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• Elder Scrolls Online Dark Brotherhood DLC Detailed

  25-04-2016 23:37
  
  The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited's next DLC pack—Dark Brotherhood—will launch on PC and Mac on May 31, and Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on June 14. Players can try out the new DLC pack "later today" on the Elder Scrolls Online public test server.
  Those who have an active Elder Scrolls Online Plus membership will get Dark Brotherhood for free. Players who don't can purchase the DLC pack for 2,000 crowns in the Elder Scrolls Online Crown Store. The update will allow players to
  
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• Nintendo's new controller patent takes Wii "U" very literally

  25-04-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Damn Nintendo! Back at it again with the weird peripherals. In October 2014, the company filed a patent application with the super sexy title “Training Implement, Training System, and Input Device,” (already abbreviated as TITS, because the Internet is so classy). The patent was published April 22, 2016 through the World Intellectual Property Organization, where incredibly thorough NeoGaf forum user Rösti found it. A little too curved to be a boomerang, the new co
  
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• Gears of War 4 Season Pass, Collector's Edition Detailed

  25-04-2016 23:13
  
  Those who purchase the Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition will gain access to the game four days before the worldwide launch, developer The Coalition announced today.
  Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition—which is now available for pre-order—also includes the game's season pass, "permanent access" to 24 DLC maps for "private play on dedicated servers," a developer playlist that gives access to test maps and modes prior to release, and six Gear packs that unlock skins and emblems.
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• Doctor Strange writer says casting Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One was a political move

  25-04-2016 22:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hollywood's whitewashing of typically-Asian roles...
  
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• Blackroom is the next game from Doom co-designer John Romero

  25-04-2016 22:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  John Romero and Adrian Carmack made names for them ...
  
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• Kamcord nets $10M in funding as it grows beyond mobile game streaming

  25-04-2016 21:56
  
  Mobile game broadcasting platform Kamcord is expanding its remit this week after receiving $10 million in a round of funding led by multinational entertainment firm Time Warner. ...
  
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• Naughty Dog Drops One Last Uncharted 4 Trailer Before Nathan Drake's Final Adventure

  25-04-2016 21:53
  Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is the final installment of the series starring Nathan Drake. Will the series go on? Quite possibly given its premier standing in the PlayStation exclusive line-up, but it won't be easy saying goodbye to the franchise's lovable rapscallion.In the lead-up to this last dance with Nathan Drake, Naughty Dog as released a final trailer that shows what's at stake for the veteran treasure hunter. You can watch it here:
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• Bursting out onto the world stage: Masquerada and Singaporean design

  25-04-2016 21:39
  
  For creative director Ian Gregory Tan, isometric RPG Masquerada is not just about high fantasy, but also about debuting Singapore's artistic side to the world.  ...
  
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• Paradox lays out its plan to go public on the Swedish market

  25-04-2016 21:19
  
  Paradox Interactive is preparing to end its 17-year run as a private company at the end of next month, when the company plans to make an initial public offering of roughly 15 percent of the company. ...
  
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• New Ghostbusters character posters show off the team

  25-04-2016 21:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  We haven't heard much from Paul Feig's Ghostbuster ...
  
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• Out This Week: The Walking Dead: Michonne's Finale, SEGA 3D Classics Collection

  25-04-2016 21:00
  
  With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
  Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
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• Assassin's Creed Creator Gets 1666 Back From Ubisoft

  25-04-2016 20:42
  
  Panache Digital Games founder and Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Desilets has settled his legal dispute with Ubisoft and gained complete ownership of project 1666 Amsterdam.
  According to an official announcement from Panache, Desilets is withdrawing legal action against the company and in turn receiving the rights to 1666, granting him full creative and business control over the project that Ubisoft suspended back in 2013.
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• Get a first look at 1666: Amsterdam, now in the hands of Assassin's Creed co-creator

  25-04-2016 20:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed creative director Patrice Desilet ...
  
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• Steam expands its streaming movie biz with Lionsgate partnership

  25-04-2016 19:56
  
  Valve bolsters its streaming movie business in a big way this week via a new partnership with Lionsgate that will see over 100 movies added to Steam's catalog, with more to come in the months ahead....
  
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• Desilets ends legal fight with Ubisoft, regains rights to 1666

  25-04-2016 19:31
  
  Longtime game designer Patrice Désilets took to Twitter today to announce that his ongoing legal fight with former employer Ubisoft is over, and he's regained rights to his onetime game project 1666 Amsterdam....
  
