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  • The PlayStation Recap Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:49PMWith gamescom receding into the mists of history, we’re less than a week away from our community event at PAX in Seattle. From there, it’s off to the Tokyo Game Show, which roughly coincides with the launch of this thing called PlayStation Move (perhaps you’ve heard of it?). Busy times, to be sure, but it [...]
  • Arcania: Gothic IV Preview Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:47PMArcania: Gothic IV (X360) When a nameless shepherd saves the world.
  • Back-to-school guide: How to find the right video game for your gaming personality Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:36AMThere are currently thousands of video games, and more are added every year. Sometimes it can be overwhelming to try and sift through all the titles to find one you’ll enjoy.
  • Analysis: Choose Your Own Adventure, Arthur Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:52AM[Frustrated with the frequent dichotomy between story and gameplay in mechanics-intensive strategy and tactical games, writer Tom Cross takes a nuanced look at Neocore's King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame for Gamasutra, explaining why he feels its immersive elements work well.] In my last column, I expressed my disappointment with Starcraft 2's wasteful, inelegant mixture of RTS, upgrade menu ...
  • 11 Games to Cool Off With Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:44AM    STARCRAFT 2! Wait, that’s been released already. All right... HALO REACH! Wait, that’s next month isn’t it? So what comes after the 12-year wait of StarCraft, but before the month long wait of Halo? We’re not going to lie...
  • StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Review Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 5:43PMKilling me softly...
  • Blizzard 20th anniversary book revealed Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 5:11PMFiled under: MMO , RPG , RTS , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft , Diablo III Founded back in 1991 as Silicon & Synapse, the development team that later changed its name to Blizzard Entertainment has become one of the biggest and most influential PC game developers of all time. The company helped to popularize the RTS genre with its WarCraft and StarCraft series, made playing RPGs cool again with ...
  • StarCraft II custom map contest includes trip to BlizzCon as prize Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 2:12PMFiled under: Contests , Mods , RTS , Starcraft II The map editor for StarCraft II is already being used by the RTS game's community to create some impressive custom maps. Now developer Blizzard has launched its first official StarCraft II custom map contest where the best of the custom maps for the game will be selected to be played at BlizzCon. The contest is open not just to normal StarCraft ...
  • Valve enters Blizzard Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:10AMIt seems Valve is continuing its habit of turning mods into standalone games, and Defense of the Ancients appears to be the next such project. Where did this rumor originate? From a certain Mr. John St. John who posted on his Twitter profile that he has successfully finished his voice recording for the DotA game [...]
  • Opinion: StarCraft II And The Art Of Single-Player Storytelling Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 8:08AM[Writer Tom Cross parses out the complex blend of narrative and gameplay elements in Starcraft II for Gamasutra -- to what extent are the characters and conversation related to the gameplay, and do their interrelationships serve the experience?] Starcraft's designers plugged many spot-on references and jokes into their space-strategy game. From the three race's relative similarity to FOX's ...
  • Game Daze: "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty" Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 11:14PM'Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty' The real-time strategy game is back, thanks to the PC pros at Blizzard and their latest creation, "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty" ($59.99; rated Teen).
  • StarCraft 2 Expansion Packs: What We Know Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 1:36PMStarCraft II just hit the streets, but there are already two expansion packs in the works: the Zerg campaign "Heart of the Swarm”, and the Protoss campaign “Legacy of the Void.
  • Review: Polished 'StarCraft II' Lives Up to 10 Years of Hype Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 12:33PMBlizzard's long-awaited outer-space strategy sequel will enthrall longtime fans with a variety of surprising new features.
  • Daily (Stale) Bread: The news we didn't post July 28, 2010 Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:24PMNo one news topic dominated the day, but the Playlogic bankruptcy spent a long time doing the rounds in our news feed. Not a whole lot else happened and we're all just itching to get to August when Irrational Games plans to unveil its mystery project. Here's what we didn't news:
  • 'StarCraft II' lives up to 11 years of hype Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:48PMFew games live up to 11 years of anticipation, but "StarCraft II's" slick upgrades mean the sequel's got a shot.
