"SKATE 3 is just too big to have been released as a downloadable expansion," producer Brian Lindley tells me of the ... Read more

Infinity Ward tonight unveiled the multiplayer mode for Modern Warfare 2 at a Microsoft-sponsored LA event. The ... Read more

A few weeks ago, I stopped by Gearbox's offices to play Borderlands for a few hours. Since then, the wait to play more of ... Read more

Click, click, click. It's rare that a game is so instantly recognized by simple onomatopoeia. Diablo III has that ... Read more

I've probably previewed StarCraft II more than any other game. It seems every few months I get another taste; a shot of ... Read more

It's not every day that a multiplayer mode surprises you--especially a multiplayer mode in a game that's largely ... Read more

DESIGNATED DEMOMAN COLUMN! TO THE FRONT. CLOSE! SHACKNEWS READER MAN! IN FRONT OF SCREEN? VERY CONFUSED! Sorry! ... Read more

It's the distant present. Global warming has led to floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, and crappy ... Read more

The Hunter bills itself as "The Most Realistic Hunting Game Online," and who better to judge than The Demoman, who has ... Read more

It's been a while since LucasArts' infamous trademarked pirate made his last appearance in 2000's Escape from Monkey ... Read more

Fans are never shy of criticizing Blizzard teams. And while it's tough to imagine the intense scrutiny doesn't affect ... Read more

THIS IS MY DEMOMAN COLUMN! THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT! (Many, many like it.) BUT THIS ONE IS MINE! Hooah! This week I'm ... Read more

As a platformer, 'Splosion Man (XBLA) is a blood relative of Sonic the Hedgehog. But as a relative, 'Splosion Man is the ... Read more

A lot has been made of Borderlands' new art style. The unique Gearbox shooter-RPG recently made the switch from a ... Read more

Nobody buys baseball cards for the gum, and nobody's going to buy BioShock 2 for the multiplayer. So it is not a ... Read more

Judging from a lengthy E3 demo, BioWare's Star Wars MMO plays like a Knights of the Old Republic sequel. From dialogue ... Read more

As the ferry docks in the decrepit amusement park, complete with the ruins of ferris wheel poking above the rows of ... Read more

At the end of an extremely long line at E3, you'll find several demo stations running an impressive and lengthy demo of ... Read more

One of the lingering questions about Dragon Age was how it'll play on a console. Primarily developed for the PC, ... Read more