Anyone who’s played Portal 2 can tell you that the only thing that’s wrong with it is that it ends. You don’t build a digital game empire, however, without a bit of foresight, so Valve have you completely covered. The planned "Peer Review” DLC will only continue the co-op portion of the story, featuring P-Body and Atlas, Chell’s *ahem* replacements.

"You and a friend will continue the story of loyal bots P-Body and Atlas as you puzzle your way through a mysterious new co-op test track and once again match wits with GLaDOS,” according to Valve. The update, much like the original Portal about a week ago, is being offered for free. We know anything Portal is so good that you get the urge to pay for it even when it’s free, but you’ll just have to roll with the punches on this one.

A new trailer has been released to further whet your appetite for the highly anticipated launch of the new Assassin’s Creed: Revelations game on November 15th. This latest video uncovers a few of the uses of the new ‘HookBlade’ weapon which will be making its arrival in the new game. As you might have thought by its name its both great for hooking and of course blading. Watch the new trailer after the jump.

If you haven’t already, you can view the Extended Cut Assassin’s Creed Revelations E3 trailer from our earlier article here.  Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will be released on November 15 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, there is also a free upgrade to the Signature Edition when you pre-order at < ... Read more »

Even though it doesn’t look like a Lego creation the Gear of War Lancer pictured below is made entirely from Lego bricks and will even shoot rubber bands. The mechanism with the Lego design allows you to cock the rifle and then shoot rubber bands and even use its motorised chainsaw blade for close encounters. Watch the video after the jump to see the Lego Gears of War Lancer Replica in action.

The full size replica Gears of War Lancer assault rifle was created by Plum B and the clip-fed firing mechanism that holds the rubber bands is fantastic.

A new funky trailer has been unveiled by EA Games for the upcoming reboot of the Syndicate franchise which is expected to arrive on 21st February 2012. The new game will feature 4 player co-op modes featuring missions from the original classic game.

Set in the year 2069, Syndicate puts players in a world no longer governed by politicians, but divided up into regions controlled by megacorporations known as Syndicates. Watch the trailer after the jump.

EA explains:

"Our goal with Syndicate is to provide a challenging action shooter for today’s gamers as well as fans of

the original. I’m sure they will enjoy and recognize the legacy that made it such a classic,” -”Fans of the

franchise will recognize many weapons and environments in the game, ... Read more »

If you have been itching to try our the new Battlefield 3 beta but unfortunately didn’t get an invite to the closed beta. You will be excited to learn that the new Battlefield 3 Beta is now open to all and can be downloaded by all PC , Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers to experience the Paris Multiplayer Gameplay for yourselves until October 10th when the beta stage will end. Watch a video of the new Paris Multiplayer  Battlefield 3 game in action after the jump.

You can also check out Battlefield 3 Beta : Performance Preview And Operation Metro Walkthrough videos on our recent article to see if you need to purchase any hardware upgrades before the game launches on October 25th, 2011 for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Virgin Gaming, and EA DICE have partnered to create a Battlefield 3 online competition with $1,600,000 in cash prizes available to win if you and your team have the skills. For a chance to enter you need to be a member of Virgin Gaming where you will receive details about the competition and be able to take part once it kicks off in 2012.

Battlefield 3 has already won 50 awards at gaming industry’s major trade shows and is set to become on of this years hottest games. To whet your appetite a little more the Battlefield 3 / Jay-Z  ”99 Problems” full-length gameplay trailer is available to view after the jump. Enjoy!

Virgin explains:

"The biggest, most realistic, room-shaking FPS ever demands a tournament that will always be remembered. That’s why Virgin Gaming, and EA DICE have come together to br ... Read more »

Lionsgate have announced today that they have now purchased the movie rights for the new Dead Island video game that was recently launched. Lionsgate say they will be using the original haunting trailer as the basis for their new film which is now currently under development.

When first released back in February the trailer won a number of industry awards, including a Golden Lion at Cannes. You can view once again after the jump, but be warned if you haven’t already seen it’s a raw heartbreaking horror trailer NSFW. Enjoy!

Lionsgate president Joe Drake explains:

"Like the trailer that will serve as its primary creative inspiration, the film DEAD ISLAND will be an innovation of the zomb ... Read more »

There are more easygoing introductory MMO experiences out there than the one offered by Guild Wars 2. You can find them in games like Club Penguin and Free Realms. They’re not that much mellower, though. And before you Guild Wars fans bristle at the association, rest assured there’s not a stitch of negativity in the comparison.

The rub here is that Guild Wars 2 does ease newcomers into the experience, but good-natured teasing aside, the way it does so is so beautifully streamlined that you always feel encouragement and support instead of pedant hand-holding. Bits of interface are skillfully explained by condensed and ephemeral tooltips, skills are previewed right before gaining them and placed in toolbars automatically in an order that makes sense. Guild Wars 2 feels wants you to have a good time because you’re new to game, not in spite of it. Perhaps ... Read more »

Having been born of conflict and strife, we really wanted Modern Warfare 3 to be a resplendent Phoenix rising from the ashes of its progenitor’s petty squabbles. And maybe it was at one point, who knows. But judging from the fifteen minutes of Survival Mode we played at Eurogamer Expo, it’s been thoroughly sprayed with fire retardant.

Don’t get us wrong, the new game mode is everything you’d expect. It ticks all the right boxes and definitely furnishes a solid co-op gameplay experience for two intrepid Spec Ops wannabes. But if it’s all that new, why exactly did it feel so familiar? The fact that it’s basically Gears of War’s Horde mode with Counterstrike’s weapon store could have something to do with it. But plenty of well worn game modes have seen some retooling to emerge on the other side a shining example of what a bit of spit and polish will do ... Read more »

Starting out the Arkham City demo by giving you control over Catwoman was the first shrewd move Rocksteady made. Padding out that leather suit with a downright distracting amount of simulated badonkadonk would be the second. But you need to get up pretty early in the morning to pull the wool over our eyes. There was no way we weren’t going to notice that there wasn’t much of a difference between Batman and Catwoman’s combat mechanics. On the plus side, there was no way were going to care, either.

Because even if it’s used for both characters, the new combat system is a sheer and utter joy to play with. Arkham Aylum’s fights were at their finest when you got in an unbroken string of hits and counters that had the pointy eared detective spinning in a perfect storm of ass-kicking until everyone not currently pursuing vigilantism as a career option was k ... Read more »