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BioWare Docs Talk TOR

TOR is a "finished" game.

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The Old Republic Diaries

Path of the Jedi #4.

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Skyrim Patch 1.3

How's Bethesda's handiwork?

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Classic Battlefield 2 maps open up the war.
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Impressions

By Mike Sharkey | PC Previews | Dec 22, 2011 12:26 PM | Comment

Headshots, money, and blink-and-it's-over rounds. Not much has changed since the last time I regularly played Counter-Strike back in 2004. Sure, Valve and Hidden Path have given the shooter a facelift, but at this early stage in the closed beta, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive plays identically to the now 12-year-old Half-Life mod and its spruced-up Source engine remake. And I can't decide whether or not that's a good thing. Read More »

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Impressions

Hamilton's Great Adventure Review

By Ray Barnholt | PC Reviews | Dec 22, 2011 11:20 AM | Comment

Great little puzzle games of all kinds are easy to come by these days, but not all of them balance good fun with pretty graphics like Hamilton's Great Adventure does. It's a no-frills action-puzzle game with a cute setting that belies some truly devious and addictive level design. Regardless of a couple of little flaws with controls and difficulty, it's a well put-together maze adventure for all. Read More »

Hamilton's Great Adventure Review

IGN Prime: Land a Free Copy of SkyDrift!

By IGN Prime Promotion | PC News | Dec 22, 2011 10:13 AM | Comment

Starting today, IGN Prime members can grab a free copy of SkyDrift (while supplies last) as part of the "Prime Indie PC Game of the Month." Act fast because these copies will be flying out the door (get it?). Not an IGN Prime member? Never fear, there is a free trial, too! Be sure to read our SkyDrift review to see what we think of the game. Read More »

IGN Prime: Land a Free Copy of SkyDrift!

EA Locks Free 30 Days in Star Wars: The Old Republic Behind Paid Sub Doors

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 22, 2011 8:48 AM | Comment

If you're already turning foes into Bantha fodder in Star Wars: The Old Republic, you probably noticed an email from BioWare in your inbox, informing you to select your subscription plan by December 22nd. Now, if you're like me, you probably shrugged it off, thinking you would decide whether or not to pay a $15 subscription after the free 30-days included with the game expired. Tough cookies, many players are discovering today, you must sign-up for a recurring sub before you can continue playing SWTOR. Read More »

EA Locks Free 30 Days in Star Wars: The Old Republic Behind Paid Sub Doors

AMD Set to Launch Radeon 7970 GPU

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 22, 2011 8:22 AM | Comment

It won't be on Santa's sleigh, but AMD's Radeon HD 7970 -- a card billed as the fastest single GPU in the world -- is coming soon. Set to arrive in early January, the Radeon HD 7970 packs some big next-gen features (it's the world's first 28nm GPU) as well as a big ol' price tag. Read More »

AMD Set to Launch Radeon 7970 GPU

PlanetSide 2 Beta Registration Now Open

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 22, 2011 7:55 AM | Comment

It's time to head on down to your local Auraxis faction office and enlist, because Sony Online Entertainment is now accepting registrations for the PlanetSide 2 beta. I can't tell you when the beta will begin or what it will offer, but as an an honorably discharged soldier of the Vanu Sovereignty, I want in. Read More »

PlanetSide 2 Beta Registration Now Open

Scum Bags Try to Scam Humble Indie Bundle, Valve

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 22, 2011 7:08 AM | Comment

It's Christmas time, and gaming events like the Humble Indie Bundle and Steam Holiday Sale warm Spy Guy's three-sizes-too-small heart. Others, though, see the charitable indie game offering and Valve's awesome sales and prizes program as an opportunity to be scum bags. Hit the jump for the shady details. Read More »

Scum Bags Try to Scam Humble Indie Bundle, Valve

The Old Republic Diaries: The Wrath of Blarth #1

By Dan Stapleton | PC News | Dec 21, 2011 5:39 PM | Comment

In the TOR Diaries, we're chronicling our adventures leading up to our review. Follow along for our early impressions of the new mega-MMO.

