Gabe Newell doesn't think Dota 2 will launch this year, and the payment model is still undecided. There's good news, though: Valve expects to begin stress testing "a few weeks" after Gamescom. Read more

Did you casually run Hell Baal in Diablo II as if he were Normal Rakanishu? Blizzard has a new challenge for you in Diablo III: Inferno difficulty. Those who dare brave its horrors may find unique items not available anywhere else. Read more

Strap yourself in! It's Gamescom 2011; we have a ton of new videos and screenshots for you to enjoy. Be warned, you might be here for longer than usual. Read more

Blizzard reconfirms its intentions to bring Diablo 3 to consoles. Read more

Can't make it to Germany to partake in the festivities? You can, at the very least, watch this debut CG trailer for Valve's Dota 2. Read more

This week, Indie Jeff's Weekly Picks include a free a Half-Life 2 mod recommendation, interviews with Serious Sam Indie Series developers Vlambeer and Be-Rad Entertainment, as well as a chat with Freebird Games' Kan Gao about the upcoming To the Moon. Read more

Dead Space 2, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Alice: Madness Returns, Frozen Synapyse, and IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover are only the start of our list of PC games going cheap at digital distributors this weekend. Read more

Valve announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive today, a new CS entry hitting PC, Mac, PSN and XBLA early next year. It will introduce new maps and modes, along with homages to the classics. You can play it for yourself at PAX Prime. Read more

Developer Chris Hecker reveals pricing and early-access beta details for his upcoming game, SpyParty. Read more

The official Google blog has announced that games are now playable in Google Plus. Read more