Bethesda Softworks and Dark Horse Comics have come together to create Fallout: New Vegas All Roads. The graphic novel available exclusively in the Fallout: New Vegas collector’s edition from Bethesda Softworks. All Roads introduces the world of New Vegas, a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis, and a tells an intriguing tale of loyalty and violence that leads right up to the beginning of the game.

Written by Chris Avellone, the game’s Senior Designer, All Roads is tightly integrated into the story of New Vegas, even containing clues to in-game missions for the sharp-eyed reader. Artists Jean Diaz (Incorruptible) and Wellinton Alves (Shadowland: Blood on the Streets, Nova) and cover artist Geof Darrow (Hard Boiled, The Matrix, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot) stunningly interpret the world of New Vegas.

Featuring twelve full pages of story and Geof Darrow’s intricate cover image, this app is sure to whet your appetite for the graphic novel, and for Fallout: New Vegas itself.

Activision’s newest set of music based games are soon to make its arrival onto consoles but first for those who are itching to try them out will get a chance to now. DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock can be taken for a spin now for free on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360. Gamers looking to score any one of various exclusive bonus offers can pre-order both games in-store at retailers nationwide or online by visiting www.djhero.com/buy. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock shreds onto store shelves September 28 with DJ Hero 2 spinning into retailers on October 19.

In the DJ Hero 2 demo, fans will get a taste of four exclusive mixes from the best soundtrack in entertainment as they freestyle scratch, sample and crossfade through various gameplay tutorials, QuickPlay and all-new multiplayer modes including Accumulator and DJ Battle. Mixes included in the demo of DJ Hero 2 are:

· Pussycat Dolls Featuring Busta Rhymes “Don’t Cha” Mixed With Pitbull ”I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”

· Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O’Donis “Just Dance” Mixed With Deadmau5 “Ghosts N Stuff”

· MSTRKRFT Featuring N.O.R.E. “Bounce” (Battle Mix)

· Estelle Featuring Kanye West “American Boy” Mixed With Chic “Good Times”

Gamers looking to be among the first to experience Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock’s all-new, story-driven Quest Mode, narrated by notorious KISS front man Gene Simmons, will be transformed into rock warriors and shred to the following four hit tracks off the game’s quintessential rock collection:

· Black Sabbath “Children of the Grave”

· Foo Fighters “No Way Back”

· Slash featuring Ian Astbury “Ghosts”

· Dethklok “Bloodlines”

Mad Catz Interactive announced a new range of exclusive limited edition licensed Call of Duty: Black Ops professional gaming audio headsets, powered by the Company’s TRITTON brand.  The range includes two Microsoft Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game platform compatible headsets and a separate 5.1 headset for use with PC. The new range of headsets are expected to ship world-wide in time for the 2010 holiday season.

Products expected to ship as part of the range include:

Limited Edition Call of Duty: Black Ops Dolby® Digital True 5.1 ProGaming Headset – Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3

For the professional gamer who demands the highest levels of audio quality. The headset delivers uncompromised performance and a highly dynamic surround sound field.  Complete with fully braided cables and gold plated connectors, the true surround sound headset connects to the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 console and through a total of eight drivers (4 in each ear cup), delivers a wholly authentic Dolby Digital 5.1 experience.  Each ear cup houses a front, rear, center and sub driver, which replicates a traditional 5.1 speaker configuration, immersing gamers in the action like never before and producing a 100% accurate audio environment.  Detachable boom microphone allows gamers to communicate via Xbox Live or PSN, and a convenient backlit in-line audio controller, with ‘break away’ safety feature places audio controls within easy reach, allowing gamers to adjust in-game audio and chat levels. In addition, gamers can individually adjust the front, rear, center and sub channels to match their personal preferences.  Two sets of ear pads are included, allowing gamers to choose between leather and cloth textures.  Fashioned with authentic Call of Duty: Black Ops artwork, the headset features a stealth ‘backlit’ glow, illuminating both ear cups when in use.  Comes complete with an exclusive high quality padded Call of Duty: Black Ops travel case which allows for easy transportation for headset and cables.  When purchased in North America, the Call of Duty: Black Ops Dolby Digital True 5.1 ProGaming Headset will be available exclusively at Best Buy with a MSRP of $249.99.

