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The Interrogation Room: Duke Nukem Forever

By David Wolinsky and Ryan Scott | PC Previews | Feb 9, 2011 5:00 PM | Comment

We had the opportunity to play the first 90 minutes of Duke Nukem Forever at a recent 2K Games event in Las Vegas. So how does everybody's favorite '90s bad-boy action hero measure up in 2011? Well, we're here to tell you and chew bubblegum -- and we're all out of bubblegum. Read More »

The Interrogation Room: Duke Nukem Forever

Activision Reports Record Earnings, Axes Guitar Hero Franchise, Cancels True Crime: Hong Kong

By Mike Sharkey | News | Feb 9, 2011 1:33 PM | Comment

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Activision's fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 earnings report today was a tale of two publishers. On the one hand, the company reported record earnings. On the other, Activision announced it has disbanded its Guitar Hero unit and killed what was recently one of the most valuable brands in the industry. Read More »

Activision Reports Record Earnings

Bridge the Gap Between Arkham Asylum and Arkham City in New Batman Comic Series

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 9, 2011 11:15 AM | Comment

How did Arkham Asylum turn into Arkham City? Gamers will have the opportunity to find out ahead of Rocksteady's Batman video game sequel in a six-issue comic book mini-series set to land in May. Read More »

DC, Warners Announce Batman: Arkham City Comics

It's Time for Orientation in the L.A. Noire Gameplay Feature Trailer

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Feb 9, 2011 9:41 AM | Comment

From its impressive facial animations to its serial killer storyline, we've seen a great deal about Rockstar's upcoming crime thriller, L.A. Noire. What we haven't seen much of is what players will actually be doing in the game. That changes today with the first L.A. Noire gameplay feature trailer. Get ready for Orientation. Read More »

L.A. Noire Gameplay Feature Trailer

Report: PlayStation Network on Fire as Sales Surge 40% in Second Half of 2010

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Feb 9, 2011 8:57 AM | Comment

Sony's PlayStation Network is growing by leaps and bounds and closing the Xbox Live Arcade gap, but PlayStation 3 owners don't seem very interested in paying to become members of PlayStation Plus. Those are the two big takeaways from analyst firm FADE's breakdown today of the second half of 2010 on PSN. Read More »

Report: PlayStation Network Sales Surge 40% in Second Half

Frack! Bigpoint Launches Battlestar Galactica Online

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 9, 2011 8:24 AM | Comment

The digital war between humans and Cylons begins today. Bigpoint announced this morning that free-to-play space combat MMO Battlestar Galactica Online is now live. Read More »

Bigpoint Launches Battlestar Galactica Online

Choose Your Class in the New Dragon Age II Trailer

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Feb 9, 2011 8:11 AM | Comment

The warrior, the mage, or the rogue? Those are your three choices of class in BioWare's upcoming RPG sequel, Dragon Age II, and in the latest trailer, the developer makes a case for choosing all three. Read More »

Dragon Age II Choose Your Class Trailer

VP of Awesome Kevin Butler Unwittingly Spreads PS3 METLDR Root Key on Twitter

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Feb 9, 2011 6:41 AM | Comment

Sony has already convinced a district court judge that PlayStation 3 jailbreaker George "GeoHot" Hotz must pull all of his how-to PS3 hacks from the Internet and turn over his hardware. Emboldened, the Japanese tech giant is now hunting for the entire FailOverflow hacker group and anyone and everyone else that posts or distributes the PS3 hacks online. Ironically, that means Sony will now be going after its own fictional spokesperson, Kevin Butler. Read More »

Sony's Case Against PS3 Hackers Building Steam

A Whole New World (of Warcraft) #8: Looking For Group

By Jeremiah Leif Johnson | PC Articles | Feb 8, 2011 6:00 PM | Comment

A funny thing happened not long after my little shaman alt stepped through the Dark Portal the other day: Someone asked me to group with them for a quest. I was floored. After speeding through Cataclysm's new, streamlined content from levels 1 through 58 with virtually no interactions with other players -- and on two characters, to boot -- it was almost as if I I'd just received first contact from an alien civilization. And because the quest centered on Arazzius the Cruel, a hulking Eredar lord whose quest bounty includes an awesome trinket that lasts for several levels, I accepted the offer. We beat him down, we got our trinkets, and -- most importantly -- we added each other to our buddy lists. As we went our separate ways, the whole experience made me realize just how much the loss of these little required personal interactions have changed the game's community. Read More »

A Whole New World (of Warcraft) #8: Looking For Group

Fox News Goes After Bulletstorm, Claims Video Games Like It Are Tied to Sex Crimes [UPDATE!]

By Mike Sharkey | News | Feb 8, 2011 1:50 PM | Comment

Let's get this out of the way immediately: this story comes from Fox News. What's the organization that sensationally described Mass Effect as Luke Skywalker meets Debbie Does Dallas have to say about video games this time? It's a doozy: Bulletstorm might be "the worst video game in the world" and games like it are responsible "in large part" for the statistical rise nationally in sexual assaults. Read More »

Fox News Goes After Bulletstorm, Claims Games Like It Increase Sex Crimes

Obsidian and Square Enix Set the Table in the Latest Dungeon Siege III Trailer

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 8, 2011 1:00 PM | Comment

The Dungeon Siege III train is beginning to build steam as the action RPG continues its climb to a May release, and today Obsidian Entertainment and Square Enix are ready to share a new story and gameplay trailer. Read More »

Dungeon Siege III Story, Gameplay Trailer

Major Nelson Dates Beyond Good & Evil, Torchlight for XBLA House Party Promo

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Feb 8, 2011 12:03 PM | Comment

Major Nelson shared some good news with Xbox 360 gamers today, detailing the release schedule for the Xbox Live Arcade House Party promotion -- a schedule that includes an HD remake of Ubisoft's classic adventure, Beyond Good & Evil, and former PC-exclusive dungeon crawler, Torchlight. Read More »

Microsoft Details XBLA House Party Schedule

LG Sues Sony, Seeks Ban of PlayStation 3

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Feb 8, 2011 11:09 AM | Comment

First Sony brought a civil suit against LG Electronics alleging patent infringement. Seoul-based LG has responded with a similar complaint of its own that, if successful, would ban the PlayStation 3 in the United States. Read More »

LG Sues Sony, Seeks Ban of PlayStation 3

Disabled Gamer's Story Moves Visceral Games to Include Customizable Controls in Dead Space 2

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 8, 2011 9:35 AM | Comment

Here's a story that makes you feel good about the oft maligned gaming community: UK gamer Gareth Garratt, who suffers from cerebral palsy and plays video games by pushing a mouse with his chin, couldn't play Dead Space 2 on his PC because the title doesn't include customizable controls. Thanks to 26,000-plus gamers and developer Visceral Games, that's about to change. Read More »

Disabled Gamer's Story Leads to Customizable Controls in Dead Space 2

Jackie Estacado is Coming Back, and He's Bringing The Darkness II With Him

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Feb 8, 2011 8:03 AM | Comment

Like its lead character, 2007 supernatural FPS The Darkness is coming back from the dead. 2K Games announced this morning that The Darkness II is now in development and scheduled for release this fall. Hit the jump for the gory details. Read More »

2K Games Announces The Darkness II

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