This Week in Gaming (via 1up) -
[Editor's note: Below you'll find a news column idea we're testing out. Instead of just recapping the big stories that you've probably read already, we're having Mike pick out some of the most interesting and bizarre headlines of the week and have fun with them. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
101 Free Games 2010: The Best Free Games on the Web (via 1up) -
101 Free Games 2010
Even more of the best games money can't buy.
By Scott Sharkey
Times are tough, sure. Nobody got a raise and ain't nobody complaining on account of well, they still have a job and would like to keep the thing. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
Halo Reach: What We Know So Far (via 1up) -
It's easy to reduce Halo: Combat Evolved to "dude in green power armor blows up some aliens," but when you actually think about all the words being said in-between the firefights, there's a lot of crazy, grand sci-fi going on. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International Review (via 1up) -
As a franchise prequel, Star Ocean 4 charts mankind's tentative first steps into space as they seek to colonize a new planet. Much like the rest of the series, it's an unapologetically Japanese-style RPG, the main differences here being terrible pacing and refined combat. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
Echoshift Demo Coming This Month (via 1up) -
If you're still scratching your head at the user-made levels in Echochrome, the game's creators are preparing to unleash a new round of puzzling challenges on you with Echoshift. Though the title still hasn't nailed down a release date, a recent post on the PlayStation. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
Mafia Wars: Bangkok Enters Public Beta (via 1up) -
Expose a crooked police officer; help stage an accident for an inmate; steal a van of medical supplies and then sell them; attack a paramilitary police post. That's just a selection of some of the new jobs you'll find available to you in Bangkok as part of the latest expansion to Mafia Wars, marking the fourth locale available to visit in the game and the first to cater to both low- and high-level players. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
BioWare Not Addressing Tiny Text Syndrome in Mass Effect 2 (via 1Up) -
So you've purchased Mass Effect 2, but you can't read the tiny text on your SDTV. Don't laugh -- more people are playing Xbox 360 in standard-def than you think. Unfortunately, it looks like BioWare won't have a fix for those silent legions anytime soon. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
L.A. Noire Confirmed for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (via 1Up) -
L.A. Noire 'Debut' Trailer
L.A. Noire was originally announced as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, but after four years, nothing can really be taken for granted. Hence, it comes as no surprise that the upcoming Rockstar title will be multi-platform. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
Modnation Racers Announced for PSP (via 1up) -
In the footsteps of another Sony published property in Little Big Planet, ModNation Racers is making the move to the PlayStation Portable. In this case though, the PS3 original hasn't even been released yet. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
Xbox Live to Cut Off Original Xbox Support on April 15 (via 1Up) -
After more than seven years, Xbox Live will cease to support the original Xbox beginning on April 15, 2010. Microsoft announced today their intentions to discontinue the service on their first game console, and by extension, any of its games that are playable on the Xbox 360 -- including Halo 2. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | 6 months ago
