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EA Pulling Dragon Age: Legends From Facebook And Google+ On June 18th

EA hasn’t been shy about blatantly saying that they’re going to extend their big games across as many platforms as possible. The recent example Mass Effect Infiltrator on iOS — which links back to the console game via the mega-publisher’s Origin online service — shows how EA probably wants this kind of thing to work in the future. An example of how they don’t want things to work? Look no further than Dragon Age: Legends.


March 23, 2012
In Real Life

Single And Looking To Mingle? Try World Of Warcraft

The folks at Online University have put together some statistics about gaming and online dating, and it seems like (surprise!) gaming could be a great way to meet single guys. Plus, as the graphic points out, “Battling demons and trolls with a girl is a bigger rush than grabbing coffee with her.”


March 1, 2012
PC

Deep Black: Reloaded Is Worth Playing Just To Hear Men Die

Created by Russian independent developer Biart, Depp Black: Reloaded is a third-person shooter driven by a unique blend of underwater and land-based exploration and combat. Other than that there’s not much going for it, except for these gut-wrenching screams.


January 26, 2012
Xbox

Sources: The Next Xbox Will Play Blu-Ray, May Not Play Used Games (And Will Introduce Kinect 2)

Microsoft will upgrade its disc technology for its next Xbox from DVDs to Blu-Ray discs, catching up to rival Sony, games industry sources tell Kotaku.


January 16, 2012
PC

This Is How Nvidia Wants You To Play Racing Games… If You’ve Got $US32,000

When it comes to sim gamers, nothing is too expensive or too out of the ordinary. They will pay any price to have an experience that is as close to the real thing as possible. Meet the VRX iMotion. Nvidia was showing this bad boy off at their booth at CES this year, so I just had to give it a whirl.


December 8, 2011
PC

Razer’s Combat Knife-Inspired Blade Gaming Laptop Will Be Home For Christmas

With only a few short weeks before Christmas, Razer prepares to take preorders on their dedicated gaming laptop, the Razer Blade. Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan explains what’s changed since the “world’s first true gaming laptop” was revealed in August, and talks about the Army origins of the laptop’s sleek and sexy design.


December 2, 2011
News

How Does The First Quad Core Tegra Tablet Handle Gaming?

Having spent an extensive amount of time playing games on a dual core Tegra 2 Android tablet, I can only imagine how much better gaming must be on the new quad core Tegra 3-powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Why? Because I don’t have one. Joanna Stern at The Verge does, however, so we’ll let her tell us how it games.


November 15, 2011
News

Prototypes Of Gaming’s ‘Deadliest Laptop’ Stolen

Earlier this month someone broke into Razer’s San Francisco Bay Area research and development labs and made off with two prototypes for the peripheral maker’s sexy gaming laptop hybrid, the Razer Blade, according to the company.


October 7, 2011
News

The Biggest Video Gaming Cities In The US

New Yorkers in Huntington spend more than four times the average amount on video games, according to a recent study by credit card spending tracker Bundle.


September 13, 2011
News

Which Came First, The Hardcore Gamer Or The Bad Parent?

A recent study conducted by researchers at Michigan State University found that the more time school students spent playing games, the more negative an opinion they held about their parents. It seems like a simple matter of cause and effect, but which is which?