With all the news about DLC for the months-old PC version of Painkiller: Hell & Damnation as well as collector's editions for the console releases, Mac and Linux gamers might feel a bit left out. But Nordic Games wants to remind you that hell and damnation can be shared by everyone, regardless of operating system. Releasing this spring, Painkiller: Hell & Damnation will finally make its way to both Mac and Linux! To quote the official announcement: "muaaaaaahahahahahahaha".

When Call of Duty: Black Ops II hits the stores midnight tonight, what’s the first thing you think many gamers will try to do once they get their grubby hands on it? If history says anything, there will be those that want to make the next title their little playground of trolling, cheating, and inappropriate behavior. To prepare for the inevitable, we’ve got the latest information on Treyarch’s crackdown on gamers that don’t play by the rules. Study up!

Many RTSs and strategy games boast extremely enthusiastic and creative communities who love to create their own mods for the game. Happily, many of the heavy hitters in the genre allow them to do just that, and Total War: Shogun 2 can now be numbered among them. Via "the Editor," or "TEd," Shogun 2 players can now create their own custom maps for both co-op and multiplayer battles. TEd works for both the original Shogun 2 as well as its stand-alone expansion Fall of the Samurai. 

Are you a budding map maker with a desire to create something that bends the laws of physics, space, time and portals?  You are?  Good!  Then I have a contest just for you.  ThinkingWithPortals.com presents the summer mapping initiative - a contest designed to create some great content for Portal 2's single player and co-op modes on the PC...and maybe the PS3 and 360.