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The original Deus Ex will probably go down as one of the greatest PC games of all time. Unfortunately, its Invisible War sequel wasn't...

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Last week, we found out that Prey 2 is in development at Human Head Studios. Details are now starting to trickle about exactly what...

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One week after graphics programmer extraordinaire John Carmack noted that DirectX is much improved and even preferable to OpenGL, AMD developer relations manager Richard...

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Valve is pulling out the big portal guns to tease the sequel to its infectiously fun puzzle-action game. An "upcoming TV spot trailer" for Portal...

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While some developers farm out work on the PC versions of games they're building primarily for consoles, Volition is bringing its PC efforts in-house. ...

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Sometimes, I get the feeling that modern games take themselves too seriously. While browsing Shacknews this morning, I noticed one that definitely doesn't:...

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Batman: Arkham Asylum was a big hit in 2009, drawing excellent reviews that led the PC version to an impressive meta-score of 91...

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Time to fend off yet another alien invasion. Bethesda announced yesterday that Prey 2 is set to arrive for the PC and consoles...

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For what seems like forever, id Software programming guru John Carmack has built his legendary game engines around the cross-platform OpenGL API. That trend...

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We've chosen the winners for our in-game screenshot contest. There were a lot of great entries; some made us laugh, while others had...

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