Last week at GDC, Bungie got everyone excited when David Aldridge appeared to confirm that the Halo developer’s next title would be a MMO, as had been rumored. Unfortunately, that excitement has been kicked right square in the head, as Bungie has said that the whole thing was “just a joke.”Over on Bungie’s site, the weekly update contains this message:Tired of pretending th... more.

“Dead Space 2″ is young, much like the baby necromorphs players cut apart during protagonist Isaac Clarke’s desperate fight for survival in a space city gone to hell. The game released just last month -  January 25th for PlayStation 3 and Xbox360. That isn’t stopping publisher EA – whose base if brilliant marketing campaign for the action-horror title informed gamers... more.

Considering that Microsoft has spent more than $1 billion to deal with the Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, I’m guessing most UPS drivers have seen at least one dead console come down through their delivery zones. One driver apparently knows the drill all too well, and took the liberty of giving the recipient some words of hope. If you can’t make it out:I hope this one last(s) you. I’... more.

The vaunted Game Developers Conference wraps up tomorrow, and though we weren’t in attendance rounding up some hot news from the event right here seems the next best thing. So, in case you’ve been too busy actually playing video games this week to read about them, here are a few big stories to come out of the annual event.WHAT’S A GAME CONFERENCE WITHOUT AWARDS? ‘Red Dead R... more.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is just a couple days old, but that doesn’t mean you need to head into virtual battle unprepared. You need tips for gathering XP and CoD Points, both essential for beefing up your arsenal with new weapons, killstreaks and attachments. Don’t think less of yourself for seeking out strategies for a military shooter — the U.S. armed forces impart the nugget of... more.

Puny Human, the development team behind the popular cyberpunk Dystopia mod, has been hard at work on what is shaping up to be an impressive display of what the Half Life 2 Source Engine is capable of. Blade Symphony is a multiplayer mod that features sword duels in an alternate universe filled with ancient monasteries and temples. Select between a variety of sword models, earn experience points an... more.

One industrious modder out there has created a simple program so you can use your PS3′s SIXAXIS controller on a PC like a game pad. Here’s what you’ll need to do:1. Download this archive and install the filter driver (libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe).2. Unpack ps3sixaxis_en.exe3. Plug the SIXAXIS into your PC.4. Run ps3sixaxis_en.exe once.5. Push the PS button on the SIXAXIS... more.

The Xbox 360 is five years old already, which means it’s overdue for an upgrade. But if you were wondering when Microsoft was going start work on the Xbox 1080 or whatever is next in line, here’s your answer: now. Maybe.Games Industry has a report saying that Microsoft has started looking for staffers to help with “next-gen console architectures.” The postings are appearing... more.

Let me start this out with a big SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The videos included below contain the two endings for Dragon Age 2, Bioware’s latest fantasy epic, so if you’re impatient, or just disinclined to play it all the way through, you can see what you’re missing out on. Depending on who you side with at the end, a different ending plays out, so make sure to check out both... more.

As you might have noticed in the comments of a story I posted in November, there are some issues with Call of Duty 4’s online play on PlayStation 3. (If you didn’t, I don’t blame you for plowing through 850+ comments. )  Developer Infinity Ward’s community manager, fourzerotwo, has posted a message from Activision’s Chief Technical Officer, Steve Pearce, which attempts to explain what h... more.