Bethesda have announced that they will be publishing a new fantasy game from inXile Entertainment.  Although inXile veered away from any major platform since their mediocre adaptation of “The Bard’s Tale” to consoles in 2004, their founder, Brian Fargo is very well known for the projects he has been part of, of which Carmageddon, Fallout  and Baldur’s Gate are just a few.

Bethesda is undoubtedly one of the forerunners in the Fantasy/Role Playing genre, and are known for taking on great projects that have a massive fan base. From the screens that have been released thus far, this co-op, cross-platform dungeon crawler looks good, lets hope Bethesda build on their reputation and that of Brian Fargo’s.

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Pretty much all of us here at Lazygamer are massive fans of the first Crackdown. What was originally known only as the “Halo 3 Beta” turned out to be an incredibly epic open-world action title that focused on fun more than anything else.

A video documentary for Crackdown 2 is out and it looks like it’s only going to get better. 4 player co-op, new features, 16 player versus multiplayer… it all sounds fantastic.

Hit the jump and see for yourself.

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In this week’s Pach-Attack we see Michael Pachter answering some questions about whether SEGA will relaunch a console in the future and when we can expect all three manufacturers to release new consoles.

When it comes to consoles I have to agree with Michael and say that I don’t think the market is big enough for 4 major players unless the 4th player brings something entirely new to the table.

In my opinion the market is only handling 3 players since the Wii is so vastly different from the other 2.

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I actually knew very little about Metro 2033 to be honest, I had seen the name here and there but never enough to actually pay a lot of attention to it.

The launch trailer has been released and it looks like a mixture between Fallout 3 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R, which isn’t a bad thing. While we have to wait for reviews to hit before we know how the game stacks up, it looks as though there may be something special here.

Metro 2033 should hit this weekend and is only available for the PC and Xbox 360. Trailer after the jump.

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Rumours have been swirling about that Epic would be releasing, or at the very least announcing a second sequel to Gears of War this year. After backtracking from saying that the next Gears game would launch on the next Xbox, Mike Rein has said that Gears 3 will be on the 360 – and 2010 would seem a good year for it. After all, Gears of War launched in November 2006, with its sequel coming two years later in 2008.

Fans of patterns are bound to be upset, as Mark Rein’s confirmed that not only will there not be a Gears of War 3 this year, there are going to be no Epic releases at all in 2010.

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Hey wait, what? The oft-delayed , refined action-stealth game from Ubisoft, Splinter Cell conviction will finally be getting a demo – signalling that the game is actually well on its way to being released.

If you’ve been paying attention to the Inside Xbox videos that show up on your NXE dashboard, then you already know that you’ll be able to get your first taste of the new Sam Fisher THIS WEEK.

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Microsoft and Ruffian Games have jointly announced that Crackdown 2 has now been dated and will be releasing in the USA on the 6th of July then in Asia, Australia and New Zealand on the 8th and in Europe (and other PAL areas) on the 9th.

Crackdown 2 has been highly anticipated ever since it’s predecessor burst onto the seen as a beta bundled with Halo 3 and while it isn’t going to quite make my birthday I am going to be asking for this one as a delayed birthday gift for sure.

Source: StrategyInformer

Having created games for nothing but the Playstation range of consoles since their inception in 1994, you’d imagine Insomniac games would be firmly under Sony’s banner.

Well that’s not the case – they’re decidedly third party – and if the rumour mill is right, they’re looking to branch out and become multiplatform developers.

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A brand new Medal of Honor has entered the world of YouTwitFace and is actually looking very impressive, especially considering that the last couple of Medal of Honor titles have been nothing particularly special.

In an attempt to win over the market that is currently engrossed in Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield Bad Company 2, it looks as though EA have have created somewhat of a blend of the two. Add to that some great looking visuals and we may just have a winner.

The only problem I see is that with Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield Bad Company 2 already being out there, EA may release Medal of Honor just in time for everyone to be completely sick of the setting/genre.

Besides that, not too shabby I say. Trailer after the jump.

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If you thought Gears 2 was the best we were going to see from the Unreal Engine in this generation then you have another thing coming.

Check out the video after the break which was shown at GDC this year… I don’t personally believe the actual game will look this good but it’s a nice intro into the hype of Gears of War 3 which hasn’t yet been announced.

Here’s hoping they make a big announcement at E3 this year.

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Most of you know that I’m not the biggest fan of Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer anymore, thanks mostly to the constant barrage of glitches, hacks and all around cheap tactics being used all day, everyday.

Details on the exciting new Stimulus map pack have finally been released and I honestly can’t say that it has done anything to make me want to pick the game up and play it again, thanks mostly to a couple of details.

Hit the jump for all the info.

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Xbox 360’s Product Manager, Aaron Greenberg, has committed a cardinal sin by spreading negativity about his competitions fans instead of promoting his own product and followers.

He re-tweeted an article entitled “Why Sony Fanboys Are the Worst of the Bunch”. Unfortunately the original article appears to be down at the moment but I did stumble across a forum that had copied the entire article here.

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If this weekends all filled up with plans but next weekend is looking a little bare then you are in for a treat.

Microsoft in conjunction with XS Promotions will once again be hosting South Africa’s premier wake boarding experience, the Xbox 360 Rail Rodeo next week on Saturday the 20th of March.

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You’d expect that with unceremonious, but scandalous ousting of Jason West and Vince Zampella, staff at Modern Warfare developers Infinity Ward would be leaving en masse. They’re not though.

The reasons for this – while hardly surprising, considering this is Activision – are still shocking. Hit the jump to read more.

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American stat-trackers NPD have released their fabulous February findings – and for only the 2nd time since the Wii’s launch in 2006, the Xbox 360 was the top-selling home console in the region.

While the folks in Redmond are obviously doing a happy dance, there’s probably a good reason for their victory. US supplies of both the PS3 and the Wii are constrained. Still it IS a victory – Both the 360 (up 90 000 units from Jan) and the PS3 ( up 83 200 units) actually saw an increase in sales over January, with the Wii being the only one that saw a significant sales drop. Compared to last year’s February figures, the Wii is in sharp decline – 397,900 units, down from 793,000 in 2009.

I’d still like to have seen the figures if the Wii and PS3 were in regular supply though. Figures after the jump.

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