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Watch the Routine and Remember Me Gamescom trailers by Geoff Gasior — 12:47 PM on August 15, 2012 Numerous game trailers have been released to coincide with the ongoing Gamescom show in Germany. Some have been more impressive than others, and a... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	13
A Mac version of Origin is on the way by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on August 15, 2012 As determined as ever to boldly go where Valve has gone before, EA... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Mac	39
Mann vs. Machine co-op mode comes to Team Fortress 2 by Geoff Gasior — 1:42 PM on August 14, 2012 Team Fortress 2 is the game that keeps giving. Valve's class-based multiplayer hit has received a steady stream of updates since being released nearly... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	80
Could Half-Life 3 be unveiled at Gamescom this week? by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:44 AM on August 14, 2012 A certain PDF file has been making the rounds this morning. It's from the website of German gaming convention Gamescom, and it lists the... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	68
Borderlands 2 ''girlfriend mode'' stirs controversy by Geoff Gasior — 1:01 PM on August 13, 2012 Borderlands 2 lead designer John Hemingway appears to have stepped in it. In an interview with Eurogamer, he revealed that the game's fifth... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	307
EA expects 40% of revenue from digital sales by Geoff Gasior — 11:24 AM on August 13, 2012 Valve is a privately held company, so it's under no obligation to share financial details with the public. As a result, we don't have... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet	19
Eye candy abounds in Crysis 3 trailer by Geoff Gasior — 10:52 AM on August 10, 2012 This morning's dose of graphics eye candy is brought to you by Crytek. The developer has released a CryEngine3 Tech Trailer that shows... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	86
Sleeping Dogs gets PC-specific goodies by Geoff Gasior — 12:07 PM on August 9, 2012 Add Sleeping Dogs to the list of upcoming titles with PC-specific features. The game's open world will be more detailed on the PC thanks... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	7
Steam to start offering non-gaming apps next month by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:08 PM on August 8, 2012 Valve has been busy lately. Its CEO, Gabe Newell, is publicly bashing Windows 8 and trying to build up Linux into a compelling alternative.... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Software	134
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pre-orders get early beta access by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:39 AM on August 8, 2012 Valve is making it hard to resist buying the new Counter-Strike game. It's not just that Global Offensive is already on sale for $13.49, 10%... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	40
Day Z breaks a million players, will have standalone version by Geoff Gasior — 11:30 AM on August 7, 2012 The modding community has long been one of the best things about PC gaming. Although things have died down a little in recent years,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	30
XBMC signs on to support $99 Ouya console by Geoff Gasior — 10:56 AM on August 7, 2012 Despite its critics, the Ouya game console is proving to be one of Kickstarter's most popular projects. The funding drive began in mid-July,... Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Game consoles Software	34
Rise of the Triad reboot previewed by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on August 7, 2012 As we learned last week, an Unreal Engine 3-powered Rise of the Triad reboot is in the works. Interceptor Entertainment is developing the game,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	15
Carmack keynote touches on Doom 4, VR displays by Geoff Gasior — 10:49 AM on August 6, 2012 When id Software programmer John Carmack speaks, people listen. In fact, folks line up for the chance to hear the guy live. Carmack's... Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming	34
Valve files hint at Source 2 engine, Episode 3 by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:31 AM on August 6, 2012 Last month, Valve released its Source Filmmaker application, allowing fans of Team Fortress 2 to create their own animated cut-scenes. Already, the Source Filmmaker... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	60
Skyrim's Dawnguard DLC now available on Steam by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on August 3, 2012 Ready to lose several more weekends to dungeon exploration and looting? Good, because the first expansion—sorry, DLC—for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now out... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	44
Updated: Twitter account promises return of Rise of the Triad by Geoff Gasior — 12:14 PM on August 2, 2012 Remember Rise of the Triad? Ok, most of you probably don't. The first-person shooter came out way back in 1995 and used a... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	46
Valve: Left 4 Dead 2 already runs faster on Linux by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:48 AM on August 2, 2012 Porting games to a new operating system can be tricky. When the Mac version of Portal came out two years ago, folks remarked that... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	178

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