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BlizzCon 2016 will bring Blizzard fans together on the West Coast this fall

Blizzard Entertainment announced the dates and location for BlizzCon 2016 on Wednesday. The 10th annual event also marks the developer's 25th anniversary.
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Report: Fable Legends Developers Want to Finish the Game as an Indie

Fable Legends, the recently cancelled free-to-play adaptation of Microsoft's Fable franchise, may be revived by members of the game's development team.
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Report: God of War 4 leak shows "Viking Kratos"

Kratos may trade in the Greek pantheon for the as-yet unmurdered gods of Norse mythology, according to a set of reportedly leaked images and concept art.
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Indie developer announces Kickstarter campaign for official Fear Effect sequel

Fear Effect, an original PlayStation-era horror shooter franchise, may be revived next year in an officially licensed sequel by an independent developer.
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Hands on: Miitomo

Nintendo's first foray into smartphones is the oddball social networking app, Miitomo. It's definitely fun, but is that enough to get people on board?
Quantum Break

Quantum Break review

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Final Fantasy XV Release Date Set for September 30, Demo Available Now

Final Fantasy XV will come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One worldwide September 30, publisher Square Enix announced Wednesday.
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Valve gives away Steam Controller geometry, tells modders to go nuts

Hardware modders, start your engines: Valve released a set of files showing users how to build or modify their own version of the Steam Controller.
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Street Fighter V March update finally adds new character and an in-game store

Capcom will activate some of Street Fighter V's unavailable features in a pair of patches that will go live at the end of March.
Wii U

Report: Nintendo will stop making Wii U consoles in 2016

Nintendo will stop manufacturing the Wii U by the end of 2016, according to a report from Japanese newspaper Nikkei.
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Report: Sony preparing to launch 4K-capable “PS4.5”

Sony may be preparing to release a more powerful version of the PlayStation 4 with the extra graphical firepower, according to a report from Kotaku.
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Hands-on: Samsung Notebook 9

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March Madness fans, here's how to play Facebook Messenger's secret basketball game

Facebook quietly added a new mini basketball game to its Messenger app as a treat for fans chatting about March Madness (or basketball in general).
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Lawbreakers drops free-to-play pricing, adds new, “mature” art style

Boss Key Productions chief Cliff Bleszinski reveals structural and artistic changes for his studio's upcoming first-person shooter, Lawbreakers.
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Lindsay Lohan allowed to sue Rockstar Games over GTA V character, court says

The New York State Supreme Court ruled that Lindsay Lohan can sue Rockstar Game over a character from Grand Theft Auto V allegedly based on her likeness.
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Twitch Launches Food Channel with Four-Day Julia Child Marathon

The digital broadcasting service embraced a new non-gaming category with the launch of Twitch Food, a channel for cooking- and food-based livestreams.
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Convince your friends to kill each other in Werewolves Within, a new VR game from Ubisoft

Ubisoft revealed Werewolves Within, a social multiplayer game for virtual reality headsets during the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco.
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The Pokémon Company announces Pokémon Co-Master for Japanese smartphones

The Pokémon Company International will publish Pokémon Co-Master, a figurine-powered board game for smartphones in Japan this Spring.
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Someone made Playable Quidditch in Halo 5

One enterprising Harry Potter fan has created a modified version of Quidditch to play in Halo 5: Guardians.
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Report: Gears of War 4 picks up 25 years after the last game

Gears of War 4 takes place 25 years after fans left the series and follows a new team of misfit soldiers, including series hero Marcus Fenix's son.
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Amalur’s Reckoning: SEC files fraud charges against 38 Studios’ financiers

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges on Monday against the state agency that loaned the studio $50 million to 38 Studios.
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Griefers are stopping player progress in The Division: Here’s how to get past them

Griefers have figured out a way to stop players from moving forward in The Division, but there's an easy workaround to get past them.
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6 ways Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is different from the original

Here are the gameplay changes, tweaks, and features that make Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD stand out from the original Gamecube and Wii versions.
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Nintendo just announced tons of new games at the latest Nintendo Direct

Nintendo made announcements related to a large number of new, upcoming and current games during its latest Nintendo Direct livestream Thursday.
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Id Software pitches new alternate Doom box art

Doom will have a reversible cover with an alternate box art image, developer Id Software announced Thursday, following complaints from fans and pundits.
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EA gives up on trademarking “Ghost” video game

Electronic Arts has withdrawn a trademark application it filed for an unannounced property called "Ghost," possibly to avoid a legal dispute from Ubisoft.
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The Division launch trailer sets high stakes for its shoot-and-loot grind

Tom Clancy's The Division hit stores consoles and PC next week, which means its time a new broadly explanatory narrative trailer.
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Quantum Break will require an Internet connection thanks to streaming TV episodes

The live-action TV episodes that cap off chapters of Quantum Break will be delivered via online streaming, rather than playing from downloaded files.
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Xbox One March update adds backward-compatible game purchases, 16-player party chat

Microsoft will roll out a new wave of features to the Xbox preview community, including 16-player party chat and the ability to purchase Xbox 360 games
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Xbox may be heading toward PC-style upgrades

Microsoft VP and head of Xbox Phil Spencer said he believes the game consoles of the future will move towards an upgradable PC-style track.
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Pokémon Sun and Moon celebrate the series’ 20th birthday this holiday

Nintendo confirmed that a new pair of Pokémon sequels, Pokémon Sun and Moon, will be released in late 2016 during a Nintendo direct livestream Friday.
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Did Nintendo just reveal a pair of new Pokémon games?

Nintendo may have inadvertently revealed the names and logos for a new pair of Pokémon games, Pokémon Sun and Moon, just ahead of their scheduled reveal.
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New Dark Souls 3 trailer features boss fights and Cyndi Lauper

A new trailer for Dark Souls III released Wednesday shows new gameplay from the upcoming sequel.
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"Alan Wake's Return" trademark may hint at long-awaited sequel

Quantum Break developer Remedy filed to trademark the name "Alan Wake's Return," suggesting the developer may be working on a new entry in the franchise.