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Nintendo Switch, the Best Nintendo Franchises, and Our Favorite Nintendo Console – The Lobby
Nintendo Switch, the Best Nintendo Franchises, and Our Favorite Nintendo Console – The Lobby This week on the Lobby we talk all things Nintendo Switch, from the launch titles, to our experiences, and more. by Peter Brown, Mike Mahardy, Erick Tay, Richard Li, and Jean-Luc Seipke on January 18, 2017 Did you enjoy this video?…
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Xbox Boss "Really Wants" Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for Backwards Compatibility
Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II is the most-requested game for the Xbox One‘s backwards compatibility program through the Xbox Feedback site. It has more than 207,000 community votes, far outpacing the No. 2 game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which has 170,000-plus votes. Fans may be happy to learn that Xbox boss Phil…
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Overwatch Director Giving Keynote at DICE, Here's What He'll Talk About
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced today that Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan will give the keynote presentation at next month’s D.I.C.E. conference in Las Vegas. Kaplan’s presentation is titled “Overwatch: How Blizzard Created a Hopeful Vision for the Future.” The developer, who previously served as game director for World of Warcraft, will…
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Nioh: Last Chance Demo Coming This Weekend
Nioh, the Dark Souls-esque action-RPG, is getting a final trial this weekend, January 21-22. The PS4 exclusive has a demo version available to pre-load from the PlayStation Store now, though you’ll have to wait until midnight on Friday night / Saturday morning to access it. It will remain playable for 48 hours. Those who complete…
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Royal Rumble: 5 Surprise Entrants We Want to See
The Royal Rumble is always filled with shocking and surprising entrants to the main event match. We’re taking a look at five superstars we’d love to see at the January 29 event.
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Ubisoft Exec on Nintendo Switch's Price, Launch Lineup
Two Nintendo Switch topics that have garnered some discussion include the hybrid console’s price and launch lineup, with some saying the price is too high and the launch titles too few. Now, Ubisoft executive Xavier Poix has weighed in on those topics and others. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Poix first responded to the suggestion…
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The Drawbacks of Adding Open Worlds to Popular Game Series
Many long running video game series seem to be ditching their history’s as linear games in favor of open world design, but is this always the right choice? Jean-Luc is here to break it down for you.
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Wii U Version Has a 3 GB Install
Anyone opting to pick up the disc version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Wii U will be faced with a mandatory installation, though it won’t require quite as much space as the digital version. According to the Nintendo of Japan page for the game (via Nintendo Everything), a select amount…
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Super Mario Odyssey With GTA Physics Is a Painful Sight to Behold
One strange part of the Super Mario Odyssey reveal trailer was the opening segment, where Mario travels to a city with human characters in it. He skillfully swings from lightposts and vaults between buildings. But what if he wasn’t so adept and the physics were more realistic? A silly video from YouTuber CrowbCat imagines what…
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Destiny Update Patch Notes Arrive as Iron Banner Goes Live
Right on schedule, a new “hotfix” for Destiny came out today, while the Iron Banner limited-time multiplayer event has begun. Update 2.5.0.1 fixes a number of problems, including one where items required to complete Patrol activities in the Plaguelands did not drop as intended. The update also clears out a problem where some of Xur’s…
