News

The tree is trimmed, the stockings have been hung by the fireplace, garland has been placed around doorways, and your neighbor's yard is decorated with guady things that appear to have been made in the 80's. All of this can only mean one thing, Gamercide's Grim Reaper is on his way to share lots of toys and goodies for all of the naughty kids on his list this year! Let's see what his picks are for the 2011 holiday season. Portal 2 Plush Turret With Sound This adorable 14.5 inch plush Portal t

Oddworld: Strangers Wrath HD is going to be hitting the Playstation Network on December 27th in North America for $14.99. It will also be releasing in stores worldwide, except for the Far East/Russia/Portugal and the Ukraine. This verison is not going to ship with the Move or stereoscopic 3D support as was originally planned. You can, however, expect to see them in future updates in the new few months. And yes, it will have a Platinum Trophy too. So if you're looking for a late, last minute chr

What? No Sazh?! That's right, there is a rumor swirling about that we might not see one of the more popular figures from Final Fantasy XIII. Details from a Japanese magazine, Dengeki Playstation include news that Sazh won't be appearing in the new Final Fantasy XIII-2. However, the magazine does say that according to a Square-Enix representative, "Final Fantazy XIII-2 will continue after the release, so look forward to later on." Could it be that Sazh will be in future DLC for the game? I for on

The newly announced Sims 3 expansion, "Showtime" is all about your sim showing off their inner acrobat, singer, magician, or DJ. Showtime not only helps your sim reach their goal of being a super star, but also incorporates the SimPort which allows you to have your sim perform in a friend's world and allows your friends to enter your world. The expansion will also feature new goals, items, unique venues for your sim to perform, and will post your every move to networking social giant, Facebook.

The Darkness 2's "Vendettas" four player co-op has been detailed by 2K Games. The campaign co-op mode features four characters who are all wielding weapons that harness the power of The Darkness. Each character is unique in their own background including the mentally unstable and out for revenge Inugami, the evil destroying seeker Shoshanna, a notorious alcoholic Jimmy who can summon Darklings that he refers to as "Little Jimmy's", and there is J.P., an ex doctor who once used voodoo to heal pa

The winter 2011 dashboard update has been slightly delayed according to Major Nelson in a tweet over Twitter. No word as to why, but Major Nelson said he will provide a "status update" later today. When the update does roll out, gamers will take notice to the sleek and organized physical overhaul of the dashboard, but also the lack of some apps. Major Nelson has released the dates of when those missing apps will start flooding the app marketplace globally. "Dec. 6: • EPIX. United States •

Anybody who played The Elder Scrolls series knows that they are in for a treat when it comes to seeing all things that cannot explained. This weekly column is designed to showcase those fails, facepalms, and crotch in face moments. http://images.gamercide.org/albums/126 Have you seen something unusual while playing a game? Take a screenshot and email it to siren@gamercide.org or send a PM over Gamercide. If your photo is chosen for the "Member Weekend Edition of Things I Saw in The World

UFC fans will have to wait to watch UFC fights on their Xbox 360 until December 20, because Microsoft announced that the app has been delayed. The UFC app which was suppose to arrive on the Xbox 360 today allows gamers to watch fights, stream in HD, watch the interactive fight card, and of course purchase pay per views all while using Kinect. Microsoft did not say why the delay happened, but at least it will be available for the next pay per view fight. via Gaming Blend

Is it or isn't it? That seems to be the question regarding the rampent rumors of an upcoming BioShock movie. Regardless of when or if that rumor will be confirmed, fans have taken to Youtube to post their fan made trailers for what they would like to see as a BioShock movie. One trailer in particular stands out above the rest and the interwebs have taken notice. Maybe Hollywood will too. http://youtu.be/qRa-78twi3svia Joystiq and

Those of you who have yet to install Bethesda's recent patch for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on your Xbox 360 might want to wait. Gamers have flocked to the Skyrim forums and are expressing their outrage after many have discovered their game is just about unplayable after installing the update. Patch 1.2 went live yesterday and since then gamers have been complaining of bugs, quests not advancing, dragons still flying backwards, spells not working, not being able to play saved games, and the li

In a rather questionable and unexplainable move, Square Enix has decided to put the legendary assassin from Assassin's Creed, Ezio Auditore into their upcoming sequel to Final Fantasy Xlll, Final Fantasy Xlll-2 with Ubisoft's approval of course. Square Enix and Ubisoft made the announcement in a joint press release stating that the assassin's costume from Assassin's Creed: Revelations will be an available option to Final Fantasy Xlll-2's main character, Noel Kreiss. This downloadable costume com

Citing a development source from Microsoft, Eurogamer is reporting that the next Kinect will be so accurate that it will be able to read lips. If that turns out to be true, it could not only be a huge improvement on the motion sensing device itself, but also a plus for gamers who are physically disabled and need to utilize more voice commands. According to the source, "Kinect 2 will be so powerful it will enable games to lip read, detect when players are angry, and determine in which direction

