shooters
Hands On
4:00PM Michael McWhertor | Things go south in Valve’s uncharacteristically quick follow up to last year’s cooperative multiplayer shooter Left 4 Dead, as the walking dead creep below the Mason-Dixon line — where four new Survivors, immune to zombie-ism — seek solace from the infected hordes. More »
Left 4 Dead 2 Review: We Don’t Care How You Did It Up North
4:00PM Michael McWhertor | Things go south in Valve’s uncharacteristically quick follow up to last year’s cooperative multiplayer shooter Left 4 Dead, as the walking dead creep below the Mason-Dixon line — where four new Survivors, immune to zombie-ism — seek solace from the infected hordes. More »
Media
A Look At The Zombie Island Of Dr. Ned
12:30PM Owen Good | Borderlands’ first DLC add-on “The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned,” releases Nov. 24, promising to add another six to 10 hours of gameplay. Here are the foes you’ll face, in their natural habitat. More »
Hands On
12:40PM AJ Glasser | Two years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare wowed first-person shooter fans on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, the game gets both a sequel for those consoles and a Wii port of the original. More »
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Review: Looks Aren’t Everything
12:40PM AJ Glasser | Two years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare wowed first-person shooter fans on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, the game gets both a sequel for those consoles and a Wii port of the original. More »
News
1:00PM David Wildgoose | Sony has opened up the public beta for PS3 online shooter M.A.G. to Australians. Sign up today to get your hands on a download code. More »
Aussies Now Get Chance To Join M.A.G. Beta
1:00PM David Wildgoose | Sony has opened up the public beta for PS3 online shooter M.A.G. to Australians. Sign up today to get your hands on a download code. More »
Hands On
7:01PM Michael McWhertor | Sergeant Gary “Roach” Sanderson answers the call of duty in the highly charged Modern Warfare 2, developer Infinity Ward’s immediate successor to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. More »
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War
7:01PM Michael McWhertor | Sergeant Gary “Roach” Sanderson answers the call of duty in the highly charged Modern Warfare 2, developer Infinity Ward’s immediate successor to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. More »
News
Pre-Load Your L4D2 — Because It’s More Than 6 Gigs
11:00AM Owen Good | Left 4 Dead 2’s feeling kind of left out in all this advance game-havin’ madness. So for those who’ve ordered it on Steam, remember you can pre-load the sucker and let it sit on your hard drive until Nov. 17. More »
News
id: Probably No Dedicated Servers For Rage
2:00PM Owen Good | id Software’s John Carmack is mindful of the anger over Modern Warfare 2 dropping dedicated server support. That’s why he’s glad Infinity Ward is going first, because he plans to do the same thing with Rage. More »
Media
New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer: Spoilers, Space & Slim Shady
2:30PM Michael McWhertor | Still sensitive about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 spoilers? Then this explosive new trailer for the game might not be for you. But if you like explosions cued to Eminem songs, you’re gonna love it regardless. More »
Hands On
12:40PM AJ Glasser | At the rate video games are going, the future Russia is in danger of becoming stereotyped as some Chernobyl-like irradiated, mutant filled wasteland. More »
Russia Gets A Whole Lot Bleaker In Metro 2033
12:40PM AJ Glasser | At the rate video games are going, the future Russia is in danger of becoming stereotyped as some Chernobyl-like irradiated, mutant filled wasteland. More »
Features
2:00PM David Wildgoose | The debate around Infinity Ward’s decision to include a mission in Modern Warfare 2 where players assume the role of a terrorist group is a discussion we need to have. By pushing video game boundaries in such a deliberate, provocative way, it highlights how immature our medium remains. More »
Monday Musings: War Games
2:00PM David Wildgoose | The debate around Infinity Ward’s decision to include a mission in Modern Warfare 2 where players assume the role of a terrorist group is a discussion we need to have. By pushing video game boundaries in such a deliberate, provocative way, it highlights how immature our medium remains. More »