When he isn’t peddling his words in the freelance market like a fruit dealer with delusions of grandeur, Omri assumes the heavy mantle of the almighty intern on GamesBeat. He hopes to attain a journalism degree and find someone crazy enough to pay him a salary to write about video games. Fun facts: He’s a mean hand with an egg whisk, and he’ll actually respond when addressed as “you there.”

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With subscribers below 1M, Star Wars: The Old Republic will go free-to-play this fall

BioWare's massively multiplayer blockbuster Star Wars: The Old Republic adds free-to-play and microtransactions this fall. This cantina is about to get a lot more crowded....

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition crosses swords, sorcery, and platforms with cooperative multiplayer

The reboot of the venerable role-playing/Dungeons and Dragons masterpiece Baldur's Gate harnesses cross-platform play for its cooperative multiplayer when it releases this September for the PC, Mac, iPad, and Android systems.

Nvidia touts its latest graphical sorcery in ‘New Dawn’ tech demo

Graphics processing company Nvidia showcases its latest achievements in visual beauty with "New Dawn," a tech demo featuring a beautifully rendered fairy in a magical forest environment.

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion releases September 25

Blizzard's massively multiplayer titan World of Warcraft gets its fourth expansion, Mists of Pandaria, on September 25.

Patent infringement suit against Mojang sparks debate over “evil” intellectual property rights

Software protection company Uniloc accuses Minecraft developer Mojang on infringing an anti-piracy application patent.

Heroes of Newerth heroically offers all heroes for free

S2 Games' popular multiplayer arena strategy title Heroes of Newerth unlocks its entire stable of playable heroes in a major patch update.

Startup hopes to fund a Shadowrun MMO through Kickstarter

Developer Cliffhanger Productions seeks crowd-sourced backing for a massively multiplayer entry into the cyberpunk role-playing game franchise.

DICE: ‘We’re in one of the best positions’ for Battlefield 4 timing

Is it too soon for another full-fledged sequel in the popular Battlefield first-person shooter franchise? Developer DICE doesn't think so.

Valve targets Ubuntu Linux operating system for Steam port

Valve Software wants its digital distribution giant Steam on the Linux operating system.

Free-to-play Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances surpasses 1 million players

Developer/publisher Electronic Arts announced today that its free-to-play, browser-based strategy game, Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances, hit over 1 million registered players within two months of its online launch.

Diablo III auction house update lets you buy gold with real money

Blizzard implements gold trading within its real money auction house for Diablo III. Is this a worthwhile addition to an already controversial trading system?

BioWare brings back Britannia with Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar

BioWare and EA announce Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, a reboot of one of the most classic and beloved role-playing franchises within the industry.

Epic: Fortnite is the first Unreal Engine 4 game (and a PC exclusive)

Epic's upcoming zombie tower defense title utilizes the slick Unreal Engine 4 and is a PC exclusive.

Mass Effect 3: Earth downloadable content targets more warzones, recruits new soldiers, and boosts difficulty

Mass Effect 3's upcoming downloadable content pack, named Earth, brings the co-op multiplayer slugfests to the homefront with three Earth-based maps, new weapons, and a new (and punishing) difficulty tier.

CBS Films details Deus Ex: Human Revolution adaptation

CBS Films adapts the popular cyberpunk role-playing game into film in conjunction with developer Eidos-Montreal and publisher Square Enix. Producers Adrian Askarieh and Roy Lee sign on to the project.

Green Man Gaming merges with gaming social network Playfire

Online gaming retailer Green Man Gaming merges with Playfire, a social network for gamers offering similar services such as Xfire and Raptr.

PlayStation Mobile runs homebrew Left 4 Dead app on Vita

A PlayStation Vita gamer creates a custom, remote-connection app showing the PC version of Left 4 Dead on the PlayStation Vita. Developers, take note.

Blizzard recognizes Diablo III’s lack of endgame content

Blizzard admits Diablo III lacks sufficient end-game content for retaining a strong community.

And the grenade’s red glare: Call of Duty downloadable content is half off

In celebration of Independence Day, publisher Activision halves the price of all downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops for one week. Cue the slowly waving American flag.

Start your engines: LittleBigPlanet Karting beta signups are now live

Ready for the race? Beta signups for LittleBigPlanet Karting go live, giving an early glimpse into the user-crafted tracks, weapons, and karts of the upcoming racer.