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  • Every Game Release Date in 2017

    Every Game Release Date in 2017

    Subscribe for the latest gaming news This year is packed with some of the biggest new games to play, including heavy hitters like Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Persona 5, and much more. To help you keep track of everything coming out, we’ve compiled the release dates of…

  • Pokemon Go Was the Most-Downloaded iOS App in 2016

    Pokemon Go Was the Most-Downloaded iOS App in 2016

    Smash hit Pokemon Go was the most-downloaded iOS app worldwide in 2016, despite having only launched in July. Pokemon Go rose to immense popularity and was Google’s top trending search term of 2016. Developer Niantic recently held a holiday event for Pokemon Go featuring newly added Pokemon and a special Pikachu wearing a Santa hat.…

  • Mass Effect: Andromeda PC Requirements Being Revealed Next Month

    Mass Effect: Andromeda PC Requirements Being Revealed Next Month

    Following the announcement of Mass Effect: Andromeda‘s release date this week, BioWare today revealed when it may announce the game’s PC requirements and further detail its multiplayer mode. BioWare GM Aaryn Flynn said on Twitter today (via DualShockers) that the developer will reveal the PC requirements, “Probably closer to launch. Sometime in February I think.”…

  • Smite's Next Year of Content Outlined, Includes a Huge Number of Changes

    Smite's Next Year of Content Outlined, Includes a Huge Number of Changes

    Alongside the exciting new character on the way to Smite, Hi-Rez Studios has previewed the upcoming fourth season and many of the changes that are in store for players. Among the studio’s announcements today at the ongoing Hi-Rez Expo were a wide range of details on Season 4. The Celtic pantheon makes its debut in…

  • Archer Changes Channels for Its Next Season, Presumably for Real This Time

    Archer Changes Channels for Its Next Season, Presumably for Real This Time

    The forthcoming season of Archer won’t air on FX, as the previous seven seasons did. Instead, Season 8 will air on FX’s sister network, the comedy-focused FXX. FX announced the move today, making it the second time the decision has been made. Previously, Season 7 was slated to air on FXX, but it ended up…

  • Vine Shuts Down January 17, but Six-Second Videos Aren't Dead (Yet)

    Vine Shuts Down January 17, but Six-Second Videos Aren't Dead (Yet)

    Vine announced on Twitter today that the current Vine app will shut down on January 17 and convert to an altered version called Vine Camera. With Vine Camera, you will still be able to create looping six-second videos and upload them to Twitter. There will also be a “Follow On Twitter” feature to help creators…

  • PS4 Sales Reach 6.2 Million in Holiday Season, Boosting Total to 53.4 Million

    PS4 Sales Reach 6.2 Million in Holiday Season, Boosting Total to 53.4 Million

    Sony sold 6.2 million PlayStation 4 systems during the holiday season, the company announced today. As of January 1, 2017, Sony has sold 53.4 million PS4 systems worldwide since launch in 2013. During the holiday period, Sony sold 50.4 million PS4 games at retail and digitally. Additionally, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End sold more than…

  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Review

    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Review

    Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is the latest Netflix original series you’ll want to binge-watch as soon as possible. Premiering on Friday, January 13, the series has a varied atmospheric landscape with a mix of different settings. Following the miserable lives of three orphan children on the run from an evil man, the…

  • WoW's Diablo Anniversary Celebration Includes a Secret Cow Level

    WoW's Diablo Anniversary Celebration Includes a Secret Cow Level

    With Diablo celebrating its 20-year anniversary, Blizzard’s various games are marking the occasion in their own ways. Previously announced plans for World of Warcraft‘s celebration were left vaguer than the others, and now we’re starting to get some idea of why. Over on Reddit, user TimFromTheBeach reports the discovery of a secret cow level in…

  • PlayStation Now Adds Dark Souls II and Other Bandai Namco Games

    PlayStation Now Adds Dark Souls II and Other Bandai Namco Games

    PlayStation Now’s library of streaming games grows for the first time in 2017 today. As announced on the PlayStation Blog, new additions for January include multiple Bandai Namco games. These are Dark Souls II, Dead to Rights: Retribution, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and Namco Museum Essentials. That bundle comes with Pac-Man, Xevious, Galaga, Dig Dug,…