QuakeCon 2013 scheduled for Aug. 1-4 in Dallas
QuakeCon, the annual celebration of LAN gaming, will be held August 1-4 at the The Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Special rates for the hotel and overnight parking are available now, so don't dawdle. The four day festival, now in its 18th year, is North America's largest ...
Forza Horizon 'Meguiar's Car Pack' DLC puts pedal to metal March 5
The Forza Horizon monthly rollout of shiny new DLC drives continues with Meguiar's Car Pack', which is revving up for a March 5 release. The DLC comes without cost to those with the game's season pass, while other can gain access via a 400 MSP pit stop. The six cars included are the 2013 Audi RS4 ...
The Banner Saga: Factions flies its flag on Steam
Strategy game The Banner Saga:Factions is available now on Steam for PC and Mac. The game is free and is currently a player-versus-player experience. This appears to be the first step in the full game's release. Created by a group of ex-Bioware employees under the banner of Stoic Studio, the game ...
Valve economist breaks down hiring, firing and in-between
Valve tends to keep as hush-hush as possible on a number of things, not least of which are matters of personnel. So EconTalk's chat with the company's economist, Yanis Varoufakis, in which he explains in elucidating detail how the company hires, fires, and pays its employees, is particularly ...
Need for Speed: Most Wanted DLC: Heroes and Legends reach Terminal Velocity
A trio of new DLC packs have pulled in to Need for Speed: Most Wanted's Fairhaven city, bringing a cadre of new cars and an entirely new game area with them. Terminal Velocity is the first offering and most substantial, bringing speeders to Fairhaven International Airport. The airport itself is ...
Wii Mini comes to UK next month
The Canada-exclusive holiday season is officially over, because the Wii Mini is making a little big trip to the UK next month on March 22. There's no word on a price; when launched in Canada late last year, the wee console cost $99.99 (around £63.50). The Wii Mini offers a reduced price and ...
Halo games tumble in opening day of Xbox Live's Ultimate sale [update: and more]
Microsoft's week-long Ultimate Game Sale for Games on Demand content makes its opening pitch today, and first up to the plate is Master Chief of the Halo Space Marines. We'll let you be the judge of whether or not the green giant knocks it out of the park with today's offers. Three games slide down ...
Conan loves but loses Tomb Raider
Jimmy Fallon may have got the PS4 demo, but Conan 'Clueless Gamer' O'Brien seems happy enough with trying out Tomb Raider. Conan's commentary is unsurprisingly puerile - the video is probably NSFW - and things come to a head when Lara tries to navigate rapids. ...
Runner2: Launch Trailer of Rhythm Alien
The launch trailer for Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien shows more of the sequel than anything we've seen, with tantalizing looks at all the various worlds in which you'll be restarting, restarting, and restarting. Runner2 will deliver a newly polygonal Commander Video to you on Wii U, PC, ...
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies' Japanese launch trailer
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies for 3DS will be available later this week on February 28 in Japan. For those with the ability to comprehend Japanese, here's the latest trailer for the game. Still no word on international release window. ...
