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Riot Claims League of Legends Is "the Most Played Video Game" According to the popular MOBA developer, League of Legends has more than twice as many peak concurrent players as Modern Warfare 3 on Xbox Live. What do you think the most played video game, at this very moment, is? The one with...

Steam Now Offers Non-Gaming Software Make games, sculpt models, and paint with Steam's new software library. It may be a month later than originally promised [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118952-Steam-Expands-Library-to-Non-Game-Software], but Valve is now offering non-game...

Okami's HD Makeover Is Just Around the Corner The Move-compatible re-release of Okami hits PS3s this October. Yesterday, accompanied by a new trailer, Capcom announced that the high-definition remake of the late Clover Studio's well-received Okami would be released as a digital download in...

Quoting Dr. Frankenstein: "It's alive!!" Reminds me a bit of the 32x add on, hideous to the eyes...

Analog Stick Add-On Pushes 3DS XL to XXL The XL version of the Circle Pad Pro looks a lot like the original 3DS iteration - and yes, it will make your 3DS XL even bigger. Several months ago, Nintendo announced...

Xbox Live to Produce Original Programming The former president of CBS will head up Xbox Live's new original programming division. Over the course of its long lifecycle, Xbox Live has grown from a multiplayer service to a multimedia bazaar, complete with features spanning from streaming...

Good Old Games Courts Project Eternity on Twitter Project Eternity backers will get to choose between a Steam or Good Old Games key upon release. When one considers how the distribution deals are made between game publishers and retailers, the image that comes to mind is one of corporate...

Apple Announces iPhone 5 The oft-rumored and long-awaited successor to the iPhone 4S will ship on September 21st. It's almost an understatement to say that Apple's iPhone has been single-handedly responsible for popularizing mobile gaming over the past several years. And today, in a press...

U.S. Gamer Population Is Declining Family gaming has seen the strongest decline, while more people are playing mobile and digitally-distributed games than ever before. With video games as ubiquitous as they are to us today, it may come as a surprise that the population of people playing...

NCsoft Shuts Down City of Heroes The venerable superhero-themed MMO will be shutting down for good before the end of the year. "All good things must come to an end." Today, you might use that proverb to refer to the aged-but-well-liked superhero MMO, City of Heroes, and its developer...

And not a pun to be seen? Are you losing your touch, Rutskarn?

Meet the (Female) Team With These Dashing Team Fortress 2 Portraits The nine classes of Team Fortress 2 have become wildly popular - and, indeed, memetic - in the five years since the game's release, owing much to their diverse and unique personalities, and overall quirkiness. But the lack of...

Build a House, Raise a Family in New Skyrim DLC Hearthfire There comes a time in every adventurer's life when they set the war hammer down and consider the important questions. Questions like "Is it time to start a family?" and "Can I get away with building a cool enchanter's tower on my new...

I imagine the "bearded Hawke" is just the default male appearance that Bioware likes to use in their promotional media (like "meathead" Shepard in ME1 and 2). I highly doubt there won't be any character customization at all.

Anime Review: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Part Two Things are finally picking up in a very big way. Read Full Article