Paralex here, back after an unexpected and unwanted hiatus. News broke today reveiling that Microsoft is pulling the plug on original Xbox games connecting to the Xbox Live service on April 15, 2010. What does this mean? You will no longer be able to play your old favorites like Halo 2 from your Xbox...

EA has seen fit to deploy a demo on the XBL Marketplace. The PC beta begins today as well with both it and the console demo taking place in Port Valdez, a  map for up to 24 players (32 on PC) running the Rush gamemode. Access to the demo ends February 25, 2010, a week before launch. PlayStation 3...

Were you quick enough to catch the handful of Halo: Reach screens released via the EBGames website? Well it happened, we assure you, and luckily the folks at XCast Online snagged the whole lot of ‘em. That said, if you’ve already got the February issue of Game Informer, chances are you’ve...

The supersuit-enhanced cat has officially leaped out of the bag, folks — Crysis 2 will be set in New York City. According to a “World Exclusive” Twitter image of the next PlayStation: The Official Magazine’s cover (partially seen above), the upcoming sequel plans to give players...

While God of War III will conclude the trilogy, it won’t spell the end of the franchise, Sony Santa Monica’s John Hight reveals in a recent interview with Joystiq. With the third game “capping off what we started with God of War,” Hight says we should expect more God of War games...

It seems like our hopes of the first MMO shooter on the PS3 might come to an end if Zipper can’t get it together before the official MAG launch. Reports have claimed that players have experienced server crashes in the first open BETA to the public. “Thousands of reports have suggested that...

Gears of War can now digitally make its way to your Xbox 360. Released today, the critically acclaimed shooter from Epic Games is now available to download at your leisure for $19.99 USD on Xbox Live Marketplace. It appears, however, this download does not contain the bonus content found in the two-disc...

Sony’s next gaming console may not include the much-heralded Cell architecture. A report from Japanese outlet Impress Watch states Sony is considering several options for the design of the ‘PlayStation 4,’ including scrapping the Cell design entirely and moving towards a traditional...

Mass Effect fans will soon be able to import character and story save data from the first title into the upcoming sequel. BioWare has outlined the process, with community man Chris Priestly answering questions and concerns of fans on the official forums recently. Here’s what you should know before...

According to TorrentFreak, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been downloaded illegally nearly 4,100,000 times for PC in 2009, topping the list after only releasing just two months ago. Provided these numbers are indeed accurate, Activision has potentially lost more than $245 million in sales on the...