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• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Shorts Coming Soon

  12-02-2016 23:01
  
  The first in a series of LEGO Star Wars shorts based around The Force Awakens will premiere Monday.
  Disney announced that "Poe to the Rescue" will premiere on February 15 at 8 PM ET. The episode will feature Poe Dameron coming to save Admiral Ackbar from the clutches of Captain Phasma. It also promises appearances from Kylo Ren, C-3PO, and BB-8.
  It's the first in "The Resistance Rises" series of LEGO Star Wars shorts, which will explore events that led to The Force Awakens. The network promises
  
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• Speedrunner Claims World Record for Playing 100% of The Witness

  12-02-2016 22:51
  
  A speedrunner has claimed a new world record for completing a 100 percent run in The Witness.
  FearfulFerret (via Eurogamer) took on the difficult task of rapidly playing through all of the content in the puzzle adventure game, clocking in the run at a record three hours, 16 minutes, and 21 seconds. He defines a 100 percent run as completing "everything tracked on the load screen."
  A large chunk of that time was taken up by one puzzle requiring almost an hour to complete, in which time Ferret was
  
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• Super Galaxy Squadron EX Out Next Week, First Game Raised $10,000 For Charity

  12-02-2016 22:35
  Last year, we covered a little game called Super Galaxy Squadron. It was described to us a shoot-em-up for people that aren’t terribly good at shoot-em-ups. It also caught our attention because all of the net proceeds were designated for charity.
  Next week, an updated version of the game, Super Galaxy Squadron EX will be available for sale. The EX edition includes new art and audio, as well as additional modes.
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• Get a job: Insomniac Games is hiring a Combat Designer

  12-02-2016 22:03
  Sunset Overdrive developer Insomniac is on the hunt for an experienced designer to work on combat mechanics and systems alongside the rest of the team in the studio's Burbank, CA office. ...
  
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• A ton of classic Windows 3.1 games are now playable in your browser

  12-02-2016 21:36
  
  Heads up, video game history buffs: this week the Internet Archive added more than 1,000 Windows 3.1 programs to its free collection of browser-emulated software, including a bunch of classic games. ...
  
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• The 3 key elements of your game's look

  12-02-2016 21:11
  "Your game has to be instantly recognizable. It's very difficult to find a unique, intriguing style. So far, the best way I've found is to enhance the qualities unique to your game, through gameplay, but also through your art." ...
  
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• Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is now a YouTuber

  12-02-2016 20:45
  
  After cutting ties with longtime employer Konami last year and going independent, veteran game developer Hideo Kojima has launched his own YouTube channel....
  
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• Real-Time Strategy Beta Coming To PC

  12-02-2016 20:31
  Publisher En Masse Entertainment has announced their new real-time strategy game, Battleplans. The game is in development at C4M and will have a closed beta on PC later this month.Unlike other games in the RTS genre, Battleplans splits offensive battles and defensive planning into two different areas of the game. Players will attack resource-rich territories which are controlled by either other players or AI, and then come up with their own defensive strategies to protect their territory from o
  
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• Dead Island: Retro Revenge Rated in Australia

  12-02-2016 20:19
  
  The Australian Classification Board has rated a game called Dead Island: Retro Revenge.
  According to the rating site, Retro Revenge is rated M for “bloody violence” and “online interactivity” and is listed as a “computer game”. No other information is given so it is not clear if this is a new game coming to PC or consoles or a possible new name for Dead Island 2.
  The site also lists Empty Clip Studios as the developer. The studio is responsible for music-based
  
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• Don't Miss: What Magic: The Gathering teaches us about game design

  12-02-2016 20:16
  Will Luton deconstructs the original collectible card game, Magic the Gathering, and the important lessons it holds for today's video game designers in this timeless feature....
  
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• Playing the field: Another look at Internet Gaming Disorder

  12-02-2016 19:52
  Psychologist Dr. Mark Griffiths: "Research into online addictions has grown considerably over the last two decades and much of it has concentrated on problematic gaming." ...
  
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• Kongregate's Launchpad expands to fund more 'experimental' games

  12-02-2016 19:48
  
  Kongregate is expanding its game publishing efforts this week via Launchpad X, a new arm of the Launchpad incubator program it opened last year that will fund development of more 'experimental' games....
  
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• GDC: See how DICE used photogrammetry to bring Star Wars Battlefront to life

  12-02-2016 19:07
  
  At GDC 2016 next month, EA DICE senior artists reveal how the studio used photography and photogrammetry techniques to create the striking visuals of Star Wars Battlefront....
  
