Today Microsoft announced a preview of the new Xbox 360 System Update, available to thousands of Xbox LIVE users, both Silver and Gold.

In order to test the System Update and see how it performs ahead of its official release, Microsoft has announced that they will enable users to sign up and receive access to the Preview Program. continue reading…

I’m excited about BioShock Infinite. How excited? Well, so excited that I wrote up an in-depth analysis of the first trailer as soon as I found it. Why? Well, to be honest, it’s from the maker of BioShock and System Shock. And if you know either or both of those games you know how epic they are.

This week, Irrational Games promised a sneak peek at 10 minutes of gameplay footage, the same 10 minutes that were shown to journalists on the floor at gamescom last month in Germany. The result? A beautiful display of both indoor and outdoor combat and environments. It’s well worth checking out once, or twice, or ten times. Seriously.

Check it out below and let us know your thoughts. Love it? Hate it? Think it’s original or derivative? Let us know! continue reading…

Real Time Strategy (RTS) games have took a shot at consoles in the past and haven’t always lived up to the same level as their PC counterparts. The controls that were simple with a keyboard and mouse, were tedious and inaccurate on consoles. The console controllers would never equal the ease and use that PC gamers were accustomed too. Developer Eugen Systems and publisher Ubisoft came together to remedy that problem, and R.U.S.E. is the answer. continue reading…

NHL 10 was a huge step up from NHL 09 and NHL 08, and along those same lines, the NHL series continues to thrive with the latest game in the series, NHL 11, which was released last week.

NHL 11 introduces a huge list of innovations to the series, more so than basically any year in the past, and they all make a great difference in how the game plays and create an incredible gaming environment. NHL 11 isn’t just good, it’s a great game, one of the best sports games of the decade. continue reading…

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The demos for FIFA 11 and Pro Evo Soccer 11 are both available now for the Xbox 360 and will be available later today for the PlayStation 3.

The news about Pro Evo Soccer’s demo release comes via Joe Murphy, the project leader behind PES 2011, who tweeted yesterday that the Xbox LIVE demo was confirmed for today. As per usual, he also added in a separate tweet that the PlayStation 3 would come in the afternoon as they usually don’t drop on the PS3 first thing in the day. continue reading…