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Doom Co-Developer Acquired By ZeniMax
Bethesda parent company ZeniMax announced today that it has acquired Escalation Studios. You may not know the studio by name, but you’re likely familiar with its work. The Dallas, Texas-based outfit, founded in 2007, most recently contributed to id Software’s well-received shooter Doom. The studio worked on the game’s level-editor, SnapMap. In a statement, ZeniMax…
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4 Minutes Of Brutal Action Gameplay In Ruiner
Hotline Miami meets Helldivers in the brutally difficult, futuristic action shooter, Ruiner.
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Apple Sells More iPhones Than Ever, Boosting Revenue To New Record Of $78.4 Billion
Apple has reported earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2016–and the numbers are huge. The iPhone-maker pulled in $78.4 billion in revenue for the period (compared to $75.9 billion last year), which set an all-time record for quarterly revenue. Profit was $17.9 billion, which was down from $18.4 billion during the same period last…
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GS News Update: FIFA 18 Confirmed, Will Feature The Journey Season 2
Publisher EA has confirmed the existence of FIFA 18. The company has said in an investors’ earnings call that the series’ latest iteration will bring with it Season 2 of the story-driven mode The Journey.
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Titanfall 2 Sales Lower Than Expected, EA Admits
It is not a big surprise given EA’s previous comments, but the company has now officially acknowledged that Titanfall 2 did not sell up to the publisher’s expectation. EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said during an earnings call this week that the game sold fewer copies than the company anticipated. However, he did not share a…
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John Wick Prequel TV Show Might Happen, Director Says
John Wick: Chapter 2 hits theaters next week, and sees Keanu Reeves back as the reluctant-but-ruthless dog-loving hitman. There has already been talk of a third movie, and now the director has spoken about the possibility of a TV prequel. At a recent press conference, director Chad Stahelski explained why a potential prequel might end…
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Madden 17 Predicts Super Bowl 51 Winner Today
Football fans have to wait until Sunday to find out who will win Super Bowl LI. But what team does EA’s Madden game think will win? The developer will announce the results of its annual Madden Super Bowl simulation today, crowning either the New England Patriots or Atlanta Falcons the champions. The developer will use…
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Star Wars: Battlefront — No More Skirmish Content As Dev Shifts To Sequel
Developer DICE is moving on from Star Wars: Battlefront to focus on the sequel, the studio said in a blog post this week. This is to be expected, given that game is coming out later this year–and it sounds pretty ambitious. It will feature content from multiple Star Wars eras and include a single-player campaign,…
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Nintendo Switch Ad Shows New Zelda, Mario Kart, Arms Gameplay
Nintendo has released a new advert for its upcoming Switch console, giving us more glimpses of games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, Arms, and 1-2-Switch. The trailer, which you can watch below, also highlights the console’s portability, showing us people taking the device on planes, on holiday,…
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More Free Xbox One and Xbox 360 Games Now Available
Today is the first day of February, which means Xbox Live Gold members can grab some more Xbox One and Xbox 360 games for free. As part of the Games With Gold program, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is free all month long for Xbox One, while Xbox 360 owners can grab Monkey Island 2:…