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• Firewatch: Secrets and Spoilers

  12-02-2016 19:00
  
  Firewatch developer Campo Santo has made something truly special with Firewatch, so IGN invited members of the team to talk about making the excellent adventure game. In this lengthy, hilarious interview, Sean Vanaman, Jane Ng, Chris Remo, and Jake Rodkin talk openly about Firewatch's story, development, secrets, spoilers, actors, and more.
  We'll update this page with breakout segments throughout the month as well, so you can watch specific moments and conversation topics.Mitch Dyer is an Editor
  
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• GTA Online's New Valentine's Game Mode Launches Today

  12-02-2016 18:34
  
  In celebration of Valentine's Day weekend, Rockstar has launched a new game mode for Grand Theft Auto Online, called "Till Death Do Us Part."
  Available as a new Adversary Mode, Till Death pits four teams of star-crossed lovers against each other in a romantic deathmatch/quadruple date.
  Each team only has one life, so if one lover dies, the other takes their own life in "dramatic fashion." Also, you get extra health regeneration when near your partner, so make sure your foxhole or cover is cozy e
  
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• The Witcher 3 Statues, Figures, and More Announced

  12-02-2016 18:30
  
  Dark Horse has partnered with CD Projekt Red for a new line of merchandise for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for fall 2016, including statues, busts, action figures, and more. More will be revealed at Toy Fair 2016 this week, but in the meantime, here's our first look at the headliner Geralt of Rivia statue:Image courtesy Dark HorseThis Geralt of Rivia runs at $30, and will be joined by similar models of Triss, Yennefer, Ciri, and Ereden the Wild Hunt King.
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• 8-Bit Five Nights at Freddy Toys Are Blocky, Unsettling

  12-02-2016 18:08
  
  McFarlane Toys announced its new line of Five Nights at Freddy's toys inspired by the blocky, retro look of the mini-games hidden in the series.
  There are 8 figures in all, sold as individual sets. Depending on the figure, they range in size from 2.5 to 4-inches tall, and collecting the whole series then opens up the chance to build a "bonus" figure, the Golden Freddy.
  Each "blind bag" isn't actually blind, as the contents of each package are printed on the front of the bag for an "easy collecti
  
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• Vote now for the 2016 IGF and Game Developers Choice Audience Awards!

  12-02-2016 18:01
  
  Cast your votes for both the Game Developers Choice Audience Award and the Independent Games Festival Audience Award , from now until voting closes next Friday, February 19th at 11:59 PM PT. ...
  
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• Blog: Is Steam's Early Access a ticking time bomb?

  12-02-2016 16:43
  "There is a ticking time bomb in Early Access, and no-one knows how big it is. The sooner Steam acknowledges that, and introduces methods to deal with it, the better the platform will be and the less effect it will have on consumers." ...
  
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• Road to the IGF: Zachtronics' Infinifactory

  12-02-2016 16:05
  
  "All of Infinifactory's mechanics were invented from scratch to create an open-ended system that resulted in solutions reminiscent of actual factories." ...
  
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• Blog: Lumberyard's 5 biggest challenges

  12-02-2016 13:01
  "I've been using AWS for years as a DevOps engineer. When the announcement was made, several people asked me what I thought, so I decided to write it down. In my mind, there are major hurdles that AWS will need to overcome."...
  
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• Kanye West reveals trailer for his new video game

  12-02-2016 11:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kanye West revealed a trailer on Thursday night for his new video game reports Kokatu. The trailer was revealed during West's presentation of both his new album "The Life of Pablo"and Yeezy 3 fashion collection at New York's Madison Square Garden. Entitled "Only One" after the track West wrote about his daughter, the game is inspired by West's late-mother Donda.
  
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• I'd rather turn to terrorism than play the FBI's anti-extremist video game again

  12-02-2016 10:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hey kids! Do you like video games? Do you have a very loose definition of the word "enjoyable?" Then boy, does the FBI have a game for you. Slippery Slope to Extremism is a Flash game, created as part of the FBI's new "Don't Be a Puppet" program, that aims to warn teens and other young internet users about the dangers of becoming radicalized over the internet — apparently by assaulting them with terrible video games.
  
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• Fallout 4 Is Overhauling Survival Mode

  12-02-2016 01:07
  
  Bethesda is hinting at big things coming soon to Fallout 4, including an overhauled Survival Mode and DLC details.
  A tweet on the official Bethesda Game Studios Twitter implies that sleep, hunger, and disease will apparently play a role once the overhaul is released. That and more "danger" that is yet to be specified.We’re also doing a complete overhaul of Fallout 4 Survival mode. Food, sleep, diseases, danger and more. Stay tuned.
  — BethesdaGameStudios (@BethesdaStudios) February 11
  
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• The Best-Selling Games of January Revealed

  12-02-2016 00:43
  
  Call of Duty: Black Ops III was the hottest-selling game in the United States for the third straight month in January.
  The NPD Group released the top 10 list for the best-selling games, with LEGO Marvel Avengers serving as the only new entry. Grand Theft Auto V impressively hit the No. 2 spot (it's third straight January on the list), with Star Wars Battlefront coming in at No. 4.
  Nintendo's Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam would have charted if the list was based on a single-SKU basis. The ful
  
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• Ubisoft Confirms No Assassin's Creed This Year

  12-02-2016 00:30
  
  In the lead up to its quarterly call with investors, Ubisoft confirmed it won't be releasing a new Assassin's Creed game this year.
  In the question and answer period at the end of the call, CEO Yves Guillemot said Ubisoft started to question the annualized franchise with the release of Assassin's Creed Unity.
  Guillemot said his company hopes by moving away from annual iterations of the franchise, it will give the Assassin's Creed teams more time to take advantage of new engines and technolo
  
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