The demo for Codemaster’s latest game,DiRT: Colin McRae Off-Road, was released for Xbox 360 and PC earlier today. So if you’ve got a PC capable of running this game (recommended GeForce 8800),download the demo here. Otherwise, take a short intermission from your ongoingHalo 3beta marathon to see whatDiRTis all about. I’ve never played aColin McRae Rallygame in my life, so I didn’t really know what to expect when I took the 360 version ofDiRTfor a test drive....

There’s a “remake” ofDouble Dragon IIcoming to Xbox Live Arcade this year, courtesy of the Korean studio, Barunsun Interactive. It’s being calledDouble Dragon: Wander of the Dragon, because the sequels original title,The Revenge, is so 80s. Now, before I tell you anything else about this, go ahead and watch the trailer. Okay… are we good? Barunsun has ditched the 2D sprite visuals, instead opting to completely re-imagine the game from the ground up with 3D character models and a new fighting system....

Dragon Age: Originsis not aLord of the Ringsrip-off, despite what a smattering of fools keep saying. It’s got elements of high fantasy in it, sure, and most high fantasy is inspired by Tolkein’s work. You can’tdofantasy these days without infringing a little onLord of the Rings. But to call the game a rip-off is pure ignorance. Dragon Ageis its own thing with the kind of obvious borrowed elements that come withanyfantasy story....

AlthoughMinecraftis getting closer to launch, Notch isn’t resting on his laurels. He had a surprise for histwitterfollowers, revealing a new creature he’s been working on. Yep, it’s a dragon. It’s an albino dragon right now, though. WhileMinecraftalways reminds me of playing with Lego as a kid (and as an adult, I must admit), this latest creation really does look like it belongs perched on a castle tower, terrorizing little yellow men....

Not only doesDead Rising 2come with an entirely new protagonist, but also a new set of skills. Compared toDead Rising’s journalist Frank “I’ve Covered Wars, You Know” West, the sequel’s Chuck Greene is quite a different beast with his own skillsets. While West was handy with a camera, using photography to document the outbreak (and earn experience points to upgrade his abilities in the process), Greene relies on another craft to survive — dude’s a bit of a McGuyver with some duct tape....

First impressions are very, very important. Case in point: despite my love of Square-Enix games, when I heard aboutInfinite Undiscoverylast September, all I could think was “That is the stupidest f*cking name for an RPG I have ever head in my life.” It’s the latter half I can’t handle. Making up a word is certainly ok, but butchering a preexisting one just violates the rules of grammar in a way that messes up my tailfeathers....

All Points Bulletinis a game I’m sure most of you have heard about, but few have witnessed. You know, it’s been so long, I cannot for the life of me remember if I’ve seen actual in-game footage before; if I have, it was most likely really early on. The Realtime Worlds/EA (under the EA Partners program) project is super ambitious, but the long wait seems to have paid off. Not only does the end result have a great, distinct art style, it looks to be massive....

Check out the gallery from some gorgeous screens and the above first trailer of the game in motion.From the screens and trailer, it looks likeGolden Sun DScould be a remake of the original, but those details are still unknown at this time. Either way, it’s nice to see this amazing role-playing game come to the Nintendo DS. What do you think? Are you excited about this surprising news?Now, back to debating how to describe what happened to my lower area during theSuper Mario Galaxy 2andMetroid: The Other Mreveals …It wasn’t pretty....

Yes, it’s Sonic the Hedgehog and he’s in a car. We’re not going to question it, or indeed,anythingthat Sonic has been doing for the past ten years. We’ve frankly given up trying to work it out. As you can see fromone of our hot exclusive videos, however, it seems he’s sought at least some small form of comfort in his shameful twilight years. It’s Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing, and we have screens....

People of LA, I come to you with news of great importance. If you thought you had to be at E3 in order to get your hands on PlayStation Move this week you were very, very wrong. you’re able to also be at Best Buy in order to complete the aforementioned task of getting to play PlayStation Move. This coming Tuesday three LA area Best Buys will have PlayStation Move playable for the public....

A young boy is lost on a desert island. By luck, he happens to stumble upon a magic conch shell half buried in the sand. When he blows into the magnificent rainbow shell a dolphin wearing a coral saddle emerges from the blue water. The boy looks in the beautiful creature’s eyes and it begins to speak: “I grant you a choice, land dweller: Would you like me to take you back to society … or do you want EA to release a sequel to critically acclaimed Wii hitBoom Blox?...

When Eddie Riggs isn’t busy saving an alternate dimension from pure evil, he’s helping out the most metal band ever, Dethklok. He gets the band women, saves them from a demon and even cuts the crust off their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Best roadie ever!This is easily one of the best tie-ins to a game ever. What better way to promote your heavy metal game than by making a cameo onMetalocalypse?...

Hopping on the emotional gaming bandwagon started by Nintendo’sSuper Princess Peach, Eidos has announcedGEOM: emotions, an Xbox Live Arcade title set to hit later this summer. Developed by Strawdog Studios,GEOM: emotionsputs players in the role of eight emotions: Rage, Passion, Fear, Envy, Rapture, Courage, Bliss, or Meloncholy. Players race around collecting pellets to win, using power-ups and their individual emotions’ strengths or weaknesses to gain the upper hand. The game will contain three single-player modes (Duel, Time Attack, and Mini Games), as well as three multiplayer modes (Duel, Team Geon, and Last Man Standing)....