The iPad is full of eBooks, newspapers and magazines. Some adapted, some created specifically for the tablet. The Final Hours of Portal 2 is something different. It’s a $1.99 app created for one 15,000+ word feature along with photos, panoramas and video. It’s long form games journalism (something rarely seen in the industry, especially not more »

Back at CES Razer said that it’s Hydra PC motion controller (formerly known as Sixense) would likely be available sometime close to the launch of Portal 2. Well, Portal 2 launched on Tuesday, and the Hydra isn’t here yet, but it will be here in the next few months. The Razer Hydra will be up more »

Not only is Microsoft wanting to be one of the new boys in town in the social networking arena, with their new Microsoft Live platform; they are also planning to muscle in on the digitally distributed PC gaming market.

General manager for Windows Live, Chris Early, confirmed in an interview with ShackNews that Microsoft does indeed have concrete plans to dole out full PC titles. They will be doing this through their Marketplace application, and with this move, will be attempting to play with the big boy in the PC gaming realm, Steam. Read about Microsoft’s plans after the break.