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Assassin's Creed: Revelations PC Review

By Mike Nelson | PC Reviews | Dec 3, 2011 9:03 AM | Comment

Assassin's Creed: Revelations proves (among other things) that one really can have too much of a good thing. This is the third year in a row where an Assassin's Creed game has arrived for the holidays, and Revelations continues to ride the coattails of the most-excellent Assassin's Creed 2 and the decent Brotherhood title. For fans of the series, of which I am, there is very little that's actually "new" here. Read More »

Assassin's Creed: Revelations PC Review

Star Wars Galaxies Finale Will Determine Galactic Winner

By Nick Winter | PC News | Dec 3, 2011 6:23 AM | Comment

The battle has been raging for eight years now, but on December 14th the Galactic Civil War being waged inside the servers of MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies will come to an end, and a winner will be determined. That's right: either the Empire or the Rebels will finally get an emphatic victory... before you begin the whole process again in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Read More »

Star Wars Galaxies Finale Will Determine Galactic Winner

QUBE Coming Dec 16th, Courtesy of Indie Fund

By Nick Winter | PC News | Dec 3, 2011 5:54 AM | Comment

The Indie Fund, a funding organization for aspiring independent developers, has announced that its first game will be getting released on December 16th. QUBE is a colorful first-person puzzle game... involving moving cubes. Trust me - it looks a lot more interesting than it sounds. Read More »

QUBE Coming Dec 16th, Courtesy of Indie Fund

SWTOR Trailer: Imperial Agent vs Jedi Consular

By Nick Winter | PC News | Dec 3, 2011 5:19 AM | Comment

The countdown is on for the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic, arguably the biggest MMO release since World of Warcraft devoured the earth seven years ago. As we get closer to the official launch date, BioWare are ramping up the press saturation, and that means trailers! The latest trailer features a hypothetical battle between an Imperial Agent and Jedi Consular, and a lot of bluff and bluster from BioWare staff about which character has the bigger lightsaber / longer sniper rifle. Check it out after the jump. Read More »

SWTOR Trailer: Imperial Agent vs Jedi Consular

Mass Effect 3 Trailer Reveals New Skills, Attacks

By Nick Winter | PC News | Dec 3, 2011 4:18 AM | Comment

In the latest episode of "BioWare Pulse", the developer of Mass Effect 3 shows off some of the new powers and attacks that Commander Shepard will have at his (or her) disposal. Each class of character now has a new skill and a unique heavy melee attack, and you can get a quick glimpse of some of these stylish moves in action after the jump. Read More »

Mass Effect 3 Trailer Reveals New Skills, Attacks

Syndicate Reboot Features 19 Weapons, 87 Attachments

By Nick Winter | PC News | Dec 3, 2011 1:24 AM | Comment

Like it or lump it, Syndicate is making a comeback as a first-person shooter next year. And while the reboot may not feature the isometric camera-angle of the original games, it does feature a swag of ultra-powerful and explosive weapons. 19 of them to be exact, complete with 87 attachments and 25 upgrades. Read More »

Syndicate Reboot Features 19 Weapons, 87 Attachments

Valve Employee Spotted Wearing Half-Life 3 Tee

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 2, 2011 1:08 PM | Comment

Gabe Newell and Valve do love to tease, don't they? While at a developer event in Seattle last night, Uber Entertainment's (Super Monday Night Combat) Chandana Ekanayake snapped a photo of a Valve employee wearing a Half-Life 3 T-shirt. Trolling or evidence that the long awaited next chapter in Gordon Freeman's adventure will be announced soon? Read More »

Valve Employee Spotted Wearing Half-Life 3 Tee

World of Warcraft Patch 4.3 Impressions

By Leif Johnson | PC Articles | Dec 2, 2011 12:28 PM | Comment

It's rather fitting that the story arc of the new raid and two of the three new five-man dungeons in World of Warcraft's Patch 4.3 focus so heavily on Northrend. While the supporting characters you encounter consist of a warchief turned hippie and a dragon with anger management issues instead of a madman with a cool sword, the ease with which you can clear the content and snatch up rewards leaves a distinct aftertaste of Wrath of the Lich King. In fact, if anything, it's easier. Read More »

World of Warcraft Patch 4.3 Impressions

Microsoft Flight Beta Registration Opens

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 2, 2011 12:25 PM | Comment

Microsoft Flight Simulator holds a special place in the hearts of many a PC gamer, and fans of the sim now have the opportunity to get their foot in the door for the franchise's rebirth. Registration for the Microsoft Flight beta, scheduled for take off in January 2012, is now open. Read More »

Microsoft Flight Beta Registration Opens

Notch Hands Minecraft Reins to Jeb

By Mike Nelson | PC News | Dec 2, 2011 9:50 AM | Comment

We knew during MineCon that Jens Bergensten was set to take over as Lead on Minecraft at some point after their first convention concluded. Today, Gamasutra brings word that the passing of the torch is official, and Marcus 'Notch' Persson will be stepping away from the tremendously successful Minecraft. Read More »

Notch Hands Minecraft Reins to Jeb

GLaDOS Coming to Defense Grid in New Expansion

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 2, 2011 9:30 AM | Comment

You don't have to wait for the next installment in Valve's Portal franchise to test your wits against GLaDOS again. The sadistic, singing AI will star in the first full story expansion for Hidden Path's tower defense gem, Defense Grid: You Monster. Read More »

GLaDOS Coming to Defense Grid in You Monster

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Hits PC Dec. 13

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 2, 2011 8:04 AM | Comment

PlayStation 3 gamers will get to go Back to Karkand first when DICE launches the first expansion for Battlefield 3 on December 6. The expansion, featuring four of the most popular maps from the Battlefield franchise, will be available for download on PC and Xbox 360 December 13. Read More »

DICE Annouces Release Date for Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand

Updates, Creation Kit, "Mod Netflix" Coming to Skyrim

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 2, 2011 7:08 AM | Comment

The "rare, amazing backwards flying dragon" should become extinct next week when Bethesda launches a patch to fix the issues caused by update 1.2 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. After 1.2 appeared to do more harm than good when it launched on Wednesday, the studio promised it would take more care with future Skyrim fixes. Read More »

Updates, Creation Kit,

Star Trek Online Season 5 is Live

By Mike Nelson | PC News | Dec 1, 2011 9:06 PM | Comment

With World of WarCraft launching Patch 4.3 earlier this week (impressions coming tomorrow), Star Trek Online has released their major update for the holiday season with "Season 5." No doubt both of these major game updates are timed to take some wind out of Star Wars: The Old Republic's sales (pun intended) in a couple of weeks. Read More »

Star Trek Online Season 5 is Live

Firefall Preview

By Eric Neigher | PC News | Dec 1, 2011 5:34 PM | Comment

If you're a fan of MMOs in general, you've surely heard of developer Red 5's upcoming shooter-MMO, Firefall -- but have you gotten a chance to actually play it yet? I did, but only because I'm better than you. It's true, they told me so. Read More »

Firefall Preview

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