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Sierra unleashes free F.E.A.R.

Multiplayer portion of well-reviewed PC shooter to be made free for download in mid-August; Combat includes latest updates, maps, multiplayer game modes.

10/08/2006 10:29 AM

No Neverwinter Nights 2 'til October

Atari confirms that Neverwinter Nights, the long-awaited sequel to the popular D&D-inspired role-playing game, has been slightly delayed.

19/07/2006 01:33 PM

Confirmed: No Quake Wars in 2006

Activision confirms the latest Enemy Territory game has slipped from this year's schedule; will be ready "when it's done".

13/07/2006 11:10 AM

New game trades wizards, elves for barflies, bouncers

In many multiplayer online role-playing games, you're an elf trying to dodge trolls and bag a gem with mystical powers. In "Nightscape," swap "beautiful person" for elf and "margarita" for the gem.

06/07/2006 10:22 AM

Dungeons & Dragons Online going solo

Turbine to turn on lone adventuring in dungeons; experience table adjusted to favour new players.

08/06/2006 01:41 PM

Sega unveils E3 games

Next-gen gets rolling with Sonic on PS3, Xbox 360, Monkey Ball on Wii; others include Chromehouds, The Club, Full Auto 2.

08/05/2006 03:51 PM

Atari unveils E3 lineup

Alone in the Dark, Test Drive Unlimited and Dragon Ball Z games on show in LA.

08/05/2006 03:49 PM

Alone in the Dark confirmed for PC, Xbox 360

Atari has confirmed that Alone in the Dark will launch for the PC platform simultaneously with the version for the Xbox 360.

13/04/2006 01:08 PM

Ubisoft to distribute Final Fantasy XI for Xbox 360

Ubisoft has announced it will distribute Final Fantasy XI for the Xbox 360 in Australia. Ubisoft will also distribute the Windows expansion pack Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan. Both games will hit stores in April 2006.

06/04/2006 11:16 AM

Sex workers call for boycott of 'Grand Theft Auto'

The Grand Theft Auto franchise is getting attacked from all angles.

17/02/2006 11:27 AM

Online game warns gay-lesbian guild

Longtime virtual gamer Sara Andrews didn't know she would cause much of a ruckus when she began recruiting new members of her World of Warcraft virtual gaming guild, which mostly caters to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender players.

01/02/2006 01:53 PM

New WoW servers targets Aussie gamers

Australian World of Warcraft players rejoice! Blizzard has just opened two new servers targeted specifically at local WoW fans.

10/11/2005 10:07 AM

Empire Earth expands

An official expansion pack has been announced for the hit real time strategy game Empire Earth II. Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy will feature new campaigns and new features.

27/10/2005 11:49 AM

Xbox 360 controller to work with PCs too

Device is meant to encourage developers to create titles for both the console and computers.

20/10/2005 11:27 AM

Quake 4 to ship on 19 October

The long wait is almost over for Quake fans, with confirmation that Quake 4 will hit Australian shores on 19 October.

06/10/2005 10:02 AM

World of Warcraft expansion confirmed

Blizzard confirms that its annual gathering will feature the first glimpse of the World of Warcraft add-on.

08/09/2005 09:39 AM

More Broken Sword coming

Fourth iteration of Revolution's Broken Sword adventure game series coming to PCs next year.

18/08/2005 10:49 AM

Get a taste of F.E.A.R

If you want a little taste of F.E.A.R, then make sure you're up at 3am (Eastern Standard Time) this Saturday, 6 August, when the demo of the upcoming PC-shooter is released globally.

03/08/2005 02:23 PM

Religion demystified in Civilization IV

Publisher 2K Games and developer Firaxis have revealed new information on the religion system in the strategy sequel Civilization IV.

25/07/2005 11:03 AM

Debate intensifies over Hot Coffee sex in GTA

San Andreas sex-scene mod has watchdog group barking; Dutch hacker unmasked -- claims his patch only unlocks what was already in the code.

12/07/2005 02:31 PM

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