gamescom 2011
PC

This Is What A Dungeon Run In Tera Looks Like

During Gamescom 2011 in Germany, the Frogster folks gave press a peek at what a standard dungeon run looks like in the action-packed MMO Tera. Now see for yourself!

August 31, 2011
PC

Can Valve Really Make A Sequel For A Game They Didn’t Create?

Gabe Newell has a problem. The outspoken co-founder of Valve can’t seem to get enough of one of his company’s upcoming games. He’s so into DOTA 2 that he temporarily moved his office to be closer to the team making it.

August 30, 2011
Xbox

The New SSX Has A Familiar Groove And Some Amazing New Tricks

I was as worried as any SSX fan when Electronic Arts unveiled the darker, grittier SSX: Deadly Descents late last year. I like my outlandish snowboarding video games to be, well, outlandish, silly, colourful.

August 26, 2011
News

German TV Show Apologises To Gamers For Hurt Feelings

Last night we pointed out this video from Germany’s RTL Television which seemed to delight in mocking the “computer freaks” that attended last week’s Gamescom in Cologne. Today the show is apologising for their bad judgement in airing it.

August 24, 2011
PC

First Ever Dota 2 Championship Winner Revealed

Valve’s yet-to-be released Dota 2 has its first champion. The publisher held a tournament for the still-unreleased game at the Gamescom video game conference last week. It wrapped up over the weekend. There are spoilers ahead, in case you haven’t looked up the winner yet.

Nintendo

How Capcom Turned Buddhist Mythology Into A Game About Planet-Splitting Battles

Asura’s Wrath is an angry game based on an angry group of Buddhist demigods.

August 23, 2011
Nintendo

Aliens: Colonial Marines Shows Why It’s Smart To Wait 25 Years To Make A Movie Game

While we’ve known for a while now that Gearbox’s upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines makes extensive use of original concept art from the movie it’s based on, 1986′s Aliens, it’s still a surprise to see it brought to life 25 years later.

In Real Life

A Visit To The Thousands-Strong Gaming Tent City Of Cologne

For one week a year a very different sort of campsite forms along Cologne’s pebbled shores of the Rhine river.

August 22, 2011
News

How Many People Visited Gamescom?

Another attendance record for Gamescom. This year’s show drew 275,000 visitors, organisers stated in an official release.

PC

Battlefield 3′s Multiplayer Blows 128 Socks Clean Off

Battlefield 3′s booth at Gamescom was not f**king around. Inside its cavernous hall, at the end of an hours-long wait, were 64 personal computers and an 18-minute round of the game’s multiplayer.

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