Blizzard said the game  of Diablo 2 serials :Diablo 3 beta would begin in the year's third quarter, and it's managed to make that date. The company today announced the highly-anticipated public beta has begun and that the first wave of invites have been sent out.

It's a bit later than expected, but gamers will finally get to try out Battlefield 3's multiplayer for themselves in just over a week's time.

Warning: this article could be unpleasant news for some Battlefield 3 beta enthusiasts. In a recent tweet from Battlefield, it has been revealed that you will indeed need the Medal of Honor disc if you wish to gain early access to the Battlefield 3 beta

We received an anonymous email today from Mr Battletube? showing a screenshot of what appears to be the login page of Battlefield 3  for Open Beta. We don’t have any clue where this page is located, but this is a sign that the Open Beta is just around the corner.

Update: Techland issued a statement to Tracey John in addition to what's contained below. It reads, "It has come to our attention that one of Dead Island's leftover debug files contains a highly inappropriate internal script name of one of the character skills.

The NPD Group has released its monthly sales figures for August today, with Deus Ex: Human Revolution being the best-selling game in the month despite being on store shelves for only five days.

If you've played a previous game in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 -- or so you think. Reductionist haters will choose to see it as more of the same. Those that choose to dig under the surface will find a game filled with subtle changes -- changes that may make the game the best multiplayer shooter on the market.

The beta for Assassin's Creed Revelations' which is a series of Assassin's Creed 2 multiplayer mode began earlier this month exclusively on PlayStation 3, just like the beta for Assassin's Creed :Brotherhood. Not all PS3 owners were allowed in, as access required players to be either a Uplay member or a PlayStation Plus subscriber. Beginning tomorrow, that is no longer the case.