Martin Bruusgaard wants to kick your ass. He's sick and tired of MMOs where you can browse the web on one screen while you simultaneously grind on the other. And as the lead designer on The Secret World, he aims to do something about it. I traveled to surprisingly snow-free Montreal last week for a lengthy hands-on session with Funcom's secret society MMO and came away bruised and battered. Bruusg... more.

If you're a PC gamer looking to improve your gaming experience without (completely) breaking the bank, you may want to consider HP's 3.3 million pixel upgrade. If it wasn't for multiplayer and a need to play with my Xbox Live friends, I'd totally be getting the PC version of Mass Effect 3. I still may get it, cause of the pretty. (Credit: Eric Franklin/CNET) Let's talk a bit about the effect a... more.

ATLUS UNVEILS FULL COLOR, HARDCOVER ART BOOK FOR UPCOMING “GAME OF THRONES” RPG; FREE WITH PRE-ORDERS FOR A LIMITED TIME AT SELECT RETAILERS  Loaded with concept art and developer notes, “Game of Thrones: Visuals from the RPG” is the ultimate complement to the upcoming video game and the perfect bonus for fans of the books and TV series  IRVINE, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 23, 2012 — ATLU... more.

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  Some of you may be thinking: "What is The Darkness?" For our standards it's the name of a video game series available for the PC, Xbox 360 and the PS3 based on a comic book I've never read nor heard of before I picked up The Darkness II from Redbox.  I never played the first game, mostly because I had heard almost nothing positive about it.  The game is rated "Mature," although I wish the... more.

Gearbox and 2K Games announced Wednesday that the sequel to the popular Borderlands will have a Sept. 18 release date for XBox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in the U.S., and on Sept. 21 internationally. The new trailer for Borderlands 2 released by 2K Wednesday showed off new playable characters, new skill tree selections, and environment... more.

Posted February 22, 2012 by Yuliya Geikhman. Preview: None of the previous South Park titles have been up to scratch, but will SOUTH PARK: THE GAME finally capture the anarchic essence of Cartman, Kenny and company? We sure hope so… All South Park games, without exception, have had one major flaw that prevented them from being good. Titles such as South ... more.

Our review of Syndicate is currently in progress. While I've completed the single-player campaign, I've yet to spend an adequate amount of time with the multiplayer to weigh in. We'll update this review to cover multiplayer and add a score later today. Because of issues with (you guessed it) Origin, we haven't been able to play today. Review update will come ASAP. Hypothetically, I didn't mind ... more.

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today revealed exciting long term plans and activities for the Street Fighter franchise, including the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken game. 2012, the Year of the Dragon, marks a major milestone for one of the premiere video game franchises of all time. As a way of celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Street Fighter, Capcom plans ... more.

Activision Blizzard recently held a closed media event to showcase the latest build of its upcoming open world super hero game, Prototype 2. PC World was one of the selected publications invited to cover the event and I got a chance to try Prototype 2 ahead of its official release.The First HourThe preview build of Prototype 2 was running on the Xbox 3... more.