Second Annual Dota 2 Championships Broadcast Live This Weekend Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the start of The International Dota 2 Championships 2012. The event takes place today through Sunday at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA. ... more.

Codemasters today released a new developer diary for F1 2012, the next game in the award-winning series which will launch in the US on September 18 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. The new developer diary details the team’s objectives to “break new boundaries” and “match real life” as it introduces a wide range of new features and improvements that star in the ga... more.

The latest video takes players inside Buckingham Palace and showcases new gameplay elements, weapons and a new scanner functionality. Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, ZombiU delivers an immersive survival-horror experience that brings players into a post-infected London circa 2012. In the game, an outbreak has infected the population turning them into mindless monsters preying on the fl... more.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) kicks off its PAX Prime PlanetSide 2 presence by lifting the game's consumer NDA, allowing show attendees and beta testers to share, live stream and openly discuss their experiences battling thousands of other players in the war for Auraxis. SOE kicked off external beta testing for PlanetSide 2 on August 3rd. In that time, PlanetSide 2 beta has seen a massive a... more.

IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio, presents a deeper look at the Contracts asynchronous multiplayer mode. Go behind-the-scenes as the team from IO Interactive tell the story of how Contracts mode was created and join them backstage at Gamescom 2012 for the global reveal. Contracts is a new online mode which allows gamers to create and share their own custom hit challenges within Hitm... more.

Ever wish you could have a secret identity and solve puzzles? Rhythm Thief & The Emperor’s Treasure by Sega (3DS $29.99) is a unique puzzle game in which you do just that along with jumping and sliding while solving puzzles to reach your next goal. The game opens with a scene that shows Napoleon when he was emperor of Europe. A quote shows up on the screen, “Imagination rules the world�... more.

Ever wish you could have a secret identity and solve puzzles? Rhythm Thief & The Emperor’s Treasure by Sega (3DS $29.99) is a unique puzzle game in which you do just that along with jumping and sliding while solving puzzles to reach your next goal. The game opens with a scene that shows Napoleon when he was emperor of Europe. A quote shows up on the screen, “Imagination rules the wor... more.

The second episode in this four part series focuses on the combat, weapons and tactics of Assassin’s Creed III. Discover the brutal realities of warfare during the American Revolution and find out why the guerilla tactics used by the Americans would turn the tides of war. Finally, uncover the real world inspiration and gameplay innovation behind Connor’s all-new weaponry and combat system... more.

Leading online game publisher GamesCampus (www.GamesCampus.com), today announces a temporary suspension of services for the PVP centric sci-fi MMORPG, RF Online as it moves to its new home at GamesCampus. A mix of fantasy with a healthy dose of science fiction, Rising Force Online launches players into a massive three-faction nonstop battle that equips them with everything from swords to n... more.

Rising Star Games, today announced that the action-packed, strategy title Carrier Command: Gaea Mission will ship to North American retailers October 2, 2012. Gamers will be able to enjoy the title on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for $59.99 and Windows PC for $49.99. In addition, the company has released the new 'Assault Trailer' showing off the gamepla... more.