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Rookie's Guide to World of Tanks
By Andrew Doyle | PC Articles | Sep 25, 2011 6:50 PM | CommentHopefully we've convinced you to go check out the IGN Prime World of Tanks "Blow Sh$t Up Now!" promotion, and you've taken your free tank out onto the sweeping ranges of this Free to Play title's battlefield. If so you're probably wondering why your tank keeps getting brewed up, turning into a smoking pile of molten metal every time you leave the safety of your spawn point. Fear not, as we've got a bunch of tips for rookie tankers, as well as a teaser of the strategy videos included in the Prime promotion. Read on to find out how to stay alive in World of Tanks. Read More »
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Trailer Reveals Factions
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 25, 2011 5:06 AM | CommentA lengthy trailer for EA's upcoming open world RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has been released. It provides a detailed insight into the game's fantasy setting, as well as introducing some of the factions and characters players will encounter on their journey. Read More »
Leaked BF3 Screens Show Clan-Support, Multiple Soldier Accounts
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 25, 2011 4:27 AM | CommentIt appears Battlefield 3 players will be able to join clans and create multiple soldiers through the Battlelog interface. Leaked screenshots have been obtained by Battlefield 3 Blog, purportedly showing the options, as well as what the Battlelog system will look like. Read More »
Bethesda Details Gun Runners' Arsenal DLC
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 25, 2011 3:51 AM | CommentBethesda has updated its official blog with detailed information about the weaponry to be found in its next Fallout New Vegas DLC pack, Gun Runners' Arsenal. Some of the guns on offer include the "Sleepytyme" SMG, the "Cleansing Flame" flamethrower, and a pistol strangely named the "Hyperbreeder Alpha". Read More »
Eve Online Developer Responds to Player Outrage
By | PC News | Sep 25, 2011 3:05 AM | CommentIt's been a tough few months for Eve Online developer, CCP. Some players have been unhappy with the Incarna expansion, others have been in open revolt over CCP's decision to introduce micro-transactions. This week the developer again attempted to quell the discontent, saying the company is going through a period of "intense introspection and revitalization". Read More »
The Darkness II Trailer Shows Graphic Tentacle Violence
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 25, 2011 2:26 AM | CommentDigital Extremes has released a new trailer for its upcoming FPS sequel, The Darkness II. The video explains the back story of the original The Darkness, while at the same time showing off a sleuth of ultra-violent tentacle kill moves. Fancy seeing a demonic tentacle with sharp teeth eat a man's jugular? Click through then, sicko. Read More »
DICE: Battlefield is Back on PC "For Real Now"
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 6:20 AM | CommentGeneral Manager of DICE, Karl Magnusson, has confirmed his company sees the PC as the "main platform" for Battlefield 3. Speaking at the Eurogamer Expo, Magnusson said his team had focused on developing the game for the PC platform, and he encouraged all fans to upgrade their gaming rigs to experience BF3's full graphical potential. Read More »
Star Wars: The Old Republic Release Date Announced
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 5:34 AM | CommentBioWare 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 »
New LOTR: War in the North Trailer Features Giant Spiders, Dragon
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 3:47 AM | CommentSnowblind 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 »
Nvidia: PC Game Sales Will Surpass Console Sales by 2014
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 3:01 AM | CommentWe 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 »
Deus Ex: The Missing Link Will Feature Boss Fights
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 2:07 AM | CommentOne 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 »
Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release Leaked by Mojang
By Nick Winter | PC News | Sep 24, 2011 1:19 AM | CommentHe 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 »
PES 2012 Review
By Eric Neigher | PC Reviews | Sep 23, 2011 4:27 PM | CommentWhen 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 »
Ninja Gaiden Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Punches Pedestrians in Saints Row: The Third
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 1:15 PM | CommentNinja 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 »
FileSpy: The Week's Best Demos, Mods, and More
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 23, 2011 11:36 AM | 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 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 »
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