Lead and Gold - Gangs of the Wild West is the first title from independent developer Fatshark. The game offers a team based multiplayer-only experience with all the best features of most of the popular team based games. Lead and Gold is presented beautifully with detailed shadows and environments which really help make the whole Wild West setting more believable and immersive. While playing the ga... more.

As predicted, Cliff Bleszinski confirmed Gears of War 3 yesterday on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the game is set for release on April 5th 2011 in the US and April 8th 2011 in Europe. Cliffy B also showed a teaser trailer for Gears of War 3 titled "Ashes to Ashes", it's pretty epic so you should probably watch it. If anybody was wondering, the song used in the teaser is Sun Kil Moon - Heron ... more.

It's Monday and that means deal of the week time on Xbox LIVE, this weeks deal is the Crash Course add-on for Left 4 Dead for just 360 Microsoft points (£3.08 / $4.50). Left 4 Dead's Crash Course starts with our Survivors right after their rescue helicopter from the No Mercy campaign crash lands on the outskirts of town. This two chapter campaign includes Co-op, Survival and Versus action, ... more.

Having come under scrutiny before for their broken points system, Microsoft would have always had to change the preset bundles no matter what. Well that time has come, and they have done just that. The points system is now more convenient, instead of leaving you with excess, or not enough points to make your purchases. Some people even called Microsoft criminal, for forcing them to buy an extra... more.

2010 looks like it's going to be a huge year for the video game industry with massive hardware releases such as Project Natal and PlayStation Move but there are also some great looking titles coming out this year, let’s take a look at some of the most exciting to come. 1. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction There’s not long left to go before Conviction is finally released (13th in US/16... more.

Jigsaw Returns! Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will release a sequel to its popular SAW title for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. SAW 2 will be released in Autumn, 2010. SAW 2 puts players in the shoes of Detective Tapp’s estranged son Michael, who is trying to understand his father’s death. Through a series of seemingly unconnected events, Michael finds himself facin... more.

Robert Bowling has confirmed via his twitter account that the Stimulus DLC package for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, previously exclusive to Xbox 360, will be available to PlayStation 3 gamers on May 4th in North America and May 5th everywhere else. PC gamers will also receive the DLC worldwide on May 4th. The Stimulus map pack includes five maps; Three completely new maps: Bailout - a... more.

It has been 23 years since Sam & Max were unleashed upon the world and 17 since their first outing into the video game industry. Technology has come a long way since then but that hasn’t changed our anthropomorphic friends. The characters of Sam & Max have stayed true to their origins throughout their journeys through time (and space) and The Devil’s Playhouse is no exception! For thos... more.

We promised a podcast from the start and here it is! You can now listen to the NXT Gamer podcast on iTunes from the following link: Listen via iTunes Listen to the episode 1 now We hope you enjoy listening to the podcast as much as we enjoyed recording it! NXT Gamer Podcast Episode 1 - An introduction, Skate 3, Batman: Arkham Asylum 2, Retrozoid's shoes Host: Griftorifto2, And... more.

Fable II and Fallout 3 are now both available on the Xbox LIVE Games on Demand service, both at the standard price (£20 / $35). It's worth taking note that the Fallout 3 is not the game of the year edition so you would still have to buy the five DLC packs on top of the game, that's a lot of added cost to just save a trip to the store, worth it? You decide. Fable II, the best-selling actio... more.