Bioware goes back to their "origins" in this epic tale showing that not every hero is pure. When I first played Dragon Age: Origins I can honestly say that I was quite impressed from the very first cutscene. This game has a very movie-esque dialogue system similar to bioware's other games (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect). From the witty lines from companion characters to the b... more.

Well, if you have not already heard this giant bombshell, Microsoft will be dropping a new portal for Halo's biggest fans around the world, only accessable through Xbox LIVE. Halo Waypoint will inform fans of the latest Halo news and activities, and grant access to content ranging from interviews, trailers and screenshots, to exclusive video footage and community content that you won’t find a... more.

"Booooooo.....!" Scared? You'd better be. This year's set of horror games are a nice set of packages filled with a whole bunch of full-throttled, breath-taking FEAR. This Halloween, we here at Manga Hunter are happy to present... The (Super Scary) Halloween Special! (MangaHunter.Com exclusive) In this (Super Scary) Halloween Special, we will be taking a very close look at the different... more.

Dragon Age: Origins is a cross-platform Role Playing game for Playstation 3, XBox 360, and PC, and has gone gold. And according to BioWare, Dragon Age: Origins is more than ready to be launched by it's release date. The release date is November 3rd, 2009 in North America. It will then be hitting great old Europe on November 6th for the XBox 360 and PC. The Playstation 3 release will be later in... more.

Borderlands is a new exciting game from Gearbox, the creators of multiple Half Life expansions and the Brothers in Arms series and some other titles. Borderlands is about a mercenary team and their loot hunting. The team's adventures are about locating artifacts and important items, and killing enemy faction leaders. The players can chose one of the four character classes: Hunter, berserker, si... more.

Tekken (Iron Fist) 6 is the sequel to Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection which were very successful 3D fighting games, and follows both the plot and the traditions of the previous games. The story continues with Jin Kazama (the victor of the previous tournament) and his plan for world domination which will bring the world to chaos, resulting in chaotic wars between nations. As Jin's plans... more.

In a recent interview with Steven Ballmerm, Microsoft CEO states that the new revolutionary Project Natal will extend the life span of Xbox 360. This leaves one to wonder how astounding the new Natal Acessory for the xbox is and is it the next leap in gaming? Steven Ballmerm also states that this could be a whole new interface for all gaming consoles all together, even going so far as to say that ... more.

It seemed only yesterday that the gaming world prepared for the hit space RPG Mass Effect, and now the inevitable Mass Effect 2 now holds its own on a January 26th 2010 release date. Europe will be added into the equation three days later, on the 29th. With pre-ordering considered the “way-to-go” amongst gamers these days, it would seem only fit if inbound with the release dates is also the... more.

The eagerly anticipated release of THQ's Smackdown VS Raw 2010 is October 20th, 2009. Most wrestling fans, who are avid gamers know the history of this intense sports franchise. For those that are new fans, the WWE video game series has been around since the year 2000. It started out as WWF Smackdown, but did a name change back in 2005 from WWF to WWE. Smackdown VS Raw 2006 made its debut that yea... more.

What could have been.... Time and time again, shooters are released seemingly every other day, each trying to gain an edge through originality and uniqueness. There have been multiplayer embellishments, single-player masterpieces, but very little has really done anything to alter the bleak reputation of shooters within these generations; yet they still remain remarkably successful through even th... more.

Remember Street Fighter II?  Of course you do.  The real question is: which Street Fighter II do you remember? The game, hailed by many as the defining console fighter, saw more iterations than one could shake their proverbial sticks at.  And now, as of Monday, it seems like Capcom will be looking to continue this proud tradition with their announcement (about 2 after everyone else announced, t... more.

Treyarch’s 2008 hit, Call of Duty: World at War (colloquially Call of Duty 5 or COD5) has been an enormous success online as hundreds of thousands of users play every day. The breakout phenomenon of the game has been the “Nazi Zombies” mode, which features the weapons and perks of COD5 with a horror twist and a unique meta-plot. This mode has generated its own massive audience and some playe... more.

Marking the end of the Tokyo Game Show ’09 was the crowds slowly begnining to dwindle away, and the coverage gradually depleting to a halt. This weekend was full of high expectations and overwhelming surprises. Some of the biggest video game developer/publishers use this public game show annually to reveal their newest plans, and others use it to gain entry into the industry. We have seen a coll... more.

Well, according to the sales charts for X.B.L.A .(Xbox Live Arcade), The total revenue from "The Summer of Arcade" was a force you would not want to mess with, with sales reaching $16.7 million, beating the month before which only reached $14.7 million. The X.B.L.A. market has seen an 30% increase over years. Thanks to games such as Shadow Complex, Splosion Man, and titles from previous years s... more.

With all the recent shuffling about of the Fall and Holiday seasons' line ups the remainder of the year is beginning to look more and more straightforward in terms of what to expect.  For the most part only a handful of high profile games will be available before next year, and most of those are games that are sure to sell tremendously in any release window (Modern Warfare 2, Forza 3, Assasins Cr... more.

As the PS3 and Wii enter their third full years of release, and the Xbox 360 nears its fourth, the stakes on console superiority are finally being raised. It's not clear exactly what the cause of the recent all out foot race for console sales is. On one hand it could just be an attempt to counteract the drop in sales resultant of the slowed economy. On the other it's possible that this is simpl... more.

Halo 3: ODST is a unique, stand alone expansion paying homage to the Halo Trilogy. The storylines goes back to events in Halo 2 but won’t be showcasing the known characters from the trilogy. The focus is on the highly trained marines of the United Nations Space Command known as Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, or Helljumpers. These everyday soldiers continue to battle against hostile alien races kn... more.