Call of Dutyas a franchise has been around long enough to be considered a household name. Even if you’re not a fan or a gamer in general, people usually know what it is. The games have coined words and phrases across the gaming world which people now use all the time. If you’re just getting intoCoD, you may not be familiar with one of the most popular acronyms, ADS. What does ADS mean?...

Bombs away on your free time World of Tanks?It’s not for me. I think tanks are f*cking awesome, but the MMO craze that has some 65 million people playing somehow doesn’t do it for me. Now, what I’ve seen for upcoming titleWorld of Warshipslooks intriguing, but that’s some ways off. Though we do not have a solid release date yet,World of Warplanesis coming first, sometime this fall. I spent some quality time withWarplaneslast week, and that was enough to have me looking forward to hitting the skies once more....

Long-awaited update officially delayed Rockstar has been putting outfairly regular updatesforGTA Onlinebut to some players, that content has been essentially irrelevant — it’s the heist update we want, not this other stuff. The company responded to player inquiries today and, unsurprisingly, heists need more time. “We know many fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of the Online Heists that we had planned to release for you this spring, and they are taking more time to create than originally anticipated,”Rockstar said....

After playingGears of War 2, lead designer Cliff Bleszinski believes we’ll want to become vegetarians. I’d actually tried doing that for about ten years and let me tell you, no videogame is ever going to send me back there.In the above video, Cliff chats with 1UP about multiplayer inGears of War 2, including a new party system and the use of TrueSkill. Sadly, however, we’re told that clans will not be a part of the game....

Has there been a more iconic and recognizable videogame franchise than theSuper Marioseries? I can’t think of a single other property that has been so instantly recognizable that even its regular, cannon fodder enemies have become superstars in their own right. From the Goombas to the Koopa Troopas and the fantastic Shy Guys, you can look at any singleSuper Mariocharacter know exactly where it came from. Mario’s many enemies are varied and nearly always designed superbly....

The developers say console publisher PQube left them feeling ‘manipulated and exploited’ Narrative adventure gameA Space For The Unboundis on indefinite hiatus. This news arrives alongside claims from Mojiken Studio and Toge Productions that their console publishing partner PQube Games exploited them. In a Twitter statement from theSpace For The Unboundaccount, the companies say they discovered earlier this year thatPQubehad done “certain things” that left them feeling “manipulated and exploited,” and so their agreement has been terminated....

Some Web site called IGN, along with Monolith and Warner Bros., areholding a contestto see what poor, unpaid schmuck can come up with the best name for the upcomingF.E.A.R.sequel. Let’s back up for a second — yes, there’s going to be a sequel toF.E.A.R.coming to the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC; please attempt to hide your surprise. We just bought this carpet. Submissions will be accepted until June 22nd, when three finalists will be sent to Monolith to meet with the development team....

I’m flipping between Alliance and Horde Just recently, someone broughtthis Steam community post from the gameFactorioto my attention. In it, the developer jests that “several top men” have taken time off to playWorld of Warcraft Classic, which is not only a believable statement, but a relatable one. I know people whoonlyplayed the Vanilla run ofWoW, quitting after the last major patch (Naxxramas), who came back forClassic. That’s in addition to all of the regularWoWplayers who moved over toClassiceither temporarily or permanently from the live game....

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All fur coat and no knickers Despite there being closed betas for it in Korea since 2013, Pearl Abyss’Black Desert Onlineonly recently finally made its way to the West, with its first English-language closed beta test. With an appealing action-based combat and a hugely detailed character creation system, I took a look to see whether this will be an MMO worth sticking with by the time it fully launches. You may have heard ofBlack Desert Onlinethanks to its character creator getting some coverage over the last couple of years....

Regular readers will know that for all the problems the US and Europe put up with in terms of the anti-games agenda, things could be worse —we could all live in Australia. Community member Boolean has informed us of Australia’s latest foolishness — arising from the country’s lack of an 18 rating — asGrand Theft Auto IVhas received edits to make it suitable for 15-year olds. This is certainly nothing new....

Can’t get enough of that crisp art style If you may find enough warm bodies to playChasing Aurorawith you, that’s somethingI would recommend doing. The multiplayer action title will be out in time for the Wii U’s launch on November 18 via the Nintendo eShop. At $14.99, the game is a bit steeper in price than what I was expecting. It’s made up of a time-based single-player component and three multiplayer modes which play off of classic children’s games, so mileage will probably vary quite a bit depending on what type of players you and your friends are....

I don’t really NEED it, but actually maybe I do Why yes, I totallywouldlike to dress up my handler inMonster Hunter Worldas Chun-Li. Good thinking! And kitting myself out asDantefromDevil May Cry? Uh huh. I’m all about that too. Capcom has previewed its upcoming slate of DLC forWorldand there’s some fun stuff on the way. The first half of the video covers some newly-released hairstyles, stamps, anddance emotes, while the latter half shows off new items:Mega Manstamps (April 13),Devil May Crystamps (April 27), a cool gun-wielding Dante gesture (April 27), and the Chun-Li Handler outfit (April 27)....