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Epic Games has announced that Gear of War 3 will support 3D and as a result the highly anticipated shooter has to run at a lower resolution but insists that the graphics difference is not a big deal. "It's a little bit jaggier in certain areas. Instead of 720p you're at five something," said Executive Gears Producer Rob Fergusson. He further explained that the idea to make Gears of War 3 3D friendly came a bit late in the development stage. "It was something that came in really late in our pro

Download Complete Trogdor Episode from Telltale’s Game Series Today only at www.trogday.com SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – January 13, 2010 – Happy Trogday, everyone! Seven years ago today, the beefy-armed dragon, Trogdor, first appeared on HomestarRunner.com, burninating the hearts and minds of audiences around the globe in the Strong Bad email installment, “Dragon.” In celebration of this momentous anniversary, Telltale Inc is giving away the very special Trogdor-themed episode of Strong Bad’s Cool Game

It should come as no surprise that the 2 million dollar seller on the Wii,  Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition is doing so well.  After all, Mario is not only a fan favorite of every age, but he is also one of Nintendo's flag ship characters.  However it might come as a surprise to some fans that despite selling well since it's release in December of last year, Nintendo is going to stop shipping the game to North American retailers on March 13. Costing $30, fans of the series can get

Get your hands (or feet in this case) on the brand spanking new licensed Portal socks from Jinx. Not only are they gamer friendly, but they are surprisingly sexy. A pair of these Portal themed knee highs will cost you $9.99. via Jinx

Calling all Michael Phelps fans.  Blitz Games and 505 Games are bringing the 16 time olympic medal swimming champ exclusively to Kinect this June. UK based Blitz Games who released the statement regarding the upcoming motion based swimming based game has said that the game will be "exhilarating, but physically demanding" did not disclose how they intend to make sure that gamers receive the best physical swimming workout via Kinect that they can deliver.  However they did mention that gamers will

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier just does not want to see the light of the day.  According to Ubisoft both Driver: San Fransico and for the second time the highly anticipated Ghost Recon: Future Soldier are being delayed. Ubisoft says that both Driver: San Fransico and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be releasing now sometime in their 2011-2012  lineup.  There have been comments as to why both games have been delayed and why Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is now on it's second delay. G4tv.com

It seems that Ubisoft's upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier does not want to release. After originally being announced in 2009, the futuristic military third person shooter fell off the radar altogether, re-appeared, and then a week ago received a video that claimed it was releasing in March 2012. Ubisoft has again changed that date to May 22, 2012 in North America. Europe will be receiving it a couple days later on May 24th. Also announced is that the January mulitplayer beta has been pushed

A new map, Khyber Stronghold is also releasing with the crossover. Ubisoft stated that middle eastern map is "the most ambitious map" that they have ever made. "The spies of Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon Online’s Ghosts can now go toe-to-toe with the Phantoms. Our community is more than three million strong, who we work to continuously provide new content for. Our goal is to keep their experience fresh and dynamic so we’re looking forward to seeing how they explore Khyber Stonghold and use Sam F

Ubisoft's big annoucement has been revealed and Ghost Recon fans prepare to rejoice. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is on the horizon and it appears from the teaser trailer below that the game will be launching sometime in Fall 2010 with a multiplayer beta out in the Summer.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's delays might have done this game some good, because the gameplay trailer features stunning FPS action full of stealth, bullets, and beautiful explosions. http://youtu.be/AxmH3v9_qAEvia Ghost Recon Youtube

Joystiq claims that they discovered that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier may be Kinect enabled. Joystiq is claiming that an image appeared late lastnight on Xbox.com that showed the cover of the game sporting a "Better With Kinect Sensor" purple logo. That image has since been taken down and replaced with regular looking cover art. If you pay attention to the differences in both covers you will see that Ubisoft logo has also been moved and both versions of the cover are extremely different. What d

Don't know what to get the geek loving dad on your list this year for Father's Day? Instead of buying the same old boring white socks or "Number One Dad" shirt, let us help you decide what other gifts are out there instead of the cookie cutter retail store items. Star Trek Pizza Cutter - $29.99 This adorable pizza cutter in the shape of Star Trek's Enterprise will be a pleaser for the pizza loving dad in your life. It's made of stainless steel and is an officially licensed Star Trek item. The

Game’s Release Coincides With Announcements About Bonus TMS Content, New Website, and Free DLC for the Original Splosion Man July 13th, 2011 - Austin, TX - Ms. Splosion Man releases today on Xbox LIVE Arcade, but amongst the joy comes the sudden announcement that her TMS could strike at any moment. TMS, or Title Managed Storage, is a special feature of the Xbox LIVE® service that allows Twisted Pixel to present free extra Challenges for the players on a regular basis. These week-long Chall

