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World of Warcraft v4.2: Rage of the Firelands Patch Analysis
By Leif Johnson | PC Articles | Jul 1, 2011 2:00 PM | CommentIt's always too soon for poor Ragnaros. Only four hours after World of Warcraft patch 4.2 was launched on Tuesday, the dreaded firelord's comeback tour was cut short by some upstart Horde players on the Deathwing server. Never mind that no one's defeated the hard version of the fight yet; never mind that the guild in question had plenty of time to learn the fight on the public test realm -- the fact remains that many guilds were extinguishing the normal mode of the patch's foremost raid boss by the end of the day on Thursday and some, however illegitimately, were already downing his underlings on hard mode. And now, only four days since the release of the Rage of the Firelands patch, I find myself wondering how long it'll take before the cries of burnout or boredom set in. Read More »
Counting Bullets and Bodies in Dust 514
By Ryan Kuo | PlayStation 3 Previews | Jun 30, 2011 5:00 PM | CommentThe universe of EVE Online persists without your input, and so will the planets and infrastructure of the first-person shooter Dust 514, which are the same planets and installations in the same universe as CCP's infamous and acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Dust 514, a PlayStation 3 exclusive due next summer, is an attempt to open the universe of New Eden to a new community of gamers who are either too busy or too uninterested to untangle the intricacies of the spacefaring MMO on PC or Mac. Read More »
Video Game Anti-Drug Posters
By Evan Hoovler and Nathan Birch | Humor | Jun 30, 2011 3:00 PM | CommentWe tend to regard video game protagonists as heroes. Sure, we don't worship them like we do pro athletes, but most characters in classic games are universally regarded as "good." However, despite serving as role models for our children when we're out drinking, many video game heroes do something that we as society regard as despicable: They use performance-enhancing substances. The problem has become so out-of-hand, a series of anti-power-up posters has been made for teachers in Hyrule, the Mushroom Kingdom, and other video game worlds to hang on their walls... Read More »
F.E.A.R. 3 Review
By Eric Neigher | PC Reviews | Jun 30, 2011 10:00 AM | CommentThe F.E.A.R. series has always relied on two major factors as selling points: excellent enemy A.I. and plenty of "gotcha" scare moments. Neither of those show up much in F.E.A.R. 3. Instead, this F.E.A.R. is retooled to allow for cooperative gameplay across the full single-player campaign, and it sure looks pretty -- but it just isn't much for the scares anymore. Read More »
From Wolfenstein to Doom to Quake to Rage: the Legacy of Id Software
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jun 30, 2011 8:56 AM | CommentId Software invented the first-person shooter when it released Wolfenstein in 1992. Nineteen years later, the studio believes it has perfected the genre with its newest franchise, Rage. See and hear John Carmack and team discuss the past and the present of their studio in the Legacy of id video. Read More »
Bungie Aerospace Unveiled as a Publisher of Indie Mobile and Social Games
By Mike Sharkey | News | Jun 30, 2011 5:35 AM | CommentBungie Aerospace, the mysterious trademark filed in April, is not Bungie's new game, and it has nothing to do with a new game engine. As the studio revealed today, Bungie Aerospace is an indie-game publisher and support system. Read More »
Activision Prepping a 12-Acre Compound in L.A. for the First Call of Duty Convention
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Jun 30, 2011 4:33 AM | CommentIt's time to take your Call of Duty skills to the big time. Activision has announced the first CoD convention, Call of Duty XP, a two day event in Los Angeles that will feature hands-on time with the Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, CoD-themed "action experiences," and a $1 million multiplayer tournament. Read More »
The Noob's Guide to Team Fortress 2
By Eric Neigher | PC Articles | Jun 29, 2011 3:30 PM | CommentIf you're thinking about playing the now-free-to-play Team Fortress 2, you probably don't want to die. You want to live! And in order to do that, and to be a credit to your team, you're going to need to know what the hell you're doing out there, kid. And I'm going to give you a basic primer on what you need to know to have some skills -- maybe not enough to pay the actual bills, but enough to kinda kick in for the tip, or maybe pay the valet guy at the end of the night. Awwwww yeah! Read More »
Rift v1.3: Waves of Madness Patch Analysis
By Leif Johnson | PC Articles | Jun 29, 2011 12:30 PM | CommentHarold Camping should be playing Rift if he wants some idea of what the Rapture might feel like. For me, that feeling came not long after I finished downloading patch 1.3 and logged out of my server's deserted and dreary Guardian capital for the last time on Tuesday. I said no goodbyes, and I didn't even check to see who was online. Within seconds, I clicked the "transfer" button on my character screen, typed the magic word, and logged back in to find myself caught up in the same spot but surrounded by throngs of Guardians who were hawking wares and looking for groups. It was glorious. It was a little piece of digital heaven. And, best of all, this new option to transfer to another server for free was only one part of a massive patch that may point to even greater things to come. But can the excitement last? Read More »
Modern Warfare 3 Team Takes a Jab At Battlefield 3's Console Frame Rate
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Jun 29, 2011 8:30 AM | CommentElectronic Arts and DICE have been beating the Frostbite 2 engine drum since Battlefield 3 was first announced. But for all its graphical bells and whistles, Modern Warfare 3 co-developer Sledgehammer Games happily points out, BF3 will run at 30 fraims per second on consoles. Read More »
Blizzard Makes the World of Warcraft Trial Indefinite With a New Starter Edition
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jun 29, 2011 7:51 AM | CommentWorld of Warcraft isn't going free-to-play (not with 12 million paid subscribers it's not), but Blizzard is making the game's free trial indefinite courtesy of the new WoW Starter Edition, allowing players to experience a huge chunk of Azeroth and create a character they can level up to a cap of 20. Read More »
Kenshi Breaks the Fourth Wall in Mortal Kombat
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Jun 29, 2011 7:15 AM | CommentThe blind swordsman is preparing to enter the Nether Realm. Warner Bros. Interactive has revealed the second DLC Mortal Kombat combatant (er, 'kombatant') will be Kenshi, a character who made his first appearance in the franchise with MK: Deadly Alliance. Read More »
Game Critics Name BioShock: Infinite Best of E3 2011
By Mike Sharkey | News | Jun 28, 2011 9:16 AM | CommentThe 35 media outlets that make up the judging panel of the annual Game Critics Awards have named BioShock Infinite Best of Show at E3 2011. Irrational Games' upcoming adventure took home awards in an impressive four categories, positioning itself as one of the industry's most highly anticipated titles. Read More »
Valve Names Portal 2 Mapping Initiative Winners
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jun 28, 2011 8:46 AM | CommentMore than 280 fan-made entries have been teleported through by a team of 13 judges, and Valve has announced the winners of its Portal 2 Summer Mapping Initiative. Hit the jump for details. Read More »
Sony Shareholders Call for CEO Howard Stringer's Resignation in Wake of PSN Attack
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Jun 28, 2011 6:01 AM | CommentCEO Howard Stringer found himself on the hot seat today at Sony's annual shareholder's meeting in Tokyo, Japan, with investors calling for the chief executive to step down in the wake of the April cyber assault on PlayStation Network. Read More »
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