New armor and a shotgun are available for your Shepard tomorrow to anyone who's registered with the Cerberus Network.  There's not a lot to it, but can you really complain when it's free?  Hit the jump for the specs and details.

One of the first RPGs I ever played was Chrono Trigger. Oh sure, I had played Dragon Warrior when I was but a wee zygote and I'm pretty sure I hit Earthbound on the SNES first, but I was still damn green when it came to RPGs. I know this because after some moaning to my friend about the difficulty of saving in Chrono Trigger, he informed me that I could actually save anywhere on the world map instead of saving only once in a blue moon at the game's very uncommon save points. I give my old friend endless credit for gently informing me of an RPG trope that is only slightly less common than magic swords. Had he chosen to mock me instead, he might have spontaneously invented the modern usage of the word noob in 1995.

Despite such early stumbles, RPGs very quickly became my genre of choice. Needless to say, I had made a terrible decision  that would cost me dearly in time, money, and general social standing for years to come. At least I had friends leveling up along the road to hell with me! Squaresoft was setting the world on fire back then as far as our little gang was concerned, and the feedback loop of our enthusiasm kept us all going and made “gamers” out of the lot of us. As for myself, I would eventually develop an obsession that not even some of my fellow gamers understood.

Since the inception of World of Warcraft, and MMOs in general, finding a group to run dungeons has been the bane of the majority of players, with the exception of tanks and healers. Although Patch 3.3.0 has been live since early December, only until now have I been able to use it extensively. Despite this I will give a brief explanation of the new system. The major feature is the cross-realm instancing, which works exactly like cross-realm battlegrounds. Players queue up as one or more roles (tank, healer, dps) and should they choose, as the dungeon guide (party leader).

If you've ever said to yourself, "Man, I wish I could play that song on Rock Band!" you're in the right place.  This is a regular article dedicated to putting the spotlight on musicians, specific songs, or even genres so far absent from the music game industry (notably Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and their many-numbered sequels.)  I'm absolutely open to suggestions either in comments or messages as well.

I know what you're thinking.  "Dude, what kind of band is so badass that it gets an image rendered of its members?"  I was going to wait until either more information was released about the Left 4 Dead 2 DLC or for a week when I had no time to write a M2G2 (joking), but I want to go on the record for this.  I'm going to predict the future here, folks.  Gather 'round, gather 'round.  Okay, look into the crystal ball.  …I'm seeing great success in your future…  I'm seeing happiness…  I'm also seeing… a fictional band… being imitated with plastic peripherals?  It's the… Midnight Riders?  Who the hell are they?

Another Friday looms upon us, and that can only mean one thing.  Roughly 60+ hours of nothing but video games and energy drinks.  That's right, the weekend is a barren wasteland of free time, and you're going to stuff it with more gaming than entirely necessary or could be considered healthy.  That's why you're here. So I need to know what games you're going to be playing, for personal research of course.  But what better way than showing off how much you're playing by telling us all, like a circle of sad addicted shut-ins.  I'm sick! But that just means I won't be leaving my house to play games, I'm still going to be playing them all day.

This week's nutty offering come courtesy of Ninja, who usually only interacts with the squirrel in his pants.  Like other games of it's variety, (penguin toss, or what have you) the goal of Fly Squirrel Fly to get your furry fluttering friend as far as feasible.  You're aided in this venture by upgrades which allow rockets, parachutes, and pumping of wings to be added or strengthened.  It's not a very complicated game and relies a large part on luck (will the caveman tap that ass, allowing a further launch?).

That being said it is well made and a pleasurable way to pass a few spare minutes, it even saves your upgrades and scores between sessions, meaning you can work your soaring squirrel to ever greater heights at your convenience.  Screens after the jump.

 Sweet.

The term 'class-based shooter' has been getting thrown around a lot lately, and combining that trend with the rise of the MMO is a logical connection to make. Global Agenda, from Atlanta-based industry newcomer Hi-Rez Studios, aims to find its place in that extremely competitive world of multiplayer-focused shooters. While Global Agenda has been marketing itself chiefly as an MMO, it takes the unusual approach of creating, in essence, a separate subscription package – not unlike a concurrently-released MMO-expansion. But Global Agenda is a full game even without its subscription content, and I will be addressing that content in this particular review. So what does this upstart pseudo-MMO shooter bring to the table? Find out after the jump.

Bob came in pieces, and it's your rocketing, pushing, pulling, breaking, exploring, and building that will get him together again.  You won't need any horses or king's men; just creative puzzle solving in a cute, cartoony world.  It's nothing too difficult, really, but I enjoyed my trip through the dozen or so levels of interesting challenges and environments.  The Swedish creators, Ludosity, succeeded in making a game that is unique and engaging, with a splash of humor, as well!

The Behemoth, creators of Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid HD just announced and revealed the official trailer for their new game, BattleBlock Theater.  BattleBlock Theater, according to the website, is about betrayal, friendship, and a whole truck load of cats.  Hit the jump to see the trailer and find out just what happens inside The Behemoths next baby that's likely to consume at least a few weeks of your life.