In a couple of days Activision will host a massiveCall of Duty: Black Opslaunch event. And the party entertainment? Metallica. The venue? Santa Monica Airport’s Hangar 8. Jesus. That’s quite a shindig. They’re going big for a good reason, though. They’re out there to honor all the branches of the armed forces as well as work to raise $1 million for The Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit, public benefit corporation founded by Activision Blizzard that helps soldiers with the transition to civilian life and help them establish jobs and careers....

Q Entertainments addictive puzzlerMeteos Warswill be coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday for 800 Microsoft Points. The game was originally set for an October release, but was delayed because Microsoft likes to make your lives miserable. Originally released on the Nintendo DS, the idea behindMeteosis simple — match like colors by moving blocks, turning them into rockets and shooting them up into space.Meteos Warskeeps this basic gameplay, swapping the the stylus controls of the DS version for a dual-stick scheme that takes awhile to get used to (you move a cursor by the left stick, move blocks with the right)....

Usually competition is good for us. We’ve heard a lot of buzz about how PS3 sales are way up afterSony dropped the price of the PS3at gamescom last week to $249. Competition might have Microsoft cutting the price of Xbox 360, right? Wrong. Not now, at least. Microsoft’s VP of interactive entertainment, Chris Lewis, has confirmed that the company will not follow suit. Lewis: “As you may imagine, we plan for these scenarios all the time....

The above teaser trailer for Square Enix’sThe Last Remnantshows off some of the amazing text physics we can expect to see in this brand new RPG. As you can see, the punctuation looks better than ever, resplendent as it is in its grammar mapping and showing off the very latest font … uhm … this joke is over.It’s a forty second teaser trailer that says some things. Epic game journalism was had this day....

Before you begin jumping out of your seat from the sheer excitement thinking about how well your computer will runMirror’s Edgebrings, please take note that the following requirements for the PC version are theminimum system specs. Alright? Now commence jumping! Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2/VistaProcessor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or 100% compatible equivalentMemory: 1GB RAMVideo Card: 256MB memory with Shader Model 3.0*HDD Space: 8GBDVD Drive: 1x DVD DriveSoundcard: Soundcard with DirectX 9....

I’ll spare you the awful jokes about howMonday Night Combatcan only be played on Monday nights, etc. etc. Let’s get straight to it: Uber Entertainment’s class-centric, tower-defense-having shooter is finally up on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Like the previous Summer of Arcade games, the asking price here is $15. Maybe I’m just friends with too many positive people, but I have heard nothing but pleasant things so far. Many are saying the mechanics are solid, the core idea is smart, and the potential for Uber to expand the selection of maps — and add new content in general — is there....

We recently learned that Capcom was working on a 3DS game that would add 3D sound to the 3D visuals, but details were scarce onNazo Wako Yakatauntil now. In this mansion exploring experience you won’t use the d-pad or buttons at all. Some actions are done through the touch screen, but you’ll use the gyro sensor to look around rooms of a mansion and the microphone to talk to characters....

Yes, I’m right there with you. The name sounded somewhat familiar, but I really wasn’t sure what Wonder Project was until I read Siliconera’s post on it. This started out as a Super Famicom point-and-click story about a robo-boy named Pino, created by Dr. Geppetto. That part definitely sounds familiar. The Japan-only release was followed by a Nintendo 64 one,Wonder Project J2: Koruro no Mori no Josette,which stars the good Doctor’s second robotic creation, a girl named Josette....

Nathan Fillion, current star of the showCastle, is a genuinely funny man but even he can set aside the comedy to address important issues that society faces today. The above video is a public service announcement about a condition that affects millions of gamers, and Mr. Fillion has been enlisted to help in the serious fight against swamp ass. Sometimes I wonder if Mr. Fillion is acting, or if that is just his personality....

Absolute power corrupts absolutely, andGuitar Heroproject director Brian Bright has admitted that the quest for music game dominance certainly had a corrupting effect. According to Bright, developer Neversoft sold its soul in order to compete withRock Band. “WithGuitar Hero World Tourwe kind of lost our souls a bit,” he confesses. “We lost that spark by trying to cater to everyone. We were in this arms race with our competitor [Rock Band 2], and in the end I felt like we sold a bit of our souls....

While I am alreadypretty excitedforBrink, I have to admit I was even more excited to hear that the UK pre-orders ofBrinkwould be receiving DLC bonuses. However, it isn’t all that simple; four different retailers will have four different pre-order bonuses, but all DLC gives access to new character customisations whether you are playing as Security or Resistance. The Psycho Packwill be available from Amazon.co.uk. The Fallout Packwill be available from Play....

Happy Monday, everyone! Hopefully, you’ve all had a productive and sexy weekend and are ready to dive back into this week’s video game news with your favorite internet video game show hosts. Yeehaw! Sorry, I won’t do that again. First on today’s menu, Max has raging boner over the latest Saints Row 3 commentarytrailer. Also, the ESRB ratedDead Island(spoiler alert: it shows exposed TORSOS!),Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversarygot some okay pre-order incentives, andBatman: Arkham Citygot a collector’s edition, if you’re into collecting stuff....

Last time we talked about Atlus’ DS RPGDevil Survivor, we pointed to somevideos showing the characters and setting, but there was nothing to clue us in to what actual battle would be like. Is it turn-based, or this a strategy RPG? Today, the official Web site dropped a couple of new videos, and one shows a very quick example of what game play will be like. It looks like a blend of RPG battle types....