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If you happen to sign into Xbox Live at some point today you might have noticed that there are issues with Xbox Live Marketplace. Those problems are not your imagination and are widespread. Microsoft released a small statement regarding the Marketplace outage on their support page and said that Xbox Live users are experiencing issues when browsing the Games Marketplace, checking out Indie Games from a 360 or Xbox.com, and issues are being reported with the Games for Windows on a PC. Now we can

According to the Playstation Blog, Asura's Wrath, Capcom's upcoming game that puts hack and slash gameplay in an Asian mythological settings, is planned for a 2012 release on both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. You can see the epic reveal trailer here, via IGN's Youtube channel: Asura's Wrath: Official Reveal Trailer I can just hear the otaku in me screaming out "zomg Asian God of War!". This game looks like it will be incredibly badass. via the official Playstation Blog

As a reward for reaching the 500,000 fan mark on the Silent Hill Facebook page and Silent Hill: Downpour's producer Devin Shatsky is giving fans of the series a sneak peek look at what they will showing at E3. http://youtu.be/xwqMaTxgoCY via

The intro for EA's and Spicy Horses's highly anticipated sequel, Alice: Madness Returns has been released for your viewing pleasure. The intro has Alice remembering a memory that makes her "sick". Just what is reality in that memory dear Alice? Fans will have to wait until June 14 to find out. http://youtu.be/RwyoaSA-0wg via

Starbreeze CEO, Mikael Nermark made that statement to CVG as the studio who developed the first game of Jackie Estacado's adventure in The Darkness, opened up about not making the sequel, The Darkness II. 2K Games instead chose Digital Extremes who has worked on BioShock, BioShock 2, and various Unreal Tournament games. The Darkness II is set for release on October 4, 2011 and the story will pick up two years after the events in first game and finds that Jackie used his powers to become the head

If you participated in the Gears of War 3 beta the following set of stats might be of interest to you considering that you along with 1.29 million players clocked in about 249 years worth of matches. That's correct, 249 years. 1.29 million people participated in the beta 145 different countries participated in the beta 249 years worth of matches played More than 11 million matches completed More than 927 million kills recorded More than 131 million executions performed More than 23 millio

Microsoft released a statement earlier about how they plan on making sure that Xbox 360 users who have been affected by the new dashboard update still get to play the games that they love and it involves a new console. The new mandatory update has not been compatible with some older models of the Xbox 360 when it comes to the new disc format and Microsoft has announced that they will be replacing those consoles for free with a new Xbox 360 Model S and a 250 GB hard drive. If you are finding your

The actors that led their talents and likeliness to the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation zombies mode map Call of the Dead, speak out about their experience with Call of Duty and some look down right awkward doing it. http://youtu.be/EasuwXCp-aQ via Joystiq and

If the recent filings of an FCC document are correct than it appears that Fox Entertainment will be heading to video game consoles. According to the Gamasutra who posted a link to the FCC document, this service will be a pay to watch television service and is rumored to be either "a cable, FIOS, or satellite company in the US." Hulu and Netflix are already offered on the current generation of consoles leading many to wonder how this rumor would impact the use of those services as well as what co

Honest Hearts, the first of three DLC packs that were announced for the somewhat buggy RPG from Bethesda, Fallout: New Vegas has been released today for the Xbox 360. The Playstation 3 release is being halted until the Playstation Network gets back up and running. In Honest Hearts, you will find yourself going on an adventure that will ultimately lead you to Zion and the "Burned Man". New missions have been added, along with new perks, characters, and achievements that will boost your gamersco

Apparently the upcoming release of Infamous 2 in Europe is deserving of not one, two, or even three, but four different bundles and of course the purchase of the game seperately, when the game releases in Europe on June 8th and June 10th of this year. The Lenticular Special Edition - "with a powershot of extra digital content including the Electrocution Grenade power, Golden Amp and an exclusive Cole MacGrath skin from inFamous 1" The Luxury Hero Edition - "complete with Lightning Hook download

Can't wait to get your hands on those big, huge, muscular, biceps of Duke Nukem? If you happen to have purchased Borderlands Game of the Year Edition you are in luck, because 2K Games and Gearbox recently announced that the members of "Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club" will be receiving the demo on June 3. The only way to become a member is by purchasing Borderlands GOTY or pre-ordering a copy of Duke Nukem Forever from a local game store. Gearbox President Randy Pitchford made the announ

