Squad Deathmatch and a pair of new maps are the focus of our latest hands-on with DICE's upcoming shooter. Fans of online shooters have had a great past few months with games like Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2 occupying the disc trays of consoles the world over. Those post-headshot cackles of glee shouldn't be letting up anytime soon, because a number of intriguing shooters are slate... more.

GameSpot UK: It's been six years since Alan Wake was announced, but with a Q2 2010 release, the end is now in sight. Are you nervous that such a long development period will result in high expectations from audiences? Sam Lake: Nervous and very excited at the same time. To be honest, relieved as well. Six years is a long time to work on a project; a lot can happen in one’s life in six years. ... more.

The development studio Gas Powered Games is perhaps best known for 2007's Supreme Commander, a remarkable and gigantic real-time strategy game that offered enormous real-time strategy battles and impressive technology that let you zoom way, way, way-way-way out in real time to view the game from an abstract, strategic view or let you zoom in tight on your armies of mechanized machines as they smas... more.

Next year, Black Rock Studios will follow up Pure with its second arcade racer, Split/Second. Despite the move from off-road ATV racing to city-based action, the team is incredibly bullish about its aspirations. "We don't just want to have the best visual effects of any racing game; we want to have the best visual effects in any genre," boasted Nick Baynes, game director at Black Rock. Thankfully,... more.

The original teaser trailer for Mass Effect 2 cast a great big blanket of uncertainty on the status of Commander Shepard leading into this sequel. Whether he's alive and well or was truly "killed in action" as that video would have you believe was the big question at the time. But that was back in February, and since then we've seen a veritable flood of screenshots, videos, and advance demos showi... more.

You've got a lot of tricks at your disposal in Army of Two: The 40th Day, a co-op shooter that's heavily focused on teamwork. From a simple game of rock-paper-scissors when the action is in a lull, to a mock surrender mechanic that lets you get a jump on enemies who let their guards down, this is a game with a lot more for you to learn than just the best way to point your gun at the thing you ... more.