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World of Mercenaries Enters Closed Beta

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

City Interactive, the developers behind the upcoming free-to-play FPS World of Mercenaries, have announced that the gamer has entered closed beta.  If you happened to be one of the lucky few who were able to snag a beta key via the games website you can enter it into steam and begin playing. World of Mecenaries was developed using Epic Game’s Unreal Engine 3 technology and asks the player to  pay special attention on team work and related FPS skills. City Interactive promises that both casual and hardcore players will be able to enjoy the game equally. You can find more

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Twitter Becomes #38job Fair For 38 Studios/BHG

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Andrew Minott

In the wake of the announcement of the closing of Kingdoms of Amalur developers 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, a large number of gaming  professionals took to Twitter to post notices of job openings in the industry under the hashtag #38jobs. Companies such as Epic Games, Microsoft, Bethesda/Zenimax, Insomniac, Blizzard (with a reported 110 openings), and dozens more responded in merely a few hours, encouraging those affected by the layoffs to send in their applications. Unfortunately, as the hashtag became more popular, Twitter spambots decided to descend upon the proceedings, resulting in a very poor noise-to-signal ratio.

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Kingdoms of Amalur Developer Closes Doors

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

It looks like the long, twisting saga of problems that have plagued Kingdoms of Amalur developers 38 studios reached a bitter conclusion yesterday. Originally posted as a rumor, according to various sources, 38 Studios last paid their employees on April 30th and internally announced a companywide layoff effective immediately. Former employees and their families’ medical insurance also have run dry, ending Thursday night at midnight.

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RoadHouse Interactive Releases MechWarrior Tactics Bios

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Roadhouse Interactive and A.C.R.O.N.Y.M have released several unit bios for their upcoming free to play browser based tactical strategy game MechWarrior Tactics. The game places two players against each other in turn based battles. To be successful commanders must place units tactfully and manage their resources carefully. These brand new bios give us a brief description of the mechs alongside various descriptions. They range from light weight “hit and run” style machines to heavy hitters armored with futuristic plasma weapons and shoulder cannons. It’s mass destruction for the whole family! You can currently register for Mech Warrior Tactics at their

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Civilization V Gets Free Weekend, Sale

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Andrew Minott

If you have never experienced the exquisite terror of five hours of your life mysteriously vanishing, then you should check out Civilization V on Steam this weekend. The game is free to play for everyone until Sunday afternoon, and you can purchase the Game of the Year edition for $12.49, down from its normal $49.99. The GOTY edition comes with the core game as well as over $40 worth of DLC, including 4 map packs, a bonus Civ (Babylon), the Polynesia and Denmark scenario packs, and the official soundtrack. You can also buy the original retail version of the game

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Command & Conquer Alliances Retreats From Beta, Open To All

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The next entry in the venerable Command & Conquer Franchise, the free to play Tiberium Alliance is now available for all to play. The game had a rather extensive closed beta which ran from December of last year all the way until this month! Alliance puts you in the role of either a GDI or NOD commander during the Tiberium with the focus on building bases. You’ll have to place structures, manage incoming Tiberium crystals and power plants. The game certainly puts more emphasis on the base build and resource management that can sometimes fade into the background when playing

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Rebellion Pack Incoming For Mass Effect 3

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Bioware announced a new free multiplayer upgrade pack for Mass Effect 3, launching on PC, 360, and PS3 on May 29. Included in the Rebellion pack are two new multiplayer levels (the fierce jungle of Firebase Jade and the Thessian Firebase Goddess), three new weapons, and six new playable characters, including male versions of the Quarian Engineer and Infiltrator and the Vorcha Soldier and Sentinel. Check out some screenshots of the new features below!

