Every MMO suffers the horrors of gold spammers and EVE Online is no different. The RMT (Real Money Trading) industry is massive and EVE’s developers CCP have waged a constant war against it in recent years. The PLEX initiative gave players a way to safely buy ISK for cash while at the same time helping [...]

The last time we were in control of Sam Fisher — aka the X10 demo — he was sneaking, shooting and (neck) snapping his way through a mansion in Malta, tracking down the man he believed had information about his daughter Sarah’s killer. Recently, I played through a new section of Splinter Cell: Conviction, which [...]

Wanna watch 9 minutes of a guy sneaking around, tying people to balloons? What if we told you it was Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker footage? Kojima Productions has uploaded a lengthy gameplay video of the former “Metal Gear Solid 5,” in which our hero Big Boss does a bit of recruiting for his cause [...]

Sony Worldwide Studios VP Scott Rohde had the onerous task of introducing the first PlayStation Move games at Sony’s GDC press conference last night. We caught up with the executive after the show to talk about Sony’s plans for exploiting motion control and ask if hardcore gamers should be concerned about the future of the [...]

The dog-gone long title of Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse – Episode 1: The Penal Zone will hop upon the internets for digital distribution on April 15. The first episode of the duo’s third season of freelance police work will be available on PC, Mac — and PS3, quelle surprise.
Pre-orders for the whole [...]

AddOn Spotlight focuses on the backbone of the WoW gameplay experience — the user interface. Everything from bags to bars, buttons to DPS meters and beyond — your AddOns folder will never be the same! This week, can we dethrone Quartz as king of cast bars?
The cast bar addon/mod holds a special place in [...]

Those who have been hanging around Norrath for a while know what this time of year brings: Brewday is returning to EverQuest II. While the holiday originated with the Dwarves, they don’t mind sharing the fun, so get ready to celebrate beginning March 11th with events both old and new.
You’ll see some familiar features such [...]

Amidst all the fuss about the new kid in town (or due to arrive in town in a year or so), it’s easy to forget sometimes that Star Wars Galaxies has been running for seven years, even with its ups and downs. The game’s most recent update brought the Galactic Civil War to the [...]

Launch day, whether it’s for a new game or just a new expansion, is usually a pretty crazy time. Everything is new and untested, which means that some builds and classes will be overpowered, some elements of the game aren’t working as intended, and there are going to be bugs. But even with all of [...]

You and your trusty White Knight Chronicles monster-slaying team don’t have to repeat the same quests over and over again (though you will, simply for the experience and materials). Every Thursday, starting this week through June, Sony will add new quests to Level-5’s RPG, visible in the world map, and all downloadable for free.
Each week, [...]

Another candidate has been added to the list of potential names for Sony’s motion controller. Yesterday, Sony filed a European trademark, for use with a control device, for “PlayStation Move.” It sounds fitting for a motion controller! (It’s application number 008936544 in the European trademark database, if you’d like to see it in its native [...]

Valve’s announcement earlier this week that they are porting their games library to the Mac extends to Team Fortress 2 and today the game’s official web site has posted up a quick Q&A answering fans’ most asked questions about the move. Yes if you own the PC version of the multiplayer shooter the Mac version [...]

A few days ago we reported that the next game to feature Tomb Raider lead Lara Croft would be a downloadable co-op themed title with a top down isometric viewpoint. Today our sister site Joystiq, who got to see the game during GDC 2010, reports back that Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light will [...]

Want to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women? Blood Sport investigates the entirety of all-things arena for gladiators and challengers alike. C. Christian Moore, multiple rank 1 gladiator, examines the latest arena strategy, trends, compositions and more in WoW.com’s arena column.
Listening Music: Fix You, the [...]

Amidst all this GDC 2010 news is a great one-day-only sale over at Amazon, where you can pick up Star Trek Online at the low-low price of $27.99. If the mood strikes you, there’s also a one-day sale on the collector’s edition. While the CE may still be $47.99 it’s a good deal cheaper than [...]