This trailer attempts to give you a behind the scenes look at Borderlands but gets derailed along the way strictly for your amusement.

This trailer for Guitar Hero 5 shows off the addition of Matt Bellamy lead singer of the group Muse as a playable character in the upcoming music game.

The Sims 3 is the next generation of the original Maxis hit god game, The Sims. The game is definitely a technical evolution as I described in my impressions on Sims 3 Creation, Buy, and Build mode design mechanics, but how does it actually play after you’ve spent hours designing your Sims and their new homes.

Sims 3 breaks the sims out of the confines of their beautifully constructed prisons and allows them to freely roam the world around them. You can follow your sim to work at the theater or the military base or watch as they jog, bike, or drive to the beach for a sunny afternoon. You can walk around town collecting little treasures like unpolished gems and mystery seeds or go introduce yourself to your neighbors. Just walk up and ring the bell.
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There’s a new mod tool out for Battlefront: Theatre of War. The Theatre of War mod pack contains all the familiar vehicles, weapons, sites and maps as well as new content. If you haven’t tried your hand at modding yet, this massive Mod pack comes with instructions on modding basics and model and building conversion.

The Theatre of War Mod Pack is available for download in four parts;  Maps, Models, Buildings, and Manuals courtesy of File Front.

Detailed information on the Battlefront: Theatre of War Mod Pack follows the jump.

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After all the teasers for Guitar Hero 5, Activision is finally offering gamers some juicy chunks of the latest game in the GH series. The full line up is out, naming a good mix of classic, new and Indie bands and solo artists including Bob Dillon and Iggy Pop as well as Queens of the Stone Age and Wolfmother. You’ll notice many of the usual suspects and several bands that have released big track packs. I’m thrilled to see Muse, Rush, 3 Doors Down, Iron Maiden, and Kiss on the list as well. Whether you’re into The Man in Black or The Killers, you’re bound to find something to like about this line up listed.

Hit read the full article for all the Guitar Hero 5 goodness to look forward to until the September 1st release.

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The Forge is one of those features that you wouldn’t naturally include in a console shooter but as the portion of the Halo 3 community who are not spending their time cussing while “p0wning n00bs” or griefing their own teammates on Orbital will tell you Forges’ map redecorating functionality allows for some pretty awesome redesigned Halo 3 combat maps.

To commemorate the growth of the Forge Cafe community over at Bungie.net, a collection of folks interested in taking the tools and sharing tips tricks and creations with each other, hitting its inaugural 75 member mark the organizers have announced their first map making challenge/contest.

Members of the Forge Cafe community can compete to create a themed Halo playground. Seriously a playground built up like a theme park using the tools, items and environments of the established maps. The map design contest is not centered around a playable experience however, merely an aesthetic goal of making a map in Forge that will allow players to see the fun of an Adventureland setting. Details of the contest and a link to the Forge Cafe can be found after the jump.

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Nintendo has announced its early 2009 game line up which kicks off with Pokémon Platinum. the popular DS title will hit shelves March 22, 2009.

Other familiar games among the over 100 planned releases are New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis and New Play Control! Pikmin are coming out for the Wii with edutainment title Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Personal Trainer: Math and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars headed for the Nintendo DS.

More games from the Q1 2009 Nintendo line up follow the break.
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When I got this email in my box this morning, I was honestly thrilled because I mistakenly thought it was literally a “Hotel for Dogs” and being very tired of breaking up fights between the two I have and the resident groundhogs, I thought that this was just the mini-vacation I was looking for. Sadly, if I had read more than just the first three words of the subject line, I would have not had my hopes lifted for naught.

Hotel for Dogs is not an actual kennel, a spa for pets or a babysitting company–instead it is a videogame based upon the upcoming film of the same name from DreamWorks Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. It is expected to be released for the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and PC in January 2009 to coincide with the movie’s debut.

