The folks at The Kill Dot sent us a sample pack to review. It's difficult to just write about something as elusive as The Kill Dot, so we decided to make a video. After watching the video, your next question might be, "does it work?". I'd reply to that as, it depends on the game. In Halo: Reach you almost always have a crosshair, unless you're running. It was definitely more useful in Ghost Recon Future Soldier Multiplayer Beta (GRFS). While there is also always a crosshair in GRFS, it's a big circle and not as precise as the one in Reach. The Kill Dot sat nicely in the middle of GRFS's crosshair. One final thing to remember is that positioning The Kill Dot will likely be different. For instance, in GRFS The Kill Dot was essentially in the middle of the screen (where you think it should be). But for Halo: Reach, the crosshair is much lower than the middle, more around the bottom 1/3'rd. This means that you can't just put The Kill Dot on your TV once and have it be calibrated for every game. So if you play a lot of different games, you'll have to re-adjust The Kill Dot frequently.

That's right, Steam is having a midweek sale on Dead Space 1 & 2 for $5 each. I already have part 1, and I'm definitely picking up part 2 during this sale. Just passing the info along to everyone else. The sale ends on Thursday 4/26/2012 @ 4PM PST.

All of us here at DRUl use Raptr to track our gameplay time. In fact, we conveniently place our Raptr profile cards on DRUL so you can stalk follow our gaming habits. Today Raptr launched a major redesign including a new stat system which features "Gaming Rep". Gaming Rep compares your playtime against everyone else's. There are six levels, Newbie, Amateur, Experienced, Dedicated, Hardcore, Elite. Check out the rest of the article for screenshots and a breakdown of the new system.

Just a few days back, local game developers in Boston, Demiurge Studios, along side Ubisoft announced the release date to their arcade game; Shoot Many Robots. Coming out for Xbox Live Arcade and for Sony Entertainment Network on March 14, 2012. For more information on the a side scrolling four-player co-op shoot ‘em up, hit the jump!

Free DLC? Yes. Definitely. Affirmative. The first Gotham City Imposters DLC is free and available now on Xbox 360. "Soon" has been the release date applied to PS3 and PC versions. The new goodies allow you to overlook Gotham City, up your swag, and fart some more. Video and full textutal details after the break.

Rockstar has been hard at work on GTA V, and another game called Max Payne 3. Max Payne 3 was supposed to be released in late 2011, however it was pushed back to May 2012. There's been relatively little information about Max Payne 3, especially since it's coming out in just a few months. Although, it appears Rockstar is starting to open the PR gates. Here's the first batch of Max Payne 3 PC screenshots. These will also work well as desktop wallpapers. Enjoy.

Finally Borderlands 2 got a release date! This was by far my favorite game of 2009, I still can't believe I visited the wonderful world of Pandora 3 years ago! Thank you Gearbox for giving me the privilege to revisit with new characters! and once again returning with well over a bazillion weapons and items to hunt! I cannot wait for this, and hope to see a presence during PAX EAST this year.

Hit the jump for release info including pre order bonuses and for those who have yet to even see the launch date trailer, check it out! It's quite possibly the best trailer of a video game ever, more wub wub with a dancing CLAPTRAP! YES!

The current iteration of Crytek's baby (CryENGINE 3) has a just birthed a new version, 3.3.9. This version's biggest improvement is its integration of Autodesk Scaleform. There's also some DirectX 9 (DX9) improvements. I'm unsure why they're still adding DX9 features, but for the interested parties 3.3.9 includes Parrallax Occlusion Mappin (POM), Screen-space Directional Occlusion (SSDO), Particle GI (Global Illumination), and a "Very High" graphics setting for the best available rendering. "CryENGINE 3 Free SDK 3.3.9 includes improved SLI/CF support, improved 32-bit driver support, support for 5.1/7.1 surround sound systems and many improvements to CryENGINE 3 Sandbox." Hit the jump for more information about Scaleform and a link to grab the CryENGINE SDK.

From the people who brought us games like Plants vs Zombies, Peggle, Zuma, and many other wonderful time killers, they hit the scene with yet another time killer! Now I was trying to re-think if I should even include this on here but you know what, slot machines are games too! Earlier this week they released their new game on Facebook called Lucky Gem Casino. Now I'm not sure about you guys, but I'm pretty much done with the majority of all Facebook games, they are all the same, give us money to rush something, or else wait a couple of hours to gain a bonus and play some more. This has been the formula to success since day 1, so why change it? This game is no different but its worth a mention. For more info, hit the jump!

Another user submitted gem for today! Now, it's hard to say how real this is, I mean, anything is possible but I never thought of something looking this well. Website SlightlyWarped has a nice collection of images but no descriptions at all as to how this masterpiece was birthed. But each image shows pretty much the transformation from console to handheld. It brings up a few questions on my end because I see no port to charge the battery, so is it truly portable? and if so, how long could this last for?
Check the images for yourself at Slightly Warped - TRANSFORMING A NINTENDO 64 INTO A HANDHELD CONSOLE

Note: Once again, big thanks to Eric for submitting this!