Even though the reveal was slightly spoiled thanks to a Rock Band 2 ad last month, Microsoft officially confirmed this morning that the New Xbox Experience will officially launch on November 19.
“Our industry is defining the future of entertainment,” said John Schappert, corporate vice president of Interactive Entertainment, LIVE, Software and Studios, while at the [...]

Opening with a flashback to the previous games, Brothers in Arms Hell’s Highway quickly gets the player up to speed on its complex and intricately woven storyline. That story will carry much of its action, adding to intensity of the game as whole (even if those who failed to play through the previous games will [...]

Approaching Rock Band 2 is an interesting proposition from a review standpoint. Do you do it as an individual game or as the music platform that Harmonix has touted it to be? Regarding the former, Rock Band 2 doesn’t really push anything forward as far as innovation goes, but as for the latter it does [...]

The Star Wars: The Force Unleashed demo did pretty well for itself when it released, and it appears the full game itself has followed suit. LucasArts announced this evening that the game has sold more than 1.5 million units worldwide, also making it the fastest selling Star Wars game and for the company.
“The record-setting sales [...]

Fans looking forward to Capcom’s retro sequel of Mega Man 9 got some more good news today, as they’ve announced that the “retail” package that was recently sent out to the press will indeed be sold to the public at their online store.
Specific details on what the package will come with aren’t clear, but if [...]

The so called Halo “Mythic” update is coming on September 23, and it’s not all that mythical. The title update is pretty extensive, including revised maps on certain playlists (no shield doors on Epitaph? Ouch), redesigned Bungie.net stat tracking, and a new ranking system. Never fear, your old rank will stay right where it is.
Bungie [...]

“Braid has the potential to change the way you think about reality. It will certainly change the way you think about video games.” - Jason Roher, Arthouse Games
“Braid is an ingenious and startlingly creative puzzle game, built with an understanding of good game design that even some of the industry’s most revered figures could learn [...]

Ryan Payton left his assistant producer post at Kojima Productions in Japan to be closer to his family in Washington. If a recent post by Kotaku’s Brian Crecente is true, he’ll be doing just that on top of taking charge of a very high profile project.
According to Kotaku’s sources, Payton has been hired by Microsoft [...]

In this crazy video game world we live in, there are rumors and then there are rumors. If a recent one posted on the VGChartz forum is any indication, Microsoft is getting preparing to launch the new Xbox Experience in a big way, and it’s not too far away either. To see the details, see [...]

Gamers looking forward to EA’s upcoming survival horror title Dead Space got some good news today, as the company announced that the game will be shipping a week early. Originally slated to arrive on October 21, the game will now ship on October 14.
“The development team at EA Redwood Shores is getting into the Halloween [...]

SNK fans rejoice. While we’re still waiting for Samurai Shodown on the Arcade in any form, King of Fighter’s can certainly hold us over. A leaked Tokyo Game Show exhibition list has revealed the title on SNK’s slate. The game was re-released on the PlayStation 2 over the summer in Japan as King of Fighters [...]

After weeks of rumors, speculation, and retail flyers that spilled the beans, Microsoft finally confirmed this evening that all of their Xbox 360 SKUs will get a price cut. Starting on September 5, the Elite system will sell for $399.99, the 60GB Pro system for $299.99, and most notably, the Arcade system for $199.
“We are [...]

Remember back when Microsoft paid Rockstar $50 million for the exclusive rights to Grand Theft Auto IV’s downloadable content (which we’re still waiting for)? Well, Sony has borrowed that idea for the upcoming EA release Mirrors Edge. Unfortunately, no numbers were divulged, but one can assume it was a whole lot less than $50 million [...]

Microsoft has cut the price of the Xbox 360 in Japan, according to a report on Reuters this morning. In a move to compete with Sony and Nintendo for marketshare, prices on all models of the system will be reduced by 30 percent.
As such, the Xbox 360 Arcade unit will now sell for 19,800 yen, [...]

Ubisoft’s upcoming strategy title Tom Clancy’s EndWar came out of E3 2008 with quite a bit of buzz, and today the company revealed that they’ll be letting Xbox 360 users see what all the talk is about with a demo for for the game this October.
“We believe EndWar will revolutionize the strategy genre on consoles [...]

Rock Band’s DLC for the week of August 26 has been announced today by Harmonix:
Tracks:
Rush’s Moving Pictures (Full Album)
“Tom Sawyer” (Original Version)
“Red Barchetta”
“YYZ”
“Limelight” (Original Version)
“The Camera Eye” (Part One) (Part Two)
“Witch Hunt”
“Vital Signs”
All of the tracks are masters. Prices haven’t been revealed yet, but check here when it does. The album/tracks will be available on [...]

According to a upcoming RadioShack flyer for the week of September 7, Microsoft’s rumored cut of a Xbox 360 price cut across the board is looking to be very much true.
The flyer specifically lists the Xbox 360 Elite System, with the price of $399 that was reported on earlier by ArsTechnica. The other two SKU’s [...]

Bethesda Softworks announced earlier this afternoon that Fallout 3 will be hitting stores in North America on October 28. The highly anticipated RPG will arrive in Europe three days later on October 31.
“We are very excited to let gamers get their hands on Fallout 3, the latest chapter in this beloved and highly acclaimed franchise,” [...]

Rock Band’s DLC for the week of August 19 was announced today by Harmonix:
Devo - “Girl U Want” (new original recording)
Devo - “Through Being Cool” (new original recording)
Duran Duran - “Girls on Film”
Duran Duran - “Rio”
The Janitors - “Get Your Rock On”
All of the tracks are masters. With the exception of “Get Your [...]

Game Developer Research released the results of its seventh annual State of the Game Development Industry this afternoon. The 180 page report, compiled by surveying nearly 2,000 industry professionals who either read Gamasutra or subscribe to Game Developer magazine, answers more than 55 questions that cover numerous topics in the development field.
“Our goal at Game [...]