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Ubisoft releases new gameplay trailer for action-adventure game ‘Watch_Dogs’ alongside official release date

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Game publisher Ubisoft has released a new gameplay trailer for their hugely anticipated open-world action adventure game, Watch_Dogs. The trailer follows the game’s main character, Aiden Pearce, as he hacks and shoots his way through an alternative-future Chicago. Watch_Dogs aims to disrupt the flow of typical open-world action-adventure games by introducing a new core game mechanic, [...]

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‘Gears of War’ movie inches forward, attaching Scott Stuber to breathe new life into the project

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Did you know that the popular Epic Games and Xbox exclusive Gears of War franchise was headed for a live-action debut on the big screen? Yeah, neither did we — until today. The movie is far from entering production, but it’s currently inching forward in pre-production, with Epic attaching a project lead to the stagnant project. [...]

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Microsoft will announce next-gen Xbox in May – described as ‘A Next Generation Revealed’

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  We have heard rumors and stories for what seems like an eternity now, but today it becomes official.  Microsoft has confirmed that at 1pm EST on May 21, 2013, the world will see “A New Generation Revealed,” and what is in store for Xbox. Here’s the official statement: On Tuesday May 21st, we’ll mark the [...]

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Bethesda reveals their newest title ‘The Evil Within’ with screenshots and a debut trailer

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If you are a fan of the survival horror video game genre, you should be excited.  Shinji Mikami (the one who mainstreamed the genre and created the wildly popular Resident Evil series) as worked together with Bethesda and has brought us a tease of their latest project.  The working title, The Evil Within, is combining the minds [...]

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Nintendo announces ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2′, an entirely new ‘Zelda’ game

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Rejoice, Zelda fans: Nintendo has announced that the 21-year-old mega-franchise is finally getting a new game! Earlier today, Nintendo revealed that Link is back in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2, a sequel to the original 1992 SNES game, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The game is being [...]

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Game Informer debuts the newest installment to the Batman video game franchise “Batman: Arkham Origins”

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Months ago, Warner Bros. Interactive announced that a new addition to the Batman video game franchise would come out before the end of the year, and more recently rumors started to spread that the game would be called Batman: Arkham Origins, which was one of the domain names registered by Warner Bros. last year. Rumors have since then [...]

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New rumors on ‘Xbox 720′ say an announcement is coming next month, detail new features including always-on requirements

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It’s now being reported that Microsoft’s entry into the next-gen console war, following up on Sony’s PlayStation 4 announcement, won’t happen until May 21st — and with that announcement come new rumors about features for the new console, set to make some gamers happy while simultaneously angering others. The biggest controversy stemming from the latest round [...]

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‘StarCraft: Ghost’ was never cancelled, could still be in the works, says Blizzard

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StarCraft: Ghost has held a special place in many gamers’ hearts since the unfortunate news nearly a decade ago that the title, Blizzard’s first fullscale foray into the world of shooters and console gaming, was put on “indefinite hold” over eight years ago. But now, Blizzard’s Matthew Burger has rekindled our hopes with the following statement [...]

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From the story to the gameplay “BioShock Infinite” is truly amazing, inspiring, and downright fun

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BioShock is easily one of our favorite games of the past decade and quite simply, one of the most interesting, inspiring and playable titles I have ever sat down with.  That being said, we are here at their latest iteration.  Set in a world that floats in the sky, instead of our familiar “under the sea” setting, BioShock Infinite starts [...]

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‘Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm’ is a fantastic, Zerg infested adventure

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In an age of endless $15 DLC packs, a true expansion is difficult to come by.  However, this is not stopping Blizzard as they stick with their tried and true formula and release the first expansion for Starcraft 2 worldwide: Heart of the Swarm. This Zerg based expansion is exciting, fun, and extremely story driven, so [...]

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