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Stargate Worlds Teaser Trailer

By Maarten Goldstein, Jan 08, 2008 6:09am PST

The first Stargate Worlds teaser trailer, first shown on the Sci-Fi channel a couple of days ago, is now available online. No release date has been...

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"There's a character in the trailer that proves that one wrong. The asgard. :("

- walker270 see all 34 comments

CES 08: Microsoft Announces New Titles Under Games for Windows Banner

By Aaron Linde, Jan 07, 2008 11:05am PST

Amidst an already busy CES, Microsoft also announced nine new titles set for Games for Windows branding, to be released in 2008. Alone in the...

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"No they aren't. Bungie for one have no intention of releasing Halo 3 for any other platform."

- thomasAchapman see all 13 comments

Rockstar Games' Entire PC Catalog Arrives on Steam

By Carlos Bergfeld, Jan 04, 2008 1:21pm PST

The entirety of Rockstar Games' PC offerings arrived on Valve's Steam service today, with a 10% discount on titles purchased within the launch...

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"I had a much better time playing Vice City than San Andreas. Rockstar went crazy with the ..."

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Valve Gives German Gamers Free Team Fortress 2 Weekend Play

By Carlos Bergfeld, Jan 02, 2008 3:31pm PST

Gamers in Deutschland wanting to try the full version of Valve's Team Fortress 2 (PC, PS3, X360) can give the class-based multiplayer shooter a...

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"Pshh... no one can take that seriously, you Dutch guys are stoned all the time anyway."

- genericuser see all 29 comments

Steve Purcell Q&A

By Maarten Goldstein, Jan 02, 2008 5:36am PST

There's a Q&A with Sam & Max designer Steve Purcell on Adventure Classic Gaming. Purcell is asked about the history of the two characters,...

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Steam Holiday Sale

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 24, 2007 7:41pm PST

Valve has announced that every game in the Steam store is now on sale. Titles in the catalog are discounted between 10% and 50%, which means you...

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"That's too bad b/c i've had nothing but great success with non-valve games on steam. For the ..."

- flasher 907 see all 226 comments

Tribes-like GarageGames Web Title Revealed by Alpha Video Leak

By Nick Breckon, Dec 23, 2007 12:43pm PST

Unprotected links on the InstantAction.com website, a browser-based gaming platform in development by GarageGames, have today lead to the discovery...

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"Oh and put the shock lance back in!! or something similar! That was the funnest/hardest weapon ..."

- crisis84 see all 177 comments

Valve's Steam Service Adds Gift Purchases Option

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 18, 2007 2:47pm PST

In the spirit of the holidays, Valve has added a new gift-giving option to its Steam online content service. When purchasing a title on Steam, any...

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"I think it should be mandatory. For example what happens if you share a steam account in your ..."

- flasher 907 see all 12 comments

Guitar Hero 3 PC Patch Released

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 17, 2007 6:56pm PST

Aspyr Media sends along a Guitar Hero 3 patch, updating the PC release to v1.1. The patch adds a co-op Quickplay game mode, improves whammy bar...

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Ubisoft Reveals Free Heroes of Might and Magic Web-based Massively Multiplayer Strategy Game

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 13, 2007 11:48am PST

Challenging the notion that web-based games must cater to a casual audience, Ubisoft today announced a massively multiplayer web-based game set in...

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"This is exceedingly cool. The more core games that move into a browser environment the more ..."

- curthopkins see all 31 comments

XNA Game Studio 2.0 Allows Online Live Multiplayer; New Dream-Build-Play Contest Announced

By Chris Remo, Dec 12, 2007 3:55pm PST

Microsoft has announced the release of the latest version of its XNA Game Studio suite, which allows enthusiast-level developers to create Xbox 360...

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"ugh this is pissing me off... I'm trying to install it but it says i need SP1 for Visual Studio ..."

- Demius see all 13 comments

Blizzard Confirms 'Unannounced MMO' in Works

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 12, 2007 11:22am PST

Once again, job listings looking for artists to work on a "Next-Gen MMO" at Blizzard caused speculation in the community forums to run rampant....

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"Indeed. People who have never played a "true" MMO often fail to realize the difference between ..."

- ramshot see all 56 comments

Fury Free to Download With December Expansion, 'Bad News' Coming for Dev

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 11, 2007 12:30pm PST

Australian developer Auran's PVP-centric title Fury (PC) will become a free download following the title's Age of the Chosen content update...

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"Another problem with mmo's is they require an investment of time from the player. You can't have ..."

- astrofunk see all 10 comments

Settlers 6 Patch 1.3 Released

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 11, 2007 10:01am PST

A new update for The Settlers: Rise Of An Empire is now available, updating the strategy game to v1.3. The patch offers game improvements and adds...

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The Year Ahead: PC Gaming in 2008

By Nick Breckon, Dec 10, 2007 9:26pm PST

With this year's gaming harvest already played and beaten and filed away into memory like so many saves, it is time now to look on. Past the...

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"My list of must haves for 2008: The Witcher (missed this one in 2007) Stalker Clear Sky ..."

- SovietOrchestra see all 161 comments