BY SEAN O’CONNELL
Sony Computer Entertainment’s “God of War III” finally hits store shelves today, and reviews for the mythical, hack-and-slash battle franchise have been off the charts.
“War III” is the fifth and potentially final chapter in the “God” series. In this latest installment, players control Kratos, bastard son of Zeus, who wages war on [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
Circle your calendars, American Idiots. MTV Games, Harmonix and Reprise / Warner Bros. Records have announced that the anticipated “Green Day: Rock Band” will be unleashed on June 8.
A standalone music video game, “Green Day” puts players on stage as a member of the San Francisco power trio, shredding through renditions of [...]

Get ready for more Lego Batman, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Star Wars and more. Warner Bros. has renewed its partnership with TT Games to continue making LEGO games through 2016.
According to reports, the video game franchise has already sold nearly 50 million units worldwide and remains very popular with family gamers.
“One of the things that [...]

BY STAFF
Nintendo has announced that it will release a new version of the popular handheld game system called the DSi XL on March 28. The system will put you out $190 and will continue to have two screens live previous models. The only difference is that the screens will be larger (hence the XL name). [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
One title we can’t wait to get our hands on is “Split/Second,” an action racing game from Black Rock Studio that looks like the offspring of “Death Race,” “Survivor” and “Gone in 60 Seconds.” That’s a good thing.
And now we know when it’s coming. Disney Interactive Studios just informed HollywoodNews.com that the [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
Get ready, “Bioshock” addicts. Rapture is about to get a whole lot larger.
2K Games unveiled plans for what the company is describing as an “aggressive” post-launch downloadable content plan for the immersive first-person-shooter sequel, which hit shelves on Feb. 9.
Starting next month, “BioShock 2” players will be able to extend and [...]

BY STAFF
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has added the development of Rocksteady Studios to develop action-adventure video games to their lineup. Rocksteady Studios developed “Batman: Arkham Asylum” which grew the attention of Warner Bros. to their work. Kevin Tsujihara, president of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, said, “This arrangement is a great strategic fit and we [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
Disney Interactive Studios today announced development of “Toy Story 3: The Video Game,” which will reach shelves by June 15, timed to the release of Pixar’s new “Toy Story” film.
Mary Beech, general manager and vice president of franchise development and marketing for Disney Consumer Products, told audiences at the American International Toy Fair [...]

By SEAN O’CONNELL
Pitchers and catchers start reporting to spring training camps on Feb. 18. But video game enthusiasts know the season doesn’t officially begin until the 2010 baseball games arrive in stores. And on that front, we have news to report.
Spike TV’s program “Game Trailers TV” recently hosted the newest trailer for Sony Computer [...]

BY STAFF
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has released a sixth expansion entitled “Sentinel’s Fate” for the hit EverQuest II franchise. The combo pack hits the stores shelves today and will be available for the price of $39.99, or via digital download on Feb. 23 from www.everquest2.com.
Producer of SOE, Alan Crosby, said, “Sentinel’s Fate is the [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
According to Playstation.Blog, an exclusive demo of the anticipated murder mystery “Heavy Rain” will be available worldwide through the PlayStation Store beginning Thursday, February 11.
Exclusive to the PS3, this demo will feature two full chapters from the game, allowing players to experience playing as two characters: Norman Jayden, a FBI profiler brought in [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
You might have seen an ad for “Dante’s Inferno” during last night’s Super Bowl telecast. Electronic Arts and Visceral Games have timed the release of their third-person action game to hit as gamers patiently away next month’s new “God of War” title. But how is the new video game being received?
So far, [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
Bethesda Game Studio’s post-apocalyptic role-playing shooter “Fallout 3” is the gift that keeps on giving.
The video game designer announced recently that a new chapter in the award-winning “Fallout” series – set in Las Vegas and titled “New Vegas” – will be released by the end of the year. A teaser for the [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
Calling all pinball wizards. MTV Games and Harmonix announced today that a special recording of The Who’s pending Super Bowl performance will immediately be made available following the game to purchase, download and play with Rock Band.
“The Who Super Bowl S-mashup” will be available in the Rock Band Music Store. It [...]

BY STAFF
Sony predicts that their PS3 will pass the Xbox 360 very soon. SCEA senior vp of marketing Peter Dille said, “I mean, we’ve got 31 million [units sold] worldwide right now – they’ve got 39 million [units sold]. I don’t even need to go out 10 years… You look at where we are today [...]

By SEAN O’CONNELL
Fans of James Cameron’s “Avatar” can have Pandora. True fantasy geeks know where the real action will be at this month: Rapture, the crumbling, underwater paradise that houses the award-winning first-person shooter game “Bioshock” and its anticipated sequel.
“Bioshock 2” doesn’t arrive in stores until Feb. 9, but 2K Games announced today that [...]

By SEAN O’CONNELL
Keeping up with the “Guitar Hero” titles is a full time job. In an effort to corner the color-coded, faux-rock marketplace, Activision (in association with game developers Harmonix and Neversoft) cranked out packet after packet of “Guitar Hero” goodies, satisfying fans of multiple genres who wanted to play as members of Aerosmith, Metallica, [...]

BY SEAN O’CONNELL
The reviews have been pouring in ever since BioWare’s anticipated “Mass Effect” sequel hit stands on Jan. 26, and they have been overwhelmingly positive. HollywoodNews.com has compiled a sampling of the video game media’s responses, in case you need some more affirmation before running out to grab your own copy.
The Official Xbox Magazine [...]

Guitar Hero is releasing new downloadable content in February that include many hits from the top rock stars of the moment. Among the bands that have lent their hit songs to the game are Black Sabbath (making it the first time any of their songs will be featured on a video game), 30 Seconds to [...]

Electronic Arts, one of the top game developers, has announced that they are on board to provide games specifically for Apple’s iPad. At the press conference this morning they released a demo version of “Need for Speed: Shift” that they developed and put together in 2 weeks just for the conference. With it’s sleek graphics [...]

A large version of the Crosswords application that is available for the iphone will be coming to the iPad. Right now the iPhone application lets users download and solve daily puzzles from over 30 top newspapers and boasts features such as a custom keyboard and intuitive interface.
Ben Gottlieb, President of Stand Alone said, “The [...]