Gears of War 3 multiplayer, thy name has been Shotgun City for a while now. Epic Games has opted to weaken its newest power weapon, the sawed-off shotgun. Effective October 12, the weapon no longer gibs further than the gnasher shotgun. Shotties are the weapon of choice by a large margin in GOW 3, as evidenced by the stats Senior Gameplay Programmer Pete Knepley displays in the video below. The Gears games helped usher in the era of cover-based shooting, but online multiplayer is still full of people charging ahead with shotguns blasting. They account for 72 percent of quick match kills, with the gnasher responsible for 45 percent.

On April 15, 2011, High Voltage Software invited Gamertell to come to their studio for an exclusive look at their newest release Conduit 2, a Wii first-person shooter.

This meant that Jenni Lada and I were able to stop by and watch the developers play through a bit of the single player campaign. Then, once we had an idea of the basic principles, all the attendees were able to take part in a few online multiplayer sessions.

The original The Conduit ended with agent Michael Ford discovering a massive conspiracy involving the Trust organization and a supposed alien invasion. Ford stood in front of a conduit portal, deciding whether or not to go through it. He chose to step forward, which is where Conduit 2 begins. Likewise, our experience with Conduit 2 began there, with art director Matt Corso playing while design director David Pellas provided additional background and information.

NHN USA is in a romantic mood and wants to give players of its PC shooter Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA) some cool new in-game items in time for Valentine’s Day via its free-games website, IJJI.

From now until March 8, 2011, players can can compete to earn tons items, including some cool Valentine’s Day-themed stuff. If players log on and play for 60 minutes per day, they can earn the HeartBreaker Grenade. Also, if you log on and play for four consecutive days, you can earn the Pink Love Bat, a melee weapon that’s as deadly as it is lovely.

There are no people or animals in this game, just tons of tons of targets. Moving targets, quick targets, still targets and targets that shoot back at you. It’s all out target shooting warfare.

You’re having a nice evening in the forest with your friends while sitting around a camp fire, when suddenly a huge black bear comes barreling at you full speed, along with some bison and deer. Good thing you brought your rifle!

OK, so that’s not the setting for this game but it is the idea.You must hunt down and shoot varmint all over North America before you become its dinner.

City Interactive has released a patch for Sniper: Ghost Warrior for the Xbox 360. The patch will allow for upgraded AI behavior, increased functionality for camouflage system, improved multiplayer experience and an enhanced real-time stealth system.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior is first-person shooter (released June 2010) where the player takes on the role of an elite sniper in a highly trained special ops unit. His unique skills in the art of stalking, target detection, surveillance and shooting accuracy are what you need to successfully complete a mission. As with any stealth game, you try to operate undetected and deliver head shot after head shot to enemy forces.

I was able to check out Fallout New Vegasat Bethesda’s booth during E3 2010.

As the name suggests, the game takes place in Vegas. You can visit casinos, shows, and other Vegasy things. I started the game and almost immediately ran into a hooker. She asked me if I was looking for a good time, so i responded by punching her in the face.

Joel Durham has an awesome little list of overhyped games up over at Extreme Tech. But instead of just complaining about the sad state of the game industry today, Joel lists out games that are simply too overexposed and presents a nice, less-hyped alternative title. Its constructive criticism. It’s a relatively short list, and some more »

The sequel to Treasure’s excellent N64 (Japan-only) and Dreamcast shooter Bangai-O will be coming to the Japanese DS Winter 2007. According to the latest Famitsu, the frantic 2D gameplay is intact with the upper screen displaying the stage map and the lower screen displaying the game screen.

Several DS-specific enhancements were also announced, namely Wi-Fi multiplayer (in competitive and co-op flavors), and a brand new edit mode where players can create stages, game types, etc. using the stylus.

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