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Diablo III's auction house may make it very easy to buy all sorts of shiny hats and swords but oh wait no that's awful, the dream of scoring 'phat loot' (as the kids say) is what keeps people coming back to Diablo. Or not, in the case of D3. So it's going. So long! Goodbye. Blizzard is shutting down both the gold and real-money auction houses on March 18, 2014.
Right, so you're unhappy when EA releases ads as free DLC for SimCity, or paid DLC, or DLC free with toothpaste, but what about DLC which helps charity? What's that? You won't pay $9.99 for some pointless Red Cross odds and ends? Oh, what a monster you are!
The Sims 4 will be adding in the element of group conversations, thanks to a new feature called SmartSim.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs carries a combination of Frictional's penchant for psychological terror and The Chinese Room's knack for creating a thought-provoking narrative, making this a game worth playing with the lights out.
This week's Humble sale includes two Serious Sam games, Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition, and Shadow Warrior. Paying six bucks or more will also get you System Shock 2 and Hard Reset: Extended Edition.
It's time for yet another Humble Indie Bundle. This iteration includes not one--but two winners of Shacknews' Game of the Year awards from 2012....
Steam announced a "Family Sharing" feature today, which will let you share your library with up to 10 users. A beta is set to begin soon.
ZeniMax Online explains how it will balance the three factions in The Elder Scrolls Online.
The Stanley Parable, the standalone version of the Half-Life 2 mod, is nearing completion and should be out in October.
While the premise of Papers, Please might sound a bit heavy, its minimalist approach to game design helps reduce its heavy subject matter, while also helping tell better player stories.
