Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is adding a new shooter to its roster, which already includes Planetside 2. Bullet Run is a new free-to-play online first-person shooter (FPS) developed by ACONY Games coming this summer for the PC. Bullet Run is a team-based multiplayer game that puts players in the ultimate reality TV game show, where contestants showcase their deadly talents in the name of fame. Check out the trailer below.

Gamers can register for beta access to CCP Games' upcoming free-to-play first person shooter, DUST 514, set to launch later this year exclusively on PlayStation 3. The registration page is now live and players can register at www.dust514.com/beta The developer talks about the new game in the exclusive video interview below.

When Namco released the original Sniper Elite for Xbox and PlayStation 2 a while back, it enhanced the job of being a long-distance killer better than Konami’s arcade-style Silent Scope series could – especially considering the seriousness of its World War II mission.  With Sniper Elite V2, 505 Games steps in as publisher, and tells a more fleshed out tale of a US soldier running and gunning through Germany on his own terms, shooting targets from a distance – and up close when necessary – to get the job done.  It has stuff in common with the original game, but feels much more streamlined, not to mention fun.

You may not be familiar with the name Cave unless you have a love for “shmups”, or shoot-em-ups if you will.  These are games where one lone ship faces off against some sort of armada, with big boss enemies to back them up.  The Japanese developer has been working on these types of game for some time, including releases like DeathSmiles (both 1 and 2) and Dodonpachi Resurrection.  Its latest, Akai Katana, is definitely one that deserves to join the ranks, and, thankfully, Rising Star Games has saw fit to give the game a discounted American release.  Wise choice.

Big games routinely slip. It’s part of the business. And in the long run, shipping BioShock Infinite in February 2013 may ultimately boost sales of the much-anticipated title. The game industry floods the market with big releases each fall, making it very difficult even for Christmas shoppers to afford all of the top titles. So Ken Levine’s open letter to gamers, which can be seen below the exclusive video, isn’t such a bad thing. Gamers have Halo 4, Assassin’s Creed III and plenty of other big games to play this fall.

Halo 4 fans won’t have to wait until November 6th to explore the new Halo 4 universe. Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, will release the second novel in the Kilo-Five Trilogy”written by bestselling novelist and renowned game writer Karen Traviss earlier. HALO: THE THURSDAY WAR will ship in hardcover alongside a simultaneous audio edition on October 2, 2012, giving gamers a full month to explore the universe that Microsoft and 343 Industries is creating based on Bungie’s game franchise.

CARY, North Carolina – Red Storm Entertainment has always worked closely with real soldiers. Founded by Tom Clancy 15 years ago, the Ubisoft studio has worked on the Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon games over the years. With Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, military advisor Dutch DeGay played an instrumental role in bringing an accurate near future world to life for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers. DeGay breaks down the blurring of reality and virtual in this exclusive video interview below.

What does the current number one box office hit Think Like A Man and Sony’s upcoming shooter Starhawk have in common? Award-winning film, television, and video game composer Christopher Lennertz has scored both projects. Lennertz worked with Sony Santa Monica Studios and Lightbox Interactive’s on the PlayStation 3 exclusive. The score album will be released June 19, 2012 through La-La Land Records.

Bryce Harper, the 19-year old top ranked baseball phenom, will make has long awaited major league debut today for the Washington Nationals against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium.  Harper, the top prospect in the majors as ranked by Baseball America the last two seasons, will play left field and bat seventh. Harper was called up from Class AAA Syracuse Friday after the injury bug hit Mike Morse and Ryan Zimmerman. We caught up with Bryce before the season to talk about his experience thus far as a professional and his love of video games in this exclusive video interview.

Spec Ops has seen a lot of strategic action over the years, and has become a cult favorite amongst many gamers as a result.  But this summer, 2K Games will be taking the series in a new direction with the long-awaited Spec Ops: The Line.  Rather than using direct strategy, you'll instead be running and gunning your way through a war-torn Dubai, seeking out a lost troop while taking on refugees and seeking the truth to who's behind this.  We recently got a look at the game earlier this month at PAX East 2012, and managed to sit down with Cory Davis, art director, about it.

The countdown has begun for one of the big games of 2012. Microsoft and 343 Industries are developing Halo 4, the hotly anticipated sequel that will ship on November 6, 2012. Taking control of the franchise with Bungie developing an original franchise for Activision, 343 Industries shows what’s in store with the start of a new trilogy in the video below.

LAS VEGAS – Namco Bandai and Paramount Pictures have released a new trailer and concept art from Digital Extremes’ Star Trek game. The award-winning game casts players for the first time ever as Kirk and Spock in an original co-op experience. Set in the new canon of director and producer J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (2009) reboot, players will be immersed in the game’s rich story and action-packed combat. Check out the trailer and concept art below.