“The Walking Dead” fans are having a field day with “The Walking Dead” television show bringing shocks and horrors alongside “The Walking Dead” game season. “The Walking Dead” game is also reaching a peak in the storytelling–the highly-anticipated season finale of “The Walking Dead,” titled “Episode Five – No Time Left,” will be launching digitally next week on PC/MAC, consoles and iOS. This will be the fifth and final episode in Telltale Games’ critically-acclaimed game season based on Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series of the same name. So when exactly can you expect the finale to come out? “The Walking Dead: Episode Five – No Time Left” will be  [ Read More ]

Linkin Park is honoring troops as America celebrates Veterans Day today by contributing their song ‘Castle of Glass’ to the soundtrack of Electronic Arts’ latest video game, ‘Medal of Honor: Warfighter.’ The song, which is from the band’s fifth bestselling album, ‘Living Things,’ is the group’s latest promotional single for Danger Close Games’ shooter video game series. ‘Medal of Honor: Warfighter’ is inspired by real world events, real operations and real warriors. The game offers the best-of-the-best soldiers from around the world as they battle it out to determine who will reign supreme. Players will step into the boots of elite warfighters and apply their unique skills to track down  [ Read More ]

“Superbad” star (and star of the upcoming “Kick-Ass 2) Christopher Mintz-Plasse takes on Rock Island in the new web series from Ubisoft, “Far Cry Experience.” In the first episode, which you can watch below the post, Mintz-Plasse arrives on the island as a favor for Ubisoft. Eventually, he and his cameraman learn that there’s more happening on the island than just the flora and fauna. Slowly but surely, they both get closer to the craziness that is Vaas and his men. Will Mintz-Plasse survive the jungle? Stay tuned to see. What do you think about the first episode of “Far Cry Experience?” Are you going to stay tuned to see  [ Read More ]

Halo gamers, listen up! Today, November 1st, is the launch date of the new Halo 4 App! Halo 4: King of the Hill Fueled by Mountain Dew is now available for download! The app is part of Halo 4′s parternship with Mountain Dew, Doritos, and 7-Eleven stores, and it will bring the in-game action of Halo 4 into the real world. The mobile app is free, and it uses location-based and image recognition technology to bring the Halo game alive in a new and exciting way. It mirrors a King of the Hill concept that users can play while in mulitplayer mode in the Halo game. The “hills” in the  [ Read More ]

Get reacquainted with Wreck-It Ralph, the villain of the arcade video game Fix-It Felix Jr. and the title character of the upcoming 3D animated Disney comedy, in vintage Litwak’s arcade commercials. The spots include the 1982 commercial featuring the original Fix-It Felix, Jr. game; the 1997 commercial featuring Sugar Rush Speedway; and the 2012 commercial featuring Hero’s Duty. The ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ film follows the title character (voiced by John C. Reilly), the villain of the arcade video game Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game’s title hero (Jack McBrayer) fixes a building that Ralph destroys. For over 30 years, Ralph has been doing the same job and has become tired  [ Read More ]

New York Comic Con will the site for the latest, breaking news on the latest video games, movies and TV series. The man to bring you all of the latest news, Spike TV host and gaming expert Geoff Keighley, was happy to tell ShockYa what to expect from this year’s New York Comic Con and the lowdown on his team-up with Mountain Dew to announce the return of Double XP-experience points that determine a player’s progression through a game. Keighley also talked about the most anticipated game of 2012, “Halo 4.” You can listen to the interview in the video embedded below the post. 343 Industries is now behind “Halo  [ Read More ]

Fans of “Angry Birds” and “Star Wars” will be excited to learn that two of their favorite franchises are coming together in an epic game! Rovio Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today the upcoming launch of “Angry Birds Star Wars.” The game will combine elements of classic “Angry Birds,” “Angry Birds Space” and the characters and locations from “Star Wars.”The game will be released November 8 and be available on iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, Mac, PC, Windows Phone and Windows 8. Rovio is thrilled to be working with Lucasfilm. “This is the best Angry Birds game we’ve ever done. It’s the best parts of Angry Birds with all new  [ Read More ]

PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew and Doritos have officially announced that Double XP will be back to give fans the chance to experience the anticipated ‘Halo 4′ before it’s released in stores on November 6. Gamers can open an account at DEWXP.com or DORITOSXP.com, where they’ll be able to unlock and load future XP matches. The matches can be redeemed to amplify the multi-player experience, accelerate ‘Halo 4′ specializations and reveal new gear and weapons. For the first time in ‘Halo’ history, players can preselect their arsenal before entering the gaming landscape. They can also customize their armor. The ‘Halo’ series is known for allowing gamers to not only score gear in  [ Read More ]

EA releasedn the game teaser for “Crysis 3″ coming soon to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Game Description: The hunted becomes the hunter in the CryEngine-powered open-world shooter Crysis 3! Players take on the role of ‘Prophet’ as he returns to New York in the year in 2047, only to discover that the city has been encased in a Nanodome created by the corrupt Cell Corporation. The New York City Liberty Dome is a veritable urban rainforest teeming with overgrown trees, dense swamplands and raging rivers. Within the Liberty Dome, seven distinct and treacherous environments become known as the Seven Wonders. This dangerous new world demands advanced weapons and tactics.  [ Read More ]

Title: Resident Evil: Retribution Directed Be: Paul W.S. Anderson Starring: Millia Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Aryana Engineer, Bingbing Li, Boris Kodjoe, Johanna Urb, Kevin Durand, Oded Fehr, Colin Salmon, Shawn Roberts Quality-wise, the “Resident Evil” franchise has been on the decline ever since the first film arrived back in 2002, but, let’s face it, was the series ever really about quality? “Resident Evil” is for action, monsters and Alice, and while the first four films of the franchise held on, they certainly started to slip, leaning far more on the excuse of stemming from a videogame than making the leaps necessary to turn a videogame into an enthralling moviegoing  [ Read More ]

Funtactix, in partnership with Lionsgate, has announced that ‘The Hunger Games Adventures,’ the official social game for the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise, is now available for the iPad. The worldwide developer and publisher’s release of the table game, in anticipation for the upcoming sequel in the hit sci-fi action adventure series, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,’ will allow gamers to explore new authentic stories. Tablet gamers can also explore what Facebook users have already been enjoying, including such content as the anticipated Map of Panem. Players of ‘The Hunger Games Adventures’ were recently presented with the first-ever map of Panem, which depicts the actual locations of Districts 2, 11 and 12,  [ Read More ]

To celebrate the upcoming release of WWE’13, customers who pre-order the game at select retailers in the United States and Canada will receive an exclusive CM Punk ice cream bar t-shirt. The t-shirt will be available as an exclusive piece of in-game attire when customers pre-order WWE’13 at GameStop in the U.S., and at EB Games in Canada, while supplies last. WWE’13 will hit stores on October 30. The CM Punk Ice Cream bar t-shirt pays homage to nearly two decades of WWE’s popular dessert manufactured by Good Humor. The ice cream bars, which were available for purchase in the 1980s and 90s, featured the imprints of several WWE Superstars.  [ Read More ]

We’ve got less than a month left of the summer of 2012 and while “The Avengers” likely has the title of King of the Box Office locked, “The Dark Knight Rises” is certainly its prince. The film’s $36.4 million third weekend out not only earned it the #1 spot, but brought its domestic total to over $350 million. What could be the summer of 2013’s big winner? We’ll have to wait and see, but the summer of 2014 could certainly be ruled by “The Hobbit.” Yes, it’s been confirmed; Peter Jackson will get behind the lens of a third “Hobbit” film. Should that film hit in the summer of 2014  [ Read More ]

2K Games released the official community gameplay trailer for “Spec Ops The Line” coming June 26, 2012 to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Game Description: Spec Ops: The Line is a provocative and gripping third-person modern military shooter that challenges players’ morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations where unimaginable choices affecting human life must be made. Spec Ops: The Line unfolds within the destroyed opulence of Dubai. Once the playground for the world’s wealthiest elite, Dubai has fallen victim to a series of cataclysmic sandstorms. The city’s ultramodern architecture lies half-buried under millions of tons of sand. The very sand that blankets the city plays a  [ Read More ]

Ubisoft released the official E3 2012 Trailer for “Assassins Creed 3″ coming October 30, 2012 to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Game Description: Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to  [ Read More ]