Zenimax Media has announced The Elder Scrolls Online, taking the popularise franchise into the genre of massively multiplayer for the first time ever. Game Informer has the exclusive scoop, who will be presenting the official reveal in their June issue. The Elder Scrolls Online will reportedly take place "a millennium before the events of Skyrim," featuring three warring player factions. The new MMO is being developed by Zenimax Online Studios, headed by Matt Firor, a Mythic Entertainment veteran who

The first two instalments of the Mass Effect series are widely considered to be some of the best games ever made. Certainly they rank among the greatest RPGs. With the outstanding quality of their story telling, and their stunning audio and visuals, they set the bar so high for the third instalment that some began to wonder if disappointment was inevitable. Thankfully the doubters have been proven wrong, as with Mass Effect 3 Bioware has not only cleared the bar, but they raised it several not...

Yesterday it was discovered that amidst the Steam registry there were references to Remedy's Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake. Wasting little time, Remedy has now confirmed the PC port, is which set to be released in early 2012. Both DLC episodes, The Signal and The Writer, will be included at no extra cost....

Skyrim is the latest installment in the Elder Scrolls franchise, and after over 40 hours of play, we finally feel we have seen enough of the game to justify a balanced review. While it received almost universal praise from critics in early reviews, Skyrim is not a game without issues. But whatever its flaws, the scale of the world is undeniably impressive, with enough content to rival many MMOs. Almost unbearably slow to start, you are eventually introduced to a world filled with the type of adv...

L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition is still 45 hours from release on Steam for Australia, priced at an astronomical $90. If you would like to play it right now and save $40, you can buy it using a US VPN from the US Steam store for $50. If you're not quite sure how to do that, have a quick look at this thread...

Adventure gamers and Indie enthusiasts alike, I expect that you will already be salivating. For those of you that aren't quite sure what I'm talking about: the totally excellent sci-fi retro-Adventure title, Gemini Rue, is now available on Steam. I've bought it once, but I'm going to buy it again on Steam just because Joshua Neurnberger deserves more of my money for it. "Azriel Odin, ex-assassin, arrives on the rain-drenched planet of Barracus. When things go horribly wrong, he can only seek h...

The Humble Indie Bundle strikes again! This time with the Humble Voxatron Debut. Voxatron is a voxel-based (who knew!) shooter which is currently in alpha and looks fairly nifty. At this point, Voxatron is the only game in this bundle but history dictates this is likely to change. As usual, I recommend paying above the average price ($3.55 USD at time of posting this) in case they add extras to this pack. Previously, some pack extras only became available after spending above the average. All of the ga...

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It turns out that the PC port of LA Noire is still happening, and it arrives on November 8 of 2011. It's going to be a busy Q4 of gaming! Labelled 'The Complete Edition', the PC version will be available boxed, or excitingly; on Steam! You'll be given a multi-use code to access all previously released console DLC.

Talking additional features, CVG have said: "The 3D itself is some of the best we've seen. We had to look incredibly close to see any ghosting at all even in scenes featuring...

Don't shoot the messenger! "While this news might not be a complete surprise, I know that many of you were hopeful that Diablo III would ship this year," writes Blizzard president Mike Morhaime. Unfortunately a 2011 release isn't happening, so you'll be stuck with Arkham City, Battlefield 3, Skyrim and Modern Warfare 3 until at least Q1 of 2012. Ok, so it's not that bad. "Ultimately, we feel that to deliver an awesome Diablo sequel that lives up to our expectations and yours as well," Morhaime sa...

Another Minecraft pre-release has been made available to gamers, featuring a focus on The Nether, Minecraft's version of hell. I'm not entirely sure why we keep calling these things "leaks" however, as it was linked to by a Minecraft developer, Jens Bergensten, via his Twitter account. Seems pretty official to me! Jens revealed that the update would add "two new hostile mobs," one of which "will (nearly) force you to get better upgrades. If you want to fight it, that is." ...

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After many years of muttering and stuttering comes confirmation that a reboot of Bullfrog's Syndicate is indeed in development and likely not too far away from release. Unlike the original however, the next iteration of the cult classic will see you playing the role of Miles Kilo, from a first person perspective. As leaked information discloses, you should expect a "visceral FPS experience" and the opportunity to ulitise an upgradable arsenal of futuristic weapons. You're a "prototype agent" who ...

Sydney's Team Bondi, the studio behind the critically acclaimed L.A. Noire, has gone into administration. A report from the Australian Securities & Investments Commission explains that an administrator was appointed on Tuesday. The studio's office is being advertised for lease. This unfortunate news is received after a string of dramas at the studio; being subject to criticisms regarding unsuitable working conditions from staff, a treacherous six year development of L.A. Noire, and Rockstar pu...