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Diablo III will have real money auction house, requires constant internet connection

Diablo III will have real money auction house, requires constant internet connection

For as amazing as Diablo II was, the economy was rather quickly ruined by the sale of virtual items. Most of the better loot required a significant time investment - or luck - so many players naturally ... continue
Rage ‘The Wasteland’ developer diary

Rage ‘The Wasteland’ developer diary

Bethesda sent out an all-new developer diary for their upcoming open world first-person shooter Rage. In this developer diary, we get some insight into the game's cast of characters, the gameplay and, of course, the setting in ... continue
Left 4 Dead 2 users unlock Dead Air campaign early

Left 4 Dead 2 users unlock Dead Air campaign early

Three days ago, Valve put out a request for users to test out Left 4 Dead 2's latest campaign, Cold Stream. If 20,000 people completed the campaign by this Sunday, they would push to release Dead Air ... continue
Help Valve test Left 4 Dead 2′s latest campaign, unlock Dead Air

Help Valve test Left 4 Dead 2′s latest campaign, unlock Dead Air

Valve updated the official Left 4 Dead blog today with a special request for the community. Valve's in the process of finishing up the Cold Stream campaign, and so they've called on the community to pitch in ... continue
Amazing time-lapse footage of users building Penn Station in Minecraft

Amazing time-lapse footage of users building Penn Station in Minecraft

I've already come to terms with the fact I'll never be able to build anything 'cool' in Minecraft. I've built a few buildings, sure, but I apparently lack the creative vision to construct anything more complex than ... continue
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Now Available [Free Download]

Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Now Available [Free Download]

Apple on Thursday debuted Mac OS X 10.6.8, the company's newest update to the Snow Leopard OS. The download is meant to offer a bunch of "general operating system fixes" which includes support for IPv6, removal of known ... continue
The Sims 3 Pets Announced for PC, Mac, Consoles

The Sims 3 Pets Announced for PC, Mac, Consoles

The latest expansion for The Sims 3, Generations, was released just this week and EA Play is already announcing another addition to the highly popular franchise: Pets. The next installment will be sold both as an expansion ... continue
Michael J. Fox Doing Voice Work for Final Back to the Future: The Game Episode

Michael J. Fox Doing Voice Work for Final Back to the Future: The Game Episode

Fans disappointed by the distinct lack of Michael J. Fox in Telltale Games' Back to the Future adventure game series, I have some good news for you: Michael J. Fox will be lending his voice-over talent for ... continue
Amazing World of Warcraft Infographic

Amazing World of Warcraft Infographic

Since its release in 2004, World of Warcraft has propelled the MMO genre to mindblowing new heights. MMOs had a modest following among the hardcore PC gaming crowd before Blizzard charged into the MMO scene, but it ... continue
Blackberry PlayBook Support For Macs Added To Beta Zone

Blackberry PlayBook Support For Macs Added To Beta Zone

Research in Motion on Wednesday gave Mac users their first chance to use desktop syncing via their Blackberry Playbook, adding the option for Beta Zone users. Using the 2.1 release users are able to use two-way media syncing ... continue
The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Coming to Stores Next Week

The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Coming to Stores Next Week

EA Play, Electronic Arts' casual gaming label, announced yesterday that the fourth full-fledged expansion for 2009's wildly popular life simulation The Sims 3, titled Generations, will be available for purchase on PC and Mac beginning next week ... continue
Backblaze launches ‘Locate My Computer’ so everyone can humiliate the person who stole their laptop on YouTube

Backblaze launches ‘Locate My Computer’ so everyone can humiliate the person who stole their laptop on YouTube

Remember the story we posted in March about how that guy Mark Bao was able to track down the dude who snatched his MacBook, access an embarrassing video of him dancing to Travis Porter's "Make It Rain" ... continue
Hey Gruber, You Might Want to Reconsider Crying Wolf

Hey Gruber, You Might Want to Reconsider Crying Wolf

The other day John Gruber of Daring Fireball fame and unofficial spokesman for Apple wrote a post full of quotes from other dated posts where the writers were brazen enough to suggest that Mac's long safe harbor ... continue
[VIDEO] Somebody’s played too much Portal 2 (plus: Portal 2 LEGO!)

[VIDEO] Somebody’s played too much Portal 2 (plus: Portal 2 LEGO!)

Welcome to a special DOUBLE UPDATE of Portal 2 news. 'News' is pushing it, actually. Let's just say 'neat stuff.' And let's start with this video from YouTube user schrobotindisguise, who has truly perfected the art of ... continue
PC, Mac stereotypes may have some basis, says unscientific survey

PC, Mac stereotypes may have some basis, says unscientific survey

Remember the survey not too long ago that showed people who have less-prestigious domain names in their email addresses (like Aol instead of GMail) actually were older, less tech-savvy and so on? Hunch, the website behind the last ... continue
He stole my laptop, I stole his dignity

He stole my laptop, I stole his dignity

Apparently, it has not yet been codified into general post-thievery guidelines that one should not use a purloined piece of equipment to take pictures of oneself. Mark Bao, an 18-year-old technology entrepreneur and guy whose laptop was backed up ... continue
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.7 With Numerous Fixes, Better Security

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.7 With Numerous Fixes, Better Security

Apple on Monday released Mac OS X 10.6.7. The new release is the seventh for the Snow Leopard OS and is available through a simple, yet rather large (in size) software update. The 10.6.7 update features various issues ... continue
[VIDEO] First Portal 2 TV spot released

[VIDEO] First Portal 2 TV spot released

Yes, a TV commercial. That's a post. Or at least, it is when it's for game of the year decade forever, Portal 2. This charming, informative and cute TV spot is due to debut in the coming ... continue
11 videogames you need to play in 2011

11 videogames you need to play in 2011

It's the start of a new year, and already there are at least sixteen thousand games I want to play. So yes, this list is tinged with a touch of personal bias, but I'd like to think ... continue
Pick up five amazing indie games for $1

Pick up five amazing indie games for $1

The Humble Indie Bundle, a collection of independently developed video games offered on a pay-what-you-want basis, first debuted in May 2010 and raised well over $1 million for indie developers and charity. And now there's a sequel! The ... continue
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm obliterates Warcraft sales record

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm obliterates Warcraft sales record

Sorry, did someone say World of Warcraft was on the way out? Hm? It was the game's own publisher? Oh, right. D'oh. Far from being on its last legs, expansion World of Warcraft: Cataclysm hit stores last week, ... continue
The StarCraft II banhammer falls again

The StarCraft II banhammer falls again

Ban-lovin' StarCraft II developer Blizzard is at it again, with a fresh wave of account bans for the strategy title hitting dirty rotten cheats and hackers. Blizzard don't do things by half, as at least 350,000 gamers can ... continue