China gets World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion next month
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the latest expansion pack for Activision-Blizzard’s online role-playing game, will finally be released in China on July 12. Video game...
GameSalad unleashes HTML5 game creator — no coding required
Game development tool-maker GameSalad announced it is releasing a suite of applications that will let game developers create a game for HTML5-powered browsers. The...
14 Years Later, Duke Still Makes Poop Jokes
When the sequel to 1996 first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D was first shown at E3 1998, it impressed with scenes of vehicular combat, large environments and cutting-edge graphics (powered by the Unreal Engine). Developer 3D Realms intended to make the sequel in two years, instead it took nearly 15.
Wii U priced near $600 on Australian game retailer site
How much will the Wii U cost? A hint might be found on EB Games Australia, which is pricing Nintendo’s next home console at...
Nintendo: Wii U not significantly more powerful than Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Nintendo’s next console, the Wii U, will not be significantly more powerful than the consoles in the current generation like the Xbox 360 and...
Gaikai scores a whopper of a game distribution deal with Walmart.com (exclusive)
Game-streaming startup Gaikai has scored a major deal to stream high-quality video games for Walmart.com, the online division of the world’s biggest retailer, VentureBeat...
Team Fortress 2 free to play for a week ahead of huge update
If you’re one of the four gamers out there who hasn’t yet played Team Fortress 2, now is the time to do so. Game...
Console versions of Battlefield 3 feature weaker graphics (video)
Console versions of DICE’s first-person shooter (FPS) game, Battlefield 3, won’t look quite as shiny as their PC counterparts. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation...
Classic Halo remake is next hardcore game to feature Kinect augmentation
The Halo Anniversary edition of Halo: Combat Evolved will use Microsoft’s motion-sensing controller, the Kinect, in some way, Microsoft Studios head Phil Spencer told GameSpot....
Psych! LulzSec and Anonymous are "bros," hacker groups say
Hacker groups LulzSec and Anonymous are launching a carpet-bombing hacking operation on government agencies, marking the first time the two highly-publicized hacker groups have...