Ride Dragons in New Skyrim DLC Dragonborn

Bethesda has announced a new DLC add-on for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Dragonborn will be unleashed on the Xbox 360 first while a PS3 version will follow whenever Bethesda feels that SONY fans have suffered enough. Residents of Skyrim can slay the first Dragonborn December 4th for 1600 MS Points, ($20).

The announcement trailer showcases the main story mission along with a few new enemies, landscapes and what we've all been waiting for, dragon riding!

Watch all 5 Episodes of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

With Halo 4 right around the corner 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios, known for their massive ad campaigns, launched Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, a 5-part miniseries following the early military training of Thomas Lasky and his first encounter with John-117. 

In 2525, as mankind has begun to colonize space, a group of cadets are training to fight against human insurrectionists. One of these cadets, Lasky, has doubts about his abilities as a soldier and his convictions for this war. Whilst he struggles with himself, the planet is invaded by an unknown alien race. Reeling under the assault, Lasky and his squad mates are rescued by John-117, one of the UNSC's legendary SPARTAN-II super-soldiers. John must inspire Lasky to fulfill his potential as a soldier and a leader to fight against an enemy deadlier than any that humanity has faced before.

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (Halloween Teaser)

Remember Amnesia: The Dark Descent? It’s understandable if you don’t. Most of us blocked that memory years ago. Frictional Games’ survival horror cult hit just so happens to be getting an indirect sequel in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.  While the game’s development has been known of for quite some time now, all fans could shiver over was a teaser trailer. Appropriately, on Halloween, Frictional Games released a second, longer, teaser for the sure-to-be pants dampener. Aside from the plot and setting, A Machine for Pigs seems to play out much the same as The Dark Descent: wander around, hide from monster, solve puzzle, go insane, rinse and repeat. The trailer shows off the game’s eerie industrial setting as well as the ominous sounds this round’s monstrosity creates and leaves us with the melancholy perspective that, “This world is a machine. A machine for pigs. Fit only for the slaughtering of pigs…”

Watch Dishonored's Tales from Dunwall Webseries

 

Arkane Studios has created a three-part webseries, called Tales from Dunwall, prequeling its upcomming title Deshonored. The vignettes detail the backstory behind Dishonored's characters, technology and setting -- an alternate universe similar to industrial revolution London, known as Dunwall. Click "Read More" to watch all three!

Flood in New Halo 4 Screenshot

A new screenshot of three Flood infected Spartan 4’s has been spreading through the interwebs lately. According to computerandvideogames.com and 343 Industries, the image is of the new multiplayer gametype ‘Flood’ rather than the campaign, which 343 has stated will not contain the parasitic aliens.

The gametype ‘Flood’, will be very similar to previous Halo’s ‘Infection’, where two infected players face off against eight normal Spartans; each kill turns the defeated player into the infected until either all players are zombified or the timer runs out. Other than the cosmetic changes in appearance, the only real change in the two game variations may be in the form of weaponry – seeing as how the Flood in the screenshot do not appear to be carrying the titular Halo Energy Sword.

Nintendo Wii U Launch Details Announced

At Nintendo’s Wii U preview event, Nintendo of America’s COO Reggie Fils-Aime announced that the upcoming console will be released November 18 in America. Fils-Aime also announced two different bundle packages the Wii U will be sold in.

Terraria Coming to Consoles Q1 2013

Terraria, the hugely successful platformer/monster slayer/world builder, is finally coming to the Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. Originally brought to PC by its developer Re-Logic, Terraria is being ported to consoles by Dutch company Engine Software, with production from 505 Games.

Buy Pokémon Back or White 2 within First Month, get Genesect Free

In a recent press release, Nintendo outlined its plans to reward early purchasers of Pokémon Black and White Version 2 with free DLC.  For those lucky enough to play between October 7 and November 12, the “mythical” bug/steel Pokémon Genesect will be available free for download on the DSi eShop. (Even if it looks less “steel” or “bug” and more like a mix between Scyther, Wario’s convertible and a tank.)

Newell: I'd Rather See Valve "Disintegrate" than Fall into EA's Hands

Gabe Newell, Managing Director of Valve, made it quite clear recently that he’d rather see his company “disintegrate” than be absorbed into a larger company that would scavenge it for resources. In an interview with The New York Times, Newell stated, “It’s way more likely we would [let Valve go bankrupt] than say, ‘Let’s find some giant company that wants to cash us out and wait two or three years to have our employment agreements terminate."

Otakon 2012 Cosplay Gallery

Otakon, short for Otaku Convention, is an annual event celebrating video games, manga, anime and their respective fandom. Held in Baltimore, it's the largest cosplay centered convention on the east coast, boasting over 30,000 attendees in 2012 alone.

Here are just a few of this year's highlights. Enjoy!

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes Announced

Kojima Productions has announced the next entry in the over 25 year-long Metal Gear series, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. This marks the first new entry in Solid Snake’s storyline since 2008. In the game’s impressive first trailer, we find Snake back to his stealthy ways, infiltrating an enemy stronghold. The clip doesn’t suppress its Metal Gear’y goodness either. From Snake’s communications through his headset to the fact that it’s an 11-minute teaser, you know this is a full-fledged sequel Kojima has in the works.

3DS Mutant Mudds to get PC Levels for Free

When Mutant Mudds was ported over to the PC, it featured 20 additional levels not included in the original 3DS version. While it’s in no way uncommon for a developer to sweeten the deal on a game already released on another console, it is uncommon for the older version to receive the same attention. Luckily for 3DS owners of the game, Renegade Kid, the developer behind Mutant Mudds, is releasing the 20 Grannie levels for free through the 3DS eShop, according to the company’s co-founder Jools Watsham.

Killzone Trilogy Announced - to Release in October

Combine Nazis, Communists and Space Marines, and what do you have? A successful franchise, that’s what! Killzone and its sequels are getting their very own combo pack, much the same way SONY has re-released other well-known franchises like Uncharted and Resistance. The original Killzone will be presented in HD for the first time ever and Killzone 2 and 3 will include multiplayer support. The PSP title Killzone: Liberation, however, will not be included.

New Halo 4 ViDoc Reveals Story Spoilers

The new Halo 4 video, A Hero Awakens which documents the game’s progress, appears to contain a slew of spoilers. The nearly eleven minute trailer contains multiple shots of key story moments as well as images of yet untold characters. The icing on the cake for spoiler hounds is a shot of a mocap script detailing a pivotal, maybe even climactic scene, revealing the game’s antagonist; a fact that has been a closely guarded secret, only known by the phrase “an ancient evil” until now.

Valve "Jumping In" to Hardware Market?

Not too long ago, rumors of a “Steambox” started to appear at various outlets online. While a Steam based console would revolutionize console gaming as we know it, though, eliminating the need for physical copies of software, as Steam has done with PC gaming, would represent an enormous gamble and undertaking for any business. These rumors dissipated with time, but may have had a bit of truth to them after all. Valve recently posted a job opening for an industrial designer; the same title employees at Microsoft filled when designing the Xbox 360.