With all of the excitement of E3 and the thrills brought on by Project Scarlett, Microsoft’s next generation gaming platform, there was some bittersweet news as well. Microsoft announced the next batch of games that are now available via Xbox’s Backward Compatibility program will be the last. The team over at Xbox is now looking forward to the future of the platform with Scarlett, and in turn will be looking at how to help gamers' libraries stay with them moving forward, which means no more games coming to the Backwards Compatibility program from now on.

July... Of all the months in the calendar year, this one has the distinction of being my least favorite. Mainly due to the fact that the unbearable heat (which is my natural nemesis) makes life feel questionable. But, put that aside, and I guess it's ok. If your idea of a perfect July is being indoors with air conditioning and video games with friends, then good news! July's Games with Gold includes three co-op titles: Assault Android Cactus, Death Squared, and Splinter Cell Conviction (360, backwards compatible).

The Humble Bundle is the type of friend that keeps on giving.  Not only do you get games for as little (or as much) as you want to pay, but you also get to give to charity.  As the deals are time limited, sometimes you miss out.  Therefore, the likes of Ubisoft come back and offer you an encore; in this case games including Rayman Origins, Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Far Cry 3.

You've got a limited time (just 10 more days!) to pick up the gorgeous/fun platformer Rayman Origins, and the also good Splinter Cell: Blacklist for just $9.99. $9.99? Actually, it's more like $8.01 but I felt like being topically relevant to a tax commercial.

The Friday Awesomely Live Co-Op team played some awesome games these past few weeks and had so much fun that we forgot to write news articles about the awesome game sessions we had. While Baldy was away, Bobby and I played a few missions in Splinter Cell Blacklist. The following week, we played some three-player Gauntlet, and last week we played Terrorist Hunt in the Rainbow Six Siege Beta.

Ubisoft has made the ultimate call on some of its older titles. While online connectivity has been compromised for a few of these games in the past, (such as stripping out Xbox Achievements and PS3 Trophies) they're finally getting the full on multiplayer-ectomy. Ubisoft is bringing down the online servers and striking them from U-play on August 8th.

OUYA owners may have noticed some interesting games in the store this week. Through a beta program with cloud gaming company Playcast Media, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and Splinter Cell: Conviction are available to play completely free right now on OUYA boxes.

Black Friday might be the biggest shopping day of the year for most of the world, but Cyber Monday is the day for gamers and geeks to open their wallets. Cyber Monday is the Monday after Black Friday and features amazing online only deals from many of the biggest sites on the internet. So it's no surprise Amazon has gone all out with deals on everything from TVs, Movies and Blu-Rays, Streaming Devices and of course Videogames.

Let’s be honest, your PC could probably be upgraded. Whether you’re rocking a top of the line rig, or your scrapping together from the ground up, the thought of a new video card is tempting. Well, the folks at Nvidia are making your decision a little easier by offering some sweet promos with their most popular cards.

Like a highly trained assassin, the new Homeland DLC for Splinter Cell: Blacklist has snuck up without us even realizing.  The pack is out on 360, PS3, PC, Wii U will set you back $6.99 on all platforms.  Included are two previously pre-order exclusive co-op missions, but also plenty of other extras.

A figure emerges from the shadows, all you can see of them is three glowing lights emitting from their goggles.  You raise your AK-47 with murderous intent, but what is that noise?  The figure was a distraction all along and the true threat is behind you.  As you lapse into unconsciousness, you cannot help but utter the words, C...

What is that scuttling noise?  Is it a squirrel in the attic?  Or perhaps a incompetent player controlling Sam Fisher in his latest adventure Splinter Cell: Blacklist, out 20th August?  If, like me, you end up playing the Splinter Cell games like a ham-fisted one man band (alerting every enemy to your presence) you may want to check out the new launch trailer for some tips.