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Rare's new pirate game, Sea of Thieves, hits the open ocean later this year

Possibly the most genuinely fun-looking gameplay reveal during microsoft’s press conference was for Sea of Thieves, the Rare-developed pirate MMO announced during last year’s Microsoft...

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inXile goes after another game in defense of its Wasteland trademark

In American trademark law, companies have to defend their trademarks against unauthorized use. For the most part, this is common sense: Coca-Cola wants to be sure the drinks bearing its logo are actua...

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Nintendo selling off majority stake in Seattle pro baseball team

Nintendo, that family-friendly game company with the iPod-white consoles and mustachioed plumber mascot, announced today via press release it would be selling off the bulk of its financial investment...

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Next Destiny expansion, 'Rise of Iron,' dated for September 20th

As we approach E3, more studios and publishers are rolling out announcements for new major games and DLC. One such is Bungie’s massively multiplayer sci-fantasy shoot-n’-loot, Destiny, which...

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Infinite Arms preview

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Vaping Congressman accused of using campaign funds on $1300 worth of Steam games

Vapor. Steam. Something something blowing smoke. Facing heat. Look, I just want to get all these puns out of the way from the get-go so I’m not tempted later on.

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Getting harassed in virtual reality is going to suck

Harassment in virtual reality will be more personal, more intense, and more traumatic than in any other online space – and developers need to be ready. That is according to Patrick Harris, lead game d...

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Videogame April Foolery 2016

Sometimes, April Fool’s jokes are just boring. Other times, they’re potentially disastrous. Most videogame companies’ jokes are also a little sad—wouldn’t it be great if games were actually as...

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GoNNER: a game where you collect hidden trinkets for a gigantic whale

At this year’s GDC, the strangest thing I saw that wasn’t in a VR headset was definitely GoNNER.

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If there is one thing Stardew Valley still needed, it was Pokemon

Admit it, we love pastoral fantasy games. From Animal Crossing‘s small town mayoral life to Minecraft‘s ‘punch trees, kill a skeleton’ philosophy, there’s just something special abou...

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Ex-Halo developers get real about hiring and firing in the game industry

Speaking alongside fellow Bungie alumnus Marty O’Donnell in a recent interview with Playboy, veteran Halo and Destiny designer Jaime Griesemer says many large studios suffer fro...

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Outreach hands-on impressions

Outreach is a zero-gravity game, described by the design team as a “first-person floater.” And I have just floated off into the vacuum of space for a third consecutive time.

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Hands-on with Destiny 2: Forsaken's new Gambit mode

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E3 2017: Everything that went down at Sony's press conference

Sony just concluded its Playstation E3 press briefing in Los Angeles. While we didn’t see a lot of new titles, the presentation went heavy on virtual reality offerings and console exclusives.

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So someone told Werner Herzog about Pokemon Go

Werner Herzog is a prolific filmmaker, known chiefly for his narrated feature-length documentaries including Encounters at the End of the World, Grizzly Man, and Cave of Forgotte...

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New story and gameplay details emerge for Cyberpunk 2077

First announced way back in 2012, today’s Microsoft press briefing offered us our first longform glimpse at this long-awaited sci-fi RPG from the makers of The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077.

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Vaping Congressman accused of spending campaign funds on Steam games likes fidget spinners too

U.S. Congressional Representative Duncan Hunter gained short-lived internet fame when he was filmed vaping on the House floor in February 2016. He gained notability again in April 2016&n...

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Three powerful Hearthstone decks for December

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Niantic hoping to lure players back to Pokemon Go with daily rewards

Pokemon Go experienced a surge in player activity as a result of its recent Halloween event, so it makes sense that developer Niantic would seek to further incentivize players back to its hit...

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Pokemon Go Halloween event incoming

Good news: Pokemon Go is having its first event, just in time for Halloween.