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Diablo III Breaks Sales Record

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Andrew Minott

In a press release earlier today, Blizzard Entertainment announced that the launch of Diablo III has been the most successful of any PC game to date. In the first 24 hours, 3.5 million copies were sold at retail, with an additional 1.2 million copies acquired through Blizzard’s one-year promotional World of Warcraft commitment. Through the first week of availability, the number of sales reached 6.3 million. Diablo III unthroned previous sales champion, Blizzard’s own World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, which reached 3.3 million sales in the first 24 hours at its launch in December 2010.

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Mechwarrior Online Closed Beta Begins

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

The closed Beta for Mechwarrior Online, the upcoming free to play action MMO set in the Mechwarrior/Battletech Universe, begins this week. People interested in tromping about a beautiful landscape (courtesy of CryENGINE 3) in 100 ton bipedal war machines can sign up for the beta here. Additionally, while Mechwarrior Online is free to play, Piranha Games and Infinite Game Publishing have released details on two paid “founder’s packages,” collectively dubbed OPERATION INCEPTION, that will guarantee early access to the game. Other perks included faster XP gain, an exclusive custom Mech, and a “Founder’s Tag” in game.

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New Panzer Corps DLC Released

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Slitherine and Matrix Games have just announced the release of the Panzer Corps Grand Campaign ’45 East DLC. This is the seventh DLC for Panzer Corps, the turn based strategy game by The Lordz Games Studio. As the name suggests, this DLC campaign focuses on the final months of the war from the German perspective. Things aren’t looking too good for the Wehrmacht as most of the maps take place in (then) German territories like Königsberg, Breslau, and Berlin. If you are unfamiliar with Panzer Corps, it is an excellent Panzer General clone. The vanilla campaign is fairly epic, but

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Bioware Previews Next SW:TOR Content Update

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Star Wars: The Old Republic is being prepared for its third major update since launch, titled “Allies.” The primary feature of this update is a group finder, which will allow players to queue up for a group activity (Missions, Flashpoints, etc.) based on their role and have the game itself find companions for you. Bioware is also adding in more features to the Legacy system, first introduced in patch 1.2, which is a leveling mechanic that affects all of your characters on a server with rewarded perks and abilities based on your cumulative progress across all those characters. Follow the

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Dead Island GOTY Edition Announced

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Deep Silver has just announced a Game of the Year edition for Dead Island, Techland’s immersive “jumping on zombie heads with friends” simulator. The GOTY edition comes with all of Dead Island’s DLC: Ryder White, Bloodbath arena, and “The Ripper” weapon blueprint. People residing in North America will be able to pick this up on June 26th. Everyone else will have to wait until the sixth of July. The Game of the Year edition will come out for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.

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Gamersgate’s Ad-Supported Free Gaming Service Launches Soon

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Gamersgate is launching VOID, a new ad-supported service, on the 28th of this month. VOID will offer people the chance to play free PC games at the cost of having to sit through a commercial every once in a while. Hopefully, the advertising is more palatable than the insufferable McDonalds ads I had to sit through between levels when playing a free copy of Far Cry a few years back. We don’t have a list of which PC Games will be available via VOID just yet, but we’ll keep you informed.

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Panzers assemble for latest Ironfront Trailer

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Deep Silver has just released a new trailer for X1 Software/AWAR’s upcoming tactical shooter Iron Front- Liberation 1944. The new trailer focuses on the might of German panzertruppen. Unfortunately, the trailer doesn’t include any footage of tank battles, which I suppose makes it softcore tank porn. Still, there are some impressive looking tanks rolling about. Read on for the trailer.

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PAYDAY: The Heist and Left 4 Dead Collaboration Announced

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Overkill Software’s PAYDAY: The Heist has long been compared to Valve’s Left 4 Dead. PAYDAY is basically L4D where the protagonists are a bunch of criminals rather than survivors, and the zombies have been replaced by policemen. The distinctions between the two may blend even further after the announcement of a “co-operative” initiative between PAYDAY and Left 4 Dead. Read on for the official announcement from Ulf Andersson, Overkill’s Game Director.

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