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• Overwatch’s First Animated Short Gets The Team Back Together

  21-03-2016 21:04
  Despite Overwatch simply being a multiplayer shooter, Blizzard is applying its signature world-building to the project. The first in a series of animated shorts is out today showing how hyper-intelligent ape Winston is spending his time following the team’s demise.
  We learn that the world rejected Overwatch, making the group’s operations illegal. This reminds us a bit of Pixar’s outstanding The Incredibles, which features a world that left superheroes behind.
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• Character Breakdown: Meet The New Gears

  21-03-2016 20:00
  As we've written before in our coverage, Gears Of War 4 is looking to change things up in the series a bit. One of the biggest changes is that this will be the first Gears game where you're not playing as at least one of Delta squad's lovable meatheads. Instead, a new generation of Gears is rising up to the task. We've got some more information on our new leads (as well as art of them in their COG armor) and two new characters to talk about.
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• Director's Cut Brings New Visuals, Controls, And Game Mode To The 2D Platformer

  21-03-2016 19:15
  Publisher Deep Silver announced Deadlight: Director’s Cut today, a definitive version of the zombie-infested platformer that first shambled onto the Xbox Live Arcade and PCs back in 2012. The new version will include improved visuals, tweaked controls, and a Survival Arena mode.Set in 1986, Deadlight is the story of Randall Wayne, a lone survivor navigating the ruins of Seattle after a zombie outbreak cripples the world. You can read our review of the original game here.
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• Trailer Details New Battle Styles and Modes

  21-03-2016 19:06
  A new trailer for One Piece: Burning Blood shows characters from the series using Devil Fruit abilities to pummel each other. Bandai Namco details the new modes and battle styles coming to the 3 vs. 3 fighter in the trailer below.(Please visit the site to view this media)
  One Piece: Burning Blood appears to fuse the three-dimensional combat of the Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Storm series with the three character teams present in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Your combatants will be aided by over 60 support
  
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• High court won't hear appeal in NFL video game lawsuit

  21-03-2016 17:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Supreme Court is staying out of a dispute between game maker Electronic Arts Inc. and former National Football League players who accuse the company of using their likenesses in the popular Madden ...
  
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• Cave Story Publisher Nicalis Releasing VR Music Visualizer Dimensional Intersection This Fall

  21-03-2016 17:00
  Nicalis, which is known for publishing difficult action games, is going in a different direction for its first VR experience. Don’t expect 1001 Spikes or Cave Story, but do get ready to enjoy music in new ways.
  Dimensional Intersection isn’t a game, per se. Developed by Swedish studio DNV, it’s closer to a spiritual successor to WinAmp and other music visualizers.
  The title includes music from Soulacybin, Land Switcher, and MONS. Dimensional Intersection is due out this fall f
  
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