Welcome to the Loadout. Our philosophy is that the working week is a recurring boss battle that you’ll need the proper weapons to take down. The supplies at hand won’t always be pretty but you might just be able to hold out until the weekend. Green means add it to your arsenal, yellow leaves it up to your discretion and red means …
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The Bergman Files: Insert Voice Here
[Editor’s note: For the past week or so, we’ve been running a series of posts from Jason Bergman, senior producer at Bethesda Softworks. Jason’s a nice guy and an unique game industry figure because he’s worked as a journalist, a publicist and has been on the developer side for a few years now. He’s graced Techland with his wit and …
New World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Trailer WoWs
You still have to wait until December 7, but Blizzard is letting you take a sneak peak at the new World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The cinematic trailer doesn’t show you actual gameplay, but it looks pretty awesome.
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Last week, Blizzard released patch …
The Bergman Files: Five Funny Bugs Eradicated from Fallout: New Vegas
[Editor’s note: For the next week or so, we’ll be running a series of posts from Jason Bergman, senior producer at Bethesda Softworks. Jason’s a nice guy and an unique game industry figure because he’s worked as a journalist, a publicist and has been on the developer side for a few years now. He’ll be gracing Techland with his wit and …
The Bergman Files: How to Be Evil in Video Games
[Editor’s note: For the next week or so, we’ll be running a series of posts from Jason Bergman, senior producer at Bethesda Softworks. Jason’s a nice guy and an unique game industry figure because he’s worked as a journalist, a publicist and has been on the developer side for a few years now. He’ll be gracing Techland with his wit and …
Former LucasArts Bigwigs Haden Blackman and Cedric Collomb Form Fearless Studios
It shocked gamers when news of Haden Blackman’s departure from LucasArts rippled through the industry months ago. With the success of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed in 2008, Blackman’s name and face became synonymous with the Jedi action franchise. The impressive-looking TFU2 sequel was well on its way and it seemed like the video game …
FIFA 11 Review: Solid Soccer Fun Gets Even More Realistic
FIFA Soccer 11
EA Sports
PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP
ESRB rating: E for Everyone
System reviewed on: PS3
Like many titles from EA Sports, FIFA 11 presents owners of last year’s game with the decision of whether or not to shell out another $60 for this year’s version. New to FIFA 11 this year are a revamped career mode, …
The Loadout for October 11, 2010: New Games to Attack Your Week With
Welcome to the Loadout. Our philosophy is that the working week is a recurring boss battle that you’ll need the proper weapons to take down. The supplies at hand won’t always be pretty but you might just be able to hold out until the weekend. Green means add it to your arsenal, yellow leaves it up to your discretion and red means …
Duke Nukem Forever Creators Make Up For Lost Time, Release Demo To Everyone
In an attempt to convince everyone that there is a new Duke Nukem game coming out, Gearbox’s marketeer Steve Gibson announced today that the demo for Duke Nukem Forever will be available to everyone.
Yes, you read that right. You don’t have to buy Borderlands: Game of the Year to get the code for the demo next year, although it will …
OnLive Cloud Gaming Service Kills Monthly Fees Permanently
File this one under “smart business decisions.” Cloud gaming service, OnLive, has announced that there will be no monthly fees moving forward.
Company CEO Steve Perlman said in a recent blog post that OnLive had hoped not to have to charge a monthly fee to begin with—fees were waived for the first year while the service got off the …
Black Ops Brings Call of Duty Franchise into 3D
In a surprise move, Activision and Treyarch have announced that one of the year’s most anticipated games will have stereoscopic 3D functionality at launch. Call of Duty: Black Ops will feature a 3D viewing mode for the totality of the single-player campaign and all game types in multiplayer, as well.
I got a chance to check out Black …
Cataclysm Inbound: Newest World of Warcraft Expansion Available in December
It’s been in beta for months and rumors had it slotted to an early 2011 release, but Blizzard’s sent out the official word that Cataclysm will launch on December 7. The newest chapter of the MMO reconfigures familiar parts of Azeroth to provide new challenges for both new and experienced players alike. Along with those changes, the level …