September 7th will be a big day for Bioware fans. With it two of their largest titles move forward to their next stage of existence in the release of DLC for Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2. Dragon Age Origins fans will be treated with Witch Hunt the final DLC for the game that will wrap up the story of your Grey Warden and will reveal the fate of the witch Morrigan. Mass Effect 2 will also move forward with its DLC Lair of the Shadow Broker. This new chapter in the games story will connect the plots of Mass Effect 2 and 3 and will feature the return of fan favorite Liara.

Today, at Gamescon, Bioware showed the first actual video of space combat. Unfortunately for you EVE fans, there doesn't seem to be any free exploration or any of that boring stuff that you inexplicably find fun. But fortunately for us Nintendo fans, the space combat looks like Star Fox 64 with multiple types of ships and fantastic graphics.

The video can be found here.

Bioware has released the trailer for Dragon Age 2 at Gamescon. We don't get to see any gameplay, but the action probably hints at what some of the moves are going to look like.



Flemeth's voice actor seems to return as the narrator for this trailer, and maybe for the game itself. And I must say, I'm really liking that beard.

"The rise to power" which I'm assuming is the release date, is March 8th.

Maxis is perhaps one of the most critically acclaimed video game studios in the world. The creators behind such megahits as the Sims and Spore franchises, the company, originally spawned by gaming genius Will Wright, announced today to numerous Internet publications their newest project: Darkspore.

An action RPG in the same style as Blizzard's Diablo,Darkspore follows three alien heroes as they race to defend their planet from an evil empire. However, while its premise is derivative, what sets Darkspore apart is its fluid and creative editor system, akin to its sister series Spore. Parts for the creature editor are found instead of typical RPG loot. Your decisions in the editor will also effect gameplay, adding stat boosts to speed, defense, etc.

Details on the project are few and hard to find at the moment, but Gamespot has posted a rather indepth interview with the project leads. Seen below.


Thanks to Gamespot for the interview.

Yes the Crysis series is back and as graphically stunning as ever and Crytek promised you won't need a computer with the power to project you through time and space to play this time. Yes the intense action is back and players once again don the nanosuit, but this time it's the new and improved nanosuit 2. Which would be great if it weren't for the fact that Crynet is hunting the player down for wearing the suit. The new game boasts new abilities and customizable weapons, as well as a city environment to explore and destroy. Again another title to look forward to in the future.



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If there is one franchise of realistic shooter that is as well regarded as Call of Duty it is Medal of Honor. Although it has been missing from the world of video games for several years, Medal of Honor plans to return to new territory and give its rival a run for its money. As many now know, the next game in the franchise will follow the efforts of soldiers in Afghanistan.


While the campaign will follow real life battles, the multiplayer emulates this attention to reality by using maps based on actual locations. Like the Modern Warfare franchise, multiplayer in Medal of Honor uses a 12 vs. 12 soldier vs. insurgent system. However, gameplay is made more intense by quicker weapons and bullet system. Players also die quickly, seeing as health packs have been removed. To stress the attention to realism even further, there will not be a kill cam, keeping your enemy secret and hidden at all times. There is also a point progression system that is based on kills and performing specific actions. Vehicle combat will also be featured, similar to the Battlefield series.


By adding an attention to realistic combat, Medal of Honor plans to give other shooters a run for their money when it releases this fall.



Thanks again to IGN.com for the trailer and information.

Mix Resident Evil and James Cameron's Aliens, and you get the sci-fi survival horror franchise Dead Space. Although not universally loved, Dead Space arrived on the video game market in 2008. Since then it has spawned numerous spinoffs including a comic series and a prequel on the Wii.


However, what fans of the series have been waiting for is the upcoming sequel Dead Space 2, which is due for release next January. Although the sequel differs little in gameplay, it provides a larger and more ambitious setting and a wider variety of enemies. The dismemberment technology that made the first a hit also returns with more variety. The player also has a wider range of weapons to chose from including zero gravity guns or javelin guns.



Video courtesy of IGN.com

When it comes to shooters, nothing brings more pleasure then creative ways to kill. Few games seem more enticing in this concept then Bullestorm, being developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly. From the studios that brought you such first glass shooters as Gears of War and Painkiller, you know you are in for an action packed treat.


Unvieled live at today's EA exposition, Bulletstorm tells the story of a group of high powered cyborg commandos who fight it out on a world not far removed from Borderland's Pandora. Although the concept sounds familiar, the real treat come from the fast paced and over the top action sequences. With a wide range of weapons including: frag guns, laserwhips, and a boot that can kick people up to fifty feet, Bulletstorm quiet literally kicks ass. The game also rewards creative kills in a "skillshot" system, which rewards players for creating the most mayhem possible. "Skillshots" allow for character customization and weapon uprgrades.


The fast paced stylized shooter is planned for a February 2011 release on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC.