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                    Star Wars: Battlefront reboot due around summer 2015
                
 
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                    Project Maiden is like Mega Man in reverse, where you lose your powers
                
 
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                    Ex-EA CEO John Riccitiello is skeptical of free-to-play
                
 
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                    Beloved Ouya-exclusive competitive brawler TowerFall coming to PC
                
 
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                    Guacamelee: Gold Edition launches next week on Steam
                
 
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                    Dark Souls mod reimagines the game in first-person
                
 
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                    New Star Soccer creator reveals ideas for sequel
                
 
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                    Batman: Arkham Origins multiplayer skips Wii U
                
 
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                    Year Walk developer reveals Device 6
                
 
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                    Paperboy tribute uses Oculus Rift, Kinect, and a bike
                
 
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                    Microsoft's next free games for Xbox 360 Gold subscribers spotted
                
 
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                    Nintendo launching eShop for smartphones and PC by year's end - report
                
 
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                    BioShock DLC developer praises Rod Fergusson's impact on Infinite
                
 
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                    God of War, Retro City Rampage discounted in latest PlayStation sale
                
 
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                    Relic remasters classic Company of Heroes map Langres for CoH 2
                
 
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                    Hoarding at the end of the world
                
 
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                    Minecon 2013 tickets go on sale tonight
                
 
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                    Xbox One is designed to be always-on for 10 years
                
 
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                    Microsoft confirms Xbox One adaptor for Xbox 360 headsets
                
 
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                    How Splash Damage is bringing multiplayer to Batman: Arkham Origins
                
 
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                    PES 2014 preview: Why I'll be making the switch back this year
                
 
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                    Actual new games of 2013: the half-time verdict
                
 
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                    Levine saddened by abuse directed at Vonderhaar and Phil Fish
                
 
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                    Microsoft Surface revenue much less than its advertising costs
                
 
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                    PES 2014 nets official license for 20 Argentinian teams
                
 
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                    Zynga sues maker of Bang With Friends
                
 
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                    Actual New Games of 2012: The Half-Time Verdict
                
 
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                    SNES platformer Plok! reborn as online comic
                
 
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                    Nintendo records quarterly profit despite abysmal Wii U sales
                
 
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                    Choo choo! Train Simulator 2014 ready for boarding
                
 
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                    Breach & Clear review
                
 
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                    BioShock Infinite sells over 4 million copies
                
 
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                    New Bully trademark filed by Take-Two
                
 
            
           
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                    Microsoft details Xbox One's matchmaking system Smart Match
                
 
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                    Witness Aisha Tyler's unintentionally hilarious cameo in Watch Dogs
                
 
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                    PAX 10 indie highlights revealed
                
 
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                    Super Meat Boy devs troll dodgy-sounding movie producer
                
 
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                    Watch us play BioShock Infinite's DLC from 3pm BST
                
 
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                    PlayStation-exclusive Assassin's Creed 4 levels shown off
                
 
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                    Asda no longer selling Wii U consoles, games in supermarkets
                
 
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                    The universal systems of Tom Francis
                
 
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                    BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds review
                
 
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                    Future BioShock Infinite DLC will take you back to Rapture
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Ken Levine talks BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea
                
 
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                    CliffyB appeals to Phil Fish for games industry return
                
 
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                    Man hid wedding proposal in commercial Game Boy Colour game
                
 
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                    The story of Yugoslavia's DIY computer revolution
                
 
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                    Shigeru Miyamoto can't save all his own Pikmin
                
 
            
           
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                    Trippy non-linear adventure Lioness doubles its Kickstarter goal
                
 
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                    Kickstarter success Liege adds PS4, Vita versions
                
 
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                    20 cancelled Star Wars games revealed
                
 
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                    Assassin's Creed 4 reveals Discovery Mode, debuts co-op footage
                
 
                - 
                    
                    A dozen new Grand Theft Auto pics surface
                
 
                - 
                    
                    This is what the largest online space battle in history looks like
                
 
                - 
                    
                    LittleBigPlanet dev delays PlayStation Vita-exclusive Tearaway
                
 
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                    The making of Rogue Legacy
                
 
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                    PlayStation 4 party chat, online apps won't require Plus subscription
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Super Stickman Golf 2 review
                
 
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                    UK chart: Minecraft blocks Pikmin 3 from top spot
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Saints Row 4 denied release in Australia, again
                
 
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                    Skulls of the Shogun review
                
 
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                    Tiny Thief review
                
 
            
           
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                    Earthbound retrospective
                
 
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                    Family Gamer talks to the makers of That Dragon, Cancer
                
 
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                    Fez 2 cancelled, Fish swims away from the game industry
                
 
            
           
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                    PlayStation 4 gives up to 5GB of RAM to game developers
                
 
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                    Outside Xbox explores the troubled development of The Bureau
                
 
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                    Tech Analysis: Puppeteer
                
 
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                    The importance of fresh perspectives
                
 
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                    Creators of VVVVVV, Lone Survivor and more collaborate on free curio Experiment 12
                
 
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                    Escape Goat 2 will be pardoned in September
                
 
            
