A friend of mine, nfreader, has come up with an astonishingly neat flowchart of Valve’s first person shooters, dating back from the original Half-Life to their latest and greatest game, Left 4 Dead 2. Check it out! (Be sure to click it for the full size image)



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Update: Return to Ostagar now appears on the English addon site, although with a less than spectacular description (yes, the Engrish was preferable!)
Your memories of the battle of Ostagar will haunt you for years to come. It laid waste to your order and claimed the lives of many great men and women, including the brash young King Cailan and your mentor, Duncan.

Now, there are rumors that a fellow survivor of the battle has escaped from captivity and is seeking the Grey Wardens' help. The …  More

Last week, I relayed a report from Russian gaming website GotPS3 about Modern Warfare 2’s recall from shelves due to a possible ban. News of the report got around and ended up on pretty much every gaming website with an interest in Modern Warfare 2 coverage.

Today, Activision contacted VG247 to deny these claims, citing the report the console versions had been recalled as “erroneous”. The company’s official statement claims that [the company] has only released a PC version of the game in Russia,…  More

I am Michael Atkinson's look of disapproval.

An Australian gamer wrote a letter to Attorney General Michael Atkinson on his decision to veto the R18 classification for violent video games in Australia, whose response consisted of an elaborate six-page document with his reasoning and justification of keeping these games effectively banned from the adult public.

The six-page response is a goldmine of ignorance. Take for instance the following two paragraphs from the 2nd page, which I’ve highlighte…  More

Unlike my previous article on Persistence, Presentation is fairly straight forward topic; it is composed of two parts.

Fans of the MechWarrior series will have to wait a little longer for the free release of MechWarrior 4 and its expansions because Smith & Tinker, the company that now owns the MechWarrior franchise, has yet to secure any actual permission from Microsoft to republish the games.

Now you might be wondering, “Why publicize and hype the free release of Mechwarrior 4 when you don’t even have the permission to do so?” and my answer to you is going to be somewhere along the lines of an implied face…  More

After several days of dedicating my time to Dragon Age: Origins, my progress through the game has slowed down considerably, simply because I need time to digest what I’ve played of the game, just as I would a good fantasy novel. While it's nice to be able to sit down and complete huge chunks of it at a time, I do not wish to exhaust the entirety of the game’s content all at once.

It may sound a bit silly, especially when the length and depth of the game are taken into consideration. The replay …  More

Watch till the end, that is crazy! The guy was lucky to not only pull that off, but be recording and it be the last kill of the game as well X_x

What do you guys think of MW2 so far?…  More

BioWare is taking video games to new, cinematic heights with their RPG, Mass Effect 2. A newly released video on GameTrailers shows off the voice talent of the always excellent Martin Sheen (President Josiah Bartlett on The West Wing) as the so-called "Illusive Man" in the upcoming game. Possibly.

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Do you hate Modern Warfare 2? Do you have a grudge against Infinity Ward for their treatment of PC gamers? What ever the case, you have nothing on this boy. Carrying the tradition of Snail's old "Gamer of the Week" weekly video series, I've stumbled upon this little gem. Enjoy.


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Sega's released a new trailer for tri-Ace's upcoming Steampunk-themed JRPG, End of Eternity, and it looks like it could very easily rival Final Fantasy XIII in terms of art direction. End of Eternity features customizability rare in JRPGs, with visible changes to clothing and gear, party control options and weapon modification. 

The gameplay shares some similarities with Sega's other title, Valkyrie Chronicles, which utilizes an Action Point system rather than a pure turn-based mode. 

Check it out…  More

Evoking the memory of a key scene in The Exorcist, Alistair's head decides simply to twist off in this very odd, yet strangely beautiful bug in Bioware's latest RPG. 



I guess it's contagious. …  More

UPDATE: This story is retracted as certain facts of the report within can't be verified outside of the Russian blog I referenced. The site which I referenced, GotPS3, does not cite any external sources and the content of the report is largely the result of speculation, not verifiable fact. 

Every copy of the console version of Modern Warfare 2 has been recalled from stores in Russia due to the content of the “No Russian” mission, better known as the controversial airport massacre level. Likewise,…  More

A boycott in name alone is no boycott at all. It might as well be show a of support.



Now just imagine if animal rights activists supped at KFC after a long day of protesting the very company they despise. And you wonder why nobody takes online petitions seriously. 

Go have a cry about it.

Source: Rock Paper Shotgun…  More

To commemorate the release of Overlord: Raising Hell on Steam, Valve is offering the entire franchise at a 75% discount with the Overlord Complete Pack flying at a super-affordable $8.75 USD. 

I'm not huge on the whole Overlord series, but paying 9 dollars for the entire deal -- sequel, expansion and all -- is pretty much a steal. 

Grab it here.…  More