Gazillion Entertainment, publisher of the highly anticipated free-to-play, massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Marvel Heroes, is ready to let gamers experience the exploits of a super hero. The game maker will launch the Closed Beta for Marvel Heroes on October 1. Marvel fans and gamers can sign up now for a chance to get early access to Marvel Heroes and play as their favorite heroes by visiting  www.marvelheroes.com. Game creator David Brevik talks about the new game in the exclusive video interview below. 

Have you ever wondered how long you would survive on a medieval battle ground?  Standing in the middle of a horde of angry warriors, the stink of a sweaty armored knight, waving his heavy double handed sword at you, as arrows are whistling by your ears? Paradox Interactive and Fatshark have an answer for you. Probably not long.

CCP Games is offering the Mercenary Pack for its upcoming free-to-play massively multiplayer first-person shooter, DUST 514, scheduled for release later this year exclusively on PlayStation 3. The Mercenary Pack provides players with an arsenal of gear, game currency and a booster to expand their opportunities on the battlefield. The pack also includes exclusive items, rewarding early adopters with uniquely styled armor and weapons, in addition to an all-access pass to the closed-beta program running throughout the summer.

Electronic Arts and Funcom will unleash The Secret World massively multiplayer online (MMO) game in the U.S. just in time for the 4th of July. The new MMO will launch July 3rd, with early access starting June 29th. The developer talks about what’s in store in the new game in this exclusive video interview below.

BELLEVUE, Washington – NCsoft-owned developer ArenaNet has built its entire foundation on its fans. The walls at its gorgeous new studio are adorned with concept art from the game and fan letters and pictures. There’s even a giant fan-made Charr that moves from hall to hall. Martin Kerstein, community manager on Guild Wars 2, talks about the role the fans have played throughout the development of the new MMO – even beyond the recent beta – in this exclusive video interview.

ArenaNet has spent the past five years creating a brand new type of massively multiplayer online (MMO) game with Guild Wars 2. The developer, along with publisher NCsoft, has opened the game to fans for the first time over the beta open weekend. Whether playing the game over a weekend or when the final game ships, here are the Top 10 things to do in the new-and-improved fantasy world of Tyria.

NCsoft has revealed the pre-purchase program for Guild Wars 2, the most anticipated online role-playing game (RPG) scheduled for release in 2012. Starting April 10, players who pre-purchase the Guild Wars 2 Collector’s, Digital Deluxe, or Standard Editions will receive guaranteed entry into all beta weekend events and a three-day headstart prior to launch, giving them the opportunity to be among the first to secure their character and guild names. As a bonus, players who pre-purchase any edition will also receive an exclusive Hero’s Band, which will provide their characters with a broad range of power boosts as they venture into the world of Tyria in Guild Wars 2.

After successfully concluding one of the largest-ever Beta tests for an MMO, BioWare is now making final preparations for one of the biggest entertainment launches of the year as Star Wars: The Old Republic reaches stores on December 20, 2011 in North America. Gamers can get a head-start in this epic online universe through pre-orders. Players can use Early Game Access starting December 13. The developer talks about the new MMO in the exclusive video interview below.

ANAHEIM -- Blizzard kicked off it's annual Blizzcon fan lovefest in sunny Southern California on Friday showing a lot of Diablo 3 as well as Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft. We caught up with Diablo 3 Lead Technical Artist Julian Love to tell us what Blizzard was showing off at Blizzcon as well as tell us more about some of the new classes in this preview video interview after the break.

With Battlefield 3 pre-orders already topping a couple million copies with another week out, anticipation is building for developer DICE’s new game. Over 8 million people took part in the Battlefield 3 Beta, which resulted in some serious stats (see chart below the video). Battlefield 3 Producer Patrick Liu talks about Battlefield 3 in the exclusive video interview below.

In the aftermath of Sony’s PlayStation Network attack, which shut down online gaming for PlayStation 3 gamers for months, hackers have now set their sights on Diablo 3 gamers. With the closed beta of Diablo 3 in full swing around the world, fraud is running rampant according to Kaspersky Lab expert Christian Funk.

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress has officially launched its Steam Trading service with Portal 2 and Spiral Knights. Released in beta a few weeks ago with Team Fortress 2, Steam Trading allows gamers to exchange in-game items and game gifts. The developer discusses DOTA 2 in the video below.