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Wanna play Darksiders? How about a 90 minute demo? →  February 16, 2010

Darksiders, the semi-suprise hit from first time Developers Vigil Games, has a lot of gamers scratching their heads. Is it a God of War clone? How close to the Legend of Zelda is it? And what is with those comic book inspired graphics? Well come February 25th all these questions will be answered as Vigil will [...]

THQ & SyFy channel teaming up for joint ventures →  February 15, 2010

Last week, THQ and SyFy channel announced an agreement between the two groups to cooperate on a number of development projects. The partnership will be expected to produce new intellectual property, as well as TV adaptations of THQ’s video game properties. Already in the works is an animated series based on de Blob, their Wii game [...]

Microsoft to unveil Xbox Live Mobile today →  February 15, 2010

Later today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft will be showing off their new Windows Mobile 7 operating system, and along with it, Xbox Live for Windows Mobile. A photo taken by some enterprising photographers slipping past supposedly lax security got this photo out, which shows Xbox Live badging on the main screen of [...]

Check out the new ViDoc for Halo: Reach →  February 14, 2010

Forum member and appropriately named Halo fan Halo Combat Evolved posted this new ViDoc from Bungie, released at last week’s Microsoft X10 conference. It looks amazing. You should watch it.

For Valentine’s Day, gaming’s top ten eligible bachelorettes →  February 14, 2010

So fellas, you're at home alone on the most saccharine day of the year again, are you? Don't worry, we understand you. But just because you're alone doesn't mean you have to be lonely! That's why we here at the VU have put together a list of gaming's top available vixens who'll always make time for you. Grab a pen and your little black book, because we've got some listing to do.

Free Red Faction: Guerilla for Darksiders owners →  February 13, 2010

Rounding out what has apparently become free game Saturday, we have the recent Red Faction: Guerilla. This one is a little bit less free, in that you had to buy another game to get it, but two games for the price of one is still a pretty good deal. As it happens, the first folks to [...]

Fl0w for free today →  February 13, 2010

Also on the free game front, folks with a North American PlayStation Network account can grab the PS3 version of the 2007 downloadable hit, Fl0w for free, today only. Reports are coming in however, that seem to prevent folks in other regions from downloading the game, regardless of what kind of PSN account they have, [...]

Command & Conquer 1, 2, Red Alert 1 now free →  February 13, 2010

In a gesture of goodwill, as well as promotion for the upcoming Command and Conquer 4, Electronic Arts has been making earlier games in the series available as a free download for PC gamers. Previously only the first game in the series, retroactively titled Tiberium Dawn, was available. But in the last few days, they’ve also [...]

eBay NES auction nets $13,000 →  February 13, 2010

Last week, a North Carolina mom placed an original NES and five cartridges on eBay for ten dollars. The final bid? $13,105. Turns out one of those cartridges was a copy of the extremely rare Stadium Events, still in its original box, and added loads of value to the auction. For those who DIDN’T get copies of [...]

Mega Man 10 beams down in March →  February 12, 2010

Mega Man 10 from good old Capcom is about to drop: The second in Capcom’s retro-styled games arrives in March, on a staggered release schedule. Wii owners get the game first, on March 1, with the PlayStation Network release ten days later on March 11. Finally, Xbox users can get the game on Xbox Live Arcade [...]