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Get Mirror's Edge for $4.99 Right Now

By Nathan Grayson | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 4:26 PM | Comment

Steam's daily deals are, as a rule, pretty great, but today's is such a no-brainer that even single-celled organisms and Michael Bay fans are parkour-leaping into its open arms. Sure, Mirror's Edge wasn't perfect, but I've yet to play another game where the simple act of moving feels so good. So if you've been holding off because reviews from back in the day said things like "I died a bunch" and "Whoever decided to add guns to this game should be forced to eat one spider ever day for the rest of their lives," now's a fantastic time to choke down a few chunks of unfortunate fat to get to the meat of an excellent experience. Read More »

Get Mirror's Edge for $4.99 Right Now

Rumor: Unannounced Blizzard Game to Embrace F2P

By Nathan Grayson | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 3:30 PM | Comment

Unless we're talking grains of sand on a beach or number of times Hideo Kojima has threatened to quit making Metal Gear forever, 10.2 million is under no circumstances a number to scoff at. Even so, Blizzard's subscription-funded floating sky fortress won't last forever, so it makes sense that the PC behemoth would start lumbering toward greener pastures. And now, Develop's reporting that -- in addition to Titan, Diablo III, Heart of the Swarm, and Blizzard DoTA -- Blizzard is welding "insert coin here" slots onto an as-yet-unannounced F2P project. The mega-dev declined to comment when asked, but that's not a "no." So then, F2P Lost Vikings MMO confirmed. Clearly. Read More »

Rumor: Unannounced Blizzard Game to Embrace F2P

GameSpy Giveaway! Last Chance to Enter to Win a Creepy Darkling Statue from The Darkness 2

By Dan Stapleton | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 2:50 PM | Comment

Reminder: Tomorrow at noon we select three winners for our creepy-as-hell limited-edition Darkling statues. All it takes is a couple of clicks to enter, so click the picture and sign up! Read More »

GameSpy Giveaway! Last Chance to Enter to Win a Creepy Darkling Statue from The Darkness 2

Indie Royale Alpha Bundle Features Unfinished Games

By Nathan Grayson | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 2:25 PM | Comment

As is its extremely frequent wont, Indie Royale has taken the wraps off yet another wholesome bundle of indie goodness. Well, OK, "wholesome" may not exactly be the right word, as these games aren't entirely, er, whole. All three games -- Towns, 3079, and Wyv and Keep -- are still in alpha right now, but will be polished to a glowing, completed sheen over the course of the next many months. So basically, you're getting in on the ground floor of some potentially amazing indies. 3079, for instance, describes itself as "an alleged lovechild of Minecraft and Fallout." On that note, I must now depart. All my money won't spend itself, after all. Read More »

Indie Royale Alpha Bundle Features Unfinished Games

Opinion: Why Mass Effect 3's Day-One DLC (Probably) Won't be Worth Getting Worked Up About

By Dan Stapleton | PC Articles | Feb 23, 2012 1:13 PM | Comment

This week, a few spoilery details leaked out regarding Mass Effect 3's inevitable day-one DLC, and those details have a few people flipping their proverbial biscuits. BioWare's responded to the accusations that resources were diverted from ME3's development to create DLC, saying that this content was developed by a separate team, but however you feel about that issue I can't help but feel that there's a whole lot of wild overreaction going on here on the story angle. I'd encourage all y'all to relax a little and at the very least wait until we know more before raging against EA and BioWare. Here's why. Read More »

Opinion: Why Mass Effect 3's Day-One DLC (Probably) Won't be Worth Getting Worked Up About

IGN Introduces Us to the Siren of Borderlands 2

By Mike Nelson | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 1:07 PM | Comment

Yesterday we were treated to a brand-new trailer full of catchphrases, gameplay, wub-wub, and a release date for Borderlands 2. Today, IGN has an exclusive deep dive into the reimagined Siren class, one of a handful of returning classes from the original Bordlerands, but with new functionality. Read More »

IGN Introduces Us to the Siren of Borderlands 2

EA Announces Medal of Honor: Warfighter

By Dan Stapleton | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 12:29 PM | Comment

