Downloadable content has been one of the most popular trends this generation. Last year Activision tried to find out if a market exists for a subscription service for a non-MMO with Call of Duty Elite. As the latest numbers peg Elite subscriptions -- which cost $50 a year, or were free with Modern Warfare 3"s Hardened Edition -- at 2 million, an audience does apparently exist that is willing to fork over money for more than just a la carte DLC. Electronic Arts is now rumored to be preparing a premium service for the Battlefield series which is said to be launching in only a few weeks" time.

Starting today you can purchase Steam Wallet codes at GameStop stores. These codes, which are available in $20 and $50 denominations, can be added to a Steam account and used to purchase content through Valve"s immensely popular digital distribution service. This move may come as a surprise to some as GameStop last year purchased Steam competitor Impulse, yet it actually is a very sensible move for both sides.

After Bethesda"s open-world fantasy RPG Skyrim sold 10 million units, no one could blame Capcom for hoping there"s room for more than just one fantasy RPG title about slaying dragons and saving the world.

As much fun as I have with many of the iOS games I play, there are few which I stick with for very long. In some cases that"s because the free or $0.99 entry point for these games have a direct correlation with the amount of depth they contain -- there"s one good idea, but it"s not necessarily something you"ll want to spend more than a few hours with. Jetpack Joyride is a straightforward auto-runner, hardly the sort of thing that I would expect to play for long. And yet it has managed to keep its spot on the front page of my iPhone for months; it"s my go-to game when I have a minute to spare. It"s simple, easy-to-play, and it"s now available in beta on Facebook.

It may have cut it close, but Camouflaj"s debut title, Republique, managed to reach its Kickstarter goal in the final hours before its deadline today. The project kicked off a month ago seeking $500,000 and, after an initial surge of pledges, found itself struggling to attract backers. Rather than accept the fact that there was not half a million dollars out there to fund a hardcore iOS title like this, Camouflaj adapted and now finds itself padding that $500,000 with additional pledges ahead of its 3pm Pacific deadline.

The ability to rent dedicated Battlefield 3 servers for use in the console versions of the game was a welcome addition back in March. Unfortunately, playing on these servers appears to have become the only option for playing online multiplayer, a development which understandably has fans of the game frustrated with Electronic Arts and DICE.

Three months ago, Electronic Arts boasted its new MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, had amassed 1.7 million subscribers. That number is a far cry from what World of Warcraft has, though it is a very strong showing for a subscription-based MMO in a market that is becoming much more free-to-play-centric.

With Wolfenstein 3D celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, it"s fitting -- if unexpected -- to see a nearly 30-minute developer commentary track from industry legend John Carmack exploring his memories and recollections from the early days of id Software.

I know that it"s absurd to compare two games that were released over a decade apart, but what the hell, but I"m going to do it anyway. I"ve recently become a bit of a pariah among my fellow 1UP editors due to my opinions on Donkey Kong Country, Rare"s 1994 foray into the world of the SNES. While few would dispute the game"s technological merits, not many around these parts agree with me that DKC is a far better and much more playable platformer than the original Super Mario Bros.