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Company of Heroes Titles 75% Off on Steam


Erik Johnson

COH_Sale

Steam has announced its weekend deal, slashing 75% off all three Company of Heroes titles through Sunday.

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Dawn of War II Expansion Chaos Rising Announced


Erik Johnson

dawnofwar2

THQ has announced and revealed details on ‘Chaos Rising’, the first expansion for their strategy title Dawn of War II.

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Disney Buys Marvel Entertainment – What’s Next?


Adam Bruno

sorcerer's apprentice

With a little bit of Disney magic, Spider-Man could appear in the next Kingdom Hearts! Okay, maybe this is an overstatement, but Disney announced today that it has agreed to purchase Marvel Entertainment for a cool $4 billion. This obviously has a lot of implications for fans of either (or both) companies, and may factor rather heavily into the future of video games. So, what does this mean for us?

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Saints Row 2 gets Free DLC


Erik Johnson

saints_row

A free add-on in the form of The Unkut Pack has been added to Volition’s sandbox action title Saints Row 2, now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

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Best and Worst Movie-to-Game Attempts of ‘08


Kenneth Ellis

Zomboscar

Before the world goes into its year-long Oscars hibernation, I thought that perhaps I could hand out awards for a category that has not (yet) been truly recognized by the Academy Awards. Hopefully, I’ll be starting a trend that will make my Movie-to-Game Award a reality.

So here we go: The Best and Worst Movies that became games in 2008, as only GD can bring you.

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Dawn of War II Beta Now Open to Everyone


Christian Martin

DawnOfWarII-2

Itching for more opportunities to smite heretical aliens in the name of the Holy Emperor? I thought so. More information, pics, and where to download the beta after the jump.

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Idiot Mom Says Game Has Hidden Islamic Message


Chris Benson

Baby Pals

The DS game Baby Pals uses a generic baby gurgle sound effect, apparently from a sound library, which sounds a bit like “Islam is the light,” but only when you’re told what to listen for. An ignorant, xenophobic mother and a fearmongering news station teamed up to bring you the following video:

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