Be prepared to dig deep in those pockets gamers if you are planning on getting your hands on Sony's Playstation Vita. GameStop has leaked the prices for the memory cards of the successor to the PSP and boy it is not pretty. 4GB - $29.99 8 GB - $44.99 16 GB - $69.99 32 GB - $119.99 GameStop also listed other accessories for the Playstation Vita including a USB cable cord for $14.99, a portable charger for $49.99, and a starter kit for $29.99 among others. The Playstation Vita will be releas

A woman who could not handle her husband's noobish love for Modern Warfare 3 has placed him up for sale on Craigslist, but only as a "joke" of course. "I am selling my 22 year old husband. He enjoys eating and playing video games all day. Easy to maintain, just feed and water every 3-5 hours. You must have Internet and space for gaming. Got tired of waiting so free to good home. If acceptable replacement is offered will trade." states the ad. Kyle, her husband that is up for sale finds it hilar

Nintendo is adding two Nintendogs 3DS bundles to it's growing lineup of available 3DS bundles this holiday season. Nintendogs = Cats: French Bulldog and New Friends and the Nintendogs: Toy Poodle and New Friends are both retailing for $169.99 respectively. Hopefully if you are looking into purchasing either bundle for someone on your list they happen to be female, because these specific 3DS bundles are only available in pink. via Joystiq

With the Wii U and Xbox Next in the works, many have been left wondering, what about Sony? Sony was a little more than late to the party when the Xbox 360 launched in 2005. According to Playstation Europe Boss, Jim Ryan, that will not be happening again. "I think we would consider it undesirable to be significantly later than the competition [with the next PlayStation]." Ryan told Eurogamer in a recent interview. Couple that statement with the recent headline from Edge stating that one

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm insanely jealous of this little boy's room. Why do you ask? His bedroom is decked out in everything Portal including the artwork on his walls, bedding, lamps, and Glados. Yes, he even has his own Glados. But wait, it gets even better. The boy whose name happens to be as badass as his room, Vector, also has a Portal themed bathroom. Yeah, I know your jaw just dropped. http://youtu.be/QzJm6Cn8ye4 http://youtu.be/_63HRCfjkBwvia Joystiq

Baaa babababadada!!!! Well, what all of us with Xbox 360's have been waiting for! The new, major update for the xbox dashboard. This update will be available for all to download on December 6th. This update will include all the cool features seen from E3 this year, including a more kinect friendly interface, more entertainment apps such as Youtube and Hbo Go, and you will have more use of voice commands throughout the dashboard and apps. There will also be cloud storage for game saves and profi

Starting now, Friday, November 25, 2011 5:15pm and ending in 24 hours or longer if possible is the Gamercide Gaming Marathon. We will be live casting various games non stop! We will be having a great time and there are prizes to be won! Stop by and join us! http://gmcd.me/gcl

Sony CEO Jack Tretton made his Sony fanbase a huge promise that turns out might just be a big pile of poo. Tretton made the announcement at this year's E3, regarding exclusive Saint's Row: The Third multiplayer content that only the PS3 was getting. He promised users that they would be receiving an "over the top exclusive mulitplayer game mode.". According to the fine fellows over at Joystiq both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions are the same and that there are no differences in either v

Mario, a character that has been around since 1981's classic Donkey Kong and not to mention the face of Nintendo, has fallen under attack from one of the mosted hated groups ever comprised of people who need a mental examination, PETA. Instead of concentrating their efforts on animal poachers or saving the rain forest, PETA has decided that Mario is a fur hating, animal killer all because of the popular Tanooki suit that resembles a tan raccoon. PETA has even launched a Mario Kills Tanooki webs

It appears that TV star Ned Luke will be voicing the main character in Rockstar's upcoming GTA title, GTA V. Listed on IMBd at the very top of his roles, states GTA V will be voicing Albert De Silva who appears to be the rumored main character that is spotted on a rooftop in the trailer for GTA V. Adding more fuel to the rumor fire is a tweet from another actor, Jimmy Taenaka that gives congratulations to Ned Luke for getting the lead role. "my fellow thespian Ned Luke is the lead voice and pro

EA is started off the week the right way, by banning hundreds of cheaters, glitchers, and exploiters in Battlefield 3. "This week we’ve banned hundreds of offending accounts and have stats-wiped accounts for exploiting (such as boosting)... (2 of More)", tweeted EA over Twitter. "We are working on banning as many people as we can as quickly as we can. We have a zero tolerance policy for cheating." The bans come after the offending players discovered a glitch that allows a player using the engin

How would you like to spend hours playing Batman: Arkham City and only needing to solve one more Riddler joke and then just like a cruel joke, your game save deletes itself? Many gamers are crying foul over at the Arkham City forums after their games saves have vanished from their Xbox 360 consoles after applying a recent update. It appears that it is only affecting the Xbox 360 version at this point in time. Warner Bros. has swooped into action and they are asking any gamer that is experiencing

Thank you captain obvious! I am talking about the heads over at EA who have confirmed that there will be a Battlefield 4. EA's Frank Gibeau made the stunning and shocking announcement during an appearance at the University of California. "There is going to be a Battlefield 4." Phew. Now that has been announced I can go back to playing Call of Duty Black Ops which you just can't manage to pass. Ouch stings, doesn't it? via Eurogamer