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The announcement of a 360-only Crysis 2 multiplayer demo probably pissed some people off, and the subsequent announcement that it would only be available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers probably didn’t earn Crytek or Microsoft any new fans, either. However, this weekend Microsoft will allow Xbox Live Silver subscribers to [...]

Launching things into space, particularly satellites, is a tricky business. Not only do you need to develop satellites with expensive technology that can survive and function properly in the harsh environment of space, but you have to make them as light as you possibly can. After all, it costs a [...]

Xbox Live’s Major Nelson has announced a Xbox Live Marketplace sale on a veritable treasure trove of content from both 2K and Rockstar. The sale sees nearly all of the content discounted by 50%, with the lone exception apparently being the Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare Collection – a pack [...]

Ah, trademark wars, they just keep getting more and more ridiculous by the day. In a move of sheer hypocrisy, Facebook game company Zynga has issued a cease and desist order to Blingville LLC, the creators of the game Blingville, which is currently in its beta stage. The cease and [...]

Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley has announced that DC Universe Online has become the company’s fastest selling game in history. This might not seem all that impressive at face value, but it’s worth remembering that Sony Online Entertainment is responsible for games such as EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies, and [...]

After opening their cloud printing service to Chrome notebook pilot program users last month, Google has officially expanded the service once again, announcing today that they’re launching Cloud Print beta for both mobile documents and Gmail for mobile. Google says that the feature will be available to users in the [...]

Bethesda is famous for making huge open-world games that allow players to adventure with the same character for dozens and dozens of hours, but they’re also notorious for recycling the same engine in game after game. Of course, I’m referring to the Gamebryo engine, which was most recently used in [...]

Is it just me, or does the hardcore difficulty setting on most games these days leave something to be desired? While ramping up enemy health to the point where each little monster feels like a fully armored tank might be enough for some game companies, Visceral and EA aren’t willing [...]

The next time someone hassles you about how adults aren’t supposed to play video games, direct them to this post. John Bates, 85, from Onalaska, Wisconsin has claimed a Guinness World Record for himself after bowling the most perfect games in Wii Sports Bowling. Who said video games are for [...]

Those of you chomping at the bit to find out what Tango Gameworks are working on under their new bosses ZeniMax Media still have a wait ahead of you, according to Bethesda’s Pete Hines. In a recent interview with VG247, Hines said any kind of announcement concerning the title Tango [...]