Time for a bit more of the Portal 2 E3 demo

Valve’s agonizing piecemeal delivery of footage from the Portal 2 E3 demo continues. These clips introduce Pneumatic Diversity Vents and Thermal Discouragement Beams, because simply creating conduits between two points in space ( four in co-op) wasn’t complicated enough. Sure, those are just vacuums and lasers, respectively, but it’s still enough to give us a headache in anticipation of future gameplay complexity

Preview: NHL 2011

Perhaps it’s my Canadian roots and the fact that I am one of two staff members that enjoys sports games but NHL 10 was one of the best titles released last year.

Final Fantasy 14 launches Sept. 30 on PC, March 2011 on PS3

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV will be launched on Windows PCs worldwide on September 30 — well, provided you’ve obtained the game, installed it and then clicked on the launch shortcut.

Sega thinking about downloadable Saturn games

Sega is already selling its Genesis library all over the place (as downloads on XBLA, PSN, WiiWare, and iPhone, and on retail collections). Dreamcast games are due this fall for XBLA and PSN, with one already having been remade for XBLA. Now Sega is considering adding selections from the Saturn library to its catalog of digital releases

EA taking Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit on tour

If you happen to live in one of seven US cities selected by EA, you’ll be able to catch Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit in advance of its November 16 release.

Nyko’s ’silky’ PS3 Raven controller comes in regular and identity-crisis versions

Nyko’s Raven controllers for the PlayStation 3 look good and feel, well, the company uses the term “silky,” but we honestly can’t think of better description than “plastic velvet.” Don’t feel weird about rubbing it against your cheek to really experience the odd softness — we did.

European PSN releases for June 30

If you thought Fat Princess couldn’t pack on any more pounds, think again, because the promised “Fat Roles ” DLC is now available for download on the Euro PSN.

Dragon Age: Origins for $20 today on Direct2Drive

Direct2Drive has the PC version of Dragon Age: Origins for $20 today.

Hothead Games unleashes Swarm in 2011

With Hothead Games having ceased work on Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 3 (and finishing up DeathSpank ), it’s ready to pursue a brand new project: Swarm , a game which stars some seemingly dull-witted blue things. The introductory trailer (which you can find beyond the break) gives us a Lemmings vibe, with just a touch of sadism . Players must take control of 50 Swarmites, navigating them through “gauntlets of death and destruction,” all in the search of precious DNA.

Sega already at work on another PS3 Yakuza

At some point, even die-hard Yakuza fans are going to grow weary of the series, and Sega is doing its best to determine exactly when that will happen.

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