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Lets be honest here. We all love shiny new toys. They look great. They’re fun to play with and show off. Its one of the reasons you’re probably reading this blog to start with. Well tomorrow a new shiny toy will hit shelves; the Microsoft Xbox 360 special edition chrome wireless controllers in blue (pictured), red, and of course in silver.

Hot on the heels of the record setting Avengers movie, Marvel and Ubisoft Quebec have assembled to announce a new Avengers game, Battle For Earth for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo's unreleased Wii U game system.

If you’re a fan of either the George R. R. Martin books, or the HBO TV series Game Of Thrones, you’ll probably want to take a look at the video game of the same name due to be released next week for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. I recently had the chance to sit down with the game and talk with Atlus (the game’s publisher) about the title and check out what they have in store for players.

After a recent drop in subscribers, Electronic Arts and BioWare have announced plans for yet another content update for Star Wars: The Old Republic, titled "Allies". Since February, the MMO has fallen from 1.7 million subscribers to 1.3 million.  That's a lot of subscribers, but still a significant drop for such a highly-anticipated game. While the 1.2 Legacy update launched only a month ago,  v1.3 (which is presumably Allies) is probably being made in an effort to stop (or, at least, slow down) the decline.  

Xbox fans have seen a few Fable games come and go over the years as the franchise has evolved. It has become one of the biggest names in Xbox exclusive franchises due to its storybook fantasy world revolving around player choices and a good versus evil dichotomy. Fable Heroes extends this franchise with a new mini-installment. It is not quite a full sequel to the Fable games, but provides a fun casual opportunity for fans to enjoy the Fable universe while we wait for Fable: The Journey to be released later this year.

UPDATE: A teaser trailer has been released. Check it out after the jump.

Just as there was big news in the world of smartphones today, there was also some big news in gaming today. Bethesda officially announced that they will be releasing an Elder Scrolls MMO, The Elder Scrolls Online, and that it is coming out in 2013.

Activision has unleashed the first trailer for the next Call of Duty, with developer Treyarch taking the fight into the future to find fresh means for the Black Ops franchise to set the world on fire this November 13th.

What does a society do when the technology designed to protect them is turned against them? That's the question at the heart of this reveal trailer for Black Ops II, which you can catch below.

Sgt. James Heller has lost his whole family due to the viral outbreak in New York Zero for which he places the blame squarely on Alex Mercer. He’s out for revenge in Prototype 2, tearing, ripping, smashing and even eating his way through this tale of vengeance, politics, and conspiracy set fourteen years after the original best-selling 2009 Prototype game. 

Blades of time launched somewhat under the radar without a huge ad campaign or hyped spectacle to announce its presence so you would be forgiven for not having noticed it until now. Let's take a much deserved closer look at this action-adventure game and find out what it is all about. 

The Canadian Videogame Awards (CVAs) held its third annual show this past Saturday, with all the glitz and glamour you'd expect from the prestigious Canadian gaming event.  Celebrities from across Canada, and around the world, walked the red carpet at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre to watch the very best in the Canadian gaming industry get recognized.

Move over, Alex Mercer, there's a new virus-infected protagonist in town. Activision's much-anticipated follow-up to 2009's Prototype has hit Future Shop stores across Canada, giving fans a second chance to enter Manhattan (now renamed New York Zero) in attempt to rid the borough of the destructive Blacklight virus.

A long time ago, we informed you about the new Portal 2 "Perpetual Testing Initiative" DLC which will allow you to play, create and share your custom Portal 2 levels via the Steam Workshop.  I'm sure many of you have been waiting anxiously for this new DLC and, luckily, its release is finally becoming a reality.  Come May 8, you will be able to download and create to your heart's content.  

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings came out last year for PC players and has been raking in the awards ever since. Finally console players can get in on the fun with the release of the Enhanced Edition on the Xbox 360 earlier this month. The Witcher RPG series takes players through a rich non-linear storyline where each decision the player makes effects the game.

Xbox Live, eh? It's a bit of an irritant, let's be honest. You have to sign up for it and pay a monthly fee to access all the online goodness related to online play, Netflix and that sort of thing, something I noticed recently when I've been playing Iron Brigade with absolutely no friends as I'm currently "between subscriptions." If you're like me and are looking for a reason to re-subscribe, Xbox Live is running a sweepstakes right now where buying a subscription can get you access to prizes from a Limited Edition Star Wars Kinect Bundle to 10,000 Microsoft Points.