Max Payne is showing his face again in the form of four weaponry screenshots. A nice look at the fire-power you'll be dealing out in 2012, if you pick up the special edition you'll be able to cause more mayhem; see here for that. Max Payne 3 is set to release March 2012                       &nb... more.

Earlier today Notch announced he was stepping down and Jens (Jeb_) would be taking the lead on Minecraft. I was not expecting this at all, I dunno what to say really :S Notch also blogged about this on Word of Notch As of yesterday, Jens Bergensten is the new lead developer on Minecraft. He will have the final say in all design decisions, so he will kinda sorta become my boss, I guess. ... more.

Minecraft 1.0 As you know Notch pulled the big leaver and released Minecraft during the Minecraft Presentation Then they had a dance ;) You can download Minecraft 1.0 here; http://www.minecraft.net/download There are lots of new features.. (Particularly if you haven't played any of the 1.9 Pre-releases) Check out some of my Beta 1.9 Pre-release posts to see what has change... more.

Available for pre-order from now until the 15th of January is the special edition of Rockstar's upcoming title Max Payne 3. The special edition will set you back $99.99 or £99.99 depending on where you are; for your possibly well earned money you'll receive: • A copy of Max Payne 3. • 10” tall Collectible Max Payne Statue created in a collaboration between TriForce and Rockstar Games. �... more.

Today via the following trailer EA showed of a new feature for the upcoming SSX game. A remixed version of RUN-DMC's classic track "It's Tricky" will play when players link tricks together, this will allow said player to reach a state in the game called 'Tricky'. Is that cool or what? Well, unless you hate awkwardly remixed classics. February 14 is the current release date in North America and ... more.

Arriving October 26th for the price of just 800 Microsoft points is one of the greatest racing games of all time, in my opinion that is. Daytona USA will be coming to XBLA in just a few weeks with full eight player multiplayer and Xbox LIVE support for that "authentic arcade feeling". A trailer has been released alongside this news which shows the updated visuals as well as the fixed pop-in ... more.

The sequel to the popular XBLA action/side-scroller from Klei Entertainment and EA is currently being developed. The sequel, cleverly dubbed Shank 2, will feature a new "arcade-style survival co-op mode" where players will work together to defeat enemies. When asked about the game, founder of Klei Entertainment Jamie Cheng said: "Creatively, Shank still has a lot to give. We took the feedbac... more.

Apparently so, this is what was in the latest 'Insider' update in the new issue of Xbox World. The article reads: "We hear a number of Microsoft-friendly developers are hard at work on prepping next gen games as we speak. Could this be the reason why Remedy are so quiet about Alan Wake 2? (Yes)" It also notes that developers "Rare, Lionhead and Turn 10 all have teams in place too." Last year... more.

...A sequel to last years PokéPark Wii game. As confirmed by Japanese magazine CoroCoro, PokéPark 2: Beyond The World will be released in Japan this winter for Nintendo Wii consoles. For anyone who has never played the first PokéPark game, let me break it down: The game is set in a theme park, where the player must play through tedious mini-games to collect the fourteen shattered pieces of a... more.

Sony Computer Entertainment America (more commonly and easily referred to as SCEA) has confirmed that LittleBigPlanet 2 can now be played with PlayStation Move via a new patch. The patch has been released before the upcoming "Move Pack: Rise of the Cakeling' DLC which is due to arrive September 13. Two videos have been released along side the announcement, the first showing basic controls be... more.

Kim Swift, best known as co-creator of Portal and currently creative director at Airtight games, is set to reveal her latest title during a panel at PAX this weekend. Airtight games is best known for the third-person shooterR Dark Void. The announcement has been backed up by publisher Square-Enix who describe the panel as "Meet the development team, including Creative Director Kim Swift (Portal... more.

EA confirmed rumours today that they will not be selling Battlefield 3 via Valve's popular digital distribution service. On their official forum the developer said the following about the announcement: "We are intent on providing Battlefield 3 players with the best possible experience no matter where they purchase or play their game, and are happy to partner with any download service that does no... more.

Sonic the Hedgehog has always been a fan favourite, rivalling Nintendo's Mario he's been around for years. Now he'll be making a speedy return. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has been announced over at Gamespot today and Sega have mixed the 2D layout you remember from your childhood with the 3D graphics you'd expect from a moderrn day games console. The game will be released on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and ... more.

As one of the best games of 2009, Assassin’s Creed 2 really did destroy the negative opinions of those who weren’t too sure after playing the first instalment. Now, just three months on, information is starting to slip about the sequel, which I am sure you cannot wait for. Ubisoft started by announcing that the nest instalment of Assassin’s Creed will feature multiplayer modes for you to en... more.