Shogun 2: Total War's release date (March 15, 2011) is fast approaching us. Will you fight your way to the top through honor or treachery? Will you follow the way of Bushido or Chi? Will you rely on strength of arms through your generals or guile through your assassins? These are the types of questions you should be asking yourself as you watch the new Shogun 2 Campaign trailer which shows off a lot of the intriguing features of the next installment in the revered Total War series.

The twin-stick shooter is becoming ubiquitous on XBLA and PSN. It takes quite a bit for a game to stand out from the rest of the dual-analog pack. Microbot does just that with a unique setting: inside a human body. But is there more to it than just the novel environment?

Bulletstorm is still a little more than a month away.  The violent game has already sparked a heated debate in our fourms.  Today we bring you two new videos to whet your gore appetite.  The first is a technical demo from developer People Can Fly. It shows how the attachment mechanic makes up the different look of the cannon fodder in Bulletstorm.  The latter is another "Skillisode,' wherein some of the available skill shots are put on display.  Enjoy!

What, pray tell, is this?  The interwebs are a buzz with the sounds of speculative flies.  (Get it? The internet is like a spider web, and we're all just insects trapped-- oh never mind.) This bad boy showed up recently and Epic doesn't have much, if anything, to say about it.  Even Cliffy B hasn't tweeted about it, yet, and he tweets about everything.  Rumors are running rampant, from pre-Gears of War 3 DLC a la Dead Rising 2 to a possible Kinect connection.  Whatever it is, I hope it blatantly rips off Capcom, because that would be hilarious.  

The incredibly popular Dungeon Defenders: First Wave is on sale for one day only, and that day is today.  Head on over to your Apple App Store or Android Marketplace for your copy.  It's only a buck! Make sure your phone meets the system requirements.  The install is a doozy. And you know I'm serious, because I never use the word "doozy" lightly.  Dungeon Defenders: First Wave supports four player online co-op.

Hot on the heels fo the Nintendo 3DS launch announcement this morning comes fresh media from Capcom on what may be the only co-op title to hit the system in its launch window - Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D.  Sadly, as what's going to be an issue with all of the games on the 3DS system, the promotional media won't be viewable with its awesome 3D effect.  I even tried putting blinking opposite eyes in rapid succession and it didn't help.  

The Nintendo 3DS has gotten its launch price and details for North America and Europe.  You can expect to pay a cool $250 at launch for the system when its available on March 27th in North America.   Europe will be getting the system on March 25th, though each territory will set its own price.  Right now the UK is listing it for for £229.99.

Gears of War 3 won’t make its way to our Xboxes particularly soon, so maybe you’re thinking about revisiting the first two games? Or perhaps you’ve just discovered the glory of Dom and Marcus co-op and you’re wanting to play these for the first time. You just happen to have great timing if either of these cases are true, as the boxed set of Gears of War 1 and Gears of War 2 loaded with extra content will be arriving before too long.

Last month we brought you news about two new DLC's coming to Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.  Today, one of those levels is available on Xbox LIVE.  The new stage pack is called, "Extra Stage: The One Who is Many," and it is available for 320 Microsoft points.  The level is rumored to be based on the catacombs stage from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and the boss is suspected to be everyone's favorite big giant ball of corpses, Legion.  This is the latest DLC for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, which has received a ton of DLC support, including new characters and levels.  Up to six people can take on Dracula's minions through online co-op, so grab your weapon of choice and get to slayin'.

  Thongy Content Explosion! A whole lotta EA content is on sale over at the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.  Add-ons for games like Dragon Age: Origins, Madden, FIFA, and Medal of Honor are all 50% off.  Some EA Xbox LIVE Arcade games are half off as well, including co-op titles such as RISK: Factions, Microbot, DeathSpank, an...

What happens when you put together two things that are awesome?  Apparently, you get awesome squared; need proof?  Just check out Starcraft 2 mod called World of Starcraft.  It combines two things we love (namely, World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2) into something that can only be described as "full of win".  Though the mod is only in a pre-alpha state at the moment, it looks quite highly polished already.  So far, the focus is on Terran infantry units as player characters, but can Zerglings or Zealots be too far behind?  The real question here is: why didn't Blizzard do this themselves, five years ago?

Hard Corps: Uprising is kicking off th Xbox LIVE Arcade House Party this winter.  To celebrate, Konami has a brand new trailer featuring Kenji Yamamoto, the producer of the game, in full house party regalia.  Which in this case, is a party hat and one of those noise makers everybody hates.  The video is chock-full of co-op action.