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Uncharted 3: 1.11 update detailed, out this month
News: Naughty Dog has detailed the Multiplayer 1.11 patch for Uncharted 3, due out at the end of May. Over on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty…
Mario Kart 7 shortcut exploits patched
News: Nintendo has released a patch for Mario Kart 7, removing “unfair” shortcuts from a number of courses. Nintendo are so serious…
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD footage shows shinier skateboarding
Video: German magazine Play³ has uncovered some some Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 footage, showing classic maps in the new engine. Apologies…
20-minute Ghost Recon: Future Soldier prequel film released
Video: Ghost Recon Alpha, a lengthy live-action prequel to Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, has been released on YouTube. Ubisoft…
Battlefield 3 getting more official servers, say EA
News: EA say more official DICE servers will be playable on the console versions of Battlefield 3, after players complained they were being lost…
Teaser video shows off Beyond Good & Evil 2's environments
Video: A teaser exploring a deserted village location in Beyond Good & Evil 2 has been unearthed. How unbelievably coincidental –…
Valve, Blizzard reach agreement over DOTA trademark
News: Valve and Blizzard have ended their dispute over the former’s attempt to trademark the DOTA name, with Valve retaining commercial…
Mass Effect 3: Operation Silencer is a go, new playable race incoming
News: Murder Banshees for profit in the latest Mass Effect 3 multiplayer event, Operation Silencer. Any right-thinking person would only have…
Super Monday Night Combat joins Steam Trading
News: Super Monday Combat is the latest game to get Steam Trading functionality, liberalising the hat market. Did you know that the virtual…
République Kickstarter campaign enters endgame
News: Camoflaj’s ambitious techno-stealth project is just shy of its $500,000 funding target, with only a few hours left on the clock. Oo-er,…
The Amazing Spider-Man's Stan Lee DLC only for 360/PS3, retailer-specific
News: You’ll only be able to play as Stan Lee in The Amazing Spider-Man if you pre-order the PS3 or Xbox 360 version from Amazon, Activision…
Battlefield 3's official DICE servers go MIA
News: DICE’s official Battlefield 3 servers appear to have been taken offline, after an update which added player-rented servers. VentureBeat…
Deus Ex to get PS3 re-release
News: The PS2 port of Deus Ex will be released over PSN next week, along with a handful of other Square Enix-owned games. Back in the heady…
Stainless Games start Kickstarter for Carmageddon: Reincarnation
News: Stainless Game’s Carmageddon reboot, Reincarnation, is getting the Kickstarter treatment – nearly a year after it was originally…
Spec Ops: The Line demo is out on consoles
News: A free demo for Spec Ops: The Line is now available, as long as you’re either a PS3 owner or have an Xbox 360 Gold subscription. Take-Two…
And This Week
Our Max Payne 3 review will be a bit late. Sorry about that
Site Stuff: We hoped our Max Payne 3 review would hit the site today, but it hasn’t. Here’s…
Features 
Dungeonland preview - A theme park has never been this violent
Hands-on: DUNGEONLAND has all the components of a hero’s dream playground, albeit an extremely sadistic one… Life as an evil mastermind…
Videos
Go behind the scenes of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Video: A trailer from Junction Point goes behind the scenes of co-op musical Epic Mickey 2: The Power…
New The Last of Us trailer shows that not all enemies are fungal
Reviews
Warlock: Master of the Arcane review - Conquer the world with monsters and magic
Review: WARLOCK: MASTER OF THE ARCANE takes the standard turn based strategy formula and then adds beards, beasts and spells. But does it provide…
Recent Comments
It’s a shame they let their frustration out on the score… It happens, wait a day. The fans who waited 12 years, are happy to hold it in…
Diablo 3 receives Metacritic mauling after disastrous launch
I think we all knew this was going to happen from the moment Blizzard announced it was going to be ‘always-online-only’.
Diablo 3 servers "at full capacity" following midnight launch
This isn’t just affecting Diablo III either – which I just spent the best part of an hour getting my system ready and the game installed -…
Diablo 3 servers "at full capacity" following midnight launch
And no doubt it would be Xbox 360-only, carry a subscription fee with DLC-escalator and the smallest male character would dwarf a…
No official word, but you’d imagine the PC release will come after the console versions, based on Rockstar’s history.
BioShock Infinite delay could signal GTA V release date, say analysts
Blog
Diablo III - Our verdict so far
Opinion: Ahead of our DIABLO III review later this week, Julian Benson and Jamie Donnelly scrawl down…
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater retrospective - Shaping the adolescent grind