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• Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Genualdi, Lam, and Li's Crank Tank

  26-02-2016 22:24
  
  "Instead of moving around a joystick to drive a tank, players have to actually turn the tank's treads using a pair large hand cranks made out of 3/4'' Baltic birch wood." ...
  
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• 10 Best Pokemon BREAKpoint Cards

  26-02-2016 22:17
  
  With the Pokémon TCG: XY—BREAKpoint set becoming legal for tournament play this week, we have a list of the set’s 10 best cards that you should get your hands on.
  To help us select the cream of the crop, competitive Pokemon player Simon Narode will be lending his expertise. He's placed high in numerous big tournaments, peaking with a 2nd place finish at the 2013 World Championship, not to mention finishing 7th in 2015.
  The previous set, BREAKthrough, introduced the new Pokemon
  
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• The Division Won't Have Microtransactions

  26-02-2016 21:33
  
  The Division will be free of microtransactions of a "pay-to-win" nature, according to Ubisoft.
  The detail comes from the company's community manager, Natchai Stappers. In response to a tweet about the in-game currency "Phoenix Credit" Stappers assured fans not to worry.@Tovarisc_ There will be no microtransactions, and definitely no P2W
  — natchai stappers (@natchai_) February 26, 2016
  Though they didn't go into detail about the currency, the community manager promised more information down
  
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• Don't miss: How Superhot (and 6 more games) grew from jam prototypes

  26-02-2016 21:07
  
  "We've collected a sampling of game jam-derived titles that hit big in 2015. Each offers lessons in marketing, design, and even how the format of a jam can foster compelling designs." ...
  
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• Wasteland: Developing an open-world RPG in 1988

  26-02-2016 20:52
  
  "Wasteland let you do anything you wanted in any order you wanted, and you could get ripple effects that might happen one minute later or thirty minutes later, a lot like [the much later] Grand Theft Auto series."...
  
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• Survival Adventure Game The Solus Project Arrives On Xbox Game Preview

  26-02-2016 20:50
  The Solus Project is the newest title from the creators of The Ball and Unmechanical, billed as a "narrative-driven sci-fi styled survival-adventure." It has been in Early Access on Steam and GOG for about a week, and now it's come to the Xbox One Game Preview program.The Solus Project places players on a mysterious distant planet, challenging them to survive and explore its volatile environments as they try to find the solution to humanity's impending destruction. Of course, there are plenty o
  
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• Want to understand the changes Riot's made to its rules? Start here

  26-02-2016 20:28
  
  A few days ago, Riot Games made a move to standardize penalties against teams and players participating in its League of Legends Championship Series. But what if you don't quite understand what's going on? ...
  
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• Don't miss: Pokémon's secret ingredient

  26-02-2016 20:04
  What makes the Pokémon franchise what it is? What does the development team focus on, and what resonates with audiences? Producer Junichi Masuda and director Takao Unno offer up their take in this 2012 interview. ...
  
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• How we ran our booth at MAGFest for 74 hours straight

  26-02-2016 19:58
  This is it: our massive recap of showing Legacy of the Elder Star at MAGFest for 74 hours straight. Loads of specific advice for indies inside!...
  
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• Bring Your Gen-1 Pokemon to the Modern Versions, Sort Of

  26-02-2016 19:55
  
  UPDATE: According to the official Pokemon site, Pokemon Bank transfers from the Virtual Console versions of Red, Blue, and Yellow will only transfer to Pokemon Sun and Moon versions. Transfers won't work with X/Y or Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby.
  During its brief Nintendo Direct this morning, Nintendo announced Virtual Console versions of Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow will have Pokemon Bank functionality.
  Explaining transfers from Gameboy versions of Pokemon to newer versions simply aren't poss
  
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Multiplayer Free on PC This Weekend

  26-02-2016 19:37
  
  Call of Duty: Black Ops III is running a free weekend of multiplayer as a preview for its Multiplayer Starter Pack on Steam.
  According to Steam, beginning today, the free weekend runs through 1 pm PT on Sunday February 28. Players will also earn double experience starting tomorrow at 10 am PT through Monday February 29 at 10 am PT. However, players are capped at level 55 and cannot Prestige in the starter pack.
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• We're Ready for the VR Future

  26-02-2016 19:22
  
  Mitch Dyer, Alanah Pearce, Dan Stapleton, and Marty Sliva may not have the space or money for Vive or Oculus, but they sure are ready to embrace the most promising technology in gaming. Vive's latest application gives us insight into what Valve's been up to behind the scenes with "L4D3" and "HL3," whatever those mysterious things could possibly be, plus we're in love with Superhot despite its flaws.
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  New to IGN Overclocked? Check out our first 10 episodes.
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• 5 essential books for building game cities

  26-02-2016 19:10
  "Designing a more or less fictional (and in equal measures functional) city is not an easy thing to do. Even less so when it's a city that will have to take a myriad of technical and cost constraints into consideration."...
  