           
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                    Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP has sold over 1.5 million units
                
 
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                    Watch the first footage of Klei's Incognita live
                
 
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                    Divekick dated next month on PC, PS3 and Vita
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition launches next week on Steam
                
 
                - 
                    
                    WRC FIA World Rally Championship 4 announced
                
 
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                    The story of a raiding guild with a PR but no game
                
 
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                    Japanese dating game features Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Activision: we're doing "everything we can" to support Wii U
                
 
                - 
                    
                    F1 2013 release date announced
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Google launches cheap streaming dongle for your TV
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Zynga lost $15.8 million in the last three months
                
 
                - 
                    
                    World of Warcraft subs fall again to 7.7 million
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Kickstarter game raises $123K, then gets canned after 13 months
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Microsoft delays Xbox One launch title Kinect Sports Rivals
                
 
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                    Activision Blizzard buys independence from Vivendi
                
 
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                    Pirate-themed Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies DLC announced
                
 
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                    Kokuga review
                
 
            
           
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                    Neil Gaiman makes his video game debut with Wayward Manor
                
 
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                    Torchlight 2 surpasses two million sales
                
 
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                    Shadow of the Eternals relaunches Kickstarter campaign, ditches episodic format
                
 
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                    Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for Wii U
                
 
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                    There's nothing to fear online except F.E.A.R. Online
                
 
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                    Slightly Mad to stop accepting funds for Project CARS
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Rayman Legends to arrive on PC alongside consoles
                
 
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                    Eurogamer Expo Indie Games Arcade submissions closing soon!
                
 
                - 
                    
                    See Payday 2 being played the right way
                
 
                - 
                    
                    DICE reveals next-gen Battlelog for Battlefield 4
                
 
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                    Driving ambition: pCARS, crowdfunding and the FSA
                
 
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                    Watch us play Pikmin 3 from 5pm BST
                
 
                - 
                    
                    LBP, inFamous, cheap in Sony's new PS3 game sale
                
 
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                    Super-powered in Seattle: inFamous Second Son preview
                
 
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                    Attack of the Friday Monsters review
                
 
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                    Sony developing Gran Turismo film
                
 
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                    GAME releasing Pikmin 3 digital download codes early
                
 
                - 
                    
                    David Jaffe-aided MotorGun Kickstarter cancelled
                
 
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                    Microsoft will allow self-publishing after all
                
 
                - 
                    
                    SimCity sold over 2 million copies
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Mobile Kepler revealed: more powerful than current-gen console?
                
 
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                    Shadowrun Returns review
                
 
            
           
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                    Deadly Premonition and 13 other games greenlit on Steam
                
 
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                    Kanye Quest 3030 is a free fan-made RPG starring the famous rapper
                
 
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                    First-person spookfest Outlast dated for PC this September
                
 
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                    Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party dated for August on the Wii U eShop
                
 
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                    Saints Row 4 season pass detailed
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Broforce is brutal, brotastic
                
 
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                    BioWare artist reveals cut Mass Effect ideas
                
 
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                    Knights of Pen & Paper dev's new Power Rangersy game
                
 
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                    Dragon Age saves "absolutely come across" to Inquisition
                
 
                - 
                    
                    COD developer appeals for calm following death threats
                
 
                - 
                    
                    This is the Magicka MOBA in action
                
 
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                    Shorting the turnips market
                
 
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                    Watch us play Aliens: Colonial Marines' DLC from 12pm BST
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Oculus hosting 3-week game jam, giving big prizes
                
 
                - 
                    
                    14 minutes of continuous Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag gameplay
                
 
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                    GoatUp 2 review
                
 
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                    Nintendo is not accepting submissions from Japanese indie devs
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Sprinkle Islands review
                
 
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                    Ex-Eidos Montreal founder says Square Enix "has some things to learn" about selling games
                
 
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                    Retro/Grade dev announces personal psychological horror game Neverending Nightmares
                
 
            
           
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                    Guacamelee's El Diablo's Domain DLC is out this week
                
 
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                    Pokémon dev's Soriti Horse combines solitaire and horse racing
                
 
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                    Eidos Montreal founder Stephane D'Astous resigns over "irreconcilable" differences with Square Enix
                
 
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                    Aliens: Colonial Marines to get new campaign DLC
                
 
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                    My Little Pony Xbox 360 avatar items and pets released
                
 
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                    Ouya live stream from 5pm BST
                
 
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                    2014 Tomb Raider comic will "lead directly" into game sequel
                
 
                - 
                    
                    The highs and lows of the Firefall open beta
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Rockstar renews trademark for MIA PS3-exclusive Agent
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Another familiar Batman villain confirmed for Arkham Origins
                
 
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                    Let's Play DuckTales Remastered
                
 
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                    Crabitron review
                
 
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                    Spelunky gets daily challenge mode on Steam
                
 
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                    Microsoft will "aggressively challenge" any government attempt to use Kinect for snooping
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Donkey Kong's back, but has he learned any new tricks?
                
