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Blur's a racing game that's taken more than a few cues from Nintendo's Mario Kart franchise -- and mixing them all up in a gigantic blender with a hint of Project Gotham Racing

And that's exactly what the game's commercial states. This is racing for "big boys".

Was that a guy hanging from a crashing helicopter? Did he just jump through a window? Was that an explosive arrow for goodness sake? This debut trailer for Call Of Duty: Black Ops is every inch a winner

We've said many times on this site  (and we're not afraid of saying it again) that we truly believe Treyarch's Call Of Duty: Black Ops will outshine last year's Modern Warfare 2 release from..

We're not going to post too candidly about the second Modern Warfare 2 expansion pack announced today because, well, Microsoft's moneyhat is still in effect and these maps are still some way down the line for PS3 owners

Still, we thought it was worth noting that one of the new maps is set among a fun fair. Cool.</em>

USA Today's dropped some new details on Treyarch's upcoming Call Of Duty: Black Ops title

According to mixed reports, the SR-71 seen in the game's trailer will be controllable - though the wording is very vague and more recent updates suggest you'll just be giving orders to ground troops, not controlling the plane itself. In terms of weapons, there won't just be guns, but also crossbows (fun!), and..

Outside of the Modnation Racers, Split/Seconds and Red Dead Redemptions, there's one game lingering on the horizon that has us more excited than any other: Transformers: War For Cybertron

We know - recent Transformers games haven't had a great pedigree. But they were movie tie-ins and this one is not. The multiplayer is something that particularly has us excited. Check out the trailer above and..

At an Activision investor call yesterday, the company's CEO Bobby Kotick confirmed that the Call Of Duty franchise has delivered over 17 million map packs

And those figures don't even include the numbers for the Modern Warfare 2 map pack which launched on the Playstation Network this week. The businessman was talking about the multi-pronged strategy behind the Call Of Duty franchise's success. In..

Y'know, we've really come around to Blur

At first we were a bit - "meh, Project Gotham mixed with Mario Kart" - but the extra development time seems to have really helped Bizarre Creations' cause. The game looks cool, with a weird blend of styles ranging from sci-fi to street racing. The latest trailer deals with the multiplayer functionality of the game. Which sounds awesome..

Frank Gibeau, president of the EA Games label, and Greg Goodrich have come out to say that the recent firings of Jason West and Vince Zampella created an opportunity that the company just couldn't pass up on

But there's no hard feelings between the EA duo and competition over at Activision. In fact in the very same interview the EA pair go on to say they wish Bungie all the best in their new..

Well would you look at that: Activision's once again hedging their bets on Call Of Duty: Black Ops shifting a billion copies, so they want to charge you the extra-fiver that Modern Warfare 2 got away with

That's right folks - forget the RRP standard of £49.99 for new video games, 'cos Activision wants you to stump up £54.99. Of course, retailers such as GAME have already slashed £10.00 off the..

What do you think Bungie's Next Big Thing will be? That's what much of the industry's attention has turned to finding out

With the studio announcing last week that they are to develop a new multiplatform IP for Activision — what can we possibly expect them to do? Well the straw clutching has begun. GameSpot note that the game is likely be an action RPG, based on a nugget of information in a..

American Modern Warfare 2 players - Microsoft's "exclusivity" window is now up, and you're totally going to be able to play Modern Warfare 2's Stimulus map pack today

You can check out a rundown of the new locales over on the Playstation Blog if you're curious. It's also worth noting that Infinity Ward will be running double XP all this week, so you might want to hop back into the game for that if..

It's baaaaaaa~aaaaack

Forget all the Infinity Ward drama, Treyarch's next foray into the Call Of Duty franchise is upon us: Call Of Duty: Black Ops will launch on the 9th November - presumably to gangs of screaming children queuing at the door of their local GameStop. The trailer doesn't really say much - but it does give plenty to excited about. A scene from the inside of an armed helicopter, an..

Ex-Halo developers Bungie have signed a deal with Activision, bringing their new IP to "multiple platforms"

And the studio believe the new IP can be "bigger and better" than the Halo franchise which made them famous. “We’re in a really strong position with, I think, a lot of really good plans,” writer Joe Staten told Gamasutra. “This is an opportunity for us to try to do it all..

We get criticised for being a little jaded about the Call Of Duty franchise here at PushSquare, but Treyarch's upcoming Call Of Duty: Black Ops has us excited

Not only is it coming from a development team who are constantly shrugged off by their fanbase [the point being that they have something to prove], the speculated Vietnam-to-Cold War plotline sounds rather interesting. Treyarch's boss Mark..

We told you it was going to be called Call Of Duty: Black Ops didn't we? Well now it's official

That is according to the website Activision's just launched which states as much. The site notes that the game's due for release on November 9th, 2010 - and well that's about it. But - we'll just go out on a limb here and predict that the game will feature guns. GameTrailers TV are set to reveal the..

According to Bungie's Brian Jarrard, who spoke with VG247 just hours after the studio announced a massive deal with Activision, their "Next Big Thing" project may surprise us all by making an appearance at this year's E3

“You know, it might,” the community boss said. “It’s really important for us that we don’t lose sight of Reach [Halo: Reach which Bungie are currently developing for XBOX..

Sony's issued a semi-gloating statement in regards to the announcement that legendary Halo developers Bungie will go multiplatform with their next IP

The company described the deal with Activision as "great news for gamers". “This is great news for all gamers,” said SCEA's Patrick Seybold in a statement. “When Bungie’s amazing talent and creative minds are unleashed and married with..

Unless you missed our post earlier (how

?), you should know that Bungie's signed a "ten-year contract" with Activision today regarding the publication of their next "multiple platforms" IP. Despite the announcement, Bungie's keen to stress that they will be staying completely independent. In addition to that, Bungie's community manager, Eric Osbourne, has also revealed that..

Bungie, the legendary development studio responsible for creating the entire Halo franchise (to date) has announced that they've signed a ten-year publishing agreement with Activision who will remain exclusive rights to the studios "next big action game universe"

The deal notes that Activision will have the rights to publish said games on "multiple platforms" meaning the once XBOX..