Star Wars director J.J. Abrams says the Half-Life and Portal movies are still alive, and even have writers attached.

Want to know for sure if your PC can handle VR? Valve has a free tool that does just that, and it's up on Steam right now.

Rocket League is pure fun and then some. It’s also the game that keeps on giving, as various DLC drops have added more cosmetic flair to the title since it launched earlier this year. And next month, Rocket League is getting DLC themed around lying cakes.

Kervyn’s list of Top 10 Video Game Movies got me thinking: while video-game-to-movie adaptations aren’t easy, there have been some that are part-way decent. And, God bless Hollywood, they’re going to keep trying until they eventually get it right. In terms of upcoming video game movies, we have Agent 47 hitting our screens in September, and Assassin’s Creed and Warcraft …

Given Valve's ina bility to make games that end in "3," we may never see a third Portal game. Here's a neat mod to make up for that.

Finally, our top ten list of the past generation of games. Will you agree or disagree with our choices? Covering a wide range of platforms and genres, these are the games that made us the happiest this generation.

Over at the Design Innovate Communicate Entertain summit, people are talking. Mostly about video games, but that’s also kind of good. And JJ Abrams was there as well. So what does the man behind a fresh take on Star Trek and an upcoming gig on Star Wars 7 have on his mind at DICE? Well apparently, something that has him …

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