"A new record was set at DreamHack Stockholm on Monday 15th June for the "most kills in Counter-Strike (Valve, 2003) in 12 hours". The record is 518 and was achieved by Björn "Threat" Pers (Sweden) at DreamHack Summer 2009, Jönköping, Sweden."

""I would expect that there would be two more pieces of downloadable content for GTA IV, that's what has been indicated to me, although formats are unsure. It's been indicated to me to me that would be the case," said Mitchell, of Kaufman Bros. Equity Research.

Mitchell also stated that he's expecting Grand Theft Auto V to be released in the 2011 financial year, and there's also the possibility of a new GTA title for the PlayStation 2 next year.

"Coming out of E3 there was no commitmen..."

You might remember the recent teaser site that Capcom has posted up. It's been presumed that the site is there to promote a new Sengoku Basara (Devil Kings) game. However, with some recent changes to the site, speculation has now shifted to the possibility of it being related to a new Onimusha game.

Capcom recently came out with some new Marvel vs. Capcom 2 vids, in anticipation of its re-release this summer on HD consoles.

The first one is a trailer, titled "Episode 1." Next, we have two "Strategy" videos, one featuring Wolverine and the other, Ryu. We've already seen the Ryu Strategy gameplay video earlier today, but for the same of completion (and convenience), all three are included here.

Penumbra series creator Frictional Games have a two-part blog post online detailing the history of violence in horror games, as well as film, and how each implementation impacts the "scare factor" we all love so much.

A great read!

James Walker has had it. This goes past Bobby Kotick's recent dropping Sony support threats. This has been a long time coming. Someone needs to call Bobby out on the things he is doing with what was a company we all could at the very least say used to be "better than EA"

"Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 hype train has started rolling, and with the release of brand new screenshots, I have to say I’m quite skeptical. Not only has Max gone from gritty, dark-haired antihero with a dark past to a baldie with more baggage than LAX, but the game mirrors 90% of every other third-person venture we’ve been given in the past couple years. Now, I enjoy my shooters as much as the next person, but I am firmly against the notion that every game I pick up should share the same c..."

"The most recent statistics show the continued dominance of the current generation of consoles by the Xbox 360 (with a 21.1% usage minutes). The Wii and Playstation 3 come in third and fourth places with 17.6% and 10.5% respectively.

The statistics for the previous generation of consoles is not as kind to both Microsoft's Xbox consoles. Being used much less than the Playstation 2, which has a 21.6% showing, ranking the system the most played console for the month of April."

Painter, James Barnett, has recreated some locales from video games with his paintbrush as part of his Fauxvism Series. The games featured in his paintings include Fallout 3, GTA IV, Half-life 2, and Team Fortress 2. Some of the paintings are instantly recognizable, while others might be a bit more obscure. If his style seems familiar, it's because his work imitates the Fauvism style of the famous French painter, Henri Matisse.

Check out his site to see all the paintings in his series. It...

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 won’t be able to make its expected released date on the Playstation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace at the end of June. The Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 enhanced port of the popular 2D fighting game has been delayed by a least a month.

"I have taken the time to select eight great (and evenly matched) characters from both Marvel and Capcom and have decided to do a mock tournament for a little fun. I will break down the strengths of each contender, how I think the fight would go down, and state the winner. This is only the first round. The second round, semi-finals, and final match will be in the upcoming weeks. Those of you that know understand that I am a Marvel fan, but I promise to be un-bias and give Capcom credit where ..."

"By any means, the most direct sequel to Hot Pursuit as it fully incorporated the presence of police once again, Most Wanted was a much anticipated title for me. It was next gen, better handling, more cars, more customization… On the surface, this was the perfect upgrade. It even had a plot added; then, it hit me. They added a plot to a game that in some ways was all about perfecting male posturing. Rather than allowing the gamer to use the game as a medium for his or her own problem solving..."

"Most games usually require a lot of touch-up work during their development before they're ready for release. Usually it's nothing major. A haircut for the main character here, the occasional unintentionally offensive Arabic song removed there. Some games, though, go through more than mere cosmetic changes. The following collection of titles all changed drastically during their development cycles. Sometimes for the better. Sometimes not."

"On today’s show we once again tackle the native 1080p argument. I stress my points as to why it shouldn’t matter to gamers if it’s native or upscaled. Preference is one thing, but if resolution isn’t stopping us from purchasing certain games, does it really matter?

On this show:

• How to achieve N4G happiness (Torrence)
• Red Faction impressions (Torrence)
• Brink impressions (Hiphopgamer & Torrence)
• Quantum impressions (Hiphopgamer)
• G4TV possibly coming off the air (Hiphopgamer)

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K- discusses his Birthday fun. The guys also discuss the launch of www.gorillajumpers.com, Prototype, the struggles of developing for the PS3, Valve and boycotts, and much more.

Remember the 16 Year Old who quit school to play Guitar Hero professionally? Seventeen-year-old Swedish girl Sophie "inzane" Regnér has done the same.

After having trouble concentrating at school due to her late-night gaming, she dropped out and joined Swedish gaming team "Pink Zinic" in order to focus on playing Counter-Strike full-time. To earn money on the side, she models for a friend.

For her full interview, go to the source.

Edge Magazine has produced probably one of the best ways to get a person to subscribe to a print magazine again... have an incentive being you get this bad ass "Pixel Poster" .. click "Go to source" to see what the image is and attempt to find every single video game included (I assure you.. it is too many, especially with the image being sized down). For the love of all that is holy, somebody please share in the comments the full size image!

"While many people are excited about the re-mastered version that will arrive via Xbox Live Arcade, I’m still hoping to see a true sequel that will live up to the lineage of the original Perfect Dark."

""Alexey Pajitnov was just 29 years old when he was working for the Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1984. In that year, on June 6, he completed development on the first edition of Tetris. Yes, the puzzle game that has invaded our dreams and is built using nothing more than seven unique shapes made up of four blocks (officially called tetrads or tetriminos) turns 25 years old today.""

With so many terrible games created over the decades it is hard to narrow down which are the worst, but if you are looking to see some top nominations for Worst Video Games, check out this list. You may even want to play some of these games if you haven't already just to see how bad they really are.

Gorilla Jumpers brings you all the major stories that came out of the Microsoft Press Conference today, and what they thought of them. Can Sony come back from the crushing blows it received today?

"FOR MOTHER RUSSIA! Zangief has been slowly stalking the battle arena since Street Fighter 2, making any opponent foolish enough to come within the grasp of his spinning piledriver pay the price. Zangief, a world class wrestler, entered the World Warrior tournament at the behest of the president of the now-defunct Soviet Union."

This is a must download of The Bender this week. We preview EVERYTHING that will happen and E3 (and even things that might not happen). The show runs a little longer than usual and we cut the news down to a minimal as we all get excited for our trip to E3! Grab the MP3 by clicking here or load us up in iTunes by clicking here

"The UK eSports Association (UKeSA), the official governing body for competitive gaming in the UK, has today announced that Capcom will unveil its games in development at the upcoming "GameOn! London event", to be held from 20th to 21st June at London's Olympia exhibition halls.

The public will be able to try some new games out, such as..."

"For the longest time there has been a distinct difference between PC games and console games. The thought of the 2 merging together was blasphemy to some and ludicrous to others. As time passed however, the gap between the two has merged closer together with each passing console generation."