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• GDC: Learn why Supercell thinks quality is worth killing (games) for

  26-02-2016 18:08
  
  With GDC 2016 around the corner, organizers want to give you a quick heads-up about a cool talk from a Supercell dev about why it's important for developers to know when, and how, to kill projects....
  
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• The Many Ways It Looks To Improve Over Its Predecessor

  26-02-2016 18:00
  EA Sports UFC was a strong first effort when it released in 2014, but EA Sports' debut as the holder of the UFC license was far from perfect. In addition to a repetitive career mode structure, the ground and grapple mechanics were difficult to understand and the game lacked overall depth in the modes it offered. We recently got our hands on the sequel to get a good idea of how UFC 2 looks to improve over its predecessor.The striking of EA's first UFC was great, and that appears to have remained
  
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• Nintendo cuts profit forecasts on 3DS weakness, yen strength

  26-02-2016 17:30
  
  Nintendo has modified its financial forecasts for the financial year ending March 31, 2016, and now expects sales to be 12.3 percent lower than previously predicted. ...
  
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• Blog: Our hidden game dev power

  26-02-2016 17:08
  "We are in control of the way we make and sell our games. We are much more in control than most other industries. For most people that play our games, there is no escape. They cannot invent new ways to price their work." ...
  
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• Cyanide Goes Lovecraftian With Game Based On Call Of Cthulhu RPG

  26-02-2016 17:00
  Cyanide Studios and Focus Home Interactive have announced an upcoming horror game based on Chaosium's long-running pen-and-paper RPG Call of Cthulhu. The game, which is coming to consoles and PC in 2017, promises to give players a disturbing take on Lovecraftian horror.
  In this Call of Cthulhu game, players are investigating the death of an artist and her family on a remote island. This being Call of Cthulhu, players will likely have their sanity tested as they face unspeakable horrors and
  
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• Nintendo unveils Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon

  26-02-2016 16:40
  Nintendo has confirmed the existence of Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, the latest entries in its long-running RPG series, which turns 20 this year. ...
  
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• Blog: 10 easy steps to becoming an indie game dev

  26-02-2016 16:40
  "Recently on Facebook, a friend asked openly how he should get started making his idea for a game. Many of the comments by folks involved storylines, design docs, progression trees, etc. This is BS."...
  
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• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets lighting and shader upgrades

  26-02-2016 16:21
  Valve has given its long-running shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, a new lick of paint, detailing how and why it implemented the changes on the Counter-Strike blog.  ...
  
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• Pokemon Sun and Moon Officially Announced

  26-02-2016 16:04
  
  Pokemon Sun and Moon have officially been announced.
  The pair of 3DS games were unveiled during today's Pokemon Direct. The announcement wasn't a total surprise, since trademarks for the games leaked yesterday all but confirming their existence.
  Furthermore, the recent debut of the new Pokemon Magearna, hinted that a new installment in the series was on the horizon.
  Nintendo also announced the Virtual Console versions of the original Pokemon games will now allow for Pokemon transfers. In other w
  
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• Did Nintendo just reveal a pair of new Pokémon games?

  26-02-2016 15:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo may have inadvertently revealed the names and logos for a new pair of Pokémon games, Pokémon Sun and Moon , Thursday, ahead of the games’ scheduled reveal. The publisher filed trademarks for the two games in the European Union Thursday, which featured what appear to be logos for each. Meanwhile, Nintendo announced it will broadcast a Pokémon-themed Nintendo Direct livestream Friday morning. The announcement said fans should “be sure&r
  
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• Microsoft bins Android-to-Windows porting tool to focus on iOS

  26-02-2016 15:27
  
  Microsoft has canned Project Astoria-an upcoming "Windows Bridge" that would've let devs easily port Android games to the Windows Store-to focus its attention on its iOS porting tool....
  
