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Tyler: Model-005 is like a tiny, British ReCore

We could all do with a few more cute robots in our lives. Robots, after all, are the greatest thing ever, and stories where little lost robots try to track down their absentee creators, even moreso. I...

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A little Outlast 2 demo to whet the appetite

Outlast 2 may not release till 2017, but we’ve had a heck of a time playing through the demo version at PAX East earlier this year. Now you too can get a hands-on with this first-person horro...

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Hello Neighbor wants to show you just how terrifying trespassing can be

David Gaider — he of Dragon Age fame — recently observed that most RPGs could rightly be called “home invasion simulators.” Dynamic Pixels’ Hello Neighbor isn’t an RPG, but...

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Divorce comes to Stardew Valley

VOID SALMON.

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Meet the newest League of Legends champion, Taliyah

First teased earlier this month (with an extremely well-done animated reveal trailer), Taliyah the Stoneweaver is the newest champion to join League of Legends‘s ever-growing ranks of playabl...

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The next League of Legends champion appears to be this sapient tree

Official information is starting to trickle out related to the next playable character in Riot’s popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), League of Legends. Meet Ivern, the friendly tr...

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League of Legends, now in board game form

Mechs vs Minions is a cute extension of the League of Legends brand into a physical play space. Designed for 2-4 people, it offers 10 “missions” with an expected playtime of 60-90 minutes, me...

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League of Legends goes full anime with new Star Guardian skins

You gotta hand it to League of Legends, it just takes a theme and runs with it. The previously released Star Guardian Lux skin now has a whole team of offbrand Sailor Scouts to call her own,...

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No Man's Sky patch recovers corrupted save files

Both PlayStation 4 and PC versions of No Man’s Sky received a quiet update earlier this week, but development studio Hello Games only just released detailed patch notes explaining what w...

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Blizzard moves away from the 'Battle.net' name

Many of us have spent a better part of our lives with Battle.net somewhere in our periphery. I can still fondly recall playing a few matches of the original StarCraft with my brothers over th...

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Got a jailbroken phone? Don't get the latest Pokemon Go update

The recent Pokemon Go update (1.7.0 on iOS; 0.37.0 on Android) introduces the Buddy System, and it’s pretty cute! Unfortunately, if you have a jailbroken, rooted, or otherwise unlocked smartp...

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Pikachu can ride on your shoulder in Pokemon Go's new buddy system

Pokemon Go will soon release a new update (ver 1.7.0 on iOS; ver 0.37 on Android), which introduces the cute new Pokemon buddy system. Intrepid dataminers, however, have discovered a cute lit...

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Pokemon Go is coming to Apple Watch this year

At today’s Apple event, Niantic Labs announced that it’s rather popular Pokemon Go will be arriving on Apple Watch. The gadget will alert you whenever Pokestops are nearby, and when a Pokemon...

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Five years late, 3DS StreetPass finally accepts more than 10 Miis at a time

As someone with a chunky, small, first generation 3DS, I have put a lot of time and attention into this little handheld console. I used to carry it with me on walks for no other reason than to make us...

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The floor is ACTUALLY LAVA in Klei's newest game

Ah, “the floor is lava,” that most sacred of childhood games. As a reliable cure for boredom while your parents are mattress shopping, there really was no better — and now it’s getting the ultimate ra...

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No one likes a gloater: Overwatch now turns 'gg ez' messages into hilarious self-owns

In online games, ‘gg’ (‘good game’) is considered a sign of good sportspersonship, but ‘gg ez’ (‘good game, easy [to win]’) is just bragging. Clearly, as a big name in the online multiplayer space,

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Overwatch's newest battleground is a fairy tale castle

Blizzard has unveiled its latest all-new map for Overwatch: the German castle of Eichenwalde, with village streets, castle ramparts and royal throne rooms ready to be shot up with reckle...

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Niantic is struggling to stamp out Pokemon Go cheaters

Software development is an arms race, fought between developers and the various hackers, crackers, exploiters, and cheaters who see any brick wall as an invitation to grab a sledgehammer. It’s no...

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Pokemon Go's catch rate deemed a 'bug,' will be addressed

One of the subtler changes introduced with last week’s updates to Pokemon Go has made catching the little ‘Mons a lot harder. This affects even extremely weak Pokemon, and as a result, p...

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Pokemon Go has reached Brazil, just in time for the Olympics

Pokemon Go continues to transfix the world, and as we head into 2016’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the city’s mayor has appealed directly to the app’s developer to launch the game in B...