By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot – Posted Aug 31, 2010 10:10 am PT Microsoft addresses oft-made complaint with a new wireless pad due out November 9 with play-and-charge kit for $65. In the past five years, Microsoft has encountered a number of complaints regarding its Xbox 360 hardware. The most vociferous of those were likely related [...]

By Tom Magrino, GameSpot – Posted Aug 31, 2010 4:05 pm PT Publisher claims sales victory for the month as gridiron sim sales rise 5% across all platforms; Madden NFL Superstars now available on Facebook. The NPD Group isn’t expected to release its August game-industry sales breakdown for at least a couple more weeks, but [...]

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot – Posted Aug 30, 2010 9:59 am PT US annual subscription jumping $10 to $60 as prices go up across North America, UK starting November 1; discounts offered in meantime. Microsoft gave Xbox Live Gold subscribers some good news and some bad news today. The bad news is that starting November [...]

By Eddie Makuch, GameSpot – Posted Aug 26, 2010 10:00 am PT Activision announces every song for upcoming turntable rhythm game; artists include Lady Gaga, DeadMau5, Metallica, The Chemical Brothers, 50 Cent, Eminem, Kanye West. Last week Activision confirmed the leaked 93-song Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock setlist. Today the publisher is taking a more [...]

Spider-Man saves a lot more than the neighborhood in the upcoming game from Activision and Beenox. If there’s one thing that has been consistent across Spider-Man’s 48 years in comics, television, movies, and games, it’s that the dude cannot catch a break. While the long-suffering hero tries to lead as normal a life as possible, [...]

When Ubisoft unveiled the new-look Splinter Cell: Conviction at E3 in July, it immediately topped many people’s “Best of Show” lists. Despite being a hands-off demo, it was impressive enough to beat out Halo: ODST and Mass Effect 2 to win GameSpot’s own “Best Xbox 360 Game” award, as well as the “Best Action Adventure [...]

UK retailer schedule lists LucasArts and EA’s MMORPG as coming to Microsoft’s console in spring 2011; BioWare says no console version planned “at this time.”

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 boasts a fast-paced and thrilling campaign, as well as some of the most immersive and exciting multiplayer action ever seen on consoles. There is no shortage of online destinations for those who enjoy first-person gun-wielding combat, but no matter how many opportunities you get to shoot another player in the face, [...]