Fergusson answered numerous questions regarding the latest installment in the Gears of War franchise and even showed off the exclusive upcoming GOW-branded Xbox 360 designed at Epic Games. The console will come equipped with a 250GB HDD and Gears of War sounds with the opening and closing of the tray. In addition, the console will retail at $399 and is set for a September 20, 2011, release alongside Gears 3.

Back on April 15, 2011, Gamertell was fortunate enough to attend a Conduit 2 launch event at High Voltage Software’s headquarters. We were able to watch developers play Conduit 2 and test out the multiplayer with other attendees. Since then, I was fortunate enough to ask High Voltage Software’s David Pellas and David Antognoli some more »

A few days ago I wrote an opinion article on an political ad I found in the paper sponsored by pro-cannabis organization MorePot. The ad encouraged “Stoners, Potheads, and Gamers” to vote and support the legalization of marijuana. I wondered why the ad specifically included gamers in their ad and got in further contact with MorePot’s Dave Hodges, who kindly answered my questions via email.

This weekend marks the four-year anniversary of developer Turbine’s The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novels, this MMORPG players follow a few steps behind the journeys of Frodo, Gandalf, and the rest of the Fellowship. I had the opportunity to speak in a conference call with Communications Director Adam Mersky and Producer Aaron Campbell on what it’s like to have lived and breathed the world of Middle-earth for the last four years and what may be in store for the next four. Also, we get a sneak peak at what to expect from Rise of Isengard, the upcoming and highly anticipated next expansion.

This October (2010), Electronic Arts’ will release its latest Medal of Honor (MoH) game, for the PC, XBox 360, and Playstation 3. The biggest change for the series is that it will finally leave the World War II theater and head for a modern world area of operations: Afghanistan.

It might be a bit unsettling, after all, coming home from fighting in Afghanistan and loading up a game to play as an actual Taliban member, shooting at animated characters wearing the uniforms of US military personnel.

Looks like this won’t be an issue, as a recent interview with nine troopers revealed that all of the interviewees have no difficulty separating what goes on in a game, even a violent and…

You know those jerks who talk over movies in the theater and you want to pelt them in the head with a frozen beverage? Well, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame have made a career doing this and have zero head concussions (they’ll admit to).

The boys started a group known as RiffTrax where they take modern movies including Jurassic Park, Twilight and a google of others, making jokes – or “riffs” – during the movie. RiffTrax will be doing a live show Aug 19, 2010, featuring the 1938 cult classic, educational anti-marihuana film Reefer Madness.

Gamertell recently spoke with the three masterminds behind RiffTrax who had a lot to saw about their craft…

I recently spoke with Felicia Day, the star and creator of the web series The Guild. Felicia was very nice and seemed to enjoy answering all my questions.

The Guild is a web-based show about six quirky gamers who play an on-line World Of Warcraft-type game together. The six players are all very good at the game but not so good with social interactions, which makes for very funny and tragic adventures.

The third season of the show is now available through CreateSpace DVD on-Demand and will also be available as a full season download through Amazon Video on Demand. The series will be $14.95 and will include bonus content not shown on the web including the Halloween episode; “Do You Want to Date My Avatar” music video; Guild applicant rejects; “How to Build Vork’s Sword”; audio commentary with the cast, creator, director and producer; Axis of Anarchy interviews and gag reels.

It’s not personal – it’s business. It’s a concept from the original Godfather movies that holds true even in EA’s Godfather games. You think strategically and take actions that will put the family in the best possible position. When The Godfather II is released April 7, 2009, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will be called upon to take care of business again – moving up in the ranks and becoming a dons who leads their own crime families in New York, Havana and Miami.

Well, maybe perhaps players will start taking things personally once The Godfather II’s out. After all, it will be the first entry in the series with multiplayer, and your friends may take it personally if you whack them…

Gamertell was fortunate enough to get the chance to talk to John Salera, the EA Redwood Shores Senior Development Director, about the studios’ work on The Godfather II game…

In both civilian and military communities worldwide, the world of video gaming is expanding more and more, especially with popular massive multiplayer online titles. MMO games such as World of Warcraft, War Hammer and Call of Duty 4 have become a way of life and provide people with ways to meet other people who share their love of interaction through gaming.

One of the major fascinations of MMO games are the teams and communities players form while online, and a kinship a soldier often has to leave behind when he deploys. Ed Hale, a former member of 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, now a corporate executive officer for CompeteSoft, Inc., offers free online gaming servers to Soldiers across the globe.

Hale, who graduated from West Point in 1971, said the idea for the community gaming concept came to him after finishing his five-year enlistment.“The people I worked with at Fort Bragg forged some of the most vibrant memories I carry with me, even today,” Hale said.

But after leaving the service as a ranger and infantryman, he said trying to find a career in an unstable computer industry made it hard to maintain a career, with one job layoff after another…

Despite these rough economic times, Kaz Hirai, the president of Sony Computer Entertainment, made it clear to the Financial Times that the game industry will withstand and continue to show its strength.

However, he won’t throw gamers an economic bone as he also made clear in that interview that he has no plans to cut the price of the Playstation 3. In other words, it will remain the most expensive of the three consoles once the holiday season arrives…