News archive

April 2011

Filter

Year
Month

172 articles

April 30
- Duke Nukem is about fun, not being competitive says Pitchford
- New Need for Speed to use Frostbite 2
- The Old Republic shows off Sith Warrior's gear progression
April 29
- First Portal 2 DLC will bring new test chambers, leaderboards, and challenge modes this summer
- First Marvel Universe details revealed: You play as Marvel characters, it's free to play, and more!
April 28
- City of Heroes hits 7th anniversary, releases data on player behavior in fun infographic form
- Download the Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword soundtrack free
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Portal 2 DLC due this Summer
- Mythos has been released today! Win one of 50 boxed copies
- Blizzard talk Diablo 3: “We’re definitely in the home stretch. We’re crunching”
- Minecraft update 1.6 will include maps. Live out cartographer fantasies
April 27
- First look at Ragnaros' new raid dungeon, and the upcoming progressive quest hub in patch 4.2's preview videos
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Duke Nukem commissions portrait to celebrate royal marriage
- World of Warcraft Patch 4.1: Guild Challenges, streamlined Dungeon Finder and more
- Peter Molyneux: "Minecraft is one of the greatest innovations I've seen in gaming in the past ten years"
April 26
- iBUYPOWER partners with Wal-Mart to sell custom desktop PCs
- Telltale's Jurassic Park: The Game delayed
- Riot Games notables talk champion launches and Magma Chamber regrets in League of Legends
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Shores of Hazeron - indie sci-fi on a massive scale
- Notch reveals Minecraft mod plans. Changes them 30 minutes later due to "overwhelming feedback"
- THQ retain 40K license with "multi-year extension"
- Erik Wolpaw on Portal 2's ending: "the [spoiler] is probably lurking out there somewhere"
April 25
- Server-wide brick collection event launches with LEGO Universe's next patch
April 24
- New Max Payne 3 screens show hair and coats
April 22
- Editorial: What went wrong with Rift's River of Souls event, and how to solve it
April 21
- Hector: Badge of Carnage! offers a hefty helping of adult adventuring
- Two Worlds 2 to get tower defense spin-off: Castle Defense
- The makers of Global Agenda announce their MOBA contender: SMITE
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Fable 3 is coming to Steam, is available to pre-order now
- Valve logo origins: who is "the bald guy?"
- Valve: Digital games charts are a "step backwards" for the industry
- Battlefield 3 pre-orders unlock Battlefield Play4Free items and weapons
- Fate of the World getting Earth Day expansion
- Guild Wars 2's Charr week video revealed
- Dawn of War 2: Retribution sales boosted by Steam only release
- Join the PC Gamer clan in Bloodline Champions!
April 20
- Interview: Free-form climbing and alien hunting in Prey 2
- Talking RAGE's gameplay, PC graphics, and the old Duke-Doom rivalry with id's Jason Kim
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Magicka vote to decide free challenge map
- Portal 2 potato sack indie devs given "free reign" to design launch ARG
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover review
- The First Templar trailer ground pounds an ogre
- EU Facebook Giveaway: Win one of ten copies of Portal 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation trailer and screens arrive
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution makes highlighting and objective arrows optional
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution Collector's Edition has poseable Adam Jensen model
April 19
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Download the Minecraft demo
- Stand-alone version of DoW2: Retribution's Last Stand coming tomorrow
- World of Warcraft Armory app updated with guild chat
- Minecraft 1.5 update is live
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim "mostly a DirectX 9 game." DirectX 11 support a possibility
- Rage multiplayer modes revealed: no deathmatch or capture the flag
- Operation Flashpoint: Red River trailer details co-op
- Portal 2 has item store, trading coming soon
April 18
- First look at Heroes of Newerth's new ninja-lady hero: Silhouette
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Diablo 3 will have "way more quest content overall than Diablo 2, period"
- Red Faction: Armageddon trailer and screens show co-op survival mode
- Duke Nukem screens have patriotic posing and gorge jumping
- Bioware holds charity auction to help Japan earthquake victims
- Valve ARG not over, Half Life clues emerge
April 15
- Consoles are holding PC games back, say DICE
- Humble Frozenbyte Bundle is huge success
- Black Prophecy dev writes to players
- Battlestar Galactica Online scores a million pilots
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Portal 2 review scores 94 and an Editor's Choice award in PC Gamer
- Play Potato Sack games, get Portal 2 early
- Tripwire Interactive make cry for help on Facebook. GLaDOS may be involved
- Shogun 2 soundtrack released, getting DirectX 11 patch next month
- Blizzard hiring software engineer for unannounced game
- TF2 gets hatless update. Features KOTH Badlands, coaching tools and performance tweaks instead
- Countdown appears on Aperture Science site. World initiates preload