Confirmed today via Mass Effect 3's Executive Producer Casey Hudson's Twitter is the same-sex friendly option meaning that Commander Shepard can engage in relationship acts with anybody regardless of sex. Mass Effect 3 is slated for a quarter one 2012 launch and EA will have the game at this year's E3. via Twitter

Assassin Creed: Revelations Creative Director, Alexandre Amancio, sat down recently with Game Informer to talk about Ubisoft's upcoming Assassin Creed game, Revelations. The taped interviews which you can find on Game Informer, shows Amancio talking about the gameplay, historical elements, how Revelations will relate to Assassin's Creed III, and why Revelations didn't get a number. "We are setting all of the records straight. We are sort of closing all of the loops that have been started that h

Fans and newbies of Sid Meier's long running RTS series, Civilization will be able to get their hands on the Facebook version of the game sometime this summer. In an interview with CNN regarding Civ World, Meier opened about what the social version of the game can do that playing over the PC cannot. We will have to wait and see whether or not long time fans of the popular PC series will support the social, Facebook version of Civilization. via CNN

Everybody's favorite bald headed, bar code branded hired hand is back and both Square Enix and IO have released new details regarding the long awaited and much anticipated entry into the Hitman series, Hitman: Absolution. "Betrayed by those he trusted and hunted by the police, he finds himself at the centre of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world, in his search for the truth." - Tore Blystad, Director, Hitman: Absolution According to Square

Ever imagine what it would be like to be like trapped in a real life version of Treyarch's "Nazi Zombies" mode in Call of Duty? Studio FX Films did and produced an incredible live action short film showcasing their interpretation of everybody's favorite zombie shooting mode. http://youtu.be/N3MUAJ_Xv2A via Joystiq

During Namco Bandai's "Level up Dubai 2011" press conference, Namco announced that Soul Calibur V will be releasing in 2012 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The new story will take place 17 years after the events in Soul Calibur IV and the main character will be Patroclus who happens to be Sophitia's son. http://youtu.be/kHmLtgY3S6c via VG247

One of the industries leading titans in technology has bought the innovative internet chat company that allows friends and family to stay in touch over the internet, Skype for a lump sum of $8.5 billion. This transaction beats out Microsoft's previous purchase of aQuantive for $6 billion as the largest purchase that the company has made to date. After Microsoft made the announcement, many were left wondering why Microsoft would take a gamble on Skype who has a long term debt of $686 million and

The pinball hitmakers Zen Studios that are behind popular pinball games such as Pinball FX and Pinball FX2 for the Xbox 360 and ZEN Pinball for the Playstation 3 have announced that ZEN Pinball will be coming to the Android smart phone and tablets that have NVIDIA Tegra integrated into their software. ZEN Pinball THD promises to set a "new standard for realistic ball physics and graphical detail in pinball video games employing cutting-edge visuals, challenging tables, true-to-life ball and tabl

The sexy and intriguing mystery/puzzle game Catherine, that is releasing in the United States on the PS3 and 360 July 26 has gotten some new screenshots for you to admire. via Siliconera

Lobster monsters, UFO's and "cartoony" vehicles? Until more details are made known, this sounds like one Burnout game that might get the pass. via ESRB

Yesterday Sony blamed the "hacktivist" group Anonymous for the late April attack on the Playstation Network that has their online servers down for weeks and angered their users and sparked a congress wide investigation. Now that the investigation has begun the testimonial stage, can Sony point the finger at themselves after recent findings? Dr. Gene Spafford, a professor at Purdue Universtity and a security expert took to the stand yesterday and made claims that Sony knew that their servers we

Last week, Sony detailed their "Welcome Back" package to PSN users who had their personal information stolen during the PSN attacks. While thus far this has included free PSN Plus and free downloads, they have upped the ante with a free year subscription to Debix, Inc's AllClear ID Plus identity theft protection. Providing up to $1 million dollars in protection, this may help give some a piece of mind that even though their information was stolen, Sony is at least trying to ensure nefarious ac

Sony who had previously apologized to users for the Playstation Network and Sony Online Entertainment security breach is now playing the blame game and has turned their attention once again to the infamous "hacktivist" group, Anonymous. Yesterday, Sony called out Anonymous and said that they are to blame for the reason that the security breach happened, because Son'y defenses were down while dealing with previous attacks from Anonymous. Anonymous fired back at Sony in a press release for Congre