  • Big Download's News Bits & Bytes - July 27 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:11PMFiled under: FPS , RPG , Simulation , Strategy , Starcraft II Things in StarCraft II land have calmed down a bit but there's still some excitement in the air about the game and about other PC game developments: You can now purchase and download the StarCraft II soundtrack via iTunes for $9.99 . Is this a teaser site for Irrational Games' next title? AMD has released the new 10.7 ATI Radeon ...
  • 'StarCraft II' Shows Decade of Polish in Slick New Presentation Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:18PMFirst impressions of Blizzard's real-time sci-fi strategy game StarCraft II , which is quite possibly the most anticipated videogame of the last decade.
  • Blizzcon 2010 streaming video pay-per-view now available to order Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:11PMFiled under: Culture , MMO , RPG , RTS , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft , Diablo III StarCraft II fans, listen up. If you don't have your tickets yet to attend Blizzcon 2010 you are pretty much out of luck unless you can buy a ticket via eBay or Craigslist. However you can now order up the pay-per-view streaming internet video coverage of Blizzard' s big fan event now at the Blizzcon web site ...
  • Saling The World: Dragon Quest IX Tops DS Sales in U.S. and UK Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 7:49AMGamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from July 22nd, 2010, find Dragon Quest IX outselling all competing Nintendo DS software in North America and the UK, as Fire Emblem and Wii Party lead the ...
  • AU Shippin' Out July 19-23: Sniper: Ghost Warrior Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:14AMWith Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty just a week away, there's only a trickle of games releasing down under.
  • Weekend Deals: 2 for 1 Used Game Sale at GameStop Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 12:19AMIf you've been waiting for a chance to stock up some games, this is your chance. GameStop is currently hosting a Buy 2, Get 1 Free Used Game Sale that's available on both the official site and in-store. In addition, their Madden 11 deal is still ongoing. Other than that, the crop of weekend deals is relatively thin. If you're a strategy fan though, you might want to check out Steam, which is ...
  • In-Depth: What The (Game) Papers Say - July 2010, Pt.1 Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 2:36PM[Magazine veteran Kevin 'Magweasel' Gifford analyzes the last couple weeks of game publications, finding a fascinating example of how two magazines -- Edge and GamePro -- can do completely different things with nearly identical covers and image assets.] This week offers an interesting study in game-mag cover design, since we saw GamePro and Edge use not only the same cover subject for their ...
  • Saling The World: Dragon Quest IX, Fire Emblem Head Global DS Charts Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:52AMGamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from July 15th, 2010, find Dragon Quest IX achieving big first-week sales in the United States, as Nintendo's latest Fire Emblem title heads cross-platform ...
  • Why did Blizzard's forum plans for Real ID fail? Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 7:12PMFiled under: Culture , MMO , RPG , RTS , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft , Diablo III Last week's biggest news story was Blizzard 's sudden announcement that the developer planned to transition using its Real ID system, where players of their games like StarCraft II can choose to display their real first and last names, as a requirement to post on the company's forums. The massive outcry ...
  • 10 Sweaty Hot Games for July Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 2:14AM    After the giant gaming fest of E3 we're all left waiting for a metric ton of new games that will force our game systems to work overtime. But until the epic games of fall and spring of next year arrive...
  • Feature: The best PC games of 2010 (so far) and a couple of disappointments Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 6:11PMFiled under: Features , FPS , Multiplayer , RTS , Mass Effect Series It's hard to believe but half of the year 2010 has now come and gone. As in years past the PC game industry has seen one or two games released that could be in contention for Game of the Year when 2010 is over. We've also had a number of solid PC games released (not quite up to Game of the Year standard but still worth getting ...
  • Weekend Deals: Independence Day Edition Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 7:04PMIndependence Day is here, and Steam is wrapping up its massive summer sale. You've only got a few days left though, so make sure to check out the sale before July 4. Other deals of note can be found at GameStop and Amazon. Check out the rest of this weekend's deals below! Spotlight
  • E3 2010: The PC Games That Went Missing Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 7:11PMFiled under: Features , Guild Wars 2 , Mass Effect Series , Starcraft II , Dragon Age: Origins , Doom 4 The 2010 edition of E3 has been over for a week now but we are still recovering from checking out all of the titles that we saw at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There were also lots of games that were there we didn't get to see unfortunately. But most importantly of all were the games we ...
