PC

Razer Fiona: A Gaming PC Trapped In The Body Of A Tablet

While it may look like your average Android tablet affixed with a pair of button-festooned handlebars, beneath the shimmering screen of Razer’s Project Fiona lurks the beating heart of a high-powered gaming PC. Are we looking at the future of portable gaming?


December 13, 2011
PC

The Most Important Artifact In The Diablo Universe

The Book of Cain is the ultimate guide to Diablo lore. It covers every aspect of the world of Sanctuary and its trials, beginning with the creation of the universe and leading right up to the doorstep of Diablo III, one of the most eagerly anticipated video games of 2012.


November 29, 2011
In Real Life

Rainbow 6 Developer Talks Terrorism, Call Of Duty, And Moving The Medium Forward

Last week, I headed down to Ubisoft headquarters in San Francisco to get a first look at their upcoming tactical shooter Rainbow 6: Patriots. I posted my impressions of the event earlier today — it looks like a solid evolution of the small-team tactical template set forth in Vegas, but what’s more remarkable is that it at least flirts with being one of the first big-budget action games to deal with terrorism and civilian casualties in a deeper, more meaningful way.


November 22, 2011
News

Is Metal Gear Solid 5 Coming? ‘Probably…’

The cries of “Metal Gear Solid 5 confirmed!” that rang out across the internet last week were silenced today, as the Official PlayStation Magazine reveals what exactly legendary developer Hideo Kojima said regarding a potential sequel in its latest issue. Should you be excited? Probably, at some point.


October 25, 2011
PC

Won’t World Of Warcraft’s Neutral Race Cause PvP Pandemonium?

With Pandaren players able to choose either Horde or Alliance in the Mists of Pandaria expansion pack, World of Warcraft‘s arenas and battlegrounds will soon see an outbreak of panda-on-panda violence. I asked the game’s senior game producer Ray Cobo how players will tell Pandaren apart once the fur starts flying.


PC

The Solo StarCraft II Player Thanks You For A Shorter Heart Of The Swarm Campaign, Jerks

During BlizzCon 2011 this weekend I got to ask Starcraft II senior designer Jonny Ebbert what was in store for the solo player in the upcoming expansions and why Heart of the Swarm‘s campaign is nine missions shorter that Wings of Liberty‘s. You whiny bastards.


PC

The Queen Of Blades Is No Match For New Blizzard DOTA

Kerrigan. The Queen of Blades. The most feared woman in the known universe, destroyer of worlds, and murderer of millions. The greatest leader the Zerg has ever known.


In Real Life

Misti Dawn Talks Geek Girls

Adult star Misti Dawn is touted as the ‘Nerdiest Girl in Porn’ and has been a gamer nearly her entire life. Sporting tattoos of some of her favourite games and indulging in role-playing games regularly, Misti feels that gaming is not just a hobby but a virtual trip through worlds, lives and time. Everything one could possibly need.


October 5, 2011
News

World’s Most Famous Dark Elf Carves A Path To Neverwinter

Hoping to capture the attention of both traditional pen-and-paper role-players and video game RPG fans, Wizards of the Coast wants to put the city of Neverwinter on the minds of fantasy fans everywhere. That’s why they’ve called in the big guns: author R.A. Salvatore and his most famous creation, Drizzt Do’Urden.


September 20, 2011
PC

World Of Warcraft 4.3: Dragon Soul Ushers In New Age Of Casual Raiding

The culmination of the Cataclysm saga, World of Warcraft‘s epic patch 4.3, now subtitled Dragon Soul, brings about an end to the tyranny of Deathwing, but more importantly an end of casual players not being able to experience raid content.