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The Walking Dead’s final trailer for season two peers into Clementine’s past

Beware of spoilers if you're not completely up to date on Telltale Games' The Walking Dead. This Season Two finale trailer runs through all that's happened over the series' tense pair of seasons.
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Put a personal touch on your PS4 and PS Vita with Themes

Sony confirms plans to bring the PlayStation 3's custom dashboard Themes feature to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in each machine's planned fall 2014 update.
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Grand Theft Auto V radio station getting a revamp for PC, PS4, and Xbox One

One of the radio DJ voice actors from Grand Theft Auto 5 visits Rockstar Games' offices to update her station for the upcoming PC/PS4/Xbox One versions of the game.
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Xbox One update improves media player, Party app, SmartGlass, and more

The September 2014 update for Microsoft's Xbox One console adds a number of new features, including enhanced support for media files accessed via a USB-connected drive.
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Game dev super-team’s Firewatch trailer teases a mysterious forest journey

The game dev super-team Campo Santo delivers a first-look gameplay trailer for its upcoming debut game, Firewatch.
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Telltale’s Game of Thrones story not a prequel, shares same timeline as the HBO series

Telltale Games CEO Dan Connors reveals a few details about the studio's approach and process for adapting HBO's Game of Thrones series into an episodic game.
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Littleton gamer’s livestream interrupted by SWAT responding to shooter threat

A gamer in Littleton, Colo. is interrupted during a livestream session when SWAT forces raid his office following a prank 911 call. The whole incident is captured on the gamer's webcam.
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Xbox One Kinect coming as a $150 standalone purchase in October 2014

Microsoft confirms that the Xbox One's Kinect camera sensor will be sold separately as a $150 package that includes Dance Central Spotlight.
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Mario Kart 8 DLC readies Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing at the starting line

Nintendo reveals two downloadable content packs for Mario Kart 8, one themed after The Legend of Zelda and the other after Animal Crossing.

Wiggle your “Long Mover” in the vividly surreal ‘Hohokum’ for PS4

Sony Santa Monica teams with UK-based developer Honeyslug Games and artist Richard Hogg for a surreal exploration of color and sound in 'Hohokum,' coming in 2014 to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita.

The artist behind the surreal ‘Hohokum’ on painting metaphors

'Hohokum' artist and co-creator Richard Hogg discusses his process of collaborating with Ricky Haggett's indie studio Honeyslug on bringing developing games together. He also offers insight on the source of the game's oddly named protagonist, the 'Long Mover.'
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Diablo 3 saves from PS3 or Xbox 360 can transfer to either of the newer consoles

Blizzard's upcoming console release of Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition allows players to import saves from PS3/Xbox 360 to either of the newer consoles.
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How does Diablo III look compared to the newly released Ultimate Evil Edition?

Take a look at the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of Diablo 3 running side by side to get a sense of just how much the graphics are stepped up in the move from the older console to the new one.
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PlayStation Network hacker bomb threat diverts Sony exec’s flight

Servers for PlayStation Network, Battle.net, and others have been disrupted by denial-of-service attacks that one hacker group is claiming responsibility for.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity addressed, skewered in new FAQ

A new FAQ from Square Enix addresses fan concerns about Rise of the Tomb Raider's Xbox exclusivity, but the response suggests it' not enough.
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Oculix mashes Oculus Rift together with Netflix

A group of engineers produced a 3D interface demo that marries Netflix with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset during the annual Netflix Hack Day.
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Xbox 360 storage expands with new 500GB hard drive

Microsoft reveals a 500GB hard drive option for the Xbox 360 console, an upgrade from the previous 320GB max that was available.
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Atari to revive Alone in the Dark and Haunted House this fall

Atari is set to revive two of its well-known franchises, with both Alone in the Dark: Illumination and Haunted House due to arrive in fall 2014.
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Reddit comes to Xbox One as the ReddX app

ReddX is a new Xbox One app that gives console users the ability to access the Reddit social network using either a full-screen interface or via the XB1's Snap feature.
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This week in gaming: Played Diablo already? Take a swing with The Golf Club instead

A rundown of the key video game releases coming out in the week ending August 22. The late-summer week is highlighted by a pair of re-releases -- Diablo 3 and Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare -- and newcomers CounterSpy and The Golf Club.
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An ancient evil rises if the alleged villains of Star Wars: Episode VII are real (updated)

Alleged details continue to flow out of the Star Wars: Episode VII set, with the latest reveal pointing to the identity of the villains in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Return of the Jedi follow-up.
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Star Wars: Episode VII’s scruffy-looking nerf herder revealed!

