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By the time you were finally able to log on to your server of choice and step into the shattered world of Azeroth in World of Warcraft's third expansion, Euro WoW fanatic Athene had already hit Cataclysm's level cap of 85. See how he did it in a ridiculous five hours after the jump. Read More »
Just before midnight on the morning of December 7, players on every server flocked around the flight masters in World of Warcraft's major cities, in the hopes of being the first to grab the new ability to fly on the old continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. When the bell struck, the servers crashed for as long as 30 minutes, as more than 5,000,000 people tried to log in at once. And within seconds, you could type "/who 80 worgen" and find all 49 slots filled with furry adventurers who paid to change their race. Cataclysm is here, and the world is all the better for it. Read More »
The folks at Visceral Games are adding a multiplayer to sci-fi horror sequel Dead Space 2, and as Art Director Ian Milham describes it in this video, "This isn't multiplayer through a sniper scope, this is gruesome, in-your-face stuff." More from Milham after the jump. Read More »
With its huge maps, powerful vehicles, in-game economy, and near-future theme, Kaos Studios and THQ are trying to make the multiplayer in Homefront play differently than any other game in the FPS genre. Get all the details from the team behind the upcoming shooter in the latest Homefront developer diary. Read More »
To be read in the voice of an inappropriately pleasant sounding automated customer service rep: "You are customer number 528,638. Your estimated wait time is... 2 hours and 42 minutes." If you were somehow calling Battle.net this morning, that's the message you'd hear. Blizzard's servers are getting hammered, with millions logging-on (or at least trying to log-on) in anticipation of the midnight launch of World of Warcraft's third expansion, Cataclysm. Read More »
After a brutal storm destroys the boat she was traveling on, a frightened young woman is left washed ashore on an unknown beach. On her own but not alone she has only one goal: to survive. That's the setup for Crystal Dynamics' just announced new Tomb Raider title, a game the studio says will redefine the franchise and tell Lara Croft's origin story. Read More »
We know, we know. You've been burned before by MMOs that fail to deliver on their promises. We just want to make sure you haven't sworn off any new entrants into the WoW-dominated genre, because Rift is looking good. Damn good. See for yourself in the latest trailer. Read More »
Now for something completely different. Comedy troupe Monty Python is taking its distinct brand of British humor to Facebook courtesy of social gaming company Zattikka. The Ministry of Silly Games is set to unleash ridiculous diversions on the masses early next year. Read More »
Darkspore contains a very Spore-like feature in its advanced creature editor. That's where the similarities end. Maxis' top-down sci-fi action RPG is less about creating and more about destroying, and as this trailer reveals, destruction is done best when it's done as a team. Read More »
There is a fifth map in the upcoming Vietnam expansion for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Electronic Arts revealed today that gamers will be able to unlock it by employing a concept unfamiliar to a large portion of the multiplayer FPS crowd: teamwork. Flank the jump for details. Read More »
The game is more than three years old, but Valve is still obsessed with tweaking Team Fortress 2 in an effort to make it a perfect shooter. Case in point: the developer announced that it is opening a TF2 public beta to serve as a testing ground for changes. Read More »
The re-imagined computer world of Tron opens to PC and console gamers next week with the release of Evolution, and this time around, gamers will get to experience all the glowing tank, light cycle, and disc action with a new multiplayer mode. Hit the jump to see the devs discuss the Tron multiplayer in this new video. Read More »
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is on the horizon, and the world that 12 million players have known for the past six years is changing. But how well do you really know the world of Azeroth? We've put together a whopping 50 multiple-choice questions -- with some real stumpers among them -- to test your WoW knowledge. Brave on... and leave a comment to let us know how you did. For the Horde! Read More »
Turns out 2009's Ghostbusters: The Video Game was a hit, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide across all platforms. Numbers like that mean one thing: sequel. Publisher Atari confirmed today gamers will get another dose of bustin' this spring with Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime. Read More »
Wow, you managed to pull yourself away from your never-ending just-one-more-turn addiction. Welcome! Now for news that will likely send you right back to playing Civilization V: a group of maps included as an exclusive bonus in the Civ V Digital Deluxe Edition are now available to all on Steam. Read More »
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