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'Halo 4' cover art cracked by fans

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:43:16 GMT

Thirty-two mysterious pieces of a picture-puzzle were assembled by Halo fans in order to recreate Halo 4's cover art.

'Minecraft' hauls in 1 million Xbox 360 downloads

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:24:34 GMT

Minecraft's Xbox 360 version has tallied over 1 million sales in less than a week, as compared to 5.9m on Mac and PC over a two-year period.

Hitman Absolution to appear in November

Mon, 14 May 2012 06:28:20 GMT

Agent 47 returns to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on November 20.

Video game releases: Max Payne 3, Mario

Mon, 14 May 2012 06:17:19 GMT

This week Game of Thrones prepares to invade consoles and PC, Max Payne 3 strides in guns ablaze, the long-awaited Diablo III entrances Mac and PC adventurers. Check out the upcoming video game releases.

WATCH: Assassin's Creed trailer

Fri, 11 May 2012 06:32:38 GMT

Tracking both the struggles of mixed-race assassin Connor Kenway and an emerging American nation, the first gameplay trailer Assassin's Creed III shows the familiar and new in a novel setting.

The Avengers becomes pinball table for video game

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:38:39 GMT

The Avengers are bound for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, not as the standard beat 'em up tie-in, but instead part of a new set of tables for Pinball FX 2 and Zen Pinball 2.

Revealed: FIFA 13's five key features

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:24:47 GMT

A recent presentation by FIFA 13 top dog David Rutter outlined the game's five key features -- First Touch Control, Player Impact, Complete Dribble, Tactical Free-Kicks and Attacking AI -- according to video game website Dark Side of Gaming.

Adventure Time heads to Nintendo 3DS

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:57:33 GMT

The Adventure Time cartoon series is heading for both Nintendo 3DS and DS in the form of Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!

'Family Guy' game marked for fall, returns to mad Multiverse

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:29:09 GMT

Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse is heading to game consoles this fall, and features the sort of deranged alternate realities seen in 2009 episode "Road to the Multiverse."

Video games this week: Diablo III, Max Payne 3

Mon, 07 May 2012 06:05:44 GMT

Minecraft arrives on Xbox 360, while Game of Thrones prepares to invade consoles and PC, Max Payne 3 strides in guns ablaze, and the long-awaited Diablo III offers Mac and PC heroes a chance to extract earth from the clutches of hell.

WATCH: Black Ops 2 reveal trailer

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:27:43 GMT

It's a bleak future for Los Angeles in 2025, subject to all manner of bombardment from hostile forces, unmanned aeroplanes, and even walking tanks in the first trailer for November's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

Review: FrontLine Commando

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:01:32 GMT

As the lone surviving Commando of a renegade attack against a ruthless dictator, you are stranded on the frontline and hell-bent on payback. You must use all of your specialized skills to survive the onslaught of the enemy forces and avenge your fallen soldiers.

God of War: Ascension to feature multiplayer mode

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:58:08 GMT

An all-new multiplayer mode will allow furious Grecian deities to team up for a bout of online monster bashing in 2013's PlayStation 3 game God of War: Ascension.

Now, play urine-powered 'Toylet' game

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:12:47 GMT

Sega’s latest video game ‘Toylet’ takes playing video games while you’re in the bathroom to a whole new level. Rather than use a traditional controller, the gaming system has a sensor that measures the volume and pressure involved in..

Diablo III coming out on May 15

Wed, 02 May 2012 06:39:39 GMT

Evil is back and it's your job to get rid of it -- or at least survive it. So says the hellbeast-ridden thirty-second TV spot for Diablo III, coming out on Mac and PC on May 15.

Google gamifies Maps, launches Cube

Tue, 01 May 2012 06:04:31 GMT

Google Maps, which has been the basis of several games before, was further gamified over the weekend with the release of Cube, a 3D game which challenges players to navigate a marker from one point to another in the fastest possible time.

GAMING MANIA: Sniper Elite V2, Awesomenauts

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:24:01 GMT

While Sniper Elite V2 revisits post-war Berlin, Mortal Kombat is ready to duff up Vita owners in the upcoming weeks. We bring you a sneak-peek into the much-awaited video game releases this month.

FREE! Angry Birds Space gets 10 new levels

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:14:12 GMT

Riding on the worldwide success of Angry Birds Space, developer Rovio has added 10 new levels to the recently released game. The new stage is called, Fry Me to the Moon. VIDEO INSIDE

WATCH: Crysis 3 gameplay trailer

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:26:24 GMT

Following on from a short (19-second) clip released a few days ago, Electronic Arts (EA) has now released a longer (2:12) trailer of the upcoming game Crysis 3 focusing more on gameplay.

Review: Shark Dash Game

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:57:22 GMT

Meet Sharkee and his charming crew of bath toys who lived happily until a group of ducks ruined everything.

God of War: Ascension revealed for PS3

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:52:42 GMT

Seventh in the series and fourth to debut on the PlayStation 3, God of War: Ascension's first official trailer pegs it as a spring 2013 release.

Review: Ninja Chicken

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:06:05 GMT

The Funky Chicken that Thought He Was a Ninja; that kind of says it all. This is a game about a chicken that suffers an accident and leaves him believing he is a ninja.

London 2012 Olympic video game to be out in June

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:25:50 GMT

The 2012 Summer Olympics' official video game, London 2012, is to go on sale from June 26 in North America and June 29 in European regions, one month before the quadrennial Olympiad's real-world opening ceremony on July 27.

'Crysis 3' trailer teases combat in overgrown New York

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:32:48 GMT

After announcing Crysis 3 for early 2013 and revealing its first images on April 16, European software house Crytek now has a teaser video for the game, clocking in at 19 seconds long.

Robotic space dinosaur stars in 'Transformers' game video

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:21:47 GMT

Grimlock, leader of the dinobots, fights off a swarm of insecticons in the latest video for August's Transformers: Fall of Cybertron on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.