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Good game design is partly about rules. A phalanx has a strength of 5; a hydralisk has 80 hit points; Mario can jump across this gap, but not that gap. Great game design is about how you break those rules. An axeman comes along and trumps the phalanx; a hydralisk with an improved carapace can absorb more damage; Mario can eat a mushroom and jump any gap he damn well pleases. Read More »
WildStar's got a lot going for it: a gorgeous sci-fi fantasy aesthetic, a very promising Player Path system, and purple bunny girls who aren't entirely terrifying. On paper, it sounds great. The traditional massively multiplayer online formula, though, has lost a bit of its luster over the years. Speaking as a former member of World of Warcraft's debilitated, glass-eyed masses, I simply can't muster excitement over that style of gameplay anymore -- I want something different. And preferably something with fewer boar gizzards. But is WildStar that game? Well, let's find out. Read More »
Promising "several hours" of new gameplay and a number of gameplay tweaks, the first DLC pack for Dungeon Siege III is coming soon. Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment announced today that Dungeon Siege III: Treasures of the Sun will be available for download in October. Read More »
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Like the French knights catapulting cattle at King Arthur in Monty Python's The Holy Grail, you too can now shoot live beef at your foes in Fallout: New Vegas. Download the Brahmin Launcher Mod today at FilePlanet and you'll have the ultimate weapon to punish and humiliate any Mojave wastelanders that stand in your path. Read More »
Rich Knuckles, Croteam's friendly Serious Sam 3 helpline operator is there for you -- but only up to a point. If you're calling to whine about the game's lack of a cover system or auto health regen, he'll let you know what he really thinks about you. See for yourself in the latest Serious Sam 3 trailer. Read More »
Free-to-play armored warfare MMO World of Tanks is coming to a retail store near you. Wargaming.net announced today that a boxed retail copy of its game is now available at brick-and-mortar and online game shops, featuring $30 worth of in-game items for $19.99. Read More »
The battle arena genre is starting to get crowded. With the Defense of the Ancients mod that started it all still going strong, League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth in full swing, and DOTA 2 and Smite on the way, there's one more title MOBA fans should know about: Petroglyph's Rise of Immortals. The studio announced today that the game is now in the final phase of its open beta and set for launch on September 12. Read More »
Boldly going where no man has gone before is about to become far less costly. Perfect World Entertainment has announced that it plans to make Star Trek Online a free-to-play title by the end of 2011. Beam up the jump for details. Read More »
Since Techland and Deep Silver launched the hauntingly beautiful premier trailer for zombie survival-horror title Dead Island in February, gamers have been wondering what it will play like. They'll find out next week when the game ships, and we've got one last preview of the gory action courtesy of the Dead Island launch trailer. Read More »
Ignite Game Technologies, the studio behind simulation-grade online multiplayer racing game SimRaceway, has partnered with Jim Russell Racing Drivers School to bridge the gap between digital and real-world racing with the SimRaceway Performance Driving Center. Hit the jump for details. Read More »
One of the best things about being a PC gamer is always having awesome free games at your fingertips. Have a decent machine with a high speed Internet connection? That's all you need for a quick gaming fix these days. You'll find a glut of stellar games capable of satiating your immediate need for entertainment at the click of a mouse button; you just need to know where to look for them. Don't worry, we've got your back. Whether you're sitting at your work desk bored out of your skull, or twiddling your thumbs at home with nothing to do, check out these five excellent time-wasters, all guaranteed to turn your day around. Read More »
No two ways about it: Torchlight's got the rich, loot-laden blood of Diablo running through its veins. And let's face it -- you can only do so much hacking and slashing before your clicking finger becomes a mass of arthritic agony. So then, the answer's obvious, right? Your money's headed straight for Blizzard's already morbidly obese piggy bank. Honestly, though, writing off Torchlight II would be a colossal mistake. No, this isn't a case of better or worse... just different. Shockingly different. Truth be told, these games are practically polar opposites. Read More »
Start-up studio Adhesive Games is inviting gamers back inside the cockpit of a mech for the latest Hawken trailer, providing a detailed look at gameplay in the upcoming title's desert map as well as a few glimpses of new weapons. Click on through for mechanization. Read More »
We still don't know what Atrix Entertainment's Pony vs Pony is, but it's already given us a good laugh. The indie studio behind browser-based RPGs like DragonFable is promising a game unlike any of its previous titles when it unveils Pony vs Pony at DragonCon on Friday. Read More »
The speed of a solid-state drive combined with the economical storage of a hard disk drive. That's the new RevoDrive Hybrid in a nutshell, and San Jose-based OCZ Technology believes it's a "revolutionary step forward" in PC performance and storage. Read More »
