A closer look at a crazy year.
Not quite what it used to be.
Happy holidays from GameSpy!
Like its predecessor, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX brands achievements right onto the surface. If you earn an achievement, you find its icon branded into a glowing grid in the post-game recap. This is a big improvement over the Xbox dashboard pop-up, which blackens and blocks the screen with a big gray box. It lets you see the Pac-Man CE DX achievements as an inseparable part of the game. Read More »
Want more Uncharted 3? You got it. Courtesy of Sony, today we've got the game's director and creative director describing the new features and design decisions that will make Drake's Deception the most engrossing Uncharted adventure yet. Read More »
Deals. You love 'em, we love 'em, and right now on Xbox Live there are a handful that should get 360 gamers adding Microsoft Points to their accounts in a hurry. It's the Xbox Live Countdown to 2011 promo, and today's highlight deal makes three DLC adventures for Mass Effect 2 just $2.50 each. Read More »
Almost two weeks have passed since my mage hit level 85 in the wake of Cataclysm's release, and he still doesn't have a single epic-quality item on him. I'm cool with this. It's certainly not because of a lack of trying; on the contrary, I've come dangerously close to missing several deadlines on account of my newfound semi-addiction to World of Warcraft, and I've wasted several hours in normal and heroic dungeons that any other responsible writer would have spent writing. I happily blame Cataclysm's new challenging five-man dungeons for this. While Cataclysm's leveling experience is largely easier than any previous expansion, its endgame dungeons make you work for the best gear, and provide a challenge that's been missing for a couple of years now. Read More »
You know it and Nintendo knows it: the gaming world can't get enough Pokemon. Hence, the fifth generation of Pokemon games, Pokemon Black Version and Pokemon White Version, first released in Japan in September, are finally making their way Stateside on March 6. Read More »
More than 230,000 gamers took part in this year's Humble Bundle 2 program, downloading up to 11 great indie games while contributing more than $1.8 million to two worthwhile charities and the independent studios behind the titles. Read More »
No, we still don't know for sure how much it will set you back or when exactly you'll be able to get your eager gaming hands on it. What we do know is you can now reserve your very own Nintendo 3DS from GameStop -- even if the retailer doesn't know it yet. Read More »
It's Christmas! And Hanukkah! And all the other things that people celebrate this time of year! Come on in, as we (and several of your favorite video game characters) show you how gamers around the world celebrate the holidays. Read More »
Rock Band studio Harmonix is no longer a Viacom company. The Cambridge, Massachusetts developer has been sold to... well itself. With the help of investment firm Columbus Nova, Harmonix is now owned by Harmonix-SBE Holdings LLC. Read More »
If you bought a Madden NFL game within the past six years, you paid too much. That's what's alleged in a class-action lawsuit against Electronic Arts, which claims an exclusive agreement with the National Football League allowed EA to inflate the price of its Madden titles by up to 70%. Read More »
Atari is taking D&D; fans back to the Forgotten Realms. The publisher announced today Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale is now in development and will launch this spring on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and as a Windows PC download. Read More »
In our final podcast of 2010, we (along with surprise near-guest Bree Olsen) bawwwwwww about our lack of a Podcast Award, we bring up some games at some point, and we talk about... well, all manner of random stuff, as you're probably used to by now. Thanks for putting up with us for the year -- have a great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever it is you celebrate. We'll be back in 2011! Read More »
It's that time again: We're handing out our 2010 awards for excellence in gaming, spanning all the big genres and platforms, as well as our overall best pick (which, as far as we're concerned, transcends the simple platform nod). This was an overwhelming year for great games, so it's been tough to pick the very best. Read on to see what GameSpy's editors and writers chose as the best of 2010 (and why). Read More »
Portal 2 has an updated release date and a new distributor. Valve announced this morning it has inked a deal with EA Partners to ship its highly anticipated sequel to Portal to retailers in April 2011. Read More »
Labeling rival publisher Electronic Arts a conspirator in the Jason West and Vince Zampella Infinity Ward washout, Activision has included EA in its lawsuit against the Call of Duty creators and is seeking $400 million in actual and punitive damages. Read More »
Is he really the villain that everyone believes he is? In this candid interview, we endeavor to hear his side of the story. This is Jack Thompson, in his own words.
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| 3 | Gran Turismo 5 | PS3 |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | PC |
| 5 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | PS3 |
| 6 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | X360 |
| 7 | NBA Jam | Wii |
| 8 | Halo: Reach | X360 |
| 9 | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | PC |
| 10 | Civilization V | PC |
| 2 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | X360 |
| 3 | Gran Turismo 5 | PS3 |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | PC |
| 5 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | PS3 |
| 6 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | X360 |
| 7 | NBA Jam | Wii |
| 8 | Halo: Reach | X360 |
| 9 | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | PC |
| 10 | Civilization V | PC |