This weekend, over 70,000 players joined the open beta launch of Grinding Gear Game’s free-to-play RPGMMO Path of Exile that their servers crashed repeatedly under the load.
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Earlier today, Mass Effect producers Michael Gamble and Casey Hudson tweeted out two screenshots of the upcoming untitled DLC for Mass Effect 3, which seems to involve a high-tech casino and an angry Krogan.
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An accidental click of the wrong button started one of the largest battles in the history of long-running MMO Eve Online this weekend, resulting in the loss of more than $20,000, or several billion ISK (Eve’s in-game currency).
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Fresh on the heels of news about a prequel e-book for Bioshock Infinite, Irrational studios has released this faux documentary footage about the lost city of Columbia, comparing it to the mythological figure who flew to close to the sun. In this “Truth From Legend” segment, Alistar Bloom attempts to unlock the mysteries of Columbia, and reviews artifacts that pose new and troubling questions about the city.
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Sega’s new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines shows off gameplay footage that may get you excited about the game — as long as you ignore the uber-macho narration and cheesy one-liners.
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Ubisoft just announced a new three-part content pack for Assassin’s Creed 3, The Tyranny of King Washington, which explores an alternate history in which America became a monarchy.
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Path of Exile has ended its Closed Beta period and is now open to all – and it’s free! Developed out of New Zealand by Grinding Gear Games, Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast and designed around a strong barter-based online item economy, deep character customisation, competitive PvP and ladder races.
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The Tetris Company announced a deal this week for Hasro to develop several real-life Tetris games. Specifically, Hasbro will develop ‘multiple face-to-face games based on the Tetris brand.’
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Now that long-standing game company THQ has officially filed for bankruptcy, gamers have been left wondering about the fate of their many assets. A letter sent to all THQ employees yesterday from its president and CEO shed some light on this:
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Attention Mass Effect fans! The Reapers may be coming soon to a movie theater near you. Or at least Netflix. Nuhfer Media has created a Kickstarter campaign to fund a documentary exploring the creation, success and controversies of BioWare’s popular Mass Effect franchise, which includes three games, four novels, several graphic novels, and an upcoming movie.
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