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(opens in new tab) Darren: This weekend is all about whittling down my pile of shame. Between the likes of Skyrim, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Crysis 2, there’s quite a few titles with which I’d like to get some more game time. I’m also looking to resume my …

A Microsoft patent for wearable sensors which detect electrical signals generated by muscles could hint at future control systems for the company’s consoles and other hardware. The patent filed in March for “a wearable device having a set of electromyography (EMG) sensor nodes for detecting a user’s muscle-generated electrical signals …

Since 1996, the Tokyo Game Show has given developers yet another reason to amass in a convention center to show off their wares. Until 2002 it was held twice a year, something that changed when it was decided to cut one, leaving only the the autumn show in September, remaining. …

Two Bohemia Interactive developers were arrested on charges of spying in Greece, and DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall is urging gamers to call for their immediate release. Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar, both Czech nationals involved in the ArmA series of military shooters, were detained earlier this month and face …

BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk are retiring, the developer announced today. The pair of doctors outlined their future plans outside the games industry and gave thanks on respective blog posts, and general manager of BioWare Edmonton and Montreal Aaryn Flynn detailed the Electronic Arts label’s future plans on …

What year are we talking about? The question needs to be asked because Valve’s Team Fortress 2 is like Madonna in this way, where each period of invention and reinvention warrants acclaim in its own right, in many cases warrants inclusion to this list in its own right, but when …

(opens in new tab) It’s not the biggest week for game releases, but that doesn’t stop us from talking about the first ten (or so) hours of Resident Evil 6, Guild Wars 2, or Rock Band Blitz! Oh, and we also talk about action stars, what with the Top 7 …

Electronic Arts will be reveling in its franchises at GamesCom 2012 this week. On the showfloor, EA has promised to offer new looks at some of its biggest IP, including Crysis 3, FIFA 13, Medal of Honor Warfighter, Need for Speed Most Wanted, and SimCity. That gameplan is very much …

Goodness me. You think your own game collection is pretty good – maybe you’ve got some rare stuff off eBay, or every game you think is worth owning on your favourite old console. And then someone like this (opens in new tab) comes along and makes your collection look as …

We scoured gaming history to find the closest of bros that exemplify the heady high of that intense and awesome brand of friendship. We begin some 25 years ago with… 7. Billy and Jimmy (Double Dragon) The two young men, dressed in the toughest attire of the era, work together …