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In my previous post about the Xbox One’s hardware specifications, I cited some statements from an in-depth look at the console via Wired. Written by Chris Kohler, the article mainly focuses on the console’s online functionality, particularly, whether or not it requires ...

In a brilliant move from Valve, the latest update from Team Fortress 2 contains content entirely made by fans. This could be viewed multiple ways. But it holds true to the sentiments expressed by Gabe Newell a few months back: To be really concrete, ...

Reason 5,638 why PC gaming kicks ass! Look at this shit! Does it not look awesome!? I’m downloading the campaign as I write it. Expect some footage of all the shenanigans with mods in L4D2 sometime soon. Love this trailer. Still some ...

In the past, Joystiq reported that Monaco comes out on XBLA, today! Here’s the deets: Monaco will break out of its Xbox Live Arcade certification holding cell this Friday, May 10. The game, which was supposed to sneak onto XBLA April 24, was delayed ...

Above is a video detailing the latest footage from Natural Selection 2′s, “Combat Mod.” It’s quite fun. I have to dig into the latest update, but you’ve already seen snippets of footage that I previously posted as part of a contest ...

Hey if you’re a big fan of the Portal series, like myself, you will love this video I stumbled across. It’s a synopsis of the comic, “Lab Rat,” which basically follows a person in the shadows of all the Portal games, ...

Sanctum a student project that led to the creation of Coffee Stain Studios! Steam has a deal where you can get SEVEN indie titles made with the Unreal 3 engine for $19.99 USD! Here’s a list of the titles, some of which ...

Howl at the moon! Yesterday, I wrote about Valve’s Operation Payback, in which Valve is rewarding some of the top map makers for Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Even Source Filmmaker has Steam Workshop integration. And it’s such a great thing. Mods are ...

Man, I’ve known about Insurgency, the follow-up commercial sequel to the Half-Life 2 mod of the same name, but it slipped from my memory. The Insurgency team went to Kickstarter, but didn’t meet their $180,000 USD goal. Despite that, the team pressed on, and ...

Downtown by CS:GO map maker Tanuki Now this is just fucking cool. Valve’s really taking things a step forward with their fans, particularly those who play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Over at CS:GO’s blog, the team announced Operation Payback: Operation Payback is the ...