Purportedly leaked concept art from the set of Star Wars: Episode VII gives fans a peek at what the post-Return of the Jedi Han Solo might look like.
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Ether One to be rebuilt for newly confirmed PlayStation 4 release

White Paper Games PC indie Ether One is confirmed now for a PlayStation 4 release. The game will be rebuilt from scratch using Unreal Engine 4.
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Xbox Entertainment Studios may continue to operate with a new owner

Microsoft is reportedly looking for a buyer to revive its recently shuttered original entertainment production division, Xbox Entertainment Studios.
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World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor expansion arrives November 13

Blizzard confirms a November 13, 2014 release date for Warlords of Draenor, the fifth expansion for the studio's popular World of Warcraft MMORPG.
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The biggest challenge for the Silent Hills dream team? Getting stuck in a small town

Konami's assembled a creative dream team for Silent Hills, but is that the best use of this talent? Might del Toro, Kojima, and Reedus be held back by small town living?
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Quantum Break gameplay highlights Remedy’s time-twisting action

Take a peek at the gameplay in Remedy Entertainment's Quantum Break, the Xbox One exclusive that debuted footage during Microsoft's Gamescom 2014 press briefing.
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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain confirmed for PC release

Konami and Hideo Kojima confirm that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are headed to PC via Steam at some unspecified point in the future.
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Payday 2 dev partners with Robert Kirkman for co-op Walking Dead game

Overkill, the studio behind 2012's co-op heist game Payday 2, teams up with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman for a co-op game based on the comic book series.
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Battlefield: Hardline campaign footage unveiled at Gamescom 2014

Visceral Games general manager Steve Papoutsis offers Gamescom 2014 attendees a first look at Battlefield: Hardline, which is due to arrive in 2015.
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BioWare’s Shadow Realms brings 4v1 action to PC in 2015

BioWare reveals Shadow Realms, a 4v1 action RPG designed within a massively multiplayer framework and featuring an episodic story structure.
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Watch Electronic Arts’ Gamescom 2014 press briefing livestream right here!

Tune in right here to watch the livestream of Electronic Arts' Gamescom 2014 press briefing. Expect news from BioWare, EA Sports, and more.
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Silent Hills unites the minds behind Metal Gear, Pacific Rim, and The Walking Dead

The interactive teaser for P.T. turns out to be an extended reveal of Silent Hills, a new entry in the series featuring the talents of Hideo Kojima, Guillermo del Toro, and Norman Reedus.
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Everything we know about Sierra’s resurrection, from the man casting the spell

Activision's Bob Loya, Senior Director of External Development for Sierra, answers a few questions on the revived brand's vision and teases what's ahead.
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Horror, space marines, and paper mache highlight Sony’s Gamescom reveals

Sony reveals a large number of upcoming PlayStation games at its Gamescom 2014 press briefing, including no less than three horror games and a re-tooling of Media Molecule's Tearaway.

Console gaming will survive! Xbox One remembers its roots

The culture of console gaming is built on a handful of core principles that are easily overlooked in this age of digital distribution. Microsoft's surprise Xbox One policy reversal earlier this week is an acknowledgement of that fact.
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Sierra returns with a new King’s Quest in 2015 and Geometry Wars in fall 2014

Activision revives the Sierra brand as a new sub-publishing label. First up is Geometry Wars: Dimensions in 2014 and a new King's Quest game in 2015.
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Alienware’s Alpha PC up for pre-order, hopes to lure in new players with ‘Console Mode’

Alienware reveals new details on its Alpha line of machines, which is officially categorized by the company as a "gaming console."