Sometimes, we watch a video for a game and don’t get any idea of what it’s really about. “Where’s the gameplay?!” we’ll yell. “What’s with all of the cutscenes!” That’s not what happened when we watched this walkthrough video for Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s Missing Link DLC. On the contrary …
Read More »Crysis preview: the console experience
(opens in new tab) Crytek said that Crysis was too “advanced” to run on consoles when it came out in 2007. Now, four short years later, the state of the industry has changed, and getting Crysis to run on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is more important than it …
Read More »A Game of Thrones: Genesis trailer fights for the PC throne
Focus Home Interactive has released a new trailer for A Game of Thrones: Genesis in honor of Peter Dinklage’s recent Emmy win for his role as Tyrion in HBO’s Game of Throne TV series. True, that last part was an optimistic assumption, but the footage is the real deal and …
Read More »Sonys Yoshida: Vita updating wont be as annoying as on the PSP
“It’s very annoying,” gripes Sony Computer Entertainment president Shuhei Yoshida, “when you only have one hour in your busy life to play a game, and when you have to spend 30 minutes out of that one hour to update the hardware.” Yoshida’s going out of his way to make sure …
Read More »Half Life: Episode 3 hinted at in leaked codes and Valve haiku
The first sign of Gordon Freeman’s return was spotted by the Team Liquid community in leaked raw code for Valve’s Dota 2 beta. Among other random files, members found a folder entitled ‘ep3’ that contained alleged references to Episode 3 weapon types such as concrete, metal, and liquid. The files …
Read More »Attention all PC gamers: the open beta of PC Gamer Digital is LIVE!
The future of games coverage has arrived, and you can be among the first to get a crack at it! Made by the same team that brings you the best-selling PC gaming magazine in the whole world, PC Gamer Digital gives you a totally new way to explore, discover, and …
Read More »X-Men: Destiny gets three character trailers
Here’s three new trailers for Silicon Knights’ upcoming X-Men: Destiny, each highlighting a different set of X-Gene powers that can be gained by donning the appropriate X-spandex. There’s a look at some of the powers for Havok, Emma Frost and Juggernaut, as well as the host of better-known mutants who’ll …
Read More »Gears of War 3 COG Tags and Campaign Collectibles Guide
The saga of Delta Squad’s continuing battle against the Locust Horde is unfortunately reaching its finale. Before it reaches its conclusion however, you’ll want to squeeze every juicy bit of information out of the campaign that you can. To do this, you’ll need to find the 42 different collectible items …
Read More »TGS 2011: Rhythm Thief & the Emperors Treasure hands-on preview
Sega has a fine tradition of stylized music games, with Space Channel 5 and Samba de Amigo coming to mind, plus the company had recent success with the cute/unnerving Project Diva in Japan. Now the publisher is turning its musical ear to a whole new series, one that promises international …
Read More »Online gamers bring scientists closer to curing AIDS
(opens in new tab) Scientists are one step closer to eradicating AIDS and other diseases thanks to a group of gamers who are reported to have solved a long-standing biological mystery. Recently, players of the online protein folding sim Foldit uncovered the structure of a specific enzyme thought to be …
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