Though gaming is, all things considered, quite enjoyable, it can sometimes plummet you into the dark depths of despair. These are the moments that make us scream out to the heavens in anger...
For as long as it's existed, the Internet has been a wretched hive of scum and villainy. The anonymity lets the world's worst people run free pretty much unchallenged and there's always someone trying to scam you – be it stealing your Facebook password or, at its most extreme, tricking you out of thousands of real-world dollars. What follows is a collection of dark tales from the terrifying world of online games.
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Above: The courtyard outside the lobby at Blizzard HQ is guarded by this mighty orc
Located in Irvine, California, Blizzard Entertainment's headquarters is as impressive as the games the studio has developed. This is where the folks responsible for creating and running genre defining titles, like World of Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft get their work done – and we're very excited to offer you a look at where the magic happens. Come on in and check out our photos!
What's more Brotastic than sitting next to your friend and playing a co-op game? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. That's why we've assembled a list of the best co-op games of all time - to celebrate the action of ditching competitive in favor of cooperative...
When the hero's mistakes end the world instead of saving it.
Though gaming is, all things considered, quite enjoyable, it can sometimes plummet you into the dark depths of despair. These are the moments that make us scream out to the heavens in anger...
Contributors: Chris Antista, Charlie Barratt, Brett Elston, Matthew Keast, Shane Patterson, Mikel Reparaz
Hundreds of games are released every year, then played and forgotten by the next. Only a dozen or so will be remembered a decade from now, and only a few of those will have any lasting impact on the medium as a whole.
Which upcoming titles stand the best chance of leaving that meaningful mark?
When Blizzard showed off Diablo III for the first time at the developer's World Wide Invitational 2008 in Paris, France, more than a few long-time fans of the franchise experienced self-induced strokes at the sight of some of the revamped features. Change, after all, is difficult to cope with.
It’ hard not to name a
favorite place you love going to, with so many games to choose from. We let you
know what our favorites are…
Nintendo's Wii U might be the first system to combine a touch screen and a controller, but we think this wild new hardware would be uniquely suited to bunch of great games already on announced or on the market...