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As expected, Valve has confirmed details on its first downloadable content boost coming for Portal 2 “this summer”. And best of all, it’s FREE. Headed to all platforms (PS3, PC, 360 and Mac), Valve is currently calling it “Portal 2 DLC #1″, which will bring new test chambers, leaderboards, a new challenge mode for single …

Driver: San Francisco finally has a release date, and will be racing onto store shelves on August 30th. This is a pretty good day for Driver fans because Ubisoft released a new trailer for the game too. The “Comeback” story trailer sets up the game as a sequel to Driv3r (or Driver 3). The game …

Another inFamous 2 video has appeared, this time showing a rather large boss. It’s four minutes of off-screen footage taken at a preview event in Germany, showing one of the most amazing scenes we’ve witnessed in the game so far – although we’re inclined to recommend you save the experience until you have the game …

You’ll have barely warmed up your tyres in Shift 2: Unleashed, but EA already has another Need for Speed game on the way. Titled Need for Speed: The Run, a trailer for the game appeared seemingly prematurely on UK retailer site ShopTo.net before EA swiftly gave it the stamp of officialdom. As ShopTo revealed, the …

We’ve all seen it. Whether it’s a sexual innuendo in a quest description or a rather top-heavy avatar wearing next to nothing, sex appeal has been in MMOs for as long as we can remember. This week on The MMO Report, Casey gets super sensual and talks about some of the sexiness we’ve experienced over …

The first FIFA 12 details have appeared via the French version of Official PlayStation Magazine. According to rough translations of the magazine, this year’s footy sim is set to include an ‘Impact Engine’ which realistically tracks player contact and injuries, plus “more human” player AI. Here’s the skinny, prior to the anticipated E3 reveal: • …

Another day, another Brink video. Splash Damage have released the third instalment of their Get SMART series, this time focusing on gameplay. Enjoy.

The folks at Splash Damage have put together some FAQs concerning dedicated servers. Thanks guys. They had this to say: We’ve had a lot of questions about the dedicated servers for the PC version of Brink lately, so we’ve thrown together answers to the most common questions out there. The big news is that the …

Activision today released yet another new trailer for the upcoming Escalation map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Enough already! The movie gives you a quick taste of what’s to come in the four competitive multiplayer maps – Convoy, Stockpile, Hotel and Zoo – and new Zombies level Call of the Dead.

Speculation’s growing that Blizzard’s long, long coming Diablo three-quel could make it out in 2011, as the developer reveals it’s “in the home stretch” of development. Speaking to the New York Times this week, Diablo III’s game director Jay Wilson said: “We’re definitely in the home stretch. We’re crunching. This is when the magic happens.” …

Sony has released an official update on the PlayStation Network hack, the service’s subsequent down time and the theft of users’ personal data. Writing on the PS Blog, the company confirmed that all customer credit card data was encrypted. It said it can’t make assurances that credit card data hasn’t been stolen but said “there …

A new Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation DLC movie has arrived courtesy of an Inside Xbox preview. While the end of the video features uninterrupted footage of the four new competitive multiplayer maps, the main focus of the preview is on the star-filled Zombies level, Call of the Dead. According to Jimmy Zelinski, creative …

Following on from its closed beta announcement coming this July, Ubisoft has released the first proper gameplay trailer for Trackmania 2: Canyon. In case you’ve missed the series thus far it’s basically unlike almost any other realistic-looking racer out there; topsy turvy tracks, an army of competitors and insane physics. It’s a lot of fun.

Bethesda and Splash Damage continue their SMART Series with a video showcasing the variety of objectives you’ll tackle while playing Brink. Learn more about the Objective Wheel, Command Posts, class-specific requirements for objectives, and much more. Watch the video above and make sure you come back tomorrow for another lesson.

Ubisoft has revealed a closed beta for Nadeo’s TrackMania 2 Canyon will kick off in July Accompanying the closed beta will be ManiaPlanet, a PC toolset that will allow players to create, share and play content, it’s said. The current ManiaPlanet website features three different sections; Shootmania, Questmania and Trackmania, teasing additional shooter and RPG …