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THQ and Vigil Games have announced the next piece of DLC for Darksiders II entitled Abyssal Forge. According to the press release (which you can read in full HERE ) the DLC focuses on the Abyssal Forge, a living machine, and its creator who have created an army that threatens all creation. The Abyssal Forge will be release on October 30th for the Xbox 360, the 31st on PS3 and will cost 800MSP or $9.99.

With just under two weeks to go before release, the Halo 4 launch trailers are starting to roll out. Take a look at the latest gameplay launch trailer.

We heard awhile back that Microsoft would be using a new subscription system and pricing for the Xbox 360. Well here's all the detail. Starting this Sunday, October 28th, Microsoft will be rolling out their Entertainment for All subscription bundles. These bundles will include the following(pictured above): A 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect for $99 A 250GB Xbox 360 for $99 A 250GB Xbox 360 with Kinect for $149 Now with these new bundles there is a catch. Those buying one will also have to comply with the required 2yr Xbox Live Gold Membership agreement at $14.99 per month. Gamestop, Toys R Us, BestBuy, Walmart and the Microsoft store will all have these available online and in stores on or after the 28th. Who's up for a new Xbox?

Hankering for more Borderlands, well now's you chance to take Borderlands wherever you go. Gearbox Software has announced that Borderlands Legends will be coming to iOS devices at the end of this month. The game is an action-RPG-strategy game that features the original cast of Borderlands and will offer the same kill, loot and level experience only this time in an isometric view. Head over to Entertainment Weekly for a first look. The game will be $4.99 on iPhone's and $6.99 on iPad's.  Now I personally don't have an iOS device, crazy I know, but I will be downloading this game on one of the many iOS devices I have access to. Let the looting begin.

Co-founder and Creative Director Joe Madureira has left THQ and Vigil Games. Joe and a few other gentlemen founded Vigil Games back in 2005 which was acquired by THQ a year later. After working on Darksiders I and Darksiders II Joe is leaving to pursue new adventures he said via a Facebook update. This means that the next installment of Darksiders will be done without the first two games creative director.  It always hits with a pang of disappointment hearing one of the people behind a well-received game is leaving a company but all the best to Joe on his future endeavors. 

I hope this new Bioshock Infinite trailer does it for you because it surely did for me. Media and news on Ken Levine's latest venture has been non-existent for the past few months until the announcement of the Collector's Editions last week and now this trailer. So I present to you Bioshock Infinite Beast Of America.

So it's been some time since we've heard anything about Anarchy Reigns, Sega multiplayer brawler. Well here's some good news, the game is scheduled to be released on Jan 8th in the US and Jan 11th in Europe--FINALLY. The kicker is that the game has a suggested price of $29.99, which is quite low for a new retail game. It begs the question WHY? but far be it for me to question a reasonable price.

It's been awhile since we received any kind of information relating to Bioshock Infinite. Today Ken Levine and Irrational Games have announced an Ultimate Songbird and Premium Edition of Bioshock Infinite. The Ultimate Songbird Edition will feature everything below and will run you $149.99: A 9 1/2 inch statue of the Songbird. A 3-inch baby version keychain of the sold-out Murder of Crows vigor bottle replica. A 5 x 7-inch lithograph by Jorge Lacera. A 25 millimeter, resin-cast Handyman miniature from the upcoming BioShock Infinite board game by Plaid Hat Games, makers of Summoner Wars . A mini art book, full of BioShock Infinite concept art and commentary, with a hand-distressed cover. Various digital goodies: exclusive in-game gear, a digital soundtrack, and platform specific downloadable content (Avatar costumes for Xbox 360, and Themes for PC and PlayStation 3). The Premium Edition will include everything listed about excluding the Songbird statue and will cost...

It looks like Ubisoft is bringing something new to upcoming Assassin's Creed 3's multiplayer. With new modes, characters and perks not only is the single-player game shaping up to be brilliant but the multiplayer is as well. Check out the new trailers below. Assassin's Creed 3 launches Oct. 30th.

