Telltale Games has announced some official details today for their upcoming movie-extending videogame. Back To The Future will be available for PC and Mac platforms in December. While PS3 and iPad versions are in the works, no timetable has been given for their release. For $24.95 you can pre-order the title and gain access to an exclusive discussion board with the game's developers. Also, inclu... more.

Criterion Games, the team in charge of developing EA's latest Need For Speed title, has announced a demo for Hot Pursuit available on October 26th. The demo will provide a glimpse of the high speed action, allowing players to be "able to chase as a cop in the Dark Horse Hot Pursuit event, speeding through the coastal highway and mountainous ridges of Seacrest County." Also featured in the demo is... more.

Activision has confirmed a November 5th UK release date for James Bond 007: Blood Stone. Although no official date has been given for a North American release, we're expecting it to follow the trend and release on Tuesday, November 2nd. The new addition to the Bond gaming series features an original James Bond storyline interlacing action, shooting, and driving elements. Activision also confirme... more.

Only weeks after the Mann-Conomy update for TF2, Valve has paid out royalties to five fans who contributed custom equipment for purchase and download.  The checks range from $39,000 to $47,000 per person! Spencer Kern, upon being interviewed, says, "By having implemented in the way that Steam has it, where people are getting monetary gains for the items they put in, it rewards people who put in ... more.

THQ announced today that they have acquired an extension on Ultimate Fighting Championship videogame licensing through 2018. Having released two UFC titles so far, THQ is now poised to bring more titles for the next 8 years. The contract gives THQ rights to "all current and next-generation consoles, PC and handheld platforms, in addition to certain social media and wireless rights, including iPhon... more.

Tomorrow morning at  5am EST, Xbox.com will get a face-lift along with a new web-based avatar editor. According to Xbox Live's "Major Nelson" you'll find the following new additions: Browser based Avatar editor: Edit your avatar and preview avatar items before purchase Combined views for messages, friend and game requests Improved notification of your account subscription Leverage ... more.

After some difficulty working with seated players, Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 has received an update to fix the issue.  While originally, the camera would detect a "base node" at the bottom of the spine, a software update has been applied to move the base node to the back of the neck.  Now, when gamers are seated on a couch, for example, and their knees rise above their waist, Kinect will s... more.

Originally a tedious requirement to installing Half-Life 2, Steam has now grown to become a goliath in the world of digital gaming sales.  Valve's software has just passed 30 million registered users and reports that there are consistantly at least 3 million users online at any time, with 6 million different users logging in throughout the day.  Seeing annual growth of over 100% over the past s... more.

Rockstar has announced plans to release a standalone retail disc for the Undead Nightmare DLC bundle. For $30, players will receive the upcoming Undead Nightmare zombie DLC along with the Liars and Cheats Pack, Legends and Killers Pack, and Outlaws to the End Co-op Mission Pack. No word yet on when the bundle will be available, but the individual DLC Undead Nightmare will drop on October 26. Look ... more.

Today, Microsoft announced that the Noble Map Pack, the first map pack for Halo: Reach, will be available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace on November 30th. For 800 Microsoft points, or $10, you can get three new maps: Anchor 9 (2-8 players), Tempest (8-16), and Breakpoint (8-16). The maps add new environments of a refueling dockyard, an abandoned shoreline facility, and archaeological labs u... more.