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The long-running and spectacularly successful Total War series of RTS games will be getting an F2P incarnation. Not much is known about the game at this point, apart from its obvious progenitor and that it will most likely involve insane amounts of historically accurate soldiers murdering each … [Read more...] about Total War: Arena Bringing F2P Large Scale Historical Battles

The original X-Com was the game that launched a thousand game industry careers. While it certainly sold well for the time and made a solid amount of money, its real success is being cited among early influences by a large number of today's developers. All of which makes the thought that it was once … [Read more...] about Original X-COM Was Cancelled Twice Before Release, Creator Reveals At GDC

Players have discovered that the Warzone game mode, which was a staple in all three previous Gears of War games, is also present in the newest incarnation, Gears of War: Judgment. This discovery has excited many fans who have fond memories of the intense, strategic gameplay that Warzone offered. To … [Read more...] about Gears of War Judgment Contains Hidden Left Over Warzone Game Mode

Being confused by a Metal Gear Solid game or any Hideo Kojima game for that matter is par for the course, which is why when Metal Gear Solid V was announced with both "The Phantom Pain" and the "Ground Zeroes" subtitles, everyone just sort of shrugged. Uncharacteristically though, Kojima felt the … [Read more...] about Metal Gear V Ground Zeroes & The Phantom Pain Differences Clarified By Kojima

Gaming peripheral maker Genius has announced a new set of surround sound speakers aimed specifically at computer gamers. The speakers are called the GX Gaming SW-G5.1 3500 Surround Sound Speaker system. The speakers are also appropriate for watching movies with deep bass you can hear and … [Read more...] about Genius unveils new SW-G5.1 5.1 Channel Surround Sound Gaming Speakers

Yes, you can play as Batman. More than one of them actually. Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine are doing the honours on this one and if any of their usual care and love for licenses shines through, it will truly be a thing to behold. It's coming in the fall to PCs, bringing what sound like … [Read more...] about DC Comics & Turbine Making Dota-Alike Game Called Infinite Crisis

Seeing how thanks to Apple's App Store and the fall of AAA exclusives, hardware now lives or dies by its ability to appeal to indie developers, Nintendo's move to open up its eShop to the troubadours and scallywags of game development is somewhat less than astonishing. First and foremost, you no … [Read more...] about Nintendo Relaxes eShop Criteria For Indies

Last year, the ITC found that Microsoft's Xbox 360 console violated some of Motorola's patents. However, it now appears that the ITC has changed its stance. ITC Judge David Shaw has recently stated that the Xbox 360 does not infringe on Motorola's patents. When the original cases started last year, … [Read more...] about ITC Says Xbox 360 Does Not Infringe On Motorola Patents