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• The Joys Of Controlling A Mech

  25-04-2016 19:02
  Our little pink puffball, Kirby, returns in his newest
  adventure, Planet Robobot, with a huge power boost – a giant mech. Planet
  Robobot is a Kirby standby, with the rotund hero sucking up both new and
  familiar enemies to gain their powers. Borrowing gameplay from its predecessor,
  Triple Deluxe, you move between two planes to collect different goodies and
  open blocked areas, collecting keychains along the way.In my hands-on time, I found a lot to love. As a fan of
  Triple Deluxe, I felt ri
  
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• The Walking Dead Season 3 will be "Checking in on Clementine"

  25-04-2016 19:00
  
  Creator of The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman, has confirmed that Season 3 of Telltale's The Walking Dead will feature recurring star, Clementine - but hints that we may be seeing an older version of her.
  Kirkman revealed the news in a new video about Telltale's adaptations ahead of the Michonne miniseries' April 26 finale. "We'll be checking in on Clementine again," he explains, "so we'll be seeing her, seeing where she's at and what's going on with her, which is going to be great."
  However, Kirk
  
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• New Kirby 3DS Doesn’t Reinvent the Wheel, and That’s OK

  25-04-2016 19:00
  
  As soon as I started playing Kirby: Planet Robobot, I immediately knew what to do. Jump, swallow, absorb, pound, spit, repeat -- the Kirby formula hasn’t changed much over the years, and it’s on full display here without much of a learning curve.
  But while it would be easy to complain about that or call it formulaic, it’s actually refreshing to see a Nintendo franchise sticking to its roots, especially when it comes to control.
  When Nintendo games shake things up successfully,
  
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• Five Big Takeaways From Our Hands-On

  25-04-2016 19:00
  Since the trailers have surfaced, most people haven't known
  what to make of this Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem crossover. Both series
  are usually serious affairs, but Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is over the top,
  transforming vibrant characters into pop stars. It's an unexpected direction,
  but that's not a bad thing. I spent two hours with the game and loved its
  lightheartedness and how it has fun nods to both series. Here are my five
  biggest takeaways.
  The Zany Premise Makes Things Fun
  The s
  
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• Dark Souls 3 PvP ambushes are my new favorite YouTube video category

  25-04-2016 18:52 via gamesradar.com
  
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• Hollywood is pushing reset button on video game adaptations

  25-04-2016 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — At long last, it seems Hollywood has pushed the reset button on its approach to video game adaptations.
  
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• Game design methods: Finding a path through the dark woods of design

  25-04-2016 18:39
  A discussion about the current state of video game design, trends, and good practices, from an experienced game maker. ...
  
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• Maisie Williams gatecrashed a Game of Thrones party because why not

  25-04-2016 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game of Thrones' sixth season premiered in the US...
  
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• DriveClub VR Rated by ESRB

  25-04-2016 18:11
  
  DriveClub VR has been given an E rating from the ESRB, strengthening the case for the driving sim update to get a release.
  Although a VR version of the racing sim was revealed as a prototype and demoed last year for PlayStation VR, nothing has ever been formally announced.
  A screenshot of the ESRB DriveClub VR rating.
  What makes the rating interesting is the fact that Evolution Studios, the developer behind DriveClub, shut down last month. It's possible Evolution was working on the VR port
  
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• How could an AI take down the world's best StarCraft players?

  25-04-2016 18:10
  
  "When the AI finds that the only way to win is to show strength, it will do that. If you want to call that bluffing, then the AI is capable of bluffing."...
  
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• New Hitman Trailer Provides Briefing On Second PS4-Exclusive Bonus Contract

  25-04-2016 18:09
  You can run from Agent 47, but you're merely postponing the inevitable. The assassin's second target from the so-called Sarajevo Six has been revealed, and Square Enix and IO Interactive have released a trailer highlighting the PlayStation 4-exclusive bonus contract. Get to know Gary Lunn, but don't get too attached.
  Lunn is another former member of the paramilitary unit CICADA, who is now working as a security officer in Sapienza, Italy. Coincidentally, that's where Agent 47 just so happens to
  
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• 'Death march' crunches: 10 causes and solutions

  25-04-2016 18:09
  "There are all sorts of reasons for extended, enforced crunch (or death marches) in game development (I'll just call it crunch here). They are all avoidable."...
  
