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Water Cooler Games Closes

Water Cooler Games, a standard-bearer for intelligent discussion of video games over the past six years, has been shuttered according to co-founder Ian Bogost in a final post made today.


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Treyarch Confirms Map Pack 3 For PC

In the Treyarch official forums, Josh Olin, the community manager, confirms that Map Pack 3 is coming to the PC and a patch is also in the works.


WoW Expansion List Leaves No Rumour Unturned [Spoiler]

A truckload of details and features, alleged to be included in the as-yet unnanounced World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, has made its way out to the interwebs. This gets both spoiler alert and rumour treatment in the strongest terms possible.


Weekend Reader: The Themes Of 9/11, And After, In TIE Fighter

TIE Fighter was released in 1994, a time in which serving as the instrument of an oppressive, corrupt government against insurgent forces didn’t raise the kind of uncomfortable questions such a game would after Sept. 11, 2001.


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Ubisoft Dev Signs Off With A Flash

William David, a former designer for Ubisoft, felt he should finally take the plunge and strike out on his own. This week he left Ubisoft and uploaded this flash game as part explanation, part thanks to his friends and co-workers.


Madden Launch Returns To Its Roots — For One Weekend Only?

Time was, EA Sports’ Madden franchise released on the weekend, not a Tuesday. “Madden Football Friday” pre-dated the “Madden Holiday” of the past dozen or so years, and it returned again this week. But is it back for good?