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Diablo 3: 6.3 Million and Rising

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:49 AM PDT

6.3 Million and Rising

Blizzard Entertainment has released some astonishing numbers a mere week after the launch of Diablo III. According to the gaming giant, Diablo III now sports over 6.3 million players worldwide.

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Dryad & Werewolf Screens

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:43 AM PDT

Dryad & Werewolf Screens

Turbine has released a bunch of new screenshots from the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Online expansion, Menace of the Underdark. The screens shine the spotlight on Dryad Monsters from the Dryad Challenge and images of combat in the Werewolf Dungeon in Eveningstar. Check them all out in our Dungeons & Dragons Online screenshot gallery.

Embers of Caerus: Team Launches New KickStarter Program

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:18 AM PDT

Team Launches New KickStarter Program

Forsaken Studios has announced that it has launched a new KickStarter initiative to help fund what they call a "next generation sandbox MMO" called Embers of Caerus.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: A Bittersweet Week

Posted: 23 May 2012 01:58 AM PDT

A Bittersweet Week

Between the announcement of Update 1.3: Allies and BioWare Austin's 'restructuring,' one might say it's been a bittersweet week for Star Wars: The Old Republic. We discuss both of these major events in this week's SWTOR column.

City of Heroes: Summer Blockbuster Detailed

Posted: 23 May 2012 06:33 AM PDT

Summer Blockbuster Detailed

Paragon Studios has laid out the framework for what they are calling a summer blockbuster for City of Heroes. Beginning July 10th, players will have a pair of new adventures: Time Gladiator and Casino Heist.

TERA: Our Official TERA Review

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Our Official TERA Review

TERA has been released for nearly a month now and we've been not only putting the game through its paces but we have been chronicling our adventures throughout the past few weeks. We've got the bottom line ready to roll so keep reading before adding your thoughts in the comments.

End of Nations: RTSGuru.com | The Liberation Front: Not Your Daddy’s GDI

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:50 PM PDT

RTSGuru.com | The Liberation Front: Not Your Daddy

Since Petroglyph is comprised of many the members of Westwood Studios, it's easy to draw the comparison between their Liberation Front faction and the Global Defense Initiative of Command and Conquer fame. RTSGuru.com editors explore why this might not be the best comparison to make.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: New Video Diary Spotlights 1.3 and Beyond

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:47 PM PDT

New Video Diary Spotlights 1.3 and Beyond

Game Director James Ohlen highlights some of the new content coming up in Game Update 1.3 for Star Wars: The Old Republic. He also peers into the future and looks at other things that will be coming including a fully-featured Group Finder, a Character Transfer System, and several new Legacy Perks that allow you to customize your experience.

Firefall: Fans Spoke, They Listened

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:27 PM PDT

Fans Spoke, They Listened

In the latest Firefall update, the development team chats about fan feedback about the game and how they have responded to what players have said. The discussion centers around how gameplay is set to evolve into a more skill-based system.

General: Arcane Legends Announced for Fall 2012

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:26 AM PDT

Arcane Legends Announced for Fall 2012

Spacetime Studios has announced that the latest mobile MMO to join the "Legends" series of games is called Arcane Legends and that it will arrive in the Fall of 2012. Arcane Legends will join Pocket Legends, Star Legends and Dark Legends in the Spacetime Studios portfolio.

Marvel Heroes: First Ever Trailer Released

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:18 AM PDT

First Ever Trailer Released

Gazillion Entertainment has released the first ever trailer for its upcoming MMO called Marvel Heroes. In Marvel Heroes, players will be able to become any one of the heroes embodied within the Marvel canon of work. Devs also describe the game as an action RPG with persistent MMO qualities. Enjoy!

EVE Online: Inferno Arrives with New Trailer

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Inferno Arrives with New Trailer

CCP Games has announced that the seventeenth EVE Online expansion, "Inferno", has officially launched. To celebrate the momentous occasion, the EVE Online team has released a new trailer for our viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Bioware Rocked By Layoffs

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Bioware Rocked By Layoffs

According to a new forum post on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic site, Bioware, developers of SWTOR, is in "restructuring" mode, usually PR-speak for employees losing their jobs. The actual number of redundancies is not given.

General: SOE Announces Bullet Run

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:11 AM PDT

SOE Announces Bullet Run

Acony Games and Sony Online Entertainment have announced Bullet Run, a new MMOFPS with persistent online multiplayer game play. The game will meld the reality television show of the same name with a persistent online game world.

