Oh God, it’s like Max Payne 3 isn’t coming out fast enough. Second trailer. Prepare your body.

Some players of the Mass Effect 3 demo have complained that passive bonuses are “broken” or “buggy,” disallowing complete enjoyment of the small taste before the full game launches on March 6th, 2012 in North America (March 9th for Europe). However, according to BioWare’s own Manveer Heir, a Senior Designer on Mass Effect 3, there’s absolutely nothing broken about the powers in the demo, they’re just mathematical!

The long-awaited announcement of Assassin’s Creed III‘s release date is finally upon us. October 30th, 2012 is when the game will be released, less than a year after Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. This news comes from the latest investor conference call where Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot predicted that Assassin’s Creed III would be “the biggest launch in Ubisoft history.”

In what’s surely to be the greatest game ever made by mankind, Lollipop Chainsaw shows us all just how strong love can be, even during the zombie apocalypse. No body? No problem.

EA has let loose a few Hollywood heavy hitters set to appear in the upcoming Syndicate reboot game from Starbreeze Studios. Among the names, we have Rosario Dawson, Brian Cox, and Michael Wincott. Out on February 21st in the US and 24th for Europe, Syndicate aims to bring a fresh first-person shooter look at the tactical franchise. Don’t forget to preorder your copy for your platform of choice!

The Star Trek franchise is going to be seeing new life (again) in Q1 of 2013, with the release of a new title, in the hands of Darkness II developer Digital Extremes. One of the publishing forces behind the as-of-yet unnamed title is said to be Namco Bandai, and it will be based on the 2009 film reboot by J.J. Abrams. It’s a safe bet that the game won’t be based on [...]

Aliens: Colonial Marines is coming soon! Real soon, we hope! While Gearbox Software gets it ready for us, SEGA is pleased to bring us a tasty treat with the box art. Spoiler: There’s a Xenomorph on it.

While I normally don’t post about sales on Xbox Live since most of them require a gold membership, this week, along with the Deal of the Week of Crimson Alliance (gold only sale), a bunch of digital content from Square Enix is on sale for all members.

Categories: 360, News, Xbox 360 News

As is the case with Microsoft‘s subscription model, online multiplayer for 360 players requires a gamertag with an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership status. No surprise that it would be required to play Mass Effect 3 online. What is surprising is that Microsoft and EA have teamed up to bring you a limited time demo of Xbox LIVE Gold to try out the multiplayer and take advantage of some of the [...]

Categories: 360, News, Xbox 360 News

Well, ain’t this a surprise? EA has gone on record to say that Starbreeze‘s Syndicate reboot (aptly titled Syndicate) will not have an online pass. Kind of strange, considering the upcoming Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will have an online pass for Day One DLC, even as a single-player game. Regardless, the situation bodes well for Syndicate fans old and new. Grab your copy from your favorite retailer when the game [...]