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Big Changes for Hard Reset in Game's First Patch

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 8:45 AM | Comment

In a direct response to player demands and reviewer criticism, Flying Wild Hog launched the first patch for Hard Reset today, bringing adjustments it says will improve the sci-fi shooter while staying true to its old-school roots. Read More »

Flying Wild Hog Releases First Hard Reset Patch

Choose Your Heroes, Valve to Release DOTA 2 Sooner Than Expected

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 8:12 AM | Comment

On the same morning that Blizzard announced Diablo III would be released later than anticipated, Valve revealed it will take a different approach with DOTA 2. Instead of releasing the completely finished game with its full roster of heroes in roughly one year, the Bellevue, Washington studio said it will bump up the game's launch and get the current version of the action-RTS into the hands of gamers as quickly as possible. Read More »

Valve to Release DOTA 2 Sooner Than Expected

Blizzard: Diablo III Bumped to Early 2012

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 7:58 AM | Comment

Blizzard said the long-awaited official launch of Diablo III would hinge upon the game's beta. Today, less than a week into that closed beta, Blizzard has announced it will need more time, and Diablo III has been bumped from the end of 2011 to early 2012. Read More »

Blizzard: Diablo III to Launch in Early 2012

World of Tanks: Retail Test Drive

By Andrew Doyle | PC Articles | Sep 22, 2011 3:33 PM | Comment

Our week of World of Tanks coverage continues, celebrating the tank-busting IGN Prime WoT takeover. With the game finally hitting store shelves wrapped in a cute cardboard box, it was time to take another look at one of the hottest online games of the year, free to play or not. Is it really worth buying a boxed copy of a game that you can already download for free? Read More »

New Game Modes in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 22, 2011 8:32 AM | Comment

Valve is packing an arsenal into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and not just with digital weapons. The studio announced today that it is partnering with the modding community to transform Counter-Strike's popular Gun Game modification into two new game modes in Global Offensive: Arsenal: Arms Race and Arsenal: Demolition. Read More »

Valve Announces New Game Modes in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Free to Pwn: Tribes Ascend

By Nathan Grayson | PC News | Sep 22, 2011 7:18 AM | Comment

$60? Is that a joke? Your family can't live on ramen and disappointment alone. So, what's a penny pinching gamer like yourself to do? Why, dive into the ever-expanding world of free-to-play games, of course. Yeah, they sometimes get a bad rap, but the fact of the matter is, they're here to stay, and F2P does not just mean Farmville anymore. In this column, Nathan Grayson picks out the cream of the free-to-play crop so you don't have to. Read More »

Diablo III Beta Musings

By Bennett Ring | PC Articles | Sep 21, 2011 8:00 PM | Comment

I'll admit it. My first ever hands-on time with any Diablo game occurred just 24 hours ago, when my inexperienced Demon Hunter took his first fumbling steps into the Diablo III beta's dark and ominous dungeons. It took just three hours before I'd hacked and slashed my way to the main storyline's satisfying conclusion, but in that short period of time my eyes were opened to an entirely new perspective on a gaming world. As a lover of first person games, the isometric camera system in Diablo III felt very unfamiliar, and I inevitably wondered why Blizzard didn't make the leap to first person like so many other developers. This led me to wonder - should Diablo III have been a first person game, and what are the pros and cons of this approach? Let's find out. Read More »

Everything You Didn't Know to Ask, or Ask to Know: An Idiot's Guide to The Elder Scrolls

By Drs. Eric Neigher and David Wolinsky | PC News | Sep 21, 2011 12:21 PM | Comment

The English language itself would be hard-pressed to come up with a proper description of how impenetrable the backstory of Bethesda's Elder Scrolls universe is. We like to call it "improvisational jazz with made-up words." That's why we, Phoenix University-licensed and fully accredited Elder Scrolls historians, are taking the liberty of boiling-, dumbing-, and distilling-down centuries of phony history to the handful of hard and fast facts you'll need to know as a level-grinding tourist in the dragon-filled land of Skyrim come November. Tallyho! Read More »

Everything You Didn't Know to Ask, or Ask to Know: An Idiot's Guide to The Elder Scrolls

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes Beta Impressions

By Ryan Scott | PC News | Sep 21, 2011 11:43 AM | Comment

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes is nothing short of confusing. The latest in EA's growing Play4Free line, the BioWare-developed Wrath of Heroes carries the recognized Warhammer Online moniker, though its relationship to the actual Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning seems to go no deeper than the name. Read More »

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes Beta Impressions

File of the Day: The Red Alert Mod

By GameSpy Staff | PC News | Sep 21, 2011 11:04 AM | Comment

Sure, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 looked pretty, but it couldn't hold a candle to the original Red Alert in terms of gameplay. The modders at C&C; Labs aim to change that with The Red Alert, a modification for Red Alert 3 that brings the addictive gameplay of the classic into this generation. Featuring all of the units from the original and an art style that recreates the look of the game, The Red Alert is a Command & Conquer fan's dream come true. Click on through to start downloading at FilePlanet. Read More »

