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WCS Europe League Finals Live October 5 and 6

The WCS Europe Season 3 League finals are upon us! Over the past few weeks, many talented players have charged into the fray, and now just eight remain following last week’s Round of 16 groups. Their next battle will be the WCS Europe Regional Finals at ESL TV Studio One in Cologne, Germany. The winner […]

Report: PS4 to outsell Xbox One this holiday

International Data Corporation says PlayStation 4’s lower price point will help platform edge out Xbox One; console sales expected to grow in 2013 for the first time in four years.   The PlayStation 4 will outsell the Xbox One at release this holiday due to a “variety of factors” but most directly its price point, […]

Leaked Watch Dogs PC specifications state 64-bit OS requirement

Ubisoft’s “ultra” specification for Watch Dogs on PC also asks for an Nvidia GTX 670 or Radeon HD 7970 graphics card, and an Intel Core i7-3930K or AMD FX-9370 processor.   Watch Dogs will require PC users to be running a 64-bit operating system, leaked system specs for the game suggest. The specifications, which popped […]

Ubisoft explains why Assassin’s Creed launches last on PC

Lead designer Jean-Sebastien Decant says PC versions of franchise entries are last to be worked on internally.   Ubisoft has explained why Assassin’s Creed games have historically launched on PC several weeks, and in some cases months, after the console versions come to market. Speaking with Polygon, lead designer Jean-Sebastien Decant said the reason is […]

EA cuts Probst’s salary to $515,000

Electronic Arts halves compensation for executive chairman Larry Probst from $1.03 million following appointment of Andrew Wilson to CEO.   Electronic Arts has cut executive chairman Larry Probst’s annual salary from $1.03 million to $515,000 effective October 1. The reduction in pay was a result of the recent appointment of Andrew Wilson to CEO, EA […]

Battlefield: Bad Company 3 will happen, says DICE

“The Bad Company [team] isn’t forgotten, they are just on a very long vacation,” says DICE creative director.   A third title in the Battlefield: Bad Company series will happen, DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson has said. “My feeling is that I would love to do it. For me, when we started the company with […]

Melancholy Silk

  This week, we're introducing a new mystery box for a limited time: the Melancholy Silk!  Win the new Oceandelver flying mount, plus Capricorn essences and Kirin Sigils!   The top prize of the Melancholy Silk is the new Oceandelver seahorse flying mount. Infused with the magic of Archaia, it soars through the air like […]

Jaki Stone Discount

  Adventurers, with the new increased level cap, the meta-game is changing and ready to be dominated. Adapt and conquer with a sale on skill-changing items — use a Jaki Stone to switch to a new build!       The Jaki Stone is the most powerful skill reset, allowing you to change every skill […]

Call to Action: October 3 Balance Testing

We’ve just published a new Balance Test Map to the StarCraft II Custom Games list titled "Bel’Shir Vestige LE ((2.0.11 Balance v1.0))." This time, we're testing a few balance tweaks across all three races in Heart of the Swarm multiplayer. During this testing phase, please keep in mind that none of the changes listed below […]

Armored Core: Verdict Day Review

Brutal robot-destroying fun is buried deep, but this giant mech battling series could still use an oil change.   Score: 6.0 / fair Get the full article at GameSpot “Armored Core: Verdict Day Review” was posted by Nathan Meunier on Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:55:13 -0700