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In A First For Rockstar, Red Dead Redemption Gets Difficulty Settings

12:30PM April 17, 2010 | Owen Good

Rockstar says Red Dead Redemption will feature three different difficulty modes, and while they’re limited mostly to just the game’s aiming feature the studio is calling the variable difficulty a first for any open-world game it’s ever built. More »


The Saboteur Review: Rough Draft

9:00AM December 10, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

What seemed great on paper — a World War II game like nothing else, with sophisticated artistry to boot — had to be turned into a video game. But then some things, not necessarily too many things, went wrong. More »


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Red Faction Finally Taking A Giant Hammer To The PC

12:30PM July 16, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

I loved the Red Faction demo, but have been holding off on picking the game up on console because, well, I’d rather play it on PC. Which has been tough, what with the PC version delayed and all. More »


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Crackdown 2 Has “Entirely New Map”

11:00PM June 25, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

I’ll tell you a funny story. For all the pomp, all the circumstance, all the celebrities present during Microsoft’s E3 keynote address, one game was more exciting to me than all others. And that was Crackdown 2. More »


Gary Busey Laughing A Lot, Very Scary

1:00PM June 23, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Hollywood actor Gary Busey is back again to promote Saints Row 2. This time around, it’s the free DLC “The Unkut Pack” with a wild-eyed Uncle Gary laughing like a maniac. More »


Red Faction: Guerrilla Review: Bustin Makes Me Feel Good

5:00AM June 16, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Red Faction has been delivering first-person-shooter flavoured environmental destruction since 2001, tasking players with revolution both on Mars and on Earth. More »


This Is Why I Thought Just Cause 2 Was “Best In Show”

11:00AM June 9, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Just Cause 2 Screens Jump Out Of A Helicopter, Explode

11:00PM June 8, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Fresh out of E3, Eidos have released some screenshots for their upcoming sandbox sequel Just Cause 2. That half of them feature explosions is not a coincidence. More »


Just Cause 2 Goes Gaga For Grappling

9:00PM May 29, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Just Cause 2 looks like it’s more than merely Bionic Commando set in some banana republic. There’s jet plane surfing!

The game is slated to skydive in next year. Hopefully it won’t feel as rushed as the previous title.


WIN! Prototype On PS3 Or Xbox 360

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9:00AM May 26, 2009 | David Wildgoose

We’re giving away copies of Prototype all this week. Hit the jump to find out how to enter today’s draw or if you’ve already won yesterday’s. More »