Riot Games Launches League of Legends: Dominion Beta Testing Windows

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 21, 2011 10:24 AM | Comment

Riot Games hopes to put a new twist on the action-RTS/multiplayer online battle arena genre with Dominion, a new game mode for League of Legends. And the studio announced that, starting today, it will be cracking open beta "test windows" that allow summoners to try Dominion for themselves. Gank the jump for details. Read More »

Riot Games Launches League of Legends: Dominion Beta Testing Windows

Report: Battlefield 3 Tops 1.5 Million Pre-Orders

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 21, 2011 8:25 AM | Comment

We still have over a month to go before Battlefield 3 ships, but the game has already surpassed Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in pre-order sales. According to a report, gamers have ordered up more than 1.5 million copies of the shooter, and that number is expected to climb quickly over the next few weeks, with the Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta kicking off on September 29. Read More »

Report: Battlefield 3 Tops 1.5 Million Pre-Orders

Turbine Talks Lord of the Rings Online's Latest Expansion, The Rise of Isengard

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 21, 2011 7:48 AM | Comment

The time to turn eastward is approaching. The latest expansion for Lord of the Rings Online is launching next week, and Turbine is ready to talk about the features players should expect to discover in The Rise of Isengard. Hit the jump for the developers' diary. Read More »

Turbine Details Lord of the Rings Online: The Rise of Isengard

EA Partners with Aeria Games, Expands Play4Free Brand

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 21, 2011 6:52 AM | Comment

Electronic Arts continued its free-to-play push today, partnering with one of the largest F2P publishers in the world, Aeria Games. Under the agreement, EA will bring the most popular titles from its own Play4Free portal to Aeria's online community of more than 23 million gamers worldwide, and it all starts today with the launch of Battlefield Heroes. Read More »

F1 2011 Review

By Bennett Ring | PC Reviews | Sep 20, 2011 10:13 PM | Comment

Last year's F1 2010 was a revelation for Formula 1 fans, with Codemasters delivering a spectacular ride that had a few deep issues hidden beneath its shiny paintwork. 12 months later and we're already strapping ourselves into the carbon fibre cockpit of the sequel. Has Codemasters taken the FIFA route, churning out the same game with a couple of minor updates, or has the game been rebuilt from the ground up? Read our F1 2011 review to find out. Read More »

PC Tech 101: The Gamer's Guide to PC Tech

By Christopher Jager | PC Articles | Sep 20, 2011 4:44 PM | Comment

Forget waiting for the Xbox 720 or Playstation 4, due in a couple of years - there's a truly next generation gaming machine already available that can run in True HD, at 60 frames per second, and in 3D. The PC is ten times faster than either console, and is the perfect platform for the serious gamer. Unfortunately there's a lot of stigma attached to the PC, especially about how difficult it is. At GameSpy we want to cut through the techno-elitism and show just how easy the PC can be. To that end we're running a series of guides called PC Tech 101, giving console gamers the knowledge they need to be comfortable with PC gaming. Part 1 looks at the CPU, motherboard and memory, explaining exactly what these PC components are and the impact they have on PC games. Read More »

PC Tech 101: The Gamer's Guide to PC Tech

Blizzard Opens Diablo III Beta

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 1:50 PM | Comment

It's turning out to be a beta day. After DICE and EA announced the long-awaited Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta this morning, Blizzard officially opened the doors to the even-longer-awaited Diablo III beta this afternoon. Loot the jump for details. Read More »

File of the Day: The Unreal Development Kit

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 11:30 AM | Comment

Whether you're a working game developer, hobbyist, student, or researcher, the Unreal Development Kit has something for you. The free edition of the Unreal Engine 3 toolset offers everything you need to create games, advanced visualizations, and detailed 3D simulations on PC and iOS. And thanks to the latest update from Epic, users can now create Mac OS versions of their projects. Download the latest version of the UDK today at FilePlanet. Read More »

File of the Day: The Unreal Development Kit

Creative Releases Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega Wireless Gaming Headset

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 10:46 AM | Comment

Creative's Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega wireless gaming headset wowed attendees and judges alike at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, and now, nearly nine months later, the cross-platform headset is ready for prime time. Read More »

Creative Releases Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega Wireless Gaming Headset

The Orcs Must Die! on October 5

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 10:03 AM | Comment

It's a hard knocks life for Orcs, and things won't get any easier for green skins when Robot Entertainment launches its new title, Orcs Must Die! The studio announced today that the indie action-strategy game will launch for Windows PCs and Xbox 360 on October 5. Read More »

Robot Entertainment Announces Release Date for Orcs Must Die!

