Call of Duty: Black Ops will receive its first double XP weekend starting February 4 for all platforms, Treyarch told Microsoft's Major Nelson this weekend. Because if there's one thing Black Ops lovers need, it's an excuse to play more multiplayer. The double XP weekend arrives just in time too, as the first downloadable map pack for Black Ops, First Strike, releases on Xbox Live tomorrow (and... more.

Hoping to build upon the massive success of the PC franchise, EA is bringing their most recent Sims title to consoles this fall. The Sims 3 quickly became the most successful PC launch in EA’s history when it released last summer, leaving big shoes to fill for its console brethren. We had a chance to play a PlayStation 3 build of the game and it’s immediately obvious that the core functionalit... more.