PC Games

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is hitting store shelves on Tuesday, November 10. Be one of the first to get this highly anticipated video game by visiting your local Best Buy retail store. The company will be hosting a series of special events at several locations nationwide, and the game will be available starting at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10 at Best Buy stores.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues the heart-racing action that has come to be the hallmark of the franchise, as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

The game is rated "M" (Mature) by the ESRB and will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC on November 10, 2009. Best Buy will be offering an instant $10 Best Buy gift card for Reward Zone Gamer's Club members with additional giveaways taking place throughout the events.

Visit www.bestbuy.com/modernwarfare2 for Best Buy locations.

Turtle Beach has a new, affordable gaming headset hitting store shelves soon. The Ear Ear Force Z1 is priced at just $29.95 and is comfortable, foldable, and helps block out outside noise.

The headset includes an oversized, flexible boom mic and can be folded for storage. Twist-style ear cups let the headset rest on the shoulders between gaming sessions, and the noise-reduction ear cushions help block out distractions. The Ear Force Z1 has a ten-foot cable with an in-line remote control with volume and microphone muting. The headset can also be used with voice communications programs such as Ventrilo and Skype, and for watching TV or listening to music with MP3 players via the 3.5mm connector.

The Ear Force Z1 headset will be available this month at retailers as well as the Turtle Beach web site www.turtlebeach.com.

Gamers take notice! TRITTON Technologies just announced that two of their headsets will be available exclusively at Best Buy stores beginning September 1, 2009.

Both the AX 720 and AX 180 gaming headsets are optimized for computer gaming and have a USB connection for both PC and Mac. Adding value to these headsets is their breakaway cables that allow you to connect them to your MP3 player or iPhone.

The AX 180 headset gives you outstanding stereo sound through its performance balanced speakers. This headset also has independent game and chat volume controls. Not only does this headset give you excellent audio from the Xbox360, PS3 and PC, it works with the Wii, thanks to its analog connectivity. Best of all, the AX 180 is a high performance universal stereo headset priced at just $69.99.

For those wanting even more out of their gaming headset, the AX 720 headset takes advantage of the Dolby 5.1 audio found on Xbox360, PS3 and PC games. It replicates individual audio details, so you hear sounds as they were meant to be heard. And the included Dolby Digital decoder gives you an impressive 3D audio environment. You can chat online with your teammates on the XBox, PS3, or PC using the detachable microphone. Its inline audio controller also has independent voice and volume controls. The TRITTON AX 720 sells for $129.99.

The TRITTON AX 180 and AX 720 will be available at Best Buy retail stores and at www.bestbuy.com beginning September 1st.

System: PS3 (reviewed on), Xbox 360 and PC
MSRP: $59.99
Release Date: June 9th, 2009

The anit-inFamous title, Prototype has finally launched. Boasting a shape-shifting main character, many are excited to see just how malleable the character and gameplay really is.

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New York City is buzzing with many vehicles and pedestrians, but it still feels like something is missing. The city of New York looks decent, but considering what the current gen systems can accomplish, I felt a little let down. Don't get me wrong, Alex Mercer looks excellent and so does his various abilities, but the rest of the game definitely doesn't live up to par. However, with so much going on all at once, I never experienced any slowdown or graphical glitches, which would have pretty much crippled the gameplay.

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Launching October 2nd, FIFA 10 will be available on the DS, PC, 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and Wi.

Here are some improvements:

• FIFA 10 promises to get rid of a few glitches found in 09: specifically, every once in a while, some players will do this weird backpedaling movement and get kind of "stuck" on the ball.
• Some of 09's star players, like Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o and Manchester United's Christiano Ronaldo, among others, have been retooled, knocking them from "Godlike Supermen" to "normal dudes that happen to be good at kicking."
• Team defensive A.I. has also been improved across all platforms.
• EA Canada has also included a new, "360°" dribbling system, not sure how it will be different from the previous years, but it should be decent at least.
• Training Mode is back! So if you need help on your corner kicks or free kicks, then you can practice outside of a game.

Need more info or screenshots? Check out www.easports.co.uk/FIFA.

Hover Kart is the newest awesome game from OMGPOP. All the games that OMGPOP offer are free-to-play with micro transactions. In Hover Kart you must have a Star Account in order to upgrade and customize your karts. A Star Account only costs $5 a month.

When Hover Kart launched last week, there were over 300,000 matches played in the first 24 hours! Currently, there have been over 26,831 hours played on this game alone!

In Hover Kart, you race against your friends to be the first to the finish line, while using items to slow down the competition. During the races you can earn coins and use them to buy new karts. OMGPOP is adding new tracks nearly every day, too.Read more

Need for Speed SHIFT will be racing to stores in North America on September 22nd and in Europe on September 17th for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation Portable.Read more