LEGO Universe Beta Invites Being Sent Out
It appears that invites for the LEGO Universe beta have started to arrive to email inboxes. If you signed up, now would be a good time to check your email.
After the epicness (yes, I just made that up) of the LEGO Universe trailer, how could you not have signed up to test the beta? I mean...it's LEGO. Duh. Not to rub it in your nose, but if you don't get selected to participate, we'll let you know what you're missing. You know, in a nice, constructive way....
Portal 2 Confirmed for Holiday 2010
The sequel to one of 2007's games of the year has been revealed by GameInformer's cover for their April issue. Portal 2, the highly anticipated game that we've heard little to no information about, will be out later this year.
After the cover was revealed, Valve announced that Portal 2 will arrive this coming holiday season. If you want to get the first details on the game, you should keep on the lookout for GameInformer's April issue. The magazine will have a 12-page feature of the game ...
A Blur Coming Your Way
This week, Bizarre Creations announced that its upcoming action packed race game, Blur, will be released to the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on May 25 in North America and in Europe on May 28.
The game was set for a November release last year, but was delayed till 2010 for improvements on the multiplayer portion of the game.
Up to 20 players can play online at once as part of the multiplayer feature in the game. Blur has over 50 licensed vehicles and several cities from all over the world ...
The Sims 3 Ambitions Expansion Pack Announced
If there is one thing that I think of most when I think of The Sims, it is that they always have tons and tons of expansion packs. The Sims 3 is no exception, as The Sims 3: Ambitions was announced by EA today.
The Sims 3 Ambitions will open a wider selection of careers for your sims to chose from. Your sim can finally be such things as a fire fighter, an architect, or even a tattoo artist. Heck, your sim can be a ghost hunter or private investigator if they want to be. Also, you can now...
Take-Two Financial Results Full of Info, Mafia II Delayed
Take-Two Interactive's financial results briefing today included several highlights worth mentioning on here. The biggest one worth mentioning is that Mafia II has been delayed to a fourth fiscal quarter release. The game was already delayed last year to allow more time for development.
Also, currently, L.A. Noire, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Sid Meier's Civilization V are all planned for release in the fourth fiscal quarter. But according to the briefing, "the Company's fiscal year 2010 guid...
StarCraft II Beta Has Begun
As Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Morhaime promissed in a conference call with analysts and investors last week, the long-awaited closed beta for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty began today. Players who received an invitation will get an "early opportunity to play, test, and experience the online multiplayer aspect of StarCraft II, as well as get a first look at the newly revamped Battle.net."
The FAQ on everything you need to know about the beta, like how to signup or how to wa...
Episodes from Liberty City Coming to PS3/PC
After literally years of anticipation, the Playstation 3 gamers, as well as PC gamers, finally get what they want. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will be coming to both the Playstation 3 and PC platforms on March 30th, 2010.
We are happy to announce the much anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows® - LIVE on March 30, 2010. For the first time, PlayStation 3 and Games for Win...
Fallout MMO Set for 2012 Public Beta
It's been a long and difficult road for Interplay's Fallout MMO (code named “Project: V13”), including some legal troubles with Bethesda. But in a recent post on Interplay's website, we're told that "definitive agreements" have been finalized with Masthead Studios, and development has continued.
To brighten your day even more, read the following quote:
“Masthead’s technology is impressive and perfect for our Project: V13. Its team is passionate to bring our vision and game pla...
Assassin’s Creed II PC Requirements, Date, Price, and More
The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions hit the shelves last November, but the PC version of Assassin's Creed II was delayed til the Q1 2010 release window. But Ubisoft today revealed that PC gamers need wait not much longer, as Assassin's Creed II will find its way onto your PC on March 16th.
But Ubisoft apparently couldn't keep the crowd happy for long, as they also announced the unusually high price of $59.99 for the game. It's very rare for PC games to be priced as much as console gam...
The Sims 3 Is Number 1 For 2009

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Cameron M.
Posted January 24th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
On Friday, EA announced that not only was the The Sims 3 the number one selling PC game in America for 2009, it was the number one selling PC game world-wide. The company got its information from independent tracking companies along with their own sales data.
In June of last year the game had sold 3.7 million units; current to-date sales are placed at 4.5 million units for the game.
EA noted that The Sims 3 Exchange has had major success with over 100 million pieces of content downloa...