Apologies are in order. For the past month or so I've been, for lack of a better word, neglecting my blog. During that time I've missed a bit. My last post was about the Mass Effect 3 Leviathan DLC, that has since been released and a new piece of DLC--Omega--is set to be released. So let's do a quick recap of what I didn't post over the time I was away. Let's see things you may have heard and some that I found really surprising. The Nintendo Wii U has an official release date and price point, coming in two version. This came by way of an event Nintendo held where they revealed that the Wii U will be released this November with an 8GB and 32GB model (White and Black respectively). The price ranges from 299 to 349 which isn't that much of a jump when you look at the size difference. The doctors and co-founders of Bioware, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, are no longer part of the company having retired. In the same vein Cliff Bleszinski has also left Epic a...

The Mass Effect 3's DLC Leviathan is scheduled to be released on the 28th promising to  further expand our knowledge of the Reapers. New weapons, locations and a gripping story are enclosed within this upcoming package. Check out the new trailer below.

Assassin's Creed III is set to be an amazing game. Today Ubisoft is starting a new series that will take an in depth look at what goes into making sure a groundbreaking game. Welcome to Episode One: Making a Masterpiece. This first video of four touches on our hero Connor, the area and the AnvilNext engine.

A new video from Bethesda highlights the importance of sticking to the shadows in the upcoming Dishonored. 

A new site for Final Fantasy XIII has going live. This site is aimed at series protagonist Lightning and will provide information on a new direction for her. The site is set to reveal all of this on September 1st which is the 25th Anniversary of Final Fantasy. There isn't much on the teaser site but you can check it out HERE  and be sure to check back in a few days to see what Square has in mind.

2K Games has announced that a co-operative multiplayer modes is now available for download for all who own a copy of Spec Ops: The Line. The new mode features four objective based missions with different playable characters across different locations. This download is out now on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Blizzard isn't just giving you better improvements on legendary weapon and character class with the upcoming 1.0.4 patch. They are also introducing the Paragon system, this system lets players who've reached the level cap to still earn experience in the form of paragon levels. What are Paragon levels? Well these are levels that go from 1 to 100 and will award the player character with certain stat boosts as well as a 3% to gold and magic find. With this new addition patch 1.0.4 is looking like one hell of an update. This opens a whole new way for plays to tackle gold and item find with it maxing out at 300% once you hit the paragon level cap and adds hours of playtime. Dust off those level 60 characters.  For more information check out the official Diablo III Blog .

We're set to have another big week in video game releases. There's something for everyone this week, so let's take a look at what's on tap for video game releases: Nintendo DS/DSiWare/3Ds Abyss [08/23] New Super Mario Bros. 2 [08/19] VectorRacing [08/23] iPhone/iPad NO GAMES SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED THIS WEEK PC Counter-Strike: Global Offensive  [08/21] Disciples III: Gold Edition  [08/21] Galaxy On Fire 2 Full HD  [08/21] Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2  [08/21] Transformers: Fall of Cybertron  [08/21] Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition  [08/24] Jagged Alliance: Crossfire  [08/24] Sony PlayStation 3/Network Counter-Strike: Global Offensive  [08/21] Legasista  [08/21] Retro/Grade [08/21] Transformer: Fall of Cybertron [08/21] Way of the Samurai 4 [08/21] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver . [08/22] Sony PS Portable/Vita NO PSP RELEASES SCHEDULED THIS WEEK Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD C...

At E3 this year Ubisoft revealed the return of Sam Fisher after the events of Conviction. The extended trailer, with commentary, shows off what changes and added will be making it way to Blacklist when it hist stores.

Here's your first look at how Dead Space 3 will let you create and customize you weapons and a completely different level. User blueprints to build you standard weapons or start from scratch and build a weapon of your choice.  You can finally put your two favorite weapons together to create mass mayhem. I love it.

More news out of Gamescom, IO Interactive and Square Enix has announced a new mode for Hitman Absolution aptly dubbed Contracts. In Contracts mode you create and share you own assassination challenges. You select your location, the marks, weapons and rules; then set out to see who can score the highest. I'll take it, the more I see of Absolution the more I can't wait to play it and now they introduce a way for me to challenge other players--give me the game now.