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Rogue Warrior is now available in stores for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The game incorporates an action-oriented single-player campaign as well as multiplayer combat as players assume the role of real-life Navy SEAL and founder of the elite SEAL Team Six, Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko.

Featuring the voice of Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee, Mickey Rourke, the title was inspired by Marcinko’s New York Times bestseller of the same name and his subsequent novels based loosely on his own past military experiences. Take on his explosive nature as you engage in black ops and go against the rules of conventional warfare to get the job done!

Publishers and gamers alike can now broadcast their games via Xfire and Livestream with the launch of their social video game broadcasting endeavor. The new service enables Xfire users to broadcast their gameplay to an unlimited number of viewers, where game casters and their audiences can interact using instant messaging, while viewers can watch the live via their PCs and mobile phones.

This new medium is already gaining acceptance in the community, and several publishers and developers have already begun projects with it in mind. “Live game casting is rapidly growing among our audience and reflects the growing trend of youth turning their attention to video games during traditional primetime TV viewing hours. We plan to use Xfire’s live video streaming service to build a marketing buzz with our community for a new content for Blood Bowl. It is one of the most cost effective marketing campaigns to reach out to our users,” announced Cedric Lagarrigue, CEO, Focus Home Interactive.

Publisher: Aspyr
Developer: Mindware Studios
System requirements: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 5200+ CPU; Radeon HD 3870 or GeForce 8800 GT or better video card; 2 GB RAM; approximately 11 GB of HD space; DVD drive (for non-Steam version)
Genre: Shooter
Release date: Available now
Review by: Marcus Spears

Take a cup of Serious Sam’s swarms of bad guys, a measure of Painkiller’s unique weapons, a dash of the paranormal abilities in Psychonauts, and mix well. The result might look something like Dreamkiller, a new first-person shooter developed by Mindware Studios. You take on the role of Alice Drake, a psychiatrist with the unique ability to enter a patient’s mind through his or her dreams, find out what’s gone wrong and “fix” it.

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In an interview on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last week, Robin Williams confessed to a multi-decade gaming habit. Williams also admitted he named his daughter after Princess Zelda and that his son Cody was named after another game but doesn’t reveal which one. As for his thoughts on and experience with online gaming, I’m pretty sure that he’s in the 360 club given the following statement. “It’s always weird when you play online and you get owned by a ten-year-old,” he told Fallon.

Source: The Escapist

Based on internal sales projections, FIFA 10 has sold more than 4.5 million units worldwide since launch, a 26 percent increase over the same period a year ago. The title also became the fastest-selling sports videogame in the world with 1.7 million units sold during its first week, and it’s the top selling game overall in Europe for 2009. Knowing a good thing when they have it, EA has announced that they will launch an expansion, FIFA 10: Ultimate Team, in the new year.

Take on the challenge of building an Ultimate Team composed of the best football stars in the world, manage one or multiple squads simultaneously, and compete against other gamers in dynamically updated online tournaments. The game includes more options and players that enable gamers to emulate the way real-world coaches and managers build the truly great football teams.

After the remake of Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Croteam is currently hard at work on a second installment. Like the First Encounter, this latest version will also be in HD. The game will feature all the madcap action of the original, but with new visuals rendered to today’s standards, and will also include a new Co-Op Tournament mode. The Second Encounter should be available for PC and the consoles in early 2010. In the mean time, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is available via Xbox Live and for the PC via Steam. If you take your gaming as seriously as Sam – you’ll get it!

Field of Glory is now available for purchase at Matrix Games. Based on Slitherine’s popular tabletop war gaming system by the same name, the game now comes to the PC in a faithful adaptation minus all those pesky calculations and measurements.

March mighty legions across famous ancient battlegrounds from Zama in North Africa to the battles of Boudicca’s revolt in Britain. Later releases will expand to new periods and new areas of the ancient and medieval world. Field of Glory boasts an easy to use interface with a focus on having fun in ancient combat. The title also includes a map-maker and scenario-creator (thoroughly explained in the video), as well as multi-player support.

Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Canada
Genre: Sports
Release date: Available now

As someone who hasn’t participated in a game of footy since he was 14, I had to approach FIFA Soccer 10 as if I’d never touched a soccer video game before to prepare for this review. The Panasonic 3do was the console on which I last experienced the oft-argued, globe-encompassing sport in electronic form; before there was even a number after the title, as I recall. So, what’s it like coming out of retirement after so long? Will I be able to give myself over to the numerous advances Electronic Arts has made since then, or will I be kicking shins and collecting cards like an unhinged Pokemon fan the whole time?

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With more than 55 million units sold, Activision has recently announced that its Call of Duty franchise has hit over $3 billion in retail sales worldwide. The latest title in the franchise, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, recently shattered box office and video game records with a worldwide estimated five-day sale through of approximately $550 million, establishing the game as the biggest entertainment launch in history.

“Call Of Duty has become one of the greatest entertainment franchises of all time,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, Inc. “If you consider the number of hours our audiences are engaged in playing Call of Duty games, it is likely to be one of the most viewed of all entertainment experiences in modern history.”

For comparison’s sake, the largest selling franchise of all time is Nintendo’s Mario, with an estimated 222 million units sold. Could he possibly lose his throne in the near future to…a shooter?

Team iPhone, together with the Xbox 360 folks, has developed an app which will allow users to interface remotely with Xbox Live. The app allows users to sign in and perform a variety of tasks related to pictures, avatars, achievements, status and even messaging.

There is supposedly a $1.99 charge for the application, but rumors are already circulating that the price will be removed due to a mandate Microsoft made earlier that all Xbox Live-related applications be available at no cost.

Source: Edge