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Red Faction Finally Taking A Giant Hammer To The PC

12:30PM 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 »
News

Crackdown 2 Has “Entirely New Map”

11:00PM 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 »
Media

Gary Busey Laughing A Lot, Very Scary

1:00PM 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 »
Hands On

Red Faction: Guerrilla Review: Bustin Makes Me Feel Good

5:00AM 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 »
Media

Just Cause 2 Screens Jump Out Of A Helicopter, Explode

11:00PM 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 »
Media

Just Cause 2 Goes Gaga For Grappling

9:00PM 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.
Competitions

WIN! Prototype On PS3 Or Xbox 360

9:00AM 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 »
Hands On

InFamous Review: It’s Electric

12:30AM Stephen Totilo | InFamous is supposed to be super-hero gaming done right. It’s also the PlayStation 3 debut of one of the PlayStation 2’s most ambitious development studios. Nothing could go wrong, right? More »
Regulars

AU Diary: Exploring The Islands Of inFamous

4:00PM David Wildgoose | Whenever I tackle an open world game, I find myself doing two things. More »