Final fantasy is one of the most popular role-playing games with fans all over the world patiently waiting for the latest installment in this ground breaking series. The final fantasy series is known for its compelling stories, music, and open-ended world. This new installment in the world renowned series plays like nothing in the franchise; all the things we have come to love about the series are... more.

When I first heard that Visceral Games and Electronic Arts where making a game out of the thirteen century epic poem Divine Comedy I had reservations on how the game would be. But after playing the demo at first I kind of wrote it off as a God of War rip off but after playing the full game my thoughts somewhat changed.  The story of Dante’s Inferno is about a man’s quest to save the love of h... more.

When you hear the name, "2K Games,"  your mind probably jumps to one of two things: Bioshock or Oblivion. 2K is a subsidary of Take-Two productions, and has been around for five years now. In that five years they have published almost 40 different titles, but relatively few have gained any sort of notoriety among hard core gamers. The Family Guy Video Game and Ghost Rider I suppose, just did not ... more.

Every once in a while, you get that game that peaks your curiosity and somehow becomes one you must simply play to see what the fuss is about. While some of those end up being ones that were all hype and could have been so much better, there are those that genuinely innovate and become more than games. They become experiences that cannot be missed. Heavy Rain, as a game, leans towards the latter. ... more.

2K games announced the release dates for the highly anticipated title, Mafia II, this afternoon. An abridged version of the press release is set below: 2K Games announced today that Mafia® II will be available in North America on August 24, 2010 and internationally on August 27, 2010 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Mic... more.

After a few hiccups with getting the podcast up on our servers, episode 7 is finally here. Unfortunately, Matt could not join us this time thanks to some audio issues with Skype, but we manage to put out a decent episode with just the two of us running on 3-4 hours of sleep. Arsen and I talk about what we've been playing, which includes a bit of God of War III, the Splinter Cell: Conviction demo, ... more.

It seems the $50 million Microsoft payed to Rockstar to have Grand Theft Auto 4's DLC exclusively was indeed part of a timed deal. The controversial developer announced that GTA: Episodes From Liberty City will be coming to the other two platforms the base game was available for on March 30th. The expansions will be sold in much the same way that they were on the 360, both on disc and digital down... more.

The year 2009 was a great one for gaming. Being a gaming site, we here at AmpedGaming felt the need to throw in our two cents on which games brought us the most enjoyment throughout the last year of the decade. Since the staff is scattered across the country and we are neither rich nor able to just swap games with each other and weren't able to play everything that came out, we thought we would do... more.

Capcom's Lost Planet 2 takes place 10 years after the events of the first game on the same frigid planet. As far as I know the release date is as yet undetermined, but is due sometime after April 2010.  A demo was release a while back for both PSN and Xbox Live. Pictures courtesy of GamesPress: ... more.

As of lately there has been a slew of really well made fan film based on video games. Like in a previous post, I'm not one to put them up unless they are exceptional. So here's another fan film that I though was great.... more.