Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360, PC) creative director Maxime Beland wants people who play his games to finish them, so the game will be shipping with two difficulty levels for players to choose from. More from Beland after the jump.

Looking for a great deal this weekend? Well Steam's got you covered. This week, Steam is offering Fallout 3, the multi awarded action role-playing game from Bethesda at 50% off its original price.

Electronic Arts have announced that the critically acclaimed first-person shooter multiplayer game Battlefield 1943 will be available on July 8 on Xbox Live marketplace for 1200 MS points and on July 9 on the Playstation Network for US$ 15.00.

Here's something new. Russian developer BIART has officially announced their "ambitious next gen project" called U-Wars, a tactical sci-fi third-person shooter set to be released on Xbox 360, PC, and PSP in mid-2010. Check out some screens after the jump.

Good news to all PC gamers! After numerous delays, Electronic Arts and DICE has quietly released the much awaited free-to-play multiplayer action shooter game Battlefield Heroes. The cartoon style spin-off of Battlefield games was originally scheduled for release last summer has finally open its doors to the public.

If you thought the graphics in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots were already top-notch, just wait until Metal Gear Solid: Rising comes out. Be prepared, though. You may have to wear special glasses to keep your eyes from bleeding because of the awesome graphics as the Kojima Productions team has claimed Rising will have even better visuals than MGS4.

Ubisoft has finally set a date for Ezio's arrival in Europe. Assassin's Creed 2 will be released in Europe on November 20, three days after the game hits US retail stores. Eurogamer also reports that the game's Black Edition will be available in the UK through Play. More details after the jump.

Bioware project director Casey Hudson has revealed that while your original Mass Effect squadmates (the ones left alive, that is) will be appearing in Mass Effect 2, none of them will be recruitable. None. More after the jump.

Earlier we heard about Splinter Cell: Conviction (PC, Xbox 360) getting DLC, and now Ubisoft has confirmed that they're already planning downloadable content for Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) as well.

Got a beef with Uwe Boll? If you want to go all postal on the much-derided director, get Postal 3. He's in it. In fact, he paid to be put in the game. More after the jump.