Zombies are everywhere these days. It seems there's a zombie-themed game in development right now for every single gaming console. Heck, they've even crossed over into the Call of Duty franchise via World at War's new bonus four-player co-op mission.

Bad news for Ninja Gaiden fans: Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Xbox 360 will be the last game in the series. Said series creator Tomonobu Itagaki, he currently has no plans of making another Ninja Gaiden game. More in the full article.

In any FPS game, it's important that you know your weapons, but it's no less important to know what your enemy will be using against you. Join Craig Allen and Dean Martinetti of Spark Unlimited as they talk about the various weapons available to both you and your enemies in this Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) trailer.

Watch the video after the jump!

A month ago, we showed you an Island gameplay video from the third installment in the Call of Duty series. Here's another one, running 1:04 minutes. Featuring all the action that you can expect in Call of Duty 3, the latest gameplay vid will show players how Treyarch was able to incorporate the realistic rendition of events that happened during Battle of Normandy in Saint-Lo Normandy, France - the harrowing offensive that liberated Paris and changed the fate of the world. Even the sounds of the explosions almost sound too real. If you want to immerse yourself in the events during World War 2, then Call of Duty 3 is definitely a must-have.

Call of Duty 3 will be available for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii later this year so better keep your eyes peeled. For the meantime, watch the breathtaking video available for download below.

Download: [Call of Duty 3 Island Gameplay Video]

The long running Medal of Honor series would be rejuvenated come 2007 as the newest installment in the franchise is set to be unleashed. Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor: Airborne for the Xbox 360 and the PS3 promises to bring the same gritty gaming experience that its predecessors successfully brought to the table. With a World War 2 storyline, the game is definitely bound to be one gripping title.

The game is still far from hitting store shelves as its release date was pushed from Christmas 2006 to first quarter of 2007. So to appease those who are eagerly waiting for its arrival, EA recently released a desktop image pack featuring shots and original artwork from the E3 Medal of Honor Airborne Trailer, for your own viewing pleasure. Here's hoping that this would somehow compensate for the still far-away release date.

Download: [Medal of Honor: Airborne - Wallpaper Pack]

There are two new Call of Duty 3 high resolution PS3 shots and four new Xbox 360 shots total. While the new screens really only provide a glimpse at what must be a truly massive 3D world full of carnage, at this point that's about all we're going to get and we'll be happy with it! We have been watching this game progress with great expectations and we're hungry for news about the game.

Both sets of screens look impressive (basically indistinguishable from the best PC offerings), but we're not quite sure if the word next-gen would be the applicable label here. From our perspective, neither side is grossly deficient anywhere and these pictures are truly a testament to the power of both consoles. However, we're left wanting a bit more from both consoles somehow. Little details like the flat and dead looking grass in one of the PS3 shots detracted from the impressive details like the dirt that can be clearly seen on the soldier's uniform.

Size considerations make it impossible to put the shots up at full resolution so here are the resized screenshots:

PS3 (above)



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Xbox 360 (above)

What once cost moolah is now free?

Xboxic is reporting that the Collateral Damage Map Pack for The Outfit is now available for free. Originally, it cost 500 Microsoft Points for this 52.80 MB download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. So why is it free now? Well, could it be related to the latest update of The Outfit?

The three maps included in this Map Pack - The Bleak Mile, Eagle's Nest and The Luftwaffe Finale - have been available for download since May.

The important thing to think about here is that Xbox Live content that once cost money is now free. Will this be a trend in the near future? It took awhile, but we've seen this happen before with Halo 2 map packs; however, it was announced from the get go that the Halo 2 map packs would become free at a later date.

Will more content become cheaper or free in the future? Could less popular or overly expensive downloads go this route? We can all hope so.

Some nifty footage from Activision's next entry in its World War 2 first person shooter franchise, Call of Duty 3, has come to light. What we've got here is a soldier moving carefully through a war torn environment even as shells explode and buildings crumble all around him. There's also a cool segment that gives you an idea of how hand to hand combat will work in-game. Though this footage comes from the Xbox 360 version, what we've heard is that the PS3 version will sport a few extra light sources among other minor visual flourishes (cue flame wars). Before you start though, I should add that it is expected that both iterations will be nearly indistiguishable from one another.

The long awaited Invasion Map Pack for Call of Duty 2 has finally arrived!

The Invasion Map Pack - which can be purchased for 800 Microsoft points - features five new multiplayer maps that will take players to historic battlefields as diverse as the hedgerow country of northwestern France, the beaches of Normandy, the deserts of North Africa and the frozen urban landscapes of Russia.

According to Grant Collier, studio head of publisher Infinity Ward, “The Invasion Map Pack is another way for us to extend the Call of Duty 2 universe...we’ve mixed things up with the Invasion Map Pack, providing a variety of diverse environments that are sure to provide hours of multiplayer action.”

With the recent release of the Bonus Map Pack and the Skirmish Map Pack, this release brings the total number of multiplayer maps to nine.

Developed by Activision and published by Infinity Ward, CoD 2 is currently the top selling game for the Xbox 360. It is a first-person shooter based on historical campaigns of the Second World War, and is rated T ("Teen" - blood, violence and mild profanity) by the ESRB.