  • E3 2010: PC and MMO games you may have missed Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 6:01PMWith E3 behind us, we've noticed that there were a hell of a lot of video games on display there. With the GamePro staff posting previews at a breakneck pace, a few games may have fallen through the cracks. To remedy that, we've picked eight overlooked PC and MMO games that you should keep an eye on.
  • Reminder: First batch of BlizzCon 2010 tickets go on sale later today Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 11:11AMFiled under: Culture , MMO , RPG , RTS , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft , Diablo III Blizzard 's big fan event BlizzCon is about to sell the first of two batches of tickets to the October 22-23 event in Anaheim, California to the general public. The $150 tickets will go on sale later today at 10 pm Eastern time (that's 7 pm Pacific time) for BlizzCon 2010. Up to five tickets per mailing ...
  • Blizzard signs new South Korean eSports broadcasting deal Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 7:11PMFiled under: MMO , RPG , RTS , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft , Diablo III Even though eSports isn't nearly as huge here in the US as it is in South Korea, it's clear that developer Blizzard gets a lot of money from the sales of their games in that country where eSports is a major entertainment business. This past week Blizzard signed a new deal with Korean-based GomTV to broadcast tournaments ...
  • Opinion: EA Sports Online Pass, Entitlement, & Gamer Rage Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 11:29AM[Is EA really damaging gamers with EA Sports Online Pass or do they just have a swollen sense of entitlement? Gamasutra senior news editor Kris Graft looks at both sides of the argument.] EA Sports has some balls. Electronic Arts this week decided that it wants to actually get paid for implementing online gameplay into its major sports games with EA Sports Online Pass. While some gamers seem ...
  • Opinion: A Knee-Jerk Reaction To EA Sports Online Pass Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 10:13AM[Is Electronic Arts really screwing over gamers with EA Sports Online Pass, or do gamers just have a swollen sense of entitlement? Gamasutra senior news editor Kris Graft attempts to justify this sad feeling of screw-age.] EA Sports has some balls. Electronic Arts this week decided that it wants to actually get paid for implementing online gameplay into its major sports games with EA Sports ...
  • The New Batttle.Net is Set to Launch this Summer Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 10:52AMEarly last week, Blizzard announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will be released on July 27, 2010. Now at this point, you are probably asking yourself "why is he telling us about Starcraft II on a RPG centric website?"
  • More info on Battle.net's RealID revealed Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 7:07PMFiled under: MMO , RPG , RTS , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft , Diablo III , Tools Hot on the heels of Blizzard 's announcement today of plans to integrate Facebook features into Battle.net and StarCraft II , the developer has now posted up more info on their own internal social networking service RealID , The Battle.net web site now has a dedicated page for RealID info as well as an FAQ page ...
  • This Week In Video Game Criticism: The Pokemon Villain Showcase Thursday, April 15, 2010 @ 7:55AM[We're partnering with game criticism site Critical Distance to present some of the week's most inspiring writing about the art and design of video games from commentators worldwide. This week, Ben Abraham examines everything from Pokemon through a history of villains in games to the 'loneliness of multiplayer'.] This week Michael Abbott reveals the secret of Pokemon's success - and you'll never ...
  • Analysis: Designing Games To Challenge Diverse Players Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 7:59AM[In this design analysis, originally published in Game Developer magazine, Spore/Civilization IV designer & programmer Soren Johnson looks at designing varied difficulty, presenting examples from Oblivion and DotA to BioShock to see where some succeed -- and others notably fail.] The surgery game Trauma Center was one of the earliest examples of how the Nintendo DS could change our industry. By ...
  • The few, the proud, the Chaos Space Marines Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 12:15AMI think it is fitting that I chose to trade my extra “Starcraft II” beta key for a copy of “Chaos Rising,” but I’m not here to discuss the details of the long-awaited sequel to “Starcraft.”
  • BlizzCon 2010 officially set for October 22-23 in Anaheim Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 1:11PMFiled under: Culture , MMO , RPG , RTS , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft , Diablo III Blizzard Entertainment 's BlizzCon event is actually starting to turn into an annual affair. Today the developer announced that the 2010 edition of their fan event will be held on October 22-23 at their long time location at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. There are not a lot of details ...
