World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

What better time to visit Blizzard HQ to see the new World of Warcraft expansion than the week right before the Electronic Entertainment Expo? We hit the ground running toward the Irvine, California-based studio to try out Cataclysm, the new expansion for the massively addictive, massively multiplayer game World of Warcraft. We got a hands-off demonstration of some of the game's new features, and we also got a chance to sit down and play with some of the new content ourselves. Please be advised that this story contains minor spoilers

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Red Dead Redemption: Outlaws To The End DLC

The journey through New Austin isn't over yet. Rockstar recently unveiled Outlaws To The End, a four-player co-op DLC pack containing 6 new missions available on PSN and XBLA. We got our hands on the DLC, so read on for our thoughts.
What we're talking about: Red Dead Redemption co-op DLC, dubbed Outlaws To The End, which contains six brand new missions and ships June 22nd.
Where we saw it: Rockstar's swanky San Francisco loft space, accompanied by two of their most intrepid PR reps.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures [PC]

A mix of a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age...
  • Developer: Eidos Interactive
  • Type: Action
  • Publisher: Funcom
  • Released: 20 May 2008
    Price: NA

    Funcom's newest MMO is live, but is it worth your time? After numerous delays and mounting hype, Funcom's Age of Conan was finally released three weeks ago. Based on the fiction of early 20th century pulp writer Robert E. Howard, the new massively mutliplayer game is faithful to the source material, meaning that you'll be spending most of your time watching muscled brutes smashing and chopping their way through ranks of enemies. The game is also remarkably true to the standard MMO launch pattern with missing content, balance issues and plenty of bugs. Nevertheless, it's a compelling sword and sorcery experience that will likely improve over time. 

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [PS3]

It's set to be one of the biggest selling games of all time. Is it one of the greatest?

Over the years the Call of Duty series has set the bar for immersive, action-packed, cinematic FPS gaming, and no matter what camp you're from there's no denying the franchise's influence on the industry. When Infinity Ward moved from the classic World War II setting and blazed new ground with Modern Warfare we saw the first obvious split within the world of Call of Duty. The series dropped its historic focus, created a new cast of characters, and began treading on new ground by taking the first-person shooter genre to new locales, and pushing the boundaries of what military games are willing to show. With Modern Warfare 2, the sheer amount of hype has been practically inescapable, with preorders alone setting it up as one of the biggest selling games of all time, the addition of even more multiplayer modes and features, and the game's new Special Operations mode has set Infinity Ward's lastest up as the game to beat this year.
The real question: has it been worth the wait, and can Modern Warfare 2 live up to the precedent set by over half a decade of Call of Duty tradition?