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If you've ever spent time with a pen-and-paper game, you know all the freedom that the format has. Games have inherently less flexibility, and CD Projekt RED is fully aware of that fact as they design Cyberpunk 2077 (previously known as simply Cyberpunk). In a blog post on the Cyberpunk 2077 official site, they discuss the challenge of adaptation in a very frank and interesting manner. I recommend checking it out. Read More »
It seems like holiday decorations have been up in malls across America since late July, trying to convince all of us that the season is just around the corner. But I like to use World of Warcraft are my unofficial start date for the holiday season. For example, in the case of Halloween, I tend to wait until the start of the Hallow's End celebration that... wait, it started already?! I know what game I'm playing when I get home. Read More »
Fallout. Freespace. Descent. MDK. I could go on, but the point is that Interplay defined PC gaming for a ton of people in times past. And what better way to celebrate that than by allowing folks to pay what they want for a huge collection of downright classics for $whatever-you-want. Well, kind of. Read More »
Walking the line is tough. Sure, Steam Greenlight was free to submit to at first, but after a deluge of questionable content, the folks at Valve decided to put up a $100 paywall on potential games there. This was met with a backlash of people saying it harmed the ability of indie developers to get their games out there. Now, Valve has figured out a compromise in the new Greenlight section Concepts. Read More »
I like to imagine that there's some video game council out there dedicated to the cause of making sure that there are always enough options for us to shoot each other in the face. Digitally, of course. The latest from this cabal is Medal of Honor: Warfighter, which you can get a good idea of by watching this multiplayer launch trailer. Read More »
Wandering into a Counter-Strike match is kind of like getting mugged. One minute you're a confident FPS veteran strolling down de_dust's alley, the next you're a demoralized n00b with an AK-47 bullet hole in your head. We all could use a little help facing CS regulars. Valve and Hidden Path understand, and they've just launched a new video series featuring tips from Counter-Strike pros that should help you stay alive a little longer and actually rack up a few kills in CS:GO. Read More »
Achievements -- you just can't trust 'em. Share your secret plans for the future with them and the next thing you know they're blabbing to every Tom, Dick, and Harry. They outed Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty, and now it appears they've ruined the surprise about Borderlands 2's next expansion, Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage. Read More »
Fine, I'll say it: with an arsenal of powerful rifles at your disposal and the ability to stick a silencer on just about all of them, opting for the good ol' crossbow seems like a poor choice. Nonetheless, Battlefield 3 fans will have that option when the Aftermath expansion arrives in December, bringing four new maps, a new mode, and, yes, the crossbow. Read More »
Hey, Ravaged came out today! With its mix of post-apocalyptic vehicle and FPS combat, it has the potential to be everything a real Rage multiplayer mode could have been. So, is it? Well, I'm not sure yet. I played in the beta, but it offered only a small portion of Ravaged, and what was there was buggier than a Louisiana bayou. What I've played today looks better, though, so follow along as we discover whether or not Ravaged even comes close to reaching its lofty goals. Read More »
How much Command & Conquer can you handle? How about 17 games' worth? That's what you'll get with Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection, which includes everything from the original classic all the way up to C&C4;: Tiberian Twilight. EA sent over five copies, and we're giving them away to five lucky GameSpy readers. Read More »
Attention Max Payne 3 multiplayer fans: "Later this fall" has officially turned into "October 30th." That's when the Hostage Negotiation DLC will be dropping for the noir shooter. The pack brings new guns, maps, and abilities, not to mention some more cosmetic changes. Read More »
A confession: I haven't seen the "updated" ending to Mass Effect 3 yet. I've been waiting for a good excuse to play through the whole thing again and focusing on the Renegade path. Jerkshep, if you will. I've been on the precipice for a while, and this new Groundside Resistance Weapon Pack may be the push I needed, even if it is just a few extra guns for the Commander to shoot the Illusive Man's goons with. Read More »
There are pirates, Star Wars sand skiffs, quests galore, and more glittering loot than you could ever hope to cram into your inventory. The first Borderlands 2 content add-on, Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty, will give fans hours of yo-ho-hoing enjoyment, but it's missing one critical component that makes the core game such a triumph: Handsome Jack. Read More »
Ten Steam achievements point to what could be a group of DLC missions for XCOM: Enemy Unknown. With titles like "Deluge," "Gangplank," "Friends in Low Places," and "Furies," I expect lots of rain, pirates, Garth Brooks, and The Warriors, respectively. Frankly, I will be disappointed if none of those things come true. Read More »
So, I won't pretend to understand all the tech talk behind any of this, but as PC World reports, a group of researchers going by the name of ReVuin have discovered a vulnerability in the way that Steam launches software. Basically, it means that jerks can get Steam to load up malicious software by going through a steam:// URL. With games that auto-update, it can be used to sneak in bad stuff under the guise of a game update. Read More »
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| 2 | PlanetSide 2 | PC |
| 3 | Assassin's Creed 3 | PC |
| 4 | Far Cry 3 | PC |
| 5 | Eternity | PC |
| 6 | The War Z | PC |
| 7 | Sim City | PC |
| 8 | The Walking Dead: Episode 5 | PS3 |
| 9 | Defiance | PC |
| 10 | The Walking Dead: Episode 5 | X360 |
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