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15 May
New Release
Revolutionary Changes Coming to FIFA 13

EA announces five core innovations for FIFA 13 overhauling AI, dribbling, ball control and collisions for a tougher battle across the pitch.

15 May
New Release Mac
Releasing Now: May 15th, 2012

This week's releases are headlined by two long-awaited heavyweights: Diablo III, 12 years after Diablo II, and Rockstar's Max Payne 3.

15 May
Industry
Is 38 Studios Broke?

Reports say Rhode Island officials are meeting with 38 Studios over its finances, raising doubts about the future of the Kingdoms of Amalur studio.

15 May
Industry
Diablo III Servers Down for Emergency Maintenance

Diablo III's always-online servers went down for emergency maintenance on launch day, a pointed reminder of the cost of requiring a login to play solo.

14 May
Industry
Guild Wars 2 Stress Test Now Starting

ArenaNet runs a Guild Wars 2 server stress test for registered pre-purchase customers, following up on issues found during the first beta weekend.

12 May
New Release
New Sleeping Dogs Video Features Combat Gameplay

A new Sleeping Dogs video shows off the open-world game's hand-to-hand combat as undercover cop Wei Shen, with unlockable kicks and combos.

10 May
Industry
The Secret World Open Beta Starts Friday

Funcom starts the first of its Secret World beta weekends on Friday, May 11th, open to pre-order customers, ahead of the June 19th launch.

07 May
Industry
Fatshark Wants Your Help Naming KRATER’s Weapons

Fatshark asks the community to help name three weapons in its squad-based RPG KRATER after a designer mix-up left them nameless.

05 May
New Release
Stronghold 3 Patch 1.10 Coming Next Week

Stronghold 3's Patch 1.10 lands May 11th with gameplay tweaks and a new multiplayer Coronation mode where players climb from Village Idiot to King of Kings.