While most gamers are forced to grind it out until the long wait between now and the Sept. 18th launch of Borderlands 2 is over, 2K Games was recently gracious enough to invite EGM editors Brandon Justice and Ray Carsillo to a hands-on preview with the hotly anticipated action title. So did it look like it’s going to live up to the hype? READ MORE

The Assassin’s Creed universe has become one of gaming’s most dynamic and fluid on-going stories as it explores history in a unique and thrilling way. Turning some of history’s most interesting personalities and settings into some of gaming’s most interesting sidekicks, antagonists, and levels, you never really can predict where they are going to go next until Ubisoft reveals the next step themselves. And now that they’ve pulled the veil back on Assassin’s Creed III, the questions have all shifted. Fortunately, EGM has some of the answers. READ MORE

For a lot of shooters nowadays, the idea of patience is taboo, like it was some naughty word. Run and gun has become synonymous for the most part with these shooters, especially those of the first-person, military-based variety. The folks at City Interactive though feel there is still a strong base of gamers out there who would enjoy a more involved simulation that rewards you for taking your time, being precise, and not making a sound. And with that idea as their base, we here at EGM were more than ready for our demo of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2. READ MORE

At a Junction Point event earlier this week in Austin, Texas, company president and creative director Warren Spector had an unexpected, shocking revelation for the gaming industry. No, it wasn’t the fact that Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two exists—that, as Spector joked, was one of the worst-kept secrets in the industry. Instead, the big shocker was the fact that, in Spector's words, Epic Mickey 2 will be the “first musical comedy game in the history of videogames.” READ MORE

Earlier this week, EGM editors Ray Carsillo and Brandon Justice traveled to the hellish halls of San Francisco’s Bently Reserve Conference Center to undertake their first journey as the universe’s most famous undertaker, Death, in the upcoming action-adventure title Darksiders II. Curses were issued, controllers were thrown, and fun was had—but after all was said and done, how did the dynamic duo feel about their first hands-on time with this hotly anticipated sequel? READ MORE

Since developer Beenox took over the Spider-Man franchise for Activision, they’ve put out a couple of great Spidey titles that gave fans of the wall-crawler hope for his future in video games. But now that they’re going to do a game based off of a movie instead of an original story, many are wondering if the developer will have enough wiggle room to produce the top-tier title fans have started to expect from them with the web-head. READ MORE

LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes looks to be the biggest and best game in the LEGO universe yet and from the demo we saw at GDC, anyone who is fan of LEGOs will not want to miss out on this title. READ MORE

My personal highlight of GDC may have been when I stumbled into a ring of people forming an impromptu arena for what became a hot topic of discussion at the show: Johann Sebastian Joust. READ MORE

345 Games is primed and ready to bring a new MMA franchise to the market. We went hands-on with an early build at GDC to see how Bellator MMA Onslaught was shaping up to take on the competition this summer. READ MORE

The twisted mind of Suda51 is prepping to strike again and shortly after last night’s official announcement of Lollipop Chainsaw’s release of June 12th here in North America, several of us in the gaming community were allowed to go hands on with the most involved demo yet of this highly anticipated tongue-in-cheek zombie slasher. And if I was excited before, my anticipation has easily hit a new peak after playing through what is expected to be the fourth level of the game. READ MORE

In our first hands-on preview of Sleeping Dogs, EGM sees glimmers of other great games in this this new open world epic. READ MORE

On December 12th, 2009, Activision debuted a trailer for a new game at the Spike Video Game Awards 2009. That game was True Crime, a working title for the third official release in Luxoflux' True Crime series. READ MORE

When Russia’s Gaijin Entertainment made “Oniblade” in 2007 — or “X-Blades” as it was known when it came out in the U.S. and Europe two years later — they attempted to make a Japanese-style hack & slash action game (and, many critics would argue, failed miserably). Now the studio is preparing to release “Blades of Time,” which, despite having the same female lead character, is not only not a sequel, but is also taking a more Western approach to this kind of action game. READ MORE

When “Forza Motorsport 4” came out last October, it took a unique approach to driving games by being both a realistic racing sim and an arcade-esque driving game. Now the World War II aerial dogfighting game “Birds of Steel” — which is slated to be released on the 360 and PS3 in March — is similarly attempting to have it both ways. READ MORE

In Japan, there’s a word often used in the gamer community—”kusoge”, which literally translates to “s**t game”. READ MORE

After spawning a half dozen sequels, Tony Hawk heard the cries of his gaming faithful and declared that the series needed to return to its roots. And thus this summer we can expect to see Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD, but what new changes can we expect from this extreme sports classic? READ MORE

Up to this point we had seen the new Amateur control scheme and the Pride rules set for UFC Undisputed 3. But the elephant in the room had been “What about the career mode?” Well, the elephant is loose and I had a chance to go hands on with it. READ MORE

Silent Hill: Downpour isn’t the first Silent Hill title to be released for the HD generation of consoles—sometimes, however, it’s easy to forget that fact. READ MORE

Is this finally the Final Fantasy XIII we wanted all along? Check out our preview to find out! READ MORE

Allowing gamers to play in the sand is far from the only reason Spec Ops is shaping up to be one of 2012's more promising titles. Check out why in our preview. READ MORE