Tag: PC Gaming

If you're looking for a new game to check out id Software's Rage demo is now available on Xbox Live. With plenty of blood, violence and gore Rage takes you into a post-apocalyptic world called the Wasteland. For gamers who get excited about detailed environments, Rage is loaded with texture. According to id Software President Todd Hollenshead, the extensive details in the game are possible because textures are streamed in to avoid being constrained by system memory. If you haven't seen Rage yet here's your chance to get a look. And, those of you with PS3 consoles should be able to download the Rage demo from the PlayStation Network on December 6. Rage carries an MSRP of $59.99 but this Black Friday weekend you'll be able to find it from various retailers for $29.99. Rage is published by Bethesda Softworks and was released for Xbox 360, PS3, and Windows PCs on October 4, 2011.

Once again, the juggernaut that is Call of Duty has carpet-bombed the entertainment industry with its first-day sales. Activision says Modern Warfare 3 sold 6.5 million copies in the U.S. and U.K. last Tuesday, earning some $400 million dollars.

Several retailers will host Midnight release parties for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, release date November 8, 2011. Most Best Buy stores will open at 12:01 am to sell the game -- here's a link to find a Best Buy location nearest you. Gamestop is opening earlier at 9:00pm if you want to pre-order (to avoid lines) or trade-in other games -- you can find a Gamestop location closest to you.

If you’ve seen a heavyweight title fight, you know the challenger always arrives first. Today, that challenger is Battlefield 3 ($59.99), EA and Dice’s hotly anticipated first-person shooter for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

A sampling of the multiplayer goodness that Battlefield 3 is promising to bring in full October 25 is now available for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Download it here.

Electronic Arts and DICE officially announced Battlefield 3 will be available in two versions that include a Standard Edition and Limited Edition. The Standard Edition will feature a single-player campaign and 10 co-op maps and multiple multiplayer modes.

2K Games and Gearbox have announced development of a sequel to the '09 video game Borderlands. Like the original, Borderlands 2 will support Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC platforms, although no word yet on possible support for OSX.

Big news today for the video game world as the Supreme Court has overturned California's ban on the sale or rental of video games deemed "violent" to minors.

Paramount's Digital Entertainment division will debut the CBS-licensed video game "Star Trek" at E3 this week. The game's story is based off the latest "Star Trek" (2009) movie from director J.J. Abrams, with Kirk and Spock as the center characters.

Spike TV awarded Rockstar's "Red Dead Redemption" the "Game of the Year" award for 2010. The television network hosted its eighth annual Video Game...

Electronic Arts' Battlefield Play4Free will launch Nov. 30 as a closed beta giving gamers a taste of the full game which will launch in...

Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor is now available from retailers nationwide. The first-person shooter can be played on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox...

Electronic Arts will offer Dead Space Ignition as a free download to gamers who pre-order Dead Space 2. The prologue to the upcoming full...

Call of Duty: Black Ops will be playable in stereoscopic 3D, that according to an official release from Activision Publishing today. The 3D experience...

Electronic Arts will launch a Medal of Honor open beta on October 4, allowing anyone to play the game in demo mode for a...

Published by 2K games, Mafia II is now available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PCs. The third-person action/shooter game was announced in...

Imagine playing any of the hottest new PC games instantly on a modestly powered desktop you bought a couple years ago. Or playing Crysis, one...

Originally released in 2002, Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor Frontline will be available in a special edition of Medal of Honor (2010) exclusive to...

Late this summer, gamers will be able to bring their previously owned games into Best Buy stores and trade them immediately for gift cards....