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Often times, stories come and go on game sites without a sense of permanence or a proper archive. Especially so when you're crashing on another site's couch while building your own. This is our attempt to change that -- a collection of all the...

‘Guardians of Middle-earth’ demos give players control of Sauron, Arathorn

Monolith has already revealed several playable characters in their upcoming Lord of the Rings multiplayer online battle arena, and today they released two more demos. The latest "Battle Profiles" feature Hildifons, Sauron, Arathorn, and Runsig.

Both demos show off two players each and their tactical uses. Hildifons, a hobbit with a penchant for pyro techniques, specializes in lane control. The...

Upcoming 'Avengers' mobile game gets Hulk-centric teaser

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Marvel released a new teaser for its currently-unnamed mobile game, this time focusing on everyone's favorite anger management trainee, The Hulk.

The teaser, which premiered on Marvel XP, sees S.H.E.I.L.D. commander, Nick Fury, making the argument to the World Security Council that The Hulk should be sent in to battle an enemy force that has been unleashed on Earth. Towards the end of the teaser, Fury explains that there's a contingency plan in case things go south: The infamous Hulkbuster suit made by Stark Industries.

This is the fourth such teaser for this mysterious mobile game. The first three can be found at Marvel's YouTube page.

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'Dead Island Riptide' gets limited Steelbook case for pre-orders

Dead Island Riptide will be available in a Steelbook case for a limited quantity of pre-orders, publisher Deep Silver announced today.

The first-come-first-served promotion is limited to pre-orders from Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop. Deep Silver will announce other pre-order bonuses later this...

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Penny Arcade Expo is coming to Australia

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The Penny Arcade Expo is coming to Australia next year, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins announced at their PAX Prime panel this afternoon.

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'City of Heroes' developer shuts down, game prepares for end times

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The world's first super hero massively multiplayer online game just found its kryptonite. City of Heroes is shutting down and effective immediately Paragon Studios has closed its doors.

"In a realignment of company focus and publishing support, NCsoft has made the decision to close Paragon Studios," Andy Belford, community manager at Paragon...


'Aliens: Colonial Marines' Escape Mode trailer is 'Left 4 Dead' in space

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Aliens: Colonial Marines' Escape Mode is detailed in a new gameplay trailer, showing off a competitive multiplayer mode reminiscent of Left 4 Dead's Versus mode.

In Escape Mode, one team of four marines must race from the entrance of the level to the evacuation ship, crossing through deadly, Alien-infested terrain all the way. Another team of four Aliens must keep them from reaching their destination by inhabiting three special classes of hunters: The armored Xeno Soldier, the pouncing Xeno Lurker, and acidic Xeno Spitter.

You can watch the mad sprint unfold in the trailer posted below. Hey, it could be worse for the marines. There could...

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'Fuel Overdose' trailer shows off weapon-based racing

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Fuel Overdose, which developer I-Friqiya describes as a "tactical action racing game," now has a trailer showing off its racing component.

The game has been in development at I-Friqiya, a small studio with team members in Dubai and Tokyo, since 2010.

Fuel Overdose presents the action from a top-down perspective, a seemingly strange choice that executive producer Skander Djerbi says was necessary to show off the game's handbrake system. Engaging the handbrake will send your vehicle into a spin...


'DayZ' creator details the future of the zombie apocalypse

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DayZ creator Dean Hall offers a clue into the future of the ARMA 2 mod in a playthrough with IGN, detailing ideas and plans for updates to the game.

According to Hall, he hopes to expand the player's ability to customize their experience by...

'Super Time Force' trailer has skateboarding dinosaurs, dubstep

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Lovers of Adventure Time, Ren & Stimpy, the Adult Swim oeuvre, indie games, dubstep, skateboarding dinosaurs, and children jumping into piles of burning tires will have plenty to like in the new Super Time Force trailer.

The series of cartoon shorts, which writer Chris Plante is calling "The Best Trailer Ever... This Week," is the latest promotion for the time-bending, death-multiplying shooter from developer Capybara Games. We loved what we...

Valve removes fake and offensive projects and bans users from Steam Greenlight

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Members submitted fake or offensive projects to Valve's newly-launched service Greenlight will be banned from all Steam services by Valve, reports Eurogamer.

Offending members face a week ban from using any of Steam's services. However, this has not stopped the flood of offensive posts among Greenlight's currently library of almost 600 titles.

Fake listings for Mass Effect 3, Half Life 3, and Left 4 Dead 3, as well as content disrespectful...

'Plants vs. Zombies' infests 'Zen Pinball 2' and 'Pinball FX 2' in September

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PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies franchise is loaning its shambling cartoon corpses and weaponized flora to Zen Studios' pinball games next month. Both Zen Pinball 2 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, and Pinball FX2 for Xbox 360 will receive a Plants vs. Zombies-themed table starting September 4th.

Plants vs. Zombies pinball will release alongside Zen Pinball 2 for PS3 and Vita — which just happens to be a Cross Buy-compatible title — on September 4th in North America, one day later in Europe. The Xbox 360 version will be sold as downloadable content for Pinball FX2 on September 5th...



'Sacred 3' revealed along with least intimidating villain name

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Publisher Deep Silver pulled back the curtain on Sacred 3 today with a set of new screenshots. The third iteration of the action role-playing franchise, developed by keen games, pivots on the evil Zane Ashen, despot of the Ashen Empire. His...



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Good Deal: prepare for the long weekend with cheap PC game downloads from Amazon

Mass Effect 3 Good Deal

Labor Day weekend is approaching, and you know what that means — it's time to play some PC games. Amazon is doing its part to help with a nice selection of PC downloads available at some pretty low prices. You can grab Mass Effect 3 for $15.99, The Darkness II for $9.99, Crysis 2 for $9.99, Saints Row 2 for $7.50, and plenty more. There are even a few bundles to choose from — you can get a trio of Double Fine games (Psychonauts, Stacking, and Costume Quest) for $9.99 or $94.95 worth of Square Enix games for just $9.50. The sale is on until September 9th, and the number of games on...