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Dead Space 2 'Severed' DLC Priced and Dated

Chances are you've finished Dead Space 2 by now, perhaps more than once. If you haven't gotten your fill of slicing off limbs, an EA press release has given word that the previously announced "Severed" downloadable content will be coming in just under a week.

The DLC is set for March 1 on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network in North America. It will cost $6.99 (560 MS Points). European players can expect it on March 2 for the PlayStat...

Pinball Gold Pack Invades Good Old Games; Psychonauts Offered for 75% off Today

If your life lacks a variety of classic, PC-based pinball then Good Old Games is where you should be pointing your Internet browser. GOG.com has added a collection of games in one set dubbed the Pinball Gold Pack for $9.99.

If the five included games--Pinball Dreams, Pinball Dreams 2, Pinball Fantasies, Pinball Mania, and Pinball Illusions--aren't immediately recognizable, you may be able to take some solace in the fact that they were developed by Digital Illusions (also known as DICE) of Battlefield and Mirror's Edge fame.

Those scallywags at GOG.com are also offering big savings on...

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Coming to PC March 22, Dropping Always-On DRM

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood finally has a PC release date, along with system specifications. Ubisoft sent word in a press release that the PC version will launch in North America on March 22, for all your stabby needs. This is a change from the previously announced March 17 date, which was a Thursday.

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The standard release includes the game, both of the free multiplayer updates that came to consoles, and the recently announced Da Vinci Disappearance DLC for $49.99. It's available in both retail and digital formats. The Digital Deluxe edition, on the other hand, is ...

Gears of War 3 Launches September 20

After being delayed from its planned April 2011 release, the bromance between lead characters Marcus and Dom has finally procured a new release date. Gears of War 3 will emerge on September 20, Microsoft revealed.

The announcement comes hot off the heels of Epic's newly released People Can Fly-developed shooter, Bulletstorm. Though we're not sure the language will be as colorful in Gears of War 3, it's safe to assume that the game will be comparable to Bulletstorm in terms of pints of blood exploding throughout the world.

Bulletstorm purchasers...

Battlefield 3 Gets First Gameplay Trailer, Pre-order Bonus Details

Having unveiled Battlefield 3 with a cinematic trailer and a scant few details, developer DICE today issued the first in-game trailer for the game known to Shackers as 'JetProne64,' giving a teasingly pleasing look at the new engine, Frostbite 2, in action.

DICE also announced that pre-ordering BF3 will net you the 'Back to Karkand' "digital expansion pack" for free, which will contain re-imaginings of four classic Battlefield 2 maps plus BF2 weapons and vehicles, and more. One presumes it'll be sold separately after launch. While word of this bonus had leaked out, it was never confirmed.

Battlefield 3 is due out this fall for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, published by EA. Apparently, DICE is focusing on the PC edition first. Beta acc...