One of the biggest 
games of 2011 won’t be out until 2012.
Diablo III, Blizzard Entertainment’s much-anticipated role-playing game, has been officially moved into next year in order to give developers time to further polish the title.
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New first-person shooter swaps guns for cameras
There’s an interesting 
trend taking shape in the gaming world these days: First-person shooters where the player can’t actually shoot anyone.
An Australian development team has put together a prototype for Warco (short for War Correspondent) — a game that puts you in the boots of a reporter in the midst of a war zone. Instead of bullets, you’re shooting footage via a video camera.
Star Trek Games: The Best and Worst
45 years after Star 
Trek beamed into our lives, the show continues to be one of sturdiest brands in pop culture. Beyond spawning five spin-off series, 11 feature films, hundreds of novels and even a Las Vegas attraction, it was a natural fit for the video game world.
Publishers have put out nearly 70 different Star Trek video games over the years (not counting fan-made titles and Star Trek-themed mods of other games), but they’re notoriously hit or miss. Here are five of the best — and five that belong on the other side of the nearest worm hole.
Study: Video games cited as key cause of divorce
Communication and 
financial problems are the two leading causes of divorce today, but a new study shows that video games are quickly climbing the list.
Conducted by Divorce Online, the study breaks down the reasons couples split. Of the wives that pointed to “unreasonable behavior,” 15 percent said their husbands put gaming before them. One year ago, that figure stood at 5 percent.
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations on PS3 includes first game for free
Heard the incessant 
praise about the Assassin’s Creed franchise, but still haven’t gotten around to playing the original game? For shame!
The good news is you’ll soon be able to overcome this gaming faux pas — and no one has to be the wiser.
Netflix adding video games to its rental options
For years, customers 
and analysts have pestered Netflix to add video games to its rental operation. In a few weeks, they’ll finally get their wish.
Netflix has announced plans to add titles for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii to its catalog in the coming weeks. The new options will come as part of the company’s plan to split off its DVD-by-mail service into a separate brand and website called Qwikster.
PlayStation Vita’s battery life fails to impress
The PlayStation Vita 
has plenty of cool features to brag about, but battery life ain’t one of ’em.
Sony has released a new spec sheet for the upcoming handheld system, revealing that gamers can expect between 3-5 hours of game playing time per charge — meaning if you bring one along for a cross-country flight, you might want to have another entertainment option at your disposal as well.
Oldest coin-op games
For some gamers, 
old-school means the Nintendo Entertainment System. Others go back further to the Atari 2600, or perhaps even Pong. But if you really want to talk about old-school gaming, you should talk to your grandparents. And their parents.
While video games are largely thought of as a relatively recent phenomenon, their predecessors — arcade games — have been around since the 1800s. Long before Steamboat Willie introduced Mickey Mouse to the world and prior to the kickoff of the first World Cup (both occurred in 1930), people were paying to play games.
Sony ruffles feathers with “no suing” update to user agreement
If you’re hoping to launch 
a class-action lawsuit against Sony, you might want to read the new terms of service of the PlayStation Network really closely before agreeing to them.
Sony has amended the user agreement it requires gamers to digitally sign off on before they can access the online functionality of the PS3 — and it’s got a whopper of a change intended to dissuade players from litigating.
EA offering refunds on problematic Tiger Woods 12
While the Xbox 360 
and PS3 versions of Tiger Woods 12: The Masters have been received fairly warmly, the PC version is in the rough. The thick stuff.
Graphics are subpar. The features are lacking. And fans, who have been waiting for a new PC version of the game since 2008, are livid. Now it appears that publisher Electronic Arts is trying to soothe the angry masses.
Chris Morris: Journalist 