Limited Edition Call of Duty: Black Ops Dolby® Headphone 5.1 ProGaming Headset – Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3:

Designed for professional gamers everywhere, the Call of Duty: Black Ops Dolby Headphone 5.1 ProGaming Headset utilizes Dolby Digital and Dolby Headphone technology to deliver precision audio and crystal-clear in-game voice communication.  Complete with fully braided cables and gold plated connectors, the ProGaming Headset connects to the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 console and uses the included Dolby Digital set top encoder box to deliver a fully immersive 3D audio environment via the precision balanced 2-channel 40mm headset drivers.  Fully detachable boom microphone allows gamers to communicate via Xbox Live or PSN, or simply detach the mic and use the headset as high quality headphones should they wish.  Convenient in-line audio controller, with ‘break away’ safety feature places audio controls at the fingertips, allowing gamers to adjust in-game audio and chat levels to create a personalized listening environment.  Two sets of ear pads are included, allowing gamers to choose between leather and cloth textures.  Fashioned with authentic Call of Duty: Black Ops artwork, the ProGaming Headset comes complete with an exclusive high quality padded Call of Duty: Black Ops Travel Case which allows for easy transportation for headset and cables.  When purchased in North America, the Call of Duty: Black Ops Dolby Headphone 5.1 ProGaming Headset will be available exclusively at GameStop with a MSRP of $199.99.

Limited Edition Call of Duty: Black Ops True 5.1 ProGaming Headset – PC:

For the professional PC gamer who demands an authentic 5.1 surround sound experience, the Call of Duty: Black Ops True 5.1 ProGaming Headset delivers uncompromised performance and a highly dynamic surround sound field.  When used with gamers’ pre-existing 5.1 sound cards, the True 5.1 ProGaming Headset connects to the analog audio outputs on the gamers’ PC and delivers authentic surround sound reproduction via a total of eight drivers (4 in each ear cup).  Each ear cup houses a front, rear, center and sub driver, which replicates a traditional 5.1 speaker configuration, immersing gamers in the in-game experience.  Detachable boom microphone allows gamers to communicate with crystal clear accuracy when playing online and convenient in-line audio controller, with ‘break away’ safety feature places audio controls within easy reach, allowing gamers to adjust in-game audio and chat levels. In addition, gamers can individually adjust the front, rear, center and sub channels to match their personal preferences.  Two sets of ear pads are enclosed, allowing gamers to choose between leather and cloth textures.  Fashioned with authentic Call of Duty: Black Ops artwork, the True 5.1 ProGaming Headset features a stealth ‘backlit’ glow, illuminating both ear cups when in use.  Comes complete with an exclusive high quality padded Call of Duty: Black Ops Travel Case which allows for easy transportation for Headset and cables with a MSRP of $149.99.

Crescent Moon And Dicework Games announced that their highly anticipated epic, turn-based RPG adventure for the iPhone and iPad, Rimelands: Hammer of Thor, is now available in the App Store. Developed by teams that understand and love the core concepts of RPG gaming, and powered by Steam technology, Rimelands: Hammer of Thor offers the best RPG experience you can have on the iPhone.

Rimelands: Hammer of Thor is the first episode of many planned that will take the player into the world of mystery, intrigue and adventure. The game combines dice-rolling combat mechanics reminiscent of an old school pen-and-paper feel, with dungeon crawling and loot collection quests set in a vibrant mystical world that will draw the player in for hours. A spectacular story line with great puzzles creates an immersive fantasy experience you won’t want to leave. In the Hammer of Thor, you enter the frostbitten realm where mankind is at odds with the magical creatures of legends called Fair Folk. Humans try to reclaim their territory, and war ensues. You play as a young treasure hunter exploring abandoned vaults to appease her grandmother’s seemingly endless appetite for riches, while struggling to find more about her dead parents and shrouded past.

FEATURES
– Full-Fledged RPG designed specifically for the iPhone and IPad
-Simple but powerful game mechanics that are easy to learn but hard to master
-Design for easy pick up and play with automatic saving
-A story of high adventure that’s a world apart from traditional fantasy cliché
-Three paths and talent trees provide countless customization options and depth of several play-throughs

Priced on the App Store at $4.99 Rimelands: Hammer of Thor is now available for download.

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford told an audience at PAX live, that the new level cap will be raised and the game will go through some rebalancing. It will not be available through the latest DLC that will be released but from a free title update instead. The choice was not a delicate one as the “General Knox” DLC already did a 11 point raise which people paid for. So the new level cap will go from 61 to 69 and will be released sometime around the Boarderlands Game Of The Year Edition which is scheduled for in October.