Zynga Announces Mafia Wars 2

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 9:43 AM | Comment

Promising to deliver its "most bad-ass game to date" Zynga has announced that Mafia Wars 2, the sequel to one of the most popular social games of all time is coming soon. Hit the jump for the debut trailer. Read More »

PC Version of Batman: Arkham City Delayed

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 8:39 AM | Comment

PC gamers will have to wait longer than anticipated to don the Dark Knight's utility belt. Warner Bros. Interactive and Rocksteady Studios announced today that the PC version of Batman: Arkham City has been delayed until sometime in November. Read More »

PC Version of Batman: Arkham City Delayed

THQ Taps Crysis Dev Crytek for Homefront Sequel

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 8:11 AM | Comment

THQ reignited our interest in its Homefront franchise this morning when it announced that the next game in the FPS series will be developed by the German studio behind Far Cry and Crysis, Crytek. Read More »

Can it Run Battlefield 3? DICE Reveals PC System Specs for Its Upcoming FPS

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 7:14 AM | Comment

DICE slipped in a second announcement this morning when it provided a release date for the Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta, revealing the minimum and recommended PC system specs required to run the Frostbite 2-powered game. So, can your rig run Battlefield 3? Find out inside. Read More »

DICE Announces PC System Specs for Battlefield 3

Lock and Load, Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Beta Begins on September 29

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 20, 2011 6:22 AM | Comment

DICE put an end to the speculation this morning, finally announcing that the Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta will begin on September 29 on Windows PCs, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, with players going to war on the Operation Metro map in Rush mode. And if you pre-ordered the game on Origin, you'll be getting in on the action early. Flank the jump for details. Read More »

DICE Annouces Battlefield 3 Beta Launch Date

World of Tanks Developer Q&A

By Andrew Doyle | PC Articles | Sep 19, 2011 8:38 PM | Comment

Here at GameSpy we're rather big fans of World of Tanks. Where else can you strap yourself into 62 tons of Tiger tank, blasting foolish Shermans into oblivion from long range, without spending a penny? Our good friends at IGN Prime are launching a major event to celebrate the sheer awesomeness of World of Tanks, where you can score a free tank, gold and lots of other goodies, so to celebrate we're kicking off a week of WoT love. Our debut article is a chat with the game's designer, Mike Zhivets, where we cover the introduction of new equipment, balancing purchased tanks with the freebies, new game modes and much, much more. Read More »

Getting Down and Dirty with Minecraft's Adventure Update

By Nathan Meunier | PC Articles | Sep 19, 2011 4:00 PM | Comment

Anyone held in thrall by a raging Minecraft addiction for the past year can attest -- these are exciting times. While developer Markus "Notch" Persson's surprise indie hit is pushing closer to its official release in a few months, the just-released beta update 1.8 ushers in some exciting new changes to the game's sandbox realm... and the way you can interact with it. If you're like me, you've probably already sunk an absurd number of hours into building and exploring in the game's blocky world. But don't retire your virtual pickaxe just yet; Minecraft's 1.8 "Adventure Update" is here, and it's awesome. Read More »

Getting Down and Dirty with Minecraft's Adventure Update

The Money Making Game #12: The Social Network

By Chris Morris | PC Articles | Sep 19, 2011 2:00 PM | Comment

Not too long ago, publishers tended to turn their noses up at social games. Mafia Wars? Poker? Sure, they were mild distractions to entertain people in-between status updates... but a viable economic force? No way! Then FarmVille took off -- and the bubble began growing. Big-name developers and executives began defecting. And publishers began investing. Flash-forward to today: No one's foolish enough to say social (or mobile) games are going to replace console releases anytime in the foreseeable future, but at the same time, no one's foolish enough to consider the field an afterthought anymore, either. Read More »

The Money Making Game #12: The Social Network

DICE: Battlefield 3 Could Get Mod Tools Post Launch

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 19, 2011 1:31 PM | Comment

For a game that's supposedly PC first, Battlefield 3 will be noticeably lacking even the most basic mod tools, a fact that makes fans who are still designing modifications for Battlefield 2 wonder if DICE knows what PC first means. The studio does, GM Karl Magnus Troedsson says in a new interview, and it is working to find a solution that will make everyone happy. Read More »

DICE: Battlefield 3 Could Get Mod Tools Post Launch

Blizzard's Greg Street Divulges the Secrets of World of Warcraft Patch 4.3

By Leif Johnson | PC Articles | Sep 19, 2011 11:00 AM | Comment

Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion took the massively multiplayer world by storm during its release in December 2010, offering new and updated zones, harder dungeons, and two new races to spice up the game's almost seven-year-old framework. That initial flash of enthusiasm fizzled considerably over the following months, but Blizzard's recently announced patch 4.3 looks like it provides just the kind of content the MMO juggernaut needs to stave off its upcoming rivals. The details are still a bit murky, though, so last week I spoke with Greg Street -- Blizzard's lead systems designer -- to get a better idea of what Azeroth's millions of citizens can expect in the coming months. Read More »

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