Epic surprised gamers last night during the VGA’s by announcing that the Combustible Multiplayer Map Pack for Gears of War 2 would be hitting the Xbox Live Marketplace just a few hours later. As no price was officially announced during the VGA’s, fans began speculating that the map pack would be free. This, of course, turned out to be untrue, as the map pack costs 800 Microsoft points ($10 USD). Cautious optimism turned to palpable rage as angry gamers voiced their opinions on forums and blogs everywhere.

With the recent news that Namco Bandai would be releasing DLC for SoulCalibur IV that would allow 360 owners to play as Darth Vader, and PS3 owners to play as Yoda, I thought it would be a good time to…

The incredible success of the Wii can be somewhat attributed to the brilliant advertising campaign that Nintendo has implemented for it’s little white console. With the focus on communal gameplay as well as the ability for anyone to use the…

I don’t know which captivated my attention first, the trailer, or the tongue-firmly-in-cheek advertisements using negative reviews from comment trolls such as “this game sucks and anyone who likes it sucks. penny arcade sucks and is as funny as something…

“Horse armor.” I saw that vein in your forehead twitch.

Microtransaction is becoming a household word for gamers. It’s also becoming a dirty one. It’s not all bad, but it is starting to be abused. By now you’ve probably heard about…