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Gender Kombat: The Video Game Battle of the Sexes

By Nathan Birch | Humor | Sep 24, 2010 1:50 PM | Comment

Plenty of games include the option to play as either gender, and in most cases, the designers either try to keep things equal, or take the easy route and make the differences between the two sides purely aesthetic. Sometimes, though, you can't help but feel that they're playing favorites. Read More »

Gender Kombat: The Video Game Battle of the Sexes

Laugh it Up, Fuzzball: Smuggler Class in The Old Republic Gets a Wookie Companion

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 24, 2010 1:32 PM | Comment

BioWare just gave gamers one big, hairy reason to choose the Smuggler class when creating a character in the upcoming Star Wars MMO The Old Republic: an undefeated pit-fighter Wookie sidekick by the name of Bowdaar. Read More »

BioWare Reveals Secrets of the Smuggler Class in Star Wars: The Old Republic

It's Still Real to Me, Dammit! THQ Unveils Universe Mode in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Sep 24, 2010 11:22 AM | Comment

Whether you're a hardcore fan that laments the day you discovered wrestling is fake or just a gamer who enjoys some good old fashioned digital body slamming action, THQ has added a new mode to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 that's sure to please. WWE Universe merges new features with fan favorites from the franchise to create a customized, ever evolving professional wrestling experience with as many twists and turns as the real (fake) WWE. Read More »

THQ Details Universe Mode in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011

Quiet Amid Taliban Controversy, EA Says New Medal of Honor Open Beta Will Do the Talking

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 24, 2010 8:19 AM | Comment

It's officially banned from exchange stores on U.S. military bases, Britain's Secretary of Defense is calling for a boycott, and even Jack Thompson has emerged from exile in an effort to stop the game from being released. All the while, EA has stood by its rebooted Medal of Honor, and now the publisher says an upcoming multiplayer beta for the game will prove its merit. Read More »

EA Announces New Medal of Honor Multiplayer Beta

Nearly 6,000 Man-Years Logged and Other Insane Halo: Reach Launch Stats

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Sep 24, 2010 7:39 AM | Comment

As Microsoft informed us last week, Halo: Reach became the fastest selling title in the franchise and the biggest entertainment launch of the year, hauling in more than $200 million in its first 24 hours. And now that the game has been on the shelves for more than a week, a bevy of stats detail how deeply immersed gamers have become in Reach. Read More »

A Rundown on the Stats From Halo: Reach

Jim Lee and Tim Miller Share the Secrets Behind the DC Universe Online Cinematic Trailer

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Sep 24, 2010 7:15 AM | Comment

Remember that comic-lovers wet dream of a cinematic trailer for DC Universe Online Sony unveiled at Comic-Con? We'll it's back, and better than ever thanks to commentary from the trailer's director, Tim Miller, and DC's creative guru Jim Lee. Read More »

Jim Lee, Tim Miller Chat About DC Universe Online's Cinematic Trailer

Atari Attempting to Evolve Into Online Social, Casual Games Company

By Mike Sharkey | News | Sep 24, 2010 6:31 AM | Comment

Struggling games publisher Atari is attempting another comeback, and this time around the Los Angeles-based company has set its sights firmly on the online casual and social games segment. To spur that evolution, CEO Jeff Lapin announced Atari Games Online, an initiative designed to help would-be Farmville developers create, publish, and make money on social and casual games. Read More »

Atari Announces Online Social Games Initiative, Atari GO

The GameSpy Debriefings #137

By GameSpy Staff | The GameSpy Debriefings | Sep 23, 2010 3:00 PM | Comment

This week, Ryan and Anthony take a moment to talk about Civilization V, before the comedy twins segue into horrible stories about banging and rec center destruction. No, seriously, we saw a rec center destroyed this week. Oh, and we discuss our listeners' curious inclination toward snail mail. Read More »

The GameSpy Debriefings #137

Pick Your Favorite Civ, Win The Civ 5 Special Edition

By Will Tuttle | PC News | Sep 23, 2010 1:56 PM | Comment

Sid Meier's Civilization V is one of the biggest PC games of the year, and with its release this week we figured there's no better time to share the Civ love with our loyal readers. We've got a few boxed copies of the game to give away, including a Special Edition that's full of goodies like metal miniature figurines, an art book, the official soundtrack and more. However, there's a catch... Read More »

Pick Your Favorite Civ, Win The Civ 5 Special Edition

Dual Shocking: Unlicensed PS3 Controllers Could Blow

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Sep 23, 2010 9:47 AM | Comment

Sony's most recent software update for the PlayStation 3 brings 3D movies to the console, and as some gamers are discovering, it's also bricking unlicensed third-party controllers. And be warned, Sony states in a consumer alert, those now useless controllers could become explosive. Read More »

Sony Labels Unlicensed PS3 Controllers as Potentially Dangerous

Indie Dev Atomic Games Calls Out Activision CEO Bobby Kotick

By Mike Sharkey | News | Sep 23, 2010 9:09 AM | Comment

While speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch conference last week, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick labeled Halo studio Bungie the last remaining high quality independent game developer. It's a controversial comment that caused a stir in the industry, and at least one indie developer is calling Kotick out for it. Read More »

Atomic Games Calls Out Activision CEO

Sad Sack: Media Molecule Delays LittleBigPlanet 2

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Sep 23, 2010 8:43 AM | Comment

LittleBigPlanet 2 is an undeniably ambitious game because it will not only bring players another ingenious Sackboy adventure, it will also allow aspiring designers to create just about any kind of game they want. As the devs at Media Molecule admitted today, it's an even more ambitious undertaking than they realized, and as a result, the game has been delayed until 2011. Read More »

Media Molecule Delays LittleBigPlanet 2

Blockbuster Files Chapter 11, Up to 800 U.S. Stores to be Shuttered

By Mike Sharkey | News | Sep 23, 2010 8:11 AM | Comment

After teetering on the edge of insolvency for more than a year, Blockbuster, the former king of movie and videogame rentals, officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York City. Read More »

Blockbuster Files Chapter 11, Up to 800 U.S. Stores to be Shuttered

Duct Tape Fixes Everything, Including the Utter Lack of Chainsaw/Oar Weaponry

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Sep 23, 2010 7:24 AM | Comment

Creativity kills in the latest video for Capcom's zombie mosh pit, Dead Rising 2. The sequel to the 2006 hit finally arrives next week, bringing with it a wide variety of hilarious new everything-is-a-weapon options -- a bunch of which are on full display (chainsoar anyone?) in this official launch trailer. Read More »

Capcom Releases Launch Trailer for Dead Rising 2

Major Nelson Announces Preview Program for the New Xbox Live

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Sep 22, 2010 11:35 AM | Comment

When Microsoft launches its controller-free controller in November, it will also unveil its Xbox Live interface overhaul. But you don't need to wait two months or have Kinect to see the new system in action. Hit the jump to learn more about the Xbox 360 System Update Preview program. Read More »

Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 System Update Preview

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