Speaking of military shooters, EA's announced the existence of the next Medal of Honor game. No surprises here, since the first game in the rebooted franchise reportedly sold pretty well in 2010 despite tepid reviews. According to OXM (via Game Informer, via IGN), it's subtitled Warfighter -- presumably because you fight wars in it -- and developed by the same crew at EA's Danger Close studio that built the single-player campaign in the first one. There's no word on whether DICE will be directly involved this time (the Battlefield 3 developer created the multiplayer portion of Medal of Honor), but it's definitely contributing the fancy Frostbite 2.0 engine to the project. Read More »

EA Announces Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Arma 3 Delayed! But Here are New Screenshots, and You'll Get to Play a "Community Alpha" in June

By Dan Stapleton | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 11:33 AM | Comment

Arma 3 will be a little late to your ultra-realistic military shooter party. Project Lead Daniel Musil cites extra bug-squashing and polish (hooray!) as reasons for the delay of unspecified length (boo!) - I'd guess it'll be 2013 before the full thing comes out. But on the bright side, we won't have to wait that long to mess around with it: Musil says that you'll get your chance with a playable "Community Alpha" version that'll hit soon after E3 (in early June). Read More »

Arma 3 Delayed! But Here are New Screenshots, and You'll Get to Play a

The Secret of Planet Skyrim Revealed!

By Mike Sharkey | PC Humor | Feb 23, 2012 9:50 AM | Comment

After being launched into orbit by Aperture Laboratories, Space Core's processor shorts out in the vacuum of space. When its systems come back online, the personality sphere is crash landing in a mysterious new world. Discovered by a rugged stranger, Space Core is escorted to Skyrim's forbidden zone in search of answers... Read More »

The Secret of Planet Skyrim Revealed!

Rockstar Unloads First Max Payne 3 PC Screens

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 8:59 AM | Comment

"Gloriously increased resolution and graphical detail." That's how Rockstar describes the PC version of Max Payne 3, and today the studio delivered the first screens that show off just how glorious Max will be on our platform of choice. See them for yourself within. Read More »

First Max Payne 3 PC Screens

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Makes Bad Guys Believe in Ghosts

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 8:24 AM | Comment

Remember back in 2009 when Somali pirates nabbed a U.S. cargo ship captain and subsequently ended up with holes in their skulls? Ubisoft says players will be tasked with pulling off similar spec ops missions in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and in the first trailer in the Believe in Ghosts series, we get an example of one such mission in action. Read More »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Believe in Ghosts Trailer

DICE Details Next Major Battlefield 3 Update

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 23, 2012 8:14 AM | Comment

The long-awaited next patch for Battlefield 3 still doesn't have an ETA, but the devs at DICE are finally ready to discuss the many tweaks and fixes they're working on -- and a Boeing C-17-sized list of tweaks and fixes it is. Read More »

DICE Details Next Major Battlefield 3 Update

Terraria Dev "Moving On," Ceasing Updates

By Nathan Grayson | PC News | Feb 22, 2012 5:50 PM | Comment

Re-Logic's 2D Minecraftvania hit Terraria's had quite the ride over the past year -- culminating in a free 1.1 update that was practically an expansion pack -- but it looks like there's finally a light at the end of the development tunnel. In a heartfelt forum post, creator Andrew "Redigit" Spinks announced his plans for the future. Unfortunately, as of now, Terraria doesn't appear to be among them. Read More »

Terraria Dev

Mass Effect 3 to Receive Major Day-One DLC with Additional Party Member

By Nathan Grayson | PC News | Feb 22, 2012 4:14 PM | Comment

Looks like you won't have to wait very long for Mass Effect 3's first injection of DLC -- or at all, for that matter. The massively anticipated tale of love, loss, and sunflower vengeance will come garnished with extra gifts on day one in the form of some pretty meaty DLC. Providing further details necessitates a journey deep into spoiler territory, however, so venture into this post's mysterious southern reaches for more. Read More »

Mass Effect 3 to Receive Major Day-One DLC with Additional Party Member

Dear Esther Dev Collaborating with Frictional to Make Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

By Nathan Grayson | PC News | Feb 22, 2012 2:55 PM | Comment

It's official: Amnesia creator Frictional and Dear Esther master of scaremonies thechineseroom are joining forces to form an indie horror super group. The best part? They hope to have the Amnesia spin-off out the door before Halloween, because, you know, spiders, ghost sounds, and things. But you know what's even more frightening than all of those immortal scions of fear? Ignorance. So jump past the break for more details. Read More »

Dear Esther Dev Collaborating with Frictional to Make Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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