  • Fun when you can play it: Ars reviews Command & Conquer 4 Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 7:01AMWith Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight , Electronic Arts has finally concluded the long-running "tiberian saga" plotline for the venerable real-time strategy series. Unfortunately, it's not exactly the best way to go out. C&C4 introduces a number of changes that seem to be aimed at welcoming new players into the fold, but will probably do nothing more than allienate current fans. Throw in ...
  • StarCraft II releases latest beta patch Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:10PMFiled under: Betas , Downloads , Patches , Multiplayer , RPG , Starcraft II Blizzard continues to look toward a mid-2010 release date for their sci-fi RTS sequel StarCraft II . That date hinges on how well their current multiplayer beta test of the game proceeds. On Friday a new patch for the game was delivered to the beta testers that put in a number of play balance changes for many of the game ...
  • StarCraft II to get Day 1 patch at launch Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:11PMFiled under: Multiplayer , RPG , Starcraft II As is the case with many PC game titles nowadays, Blizzard 's upcoming sci-fi RTS game StarCraft I I will be getting an automatic patch for the first day of its release. VG247.com chatter with Blizzard's lead designer Dustin Browder who confirmed the news but added that they will make the Day 1 patch as small as possible. He states, "That's our ...
  • Even more Diablo games in the works? Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:05PMFiled under: RPG , Diablo III While Activision Blizzard 's annual report, released last Monday, revealed news about this week's Infinity Ward shake up that's not all that can be found in an otherwise dry report. It states that the Blizzard side of the operation is working on, among other things, "sequels to the Diablo franchise." Yes that does suggest that Blizzard is working on more than one ...
  • Feature: The Top 10 PC Game News Stories For February 2010 Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:05PMFiled under: Features , FPS , MMO , RTS , Starcraft II , Assassin's Creed 2 , Sid Meier’s Civilization V February was the shortest month of the year, as usual, but for some reason it was packed with news items of interest to PC gamers We saw the return of a legendary designer to PC gaming and the revival of a once thought dead MMO . We also saw the light at the end of the tunnel for a long ...
  • ChartSpot: January 2010 Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:34PMNew Super Mario Bros. Wii is king, with MAG and Bayonetta landing in bottom half of top 20; Sims 3 staves off Mass Effect 2 on PC charts.
  • Diablo III Female Monk Now Official Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 12:12PMBlizzard uploaded a piece of concept artwork and an in-game animated render of the new female Monk. Diablo III - Thelonious Monk - Game - Blizzard Entertainment - Video Games
  • More Blizzard stuff (Diablo III, StarCraft II) in latest Jace Hall show Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 5:11PMFiled under: RPG , RTS , Video , Starcraft II , Diablo III IGN's second episode of The Jace Hall Show is now online and it has the second part of the former Monolith head's visit to Blizzard offices. We also get to see some funny-weird stuff in this segment including Stan Lee ruining Hall's copy of Incredible Hulk 1 and original V's star Jane Badler seemingly swallowing a real life mouse (and we ...
  • Rumor: BlizzCon 2010 set for October 22-23 in Anaheim? Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 7:10PMFiled under: Culture , MMO , RPG , RTS , Starcraft II , World of Warcraft , Diablo III A few months ago there were strong indicators that the 2010 edition of BlizzCon would be held in Las Vegas. Those reports were pretty quickly proven to be incorrect. Now our sister site WoW.com has posted up word that Blizzard's (sort of) annual fan event may have a final date and location. According to a post ...
  • The Most Anticipated Games Of 2010: PC And MMO Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 7:58AMMany analysts expect the game industry to rebound in 2010, and a big part of that expectation has been the many likely hits moved out of year-end 2009 into this year. Those titles form the backbone of a strong first quarter on the PC as well as on its console cousins, while the remainder of the year on PC contains a number of exclusive titles and online offerings. Beyond February, established ...
  • The 2009 Games Awards Saturday, December 26, 2009 @ 5:10AMWe started 2009 in the grips of an economic recession and with the small hope that the videogame industry was recession-proof.