Diablo-inspired first-person RPG Borderlands 2 will be downloadable on the PlayStation Network and the PC on its release date instead of weeks later, we learned today. That means no trip to GameStop or Best Buy to pick up a retail copy — a boon for consumers and their valuable time. It’s common for PC games to be available as downloads on [...]
Game-maker Rovio is trying to milk its huge Angry Birds success for all it’s worth. First, it announced an insterstellar version of Angry Birds with tons of new levels and gameplay ideas, then it used the Angry Birds name to promote its latest, Amazing Alex. Now there’s a full-on spin-off called Bad Piggies, which is focused entirely on the villains of the [...]
Half-Life mod Counter-Strike was in many ways the first mainstream PC gaming mod trend. A few fans modified the original Half-Life game by Valve Software into a tactical military simulation pitting terrorists against peacekeeping forces. What resulted was an e-sports phenomenon, and, eventually, commercial stand-alone releases of the mod for both Half-Life and Half-Life 2 by Valve itself. It’s been [...]
The first major expansion for the huge RPG hit The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now available to PC players after more than a month of Xbox 360 exclusivity. The expansion is called Dawnguard, and you can download it for $20 on Steam today. How’s that for short notice? The game’s creators also announced that they are working on a version [...]
14 years ago, PC RPG classic Baldur’s Gate defined the genre for countless successors, including Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Now it’s back and updated for the times with high-resolution graphics and fresh new content for PC, Mac, and iPad. Today, the developers of the new version of the game announced its release date: [...]
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