A lifetime commitment to anything, let alone a game, is a heck of a decision to make. While things like marriage are much less important when compared to games, (for some!), seeing developers offer a lifetime subscription for an online game… Read More »

For the past few weeks, a poster has been making rather disconcerting messages and posts on City of Heroes’ official message board. Under the username "Trafalgar", the poster makes remarks on several incidents about abusing prisoners and using unnecessary force… Read More »

Xfire, the PC gaming community and statistical tool, has now attracted more than 8 million subscribers. About 60 percent of those are European users, with the other 40 percent hailing from north America. All told, Xfire has logged over 120… Read More »

Been itching to stretch your guitar fingers for the past few years but only own a PC or Mac? Never fear, Aspyr Media announced today they’ll be porting Activision’s upcoming Guitar Hero III to PC and Mac; it’s expected they’ll… Read More »

The name of the game is sheer and total destruction. You thought Company of Heroes had over-the-top destructible environments? World in Conflict has way more than you can handle. Sierra released a demo a week ago, which samples a single-player… Read More »

If you are like us at GamerNode, you’ll gobble up anything Tim Schafer and Double Fine Productions dish out. Last month, we followed a tiny rumor that Double Fine’s next game would be revealed at GC ’07 but unfortunately, the… Read More »

In a move that’ll surely melt our hearts today, Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) Austin studio announced they’ve risen over $10,000 for a local Texas Habitat for Humanity charity. Houses were built and destroyed, but not in reality, in fact, all… Read More »

Runescape, a free-to-play MMO with optional content that can only be accessed by paying subscribers, is coming very close to topping World of Warcraft in terms of market share. According to massively multiplayer online game studies site MMOGData, World of… Read More »

Normally we try to shy away from Second Life stories on GamerNode, but sometimes I find myself irresistibly drawn to the utter horror. So it goes today. Unicorn lovers may have been delighted to spot avatars in SL walking around… Read More »

Far Cry 2 Leipzig video

I think Far Cry 2 will be one heck of a sandbox FPS. The trailer below, shown at Leipzig, showcases close to 13 minutes of an alpha build of the game. New proprietary engine, 50 square-kilometer island, sandbox gameplay, 60 medical-related… Read More »