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The episodic game guide
Author: Darren Gladstone
So many games ask you to shell out 50 or 60 bucks, and for what? Thirty or so hours of playtime? Great, but what if you don't want to spend a whole week in fantasy land? That's where episodic gaming comes in: smaller games selling for less and offered up on a more frequent basis. Y'know, like Heroes or Battlestar Galactica -- shows that keep you glued to the set from one week to the next. Well, the new TV season may be a couple months out, but that doesn't mean PC World's slack celebration can't pay its own tribute. Here's a quick list of new (and old) episodes to try.
Preview: Watchmen unveiled!
Author: GamePro staff
The best part about last Friday was unarguably the Dark Knight. The second best part was the first Watchmen trailer that debuted during the coming attractions, with 300 director Zack Snyder set to unleash the awesome next March. Based on the renowned graphical novel series of the same name, the anticipation will surely reach uber heights as we gear up to the film's release next year.
GamePro's best of E3 2008 awards
Author: GamePro staff
The editors of GamePro spent last week combing the show floor of E3 2008 searching for innovation and excitement. Now that E3 is over, we've compiled a list of the best games -- a who's who of 2008 and 2009.
Microsoft wants to pay YOU to make Xbox 360 games
Author: PC World Staff
Want to make money developing Xbox 360 games? Here is your chance. Microsoft launched "Xbox Live Community Games" today with the hope of attracting game coders to create Xbox games, post them to the site, and earn money when people buy them.
Multiplayer voice chat finally arrives on Wii
Author: GamePro staff
In a crowded press room last Wednesday, Nintendo demonstrated the WiiSpeak microphone (sold separately) for the first time to GamePro and other journalists hoping to learn more about the multiplayer voice chat peripheral.
Preview: hands-on with Fallout 3
Author: Sid Shuman
Fallout 3 might not be blowing anyone away yet, but based on what I played today at a special E3 hands-on session, fans of BioShock will be thrilled with Bethesda Softworks' latest action-RPG.
Microsoft confirms Bungie working on new Halo game
Author: Blake Snow
In speaking with MTV News on Tuesday, Mattrick said that Bungie is working on a new Halo game, but that Microsoft didn't want to announce it yet for fear of stealing thunder from their current lineup of games, including Gears of War 2.
Wii Speak, you listen says Nintendo
Author: Matt Peckham
Leave it to Nintendo to take technology as old as dirt and tease it into a brand new "groundbreaking" peripheral.
Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for Xbox 360 'at launch'
Author: Jack Loftus
At E3 today, reps from Microsoft and Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII will launch on the Xbox 360.
