The cyberpunk FPS, Eye Divine Cybermancy, has just been released. Streum On Studio was clearly inspired by the deep imagination behind WH40K, and provide an indie development’s answer to Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Steam is currently offering the game for a paltry $18 during its launch week.

As a member of the strange secret society E.Y.E, you wake up after a fight in which your fellow teammates were killed. E.Y.E, an armed branch of the Secreta Secretorum is attempting a coup against the all-powerful Federation, a coalition of several worlds and planets that rule with an iron fist. To complicate matters, E.Y.E itself is plagued with its own internal conflicts between the Jian faction and the Culter faction, to which you belong. Your loyalties are torn between Commander Rimanah, your superior and the chief of the Secreta who is a separatist with an unstoppable ambition, and the Mentor your friend and instructor.

It has been announced that Borderlands 2 promises “all-new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment.” The title returns to the planet of Pandora, and centers on unexplored new areas. The game will also be on display at PAX Prime August 26-28. It is scheduled to launch sometime during Take-Two’s 2013 fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2012 through to March 31, 2013 for all the usual platforms (PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3).

More than seven minutes of pure Diablo III gameplay footage taken from the beta has been leaked. It features several locations, spells and character abilities, as well as some thumping audio. Enjoy!

id Software creative director Tim Willits has stated that his development team is excited about being in the last stages of Rage‘s development. Four years in the making, the studio’s latest shooter is expected to hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC on October 7.

“The game is basically done. It’s going to be available this fall so we are in the polish and refinement stage which is a great place to be. Now we have all the content done and played through the game and got a real sense for it. I’ll be honest with you, it’s exciting. It’s different from DOOM, Quake and Wolfenstein. It has so much to offer: the vehicle combat, the weapons, the ammo types, the items, the story. It really is the best game.”

From what I’ve seen, I think this is a game to watch out for.

THQ has released a new DLC called Path to War on Xbox Live and PSN for Red Faction: Armageddon. The series was effectively canceled by the publisher earlier this week, so this could be the last ever content players will get their hands on.

The official description describes this latest add-on as: “The Earth Defense Force has been defeated and Mars is finally free. However, Adam Hale is back and seeking revenge against the Red Faction. His target is the Terraformer. Relive the battle for the Terraformer through four new missions featuring flyers, orbital strikes, and the Red Faction tank. Unlock two new weapons, the Sharpshooter and the Shard Cannon while earning ten new trophies in this new mission pack for Red Faction: Armageddon!“

Path to War costs 560 MS Points and is a 1.17 GB download for the Xbox 360, while the PS3 file weighs in at 794 MB and will set you back $6.99.

There is a rumor on various gaming forums that a big reveal for Timesplitters 4 is just around the corner. Since the last installment of the series, the game development studio Free Radical was acquired by Crytek. The company has certainly expressed interest in continuing the franchise, so we could see the return of the gun toting monkeys.

343 Industries has taken over the Halo reigns and is already hard at work on Halo 4. Most recently, they have hired some help with the process. Jason Behr (Metro Prime), Kynan Pearson (Metro Prime) and Chris Haluke (Killzone 3) are all signed for this next Halo incarnation. Obviously, 343 Industries is really trying to turn on the style for this fourth game.

Today we have new screens and concept art for the latest installment of Diablo. We also understand there is a new banner system in the game. As you keep playing Diablo III, your character’s banner will be updated to track your progress. As you upgrade your gear, play PvP, and earn achievements, your character banner will continue to look more and more cluttered.

Blizzard has also added an in-game Auction House that will have two sections. The first is for sellers and buyers wishing to use real world currency, which allows players to purchase items using “supported” currencies. The second section is for sellers and buyers who wish to use in-game gold. It is understood that Blizzard will be charging sellers two separate transaction fees; a fee for posting an item, and a small percentage of the final sale amount. Players choosing to use real world currency will be able to utilize a third party payment service. PayPal would be the obvious choice, but Blizzard has not indicated who that third party will be.

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As a sign of gratitude for the fans who have continued to support Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar has announced it will release the Myths and Mavericks bonus pack free in September. The pack adds several new characters for multiplayer, and Rockstar has confirmed one of the additions as Landon Ricketts, the legendary gunslinger featured in the single-player campaign. There will also be new multiplayer levels for Deathmatch, Grab the Bag, and Gang matches. A patch is planned to come out prior to the DLC which will bring back the original settings for the Undead Overrun mode that was added with the Undead Nightmare expansion. The DLC is currently on schedule to be available at the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network only with no sign, yet, of a PC release.

“The fun never ends,” claims Microsoft in a press release hailing the “new adventure with bears.” Kinectimals players will now be able to adopt one of five “adventurous bears” to add to their Kinectimal cubs. The said bears are Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Cinnamon Bear, Glacier Bear, and Polar Bear. Kinectimals Now with Bears will be available at retailers this autumn, but if you already own a copy of Kinectimals, you can download the Bear Island add-on directly from Xbox Live.

ABC News reports that a Chinese couple sold their three children for cash to play video games. The parents, both under 21, sold their children for money to fund playing online games at internet cafes. In 2009, Li Lin and Li Juan reputedly sold their second child, a baby girl, for less than $500. They then sold their first child, a boy, for about $4600. They sold their third child, also a boy, for the same amount. They were reported to the police when the man’s mother found out what they had done.

“We don’t want to raise them, we just want to sell them for some money,” they said.

They claim they didn’t know they were breaking the law, and the games played by the couple were not disclosed.

The castle-building, strategy game Stronghold 3 will be published by new company 7Sixty this autumn. If you pre-order it on Steam you’ll get a copy of the 10 year-old original Stronghold thrown in for free. You’ll also get a Tower of London map for Stronghold 3!

Those PC gamers amongst you getting excited about the new God game From Dust will have to bottle it for a little longer. The title has been delayed for PC, with the release now coming almost a month later on August 17. Ubisoft has of yet given no reason for the delay.

From Dust will still be released for the Xbox 360 tomorrow, July 27, as part of the Summer of Arcade promotion, and is expected on the PlayStation Network later this year.

Vigil Games has confirmed that Darksiders II will not include multiplayer. This wasn’t necessarily the first choice for the company, as according to Director Marvin Donald, “When we put together the pitch for Darksiders 1, we wanted it to be multiplayer then. It’s just too much work when you’re starting a brand new studio with a new intellectual property and you’re building your own technology. We’re also evolving the series into more of a role-playing game, which was something else we wanted to do from the beginning, but we just didn’t have the resources or time or money to do it the first time around and do it justice.”

Yet fans of the first game might well endorse the comments recently made by Bethesda’s Pete Hines who questioned the relevance of forced multiplayer. “If you’re doing it just to check a box or because every other publisher says you’ve got to have multiplayer, then just drop it, don’t bother, it’s a waste of time, a giant distraction and it’ll make for a worse overall game. We want the best game possible. If that’s a single player game that’s 15 to 20 hours, then make that! Don’t waste your time on features that don’t make the game better.”

What about you? Is the lack of multiplayer any great loss to the game?

Insomniac Games, the developer behind the Resistance shooter franchise, has announced Global Resistance, a free-to-play strategy game where you play as either the Chimera or a Human commander. You may deploy your troops anywhere in the world to aid your side in battle, while it’s also possible to build up your own base and complete side-missions for extra experience points. Taking over the world nets you exclusive Resistance 3 goodies like multiplayer skins, in-game titles and boosts to your XP. All you need is a Facebook account to play.

Insomniac wants to keep the spotlight on Resistance 3 until it launches September 6, so what better way than to appeal to our hunger for world domination?