Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer is now live and it’s marginally better than watching a blank screen.

After basically losing 50% of its community by announcing that its going to charge a subscription, Realtime Worlds are trying their best to get some support for their upcoming title, APB, by giving away goodies to those of you who preorder. The video explains it best.

It’s official: The new Call Of Duty will be called Black Ops and will be released on November 9th.  The Activision website for the title – the seventh in the series – went live earlier today. The confirmation of the Black Ops name seems to suggest that previous speculation about the title is true.  According …

Cops and robbers MMO, All Points Bulletin (APB), now has an official release date in the EU (UK) on July 2nd, according to the updated FAQs on the game’s official website. Predictably too, the MMO will be released earlier in the US on June 29th. The new FAQ also sets out the game’s pricing structure which …

Mac gamers will be able to enjoy all that Valve’s digital distribution platform Steam has to offer starting on May 12th. Valve had previously mentioned that Steam would be launching for Macs in April, but obviously, that isn’t happening. Why the release was bumped isn’t clear, but we’re standing by for more details, so when …

Funcom has announced their new Age of Conan offline leveling mechanic, introduced in the 1.07.2 patch that hit the live servers today. Senior Community Manager Oliver ‘Tarib’ Kunz details the system in a post on the game’s official forums. The new feature kicks off by giving each active account four levels which can distributed to …

Bungie today signed an exclusive multiplatform deal with Activision, with both companies announcing that they have entered into a ten-year partnership to bring Bungie’s ‘next big action game’ IP to market. Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will have exclusive, worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games based on the new …

This week’s MMO report goes over Star Trek Online’s new trailer, with some Deep Space 9 crossover mission, the new Star Wars: The Old Republic dev diary and more from Uncle Casey’s mail bag.

Somewhat lost in the controversy surrounding Infinity Word is the fact that another Call of Duty will be out this year, this time from Treyarch. That game is set to be revealed later this week over on Gametrailers. The announcement will be accompanied by a teaser trailer that will put to rest the speculation that …

Alot was made of Thierry Henry’s handball that sent the Republic of Ireland packing in the World Cup qualifiers, but now it’s your chance to get even. One of the scenario modes in EA’s World Cup 2010 game puts you in Ireland’s shoes directly after the event from the resulting kick off. Of course, no …

Players on the EA forums discovered on the official Battlefield: Bad Company 2 stats page that the M1 Bayonette has popped up under gadgets. It is listed as an all class gadget and the description reads “Special Unlock: WWII Weapon”. Some speculate it might be added in the future, while others think it might have …

The eagerly anticipated World of Warcraft feature length movie is still a long way off, according to Blizzard’s vice president of creative development Chris Metzen. “We’re still kind of getting it together with [Sam] Raimi and his team and jamming on themes that we want to chase.”, he said, probably via /say.  So, in Hollywood …

The APB beta playtest this week has some huge changes by all accounts as rumours start to fly that an open beta is approaching. This week’s patch update can only be described as a monster.  4.6GB in size and with more fixes and changes than you can shake a stick at.  This is the official …

While some of DICE are still working on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 trying to fix the complete mess they made of the multiplayer side, they also have another team working on the Medal of Honor multiplayer.  And as if by magic, Bad Company 2 players will get early access to the M24 in Medal of …

Activision is likely to close Infinity Ward following the completion of the second Modern Warfare 2 map pack., according to Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey, who predicts that Modern Warfare 3 development will be handled by two other studios. “Continued defections from their Infinity Ward studio have created meaningful uncertainty around the future of their …

With the tenth anniversary of Guild Wars upon us, developer ArenaNet has put out what they’re calling their “design manifesto” for the upcoming sequel. In it, they describe much of what they consider to be wrong with traditional MMORPGs, and how they plan to go about fixing them. “It sometimes feels like our industry has …

The sh*t really did hit the fan today in the Modern Warfail saga today as 38 Infinity Ward employees file a class action lawsuit against Activision over royalty payments, according to G4TV. The Infinity Ward Employee Group (IWEG) alleges breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violation of …

EA Sports have unveiled a movie of the system that they say “simplifies football in video games” – their Two-Button Control system.  And the system is exactly as it sounds.  Two buttons and a control stick to essentially do all the basics. EA SPORTS Fifa World Cup The EA media section of the official site …

Curious about how combat will work in Star Wars: The Old Republic? The latest developer diary video released recently is packed with tons of gameplay footage. The commentary from BioWare’s crew highlights the developer’s philosophy on MMO combat and how it differs in Star Wars: The Old Republic. MMO haters fRed may claim that the new …

By all accounts Brink is the next big thing in FPS gaming. With eye candy that makes Killzone 2 look 8-bit, co-op mechanics to shame Halo and an acrobatic system that’ll make Mirror’s Edge jealous, this is shaping up to be one of the must-have titles of 2010. Especially considering it has dedicated server support! Our Brink coverage continues with two …