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You can never have enough weapons. Even if you never use them, the knowledge that they're out there and available to be picked up and stabbed into the nearest hostile bandit or saber cat helps us all sleep better at night. To that end, we present you with the keys to an upgraded arsenal of Skyrim weaponry, including ornate axes, fine imported Morrowind glass, and crossover hits from other games. Oh yeah: and freakin' lightsabers. Read More »
Update: A Blizzard community manager has implied on Twitter that this Best Buy has gone rogue, saying "We can't really keep every individual retail shop from making up a date." Looks like a false alarm.
I don't usually put any trust in release dates given by stores when
they haven't been confirmed by a game's publisher, but in this case
there might be something to it. Best Buy apparently feels confident
enough that Diablo III will be released on February 1st that it's made
an elaborate poster (featuring a countdown timer) promoting a launch
event, and then put it out where it could be photographed by a Diablo III
forumite. That's right: we could very well be playing Diablo
III in less than one month. But again, there's no word from Blizzard
confirming this, and until there is, I'm not circling the date on my
calendar. Read More »
Just calling a game "XCOM" does not make it a true successor to X-COM: UFO Defense. In order to have a chance at recreating the magic that made the 1994 original one of the all-time PC gaming greats, there are certain things that Firaxis absolutely must do in its XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Here are the five most important ones. Read More »
IGN has put together a collection of their favorite Skyrim mods and glitches that have been documented on YouTube -- and it's a pretty exhaustive list. Read More »
Oh, the games we'll play! There's a huge list of games coming to the PC in 2012 -- so many that it's hard to know which ones to be excited about. GameSpy's editors are here to help with our personal picks for what we're each most psyched for this year. Are you ready for these? Read More »
Steam continues to grow like a digital version of Jack's beanstalk, and that's good news for PC gamers. Valve announced today that Steam sales surged more than 100% for the seventh straight year in 2011, and the studio also provided details on how it plans to put a big chunk of that money back into its platform to improve service and offer new features. Read More »
Looking for another free-to-play game to keep your eye on this year? Blue's News brought our attention to Aeria Games' Repulse, and the news that it has recently entered a closed beta. Read More »
If you've been hankering for a new first-person brain teaser (hand raised), today is your lucky day: 2011 Indie Game Challenge finalist QUBE is set for launch on Steam. Start-up studio Toxic Games announced that its promising logic, physics, and platforming game will be available on Valve's digital platform at 10 a.m. PST. Read More »
Warm fuzzy nostalgia violently juxtaposed with a deluge of over-the-top grossness. That about sums up Edmund McMillen's RPG, rouge-like shooter, The Binding of Isaac, and we love every minute of it. That's why today's news has us itching to return to the basement: The Wrath of the Lamb, the first and only expansion for the game, is on the way. Read More »
Drawing a wealth of knowledge from the good book of 1980s-era dungeon crawling 101, the folks over at Almost Human, Ltd. know their chops when it comes to exploring dank corridors, sticking it to drippy-mawed beasts, and scavenging for scraps of gear needed to survive. Read More »
As the old saying goes, "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes." However, in the giant-battle-robot dominated future, you'll see the whites of their electronic eyes a lot better, from much further away, in the dark, and through solid objects if you're using a handy gadget like MechWarrior Online's Magnetometer Assisted Targeting Mode module, as detailed in the Information Warfare update on the MWO blog. I admit, that does sound like something I wouldn't want to leave home without first plugging into my BattleMech's cigarette lighter outlet. Read More »
You've heard our opinion on the year's best in GameSpy's GOTY Awards, but what about the people that actually created 2011's stellar lineup? Those talented guys and gals started to make their opinions known today with the list of finalists for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. See the full list of finalists within. Read More »
If you thought the 64-player grudge matches in Battlefield 3 were big, you ain't seen nothing yet. SOE's upcoming sci-fi MMOFPS, PlanetSide 2, will feature open-world online battles with hundreds of simultaneous players. See the dev team detail the engine powering the game, its factions, and show off fresh gameplay footage in the trailer within. Read More »
Game Informer promised to surprise and delight old-school gamers with its February cover, and holy **** did the publication deliver: Firaxis, the studio best known for the Civilization franchise, is developing XCOM: Enemy Unknown. And yes, this one will be a squad-based strategy game and not a first-person shooter. Read More »
Choplifter HD will be ready to transport old-school gamers to nostalgia lane next week. InXile Entertainment announced today that their re-imagining of Borderbund's 30-year-old Apple IIe classic will be ready for liftoff on January 10. Rescue the jump for details. Read More »
X360
Assassin's Creed II Guide
X360
Assassin's Creed II (The Master Assassin's Edition) Guide
X360
Batman: Arkham Asylum Guide
PS3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Guide
PS3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Game of the Year Edition) Guide
PS3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Limited Edition Collector's Box) Guide
PS3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Fortune Hunter Edition) Guide
Wii
Super Paper Mario Guide
Wii
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Guide
PS3
God of War III Guide
X360
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Cheats
PS2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Cheats
X360
Saints Row: The Third Cheats
X360
Grand Theft Auto IV Cheats
Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Cheats
PS2
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Cheats
PS3
Grand Theft Auto IV Cheats
X360
Batman: Arkham City Cheats
PS3
NFL Blitz Cheats
X360
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Cheats
2 | Grimrock | PC |
3 | Diablo III | PC |
4 | XCOM: Enemy Unknown | PC |
5 | PlanetSide 2 | PC |
6 | Mass Effect 3 | PC |
7 | StarCraft II -- Zerg | PC |
8 | Tribes: Ascend | PC |
9 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | PC |
10 | BioShock Infinite | PC |
2 | X-COM: UFO Defense | PC |
3 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | PC |
4 | QUBE | PC |
5 | Battlefield 3 | PC |
6 | Postal III | PC |
7 | World of Warcraft | PC |
8 | Age of Empires 3 | PC |
9 | The Binding of Isaac | PC |
10 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood LE | X360 |