, like one should, Sony is hooking everyone up again with a chance. Read More...

What's scarier than a little 7 year old girl just absolutely tearing people apart? Nothing, that's what. FEAR 2, the true sequel to FEAR, comes to us from Monolith and is hands down one of the scariest games ever. Dead Space, Silent Hill, and Condemned are given a run for their money with Alma, the girl previously mentioned.The game starts out about 30 minutes prior to the ending of the first game and puts you in the shoes of Sgt. Michael Becket, a Delta Force member who was mentioned in the first game as apart of a team assigned to bring Genevieve Aristide and put her into protective custody, which is the first mission of the game. Read More...

            Though Famitsu Magazine shelled out plenty of details regarding the upcoming Street Fighter IV downloable content, all the information pertained to Japan specifically. Today however, Capacom released official news regarding what content would be coming to North America and at what prices. Firstly, the free Championship Mode expansion set to be released shortly after the game’s launch will contain the aforementioned replay mode which will allow players to save and upload videos of their fights. The online tournament play will receive a few modifications as well as a new points system will be used to determine a player’s skill level which will help in creating fairer match-ups. Read More...

            With a little under two weeks until the release of Street Fighter IV, Japan’s Famitsu magazine has released details regarding several alternate costume packs that will be available for download. Capcom will release 5 packs, 1 per week, with the first landing on the day of the game’s Japan release date of February 12th. Each pack is priced at 400 yen which is roughly $4.47 USD on the PlayStation Store and 320 Microsoft Points on Marketplace. Read More...

            Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, spoke with CNBC last week while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During the interview in which he discussed several economic points regarding the video game industry, Kotick made mention of the fact that he company is working on a title called DJ Hero.   "We have the product called DJ Hero that's coming out later this year which is a turntable that you can actually play competitively and spin discs and mix songs."   FreeStyleGames, was purchased by Activision on September 12, 2008 to help produce downloadable content for games in the Guitar Hero series and are set to develop the game. Read More...

Capcom's Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition Exposed! Details have just been announced about the Collector's Edition of Capcom's latest edition of Resident Evil. If it doesn't get a crazy downgrade to it like what happened to Fable II, then this is going to be LEGEN... wait for it...DARY!!! If you don't believe me, take a look at what you get for each version, XBox and PS3. Images below. Taking a look, you get a nice bag from the Tricell company, fans will understand this. Read More...

WCG's The Ultimate Gamer You may have heard of this, but you also may not have. What is it, well like the header alludes to, it is a new reality TV show on Sci Fi showing who is the ultimate gamer out of a selection of 12 professional, and extremely good gamers. Yes, I know it sounds odd at first, but let me explain, or at least watch the trailer below, or check out their site. See, not only do they take real gamers, people you might have actually played against at some point, but they also test them to see if they can do these virtual skills in the real world as well. Not to mention if they can handle the gaming side under different and unusual circumstances. Read More...

Well it turns out that you will be able to rock hard while playing Guitar Hero: Metallica In Europe this coming May. This was confirmed by Activision after GameStop boasted that the game will be released in the US on the 29th of March.The Metallica spin off  follows the Aerosmith version, and will bring with them full drum/guitar/microphone Guitar Hero World Tour kit support plus brand nw sounds for the GHTunes recording studio. Rock. On. Read More...

Let’s face it, it seems like America’s in a panic to lose weight as it infamously maintains it’s title as THEE most detrimental nation in existence; Late night infomercials, hip-hob abs, Power 90, Flirty Girl Fitness, counting calories on Big Mac boxes?! Us gamers are hardly left out in this day and age, especially with video-games becoming more and more interactive; Just ask our beloved Konami, the makers of le cult classic Dance Dance Revolution.  Wait, “D00D YOU DANCE?!” That’s probably top-secret information the majority of guys most likely don’t want to share at a frat party; your friends may assume fetal position, spewing ‘Gamer Fuel’ ( does anyone actually drink that stuff? Read More...

Commentary On LittleBigPlanet From Some Of The Design Team There is no doubt that LittleBigPlanet, which will from here on be referred to as LBP, was a huge game for the PS3. There are almost 2 million copies out there in the wild currently. Why is that? Well if you haven't seen or played it, it is part and partial to the fact that their sandbox word that lets players build their own levels. It is very robust and hundreds of thousands of custom levels already built. But this is not what this is about. Read More...

Top 20 LittleBigPlanet Level Kit Predictions for 2009 It's the end of the year and it is time for all those absurd Top [Insert BS Here] lists to start hitting the interwebs. Because for some odd reason the American people and in turn some of the rest of the world give a flying gopher cheese donut about them. Mind you I did say some, not all. In any instance, I came across one that was totally awesome. Read More...

CheFor all the PC players out there, you will be very pleased to know that Steam is offering everything it sells at sale prices. Everything in their catalogue is 10-75% off. And according to them, it only lasts until January 2nd. We all know the old saying, "Don't spend all your money in one place." Well, we think we know a few people who will be spending all of their christmas money on this sale alone. Breakdown of some Highlights:Team Fortress 2 - $10Bioshock - $5Valve Complete Package - $75iD Super Pack - $35Left 4 Dead - $38Far Cry 2 - $38Stalker: Clear Sky - $18Fallout 3 - $40Portal - $5CounteStrike Souce - $10World Of Goo - $15Unreal Deal Pack - $20Complete Popcap Collection - $75Half-Life: Opposing Force - $1Bejeweled - $1Prince of Persia - $38Beyond Good & Evil - $7.50 Check out more deals at their store. Read More...

Continuing with the already impressive number of costume downloads, Sony has released five new Sackboy outfits for Little Big Planet. Firstly there is a festive “Sack-sized Santa Coat and Trousers” which is available for free. Along with that, there are four other Street Fighter based costume sets that were released as well. Just in time for the release of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Ryu, Chun Li, Guile, and Zangief are all available for $1.99 each or you can grab all four for the price of $5. Read More...

The Guys at LoadingReadyRun are doing it again. They are playing the infamous Desert Bus game as long as they can for charity.  Supported by Geoff from Pure Pwnage, Felicia Day from "The Guild", Will Wheaton from Star Trek The Next Generation, and Tycho from Penny-Arcade the boys (and some girls I'm assuming) are playing the game Desert Bud for as long as they can. The more you donate the longer they play the mind numbing game. At the time of writing they have managed to raise nearly 60 thousand dollars. Read More...

"SACK IT TO ME"...Weekly Answers to the LBP Community's Questions As has been the buzz around the net and the PS Forum boards, moderation on user created levels has been out of control on the LBP servers. Like crazy to the point where some levels that have no offensive materials or copy written materials have been removed. With no explanation as well. To me this is really hampering one of the best features of this game. Read More...