All Posts by: Mike Murphy

By Mike Murphy, December 11, 2009 0 GN

BioWare and Electronic Arts have announced their celebrity voice cast for the highly anticipated Mass Effect 2. Headlining the group will be Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Martin Sheen ("The West Wing"). The rest of the cast includes Seth… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 9, 2009 0 GN

Video games will be getting recognition as an art form from the US’s most well-known museum in 2012. The Smithsonian American Art Museum will be host to "The Art of Video Games" exhibit from March 6, 2012 to September 9,… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 9, 2009 0 GN

The infamous "No Russian" mission from Activision and Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is getting even more attention as the Japanese version of the mission has been censored. In the mission, the player is told, "Remember, no… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 8, 2009 0 GN

For the first time in its short existence, Spike TV’s Video Game Awards will be without a host when it goes live this Saturday. The show will have plenty of celebrity guest presenters, but will feature no overall host on… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 7, 2009 0 GN

Square Enix is trying to convince the Japanese public that games from the West can actually be good and shouldn’t be shunned. Company president Yoichi Wada spoke out about this in a recent interview on Japanese TV about Square Enix… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 7, 2009 0 GN

Guinness World Records has announced the release date of their latest Gamer’s Edition book, the third in the series, for 2010. It will hit store shelves on January 4 in the US and January 21 in the UK. The book… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 4, 2009 0 Previews

ArenaNet and NCSoft have released a new video and press release regarding the five playable races of their upcoming MMORPG Guild Wars 2. The video provides information on each race regarding their home cities, heroes, and their philosophy on battle…. Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 3, 2009 0 GN

It was 15 years ago on this day, December 3, 1994, that Sony stepped in and changed the world of gaming forever. That was the day that the company released its first console, the original PlayStation. The console almost came… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 2, 2009 0 GN

Electronic Arts has officially revived its classic Medal of Honor franchise, the first-person shooter war game that ruled the genre before Call of Duty arrived on the scene. The game will move away from the WWII-era that the franchise was… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, December 2, 2009 0 GN

Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have finally given an official release date for upcoming western shooter Red Dead Redemption. The game will hit retailers in the US on April 27, with the international release quickly following on April 30. "This… Read More »