Before all of that the latest expansion for Boarderlands will release entitled Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution. So if you’ve played Boarderlands you’ll about the infamous Ninja Assassin Claptrap that is talked about, well this game will let you go face to face with it. The DLC will include 20 new missions, more for your arsenal including more backpack slots, items, skill points and Modded Claptrap beasts. It will be priced at $10 across all platforms and is said to release sometime in September. So it seems Boarderlands still has some fight in it only a year later, here’s hoping they got big plans moving onward.

News of Black Ops have been flying left and right the past few days of what Black Ops will have to offer, and I must say it is all pretty overwhelming. Originally I was semi impressed of what Treyarch was offering us in their rendition of the Modern Warfare franchise, but as more information is getting released to us the more and more appealing the game is turning out. So here’s a list of what we know so far for the Multiplayer part of the game, keep in mind nothing is set in stone and things may change.

COD Points: In game currency used to purchase upgrades, outfits, killstreaks, emblems, customization for weapons, customization for looks, and is also used in “betting” for competitive Wager game mode. More on Wager mode later.

Killstreaks: This is one of the more important aspects of the game play. From what we hear kills from killstreaks do not count towards the next killstreak. Meaning to get up to the 11th kill streak kills must be made manually with loadout weapons. Current killstreaks are lined up as shown:

* 3 kill streaks: Spy Plane, RC-XD

* 4 kill streaks: Counter-Spy Plane, SAM Turret

* 5 kill streaks: Care Package, Napalm Strike

* 6 kill streaks: Sentry Gun, Mortar Team

* 7 kill streaks: Attack Helicopter, Valkyrie Rockets

* 8 kill streaks: Blackbird, Rolling Thunder

* 9 kill streaks: Chopper Gunner

* 11 kill streaks: Attack Dogs, Gunship

Combat Training: This is something new and innovative to the COD franchise. Training will be either single or co-op and give players the ability to practice games off-line to get accustomed to the levels. Bots are available within training to get a semi-realistic game play. Treyarch hopes that this mode will get gamers who don’t play online a chance to practice before jumping into a real online game so they aren’t as humiliated.

Replay System: You read it right, Treyarch has given braggers an easier way to upload and record their game winning kills in a “Halo Forge” styled system. Players can review each game through the point of any player and through any angle.

Contracts: Contracts is another way of making COD Points. Pay for a contract, complete the task assigned to the contract such as getting 10 kills within a game within an allotted amount of time and gain more points in return. Fail and well… there’s no returns on failed tasks.

Wager Matches: A way to put your COD Points where your mouth is. Think you have what it takes to make money and rack up kills at the same time? Wager matches gives players a way to put COD Points on yourself in a game. Top three players get paid, and everyone else… Well they don’t quite really matter since only the top three get paid. Within Wager matches are different game modes.

“One in the Chamber” pits players against each other armed with just one pistol and one bullet. Killing someone else earns you an extra bullet, but missing leaves you with just a knife.

“Sticks and Stones” gives everyone a tomahawk, a ballistic knife and a crossbow, and hitting an opponent with a tomahawk automatically bankrupts them.

“Gun Game” has players progressing through the various gun tiers, a kill moves you up to a stronger weapon, but dying drops you back down.

“Sharp Shooter” gives everyone a series of random weapons, with everyone switching to the next randomly selected one after a certain amount of time that has passed.

Care Package Weapons: Care package only weapons in the game so far include Death Machine: a gatling/mini gun, and Grim Reaper: a four incendiary round rocket launcher.

Regular Weapons:

Assault Rifles: AK-47, AUG, Commando, G11, M16, FAMAS, Galil, M14, Enfield, FN FAL

Submachine: Guns MAC-10, MP5K, AK-74u, Skorpion, Spectre M4

Light Machine Guns: RPK, HK21, M60

Sniper Rifles: L96A1, Dragunov, WA2000

Shotguns: SPAS, KS-23, Stakeout/ Ithica, Olympia

Pistols: M1911, Python, Makarov, ASP, CZ75

Launchers: China Lake, RPG-7, M72 LAW

Grenades: Frag, Smoke, Concussive, Gas

Miscellaneous Weapons and Equipment: Ballistic Knife, Camera Spike, Crossbow, C4, Flamethrower, Knife, Tomahawk, Tactical Insertion Extended Mag, Dual Mag, Masterkey Shotgun, Flamethrower, M203, Suppressor, Snub Nose, Speed Reloader, Flashlight, Grip, Swarovski Scope, Red Dot Sight, Infrared Scope, ACOG Sight, Reflex