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Alleged GTA V poster shows off autumn 2013 release date
Alleged GTA V poster shows off autumn 2013 release date
A Polish website has posted new posters of the upcoming GTA V game, showing off an autumn 2013 release date, at least for Europe. The posters ...... 29 Oct 2012 - 3 comments
Video game helps with kids' anger management
Video game helps with kids' anger management
A U.S. hospital is experimenting with a video game aimed to help children with serious anger management issues control themselves. 28 Oct 2012 - 2 comments
EA accidentally gave away thousands of free Origin games
EA accidentally gave away thousands of free Origin games
Someone at EA will have some explaining to do. On Saturday, EA began giving gamers a special promo code if they completed a survey. The promo ...... 16 Oct 2012 - 5 comments
Steam for Linux games list leaked?
Steam for Linux games list leaked?
Last month, Valve said it would allow 1000 Linux users to test out the popular Steam platform as a private beta starting this month. Steam ...... 10 Oct 2012 - 4 comments
Rovio and Lucasfilm team up for 'Angry Birds Star Wars'
Rovio and Lucasfilm team up for 'Angry Birds Star Wars'
Rovio and Lucasfilm have announced the next stage of the blockbuster Angry Birds franchise; "Angry Birds Star Wars." The new game will hit ...... 09 Oct 2012
PlayStation Plus memberships double thanks to 'Instant Game Collection'
PlayStation Plus memberships double thanks to 'Instant Game Collection'
According to Sony, PlayStation Plus membership doubled during the week of E3 this year. Additionally, Jack Buser, Senior Director of PlayStation ...... 30 Sep 2012 - 1 comment
Ubisoft removes 'always-on' DRM for new Far Cry 3 game
Ubisoft removes 'always-on' DRM for new Far Cry 3 game
Ubisoft has announced the minimum requirements for its latest shooter, Far Cry 3, which thankfully removes Ubisoft's universally panned 'always-on' DRM. ...... 29 Sep 2012 - 5 comments
Rovio launches new 'Bad Piggies' game
Rovio launches new 'Bad Piggies' game
The developers behind the blockbuster franchise Angry Birds have come out with a new game that will give the pigs some revenge on those damn birds. ...... 28 Sep 2012 - 7 comments
Valve OKs first 'Steam Greenlight' submitted titles
Valve OKs first 'Steam Greenlight' submitted titles
Valve has announced the first set of titles first submitted through Steam Greenlight to be picked up for global distribution. Each of the ...... 12 Sep 2012
Toys R Us shows off another new kid tablet
Toys R Us shows off another new kid tablet
Following the marginal success of their Nabi tablet, retailer Toys R Us has launched a sequel, the Tabeo. The tablet runs on Android 4.0, ...... 11 Sep 2012 - 4 comments
Valve 'jumping in' PC hardware market
Valve 'jumping in' PC hardware market
Valve has posted an interesting job posting this week that claims the company is 'jumping in' to the PC hardware market. The post, for an ...... 04 Sep 2012 - 11 comments
Ubisoft: PC games have 95 percent piracy rate
Ubisoft: PC games have 95 percent piracy rate
Ubisoft, always one to bring ridiculous figures to the table, has come out today with a number that should scare any developer looking to create ...... 22 Aug 2012 - 39 comments
OnLive acquired, all employees laid off, some re-hired
OnLive acquired, all employees laid off, some re-hired
Over the week, there has been a mystery surrounding cloud gaming service OnLive. Three days ago, it appeared that the company was set to ...... 18 Aug 2012 - 7 comments
Steam to offer non-gaming software
Steam to offer non-gaming software
Valve has announced that they have moved beyond being just a games distributor. Starting in early September, the company will offer new apps, ...... 09 Aug 2012 - 3 comments
Asus shows off 144 Hz gaming monitor
Asus shows off 144 Hz gaming monitor
Asus has unveiled the first 144 Hz gaming monitor, designed to improve 3D gaming performance. The monitor, dubbed VG278H, is 27-inches, and ...... 28 Jul 2012 - 10 comments
OnLive partners with upcoming Ouya
OnLive partners with upcoming Ouya
OnLive, the popular cloud video game service, has announced a new partner today, the upcoming Kickstarter-funded Ouya. Says OnLive: "Like ...... 27 Jul 2012 - 3 comments
EA CEO: Next-gen consoles to be unveiled next year
EA CEO: Next-gen consoles to be unveiled next year
Electronic Arts' CEO John Riccitiello has speculated today that both the PS4 and Xbox 8 will be unveiled next year, in preparation for either ...... 23 Jul 2012 - 8 comments
Taiwanese teenager dies after playing too much Diablo III
Taiwanese teenager dies after playing too much Diablo III
A Taiwanese teenager collapsed and died at an Internet cafe after playing Diablo III for 40 straight hours. 18 year-old Chuang had booked ...... 19 Jul 2012 - 14 comments
EA says it will eventually go 100 percent digital
EA says it will eventually go 100 percent digital
EA has confirmed that the company is quickly moving towards being all-digital in the future. Frank Gibeau, EA Games president, noted that ...... 06 Jul 2012 - 13 comments
NetEase to exclusively offer Diablo III in China
NetEase to exclusively offer Diablo III in China
Analysts have noted today that NetEase is close to signing a deal that would make it the exclusive host of Diablo III in China. Rival Tencent ...... 06 Jul 2012
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