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Your StarCraft II Beta System Requirements Are Here

5:00AM Mike Fahey | Blizzard has released the required and recommended PC system specifications needed to participate in the StarCraft II beta test. Can your system handle the new Zerg Rush? Updated. More »
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Getting Started With Global Agenda: A Visual Tour

6:30AM Mike Fahey | Hi-Rez Studios’ massively multiplayer shooter Global Agenda launches next month, so I’ve spent the past couple of days tooling about in the beta to see what’s what. Let’s take a tour, shall we? More »
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Create Your Own Worlds In The Sims 3

4:40AM Mike Fahey | The Sims 3 allows you to create your own Sims, create your own home, and now you can create your own world, courtesy of The Sims 3 Create A World tool, a free download now available on TheSims3.com. More »
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Squad Deathmatch Trailer

12:40PM AJ Glasser | Okay, it looks like we’ve figured the mystery around the mutliplayer mode I previewed earlier and the online beta that some of you have been playing. Squad Deathmatch is new to Battlefield while what’s going on in the beta is “old.” More »
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Square Enix Now Taking Final Fantasy XIV Beta Applications

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Final Fantasy XIV’s arrival in 2010 is looking more and more likely, as Square Enix has opened up the application process for the upcoming PC and PlayStation 3 massively multiplayer online role-playing game. More »
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The Body Count Of The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta

2:00PM Owen Good | With less than a week until it closes, the Battlefield Bad Company 2 PlayStation 3 beta has recorded more than 9.4 million vehicle kills, which is like four times all the highway fatalities in the US since 1957. More »
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MAG’s Fourth Beta Lets You Hear Enemy Comms

1:00PM Owen Good | More than 6000 changes have been made to MAG as Zipper Interactive’s MMO shooter moves into its fourth beta phase, which will be exclusive to GameStop pre-order customers. More »
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Here’s What You’ll Miss In The Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Beta

7:20AM Mike Fahey | If you’re not a PLayStation 3 owner or you aren’t planning on preordering Battlefield: Bad Company 2, you won’t be seeing this action until at least next month. More »
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Actually, Looks Like There Will Be A Bad Company 2 Beta Soon

5:30PM Owen Good | Earlier today, GameStop outed a beta – with a launch date – for Battlefield Bad Company 2 in a preorder deal later taken down. EA confirmed to Blend Games that news is coming this week, but no beta date. More »
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EA Warns Against Bogus Bad Company 2 Beta Signups

11:00AM Owen Good | Apparently there are some phishing emails going around – for what other purpose would someone fake an invitation to a sign-up for a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta? EA says no such thing exists. More »