That ashy white and red chiseled body that makes up Kratos on Sony's hugely successful God of War series, will be launching God of War III officially on March 16, 2010 in the US, March 19, 2010 in Europe, and March 25, 2010 in Japan.  The release date for North America was never confirmed until today by Sony. God of War III  will be the final installment of the current Kratos storyline.  Will Kratos succeed as him, Gaia, and the Titans head towards Olympus or will Kratos have to live with his

While Sony says, "We do not comment on rumors or speculation about our products" when questioned about whether or not God of War IV was on the horizon, a composer who is working on the music for the game has ousted the project without Sony knowing. The award winning Timothy Williams has confirmed to Joystiq that he is indeed helping out with composing the music for God of War IV and that the game is now on his resume as "upcoming". Williams has composed music for several Hollywood hits includi

2010's GoldenEye 007 that came out on the Nintendo Wii will be getting a HD remake for the the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Activision made the announcement after several ongoing rumors were spreading that the company would announce the game at this year's Comic Con. GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is being built with a new game engine to deliver better graphics and better game play than the Wii version. Activision also stated that the game will be be compatible with the Playstation Move and they are lo

It is that time of the year again.  That's right gamers, it is time to find the special gifts on your list for your gaming buddies, kiddos, and spouses.  Thankfully Gamercide's Grim Reaper spoke to a few of Santa's elves who recommended the following gaming goodies for every budget that are sure to get the reaction you are looking for. For The Social Gamer The Social Gamer.  The gamer who spends their time playing games to keep in contact with friends or uses games as an attempt to make new fri

Those of you looking to get your hands on Gotham City Imposters, the downloadble title coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace, Playstation Network, and PC will just have to wait a bit longer. The previous launch date of January 10th, has been pushed back to February according to a press release from Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment. In the first person shooter title Gotham City Imposters, gamers can choose which side of the law that they want to be on in order to take over Gotham City, the do-goo

Finally the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V has arrived. Fans of GTA: San Andreas will be excited to hear that the fifth numbered installment of the series is returning to Los Santos. It is unclear whether San Fierro and Las Venturas are in the game as well, but some of the countryside appears to be there, with mountains to climb and do crazy things off of. If you look closely you can spot several things added since GTA IV: Sea-doos, semi trucks with trailers, blimps, and even airplanes

Amazon Kindle, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devices will all be receiving GTA: San Andreas. Previously GTA III and GTA: Vice City were released and received mixed reviews due to difficult controls, because of the touchscreen. Rockstar has said that GTA: San Andreas on tablets and smart phones will have remastered graphics, enhanced character and car model, and a reworked checkpoint system. The iOS version of the GTA: San Andreas will have support for iOS 7 game controllers. According to The V

The latest news in the rumor mill has Take Two Interactive registering what appears to be several different domain names for the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. According to video game blog Ripten, Take Two has registered CashForDeadDreams.com, SixFigureTemps.com, StopPayingYourMortgage.net, HammersteinFaust.com, and LifeInvader.com between January 26th and January 7th showing signs that Rockstar and Take Two will be continuing the tradition of viral advertising like they did wi

Duke Nukem Forever releases on May 3rd in the US and May 9th Internationally.  The trailer below is pretty much all you need to see, so now get out there and pre-order!  There is box art and a few screens below in the slideshow.  No word yet on if there will be a collector's edition or any pre-order goodies.  Stay tuned for more as new comes out. Official Press Release: Duke Nukem Forever® Set to Kick Ass and Chew Bubblegum Starting May 3, 2011 Bodacious, EGO-dosed action game brings ove

Today 343 Industries has released a little trailer detailing the ins and outs of the popular Halo 2 map, 'Headlong'. Tweaked and updated as it is for the launch of Halo: Anniversary, the map will still promote the frantic vehicle and sniper gameplay fans loved about original map, now re-named 'Breakneck'. The description reads as follows: Headlong – Section 21 once looked out onto the New Mombasa Orbital Elevator with pride and optimism. Now, with much of the city eviscerated by the Covenant’s

Those of you who do not to read spoilers about Halo 4 need to leave and not proceed. Halo Waypoint has released the full set of achievements that will be in the game and the folks behind Master Chief's newest adventure said that they "to live up to Halo tradition with weird ass names for some of them". Dawn: Complete Mission 1 on any difficulty 10 Points Requiem: Complete Mission 2 on any difficulty 10 Points Forerunner: Complete Mission 3 on any difficulty 10 Points Infinity: Complete Missi

As tiny little bits and pieces emerge regarding the story that makeup Master Chief and Cortana's next adventure in Halo 4 something else has also emerged. Behold the badass box art for November 6th's release, Halo 4. via IGN