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Doom Review in Progress
Shooters have certainly changed since Doom 3 landed on Xbox and PC over a decade ago, so it comes as a relief to discover that the new Doom embodies the spirit that I loved about its predecessors. Sure, it’s laced with modern touches–Glory Kills get a lot of attention–but after a handful of hours with…
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Centipede and Missile Command Movies Are on the Way
Atari has closed a deal with film company Emmett Furla Oasis Films to make movies based on Centipede and Missile Command, two of the company’s biggest ’80s arcade hits, according to a report from Deadline. (via Eurogamer). The Missile Command movie has been in the works since at least 2011, at which time it was…
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Nintendo's Weird Tweet Has Star Fox's Slippy Losing Out to a Frog on a Unicycle
Brands are always looking to stay relevant on social media in one way or another. Nintendo of America is no exception, today posting a tweet pitting Star Fox’s Slippy–fighter pilot and barrel roll enthusiast–against another green frog, this one riding a unicycle. As of this writing, Slippy is unsurprisingly losing to the Dat Boi meme…
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You've Got 48 Hours and One Attempt to Kill This Target in Hitman
The first Elusive Target in Hitman is now live, and you have less than two days of real-world time to deal with him. Maybe the most interesting component of Hitman’s “live content” so far, Elusive Targets present you with a person to assassinate in a limited window of time. Just as importantly, you only have…
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Battlefield 1: Everything We Know So Far
Now that Battlefield 1 is officially announced, DICE has been steadily revealing details about the game. To catch you up on what we know about the upcoming entry in the Battlefield series, we’ve collated everything that has been revealed so far. Setting Battlefield 1 is set during World War I, and will take players across…
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ESL Reveals Plan to Clean Up Doping, Corruption, and Cheating in esports
The ESL, the world’s largest esports network that manages global events for games such as DOTA 2, League of Legends, and Counter-Strike Global Offensive, has announced the creation of a new governing body aimed to clean up esports. Known as the World Esports Association, the new body will be half-owned by the ESL, while ten…
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New Kojima Productions Logo Is Hiding a Secret
The logo for Hideo Kojima’s new Kojima Productions development studio contains a secret, the game designer and industry veteran has revealed. He told Famitsu that the skull and helmet we see in the logo is actually just one part of it; there is a full body to be revealed later. “I can’t really say yet,”…
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare Trilogy Headed to PS3, Xbox 360 – Report
Activision is re-releasing all of the Modern Warfare Call of Duty games in one Trilogy Pack for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, according to a listing that recently popped up at retailer Best Buy. According to the listing, the $30 game will come with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), Call of Duty: Modern…
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Disney Infinity 4.0 Would Have Had Cool New Figures and Ambitious Story Mode
Had it not been discontinued, the next entry in the Disney Infinity series would have featured content from upcoming movies including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Guardians of the Galaxy 2, along with new 12-inch figures. In a report published by Kotaku, multiple sources close to Disney Infinity’s development laid out the plans…
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PS4 Tops Charts Again as US Game Console Sales Decline 19 Percent in April 2016
Update: Although it still isn’t sharing its standard NPD statement, Sony confirmed with GameSpot that PS4 was the best-selling console during April in the US. Original Story: The NPD Group today released its monthly report covering video game industry sales in the United States during April 2016. The industry as a whole was down as…