The new America’s Army 3 developer is sure pleasing a lot of players, a third patch in as many weeks has been released. The update includes:

Improved console help
Added Clan support. Add clan tag in Account Settings. You must change information while in single player mode for now.
Admin VOIP Improvements
New “version” console command to see the [...]

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There was somwhat of an uproar from the community when Blizzard announced that they would not be featuring LAN support in their forthcoming RTS, Starcraft II.
Below is their reasoning for removing LAN, mentioning Battle.net and piracy:
“We don’t currently plan to support LAN play with StarCraft II, as we are building Battle.net to be the [...]

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Developer DICE always said the release date for BF 1943 would be this summer, preferably July. EA seems to confirm this in a recent newsletter, stating that Battlefield 1943 would be released July 9th.
However, DICE community manager Gordon Van Dyke refused to confirm this date, and said that they’re still working on the game [...]

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ArmA 2 (Armed Assault 2) had a somewhat troubled launch, as the game was, to put it mildly, filled with bugs. Developer Bohemia Interactive has already patched a lot of those, and they have today released another patch for the game.
Although this time it doesn’t focus on bugs, but rather on the visuals, as the [...]

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DICE has finally launched Battlefield Heroes, the cartoonish, browser based free online multiplayer shooter. The game was originally scheduled for launch last December, but an extended beta and development time meant it’s available now.
The game will be monetized by in-game purchases and advertising, but is otherwise free to play. You can check it out [...]

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When the original America’s Army 3 dev was shut down, many thought that patches would take a lot longer, since the new developer will have to adjust to everything.
However, that appears not to be the case, as the new developer has released the second major patch in a week, addressing a number of issues. The [...]

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Team 17’s hilarious 2D multiplayer “shooter” Worms 2: Armageddon is coming to Xbox Live Arcade. Originally released 1999 as a successor to Worms Armageddon, Xbox Live owners will on July 1 get a chance to (re)live one of the best Worms games to date. It will retail for $10 (800 MS Points) on XBLA.

Tags: Action, [...]

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True to their nature, Valve has released another update for Team Fortress 2, fixing a variety of bugs and glitches. Gameplay tweaks were also added, you can check out the full list of changes here. As usual, the update is automatically applied via Steam.

Tags: Action, FPS, Multiplayer, PC, team fortress 2, valve

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Alien Arena, the free FPS that has been out for a while, has been updated. The new version, called Alien Arena 2009, features significant updates to the engine and gameplay.
Alien Arena is an open source first person shooter, and is available for download for free on Windows and Linux, and is definitely worth checking [...]

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Gordon van Dyke, one of the producers of Battlefield 1943 (and other Battlefield games), recently spoke to Eurogamer where he revealed that the downloadable-only game would not have a beta, but it would have a trial version for players to check out the game. In other words, a demo.
No beta, but we have a trial [...]

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NCsoft’s upcoming MMO Aion (they make a lot of MMOs, in case you didn’t notice), will be getting a collector’s edition, like many other NCsoft MMO titles.
The Aion Collector’s Edition will include a figurine (pictured above) and the game’s soundtrack as well. Oh, and it’ll also come in a great looking box (also picture above), [...]

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Relic has announced a huge update for the RTS Dawn of War 2. The update will bring new features, gameplay tweaks and new content, which is said to be a whopping 8 new maps, ranging from 1v1 to 3v3 player sizes. An open beta will be held for the patch early next month

Tags: Action, dawn [...]

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In an effort to win more of the Xbox Live Silver members over to the Gold side, Microsoft is giving Silver members an offer they can’t refuse. Almost. Silver members will have a “limited time offer” of subscribing for one month Gold membership for just a buck. Although, after the month is over, users will [...]

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Attention, wannabe soldiers: America’s Army 3 has been released and is ready for combat, at least on Steam. Later today, the game will be also available for download on the official site through several partners.
Accompanying the game is a new America’s Army graphic novel, further brainwashing developing the story line of America’s Army.

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Valve has released updated Source SDK files with inclusion of official map files of Team Fortress 2 maps, including the maps Lumberyard, Ravine, Badlands, Dustbowl, Granary, Gravelpit, 2Fort, Badwater, Goldrush, and Hydro.
The new files will give modders and map makers a chance to see how official maps are built, and also lets users tweak with [...]

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