Ubisoft and partners Microsoft and GameStop are pleased to announce the official Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction debut on April 1, 2010. Celebrating the upcoming launch of this highly-anticipated game, releasing exclusively on the Xbox 360, the Premiere event will be held at Les Deux Nightclub in Hollywood, California while ten other first-to-plays will take place in GameStop locations across the country. Featuring first-to-play co-op gaming sessions for Splinter Cell fans and celebrities alike, these events are the perfect time and place for Splinter Cell fans to get their Sam Fisher fix before the game hits store shelves on April 13, 2010.

Splinter Cell fans in the Los Angeles area are invited to participate in first-to-play sessions from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. PST prior to the celebrity red carpet Premiere event beginning at 8 p.m PST. The Premiere will feature the “Search for Sam Fisher,” a live interactive game pitting attendees against each other in the search for Sam himself. Fifteen attendees (21+) at the L.A. co-op gaming event will be chosen to participate in the search and one lucky grand prize winner will win the ultimate gaming grand prize featuring the Xbox 360 Splinter Cell Conviction Special Edition Bundle and a library of Ubisoft Xbox 360 games.

Concurrent with the Premiere, GameStop is hosting first-to-play co-op demo events at 10 store locations nationwide from 9:00 p.m. to midnight on April 1, 2010, in Boston, Orlando, New York City (two locations), Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Dallas and New Jersey. Attendees will be the first-to-play with the GameStop exclusive in-game SPAS-12 suppressor shotgun and have the opportunity to win Xbox and Ubisoft prizes, including Xbox Live Gold memberships and copies of Splinter Cell Conviction. The first 100 attendees at each location will also receive a free Splinter Cell Conviction beanie.

Participants must be 17 years old to attend any debut event. For more information on the GameStop event nearest you please visit www.gamestop.com or www.splintercell.com.

[Via Ubisoft]

While the release date was pushed back to May 18, anticipation still runs high for Red Dead Redemption.  Being dubbed GTA in the Wild West, you should expect nothing short of a thrilling epic from Rockstar.

Today we’re proud to reveal an in-depth look at the life teeming inside Red Dead Redemption.  Titled Life in the West, this full length video uncovers the hardships early 20^th century settlers encountered, where everyday life brought a new struggle for survival.  The vast, sprawling world of Red Dead Redemption hides unique challenges in every area, with wild bears and snow in the North, bandits and cattle rustlers in the West, to unrest and revolution in the South.  Hundreds of characters populate each of the three areas, each with a distinct personality, and every area has its own unique ecosystem with a variety of animals and plant life.

The rich diversity of each area offers several types of challenges and rewards.  Hunting allows reformed outlaw John Marston the opportunity to skin and sell the skin in town, while a bloody battle attracts vultures, who if shot, unlock sharp shooting challenges.  Full of possibility and activity, the world of Red Dead Redemption reflects the immensity  that was the Wild West.

As anticipation for the baseball season begins to build, 2K Sports is bringing the heat by  unveiling the music soundtrack for Major League Baseball^® 2K10, the next iteration of the popular Major League Baseball® 2K series.  Featuring an eclectic array of sounds chosen to enhance the virtual baseball experience, the artists selected for this season range from rock legends Pearl Jam* and Social Distortion, to rap pioneers The Sugarhill Gang and Black Sheep, along with popular up-and-coming acts such as Cage the Elephant and Phoenix.

"I couldn’t have put together a better soundtrack that reflects the spirit of baseball fans if I created it myself," said Evan Longoria, All-Star third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays® and cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K10. "Every game needs a killer soundtrack, and that’s what we definitely have in Major League Baseball 2K10."

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Today Capcom [finally] confirmed Mega Man 10 for an XBLA release date of March 31 for 800 MSP. Never content to just make an announcement, they also had tons to show, including eight new weapons in the mecha-boy’s arsenal. Click the pic below to see the full details.

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Stop worrying about 2012 and just focus on a sequel heavy 2010, because it’s shaping up to be a year requiring a hard drive upgrade!  Whether you want more Big Daddy or think crack isn’t always wack, ‘10 looks to have an Asylum’s worth for everyone. Read on for the full list.

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Fall, my favorite time of the year. The NFL season is in full swing with the NBA lurking only a few weeks behind. With the upcoming basketball season about to start, 2K Sports is set to release their annual hardwood champ, NBA 2K.  Available now on XBLM, download a copy of the NBA 2K10 demo to see it for yourself in action.

Below is the latest trailer featuring the up and coming Rookies and Sophomores.  As expected, 2K delivers another top notch reel.

2K Sports has released a new trailer featuring Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls.  He was a lot of fun to play with in 2K9 and I expect him to be far better this time around.

Car enthusiasts around the world will tell you that just seeing the Bugatti Veyron in person is a dream, let alone getting to sit behind the wheel.  Turn 10, developers of the Forza Motorsport series, has finally gotten permission to add this beauty to its stable of cars.

For those of you unfamiliar with this absolute mind-blowing $1.4 million vehicle, it has a top speed of 253 MPH (1/3 the speed of sound) and 1,000 HP under the hood.  If you can’t comprehend those numbers, then there’s the Bugatti Challenge that was done by the TV series Top Gear.  It was a race between the Bugatti and a Cessna 182 Aeroplane from Alba, Nothern Italy to London.  Winner?  Bugatti.

Below is a developer video that gives some interesting insight on the amount of work and detail they put into crafting this masterpiece, the Veyron.  Being my personal favorite racing series and easily one of the best ever made, I’m excited for it’s launch on October 27th.

This game looks like it has plenty of potential, despite coming from a smaller games studio. The PC demo of the game had over 100,000 downloads in the first week alone. The game will be releasing September 8th for the 360 and PC. Check after the break for some more screenshots, and look for a full review later this month.

Have you ever wondered what could happen if time travel was a reality? Have you ever thought about the possibility of going back in time to rewrite history for the better? That possibility is a reality in Darkest of Days, where players will travel back and forth through the annals time to relive some of mankind’s most dire hours. By fighting through terrible events such as The Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest conflict of the Civil War, and vicious battles from both World War I and II, the player will attempt to save certain key individuals who were never meant to become involved in these truly monstrous events and thereby change human history for the better.
In Darkest of Days, you take on the role of Alexander Morris, an unlucky foot soldier who gets transferred to General Custer’s regiment days before the Battle of Little Bighorn. Moments before his inevitable demise, a futuristic time agent warps in to save Morris and transports him to the future where he is told that time travel is now a reality. However, an unknown faction is attempting to re-write history for their own benefit. Your job is to stop them, and you’ll fight your way through eras spanning thousands of years to do it.

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The upcoming DLC for GTA IV by Rockstar, The Ballad of Gay Tony, will be releasing its first trailer this Tuesday.  While the actual expansion release isn’t due out till October 29th, we will probably be seeing more screenshots and clips as we near the launch date.  Expect the DLC to sell at a perfectly reasonable 1600 MS points ($20).

Check back Tuesday for the trailer.