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50,000 year-old Sim City, “Magnasanti”, holds 6 million Sims

50,000 year-old Sim City, “Magnasanti”, holds 6 million Sims

When people spend too much time on a game, they are often ridiculed. In the case of Vincent Ocasla, he...

MW3 might have the bulk of the attention, but Assassin’s Creed 4 is heating up

MW3 might have the bulk of the attention, but Assassin’s Creed 4 is heating up

Last week saw one of the biggest buzz buildups surround a game in history as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...

Modern Warfare 3 live action trailer is funny, says little about the game

Modern Warfare 3 live action trailer is funny, says little about the game

If there was any doubt about the difference in marketing budgets between rival first-person shooters Battlefield 3 and Call of...

The Edison Memorial Tower, Minecraft edition

The Edison Memorial Tower, Minecraft edition

There are many instances of projects created in Minecraft that are nothing short of epic. With 10 million people building,...

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Steam has more competition coming its way as Amazon is expected to offer PC game pre-orders on digital downloads starting...

Mafia Wars 2 shows Zynga and social gaming aren’t just a passing fancy

Mafia Wars 2 shows Zynga and social gaming aren’t just a passing fancy

There is a lot of passion surrounding social games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. People either love them or hate...

DC Universe Online goes free to play

DC Universe Online goes free to play

In case you ever wanted to be a hero or a villain in the comic book world but didn't want...

Consoles vs PC gaming

Consoles vs PC gaming

The battle has long waged between different gamer types. Which is better, console or PC gaming? That's a question that...

Sledgehammer: Behind the scenes with the Modern Warfare 3 developers

Sledgehammer: Behind the scenes with the Modern Warfare 3 developers

Arguably the most anticipated first person shooter of 2011 is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Sledgehammer Games and Activision...

Minecraft block in real life

Minecraft block in real life

Fans of Minecraft will appreciate this real-life, working dirt block that reacts to pulverizing blows, just as they do in...

Counter Strike: Global Offensive to offer cross-platform multiplayer matches

Counter Strike: Global Offensive to offer cross-platform multiplayer matches

With all of the hype building up around first-person shooters COD: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3, it's easy to...

Razer Blade gaming laptop launches, but the real story is the buzz behind it

Razer Blade gaming laptop launches, but the real story is the buzz behind it

It was a scumbag move, but in the end the sheep will still buy it. And so will I. When...

Sneak peek at Halo Fest

Sneak peek at Halo Fest

For fans of one of the most popular games of the last decade, Halo Fest marks more than just the...

Nintendo gives up, defers to Google

Nintendo gives up, defers to Google

Companies are often no longer the experts about their own products. The internet has allowed us to find information like...

Live-action Portal video is pretty darn epic

Live-action Portal video is pretty darn epic

Ever since the Portal phenomenon started in 2007, memes, strategy groups, and a sequel have popped up. What started out...

The social evolution of gaming

The social evolution of gaming

Gaming was once ripe with solitude and individualism. Sure, there were multiplayer games, but that required people to be playing...

PC gaming is (apparently) not dead according to Razer

PC gaming is (apparently) not dead according to Razer

With over 300 million reported PC gamers in the world, many dismiss the notion that it is dead or losing...

Assassins Creed Revelations culminates a legendary gaming series

Assassins Creed Revelations culminates a legendary gaming series

One of the most exciting unveils at E3 this year was Assassins Creed Revelations. The culminating entry into the series...

Link-building, Zelda edition

Link-building, Zelda edition

Normally when blogs talk about link-building, they're referring to an SEO activity that involves spamming forums, article directories, and comment...

Speed Halo: A reason to play Halo Reach again

Speed Halo: A reason to play Halo Reach again

Die-hard fans of video games often play them continuously until very few people are even playing them anymore. Halo: Reach,...