- Full video of the thirty-minute chessboxing bout at EVE Fanfest
April 14
- You can pilot a Battlestar in Battlestar Galactica Online right now!
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Glados hacking ARG player accounts, ominous messages emerge
- Rift trailer shows assassin classes
- Fable 3 will be tougher and less buggy on PC
- Battlefield 3 trailer will unlock with one million Facebook likes
- Call of Duty: Black Ops mod tools in the works, could arrive in May
- Download the Bulletstorm soundtrack for free
April 13
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Portal 2 levels appear in potato sack games, clues suggest Portal 2 could be released early
- Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition coming to PC
- Fallout: New Vegas patch incoming, DLC announcement imminent
- The Witcher 2 screens have kings, castles and swamp monsters
- Dragon Age 2 patch fixes Exiled Prince DLC and cures confused companions
- Brink system specs revealed. Will use Steamworks
- Blizzcon ticket sale dates and pricing announced
- New spoof TV ad lands on Deus Ex's Sarif Industries website
- Sneak peek of three unreleased League of Legends skins
April 12
- And in other PC gaming news
- The Council test page
- Valve releases Portal 2 Long Fall Boots video
- The Valve Potato ARG so far: pole climbing, codes and Aperture Science art
- EU Facebook giveaway: Win one of ten Monkey Island collector's edition boxed sets
- No Time to Explain needs your money and map making skills
- Mythos now in open beta
- Batman: Arkham City will be open from the start with no load times. Boss battles return
- Part 2 of the Portal 2 comic is out now
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation map pack confirmed
April 11
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Rift world event extended, loot bonuses added
- Watch this Starcraft 2 game NOW
- Bioshock Infinite compo wants to put your name in the game
- Mass Effect 3 plot and combat details arrive
April 10
- WoW player reaches level 85 without killing a single mob
April 9
- Tactical Intervention beta to hit Europe in May
- Dirt 3's party mode revealed
- Crysis 2 to receive DirectX 11 patch
April 8
- Torchlight II teases new monsters
- Check out all the additives in the retail release of Super Meat Boy Ultra Edition
- And in other PC gaming news...
- League of Legends Season 1 Championship to have $100,000 prize pool
- The Secret World trailer says the truth is out there
- Minecraft release date announced, next update to add rain and snow
- Mass Effect 3 to have deeper RPG elements, expanded skill trees and alternative endings
April 7
- Red Faction: Armageddon trailer encounters Martians
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Prey 2 first screenshot appears
- Global Agenda to go free-to-play this month
- Facebook Giveaway: 1000 Rift free weekend pass codes
- Portal 2 comic out tomorrow
- Secret World dev says the idea that MMOs can't have story is "complete and utter bollocks"
- EA CEO: Battlefield 3 is "designed to take Call of Duty down"
- The rise of a StarCraft 2 pro: Team Dignitas Gamersearch
April 6
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Dawn of War 2: Retribution new Last Stand items detailed
- Section 8: Prejudice arriving in May
- The Sims 3: Generations to add invisible friends, memories and mid life crises
- Gunpoint preview - a game about rewiring things and punching people
- Starcraft 2 mods get official release. New achievements and avatars up for grabs
- Dragon Age 2 in your games library? Download Mass Effect 2 for free
- Battlefield Play4Free: first impressions
April 5
- Issue 20 launches, brings raiding endgame to City of Heroes
- League of Legend's Akali champion and nurse skin raise over $160,000 for Red Cross
- Exclusive: Realm of the Titans' adaptable Skill system unveiled
- Exclusive first look at the Nomad, Heroes of Newerth's latest traveler
- And in other PC gaming news...
- PopCap launch new indie label for "edgier" games
- Call of Duty: Black Ops "Escalation" map pack outed, will have a map set in a zoo
- Osada, a new game from the creators of Samorost and Machinarium
- Crysis 2 patch improves anti-cheat measures
- Bulletstorm demo now available
April 4
- Magic: The Gathering - Tactics developer vlog talks Planeswalkers
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Shattered Horizon gets Last Stand singleplayer mode
- World of Planes, a massively multiplayer WWII flight sim
- Max Payne 3 new details emerge, bullet time is back
- Steam hold potato sack indie sale, potato clues found in games
- Star Trek Online gets Foundry mission editor
- Back to the Future: Episode 1 is now free
- Heads-up: Major League Gaming finals on now
April 2
- Minecraft creator Notch schmoozed by Napster founder Sean Parker
April 1
- Interview: Brad Wardell on selling Impulse to GameStop
- And in other PC gaming news...
- Download Back to the Future: The Game Episode 1 for free
- The weekend playlist
- Duke Nukem Forever trailers have jetpacks and poo
- Guild Wars 2 seventh profession revealed
- Minecraft 1.4 has landed. Minecraft item store is live
- Dawn of War 2: Retribution getting Dark Angels DLC next week
- World of Warcraft Tomb of Immortal Darkness announced
- Razer announce Talon: a bio-exoskeleton for gamers. Pre-order now and get free Venom
- Popcap's "PlayWave" will let you "Play while you eat"