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EverQuest Landmark Servers Going Offline Next Month
After the cancellation of EverQuest Next last year, another project in the franchise is no more. Daybreak Games (formerly Sony Online Entertainment) announced this week that EverQuest Landmark‘s servers will close on February 21, 2017. In a blog post, the studio said it is “grateful for the time and energy you shared through your creations…
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First Images From Warcraft Director's Futuristic Sci-Fi Thriller Revealed
The first images from Warcraft director Duncan Jones’ new sci-fi movie Mute have come online. Released by Netflix, the pictures show off main character Alexander Skarsgard, a mute bartender, as well as the creepy surgeon characters played by Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux. Mute takes place in 2052 Berlin. Here is the plot description, via…
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PlayStation Store's Most-Downloaded Games of 2016 Revealed
Sony today announced the most-downloaded games of the year for the PlayStation Store for 2016–and the No. 1 game might surprise you. Psyonix’s hit soccer-with-cars game Rocket League, which was originally released in 2015, came out on top for PlayStation 4 in North America, outperforming 2016 blockbusters like Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite…
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Nintendo Switch Release Date and Price Leaked (Possibly)
UK retailer GameSeek has listed Nintendo’s new Switch console for a March 17 release, as well as stating a price of £198.50 (around USD $245). It’s important to note that both pieces of information could simply be placeholders–GameSeek does use temporary dates for games with unconfirmed release schedules, though Nintendo has previously said the Switch…
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Resident Evil 4 Episode 1 – Resident Kinevil
Leon Scott Kennedy is back and has more experience under his belt now. He’s about to put it to use as he is sent into a strange place and is tasked with rescuing the President’s daughter. This is Resident Kinevil Starting RE4.
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No Big Destiny News Soon
2017 is set to be a big year for Destiny. As announced previously, developer Bungie plans to launch Destiny 2, or whatever the sequel is called, sometime this year. Don’t expect news about the game, or whatever is next for ongoing development of the first Destiny, anytime soon, however. Writing on its website, Bungie said…
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Star Wars Effects Boss on Carrie Fisher's Reaction to That Rogue One Scene
This story discusses some spoilery elements of Star Wars: Rogue One. The newest Star Wars movie, Rogue One, ended with a cameo from Princess Leia. Given that the movie is set before the events of the 1977 original, the team at Lucasfilm needed to create a digital version of Leia, based on Carrie Fisher’s likeness…
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Overwatch PTR Patch Notes Include Roadhog, D.Va Nerfs
A new update is now available on Overwatch‘s public test realm servers, bringing with it the promised Roadhog nerf and more. As described by Blizzard recently, this update prevents Roadhog from pulling enemies around corners. Instead, Chain Hook pulls enemies “directly in front of Roadhog (rather than straight to him), except in cases where Roadhog…
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Won't Have a Season Pass
BioWare’s highly anticipated RPG Mass Effect: Andromeda will not have a Season Pass for DLC. BioWare GM Aaryn Flynn confirmed this and more on Twitter today (via DualShockers). Asked directly if Andromeda would have a Season Pass, Flynn succinctly stated, “Nope.” Pressed for more details, like whether there will be story DLC, if it will…
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Steam Sets New Concurrent User Record
Valve’s PC service Steam has set a new concurrent user record. Kotaku noticed that for the first time in the service’s history, more than 14.2 million people were logged in at the same today, January 7. Some of the US east coast is currently in the midst of a cold, winter storm, so maybe more…