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• Suda51's Over-The-Top Let It Die Is Bloody Fun

  25-04-2016 18:00
  If there's one thing we can expect from Goichi Suda (better known
  as Suda51), it's that anything he does is going to be over the top. Blood
  doesn't just flow in his games, it spills out over the floor, threatening to
  soak into the carpet and never come out. Humor isn't tongue-in-cheek, it pokes
  and prods until maybe you're just a bit uncomfortable.
  Such is the way of things in his next game, Let it Die. All we
  know about the story is that a tower has emerged in Tokyo, destroying part of
  the cit
  
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• Let it Die Lets You Fight Mutants in Your Underpants

  25-04-2016 17:38
  
  To call Let it Die a hack-and-slash would be a disservice. In my time with Grasshopper Manufacturer's latest psychedelic brain-buster, I did my fair share of hacking and slashing, but there was also a healthy amount chainsawing, grenade throwing, and more running around in my underpants than I care to admit.
  That last bit didn’t come as much of a surprise considering that this is, through and through, a Suda51 jam.
  Death is literally your tour guide as you wander your way through a crumbli
  
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• The latest Uncharted 4 gameplay trailer is full of new bits

  25-04-2016 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  There’s a new Uncharted 4 trailer and while...
  
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• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sneak peek shows the wizards behind the curtain

  25-04-2016 17:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Harry Potter franchise is one of the largest p ...
  
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• Five Nights at Freddy's Developer Teases a New Game

  25-04-2016 17:19
  
  A teaser image has appeared on the website of developer Scott Cawthon, creator of Five Nights at Freddy's, sparking rumours of a new game in the series.
  Last year's Five Nights at Freddy's 4 was supposedly the final chapter in the horror series. However, the teaser makes it sound like a new game along similar lines could be on the way.Teaser for a potential new FNAF game.Continue reading…
  
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• Worms Content Coming to Rocket League Tomorrow

  25-04-2016 17:18
  
  The amount of content being added to Rocket League in the April 26 update has grown again, with the inclusion of Worms W.M.D. items.
  A Worms topper, a Grenade Antenna, and a Worms W.M.D. flag will be available as customization options.Worms topper for Rocket League.The main part of tomorrow's update is the introduction of the Hoops basketball mode and NBA DLC. However, a bunch of cross-promotional cosmetic items are being added too, including a Witcher medallion, and a Euro Truck Simulator
  
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• Metal Slug creator SNK Playmore rebrands as 'SNK'

  25-04-2016 17:11
  
  Japanese fighting game specialist SNK Playmore, the developer-publisher behind franchises including Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters, has rebranded, and will now simply be known as "SNK."...
  
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• Monster Hunter Generation's New Styles And Hunter Arts Deepen An Already Intricate Franchise

  25-04-2016 17:08
  With Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, the West finally started catching on to the franchise's appeal in the East. The 2015 game sold better than any previous entry in the franchise in North America and Europe, as 3DS players reported finding the latest installment more welcoming to new players.
  Following the breakout success, Capcom is readying a new title that makes substantial customization improvements to the franchise. I had the opportunity to test out the new Hunter Styles and Hunter Arts system
  
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• id cofounders start work on new FPS inspired by fast-paced shooters of the past

  25-04-2016 17:07
  
  id cofounders John Romero and Adrian Carmack are teaming up to deliver a game inspired by classic shooters of their past. ...
  
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• John Romero's First-Person Shooter Comeback Heads To Kickstarter

  25-04-2016 17:00
  Starting with Double Fine's successful crowdfunding campaign for Broken Age back in 2012, Kickstarter has proven to be a great funding option for veteran game designers rekindling favorite genres and games that have fallen out of the limelight in the age of triple-A blockbusters. Today, id Software alumni John Romero and Adrian Carmack (Doom, Quake) announced a new shooter that promises a return to old-school sensibilities.The duo's new studio, Night Work Games, sees Romero return to level desi
  
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• Id Software Co-Founders Announce New FPS

  25-04-2016 17:00
  
  John Romero and Adrian Carmack, two of the founders behind id Software, launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new FPS called Blackroom.
  Blackroom is expected to release in Winter 2018 on PC and Mac and the Kickstarter campaign is seeking $700,000.  The developers describe it as “a visceral, varied and violent shooter that harkens back to classic FPS play with a mixture of exploration, speed, and intense, weaponized combat.”
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• Umbrella Corps Might Not Be The Resident Evil Game You Want, But Give It A Chance