The live-action Hotel for Dogs movie stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa “My Career is Officially Over” Kudrow, Kevin ” Matt’s my Brother” Dillon and Don “I was Drunk When I Agreed to This” Cheadle. When their new guardians forbid 16-year old Andi (Roberts) and her younger brother, Bruce (Austin) to have a pet, Andi has to use her quick wit to help find a new home for their dog, Friday. The kids stumble upon an abandoned hotel and, using Bruce’s talents as a mechanical genius, transform it into a magical dog-paradise for Friday – and eventually for all Friday’s friends. When barking dogs make the neighbors suspicious, Andi and Bruce use every invention they have to avoid anyone discovering their secret.

In the game, players enter an old abandoned hotel to help two siblings, Andi and Bruce, feed and entertain a collection of canines by building gadgets, playing with the pooches and keeping the dogs happy in their new home. Navigating through 10 different levels, players must accomplish various goals to keep their canines healthy and amused. Players will even explore the areas outside of hotel as they attempt to locate and rescue additional pups in need of some major TLC.

You know, its funny, but when you look at the website for the film 80% of the “stray” dogs look purebred. While I am not saying that purebreds are not abandoned as well, it is just that the majority are mutts… but since when is Hollywood or gaming companies for that matter in the habit of portraying reality? It does not matter though, kids will like the movie, and I am sure it will be a great game for kids as well.

Beware Warhammer Online: age of Reckoning residents, because the fine line that exists between the living and the dead has grown thinner with ancient denizens of the dark descending upon the land to wreak havoc with one and all. With the approach of Witching Night (Halloween), you and your armies have new threats to subdue and starting today you can take part in WAR’s first-ever live in-game event which includes four new public quests, horror-ific new content, rare costume masks, unique titles and plenty of splendid potions, trinkets and a special event-only cloak to help drive the abominations back into the evil realms they came from.

While you can get these special event items by looting corpses during Realm vs. Realm play which will be set inside of the Open RvR areas, you will be competing with each other to be privy to the goodies distributed by the Herald NPCs scattered across the capital cities. After completing each quest, you will be able to repeat it once the timer expires, so if you did not get the item you were wanting the first time around, just be patient and try again later on.

Ghosts of the Fallen will be present on the battlefields and should you catch and kill one of these non-hostile entities, you will earn yourself a special reward. Witches, on the other hand, have gathered for a more nefarious purpose and should you happen upon these loathsome conjurers chanting around their cauldrons, dispense of them immediately to free the trapped spirits of the dead and then claim your reward.

Masks, ever an integral part of Witching Night, will offer not only a way to mask your face and provide amusement to your fellow allies, but each one of the four available will be difficult to obtain do to the rarity or the Elite-level influence you must earn.

So go forth brave warriors and let the last thing your enemies hear be the loud scream of WAAAGH bursting forth from your battle hungry lips. Drive the evil hordes of darkness back into their evil realms and claim a prize to be coveted and bragged about for many a day to come.

Witching Night goodies and more information can be found posted on the official Warhammer Online website.

It took far too long to get a new environment for Pain after its release last November — it was only in September that we finally got a change in scenery. The third area is being release much more promptly, though; if the amusement park wasn’t to your liking or your simply want even more Pain content, Sony will be releasing the ‘Movie Studio’ area in November. No price has been announced, but we know what it will add.

By popular demand, there will now be more than a single launcher location, which is something that should have been added when the game was first released. Now, there will be three different locations to wreak havoc from within the movie studio. The ‘Fun with Explosives’ game mode will be playable even if you’re playing by yourself, and both HORSE and Bowling will make a return, coming alongside the new ‘Cratetastic’ mode, which is described as Spank the Monkey with explosives rather than monkeys. You’ll also get a new character — Buzz, from the line of PlayStation trivia games of the same name — provided you achieve certain things that are required to unlock him. And, of course, there will be new Trophies.

The previous expansion area, Pain: Amusement Park, cost $6, so expect the movie studio area to come in at around that price point. Personally I can’t help but be suckered into these mini-expansions since I have a lot of fun every time I play Pain. There’s just something inherently fun about spanking monkeys and throwing mimes through sheets of glass. Surely it’s not just me?