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Need for Speed World Screenshots (Pics) (360 diggs)

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Patch Removes SecuROM from Steam (436 diggs) DICE is releasing a patch with an enormous amounts of bug fixes and improvements, but one most noticeable for players on Steam is that the SecuROM DRM will be removed.

Ubisoft vs. the Pirates (PIC) (1,615 diggs) Did we mention that many legitimate Assassin's Creed 2 owners are STILL being boned by Ubisoft's dead servers, while the pirates that cracked the DRM have been able to play the game from day one?

How to get DRM-free PC games: Just wait (419 diggs) Digital rights management for PC games is getting more stringent, but history shows us that publishers eventually scale back the protections over time or after user outcry.

Blizzard Hopes for StarCraft 2 Mac Beta in April (399 diggs) The StarCraft 2 beta is on PC, but Mac users have been feeling left out in the cold. A Q&A at the Battle.net forums gives Apple users some hope to try the game before it launches. "We are currently working on a Mac version of the beta and hope to release it sometime in April," the post states. "Hang in there.

This is why we don't have the next Half-Life game yet. (2,534 diggs)

Epic Beta Proves StarCraft 2 Will Not Suck [w/Pics] (520 diggs) After a Zerg rush of critics have been pressing forward to slam StarCraft 2, the beautiful beta gives players all the reason they need to fall in love with StarCraft all over again.

OnLive launching June 17 for PC and Mac, $15 per month (290 diggs) OnLive has announced that its cloud-based game streaming service will launch in the 48 contiguous US states on June 17, 2010. The service will initially be available to PC and Mac owners for a monthly service fee of $14.95. Each game purchase and rental will carry a charge on top of the base subscription.

Concept art from HL2 Episode 3 leaked? (861 diggs)

Pakistan's First Arcade Game - Shera Jutt (Promo) (249 diggs) This is a demo of Shera Jutt a game which was supposed to come out 2 years ago but couldn't due to sponsorship issues.

World of Warcraft: Translating the gnomish binary (0101010) (540 diggs) You remember the Matrix Punchograph's and punch card's in Gnomeregan and always wondered what all that binary (01010101) really means? Well, here's the translation to them all.

10 moments where you have felt like shouting MORTAL KOMBAT!! (343 diggs) "These ten moments will make you say "MORTAL KOMBAT!!! again "

Ubisoft DRM Servers Go Down (2,153 diggs) Ubisoft's DRM authentication has been a huge concern since their announcement and now one of those issues have derived. It turns out, Assassin's Creed 2 players are unable to connect at around 8am GMT and 10 hours has past and yet, the issue still has not been fixed.

Police: Baby Starved as Couple Nurtured Virtual Kid (443 diggs) A South Korean couple addicted to the Internet left their 3-month-old daughter to starve to death while they raised a virtual daughter online during 12-hour bouts at a cyber cafe, police said.

Activision-Blizzard has Plans for Multiple Diablo Sequels (353 diggs) It’s been close to a decade since the release of the last Diablo title, and Diablo III lies somewhere along the corner, with hopeful fans looking at a 2011 release at the earliest. With Activision at the helm, it comes as no surprise that the company may opt to milk the franchise for all its worth, with Diablo III & subsequent expansions.

Ah Memories (PIC) (2,034 diggs)

World of Warcraft: Ruby Sanctum - New raid instance leaked! (332 diggs) eaked Ingame Exploration of the Ruby Sanctum - World of Warcraft's new raid instance! The instance is intended to be a prelude to Cataclysm and should provide some advancement for the new expansion's storyline before the 4.0 patch. Video provides high definition footage of the zone and Blizzard's under development testing areas surrounding it.

Can BioWare Put The RPG Back in MMORPG? (400 diggs) You can’t help but wonder whether BioWare’s upcoming MMOG, Star Wars The Old Republic, will be able to port the same roleplaying aspect their successful single player games are known for to a new platform.

Starcraft 2 Beta Cracked & Available for Download (1,110 diggs) TeknoGod and Darkblizz have successfully cracked Starcraft 2 beta with a working AI against computers. Teknogods team, LazyTown has plans to emulate a Battle.net server in the near future, but for now, it's just comp stomp.

A Brief Review of PC Gaming Manuals (334 diggs) PC games without manuals are like keyboards without mice. But is there more to these booklets than a pile of printed musty paper?

Fallout Artist Reveals Original Childkiller Vault-Boy Image (744 diggs) Brian Menze, original Fallout artist, just revealed the hilariously disturbing original image for the Childkiller reputation in Fallout 2, never used in the game.

Bad Company 2 PC: the MW2 question (484 diggs) The Bad Company 2 beta on the PC has been one of the larger time sinks for shooter fans in recent years. While the code is slightly rough, the mechanics and gameplay are polished and tight if played with a good group of players. If you hide inside a building, mortar rounds can take it down.

Compilation of SWTOR Developer Quotes on Companions (397 diggs) This experience will be light years beyond any Pet Character we have seen in previous MMORPG's.

The victims of PC gaming DRM: one soldier's story (431 diggs) Using an always-on Internet connection as a type of DRM may sound like good business to publishers tired of piracy, but it alienates an audience who may need a little escape: soldiers posted over seas. We hear from one member of our armed services about the problem.

5 LEGO Games That Should Exist (And 5 That Shouldn't) (336 diggs) With the coming release of LEGO: Harry Potter and LEGO: Star Wars III later this year, let's discuss some other franchises that would make great LEGO games, as well as a few that wouldn't.