So you’re already to head out for New Vegas, but what do you really know about it? Until this point, not much, but the details are beginning to flow. You are not a Vault Dweller this time around, but instead a courier, dug up by a robot and nursed back to life by a doctor. The area around Vegas wasn’t hit hard in the apocalypse so many buildings remain intact, and the storyline follows a conflict between the California Republic, Caesar’s Legion and New Vegas residents.

Fallout: New Vegas will introduce a Hardcore mode that challenges players with dehydration, ammo weight, non-instantaneous healing and tougher enemies. In addition, Super Mutants will be more intelligent and varied, and an elite Nightkin has been added. The title also has a Reputation system on top of the Karma score, and these will be tracked by each settlement independently. VATS returns, but with added melee moves, and skills will play a larger part in conversations, unlocking new paths should your relevant ability be high enough.

Fallout: New Vegas will be released this fall for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Source: Eurogamer

In the gameplay department, Undisputed 2010 will add a new “Sway System” which offers full upper body and head control, as well as a new ground “Posture System.” New moves and cage positions have also been added, including moves from Sambo, Karate, and Greco-Roman Wrestling. Undisputed 2010 will also include the ability to form fight camps and leagues, training your players and then taking them online in a “virtual UFC world.” The Career Mode returns with a new “Game Is Watching You” system that will take note of your actions and influence in-game commentary, opponent A.I., and other elements of career progression. UFC Undisputed 2010 ships on May 25.

LucasArts has just announced the development of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars for a release in the fall of 2010. The title will include all of the characters from both seasons of the animated television series, as well as some fan-favorite characters from the beloved theatrical saga. The game will feature brand new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub.

While there’s no release date yet for the content pack, Futuremark Games Studio has revealed the first screenshots from the upcoming Moonrise content pack for Shattered Horizon, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. The Moonrise pack, which will be free to all players, includes four new environments effectively doubling the number of levels in the game.

A catastrophic explosion on the Moon has filled near-Earth space with billions of tons of rocky debris. Teams of players fight in zero gravity to control the limited supplies that mean the difference between survival and death in the cold of space. The four Moonrise levels are set around the shattered Moon, taking the fight deeper into space and showing a new side to the conflict.

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Expose a crooked police officer, help stage an accident for an inmate, steal a van of medical supplies and then sell them, or attack a paramilitary police post. These are some of the new jobs available in the Bangkok expansion of the text-based Facebook game, Mafia Wars. There’s more than just new “jobs” included, however, as the expansion also introduces new businesses, items, and collection sets.

A follow-up Retrevo Pulse study looking at consumer interest in buying the new Apple iPad indicates a failure to convince any new buyers to consider the iPad. Not only did Apple fail to convince new buyers, it may have lost many potential buyers who now say they don t think they need an Apple tablet computer.

Before Jan 20th, only 26% of people said they were not interested in buying an Apple tablet. That number jumped to 52% after the launch announcement. Before Jan 20th, 49% of people said they didn’t think they needed an Apple Tablet, and that number jumped to 61% afterwards.

Source: Retrevo

Gearbox has officially announced their third DLC for Borderlands, Secret Armory of General Knoxx. Details are scant at this time, as they’ve not revealed a release date (other than later this year) or price, but they have confirmed that the level cap is going up (though not by how much).

According to the folks over at Gearbox, the expansion includes a “huge new environment“, and features both new enemies and guns. Secret Armory of General Knoxx is also targeted at characters between levels 34 and 50, so if you’re still lagging behind and haven’t hit the ceiling, yet, you may want to rectify that before release day.

Microsoft has just announced that on April 15 Xbox Live will no longer support the original Xbox. This will also include any of its games that are playable on the Xbox 360, including Halo 2. Why? According to Microsoft, support of the original Xbox has hindered their ability to do certain things with Live such as increasing the Friends List cap.

Current Xbox Live members who play only on the original Xbox will be eligible for a prorated refund, but according to a letter sent to all Live users today, there might be more than a refund available. Such users are encouraged to check their messages and email in the coming weeks for “more details and opportunities.”

Source: 1Up

(click to play the video)Just when you thought there weren’t enough parent/child issues floating around in the Dragon Age: Origins universe, they introduce “The Children” in their new trailer. No, it’s not a certain someone’s demon baby or the latest product of the Brood Mother (or is it?). The Children appear to be slugs with demonically mutated children’s faces, and they’re coming to a platform near you next month with the launch of Awakening. The video provides little explanation of their origins, but includes some pretty disgusting looking critters as they hatch and attempt to feast on our Hero’s party for their first meal.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 might not have an actual release date, yet, but the field of contenders has been narrowed down from some time during the summer, to a day this July. The title is officially set to release for the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360, but current gossip and uncovered screens indicate that there will be a version for the iPhone as well.

Source: Destructoid