Do I have to add anything as introduction? This time, I won't, because Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto franchise doesn't need any introduction! Now, the fourth game in the series is only a few hours away from the official launch, but first reviews already appeared, and Take-Two's shares have already started to move higher and higher!


Probably you know it already, but I will give you a quick overview - GTA 4 is still set in Liberty City, but now the imaginary city has been redesigned, and there's no link with the previous Grand Theft Auto games. The action of the game spins around Niko Bellic, an Easter European who arrived in the US searching for the "American Dream," but he discovers that his cousin lied to him...

How do those early reviews sound? Well...

"Grand Theft Auto IV' is a violent, intelligent, profane, endearing, obnoxious, sly, richly textured and thoroughly compelling work of cultural satire disguised as fun," writes the New York Times.

I guess that, and the fact that the GTA 4 versions for PS3 and Xbox 360 versions got almost perfect scores in the reviews so far, should be enough to make one interested about this game, as long as they are older than 17, since the game's rating doesn't recommend it to the younger ones, and I wouldn't recommend it either.

Anyway, it's good to see that things are moving in the right direction for Take-Two, after EA Games tried to buy them ahead of this game launch. If you manage to grab this game before we do, please take your time and share your experience with us, we're really interested in hearing from you, so don't be shy and hit the Submit Comment button, once you're done writing the story!

What's the connection between Navy SEALs and sausages? That's a really tough one, don't you think? OK, I will reveal the mistery! First, it's about the Socom US Navy SEALs Fire Team Bravo 2 PlayStation 2 game, and second, we're talking about a hidden mission which allows you to...collect sausages, as you can see below!

<-250x250 Square - left->Feelin' hungry? Well, let's see what must be done to uncover the sausage-collecting mission, shall we?

1. Play the full campaign mode, and after completing the 13 missions, don't reset it

2. Complete lots of Dynamic(blue) missions(the required number is not always the same)

3. After about 60-130, you will see a new objective saying "Collect Sausages!"

4. Have fun while grabbing Polish, Vienna, Pepperone or Smoked sausages!

5. In the end, you will also get $15,000-$20,000 for this mission

These being said, I hope you'll enjoy your Easter sausages! ;)

Remember Gears of War? Despite its small problems, most gamers considered it a good game, but I must admit one thing I am really ashamed of - I didn't get my hands on it yet! Anyway, since I heard a lot about it so far, the game looks great and it's based on the excellent Unreal Engine 3, I will do all that I can to find some time for it in the near future, maybe just in time to play Gears of War 2 after I finish the first game...

No, Gears of War 2 is not available yet, but details about it have just surfaced, and it's my pleasure to discover them together with you. One of the most interesting things to expect from Gears of War 2 is going to be the chainsaw duel, as seen in the latest teaser. According to Mike Capps from Epic Games, the mechanics of the onslaught will be improved, but this is only the beginning...

Gears of War 2 must be bigger and better than its predecessor, and that's why the development team is aiming to provide us an improved experience. Regarding Gears of War, Capps said "It never really felt like a giant war. It always felt like sort of a spy incursion, sneaking behind enemy lines." Anyway, they are going to use Unreal Engine again, so creating huge maps shouldn't be a problem at all!

To conclude this article, I will add that Capps said this new version of the game won't have any smoke and mirrors, no small-squad warfare, and no slow pace. Hummm...this sounds like Unreal Tournament 3 to me, but I am sure they will manage to create something different and, hopefully, even better.

Second World War is one of the historical events that inspired an impressive amount of video games, especially FPS and RTS, but great turn-based games, such as Panzer General 2, shouldn't be forgotten either! Anyway, today we won't go that far in past, because Call of Duty 3, the 3rd game of the Call of Duty franchise, was released almost a decade after Panzer General 2, and more than one year ahead of its excellent follower, Call of Duty 4, inspired by events that took place in the last 15 years, most of them placed in the Iraq War.



First of all, I have to warn you - just like the other "Call of Duty" games, this one is highly addictive, and you should not start playing it if you are really busy - it may affect your social life, your job, and so on, I guess this is no surprise, since it's available for most good games. Unfortunately, unlike the other games in the series, you won't be able to recommend it to your PC friends, because Call of Duty 3 is only available for Xbox, PlayStation, and Wii. Anyway, I guess they are not into PS3 games reviews, so let's leave them aside and see why should you grab this older title, if you missed it so far, shall we?

The single player campaign in Call of Duty 3 is a very interesting one, allowing you to play as British, Canadian, Polish and American soldiers, as you push your way through Normandy. This time, there's no introductory mission, so you find yourself ending up in France, after the allied forces pushed into Chambois, also known as the Falaise Gap.

As an American, you are going to impersonate Private Nichols, attached to the 29th Infantry Division; during the British campaign, you are going to control Sergeant Doyle, a member of the SAS, the English Special Air Service; the Canadian parts of the single player campaign will find you fighting as various members of the 4th Canadian Division, centered on Pvt. Cole; at last, the Polish campaign allows you to take the place of Cpl. Bohater, a tank driver in the 1st Armored Division. Pretty cool, and no chance to become bored of your character, don't you agree?

At last, you should also be aware that the multiplayer experience can be even more exciting, with each team allowing up to 24 players on the PS3, and a wide range of game modes to choose from.

Now, you know what's the best part? Call of Duty 3 is not old enough to look "dusty," but being given the fact that it appeared almost 2 years ago, you will surely find it for a bargain price, so if you missed it...you know what to do!

Team Fortress 2 doesn't sound like news, since the game has been around for some time as a part of The Orange Box, and next week it should begin being sold seperately, but when we talk about new content for this excellent class-based, multiplayer warfare game, that's interesting news...especially when we're talking about free content!

While PC gamers are already enjoying free new content in Team Fortress 2, those playing it on consoles don't know exactly if the content will be free or not, but Valve's Doug Lombardi gives them high hopes - "Oh, for free, definitely, as much as we can. You know, we don't have full say over that, but we have some say over how that works. So, for us, for free is the way to go. The gamers play the game, they want to keep playing the game, so we've collected their fifty bucks at the start, and once they're in the park, they can ride any ride they want in the park. So, for us that's been the philosophy."

These being said, the outcome of this problem remains open, but let's hope for the best!