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Putting the Gay in Games: The Industry's Evolving Attitudes Toward Sexuality
By Lara Crigger | PC Articles | Jul 8, 2011 2:30 PM | CommentCompared to the increasing prevalence of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) characters and storylines in other media -- from same-sex prom dates on Glee to gay headmasters in Harry Potter -- video games remain relatively stuck in the Dark Ages. What little LGBT content does make it into AAA titles often reflects stereotypes and attitudes that would've seemed quaint even under the 1930s Film Code. Read More »
Can it Run Battlefield 3? GameStop Reveals PC System Specs for DICE's Shooter
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 8, 2011 1:49 PM | CommentYour rig can run Battlefield 3. Despite the Crysis-like aura surrounding DICE's impressive looking Frostbite 2-powered shooter, the game's minimum and recommended system specs indicate you won't need to make substantial upgrades to your PC to run Battlefield 3. Read More »
See Cities of the Future in Deus Ex: Human Revolution
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 8, 2011 12:29 PM | CommentThe future looks bright in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the devs at Eidos Montreal are ready to take you on a tour of their vision of Earth circa 2027. Click on through to jump in the time machine. Read More »
16,415,276 Kills and Other Eye-Popping Stats From Section 8: Prejudice
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 8, 2011 11:49 AM | CommentIf you've got a spare 100 million years, you could play an average 15 minute game of Section 8: Prejudice using every one of the possible 3.5 trillion weapon, gear, and upgrade loadout options. If you think that's a ridiculous stat about TimeGate Studio's shooter, you should see what else our number-crunching friends at GameSpy Technology discovered about the game. Read More »
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Sledgehammer Games: Modern Warfare 3 to Include Color Blind Assist Option
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 8, 2011 11:18 AM | CommentA concerted effort has been made to make games more accessible to those with disabilities, namely through keyboard and button mapping. For color blind gamers, though, the options are often slim. Not so in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Sledgehammer Games has confirmed, the anticipated shooter will include a color blind assist option. Read More »
The Complete BioShock: Infinite Demo that Wowed Critics at E3 is Here
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 8, 2011 10:34 AM | CommentAt E3 in June, gaming journalists -- your intrepid knight of the keyboard included -- swooned over Irrational Games' behind-closed-doors demo for BioShock: Infinite. Now you get to see what all the fuss was about for yourself. Click on through for a near 20 minute jaunt through Columbia. Read More »
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DICE Talks Class Changes in Battlefield 3
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 8, 2011 8:06 AM | CommentIf you're a lone wolf hunting for headshots in Battlefield 3, DICE welcomes you to enlist in its upcoming shooter. But the developer is also overhauling its four playable classes to make squads in BF3 tight, powerful units, making team play more fun and rewarding than ever before. Read More »
Thousands of Players Will Engage in Online Battle in PlanetSide 2
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 8, 2011 7:08 AM | CommentSony Online Entertainment continued to pull back the curtain on PlanetSide 2 this morning, offering up details on the upcoming MMOFPS that indicate the game will take all of the features from the original and crank them up to 11. Read More »
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The War on Auraxis Continues in PlanetSide 2
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 7, 2011 6:49 PM | CommentThe first person shooter is going massive once again. Sony Online Entertainment began taking the wraps off of PlanetSide 2 tonight with a bevy of screens, concepts, a trailer, and the promise of more news to come tomorrow morning. Read More »
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Funcom's New CG Trailer for The Secret World is in the Toilet
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 7, 2011 3:51 PM | CommentUrinating in public restrooms can be uncomfortable. In Funcom's upcoming myth- and magic-infused MMORPG the experience can get downright nasty. See for yourself in the latest tentacle-filled trailer for The Secret World. Read More »
Hawke is Back in First Dragon Age II DLC, Legacy
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Jul 7, 2011 3:13 PM | CommentThe first DLC pack for Dragon Age II will be ready for download in three weeks, Electronic Arts and BioWare announced today, and in Legacy, players will uncover the "harsh truth" about the Hawke family lineage. Read More »
The Money Making Game #10: The War on Games
By Chris Morris | Articles | Jul 7, 2011 12:15 PM | CommentAfter being subjected to political and legal attacks for years, the gaming industry got one hell of a shield last month as the U.S. Supreme Court definitively stated "Video games qualify for First Amendment protection." It was cause for celebration -- for investors, for developers, and for gamers. But it hardly meant that the attacks were over... or less dangerous. For several publishers, a new fight is already looming. Read More »
Just One More Turn: Firaxis and 2K Games Launch Civilization World on Facebook
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 7, 2011 10:47 AM | CommentSid Meier and 2K opened the digital floodgates this morning, releasing Civilization World to the Facebook masses. First announced in 2009, the free-to-play version of the iconic, turn-based strategy franchise is now ready for browser-based conquerors. Read More »
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Hudson, Protosevich Scheduled for Mass Effect Movie Q&A at ComicCon
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Jul 7, 2011 9:01 AM | CommentIn April, BioWare and Funimation announced an animated Mass Effect movie. That news led to the question, Whatever happened to the live-action Mass Effect feature film? According to Legendary Pictures, we'll find out at ComicCon in San Diego later this month. Read More »
Id Software Talks Storytelling in Rage
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 7, 2011 8:30 AM | CommentNew technologies, stunning visuals, and creepy, gory FPS fun are id Software's hallmarks. With Rage, the iconic studio's first new IP since Quake dropped in 1996, id plans to add storytelling to that list. Learn how in the new developer diary for Rage, The Dawn. Read More »
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