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SSX Defy Reality trailer defies reality

While we were excited by the return of SSX, the initial trailer didn’t really do it for us. At the time it was called SSX: Deadly Descents, and it put a huge emphasis on reality, and the dangers of snowboarding. Oh, and there was a Call of Duty-style segment where …

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City of Heroes Freedom is free and live

NCsoft has announced the launch City of Heroes Freedom, whhich adds a free-to-play model to the superhero MMO. The decision to supplement City of Heroes with a free-to-play option was first teased in June, but today’s launch of Freedom also comes with a major update. To try it, you can …

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Star Wars: The Old Republic will include achievements at launch

Good news for Jedi achievement junkies. BioWare has confirmed Star Wars: The Old Republic will include unlockable achievements from day one, with further virtual performance awards set to arrive as the MMO evolves. The feature was revealed during an after-hours meet and greet between BioWare reps and Star Wars: The …

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Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster Full Access Preview

The demo for Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster just dropped on Xbox Live, and we were practically falling over ourselves to give it the warm, FAPpy treatment. Why? Because childhood, that’s why. Because childhood. We were really surprised by how much dancing there was in this game. Don’t get …

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First Gears of War 3 DLC will feature a new cast

Aisha Tyler (Halo: Reach, Archer [TV]) will be starring in the next downloadable Gears of War 3 campaign content, but the old cast won’t be joining her. In a post on neoGAF, Gears designer Cliff Bleszinski revealed that Marcus, Dom, Cole, and Baird will not appear in the next Gears …

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X-Men: Destiny review

Sure, playing as Wolverine is fun, but being able to feel immersed in a new character can be even better. Letting us choose our own path and create our own story can make us feel like the character is an extension of ourselves, instead of feeling like we’re a kid …

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Journey now coming out spring 2012

Though flying out to Japan for Tokyo Game Show was loads of fun, TGS was all the weaker thanks to the absence of The Last Guardian, as the beautiful looking game that we once hoped would hit the PS3 this year seems to be a ways off. Still, we could …

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