Over the past decade, Bungie has made a name for itself as the creator and developer of the Halo games and universe. But now, it appears they are ready to set their sights elsewhere. A recent job posting on their website seeks a Writing Lead, specifically one who can “define Bungie’s next game universe.” Since Bungie is presently working on Halo: Reach, this leads some to believe that their next project will be a new, unrelated work. Unfortunately, little else is discernible from the job descrip

Between the sales successes of such controversial titles as Modern Warfare 2 and now Left 4 Dead 2, I think it might be safe to say that game boycotts are probably going to get just about the same amount of respect online as internet petitions (not that they got much to begin with). Indeed, Valve has rung in with two million copies of the newly-released sequel, sold across the Xbox 360 and the PC. That’s double the to-date sales of the original title, and doesn’t even take Steam purchases into a

I don’t know about you, but after viewing a substantial portion of Modern Warfare 2’s latest gameplay footage, waiting to play this game has become almost unbearable. Unfortunately for us, it looks like we’ll have to remain patient until November, as the development team has no plans to release a demo. This is both good and bad news for all of you Call of Duty fans. It goes without saying that the lack of a demo is reason enough for disappointment, but the good new lies in the rationale behind t

Do you want them? Do you REALLY want them? A whopping nine new achievements that come out to a total of 250 gamerpoints are being released with the Snowblind map pack. Should be more than enough here to keep you achievement hunters busy for quite awhile, as some of these are quite time consuming achievements. Here you are, order of nine achievements coming right up.

EA announced today that it would be providing a new multiplayer mode for it’s upcoming The Godfather II, available by a downloadable patch immediately upon release. Not content with only exciting gamers, EA also made an offer that can’t be refused: this will be a free download. This announcement will surely add fuel to the fire of the ongoing debate of Capcom’s decision to charge for the additional downloadable multiplayer mode for Resident Evil 5. Don Control sounds pretty neat, I’m particularl

What’s a fair price for an Xbox Live Arcade game? When tasked with voting for how much Bionic Commando Rearmed should go for, the consumer said that less is more. But, there is someone who thinks differently:“I want to go on the record and say I feel like most downloadable games are under-priced. As a collector, I can relate to people who enjoy buying a game and having the game box, and manual. So the question is, how much is the most you would pay for an exclusively downloadable game (so as to

November 11th may not be the only release date in the future for the Mirror’s Edge line and the flagship character, Faith. DICE’s Senior Producer, Owen O’Brien, has spilled some details concerning the series and its story. Creating a level editor is a skill in itself, and that’s a lot of work. And if we do it, we want to make the level editor as easy to use and intuitive as the game is. And that’s going to take us quite a lot of time.

Earlier today, Kotaku reported the rumor that 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand was dead in the water. But then…We Got it Wrong, Wrong, Wrong: Turns out that our internal sources were slightly confused and despite our best efforts we got it wrong. While I’m still waiting for some sort of official word from the companies involved, this is what we’ve heard: While 50-Cent: Blood on the Sand was indeed jettisoned by Activision, the project isn’t dead. In fact we’re told that it is approaching gold and that

E3 Disclaimer: Kombo’s E3 previews are designed to inform you of what each game at E3 plays like, and what we think of what’s shown. What’s HotNeither Sean O’neill or I were particularly excited to play Halo Wars. We’re both moderate Halo fans, me more so than him, but everything we had seen of Halo Wars pointed towards it being a generic RTS experience covered in a coat of Halo fan service. The hardest of the hardcore RTS fans, the kind that love games like Company of Heroes and are looking for

Believe it or not, this IS a game ad… with a twist. Can you guess what it’s for?

Wow, we bet the ethics behind this could be argued all day long. So what then would be the verdict on making copies of a demo disc? On the one hand, the purpose of a demo disc is strictly advertising for an upcoming product. We may soon have our answers, as the Guitar Hero III demo from Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground and the December issue of Official Xbox Magazine is now out in the wilds of the web. The demo has five songs available:“Hit Me with Your Best Shot” – Pat Benetar“Lay Down” – Prieste

Major Nelson is reporting that a demo of the uncleverly titled Virtua Fighter 5 is available on Xbox Live. Weighing in at 700MB, the demo showcases some of the new features in the legendary fighting series, which now includes online play. Players can also download replay data of top players from the leaderboards, so that they can rip-off their moves. Virtua Fighter 5 is set to ship October 30th.

Japan doesn’t like first-person-shooters, and it also doesn’t like the Xbox 360. Two very important factors that could have a massive impact on the success of Microsoft’s biggest game when it launches on September 27. Jonty Barnes and Jay Weinland of Halo developer Bungie Studios spoke with Next-Gen on what steps were being be taken to give the game an extra push overseas. I think that the perception that [FPSes are unpopular in Japan] is changing a bit, judging by the press that we’ve been talk

Metal Slug 3 has been confirmed for XBLA by developer SNK Playmore. The official website has not been released in English but there is little not known about the game since its release in 2000 and re-release on various Metal Slug anthologies. Metal Slug, 2, 3, 4, 5 and X are also available on GameTap and at this time, Metal Slug 2 can be played for free. AMN will keep you updated.

Electronic Arts has announced a partnership with Jostens, manufacturer of over 27 Super Bowl championship rings, to offer gamers the chance to purchase their own Madden 08 “Ring of a Champion”. By advancing through the game and meeting various goals, players can increase their Madden Gamer Level. “We wanted our gamers to have something tangible to recognize their achievements within Madden NFL 08 and we kept coming back to Super Bowl rings,” said Madden NFL 08 Lead Producer David Ortiz. “We know

As many already know, Halo 2 is backwards compatible on the Xbox 360. The obvious question then, is does the game look any better on the 360 than the regular Xbox? Well, while testing it out on our Xbox 360 console, we found that – assuming Halo 2 can be used as a sample of what to expect from the rest of the backwards-compatible Xbox selection – the new hardware may not have much of difference on the look of current-generation games. Unfortunately, the extra RAM and CPU power hasnt been put tow

Now, being that this is the Xbox 360, the amount of NPCs on screen at one time is ridiculously high. The X and Y buttons were used to juggle opponents in the air, racking up a myriad of combo points in the process. This special attack is available after defeating a certain amount of enemies repeatedly, collecting a sufficient amount of magic-fueling blue orbs, and a simple push of the B button. The strategy element, being able to call on friendly generals to provide support, was present in the d

Newly released video over at Gamer’s Hell gives people another glance at EA’s LOTR RPG coming soon to all consoles. The Trailer shows the many character creation options and a look at the gameplay. The video can be found right here.

“This is why Brawl hacking is the greatest thing ever. PERIOD,” proclaims the title of this video on YouTube. Sure, we’ve all seen and played on Final Destination in Super Smash Bros. before… at least, that’s what we thought. But this hack takes you to a far more divine place to wage your ultimate battles of ultimate destiny:It makes you wonder what happens to the winner, doesn’t it? It also makes me want to see a Falcon Punch that can destroy planets.

Just a quick item which caught my attention the other day, when I saw the press release. Apparently, a publisher known as Knowledge Adventure makes games for children 5-9, and their next effort is going to be “JumpStart Escape from Adventure Island” for the Wii, which is scheduled to come out November 17th. As you might recall, a certain company named Hudson has a series called “Adventure Island,” and have even released a new version on WiiWare. I can’t help but think that they might have reason