Strategy Informer covers the best and hottest gaming news from the games industry, join the RSS feed now to keep in touch with your gaming addiction! http://www.strategyinformer.com Bioware has <span class="link"><a href="http://blog.bioware.com/2012/05/23/operation-shieldwall/#more-4591" target="_self">announced</a></span> in its blog this weekend's new <span style="font-style:italic;">Mass Effect 3</span> meta-game mission, Operation Shieldwall, and judging from what N7 Operations is warning, players will be up to their necks in Banshees, even in missions that don't involve Reaper troops. http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/18264/banshees-infecting-mass-effect-3-multiplayer-this-weekend http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/18264/banshees-infecting-mass-effect-3-multiplayer-this-weekend Sony has announced that PlayStation Network will be offline on Thursday, starting 4.00PM BST through to Friday morning, around 8:00AM BST. PSN is being shut down for maintenance, according to Sony. http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/18263/playstation-network-getting-shut-down-for-maintenance-again http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/18263/playstation-network-getting-shut-down-for-maintenance-again Blizzard today announced that only 24 hours after release, more than 3.5 million copies of Diablo III had been sold, setting a new all-time record for fastest-selling PC game. http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/18262/diablo-iii-sets-24-hour-pc-launch-record http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/18262/diablo-iii-sets-24-hour-pc-launch-record Trivial pursuit - Darksiders Edition. http://www.strategyinformer.com/editorials/18260/six-things-you-may-or-may-not-know-about-darksiders http://www.strategyinformer.com/editorials/18260/six-things-you-may-or-may-not-know-about-darksiders A look behind the scenes of Defiance, the groundbreaking entertainment experience interconnecting a Syfy television series and multi-platform shooter MMO from Trion Worlds. http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/defiance/movie/43996.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/defiance/movie/43996.html A look behind the scenes of Defiance, the groundbreaking entertainment experience interconnecting a Syfy television series and multi-platform shooter MMO from Trion Worlds. http://www.strategyinformer.com/ps3/defiance/movie/43995.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/ps3/defiance/movie/43995.html Set in the near future, Scourge: Outbreak throws you into the boots of Echo Squad, an elite group of mercenaries hired by The Tarn Initiative to deal a decisive blow against the power-hungry Nogari Corporation. Your mission: First, to locate and rescute Dr Reisbeck, Tarns double-agent inside Nogari; Second, to recover a piece of the meteorite fragment that Nogari has used to develop Ambrosia, the powerful new synthetic energy source with which they now control the world. http://www.strategyinformer.com/ps3/scourgeoutbreak/screenshots.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/ps3/scourgeoutbreak/screenshots.html Set in the near future, Scourge: Outbreak throws you into the boots of Echo Squad, an elite group of mercenaries hired by The Tarn Initiative to deal a decisive blow against the power-hungry Nogari Corporation. Your mission: First, to locate and rescute Dr Reisbeck, Tarns double-agent inside Nogari; Second, to recover a piece of the meteorite fragment that Nogari has used to develop Ambrosia, the powerful new synthetic energy source with which they now control the world. http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/scourgeoutbreak/screenshots.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/scourgeoutbreak/screenshots.html In 1944, both sides featured terrifying war machines, as tanks are examined in this trailer. http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/ironfrontliberation1944/movie/43993.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/ironfrontliberation1944/movie/43993.html In the worlds darkest hour you are a commander of the Soviet Red Army, entrenched in brutal frontline warfare to free Mother Russia from the Nazi invaders. It is 1941 and the beginning of what will become the bloodiest conflict of World War II resulting in more than 14 million military casualties. Witness the struggles of the Red Army from near defeat through their incredible triumph over Germany in the most challenging and costly theatre of the war, the Eastern Front. Your military tactics hold the power to tip the very balance of this conflict. Engage in tactical combat that will define you as a military leader and wield the might of the Soviet Empire as you smash your way to Berlin. http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/companyofheroes2/377/interview.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/companyofheroes2/377/interview.html Players take on the role of Jim, a utility rig pilot who has left Earth to take on a hazardous but lucrative contract on E.D.N. III. Delivering a diverse range of gameplay, including third-person on-foot battles and intense first-person utility rig action, players will need to brave the uncharted terrain, hostile climate and threat of indigenous Akrid creatures. With a number of multiplayer modes and a compelling single player experience, Lost Planet 3 will delve deeper into the Lost Planet universe, uncovering hidden truths when it releases in early 2013. http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/lostplanet3/screenshots.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/lostplanet3/screenshots.html Fear the Alien. http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/xcomenemyunknown/849/preview.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/xcomenemyunknown/849/preview.html The 1.05f hotfix for Crusader Kings II. http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/crusaderkingsii/patch.html#id43943 http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/crusaderkingsii/patch.html#id43943 The 1.4 patch for Might & Magic Heroes VI . http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/mightmagicheroesvi/patch.html#id43882 http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/mightmagicheroesvi/patch.html#id43882 The 1.01 English U.S. patch for Diablo III. Note that this patch is for Apple based Operating Systems only. http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/diabloiii/patch.html#id43855 http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/patches/diabloiii/patch.html#id43855 WAR(lock), what is it good for? http://www.strategyinformer.com/editorials/18105/competition-warlock-master-of-the-arcane http://www.strategyinformer.com/editorials/18105/competition-warlock-master-of-the-arcane Created by the award-winning team behind Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter® and Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter® 2, the game will feature cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, and state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes. Tom Clancys Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will go beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience, with an unparalleled level of quality that will excite long-time fans and newcomers alike. http://www.strategyinformer.com/ps3/ghostreconfuturesoldier/376/interview.html http://www.strategyinformer.com/ps3/ghostreconfuturesoldier/376/interview.html Drum roll, please... http://www.strategyinformer.com/editorials/17949/game-of-the-month---april http://www.strategyinformer.com/editorials/17949/game-of-the-month---april