Expansionism

PC

Live Virtual Life To The Fullest With The Sims 3 Generations

5:20AM April 6, 2011 | Mike Fahey

EA Play adds life to The Sims 3 this (northern) spring with the Generations Expansion pack, letting players explore the stages of virtual life on a much deeper level than ever before. More »


PC

Magicka: Vietnam Dated, Blindfolded, Taken Out Back And Screen-Shot

2:00AM April 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Paradox Interactive and Arrowhead Game Studios have put an April 14 date on the downloadable content no one saw coming, celebrating the impending release of Magicka: Vietnam with the screenshots everyone will want to see. More »


PC

FarmVille Grows Into The English Countryside

3:20AM March 24, 2011 | Mike Fahey

How do you expand a farming game played by more than 44 million people a month? You give them another farm. FarmVille English Countryside expansion gives FarmVille players a whole new row to hoe. More »


Mobile

Infinity Blade Goes Dungeon Diving At A Discount

3:40AM March 4, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Chair Entertainment spices up sexy iPhone swordfest Infinity Blade with The Deathless Kings, a free update that brings the quest for medieval combat dominance into the darkest dungeon depths, along with a discount to lure new players to their doom. More »


PC

Sins Of A Solar Empire Spurs A Rebellious Expansion

7:30AM March 2, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The intergalactic war of Ironclad Games’ real-time strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire has gone on too long, prompting the game’s third expansion, Rebellion, packed with new tech and ships capable of destroying entire fleets all by their lonesome. More »


PC

The Most Surprising Fantasy Game Expansion Pack Ever Created

5:00AM March 2, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Yes, the first expansion pack to Arrowhead Studios’ runaway PC role-playing hit Magicka is titled Magicka: Vietnam. It’s OK to be a little speechless here. We’re right there with you. More »


News

Lord Of The Rings Online Is Taking Your Hobbits To Isengard

3:40AM November 20, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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The good news? Free-top-play MMO Lord of the Rings Online expands around this time next year with the Rise of Isengard expansion pack. The bad news? Guess where the traitorous traitor Saruman is hanging out lately. More »


At Least The Sims 3 Vampires Don’t Sparkle

2:40AM October 15, 2010 | Mike Fahey

The Vampires introduced in The Sims 3: Late Night don’t want to fall in love with one-dimensional teenage girls. They just want to suck their blood. More »


News

The New Face Of EVE Online

8:20AM October 8, 2010 | Mike Fahey

EVE Online’s character generation is getting a much-needed facelift in next month’s Incursion expansion, paving the way for players to eventually get out of their ships and walk around. So far the paving looks quite fetching, doesn’t it? More »


News

EVE Online Prepares For An Incursion

3:30PM September 22, 2010 | Mike Fahey

The deadly Sansha’s Nation aims to create its own utopia, taking down any pilots who get in its way in EVE Online: Incursion, the latest expansion for CCP’s outer space MMO, due out in November. More »