  25-04-2016 16:26
  Resident Evil fans are understandably feeling left out in the cold lately. The sixth numbered entry in the series diverted significantly from the franchise's survival-horror roots. The next core entry hasn't even been announced, and fans are understandably skeptical about the upcoming budget-priced Umbrella Corps.
  I played a number of matches of the upcoming three-versus-three shooter at PAX East. I didn't have high hopes for the $30 digital game, but I was pleasantly surprised.
  You'll start ou
  
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• New Captain America: Civil War images tease Black Panther, Crossbones, and more

  25-04-2016 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Update Includes Two Navy SEAL Operators

  25-04-2016 15:20
  
  Rainbow Six Siege update Operation Dust Line will release in early May, Ubisoft revealed. The update—like the Operation Black Ice DLC, which was released in February—will introduce two new counterterrorism operators.
  Ubisoft has revealed the new operators to be Valkyrie and Blackbeard from the United States Navy SEALs. Valkyrie, whose primary role is as defense, will "have access to deployable sticky cameras." Blackbeard—the attacker—comes equipped with a rifle and shield
  
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• ESL Bans Porn-Sponsored Esports Team

  25-04-2016 15:18
  
  Update: A representative for the ESL provided the following statement to IGN:
  "Advertising pornography is not legal in the markets we operate in, and the vast majority of partners we’re working with have strict “no drugs, no alcohol, no pornography” rules that we’ve contractually taken on board. These aren’t new rules, but ones that have been in our rulebooks for a long time. We have spoken to Team YP manager earlier this year and in that conversation we’ve ex
  
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• Final X-Men: Apocalypse trailer teases Wolverine

  25-04-2016 15:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Captain America: Civil War just around the co ...
  
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• Nintendo's Amiibo-Exclusive Game Releasing This Week

  25-04-2016 14:45
  
  Nintendo's new Amiibo game Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge will arrive on the Nintendo eShop on April 28.
  The game, which is only playable with the use of Amiibo figures, is the latest in Nintendo's puzzle series that began as Mario vs. Donkey Kong.
  All Amiibo will be compatible with Mini Mario & Friends, but certain Mario series characters will unlock special abilities for the in-game Mini Toy—for instance, Yoshi eats enemies, while Bowser Jr. is immune to spikes.
  Mini Mari
  
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• Borderlands 3's in early stages, might be called Borderlands 4 (just go with it)

  25-04-2016 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  It’s not a huge surprise to find out Borderl ...
  
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• Borderlands 3 is coming, might be called Borderlands 4 (just go with it)

  25-04-2016 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  It’s not a huge surprise to find out Borderl ...
  
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• Huge Overwatch Truck Hits a Car at PAX East

  25-04-2016 13:59
  
  At PAX East this weekend, Blizzard was running a cross-promotion between Overwatch and Uber, but things didn't go quite to plan.
  Soldier, a massive Overwatch-branded 76' Ford F560 truck apparently crashed into another car. Thankfully no one was hurt. However, to make things even more embarrassing, CEO of Gearbox Randy Pitchford told his half a million Twitter followers about it.Just left PAX East and out full house Main Theater show to see a monster truck branded with competitive game run o
  
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• Fox News Does Not Approve of The Division's Recent Nerfs

  25-04-2016 13:03
  
  Fox News has declared a new enemy - The Division. Well, more specifically, nerfs to its crafting system. Weird.
  As reported by VG24/7, Red Eye host Andy Levy made his unexpectedly in-depth feelings on Massive's changes to the Ubisoft multiplayer shooter pretty clear:
  In a segment about skills that every 18 year-old should have, he finished by adding, "Be able to level up your character in the Division, despite the way Massive nerfed the crafting system and allows packs of super-geared Rogues to
  
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• Rock Band 4 Getting Online Play, Expansion

  25-04-2016 12:43
  
  Harmonix has laid out what’s coming to Rock Band 4 in the year ahead.
  This Fall, Rock Band 4 will be getting an expansion followed by synchronous online multiplayer this Holiday.
  While details of the expansion will be fully revealed at E3, we do know it’ll include enhancements to the music library – filtering, a thumbs up/thumbs down rating system – as well as support for Xbox 360 ION Drum Rockers or E-Kits via a new adapter created by PDP, who, as it happens, is rel
  
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• Doctor Who's new companion is Pearl Mackie

  25-04-2016 12:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doctor Who fans still have a while to wait for the ...
  
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