DC Universe Online Expands

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that the third downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC Universe Online (DCUO), The Battle for Earth, will soon be available for download on the PC and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Featuring the new Earth Powers power set and a wealth of new adventures to take on with friends, the new DLC pack throws players in to the ultimate battle with Brainiac and introduces a shocking new threat to the Universe. "With The Battle for Earth one war will come to a head, while another begins as we introduce a new chapter to … Continue reading DC Universe Online Expands

Gabe Newell Sends Letter To Steam Users About Hack

President of Valve Gabe Newell sent the following note to every user of the Steam service regarding the recent hack of Steam in more detail. Dear Steam Users and Steam Forum Users We continue our investigation of last year’s intrusion with the help of outside security experts. In my last note about this, I described how intruders had accessed our Steam database but we found no evidence that the intruders took information from that database. That is still the case. Recently we learned that it is probable that the intruders obtained a copy of a backup file with information about … Continue reading Gabe Newell Sends Letter To Steam Users About Hack

School Days

NO, it’s not XKCD on your gaming screen! This week Billy and the Time Waster takes on CRUMPLED! An adventure so cool it could kill your GPA on notebook paper. It’s a rousing good time for stick figures and blobs. Don’t miss out!

Skyrim Gets Free High-Resolution Texture Pack

The Skyrim Creation Kit is now available. Along with the Creation Kit, Bethesda also released the Skyrim High-Resolution Texture Pack as a free download. Both the Creation Kit and High-Resolution Texture Pack are available free via Steam. With the Creation Kit’s release, fans can now upload, download, and install custom content through the Skyrim Workshop on Steam making sharing mods easier than ever before. You can access the Skyrim Workshop via mods.elderscrolls.com. Experience The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as you’ve never seen it before with the Skyrim High-Resolution Texture Pack. Make sure your system requirements exceed Skyrim’s recommended specs before … Continue reading Skyrim Gets Free High-Resolution Texture Pack

Skullgirls Gameplay Video

A new trailer for Skullgirls, the upcoming downloadable 2D fighting game from Autumn Games, is available today. Offering a sneak peak at the Story Mode, the trailer provides a glimpse of the seven announced playable characters and elements of how they fit into the game’s backstory. The world of Skullgirls is vast and full of colorful personas, well beyond the eight playable female warriors that will be available at launch. Additional friends and foes will show up throughout the playable characters’ stories, which are told with a series of short vignettes, showcasing more than 200 pieces of unique art and … Continue reading Skullgirls Gameplay Video

War In The East Heats Up

Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), Slitherine (www.slitherine.com), and 2by3 Games (www.2by3games.com) are thrilled to announce Gary Grigsby’s War in the East: Don to the Danube, an expansion to the grand strategy masterpiece War in the East! Now gamers can enjoy this award winning wargame engine across many new scenarios and battles! Grigsby’s War in the East: Don to the Danube will be released later this month and will be available for $14.99 Download / $24.99 Physical through the Matrix Games online store. The critically and fan acclaimed Eastern Front mega-game Gary Grigsby’s War in the East just got bigger and better with … Continue reading War In The East Heats Up

Paradox Expands Victoria II

Paradox Interactive have today released the first expansion for their internally developed Grand Strategy title Victoria II focusing on the American Civil War era, Victoria II: A House Divided, with a suggested retail price of $19.99/€19.99/£14.99. From the development team behind Hearts of Iron and Europa Universalis, Victoria II: A House Divided introduces a new starting point in 1861 allowing players to experience the US Civil War from the start, from the era of absolute monarchies, encompassing expansion and colonization, culminating in the emergence of the US as a global superpower at the dawn of the 20th century. Publishers: Paradox … Continue reading Paradox Expands Victoria II

Hack the Planet!

It’s Time for the Weekly Time Waster! And this time Billy gets hacked! dotHack! Maybe that’s why we always run the time waster on the weekend when everyone’s not at work. Can’t set a bad example, after all.