Top Stories of 2011

Top News of 2011: Free-to-play model

Our top stories of 2011 continues today with a look at the rise of the free-to-play business model on PC, which has found a way to infiltrate games like Team Fortress 2 and SOE's MMO releases.

Top Stories of 2011

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Top News of 2011: Supreme Court protects games

By Steve Watts, Jan 06, 2012 1:15pm PST

Our final selection for "top story of 2011" is the Supreme Court's ruling of video games as free speech.

"Not a lot of legal briefs make me smile, but that one did. Video games qualify for First ..."

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Top News of 2011: Duke Nukem Forever arrives

By Steve Watts, Jan 05, 2012 5:45pm PST

Shacknews continues its look back at the biggest news stories of 2011, exploring the launch of the long-in-development shooter Duke Nukem Forever.

"Playing the DNF demo reminded me of playing Half-Life's Xen levels - something you resigned ..."

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