Ironies of ironies. It seems that Spore has been downloaded, illegally, over an estimated 500,000 times on BitTorrent, which puts Spore on track as becoming the most illegally downloaded game in history. We pause as everyone catches their breath from… Read More »

Most of the civilized world has heard of Vista, and many of those who actually run it don’t like it. Hewlett Packard understands this, and is trying to develop software that will actually bypass certain elements in Vista. Phil McKinney,… Read More »

In one of this season’s "you love it or hate it games," Too Human by Silicon Knights, is rumored to be in the stages of having some DLC for the game. An insider source revealed to GameXtract that there will… Read More »

The RRoD, or Red Ring of Death, is known to many Xbox 360 owners. The status message of the red LEDs means the console is fried and the console must be shipped back for repairs. Nothing new here, but what… Read More »

Yakuza 2 launch trailer

Yakuza was a critical success in the US a few years back, but sold so poorly that the sequel never made it to US shores. Until now. Originally released in 2006, Yakuza 2 finally came to US shores last week…. Read More »

Yet another untouchable sports juggernaut has purchased exclusive rights for one of the world’s biggest leagues, ensuring that (for several years) they’ll now be the only REAL dog show in town. But it’s okay, because this time it wasn’t EA,… Read More »

Remember Crysis? You know, that one game. It looked good, or something. I can’t quite remember what it is, to be honest-I don’t think they advertised it enough or talked about it enough in the media. Anyway, the follow-up to… Read More »

With the release of Rock Band 2 this weekend (and for some folks last Tuesday) it’s time to re-enter Music Game Fever as EA and Activision prepare to compete for your hard-earned dollars this holiday season with Rock Band 2… Read More »

Months ago, PC gamers groaned when the release of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition was delayed indefinitely. Now that the game is scheduled to release on September 16, CD Projekt is teaming up with Stardock to try and placate some of… Read More »

Microsoft will be shutting down Ensemble Studios following its completion of Halo Wars (early 2009) for the Xbox 360. Largely known for its RTS Age of Empires franchise, the studio was acquired by Microsoft in 2001. According to Shacknews, the… Read More »