Apparently, there was a Game Developer Conference in San Francisco last week. Apparently, some organisation decided that it wasn't worth going. Apparently, I got my hands on one of the many expo tickets they were giving away for free on the last day of the conference. Voila! Last minute GDC 2010 report in the house! Read more »
Valve's ARG-inspired Portal updates has reached its inevitable conclusion: the announcement of Portal 2 (seriously, what else were we expecting?).
According to Valve, Portal 2 will be released "this holiday season". It is a "stand-alone, full-priced sequel" and will be available on both PC and Xbox 360.
Read more »The recent patch released on 2 March (Singapore time) for Portal has added a mystifying “Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations” update.
An undescribed new Portal achievement, called "Transmission Received", was also added.
Users have discovered that this Portal update is in fact, an Read more »
Square Enix has announced that the closed beta for the PC version of Final Fantasy XIV will be launching on 11 March, just two days after Final Fantasy XIII's English release.
Only a very limited number of beta testers will be selected from the pool of players who opted-into the beta back in December, although more invites will continue to be given out … Read more »
2K have announced the release day for the third DLC for Bordelands, The secret armory of General Knoxx.
Read more »Blizzard has launched the StarCraft II multiplayer beta. Check the email address you used to sign up for a Blizzard Store/Battle.net account to find out if you've been selected to take part in the beta.
StarCraft IncGamers reports that Blizzard is still in the process of sending out all 20,000+ beta keys. If you've received confirmation of your beta participation, but have not received your beta key, be patient as the key will arrive eventually.
Read more »Previously, GameSync reported that in order to take part in the StarCraft II beta that is launching at the end of the month, you needed to indicate your interest for opting into the beta last year.
This is incorrect. According to StarCraft IncGamers, you can still opt yourself into the beta today, and receive an equal chance of being accepted into the beta as everyone else.
Read more »GameSync.net wishes all our readers a very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year!
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Read more »Valve has revealed more information and screenshots about the upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, The Passing, at this year's Microsoft X10 expo.
According to Kotaku, the DLC has been given a "late March" release date, and will be available for both the PC and Xbox 360 versions of Left 4 Dead 2. A new "Uncommon" Common Infected, called the Fallen Survivor, was also unveiled.
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