PlayStation 3 owners keen to get their hands on a shiny, sharp blade and make like Zorro can have their apetites momentarily quashed by getting their teeth into this debut Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 trailer. Team Ninja’s re-working of the Xbox 360′s Ninja Gaiden 2 is due for release later this year.

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When the dust settles on the single player campaign and you put down the controller you realise you have just been part of something very special. Killzone 2 may not be the most innovative title you’ve ever seen, but it is the most polished shooter of this generation, standing heads and shoulders above its competitors in almost every area that matters.

The first epic dropship ride down to the surface of Helghan is just a taste of the visceral thrill ride than Killzone 2 has in store, when things are hectic in Killzone, you’ll find you barely have any time to think, grenades explode around you, your ISA comrades scream for support, the Helghast bear down on you with deadly intent, smoke from countless fires will obscure your vision, debris showers down on you after a stray rocket pounds into the building beside you. This game immerses you in a brutal conflict with no subtlety, Helghan is hellish. Read more… »

The Punch-Out! series has always been known for offering a selection of charming, glaring stereotypes to beat the snot out of you.  Fighters like “Vodka Drunkenski” and “Great Tiger,” offer a glimpse to a past where Japanese game developers’ naive racism made people say “aww,” and not “arrgh!”  Punch-Out! for Wii has a new fighter in the mix, but whether he’s a stereotype is up to you to decide.  Hit the jump for the video. Read more… »

The ‘Daily Limit’ is a feature that we publish at the end of each day, containing the day’s interesting articles from around the web. The Daily Limit is short, to the point and pretty much just links.

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Were you one of the 185,000 plus people that downloaded and voted in the Xbox Live Arcade video game awards?  Well, the results are in and it seems that cartoony violence has beaten cartoony existentialism to a bloody pulp.  Click continue for the winners. Read more… »

EA have finally released a patch for Skate 2 that fixes alot of outstanding issues with the game. From messing with the off-board controls, to graphical glitches, they’ve really gone big with this update. PS3 owners of the game will also be pleasently surprised, as the ability to use custom soundtracks have been added.

For a full list of what the update entails, hit the jump.

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It has been confirmed that Valve’s white knuckle zombie apocalypse game Left 4 Dead will be releasing DLC on April 21st.  This news comes after learning that the “Survival Pack” DLC will be free, and will be simultaneously infecting the Xbox 360 and PC.  Even though CVG’s recent news only highlights the 360 version, it is to be assumed it will also be releasing for PC April 21st, as Valve has not said otherwise. Read more… »

Alright, I’ll admit it. I’m a bit of a JRPG tragic.

There, I said it. I’m not ashamed of it. But who can blame me? I grew up with some of the best console RPG titles to ever grace the chips of a cartridge. Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Phantasy Star, Secret of Mana – the list goes on. Every generation since the NES has given gamers a plethora of fantastic stories, great characters, and extraordinarily eccentric villains. What fan could forget Kefka from FF3? Read more… »

Prompted by the Notre Dame Animal Rights club’s recent concern over attack dog killing in Call of Duty: World at War, PETA has officially jumped on the bandwagon.  In fact, the folks over at GamePolitics have received a statement from PETA regarding Wolfenstein, Nintendogs, and animal empathy.  Click continue for more. Read more… »

Robert Ludlum’s novel based trilogy is, in my opinion, one of the best action series available. So alongside some fantastic films, they are famous for blinding their readers and keeping them in the dark, just like Jason Bourne himself, as he finds out about who he is and why he has such amazing abilities. Is the game as brilliant as the film series? Read on to find out.

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If you’re fan of leather jackets and bullet time, you’ll be delighted to hear that Rockstar Vancouver have announced that they are currently working on Max Payne 3. Set to drop in winter 2009 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, the game will feature Max in a brand new light.

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Kodu is Microsoft’s newest attempt to squash a rival’s attempt to popularize a new genre. It’s billed as a “programming language for kids”, and allows user-created content. Microsoft claims that Kodu is not like Little Big Planet in any way, but it’s a bit odd that it was only announced right after Little Big Planet launched. Let’s be real there: Microsoft wants a Little Big Planet killer, and so far, it doesn’t look like Kodu is it. My prediction is that it will only appeal to a niche group (young aspiring programmers/techs), and won’t be quite as sucessful as Microsoft contends. Read more… »