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Diablo III: some religion-based names banned; Monk class powers reduced (PC)
PC NEWS
No Christians allowed.
Diablo III sets sales record (PC)
PC NEWS
Apologetic celebration. 2
Star Wars: The Old Republic layoffs announced (PC)
PC NEWS
Game still in "a strong position".
Diablo III accounts compromised - report [UPDATED] (PC)
PC NEWS
Items and gold stolen, accounts lost. 1
Aliens: Colonial Marines release date trailer
TRAILER
Stay frosty! 1
Blizzard apologises for Diablo III server problems [UPDATED] (PC)
PC NEWS
UPDATE: Auction house dated.
Max Payne 3
REVIEW
Grim Carnival. 40
Ghost Recon Alpha short film
TRAILER
Live action prequel released. 3
Rumour: DICE to offer a Battlefield premium subscription service (PC)
PC NEWS
An "elite" service, if you will. 5
Blizzard and Valve agree over DOTA name usage (PC)
PC NEWS
DOTA 2, Blizzard All-Stars emerge. 4
BarCraft NZ to live stream Global StarCraft League final (PC)
PC NEWS
This coming Saturday.
Diablo III Collector's Edition unboxed (PC)
PC PHOTOS
Terror unleashed. 13
Assassin's Creed III "World Gameplay Premiere" trailer
TRAILER
In the name of liberty.
Max Payne 3 launch trailer
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The man is back.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier "Bodarks" trailer

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PC TRAILER by Gameplanet Staff 7 May, 9:38 am
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, showing the Bodark; a dangerous group of elite and fearless soldiers. Equipped with state of the art weaponry, they are a high threat even for highly trained Ghosts.
 

The Elder Scrolls Online announcement trailer

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PC TRAILER by Gameplanet Staff 5 May, 8:09 am
In development at ZeniMax Online Studios, this epic MMO is the first Elder Scrolls game to allow players to explore the series' universe with others.
 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 documentary trailer

TRAILER by Gameplanet Staff 4 May, 4:25 pm
Acitivision has released an "official" investigative documentary trailer for the newly-announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
 

Hitman Absolution Agent 47 gameplay trailer

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TRAILER by Gameplanet Staff 4 May, 3:20 pm
Square Enix has released a gameplay trailer introducing Hitman Absolution's protagonist, Agent 47.
 

The Elder Scrolls MMO announced

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PC NEWS by Matt Maguire 4 May, 11:48 am
 
The Elder Scrolls MMO announced

Bethesda Softworks has announced it's developing an Elder Scrolls MMO for PC and Mac.

Set a millennium before the events of Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls Online sees the daedric prince Molag Bal attempting to pull all of Tamriel into his demonic realm.

“It will be extremely rewarding finally to unveil what we have been developing the last several years,” said Game Director Matt Firor, whose credits include Dark Age of Camelot.

 

Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Gameplay trailer #2

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TRAILER by Gameplanet Staff 4 May, 10:14 am
Rockstar has released a new video for Max Payne 3, showcasing the multiplayer part of this sequel expected to launch for PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 18 this year.
 

The Secret World: EA's next MMO

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PC HANDS ON by Dan Cheer 3 May, 2:49 pm
 
The Secret World: EA's next MMO

If there was ever a case of releasing an undercooked title to a hugely demanding, motivated and canonically literate audience, look no further than Age of Conan.

Once briefly touted as a World of Warcraft competitor, Funcom's sword-and-sorcery MMO burst on to the scene back in 2008, promising much more than the buggy, underdeveloped experience that actually eventuated.

Despite a herculean effort to tidy up code and actually offer the kind of experience fans were clamouring for, the damage had been done. This wouldn't have come as any surprise to the Norwegian developer; Anarchy Online, its other major online title suffered from similar teething problems way back in 2001.

 

Fifth Diablo III developer diary

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PC TRAILER by Gameplanet Staff 3 May, 11:19 am
The Diablo III dev diary video series concludes as Jason Regier, Jay Wilson, and Christian Lichtner discuss Inferno difficulty, monster affixes, achievements, release expectations, PvP, and more.
 

Saints Row: The Third Steelport Gangs DLC trailer

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TRAILER by Gameplanet Staff 3 May, 10:42 am
THQ has announced that Steelport Gangs, a new DLC for Saints Row: The Third, is now available via Steam, Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network.
 

Diablo III Wizard trailer

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PC TRAILER by Gameplanet Staff 3 May, 10:03 am
Blizzard has released a new trailer detailing the wizards: brilliant practitioners of the arcane arts who deftly wield the energies of fire, ice, lightning, and even time itself in the pursuit of their enigmatic goals.