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Diablo 3 Intro Cinematic

By Mike Nelson | PC News | Dec 10, 2011 8:37 PM | Comment

If you can't wait until the game eventually comes out (which we hope is fairly soon), the powers-that-be at Blizzard decided to showcase Diablo 3's opening cinematic earlier this evening at the Spike Videogame Awards. Check it out. Read More »

Diablo 3 Intro Cinematic

Epic Games' Fortnite Trailer

By Mike Nelson | PC News | Dec 10, 2011 8:19 PM | Comment

Anyone else get a Minecraft vibe after watching that Fortnite trailer? Obviously it's too early to tell how the game will really play, but it does have a striking resemblance to Minecraft's survival mode. Read More »

Epic Games' Fortnite Trailer

First Details About C&C Generals 2 at IGN

By Mike Nelson | PC News | Dec 10, 2011 7:55 PM | Comment

If you were wondering "Why Generals?" like the rest of us, chances are IGN might have the answer for you. Charles Onyett had a chance to talk with BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka and executive producer Jon Van Caneghem over email to get some more details about this promising RTS game. Read More »

First Details About C&C Generals 2 at IGN

Command & Conquer: Generals 2 Announced

By Mike Nelson | PC News | Dec 10, 2011 5:30 PM | Comment

Now that teaser image from last week makes so much more sense now, right? Revealed just moments ago on Spike's Videogame Awards Show, BioWare's new project is the revitalization of one of our favorite RTS titles ever with Command & Conquer: Generals 2. Read More »

Command & Conquer: Generals 2 Announced

Duke Nukem Gets Cloned in New DLC Pack

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 10, 2011 8:28 AM | Comment

Turns out Gearbox Software is still working on Duke Nukem Forever. The Doctor Who Cloned Me, the next DLC pack for the over-the-top shooter, is set to deliver a new single-player adventure and four multiplayer maps on Tuesday. Toss a sexist one-liner at the jump for details. Read More »

Gearbox Announces Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned Me DLC

Watch the Shooter Kill of the Year From Battlefield 3

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 10, 2011 7:48 AM | Comment

In the annals of online shooter history, there have been a handful of kills truly worthy of Legendary status. It's time to add one more to the shortlist: RendeZook. It's the name of the YouTube video that captures the see-it-to-believe-it kill pulled off by Battlefield 3 player Stungravy. Check out the A-Team action within. Read More »

Watch the Shooter Kill of the Year From Battlefield 3

APB: Reloaded Review

By Mike Sharkey | PC Reviews | Dec 10, 2011 6:37 AM | Comment

GamersFirst has done a bang-up job ironing out the numerous digital kinks that helped doom the original version of the cops-versus-robbers MMO (and its creator, Realtime Worlds), but APB's poorly designed core mechanics, namely its woefully unbalanced combat system, remain. APB has been reloaded, but this is one shooter that still fires blanks. Read More »

APB: Reloaded Review

Play with Famous Faces in Skyrim

By Justin Ramos | PC News | Dec 9, 2011 3:19 PM | Comment

When you first arrive in Skyrim, it's easy to spend hours just tweaking your cheek bones and coordinating the forehead color and eyebrow size of a dragon demolisher – especially when you're trying to recreate your favorite hero from another reality. So why not let someone else create your character for you? Download one of these saved games for a ready-made recognizable adventurer. Read More »

Play with Famous Faces in Skyrim

GSC Game World Melts Down, STALKER 2 Likely Dead

By Dan Stapleton | PC News | Dec 9, 2011 10:55 AM | Comment

RPS spotted some dismal news today: GSC GameWorld, the Ukrainian developer behind STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl and its sequels, confirmed that it has closed its doors and ceased development. Barring miraculous resurrection, this spells certain doom for the announced STALKER 2. Read More »

GSC Game World Melts Down, STALKER 2 Likely Dead

Left 4 Dead Gets Fan Film Treatment

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 9, 2011 8:20 AM | Comment

Francis, Zoey, and Louis come to life in the latest fan film based on a Valve franchise. What about Vietnam Bill, you ask? Well, you'll just have to see for yourself in the new live-action Left 4 Dead short. Click on through for the teaser. Read More »

Left 4 Dead Gets Fan Film Treatment

Fire Up the TARDIS for Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 9, 2011 7:17 AM | Comment

BBC Worldwide and Supermassive Games want to challenge gamers to solve puzzles across the centuries. The publisher and developer announced today that Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is now in development, the first in a planned series of multiplatform games featuring the titular Time Lord. Read More »

BBC Worldwide Announces Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock

Remastered Dear Esther Set for February Launch

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 9, 2011 6:32 AM | Comment

A deserted island… a lost man… memories of a fatal crash… a mod reborn. Dear Esther, one of the most popular modifications for Half-Life 2, is being remastered, and the finished product is almost ready for prime time. The first-person ghost story has an official launch date and price tag. Investigate the jump for details. Read More »

Remastered Dear Esther Set for February Launch

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action Trailer

By Mike Nelson | PC News | Dec 8, 2011 5:13 PM | Comment

Yesterday we had a chance to share some of our impressions of the upcoming Jagged Alliance: Back in Action. If you were wondering what all of that mumbo jumbo was regarding the "Plan & Go" gameplay mechanic and permadeath, have we got a treat for you. Behold! Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, er, in action. Read More »

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action Trailer

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Preview

By Mike Nelson & Dan Stapleton | PC Previews | Dec 8, 2011 2:12 PM | Comment

Yesterday EA invited us to spend a few hours in Big Huge Games' new open-world fantasy RPG, so we strapped on our best enchanted gear and hacked-and-slashed our way through an army of evil elves destined to rule the world. Does Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning have a future in the post-Skyrim era? Read on to see what Mike and Dan had to say. Read More »

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Preview

Skyrim Patch 1.3 is Live, But Does it Work?

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 8, 2011 1:25 PM | Comment

Bethesda released the rare patch to fix a patch yesterday, hoping to resolve the issues caused by last week's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 1.2 update. The question is, does patch 1.3 come as advertised? Do all dragons now fly head first and does magic resistance once again help players, you know, resist magic? I ventured into the frozen North in search of dragons and spellcasters to find out. Read More »

Skyrim Patch 1.3 is Live, But Does it Work?
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