Ever since I first saw Return of the Jedi, The Emperor has personified pure evil in my head. If I was going to put aside my usual RPG do-gooder instincts and play Star Wars: The Old Republic on the Empire side, I was gonna need to play a character like him to really get into the role—and the Inquisitor is modeled after the man himself. Read More »

The Old Republic Diaries: The Wrath of Blarth #1

Game of Thrones is an RPG, and There's a Trailer

By Dan Stapleton | PC News | Dec 21, 2011 12:38 PM | Comment

Cyanide Studio (which at this point should seriously consider calling itself Tears of Lys Studio) announced its Game of Thrones RPG just a couple of months ago, and today Eurogamer revealed a trailer showing us what it looks like in motion. Not much actual gameplay is shown in the trailer (unless you count people running), but it does give us a glimpse of the land of Westeros as rendered in the Unreal Engine 3. It's not mindblowing, but also not without potential if you can't get enough of the world of A Song of Ice and Fire. Click to watch the trailer! Read More »

Game of Thrones is an RPG, and There's a Trailer

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Review

By Bennett Ring | PC Reviews | Dec 21, 2011 10:17 AM | Comment

The first of Battlefield 3's many planned DLC has the feel of a true expansion pack: it's a full package of new weapons, vehicles, and updated versions of four classic Battlefield maps. The gear isn't universally great, but the main attraction is those maps -- thanks to their wide-open design, Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a welcome return to a radically different style of play that many of us old-school Battlefans felt was lacking out of the box. Read More »

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Review

The Old Republic Diaries: Path of the Jedi #5

By Leif Johnson | PC News | Dec 21, 2011 8:39 AM | Comment

In the TOR Diaries, we're chronicling our adventures leading up to our review. Follow along for our early impressions of the new mega-MMO.

Just what do scientists and engineers do in the Star Wars galaxy? In the 3,500 or so years that have passed between the events of The Old Republic and Anakin Skywalker's extended angsty teenager phase, droids mostly remain clunky automatons and starships still resemble Texas-sized paper airplanes. If our humble universe followed the same progression, the Titanic would have been a slave-powered barge with a pharaoh barking orders from a blocky throne. Thankfully, my wannabe Millennium Falcon is a good deal more advanced than that. Read More »

The Old Republic Diaries: Path of the Jedi #5

BioWare Taking Cues from Skyrim for Dragon Age III

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 21, 2011 7:10 AM | Comment

Dragon Age II's linear gameplay stands in stark contrast to the open-world experience gamers are enamored with in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim -- and BioWare has taken note. The studio said it plans to bring more of an open world feel to Dragon Age III. Read More »

BioWare Taking Cues from Skyrim for Dragon Age III

Bethesda Adds 4GB Tuning Support for Skyrim

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 21, 2011 6:27 AM | Comment

One of the first mods created for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim opened up the game's entire 4GB virtual memory address space. As if to say, "Why didn't we think of that?" Bethesda's latest patch for Skyrim adds official support for 4GB tuning. Read More »

Bethesda Adds 4GB Tuning Support for Skyrim

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Review

By Nathan Grayson | PC Reviews | Dec 20, 2011 2:34 PM | Comment

It's a lot like kicking an ant hill, only the ants are made of bullet-proof titanium, vary in size from double-decker bus to angry skyscraper, and vomit acid and genocide. It's a fantastic B-movie pitch, to be sure. However, thanks to mind-numbing repetition and a lackluster PC port, the action rarely manages to knock it out of the park. Read More »

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Review

Logging-On for SWTOR's Launch

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 20, 2011 9:53 AM | Comment

It's time to journey to a galaxy far, far way. Electronic Arts and BioWare officially opened the doors to Star Wars: The Old Republic at midnight, welcoming what is expected to be millions of players. How is the studio handling the launch-day rush? I'll be logging-on (or attempting to log-on) throughout the day to find out. Read More »

Logging-On for SWTOR's Launch

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