Although Square Enix had already released the release dates for the fourteenth installment of their highly renowned Final Fantasy series last week (various dates in September 2010 for Windows and various dates in March 2011 for the PS3 depending on the version and the region), the date for the beta test wasn’t announced until recently. More »

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A premium version of Hulu, dubbed Hulu Plus, will soon be available for almost all of your Internet ready devices. Watch every aired episode from current seasons on ABC, NBC, and Fox on your iPhone, iPad, TV, PS3, and Xbox 360 for $9.99/month. More »

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The highly anticipated Fallout MMO has opened its doors to a select few gamers in its early access beta sign-up. More »

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EA announced a rewards program for its loyal shooter community during yesterday’s E3 press event. The EA Gun Club gives frequent players exclusive in-game weapons, early access to betas and demos, and the latest news and updates from EA. More »

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As I stated on my Beta round-up post for Day 6, Boneyard is a creature that is something akin to a Hydra; cut off one head, you’ve got 2 more to deal with. I’m going to try to give you a few hints that might make dealing with those heads a little easier, but all the work is going to be down to you. We’ll start first with Invasion tactics for the Spartans, I’ll keep it simple and break it down into by the phase for you. More »

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Alright, I’m going to get right down to the dirty; Invasion is way too big to be bogged down by extras, and I’m a little winded after my play through today, but it was totally worth my time. Should you find yourself in this game type, I hope that this advice and the details get you through safely and with a victory. More »

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It’s here, and the wait for the snapshot peek into the next Halo multiplayer experience is over, if you’re reading this your scratching your head and asking “how in the !@#? do I get this!?”; the answer to that is simple. This is posted all over the Internet, but if you’ve managed to miss it after all this time and you’ve found your way here, I’ll be as much help as I can. More »

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Blizzard promised Mac users that they would have their chance to play the Starcraft II beta in April, a promise they have kept with the launch of the beta on Mac OS X today. More »

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Valve is bringing Steam to Mac OS X, that is a fact, but when exactly is anybody’s guess. Don’t get too excited though because chances are your machine won’t be able to run it. Below we have a complete breakdown of the system requirements needed to run Steam and its games. More »

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As you might have heard, the official Mac OSX Steam beta invites have gone out to a handful of lucky gamers. Chances are that you are not one of the chosen few, but worry not, we have a secret loophole that will grant you instant access to the Steam beta. More »

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Remember that laundry list of new details regarding Halo: Reach we dropped on you a few weeks ago? Well now we are bringing you even more news on this year’s most anticipated shooter, this time via screenshot gallery featuring over a dozen images from the multiplayer maps. Check out the exotic new locales below. More »

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Are you still debating over which console to pick up Final Fantasy XIII for? If you own both console the game is releasing on you are better off picking it up on the PS3. Not only because you won’t have to swap discs or because of the systems history with the playstation brand, but for its exclusive access to Final Fantasy XIV bonuses and the chance to join its beta. More »

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Boy oh boy was the internet ablaze late last night with the leaked footage from the Halo: Reach beta that surfaced. Some thought it was real, others screamed fake, it was almost sparked a war as epic as the one between the Spartans and the Elites. Thankfully, Bungie stepped in early this morning to clear things up with the official gameplay trailer of the Halo: Reach multiplayer. This may just be the best multiplayer to hit the Halo universe yet, big ups to Bungie for the addition of jet packs and assassination kills they are welcomed additions! You can find the trailer in glorious HD below. More »

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We are less than 2 weeks away from the start of the beta version of Final Fantasy XIV on PC. Lucky for you, it’s not too late to sign up. If you are interested and don’t mind filling out a pretty in-depth application head on over here to sign up for your chance to participate in the beta. More »

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It seems that a new UI isn’t the only change associated with the new beta version of Steam. Resourceful users over at MacNN have dug up some pretty exciting graphics in the program’s system files, suggesting a Mac version of Steam is immanent. The images are of the close, minimize, and full screen buttons used throughout Apple’s OS. When exactly this monumental release will happen is anyones guess, but it will bode well for Mac users dying to be taken seriously as gamers. The evidence can be found after the jump. More »

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Our first Wirebot Beta match up! Yesterday, me and Jeff went head to head in a 1 vs.1 match on Blistering Sands, a new map in Starcraft II. It was blistering all right. At least for me. Keep reading for a breakdown of the epic battle we had! More »

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After spending some time with the Beta of Starcraft II that I kindly was invited to play yesterday, there was a lot left on my pallet. While only allowing multiplayer play, either offline with bots or online against human opponents, I was still able to get a good taste of what Blizzard is offering up in terms of mechanics and general gameplay. After a few matches, the only question I kept asking myself is: Where is the sequel? More »

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So how hectic is a game where 256 people can play online simultaneously, on one map? Very very hectic. And OH SO incredibly fun!

I’ve been to the MAG beta… and there is no turning back now. The beta offered only a few of the features that the full game will, but it was enough to whet my appetite. Everything about this game is epic, chaotic, and blood pumpingly addicting. More »

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Today the Official MAG Blog unveiled the box art for its 256-player FPS along with a few statistics from its recently closed beta. MAG was originally announced during 2008’s E3 and substitutes a single player mode for an epic MMOFPS experience. The public beta ran from early August up until a few days ago. During that period more than 42,000 matches were racked up with players traversing more than 500,000 in-game miles every week. Throughout the final month of MAG’s beta 18 million frags were executed, while 700 million shots were fired. Developer Zipper Interactive declared the beta a success, claiming thousands of issues were fixed during the games four month testing phase. MAG is due to release on January 26th. Be sure to check out the Official MAG Blog for more details. More »

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The Playstation 3 exclusive that promises to recreate Little Big Planet’s Play. Create. Share. mantra through 100% customizable tracks, vehicles, and racers opens its semi-closed Beta to users who signed up for their online drawing or subscribe to Qore, on December 18th. If you haven’t signed up yet, make sure you do! You still have a chance to get into this very exciting Beta! As a Qore subscriber, I will be entering the Beta when it opens and will be reporting back with my experiences. So if you weren’t one of the lucky ones who got in this time around, don’t fret, we’ll have you covered with exclusive photos and gameplay footage! More »

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