Well, folks. It's hard to find time to write with everything going-on, especially when I'm responsible for other things! There's a lot happening in the gaming world; from the wtf to the omfg to the lmfao, there's obviously a lot of deets to dish on. Whether the news is piping hot or it's been around the block a few times like a fine whore, I hope I can give you a little insight into the realm of the gossiping moms, noobs, updates, etc etc.Taurens don't ride raptors 1Well, they do now. That's right, with the release of the new WoW patch, race isn't an issue when selecting a mount. Read More...

PC gamers with Left 4 Dead, there is now a 3D mod out to hopefully spice up the game and make it 2x scarier. You're gonna need 3D glasses, probably those red and blue ones. The mod is free and you can follow the step by step instructions by clicking here. Read More...

Download the Resistance 2 Cover of Your Choice Just before Resistance 2 came out, Sony had a small vote on their official Blog to see which cover art would be used for Resistance 2. The final retail version of course is the one that won. But what about those people who really wanted one of the other covers for their game? Why won't people think about them? Oh wait, Sony just did. Read More...

Resident Evil Retrospect: Part One Game trailer not being any slouch in hooking gamers up with what they want, are doing the exact same thing that they did for last years mega-launch for Metal Gear Solid. In case you missed that, it was a quick retelling of the entire franchise to get fans and non-fans amped up for the block buster game's release. Well seeing as there is another on coming out in about a month, they are at it again. This time for Resident Evil. 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...

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...

            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...

Resident Evil 5 demo live on PSN today So last week people how have XBox live and a 360 got to have a US taste of Resident Evil 5. If they had not already tried the Japanese version. But the exclusive is now over. The Playstation Blog has just announced that PSN users can now access and download the PS3 version of the demo. So now those who want to truly see the difference between the two versions will get the chance. Also players can see if the co-op mode is going to be worth anything over the PSN or if they should either go the XBox Live route or the *gasp* have an actual friend come over and play split screen. Read More...

Most licensed games that stem from movies have a history of well, being garbage, or at the very least having very few redeeming qualities. A lot of people attribute this to rushed development cycles to tie in with the film's release. There are high hopes for this though considering Raven Software, the team behind Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is at the helm, along with Amaze Entertainment, who have some debatable successes. It will no doubt be a great representation of the character, but with the previous Wolverine centered game, X2: Wolverine's Revenge getting somewhat a luke warm response, will people be ready to accept a new form of Logan - that's another movie tie-in?The official site: http://www. Read More...

:::: COIN-OP TV WEEK IN REVIEW (1/26/09) :::: COIN-OP TV is an Internet TV show about the Video Game Industry, People and Events with hosts Robert Welkner and Hailey Bright.  We broadcast live on Thursday nights on www.TheStream.TV and also do coverage on location which can be found on the regular website www.coin-op.tv     - The Latest stuff! Read More...

With the new Friday the 13th movie coming in just a few weeks, the Gears team is hosting nearly 2 weeks of giveaways on Xbox Live starting February 1st. That's 65 daily prize packages and 13 grand prize packages.The daily packs come with: * Gears of War 2 video game soundtrack * Gears of War Aspho Fields novel * A 12" x 18" Gears of War 2 promotional poster autographed by members of the Epic development team * An in-game Golden Hammerburst and Lancer weapon The grand prize packs come with: * A Samsung 40-inch 1080p flat panel LCD HDTV * A Locust Bust * A red Xbox 360 Wireless Controller * A Marcus Fenix bronze statue * Gears of War 2 video game soundtrack * Gears of War Aspho Fields novel * A 12" x 18" Gears of War 2 promotional poster autographed by members of the Epic development team * An in-game Golden Hammerburst and Lancer weaponTo register, you either need to go on Xbox.com or download the 13 Days of Gears Registration Gamer Picture from the Marketplace. The rest of the info can be found here. 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...

Finish Them! Mortal Kombat Devs Challenge You Tonight! Ever wonder if they people behind Mortal Kombat Vs. DC are any good at their game? Think you could take them down? Well here is your chance. On Jan. 16th Er... I Mean. On Jan. 23rd, that's tonight, you will get your chance to do so. Make them put their proverbial money where their mouths are I guess. The whole thing kicks off at 10pm EST and will go for about two hours. Well more like they will be hanging in the MK chat room waiting for challenges. Read More...

I Am Alive due by end of March - Ubisoft No this is not a sequel to or homage to Portal and the end song. It's actually a new game that is being released by Ubisoft. Yes I know, you've heard nothing about this game right? Most of us have heard nothing about this game outside of the original game trailer for the game. That's been out for a bit, but that is not the news here. The news is that the company bringing this game, Darkworks and Ubisoft, has it's new release date sometime within the first quarter of this year. Read More...

New Street Fighter IV Trailer Who's foaming at the mouth to get their hands on the new Street Fighter game? I know there has to be a lot of you. Especially since this one looks to be one of the best in the series. Nostalgia versions aside. I do wish I had more to tell you on this, like all the fun little details about the game. Having seen it already and such, but I fail to have a fact sheet and assets before me. Oh wait, I lied, I have the new trailer for this game. Read More...