NEWS: Syndicate Co-Op Demo Available today

The co-op demo for Syndicate is available for the Xbox 360 right now and will be open to PS3 gamers tomorrow. The demo showcases the Western Europe co-op mission as your team must steal blueprints from Cayman Global and assassinate a target who may or may not be the villain.

VIDEO: Mass Effect 3 – Voiceover Cast Reveal

EA have released a trailer to showcase the voice over cast for the upcoming Mass Effect 3. Martin Sheen reprises his role as Illusive Man along with other fan favourites like Seth Green, Keith David, and Jennifer Hale. Jessica Chobot makes her in-game debut as Diana Allers, as does late 90s hearth throb Freddie Prinze Jr. who appears as James Vega, Shepard’s latest recruit, .

VIDEO: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City – 1st mission Gameplay

Games Reactor have premiered the first 10 minutes of Capcom’s upcoming Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. The video introduces us to the Delta Squad who must infiltrate an Umbrella facility and in the process take on a slew of Special Ops soldiers.

Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City will be available on PC, Xbox360 and PS3 this coming March.

NEWS: South Korea Considering Addition Gaming Law

South Korea is far from a gaming paradise for thouse under the age of 18. After last years Cinderella Law which prohibited gamers under the age of 18 from logging in to popular on-line titles between midnight and 6 am the government is now seriously considering limiting the number of hours that minors can play in a day.

The proposed policy is from MEST, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and would allow minors to play for at most 3 hours a day. Their account would be blocked after playing for more than 2 hours straight or 3 hours spread out across the day. The policy is in response to concerns regarding minors becoming addicted to video-games, something they believe is a result of extended exposure to games.

VIDEO: I Am Alive – Tape 2: Encounters

Ubisoft have released another look at their upcoming survival title I Am Alive which arrives on the PSN and XBLA next month.

NEWS: Mass Effect 3 PC Specs

Alongside the announcement that the Mass Effect 3 demo would be available on February 14, Bioware also announced the system specs required for PC gamers.

Surprising the system requirements are rather similar to those of Mass Effect 2.

Mass Effect 3 System Requirements

Minimum Spec:

OS – Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
CPU: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
RAM: 1GB for XP / 2GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
Disc Drive: 1x speed
Hard Drive: 2.5 GB of free space
Video: 256 MB* (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
*Supported chipsets: NVIDIA 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 9300, 8500, 8400, and 8300 are below minimum system requirements, as are AMD/ATI Radeon HD3200, HD3300, and HD4350. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included)

Recommended Spec:

OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
RAM: 2GB for XP / 4GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
Disc Drive: 1x speed
Hard Drive: 2.5 GB of free space
Video: AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB or greater, NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB or greater
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible

NEWS: Shank 2 Dated

Shank 2 will explode onto the PSN, XBLA and PC on Februiary 8th. The price has been set at € 9.99, or 800 Microsoft Points, depending on the platform you use.

Shank 2’s most interesting new feature is a new co-op survival mode where two players are pitted against a never-ending supply of enemies.

NEWS: BioShock Infinite Introduces 1999 Mode

Developer Irrational Games announced today that the upcoming Bioshock Infinite would feature the “1999 Mode” which they promise to be a more challenging experience.

Irrationals creative director Ken Levine said

“I’m an old school gamer. We wanted to make sure we were taking into account the play styles of gamers like me. So we went straight to the horse’s mouth by asking them, on our website, a series of questions about how they play our games.”

“94.6 percent of respondents indicated that upgrade choices enhanced their BioShock gameplay experience; however, 56.8 percent indicated that being required to make permanent decisions about their character would have made the game even better.”

The 1999 Mode will include a number of unnamed tweaks and features which will be absent from the standard Bioshock Infinite gaming experience. It will include “feature demanding weapon, power, and health management” as well as a game over screen if the gamer is unable to re-spawn. Expect many gaming peripherals to bounce off walls as a result of the added difficulty level.