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PC

Canadian Cable Giant Admits It Could Be ‘Inadvertently’ Throttling Games

In March, Canadian gamers were upset to learn that World of Warcraft traffic was being throttled by Rogers Cable and Telecom, the country’s largest broadband provider. Now the company has admitted that other games’ online traffic might trip its pipeline monitors and result in their throttling, which Rogers called “inadvertent.” Canadian gamers do not accept that answer.

August 30, 2011
In Real Life

Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too

Kotaku AU

Alyssa Bereznak is making us females look bad. I’m ashamed on behalf of our sex that she said those bitchy things. In her article, she accuses a world champion of Magic: The Gathering of being a liar and a creep. In reality, her predatory and trollish behaviour makes her the creepy one.

August 27, 2011
PC

Warhammer Online: Wrath Of Heroes’ Bright Wizard Is One Hot Little Number

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes mixes the player-versus-player combat of Warhammer Online with the champion system of games like DOTA to create a unique free-to-play competitive online experience. Meet Felicia. She’ll be your Bright Wizard today.

August 26, 2011
PC

Now Everyone Can Play The Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

For over a decade Pokémon fans have been facing-off against one another in fierce trading card based battles around the world. Today those battles go online, and anyone with a web browser can play.

August 18, 2011
PC

Modern Warfare 3 Gets Dedicated Servers On PC (That’s A Great Thing For Competitive Play)

You heard that right: Modern Warfare 3 will support dedicated servers on the PC, just like your daddy’s multiplayer shooters did. That’s the kind of stuff we like to see–and the kind of stuff you get when the king of pop shooters has a challenger to the throne.

August 1, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo To Support Paid DLC On The 3DS

Kotaku AU

It hasn’t been a great couple of weeks for Nintendo and, in particular, the 3DS. In an attempt to stem the tide of negativity Nintendo has reduced the price but, according to Andriasang, Nintendo is now looking to bring paid DLC to the 3DS and the upcoming Wii U.

July 21, 2011
PC

If Anything Can Get Me To Play Battlefield Heroes, It’s Magic

I will play any game that pits the forces of magic against (relatively) modern military forces. Battlefield Heroes gets wizards today. I approve.

July 8, 2011
PC

Take A Good Hard Look At Planetside 2

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.

June 24, 2011
News

Evidence That Someone Loves Playing Duke Nukem Forever Online

There’s been a lot said about Duke Nukem Forever, not much of it good.

June 22, 2011
News

Online Game Suffers "Catastrophic Hardware Failure"

Sucks to be a Heroes of Newerth player this week (or next week, or the week after), after the game’s servers suffered what’s being called “a catastrophic hardware failure”.

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