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It?s almost January 1st, 2010 and we?ve been mulling over our favorites of 2009 ? and the previous decade. Here we present another installment of our ?Of the Decade? lists.Valve?s follow-up to the revolutionary Half-Life is our game of the decade not just because it?s a fantastic game, but because it is a fine example of modern gaming. It exemplifies DLC done right, community support done right, and comes part and parcel with Steam, which has helped revolutionize digital distribution for games.

As this year's Consumer Electronics Show comes to an end Friday, what were some of the major takeaways from the gadget event? The Post's Hayley Tsukayama reports : Unplug the displays and turn down the lights: International CES is closing shop Friday until next January. And while the 2013 run certainly wasn't the flashiest the trade show has ever had, there were still some major announcements and innovations. For one, nearly every presentation in this ostensibly hardware-focused show had included something on content or the connection...

In the first 24 hours of its release Diablo 3 sold more than 3.5 million copies, Blizzard announced this morning. The pace sets a new record for PC games sales, it said. And that number doesn't include the 1.2 million people who received the game after signing up for the World of Warcraft annual pass promotion. As of this week, 6.3 million people are playing Diablo 3. None of these numbers include the game's successes in Internet gaming rooms. In Korea, for instance, more than 39 percent of gamers are playing the game.

Nintendo's Wii U sold more than 460,000 units in December — enough to outpace the sales of its predecessor but not enough to take the top spot in video-game console sales. The Wii U figures, released by Nintendo on Thursday night, are from the NPD Group's December report on the video-game industry as a whole. Overall, the numbers were in line with the flagging sales that have plagued the industry all year. But it was particularly disappointing for Nintendo, which needed an unqualified hit to shake the...

Poor PC gaming, it's the Mark Twain of video game systems, a rumor caught in an exaggeration wrapped in a George Romero flick. Flip through the dailies and you'll invariably come across some blogger in Timbuktu cobbling tea leaves and magic eight ball wisdom into a diatribe about the waning of the PC gaming age. It's as if elves with hair extensions and flowing robes on glowing horses will soon appear to carry your desktops away to boats departing...

Nintendo's Wii U sold more than 460,000 units in December — enough to outpace the sales of its predecessor but not enough to take the top spot in video-game console sales. The Wii U figures, released by Nintendo on Thursday night, are from the NPD Group's December report on the video-game industry as a whole. Overall, the numbers were in line with the flagging sales that have plagued the industry all year. But it was particularly disappointing for Nintendo, which needed an unqualified hit...

As the Consumer Electronics Show winds down, technology innovators gave a glimpse into the world they are creating. Hayley Tsukayama wrote : The gadgetry world gathered in Las Vegas this week to show off their best ideas for how technology can solve problems, improve daily life and basically make the world more efficient. There's always a deluge of products coming out of the International CES show, so it can be hard to see how adopting all of this tech could actually change your daily...

Some of the top technology companies, including Intel, Microsoft , Dell and Advanced Micro Devices joined forces Tuesday to form the PC Gaming Alliance, which will try to promote the PC as a gaming platform. The alliance will bring hardware makers, software companies and game publishers under one roof to "accelerate innovation, improve the gaming experience for consumers and serve as a collective source of market information and expertise on PC gaming," the alliance said in a statement.

Nvidia is starting off CES with a bang , showing off a new concept device at Sunday's pre-show kickoff event. Codenamed "Project SHIELD," the new gadget resembles a console game controller with a screen, but is designed to give PC gamers a way to play more easily from anywhere in their homes. Project SHIELD is an Android device and can stream PC games from any computer with a Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics processing unit as well as titles from the gaming platform Steam. Project SHIELD is designed to work with...

I just got a note from CD Projekt letting me know that the company's "retro" digital distribution project GOG.com , has finally opened its nostalgic gates to the masses. Yearn for the days when space sims lacked physics? RPGs defaulted to " mouselook off"? When hit points were actually called hit points? You'll probably want to give these guys a look and a bookmark, then. What's GOG.com all about then? Nothing to do with either the Hebrew Bible or the guy who sent Superman into retirement...

As the Consumer Electronics Show winds down, technology innovators gave a glimpse into the world they are creating. Hayley Tsukayama wrote : The gadgetry world gathered in Las Vegas this week to show off their best ideas for how technology can solve problems, improve daily life and basically make the world more efficient. There's always a deluge of products coming out of the International CES show, so it can be hard to see how adopting all of this tech could actually change your daily life.

The first official day of International CES, the enormous annual tech show in Las Vegas, brought news of new televisions, car technology and even some fun news for gamers. Panasonic was the main keynote speaker of the day, showing off some new television technology and a new 20-inch tablet with the capability to display ultra high-definition content. The tablet also has a stylus — what it lacks is any release or pricing information. Audi also made a splash with its announcements.

The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off Tuesday in Las Vegas, but that hasn't stopped tech companies from making news already. At the technology event, Nvidia showed off a new concept gaming device called "Project Shield" Sunday, as The Post's Hayley Tsukayama reports : ...the new gadget resembles a console game controller with a screen, but is designed to give PC gamers a way to play more easily from anywhere in their homes....

Nvidia is starting off CES with a bang , showing off a new concept device at Sunday's pre-show kickoff event. Codenamed "Project SHIELD," the new gadget resembles a console game controller with a screen, but is designed to give PC gamers a way to play more easily from anywhere in their homes. Project SHIELD is an Android device and can stream PC games from any computer with a Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics processing unit as well as titles from the gaming platform Steam. Project SHIELD is designed to work with Steam's big...

It may be hard to believe it's already June, but this is the month for video game manufacturers. The Electronics Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is coming up June 5 and is the game industry's event of the year. Here are five things to look for as a prelude to the big day: Nintendo's big push: Nintendo needs to wow at E3, in a big way. The company is offering more details on the Wii U, its newest console and much-needed update for the Wii. The Wii U has a tablet controller, which is supposed to act as a second screen for the...

In the first 24 hours of its release Diablo 3 sold more than 3.5 million copies, Blizzard announced this morning. The pace sets a new record for PC games sales, it said. And that number doesn't include the 1.2 million people who received the game after signing up for the World of Warcraft annual pass promotion. As of this week, 6.3 million people are playing Diablo 3. None of these numbers include the game's successes in Internet gaming rooms. In Korea, for instance, more than 39 percent of gamers are...

Raptr , the social network that revolves around gaming, has launched in public beta. The robust site allows users to keep tabs on what their friends are doing throughout the gaming world, and also offers gaming recommendations, accomplishment updates, and a host of other features. The site is designed to appeal to casual and hardcore gamers alike. In fact, Raptr avoids using the term "gamer" entirely, instead choosing to describe itself as a "social platform for people who like to play and discover games" - founder (and...

Not content with having a soundtrack  scored by Clint Mansell , Bioware is pushing the aural envelope even further with  Mass Effect 3 . The conclusion to its sci-fi epic will feature "Better WIth Kinect" voice functionality, allowing players to instruct their squad mates, activate abilities, and switch weapons with voice commands. Kinect integration for  Mass Effect 3  was first demonstrated at E3 last year, and though little has changed in the interim, we've now finally been allowed to try it out for ourselves.

While it's true that no laptop can replicate the full gaming experience of a high-end desktop gaming system, notebooks like the Acer Aspire 8940G can aspire (pun intended) to gaming performance good enough for most users. The 8940G also offers Blu-ray, so you can have a superlative movie and media viewing experience--if you're watching your movies from exactly the right viewing position. The quad-core Intel Core i7 720QM processor seems paltry at first blush, with a base clock speed of 1.6GHz.