Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games are “notoriously toxic,” but they don’t have to be that way, argues Strife developer S2 Games monetization director Pu Liu. Speaking with GameSpot today, Liu said MOBAs can be poisonous in nature because they often force players to fight for resources against not only enemies–but also teammates. “MOBAs are […]
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Try the MOBA that’s taking on League of Legends and DOTA 2 free next weekend
February 20th, 2014 
Mark Looking for a new game to play next weekend? Heroes of Newerth developer S2 Games announced today that it will hold a free trial weekend beginning February 28 and running through March 2 for its upcoming free-to-play “next generation” MOBA Strife. You can sign up for the free weekend through Strife’s website, though you won’t […]
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Comments Off on Try the MOBA that’s taking on League of Legends and DOTA 2 free next weekendSounds like there’s a new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater in the works — What do you want to see?
February 20th, 2014 Mark [UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Activision confirmed in a statement to GameSpot that the publisher is working on a new project with Mr. 900. “Activision can confirm that they have something in the works with Tony Hawk; more info is coming soon,” a representative for the company said. The original story is below. […]
Posted in PC Comments Off on Sounds like there’s a new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater in the works — What do you want to see?5.4.7 Hotfixes – February 20
February 20th, 2014 Mark Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft patch 5.4.7. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require your realm […]
Diablo® III: Reaper of Souls™ Beta Playtest with Andrew Chambers
February 20th, 2014 Mark On Wednesday, game designer Andrew Chambers joined ZiggyD, Qelric, and Thunderclaww from Reddit Diablo for a one-hour playtest in the Reaper of Souls™ beta. As with Wyatt's and Travis's playtests, the goals of this particular session were pretty simple: jump into the beta with three different members of the Diablo III community, play around with […]
Posted in Diablo III Comments Off on Diablo® III: Reaper of Souls™ Beta Playtest with Andrew ChambersSquare Enix wants to bring Final Fantasy games to PC
February 20th, 2014 Mark The Final Fantasy series may have a future on PC, series producer Yoshinori Kitase has revealed. Speaking in a recent interview with Eurogamer, Kitase stated that the early stages of development for the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy saw the team working on PC, before porting the game to consoles. The producer revealed that while it […]
Titanfall: The Pros Weigh In Highlights
February 20th, 2014 Mark Watch all the best moments from our Titanfall livestream with Brett “Naded” Leonard, Tyler “TeePee” Polchow, and the GameSpot crew.
Diablo® III: Reaper of Souls™ Beta Playtest with Travis Day
February 20th, 2014 Mark On Tuesday, game designer Travis Day joined MVP Druin, MVP Monstrous (aka MrMonstrosity), and overneathe from Diablo Fans for a one-hour playtest in the Reaper of Souls™ beta. As with Wyatt's playtest, the goals of this particular session were pretty simple: jump into the beta with three different members of the Diablo III community, play […]
Reaper of Souls™ First Look: Clans and Communities
February 19th, 2014 Mark The demonic hordes of the Burning Hells and cold hatred of the Angel of Death are no match against the collective might of the nephalem. As the old adage goes "two heads are better than one," so to help the heroes of Sanctuary rally their allies, we're adding two new social features to Diablo III […]
Artcraft—Daughter of Draenor
February 19th, 2014 Mark Welcome to the third edition of Artcraft! I’m Chris Robinson, senior art director for World of Warcraft, and today we’ll be discussing the revamp of the female Orc model. As part of that, we'll touch on our overall character redesign philosophy, show before and after images, talk about our art process with this particular model, […]
