It’s a video-licious week on Sony’s downloadable store, as the company is putting out not one, but two videos full of propaganda.  Sony’s minions in the ongoing Internet Console Wars get a lot of material to work with, but gamers using Sony hardware don’t get that much in the way of actual games - unless [...]

As Rocksteady's Sefton Hill and Paul Dini eagerly explain in the video above, Batman: Arkham Asylum is a game about torturing Batman. Okay, okay, maybe not directly, but by way of Joker setting up a nasty ruse for Gotham's greatest hero at Arkham Asylum itself. Trapping Mr. Wayne inside with all of his most fearsome enemies, when he thought he was just stopping by to deposit a criminal, leaves him at the mercy of the now-in-control Joker.From wha
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Mafia Wars, the free web-based game on social media networks (and iPhone), has over 4 million players. Gamasutra reports that Zynga has doubled the number of daily players in the last three months. Zynga makes its money off microtransactions within games and believes the title is on its way to becoming "a cult classic."That's not the only good news for Zynga lately. The company recently hired veteran game designer Brian Reynolds (Alpha Centauri,
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Brütal Legend's Rocktober release is drawing closer, and the game's creator, Tim Schafer, has tossed us a bone in a pair of developer walkthroughs for the beginning sections of the game over at IGN. Be warned: The videos show off a great deal of content, so if you're trying to avoid spoilers, steer clear. For the rest of you, we suggest you don your spiked bracelet and sleeveless leather vest and peer past the break for some glorious metal acti
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Developer Piranha Bytes has announced that its RPG Risen will try to take a bite out of retail on October 2. Big Download took note of the press release's proud statement that the game is completely done and going through three separate quality assurance teams. That last bit likely has a little something to do with the developer's most recent game, Gothic 3, being a tad buggy. Three months will hopefully be enough time to work any issues out.[Vi
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If you've been gaming as long as we have, you know that Columns is one of Sega's great puzzle games. Like most puzzle games, the object is simply to line up four same-colored gems -- horizontally, vertically or diagonally -- and watch them explode. Whether you're familiar with the game or not, we've got some good news: Sega is giving away the iPhone version of Columns for free in celebration of USA's Independence Day. The app will be free starti
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[GameSetLinks is GameSetWatch's daily link round-up post, culling from hundreds of weblogs and outlets to compile the most interesting longform writing, links, and criticism on the art and culture of video games.] As we saunter happily into a long weekend in the States (yep, that July 4th thing in full effect), let's bust out a new set of slightly extended GameSetLinks, headed by the latest GAMBIT/MIT Game Lab student title, which continues thei
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Nasty bugs exterminated, melee weapons enhanced, exploits eliminated, and perks rebalanced - all...

In addition to the previously revealed changes, there are a number of new changes and fixes...

Paul W.S. Anderson's money-spinning Resident Evil movie franchise returns to our cinema screens...

Valve's marketing maestro, Doug Lombardi, reveals that Left 4 Dead DLC news approaches sometime...

Introducing water, a revolutionary new gameplay mechanic: [images]

Tonnes of behind the scenes goodness, gratuitous breast manipulation, lots of rawking music, and...

You can advertise MMOGs properly in the East, where the folks are far more tolerant of our PC...

Obsidian confirms that the oft-delayed Alpha Protocol arrives on North American shores October...

Eidos are polishing the bejesus out of Batman: Arkham Asylum - lashings of lubricant may, or may...

Xbox 360 version launches July 8th, quickly followed by the Playstation 3 edition on July 9th....

Seventeen minutes of pre-alpha, rocktastic Brütal Legend gameplay, commentated and directed by...