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Nintendo Shuts Down Another Pokemon Fan Project
A fan-made Pokemon project set to be released soon has been apparently shut down at the behest of Nintendo’s legal team, according to creator Adam Vierra. We first reported on Pokemon Prism back in October, when Vierra released a trailer for it and allowed it to be played through a Twitch Plays Pokemon stream. Unlike…
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Fan-Made Half-Life Remaster Reveals Its Redesigned Xen With a Screenshot
Xen has long been considered the weak point of the original Half-Life. Not coincidentally, it also happens to be the portion of Black Mesa–a fan remake of Half-Life–that we’ve been forced to wait for the longest. While the wait isn’t yet over, we have finally gotten a look at what developer Crowbar Collective has in…
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Next Heroes of the Storm DLC Character Revealed
The next DLC character for Blizzard’s MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, has been revealed. The developer announced today that the warlord Zul’jin is coming to the PC game in early January 2017. Zul’jin is a troll who can throw an axe “murderously fast,” according to Blizzard; he also becomes more dangerous the more damage he…
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Australian Gamedev Industry Survey Paints a Positive Picture
Results from the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association‘s (IGEA) Australian video game development industry snapshot are in, painting a positive picture for the future of independent development in the country. The IGEA is an independent industry association that produces sales reports, liaises between industry and government, and performs research and public relations for the industry…
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Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: Scarif DLC Plagued with Problems
Released this month to coincide with the hype-wave for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the Scarif DLC for Star Wars: Battlefront has arrived, but not without fault. Scarif is the last DLC pack to be released for Battlefront, and brought with it two new heroes, a new Infiltration game mode, and a huge patch…
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Blade Runner 2049 Director in Talks for Possible Dune Reboot
Denis Villeneuve, director of 2016’s Arrival starring Amy Adams, has been in talks with Legendary about working on a proposed reboot of Dune, according to Hollywood Reporter. Denis Villeneuve. Photograph: Britta Pedersen/EPA Legendary acquired film and television rights to Frank Herbert’s sandworm and spice science-fiction last month. It isn’t clear from the report whether Villeneuve…
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Minecraft Update Brings New Mobs, Blocks, and Wings to Consoles
The latest update to hit Minecraft for consoles is now available, bringing the console version to near feature parity with the PC version. Minecraft 1.10 for consoles is now available, making significant changes to endgame content, and adding a brace of new mobs, blocks, and items. According to the release notes, new End Cities and…
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New Blade Runner 2 Images Show the Movie's Futuristic Setting
Following this week’s first trailer for the upcoming sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049, a new batch of images have arrived. These come via EW, and show stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, plus co-star Ana de Armas, director Denis Villeneuve, and executive producer Ridley Scott. Check them out below: Villeneuve has also confirmed that the…
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GameSpot's Lowest Review Scores From 2016
It’s been an outstanding year for games, with GameSpot just recently completing its look at the best titles released in 2016 (check out our choices for the top 25 games of the year here). And while there are plenty of great experiences out there, not every game this year ended up being a critical success.…
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Free Gravity Rush 2 Demo Arrives Tomorrow
A demo for Gravity Rush 2 will be available tomorrow, December 22, Sony announced today. In a PlayStation Blog post, SCEA associate project manager Nick Accordino explained that the demo, which is free, will have two paths. “One for those who are new to Gravity Rush, and another for those that are more familiar with…