The FPS has always been seen as the poster child of PC gaming. Innovative titles that pushed game design and game hardware to their limits established the first-person shooter as the go-to genre for the hardcore PC gamer. Wolfenstein 3D and Doom established the rules of the genre; Duke Nukem 3D pushed them [...]

Tales of the Past III is the 90-minute World of Warcraft machinima that’s been making the Internet rounds lately. The action-packed movie follows a host of well-known Warcraft characters, including Thrall and Jaina Proudmoore, as Alliance and Horde are forced to join together to face an impossible threat. You can download the movie [...]

Evil Avatar has a great new feature up detailing some of the multiplayer features in the upcoming Turok. It sounds like they came away impressed, and that Turok is on track to be the best game in the franchise yet (which, admittedly, wouldn’t take much). They praise the control, comparing it to Halo, [...]

FileFront has the very first user-created mod for the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament 3 available for download. Don’t go getting too excited, though; a total conversion this is not. Actually, it’s just a single map called “DM-Shrine,” created by Thomas Browett, a 23-year-old graphic designer from Nottingham, England, and suitable for [...]

Only one shopping week until Christmas! And oh, what a forgettable week it is.

Pick of the Week: Rock Band
Fear not, last gen supporters, the PS2 continues to soldier on with a downsized port of Harmonix’s excellent music game. While the PS2 version doesn’t support downloadable content (obviously) or online multiplayer (unfortunately), up to four [...]

Digital Battle is reporting that Valve has finally released its patented Ridiculously In-Depth Statistics for Team Fortress 2.
While most of the statistics offer few surprises (the sniper rifle is the weapon used at the greatest average distance?!), there are a few interesting nuggets of information here, such as the revelation that the scout is actually [...]

Fury, the PvP MMO that already tried to coax potential subscribers by offering free, week-long trials, will be going completely free to play as of December 14. Free “Chosen” accounts will gain gold and essence more slowly than those with paid “Hero” accounts, but will still have access to all weapons, abilities, and game [...]

Over at its US blog, Capcom has announced their plans to bring down the multiplayer servers for PS2 classics Monster Hunter and Resident Evil: Outbreak. Sadly, this is something we’re going to see more of going forward. Sega brought down its Gamecube Phantasy Star Online servers in March of this year and Konami [...]

Another week of mostly ignorable titles as we draw ever closer to Christmas. The PS3 offers a trio of interesting FPS games and casual-friendly sports titles continue to dominate the Wii’s software library.

Pick of the Week: Unreal Tournament 3
Epic’s latest installment in their long-running, deathmatch-focused FPS series hits the PS3 this week. Besides being one [...]

It’s no secret that Vivendi has been trying to sell its gaming division for years. Now, in a surprising Sunday statement, Business Wire is reporting that Activision and Vivendi have announced they are merging to form Activision Blizzard, unquestionably the largest third-party video game publisher in the world. Gaming series falling under Activision [...]

Gamasutra has a short but informative interview with Richard “Lord General British” Garriot (pictured), creative force behind Tabula Rasa. In it, he regrets opening the Tabula Rasa beta so early, stating that:
We burned out some quantity of our beta-testers when the game wasn’t yet fun. As we’ve begun to sell the game, the [...]

The post-Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) slump continues with an influx of licensed games and quick ports. And yet, a few brightly shining rays of hope pierce the shovelware darkness.

Pick of the Week: Universe at War: Earth Assault
Developed by Petroglyph, the fine folks behind the excellent Star Wars: Empire at War, this Sega-published title promises [...]