General: Heroes & Generals Enters Closed Beta

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:40 AM PDT

Heroes & Generals Enters Closed Beta

Heroes & Generals is a new MMOFPS from Retro-Moto and many of the creative minds behind the Hitman series. H&G allows players to pit themselves against one another as either Axis or Allies in a WWII shooter.

Fallen Earth: Global Territory Control Launched

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Global Territory Control Launched

GamersFirst has announced that the most ambitious content upgrade to Fallen Earth has been successfully deployed. Called "Global Territory Control", the update brings new content, updated landscapes and new player-crafted technology into the game.

General: New MMOFPS In the Works by Halo Creators

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:15 AM PDT

New MMOFPS In the Works by Halo Creators

According to a new report at PCGamer.com, the creators of Halo are working on an MMOFPS for PC.

Defiance: 'Making Of' the TV Show & MMO Video Released

Posted: 22 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Trion Worlds and Syfy have released a new trailer that gives a lot of great new background look at Defiance. The video allows staff of the television series to discuss the show and the creators of the MMO to discuss their art and how the two will combine to create a brand new experience. The trailer features interviews with actors and shows off some awesome gameplay footage.
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Does One Award Warrant a Game of the Year Edition for Dead Island?

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:19 PM PDT

Dead Island

Dead Island is set to be re-released in a Game of the Year Edition package next month, a fact that is the source of some complaints. It's not so much that the game is being bundled with its DLC that is the problem; it's the labeling of the game as Game of the Year, a title which many feel it is not deserving of.

It is completely understandable why a publisher would want a game re-release to be positioned as a "Game of the Year Edition." That title carries with it a certain connotation of quality, that it was among the very best, if not the best, games released during the year it originally came out. Game of the Year Editions are commonly associated with the likes of Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Red Dead Redemption, and other critically acclaimed games. There is a certain expectation that a GotY Edition consists of a terrific game and bonus content (be it downloadable content or expansion packs) that early adopters had to pay extra for, with all of this often coming at a sub-$60 price.

What If the Cost of Games Continued to Rise Since the '80s?

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:07 PM PDT

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What If the Cost of Games Continued to Rise Since the '80s?

Cover Story: A sad look at a hobby that became too damn expensive.

December 12, 1985

You'll never guess what I got for my birthday! I woke up this morning, walked into the living room, and saw Dad playing Nintendo in front of the TV! He was having trouble with the first level of Mario, so I sat down and helped him jump over the pits until we got to the flagpole at the end. After that, we brought out the Zapper and played Duck Hunt until dinner time. Mom got kinda mad at Dad for buying something so expensive, but he told her that my birthday only comes once a year.

What If the 1993 Video Game Violence Hearings Resulted in Government Censorship?

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:30 PM PDT

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What If the 1993 Video Game Violence Hearings Resulted in Government Censorship?

Cover Story: Peer into a dark and twisted present we'll (thankfully) never know.

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n late 1993, state senators and certified oldsters Joseph Lieberman and Herb Khol got a whiff of this whole "video games" thing and decided to use their unholy powers to investigate the issue. While our friends in Germany and Australia often find amazing games banned outright or plagued with hilariously conspicuous censorship, we Americans escaped with a barely perceptible slap on the wrists thanks to the efforts of testifying industry vets who actually knew the subject at hand. But one can only wonder what the '90s gaming landscape (and beyond) would have looked like if the iron fist of government oppression punched the living daylights out of our beloved hobby...

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Book Review: Exploring Video Gaming's Near-Death with "1983"

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:18 PM PDT

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Book Review: Exploring Video Gaming's Near-Death with "1983"

Cover Story: Thirty years ago, video games almost died. We examine the possibilities.

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ith his latest book, 1983, game journalist and historian Chris Kohler has chosen to take a slightly different tack then he employed for his massive treatise Power Up: How America Gave Video Games an Extra Life a few years back. Rather than approaching the topic of video games from a wide-ranging, all-inclusive perspective, Kohler instead drills down here into a single crucial moment in time for the young medium: The near-crash of the industry in year 1983.

Despite the Orwellian overtones of the title Kohler has selected for his work, there's nothing ominous about the story contained herein -- perhaps, except, the idea that video gaming could have been snuffed out entirely a mere decade after Pong's debut. A combination of gold-rush greed, incompetence, and '80s corporate culture nearly suffocated the fledging entertainment medium just as it was hitting its stride. The Warner corporation's eagerness to cash in on their purchase of Atari, combined with the influx of low-quality, externally developed 2600 games after Activision broke away to become the first third-party developer, nearly buried the industry beneath a deluge of self-cannibalizing mediocrity.

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