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Gamescom 2011: Guild Wars 2 Hands-On
By Cassandra Khaw | PC Articles | Aug 19, 2011 5:27 PM | CommentI was fortunate enough to see Guild Wars 2 back in February, and you'll probably be surprised to hear that I left the encounter intensely underwhelmed. So when I took the game for another spin today at GamesCom, I was taken by surprise by the stirring of interest that soon turned into full blown enthusiasm for the game. Read on to see why my most recent demo has made me reconsider that GW2 might not be "just another MMO". Read More »
Gamescom 2011: DOTA 2 Gameplay Analysis
By Ryan Scott | PC Articles | Aug 19, 2011 2:15 PM | CommentThe first gameplay clips of DOTA 2 -- Valve Software's sequel to the hit Warcraft III mod, Defense of the Ancients -- debuted at this week's Germany-based Gamescom convention. For those who never played the original DOTA (or its spiritual successors, League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth), we've broken these quick clips down for you, to show you just how a multiplayer online battle arena (or MOBA, for short) game works. Read More »
BioWare Reveals New PvP Sport, Huttball, in Star Wars: The Old Republic
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 19, 2011 2:03 PM | CommentBioWare is throwing a change-up into the Star Wars: The Old Republic PvP mix, with a no-holds-barred sport that would make Jabba proud. It's called Huttball, and you can see it in all its brutal glory in a new trailer. Read More »
FileSpy: The Week's Best Demos, Mods, and More
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 19, 2011 12:28 PM | CommentWelcome, PC gamers, to GameSpy's weekly rundown on the best content our sister site, FilePlanet, has to offer. We serve as the Knights of New, sorting through all of the demos, mods, patches and promos FilePlanet posts each week and pick out the best of the best for you to download right here every Friday. Interested in a cool Minecraft mod? The Might & Magic Heroes VI demo? Portal 2 maps? Inquire within. Read More »
Gamescom 2011: Trine 2 Co-Op Trailer
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 19, 2011 10:12 AM | CommentTrine was a pretty game when Frozenbyte first launched the clever, side-scrolling fantasy puzzler in 2009. Trine 2 is even easier on the eyes, and the proof is in the digital pudding. Get a heaping spoonful of Trine 2's co-op mode in the new Gamescom trailer. Read More »
Gamescom 2011: Everything You'll Find in the Battlefield 3 Multiplayer
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 19, 2011 8:18 AM | CommentDICE continues to dole out information on Battlefield 3 at Gamescom, today detailing the arsenal of weapons, equipment, vehicles, and accessories players will have access to and be able to unlock in the BF3 multiplayer. Hit the jump for the multiplayer inventory. Read More »
Gamescom 2011: Samsung Announces 700G7A Gaming Notebook
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 19, 2011 7:30 AM | CommentSamsung dove into the PC gaming market at Gamescom, making a cannonball-like splash with the debut of the first model in its new Series 7 line of notebooks, the 700G7A. Hit the jump for the specs. Read More »
Valve, Eidos-Montreal Announce Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Team Fortress 2 Promo
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 19, 2011 6:47 AM | CommentReliable Excavation & Demolition (RED) and Builders League United (BLU) infiltrated Sarif Industries and came away with enough high-tech weapons and equipment to make Saxton Hale proud. Translation: Valve's new pre-order promotion with Square Enix is bringing guns and gadgets from Deus Ex: Human Revolution to Team Fortress 2. Steam the jump for details. Read More »
Gamescom 2011: Razer Introduces the Tiamat 7.1 PC Gaming Headset
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 19, 2011 6:21 AM | CommentWant 7.1 surround sound but don't have the right space for all those speakers? Razer hears you (pun!). The peripheral maker revealed the Razer Tiamat at Gamescom, the world's first 10-driver headset designed to deliver discrete 7.1 surround sound. Read More »
Valve's Free Portal 2 DLC Teleports to Mid-September
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 19, 2011 5:26 AM | CommentBack in April, Valve informed Portal 2 fans the first free downloadable content pack for its award-winning teleportation puzzler would arrive sometime this summer. Valve confirmed at Gamescom the DLC is on the way, and it will still -- technically -- hit your hard drive before the warm season officially ends. Read More »
World of Warplanes Developer Q&A
By Bennett Ring | PC Articles | Aug 18, 2011 8:07 PM | CommentNobody could have predicted that a Free to Play MMO about tanks would be so popular, yet World of Tanks turned out to be a massive success story. So it was only natural that the developers would wheel out this potent formula once more, and the result is the upcoming World of Warplanes. We had a chat with the game's Producer, Anton Sitnikau, to discuss just how hardcore this game is going to be, what's the best way to fly the planes in the game, how many players will be in each match, and more. Read on for the full interview. Read More »
FilePlanet: Five Mods to Make Amnesia: The Dark Descent Even More Scary
By Paul Eure | PC News | Aug 18, 2011 1:25 PM | CommentIf you're one of the few who managed to survive all of Amnesia: The Dark Descent's campaign and still wish to partake in even more horrific ordeals, we happen to have several mods to provide your masochistic fix. For the normal, fearful gamers present, you can now brag about playing Amnesia while hiding the fact that you are only playing the Tetris mod made for it. What they don't know won't hurt them. Read More »
Gamescom 2011: Valve's Gabe Newell Sounds Off on DOTA 2
By Cassandra Khaw | PC Articles | Aug 18, 2011 1:00 PM | CommentBy the time this article is published, most of us will have probably seen at least one DOTA 2-related video. We will have speculated about the future of the team-based competitive strategy franchise, bemoaned the makeovers our favorite heroes have received, or popped champagne because of them. Burning questions will have arose -- questions that demand immediate answers. What does this mean for the original Defense of the Ancients? Will original DOTA developer IceFrog abdicate the throne? Will Americans and Asians be able to go head-to-head? How exactly does the game play? And, most importantly, will DOTA 2 have hats? Fortunately, Valve's Gabe Newell had all the answers. Read More »
Crytek's CryEngine 3 SDK Ready for Download
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 18, 2011 12:36 PM | CommentCrytek wants to see what modders can do with CryEngine 3, and aspiring designers now have the chance to accept the challenge. The CryEngine 3 software development kit is now available for download. Hit the jump to grab the SDK. Read More »
Gamescom 2011: DICE Breaks Down Battlefield 3's New Co-Op Mode
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 18, 2011 11:13 AM | CommentBattlefield 3's co-op campaign will feature a storyline all its own, DICE revealed today, with six difficult missions set in the same world as the single-player campaign. Hit the jump for everything we know about BF3 co-op. Read More »
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