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An ugly new chapter in the war over who owns the name "Dota"

Valve has a bad habit of absorbing games, their mechanics and their designers. In fact, almost all of Valve's have come from that process. I break down Valve's release history and try to decide whether or not this Valve model is a good thing.

What I thought of the Darkspore beta, a game that I'm suddenly looking forward to after spending some time with it.

This week's Reviews Spotlight tag-teams Silent Hill: Shattered memories, picks on Lunar Dragon Song, and officially replaces DoTA.

I associate F2P with half-assed, graphically challenged boutique games littered with bugs and ads. Due to these prejudices, I approached League of Legends with a bit of trepidation – but its combination of strategic depth and devilishly addicting, competitive team-based gameplay kept me logging in on a nearly daily basis.