Professional gamer explains why League of Legends has nothing to fear from DOTA
We sat down with professional gamer Carlos Rodriguez, aka Ocelote, to discuss the differences between the upcoming Dota 2, Blizzard DOTA, and League of Legends,...
Supermicro talks multi-purpose workstations for the power gamer (interview)
On Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we met with computer manufacturer Supermicro’s technical marketing manager, Bjoern Metzdorf. Metzdorf was accompanied by professional...
For wider appeal, PlayStation Vita can do non-gaming apps like Twitter and Flickr (video)
Sony knows that its new portable console, the PlayStation Vita, is going to live or die on how good its games are. So said...
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations multiplayer video combines Australian noisemaking with virtual face-slapping
Sure, multiplayer frag videos embody a staple of gaming community interaction. But this Assassin's Creed: Revelations highlight reel from player TheAuZZieGamer earns extra cred...
Surprises abound as Amazon reveals its 10 best-selling games of 2011
Amazon has released its top-selling digital and physical game titles from 2011. The online retailer has quickly become the quintessential center of great gaming deals, release-day shipping,...
SOPA author involved in copyright infringement
Lamar Smith, author of the Stop Online Piracy Act, has gotten caught up in his own case of copyright infringement. Jamie Lee Curtis Taete...
Battlefield 3 suffering prolonged server issues while enraged fans go “ignored”
It has not been a good week for Battlefield 3 players, apparently. The forums and official Battlefield Facebook page are beseiged by users complaining...
Goodbye remote control: PrimeSense shows off post-Kinect TV motion-sensing system (video)
PrimeSense has its 3D motion-sensing chips in Microsoft’s Kinect hands-free controls for the Xbox 360. But that’s just the beginning of using your body...
Beyond the crosshairs: Audio cues and how to shift the player’s focus
Regular players of Gears of War 3 will have noticed a peculiar detail about the multiplayer map Gridlock. A layover from the series’ sequel,...
Video Blips: Binary Domain, Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, and more
Overheard at Nintendo's offices: "Hey, I had a great idea! Let's put Pokemon in a turn-based-strategy game, maybe even do a crossover. No, not...