It's standard practice for nearly all AAA (and not-so-AAA) games to come with a variety of retailer-exclusive pre-order bonuses. Battlefield 3 is certainly not exempt. We track down all the offerings so far. Read more

Snowblind's Tolkieny action-RPG is slated to hit North America on November 1, hitting Australia on November 2, and Europe November 4. Read more

Shacknews presents a video interview with Diablo 3 senior world designer Leonard Boyarsky, edited over nearly ten minutes of in-game footage. Read more

Unlike most high-profile games, Rage has not been shrouded in mystery. Its developer, id software, has been candid about its premise and its gameplay. Perhaps that's why getting access to the first two hours of the single player campaign felt entirely uns Read more

Today's Filter features new trailers for Supremacy MMA, FIFA Soccer 12, Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat, and Just Dance 3, along with glorious new screenshots for Rise of Nightmares, Brink, and Battlefield 3. Read more

Words With Friends, a Scrabble clone from Zynga, has destroyed countless friendships and relationships thanks to its wildly popular iOS and Android app. Countless more heartbreaks will undoubtedly ensue thanks to the upcoming release of a Facebook version Read more

Valve has announced a million dollar tournament featuring Dota 2, which is set to take place in Cologne, Germany, during Gamescom 2011. Read more

Social game giant Zynga is being sued for patent infringement by Segan LLC. Read more

Humble Indie Bundle 3 is expanding, offering a bonus sixth game: Steel Storm. Read more

Square Enix has picked up the rights to Activision's canceled open-world game, True Crime: Hong Kong. Read more