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Here’s The First Public Look At UFC 3 Gameplay

8:00AM July 31, 2011 | Owen Good

This is a huge weekend for competitive gaming, especially with the EVO World Championships going on in Las Vegas. At the premier fighting-game event, THQ is showing off early builds of UFC Undisputed 3, due for release early next year.

This video features Urijah Faber versus Dominick Cruz, and gives a better look at UFC 3‘s new submission system. There are more videos at the link, with a direct download available should any of these videos be removed by YouTube.

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Nintendo

Aliens: Infestation Slips Flesh-Hungry Xenomorphs Into Your Pocket

2:20AM July 21, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Popular comic artist Chris Bachalo breathes life into the 19 space marines doomed to die this September in Sega and WayForward’s Aliens: Infestation for the Nintendo DS. More »

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Deus Ex Meets Sonic The Hedgehog In The Swindle

2:20AM July 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Size Five Games, the independent developer behind point-and-click hit Time Gentlemen, Please! and that one game about vaginas, are creating a game they say “plays a little bit like Deus Ex mixed with Sonic the Hedgehog“. How does that work? More »

PC

First Look At Dishonored, The New Game From Harvey Smith

6:40AM July 12, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

That right there? That’s Dishonored, the new stealth assassination game from Bethesda, Arx Fatalis dev Arkane Studios and Harvey Smith, one of the creative forces behind Deus Ex and Thief: Deadly Shadows. Why does it sound so interesting? More »

PC

Take A Good Hard Look At Planetside 2

12:00PM July 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The countdown has ended and Sony Online Entertainment has pulled back the curtain on Planetside 2, the sequel to the ambitious 2003 massively multiplayer online first-person shooter. More »

Nintendo

This Is Nintendo’s New Wii U And Its Bold New Controller

3:00AM June 8, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Nintendo’s new controller has been revealed, a touchscreen-based device that works with all-new, high-definition hardware. This is our first official look at Wii U. More »

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UFC Undisputed 3 Aims For A More Accessible Brutality

2:00AM June 4, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

UFC Undisputed 3 represents more than just THQ’s abandonment of the mixed martial arts simulation series as an annualised franchise, it’s the game designed to welcome more virtual fighters into the fold. It’s a game kinder to new players, but more brutal on its in-game MMA stars. More »

PC

Saints Row: The Third Offers Complete And Utter Chaos With No Waiting

10:00AM June 3, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

You want crazed murder and hilarious mayhem in your Saints Row? Developer Volition is going to give it to you, right out of the box, in Saints Row: The Third. More »

PC

Hands On With StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm, Now With More RPG And Space Yetis

5:00PM May 31, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is a mutated beast of last year’s real-time strategy game infused with traces of point and click adventure. For StarCraft II‘s first expansion, the second chapter in Blizzard’s trilogy, the game is getting a dose of role-playing game elements. More »

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Harsher, Deadlier Dark Souls Is Also More Beautiful Horror Adventure

1:30AM May 12, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

There’s no mistaking it. Dark Souls is as much a Demon’s Souls sequel as we’re ever going to get, at least any time soon. It’s the more beautiful Demon’s Souls. It’s the game more willing to run wild with its unique brand of twisted dark medieval fantasy. More »