2K Games, makers of American crime game Mafia II, have been keeping themselves very busy recently. First the release of Mafia II which quickly rose to the top of the charts and stayed there for a good 3 weeks atleast. Then just a week after release, they released their first DLC pack, Jimmy’s Vendetta. The first DLC pack followed a totally new character, Jimmy, who works as the Mafia’s clean-up man. You take on the role as Jimmy and work through over 30 new missions ranging from high speed car chases to bloody assassinations. Unfortunately for 2K Games, Jimmy’s Vendetta didn’t really prove such as big a hit as the game itself. However, 2K are springing back with the announcement…

When it comes to installing a game to your Xbox 360 hard drive, it’s always a bit hit and miss as to whether it will actually speed up the game, or just slow it down. For example, many gamers found that installing Halo 3 to their consoles actually slowed the load times down. So with the release of Halo: Reach, is it safe to install or not? Well, Examiner.com have conducted some tests and they’ve found that installing the game onto your hard drive will save you valuable seconds when it comes to load times, giving you more time to shoot and less time staring at a dark screen. The tests found that when loading a standard mission on an…

For a third week in a row, Take-Two have proved that crime really does pay with Mafia II topping the UK software charts for a third week. Despite having a drop in sales of 58%, the American based crime game managed to hold off against Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X 2 which was released the week before. In terms of other notable ranking, as I just said, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X 2 managed to get up to number 2, the biggest jump of the week of 8 places after it’s first week of release. It managed to fly just over Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, knocking it down to third place for this week, don’t expect that one to fight back up….

In 2007, Portal was released as part of The Orange Box, alongside Half Life 2: Episode 2 and the revamped Team Fortress 2. The game instantly became a hit with gamers, often higher rated than the other games available in The Orange Box. Although the game itself was only considered a ‘trial’ by Valve when they released it, due to it’s massive success, it’s prompted the Half Life series developers to create a sequel, Portal 2. The sequel was announced in March earlier this year and is set for release early next year. If you’re a fan of the Portal game, you’ll most likely know all of that above, however, did you know that Jinx.com, the gaming clothing company, has…

Bungie have released a complete version of their “Deliver Hope” live-action trailer which features an epic battle. It looks like Bungie are once again trying to wet our appetites prior to their latest Halo game release next week, and my appetite is soaking. It’s a real shame that they never released a Halo move as if it was up to the same quality as the “Deliver Hope” trailer, I would be absolutely blown away. Unfortunately for the time being us gamers will have to settle for the awesome looking Halo: Reach which is being released on September 14th (next Tuesday). Enjoy.