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Overwatch Open Beta Now Available Across PS4, Xbox One, PC
Right on schedule, the open beta for World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment’s shooter Overwatch is now available across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. You can grab the beta client right now through these links: PS4, Xbox One, PC. The beta was made available earlier this week to people who had preordered the game.…
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Uncharted 4 Review Roundup
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, as the name implies, will bring Nathan Drake’s treasure hunting days to a close. Given that, over the past few years, he’s become a bona fide video game icon, it’ll come as no surprise that there’s a lot of excitement for the game. But does it deliver? Ahead of Uncharted…
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Dishonored 2 Dev Not Afraid of Bucking Industry Trends
Arkane Studios, the team behind this November’s Dishonored 2, is not afraid of trying things that might not fit the mold of a standard AAA game. Creative director Harvey Smith said in the latest issue of Game Informer that he sees Arkane as being similar to Demon’s Souls developer From Software when it comes to…
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How's Zynga Doing? Here Are the Key Takeaways From New Earnings Report
Social gaming company Zynga today reported earnings for the quarter ended March 31, giving industry-watchers some insight into the company’s health. For the three-month period, Zynga pulled in $187 million in overall revenue, an increase of 2 percent compared to the same period last year. Revenue from online games, rose quarter-over-over, but fell by 7…
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Next Xbox One Backwards-Compatible Games Arrive
For the second time in as many days, Microsoft has added new titles to the Xbox One backwards compatibility program. Today’s new additions, as announced by Microsoft’s Major Nelson on Twitter, are Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. The Xbox 360 titles come to the program on Star Wars…
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Here's When Rainbow Six Siege's Next Expansion Is Coming, Watch New Teaser
Operation Dust Line, the next expansion for Ubisoft’s team-based shooter Rainbow Six Siege, will launch on May 11, the developer has announced. While you’ll have to wait until then to play the content, Ubisoft will show it off this coming Saturday, May 7, on Twitch. You can watch a teaser right now: As announced previously,…
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi's Main Villain Was Supposed to be Boba Fett
Iconic Star Wars character Boba Fett met what looked like his demise near the beginning of Return of the Jedi, but according to fan relations director Craig Miller, the galaxy’s deadliest bounty hunter originally had much grander plans in place for him. In an interview with Inverse, Miller talked about George Lucas’s original plans for…
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Evolve Dev Working on Unannounced New IP, Described As "Cutting-Edge"
Turtle Rock Studios, the developer behind Left 4 Dead and more recently Evolve, is currently hiring for an “unannounced new IP.” IGN noticed a job listing for an animation programmer who will work on the game. The job listing teases that the game will be “cutting-edge” and is coming to next-generation hardware, which is likely…
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New Warcraft Movie Trailer Features Half-Orc Assassin Garona
The Warcraft movie is a little more than a month away, and production company Legendary Entertainment has posted another character video to its YouTube channel. This time, the spotlight is focused on half-orc assassin Garona, who is played by Paula Patton in the upcoming Warcraft. The short trailer showcases clips of Garona, mostly stabbing orcs.…
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The Division 1.2 Update Will Offer "Significant Improvements" for Loot System
In its State of the Game blog post and livestream today, Ubisoft talked about The Division‘s upcoming 1.2 update. While the developer is not yet ready to share specifics, it was mentioned that the update will introduce “significant improvements” for how the loot system works. One part of this involves tweaks to rewards for end-game…
