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It's that time of year again: the presents are unwrapped, the Steam Holiday Sale is in full swing, and we're giving a tip our sweet green fedoras to the PC games that impressed us the most in 2011. This has been one of the most amazing years on record, and the list of awesome games the GameSpy crew had to whittle down to just a few winners was imposing indeed. Some of these calls were no-brainers, others made us want to bash each other's brains out and eat them. After all, what kind of game is Minecraft, anyway? But call them we did, and here's how it all went down. Read on to see which of the games that came out this year we think you absolutely can't afford to miss. Read More »
Writing all of the stories in Star Wars: The Old Republic was a major project that took years -- and the work is far from over. We sat down with BioWare's lead writer, Daniel Erickson, to chat about the rhyme and reason behind the moral decisions and characters of TOR, and gain some insight into how to get the Star Wars roleplaying experience you're after. If you've ever wondered how much thought goes into writing a major roleplaying game, this interview will give you a glimpse. Read More »
When we saw Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, er, in action earlier this month, one of the questions we wanted answered was would the game would ship with first-party mod tool support. If you recall, the original Jagged Alliance 2 -- which setting and level design works as a foundation for Back in Action -- never had this type of first-party support either. Read More »
The two level 24 Jedi Knights waiting outside the instance portal told me I wasn't ready for this. The class quest, one said, was terribly overpowered and not worth trying for several more levels. One had obviously just taken a beating himself, and for a moment I contemplated jumping back into my starship and contenting myself with making sand castles on Tatooine. Read More »
Hey, did you notice that Tower Defense games had a great year in 2011? There've been a ton of creative takes on the formula lately, and each of them puts a unique spin it. Most notably, we've seen the rise of the Action Tower Defense, where you get to jump in and help your towers fend off the waves of enemies. Here's a roundup of six of our favorite recent Tower Defense games you should try out right now, including demos. Bonus! If you act quick, all of these are on sale on Steam today. Read More »
Mister Underpants has finally hit level 10 and with that I need to choose a specialization class. I'm sorely tempted to go with Juggernaut just for the sake of hilarious ineffectuality and the number of party wipes that'll be caused by an bloody-mindedly armorless tank, but in a moment of weakness I decided I'm just not quite that antisocial. Read More »
Any fond memories you may have of this once-proud smash 'em up racing franchise will themselves be reduced to flaming, totaled wrecks as soon as you run Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction. Read More »
Don your Santa Suit, shout your loudest "HO HO HO," and get ready to introduce the people of Skyrim to the joys of our holiday season, Dovahkiin style. We've gathered five festive mods to help you deck the halls of Skyrim for the season; read on for sharpened candy-cane weapons, lovely HD snowflakes, and even the chance to become Skyrim's very own arbiter of naughty and nice. Read More »
Star Wars: The Old Republic officially launched three days ago, but new content is already coming down the vulnerable ventilation shaft. Today, Lead Designer James Ohlen revealed a few details of what to expect when the first big patch hits next month: a new planet, a new Flashpoint, and an expanded Operation. Read More »
Puzzles, mysterious uninhabited island, unique architecture, audio logs... sound familiar? I'm not the first to draw a comparison between The Witness and the classic PC game MYST, but as Jonathan Blow's latest game begins to take shape it's hard to deny how similar they are in concept -- that's a good thing. Read More »
In the TOR Diaries, we're chronicling our adventures leading up to our review. Follow along for our early impressions of the new mega-MMO.
Imperial Agents are designed to work the dirty jobs, and to do so as efficiently and quickly as possible. I've become one such agent who has been using a mix of subterfuge and expert sniper skills to complete assignments. Needless to say, I've been a busy spy. Read More »
Another day, another videogame website hacked. After Square Enix confirmed this week that its online security had been breached, Trion Worlds announced today that it too was the victim of hackers. Time to change the password on your Rift account. Read More »
Headshots, money, and blink-and-it's-over rounds. Not much has changed since the last time I regularly played Counter-Strike back in 2004. Sure, Valve and Hidden Path have given the shooter a facelift, but at this early stage in the closed beta, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive plays identically to the now 12-year-old Half-Life mod and its spruced-up Source engine remake. And I can't decide whether or not that's a good thing. Read More »
Great little puzzle games of all kinds are easy to come by these days, but not all of them balance good fun with pretty graphics like Hamilton's Great Adventure does. It's a no-frills action-puzzle game with a cute setting that belies some truly devious and addictive level design. Regardless of a couple of little flaws with controls and difficulty, it's a well put-together maze adventure for all. Read More »
Starting today, IGN Prime members can grab a free copy of SkyDrift (while supplies last) as part of the "Prime Indie PC Game of the Month." Act fast because these copies will be flying out the door (get it?). Not an IGN Prime member? Never fear, there is a free trial, too! Be sure to read our SkyDrift review to see what we think of the game. Read More »
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