Changes to Charger, Tank and friendly fire. Valve has updated the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2 with a few small changes intended to stop players "rage quitting". They are the start of a response to a recent request for players' feedback on what was frustrating them about the game. ...

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The Times They Are a-Changin'. US videogame shop GameStop has bought browser gaming hub Kongregate. GameStop said it purchased the portal, which enjoys about 10 million users, to strengthen its digital platform and its "commitment to become the gaming aggregator of choice". The deal is further evidence of the US giant's effort to ...

Also, system compatibility advice. Along with yesterday's launch of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty came the opening of the game's official forums on Battle.net. Rooting around in the technical support folders has revealed the current state of play with the game's launch bugs and detailed advice on its system requirements and ...

With $200m in possible add-ons. Ding. Disney has snapped up social game developer Playdom in a $563.2 million deal that could rise to $763.2 million based on future performance. Playdom makes Facebook games Sorority Life and Social City and Disney has claimed its output is consumed by around 42 million players a ...

"We always give players a heads up." Blizzard's plan to force gamers to use their real names when posting in its forum - and its subsequent backtrack - was a "process" that "worked", the US game creator has said. Two weeks ago Blizzard about-turned on its decision to require and use people's ...

Wrongly banned customers given free L4D2. Valve has restored access to Modern Warfare 2 for "over 12,000" Steam accounts, after the PC players were mistakenly banned from playing the game by the developer's anti-cheating software. IGN reports that Valve boss Gabe Newell sent an email to all the affected users to apologise ...

But a former BioWare writer is involved. Electronic Arts has poured cold water on reports that Maxis received collaborative input from fellow EA studio BioWare for its new Darkspore title. According to an EA publicist speaking to GamePro, Maxis is working with Malcolm Azania, a writer who also worked on Mass Effect ...

This week, our 7-year-old Pikachu Fan shares his hilarious and insightful Lego Harry Potter review, we look closely at the Rock Band 3, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, Kinect and 4GB Xbox 360 launch details (including an upgrade "gotcha" if you already ...

We'll play it the same time you do. There will be no reviews of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty before its launch on Tuesday next week, Eurogamer can reveal. All press will be experiencing it for the first time alongside the rest of you. Blizzard was unable to offer an official comment ...