38 Studios and Big Huge Games are conjuring up a new expansion for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Dubbed the Teeth of Naros, the DLC will beckon adventurers to the similarly named home of the Kollossae giants, where they will contend with new dangers and a mystery surrounding a long dead …
Read More »Diablo III: Xbox 360/PS3 versions “can really make sense,” says Blizzard
Blizzard still hasn’t made any official announcement regarding the potential console release of Diablo III, but the company’s “continuing to explore” the option, promises Blizzard COO Paul Sams. Should the company break a longtime computer-only streak with the title, “it will ultimately be the type of game that can really …
Read More »Fan Faire 2012 rebranded as Sony announces new yearly fan event, SOE Live
Sony Online Entertainment has announced the rebranding of its yearly get-together for SOE fans and creatives. The company’s previous event, the yearly Fan Faire, has been retired to make way for a new annual celebration titled SOE Live (opens in new tab). The event will kick off this year in …
Read More »Mass Effect 3s ending controversy: What do other game writers think?
The discussion over Mass Effect 3’s divisive ending has elicited responses from the game’s vocal lead (opens in new tab), the entertainment press (opens in new tab), our own Dave H (“The Mass Effect 3 ending: Why it is vital to the future health of games that BioWare not change …
Read More »Dark Souls PC port incoming? Vague chain of allusions points to maybe!
Namco Bandai’s teasing a new announcement (opens in new tab) on the Facebook page for its cult smash, Dark Souls. Yes, within the game’s world, the company hates you and lives only to hear the anguished wails of your death throes; but this is Social Media, so you ain’t hearing …
Read More »Mass Effect 3: Rare weapons are yours for the earning in first N7 Challenge Weekend
EA’s announced the first N7 Challenge Weekend for Mass Effect 3, which will begin tonight at 5pm PST and run until 5am Monday. This weekend’s Challenge is Operation Goliath, in which players will work to take down Reaper squads and unlock rewards previously only available through the game’s Collector’s Edition. …
Read More »Baldurs Gate returns this summer with Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Edition
It’d been rumored for a while and when the teaser site posted we predicted as much (opens in new tab), but today it was made officially: Baldur’s Gate is coming back. Today developer Beamdog and publisher Atari (along with D&D game master’s Wizards of the Coast) announced Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim takes GDC Awards top prize
The Game Developers Choice Awards were held last night during GDC 2012, and paid tribute to industry’s best games and game makers of 2011. Bethesda was the big winner of the event, scoring the night’s Game of the Year award for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (opens in new tab), …
Read More »The games of March 2012
While free of system launches, March is another great month to be a gamer, thanks to an opening week that kicks off with the likes of Mass Effect 3 and Street Fighter X Tekken. Luckily, the action doesn’t let up after that, with each week offering a mix of big …
Read More »Mass Effect 3s Take Back Earth trailer brings it home
We’re still a long way from a Mass Effect movie, but if it’s anything like this new CGI promo for Mass Effect 3, consider us there on opening night. In the meantime, rejoice in the digital human apocalypse to come with BioWare and EA’s latest “Take Back Earth” trailer: Like …
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