Ubisoft has announced today that Shootmania Storm closed beta begins early July and includes new competitive mode, Siege, for 5 vs. 5 player battles. Registration is now open at the official Shootmania Storm website to receive a closed beta key. Registration will close on July 2nd. According to Ubisoft, close beta content will include the following: • Joust: 1 vs. 1 • Elite: 3 vs. 3 • ... more.

Gamers looking to see more of Paradox's latest strategy game can attend a live demonstration by visiting TwitchTV starting today at 9am PDT / 6pm CEST. Henrik Fåhreus, project lead on Crusader Kings II, will guide you in your quest to experience the Crusades from the other side. This includes a walkthrough and a QA session from the community via chat. Take this chance to see the developers tal... more.

Long-time game developer and publisher Telegames has been approved as a developer for Nintendo Wii U. For almost a decade, Telegames focused its software development on portable systems including Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Apple iPad. The Wii U will be Telegames’ first involvement with game consoles since PlayStation and PC products were developed and pub... more.

Developer Cave has been responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed shooters on Xbox 360. Just short of two years ago, their hell shooter Deathsmiles mesmerized gamers with its unforgiving boss battles and countless gameplay options. Guwange was released shortly thereafter as a digital download, proving again that Cave is a force to be reckoned with in the arcade 2D shooter genre. Lik... more.

Sony Online Entertainment has released a new gameplay video from its highly anticipated MMOFPS, PlanetSide 2. This video showcases some of the intense action that awaits gamers on launch. Check out the video and see for yourself why PlanetSide is loved by millions of gamers. PlanetSide 2 Ground Assault on Tech Plant Hvar Gameplay Video: ... more.

iPhone gamers were pleasantly surprised when developer SNNR released the first Ash game. Its unique blend of retro graphics and storytelling hooked gamers from the start. With the release of Ash II: Shadows Gold Edition, iPhone gamers can continue the epic story established by the first game. In traditional retro gaming style, Ash II: Shadows Gold utilizes an engine that resembles role-playing ... more.

During a time when 2D fighters ruled the arcade, Sega and AM2's Yu Suzuki were working on a project that would revolutionize gaming as we knew it. In conjunction with aerospace technology firm Lockheed Martin, Sega released Virtua Fighter to arcades in 1993. The first of its kind, Virtua Fighter brought the fighting genre to the 3rd dimension with (at the time) mesmerizing high-quality 3D graph... more.

Check out the enormous selection of games being offered by Square-Enix this year. Their line up includes long-awaited titles such as Kingdom Hearts 3D (Dream Drop Distance), Final Fantasy Dimensions, Sleeping Dogs, Hitman Absolution, and Guardian Cross. The list is long and even includes an unexpected announcement -- DariusBurst Second Prologue. Sleeping Dogs: Kingdom Hearts 3D - : ... more.

The Diablo series defined the hack-and-slash role-playing genre with its large assortment of creatures, dungeons, and items. It offered a dark, compelling fantasy world filled with an assortment of demonic entities. This new game has big shoes to fill as lots of people love Diablo II so much that they buy Diablo 2 items in order to help them rank higher on the ladder. Diablo III continues the lore... more.

The wait for Dragon's Lair to arrive on Xbox 360 is finally over. Fans who envied Playstation 3 owners for receiving the game first will be pleased with the extras that were included in this release. For starters, this version of DL supports Kinect.  Using your body as a controller makes the game more accessible to gamers who struggled with the controls in previous versions. A Kinect tutorial ... more.