Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is available for pre-purchase worldwide. All players who pre-purchase on Steam receive a 10% discount and gain early access to the beta on August 14th. CS: GO expands on the classic team-based action gam... more.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and OVERKILL Software today announced the availability of the very first DLC for PAYDAY: The Heist - 'Wolfpack', which provides criminal masterminds with new heists, new tactics, advanced gameplay and bigger payouts. Wolfpack is now available via digital download on the PlayStation Network and PC systems. The Wolfpack DLC equips players with new weapons, equip... more.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) today released the latest episode of their PlanetSide 2 'Command Center' video series. The second episode features Creative Director Matt Higby and Senior Art Director Tramell Isaac who provide intel on the latest and greatest happenings of PlanetSide 2 including the recent community event, the start of Beta and tech testing, as well as additional details on the ... more.

Rise of the Triad made a huge splash at QuakeCon this weekend, with a surprise announcement and players blasting the crap out of each other all weekend in multiplayer mayhem. Goin' Down the Hard Way We told you that Rise of the Triad would feature classic ROTT music reforged in the fires of METAL. And here's the first bit of proof... head to our Soundcloud page and listen to (and dow... more.

Rise of the Triad made a huge splash at QuakeCon this weekend, with a surprise announcement and players blasting the crap out of each other all weekend in multiplayer mayhem. Goin' Down the Hard Way We told you that Rise of the Triad would feature classic ROTT music reforged in the fires of METAL. And here's the first bit of proof... head to our Soundcloud page and listen to (and download)... more.

Today at QuakeCon, Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment announced the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad” - vowing to make it bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before. Powered by the industry-leading Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games, “Rise of the Triad” includes a full single-player campaign, a fully featured multiplayer experience ... more.

"Painkiller Hell & Damnation" is ready to hit the Beta phase, with hell due to be unleashed today. Beta testers will have the opportunity to be among the first to trial the ultimate horror FPS with a limited-access closed beta. Registration is open at www.painkillergame.com, and the lucky ones might grab a key. The beta will run until the release, and will allow testers the exclusive ch... more.

"Painkiller Hell & Damnation" is ready to hit the Beta phase, with hell due to be unleashed today. Beta testers will have the opportunity to be among the first to trial the ultimate horror FPS with a limited-access closed beta. Registration is open at www.painkillergame.com, and the lucky ones might grab a key. The beta will run until the release, and will allow testers the exclusive chan... more.

One year after its formation, Infernum will exhibit at Gamescom for the first time ever. The sandbox shooter "Brick-Force" launched several weeks ago and  has already built a userbase of over 1 million players. It will be on display at Gamescom booth B043/C044 in Hall 8, Entertainment Area. For trade and business visitors, Infernum will reveal current and upcoming Brick-Force features ... more.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) today announced that Bullet Run has completed open beta testing and is now officially live for the PC. Developed by ACONY Games, Bullet Run is a new free-to-play first-person shooter (FPS) that brings together the elements of the FPS genre with unique levels of immersion and character progression; AAA gunplay coupled with action-oriented twitch gameplay and sp... more.