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• Nintendo releases original Pokémon games for 20th birthday

  26-02-2016 14:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo is releasing a revamped version of its Pokémon games to honor the franchise's 20th anniversary.
  
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• Rainbow Six Patriots Director Reveals Church in the Darkness

  26-02-2016 14:30
  
  Paranoid Productions, led by former Rainbow Six Patriots director Richard Rouse III, has revealed The Church in the Darkness. The stealth game about infiltrating a South American cult in the 1970s will release for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in early 2017.
  Actress Ellen McLain -- Portal’s GLaDOS -- and her real-life husband John Patrick Lowrie -- Team Fortress 2, Dota 2 -- play the the husband-and-wife cult leaders, whose roles may change when replaying The Church in the Darkness. The
  
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• First Look At The Church In The Darkness

  26-02-2016 14:00
  What differentiates a reclusive religious sect from a dangerous cult? History has proven that drawing a line between the two can sometimes be tough, especially when paranoia grips the group. Both traditionally are led by charismatic figureheads who serve as prophets, social engineers, and arbiters of justice. Both typically make concerted efforts to separate their dogmatic ways of life from that of everyday society. So, if you walked into one of these encampments, could you tell the difference
  
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• Explore The Anatomy Of A Cult In The Church In The Darkness

  26-02-2016 14:00
  What differentiates a reclusive religious sect from a dangerous cult? History has proven that drawing a line between the two can sometimes be tough, especially when paranoia grips the group. Both traditionally are led by charismatic figureheads who serve as prophets, social engineers, and arbiters of justice. Both typically make concerted efforts to separate their dogmatic ways of life from that of everyday society. So, if you walked into one of these encampments, could you tell the difference
  
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• Nintendo halves profit forecast on strong yen

  26-02-2016 09:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Video game giant Nintendo on Friday chopped its full-year net profit forecast in half, saying slowing sales and a recent pick up in the Japanese currency were eating into its bottom line. The Kyoto-based company said it now expected to eke out a 17 billion ($150 million) net profit in the fiscal year through March, down from an earlier 35 billion yen target. Nintendo has cut its annual targets at least twice before.
  
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• Nintendo slashes profit forecast after sales slow

  26-02-2016 08:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo has cut its operating profit forecast for the current financial year by 34 percent, following a third-quarter sales slump and a recent surge in the yen's value. The Japanese gaming company had previously expected to make an operating profit of ¥50 billion in the year ending March 31st, but has reduced that expectation to ¥33 billion (about $292 million today) in profit off revenue 12.3 percent lower than earlier predicted. Earlier this month Nintendo said it had made ¥42.4 b
  
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• Nintendo cuts annual outlook on forex, weak sales

  26-02-2016 08:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Japanese game maker Nintendo Co slashed its full-year profit forecast due to a stronger yen and weaker-than-expected sales of its 3DS handheld gaming consoles and software. Nintendo said it now expects 33 billion yen ($293 million) in operating profit for its fiscal year through March instead of a previously expected 50 billion yen. It also cut its net profit forecast to 17 billion yen from an earlier 35 billion yen.
  
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• Explore Destiny from Conception to Now with Bungie

  26-02-2016 03:38
  
  Bungie wants to give players an inside look into how things are done behind the scenes. In the company's new weekly show, Ride Along, employees will discuss what they do to keep Bungie's new flagship series ticking.
  The first episode will debut on March 2 with Destiny senior artist Andrew Hopps and senior designer Brian Frank. They'll explore the art and design behind Oryx's "inscrutable loot-filled fortress," Dreadnaught. Bungie promises players will learn how the team builds its destinations,
  
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• Gearbox Reveals Three New, Weird-Looking Battleborn Characters

  26-02-2016 02:04
  In a post on the official Battleborn website, 2K spills the beans on three new Battleborn characters: Whiskey Foxtrot, Kelvin,
  and Shayne and Aurox – a supernatural teen/demon duo.
  Of the three new characters, Whiskey Foxtrot seems like the most traditional, packing a tactical assault rifle as his main weapon, along with
  explosive abilities that include sticky bombs and a scrap cannon.Kelvin, on the other hand, is a melee-focused ice golem that
  takes on rivals with ice fists, a bite attac
  
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