Idiot's Guide to Elder Scrolls

The history leading up to Skyrim.

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Class is in session.

F1 2011 Review

Engine rebuild, or minor tune up?

Can it beat FIFA's fancy footwork?
Finding the cream of the F2P crop.
Is it worth buying this Free to Play game?
Should Diablo III have been first person?

Star Wars: The Old Republic Release Date Announced

By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 5:34 AM | Comment

BioWare has revealed the release date, and the pricing plan, for its highly anticipated MMO Star Wars: The Old Repbulic. The game will launch in North America on Tuesday, 20th December 2011. Click through for subscription costs. Read More »

Star Wars: The Old Republic Release Date Announced

New LOTR: War in the North Trailer Features Giant Spiders, Dragon

By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 3:47 AM | Comment

Snowblind Studios has released a new trailer for its upcoming action RPG based on The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The stylish trailer showcases the game's combat system in all its brutal glory, and ends with a gigantic, cave-dwelling dragon roaring at an clearly bewildered dwarf. Read More »

New LOTR: War in the North Trailer Features Giant Spiders, Dragon

Nvidia: PC Game Sales Will Surpass Console Sales by 2014

By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 3:01 AM | Comment

We all know that the PC is the most powerful gaming platform on earth, but it's been a long time since our trusty personal computer was also the most profitable. According to Nvidia, that's all set to change. The graphics card developer is predicting PC game sales will overtake console game sales within three years. Read More »

Nvidia: PC Game Sales Will Surpass Console Sales by 2014

Deus Ex: The Missing Link Will Feature Boss Fights

By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 2:07 AM | Comment

One of the biggest criticisms levied at Deus Ex: Human Revolution was the fairly sloppy boss battles, which felt out-of-place and generally jarred the flow of the game. Fans hoping that boss fights would be scrapped altogether for the game's upcoming DLC, The Missing Link, can now officially be disappointed: boss battles are in. Read More »

Deus Ex: The Missing Link Will Feature Boss Fights

Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release Leaked by Mojang

By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 1:19 AM | Comment

He did it with Minecraft 1.8, and now he's done it again with Minecraft 1.9. Mojang developer Jens Bergensten has "leaked" the pre-release build of the latest Minecraft update via twitter. The new version will probably be unstable and buggy... but eager players can download it to get a taste of the new features. Read More »

Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release Leaked by Mojang

PES 2012 Review

By Eric Neigher | PC Reviews | Sep 23, 2011 4:27 PM | Comment

When it comes to soccer titles, really only two questions matter: how good is the game at recreating the feel of a soccer match, and has the game licensed the teams and players you want to play? Of the two primary soccer series, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer on the one hand, and EA's FIFA on the other, PES has generally won the battle of the first question and lost the battle of the second. For better or for worse, PES 2012 trades a little of its dominance at smooth controls and soccer "feel," for a little bit more in the way of player and team licensing Read More »

PES 2012 Review

Ninja Gaiden Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Punches Pedestrians in Saints Row: The Third

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 1:15 PM | Comment

Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki's new game, Devil's Third, will be published by THQ. As such, Itagaki got a chance to take the publisher's upcoming open-world crime-spree, Saints Row: The Third, for a test run. See the results for yourself inside. Read More »

Saints Row: The Third Tomonobu Itagaki Gameplay Trailer

FileSpy: The Week's Best Demos, Mods, and More

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 11:36 AM | Comment

Welcome, 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 restoring the D.C. Wasteland in Fallout 3? Taking your Half-Life adventure to the stars? Making C&C;: Red Alert 3 awesome? Inquire within. Read More »

FileSpy: The Week's Best Demos, Mods, and More

2K Marin Sits Down to Talk XCOM

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 9:47 AM | Comment

If you've managed to move past the fact that 2K Marin's version of X-COM: UFO Defense is a first-person shooter, the studio would like to tell you a little bit about the title it's putting together. What is XCOM? Step inside and you'll find out. Read More »

Developers' Diary: XCOM

Joker's New Friend Mr. Hammer Takes a Swing at Batman in New Arkham City Trailer

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 9:21 AM | Comment

The Joker takes center stage in the latest trailer for Batman: Arkham City, and he's brought a few friends along to share the spotlight. Click on through to see Bats, the Joker, Harley Quinn, and Mr. Hammer go at it. Read More »

Batman: Arkham City Joker Trailer

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 »

World of Tanks: Retail Test Drive

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

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Red Orchestra 2 Review

Red Orchestra 2 Review

This PC exclusive FPS shows what can be accomplished when developers aren't afraid to experiment.

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Arkham City's Combat.

Find out how the Bat's ability to kick ass has been improved in the sequel

Minecraft 1.8

What does the Adventure update bring to the table?

Free to Pwn: Tribes Ascend

Our new F2P column straps on a jetpack and lets rip with the iconic disk launcher.

WoT Retail Test Drive

Is it worth paying for the boxed copy of this Free to Play game?

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