 
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                    How The Last of Us' comic influenced the game
                
 
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                    Leap Motion controller launches today for PC and Mac
                
 
            
           
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                    Treasure teams up with Capcom for 3DS outing Gaist Crusher
                
 
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                    Gods Will Be Watching braves Indiegogo
                
 
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                    Ouya software sales figures revealed
                
 
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                    Alice: Otherlands recruits legendary director Tsui Hark
                
 
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                    Angry Birds Star Wars 2 announced, includes Skylanders-style scannable toys
                
 
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                    Blank will return in The Walking Dead: Season Two
                
 
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                    Xbox One records the last five minutes of your gameplay
                
 
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                    Saints Row: The Third's Dominatrix DLC now headed to SR4
                
 
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                    Halo: Spartan Assault review
                
 
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                    Dynasty Warriors 8 live stream at 5pm BST
                
 
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                    New Assassin's Creed comic will hint at series future
                
 
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                    Inside the toy box
                
 
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                    UK chart: The Last of Us top for sixth consecutive week
                
 
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                    Two new Borderlands 2 DLC packs announced
                
 
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                    Gearbox touching-up Homeworld 1 & 2 for Steam
                
 
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                    New FIFA Ultimate Team 14 adds player chemistry styles
                
 
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                    Ending review
                
 
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                    MSI GE40/GE60 gaming laptops review
                
 
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                    Handheld gaming's golden summer
                
 
            
           
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                    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men retrospective
                
 
            
           
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                    Outside Xbox: Five Skyrim quests that would be better with multiplayer
                
 
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                    Tech Analysis: Assassin's Creed 4
                
 
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                    Soul Calibur 2 HD Online coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 this autumn
                
 
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                    Wasteland 2 will miss its estimated October release
                
 
            
           
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                    The E.T. excavation: Why we need to remember the industry's biggest flop
                
 
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                    Physics-based platformer/puzzler Organic Panic looks rather dynamic
                
 
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                    How The Crew was ported to PlayStation 4
                
 
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                    Transport Tycoon to be "revitalised" for iOS and Android this year
                
 
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                    Magicka: Wizard Wars gameplay footage will cast a spell on you
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Dota 2 hits Mac and Linux
                
 
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                    The Division to launch towards the end of 2014
                
 
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                    £5 Halo: Spartan Assault released
                
 
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                    Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded review
                
 
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                    Battlestar Galactica writer working on secret Sony Santa Monica game
                
 
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                    Ace Combat Infinity is for PlayStation 3
                
 
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                    Nintendo hails 3DS, Animal Crossing: New Leaf sales in the US
                
 
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                    Xbox One pre-orders trending ahead of Xbox 360 pre-orders
                
 
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                    Age of Wonders 3 delayed to Q1 2014
                
 
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                    Warhammer Quest review
                
 
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                    New Strider announced for PS4, Xbox One and current gen consoles
                
 
            
           
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                    Batman: Arkham Origins to include femme version of Copperhead
                
 
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                    Multiplayer run n' gun platformer Ravensdale comes to Kickstarter
                
 
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                    PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD dated this month
                
 
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                    Worms Revolution Extreme coming to Vita Q3
                
 
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                    Steam's Summer Sale Day 8: Hava Nagila
                
 
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                    Cloudberry Kingdom dated for a fortnight
                
 
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                    Surreal stealthy open-world noir adventure Tangiers emerges on Kickstarter
                
 
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                    EarthBound hits Wii U today
                
 
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                    Microsoft offers free Xbox Live Gold for Office 365 subscribers
                
 
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                    PlayStation 4 will support PlayStation 3 wireless headsets
                
 
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                    Dota 2 review
                
 
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                    Ouya hopes to boost exclusive games development with $1m fund
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Ex-Battlefield 3 dev on quitting DICE and his role in that Easter egg
                
 
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                    The strange origins of Flashback
                
 
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                    Guild Wars 2 crafting rising from 400 to 500
                
 
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                    Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom review
                
 
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                    Deadly Premonition headed to PC via Steam Greenlight
                
 
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                    Sony backtracks on real-money Planetside 2 buffs following fan outcry
                
 
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                    Plagiarised versions of Magnetized made it onto XBLIG, Google Play
                
 
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                    The Void review
                
 
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                    What the delay has done for Rayman Legends
                
 
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                    Dynasty Warriors 8 review
                
 
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                    Vanillaware's latest Dragon's Crown dated for August in North America
                
 
            
           
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                    Ridiculously well-hidden Battlefield 3 Easter egg discovered
                
 
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                    Phoenix Wright gets hardcore in M-rated Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
                
 
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                    Superbly animated metroidvania Legend of Iya takes to Kickstarter
                
 
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                    Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! announced
                
 
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                    Michel Ancel outlines vision for next-gen Beyond Good & Evil 2
                
 
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                    Watch us play Rayman Legends from 5.30pm BST
                
 
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                    First footage of ArmA dev's Mars exploration game
                
 
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                    TrackMania 2 Valley review
                
 
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                    Valve helps old Half-Life 1 mod go standalone
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Pokémon Rumble U's Skylanders-style toys iffy for Europe
                
 
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                    NFS: Most Wanted, Mafia 2 free for PS Plus subscribers in August
                
 
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                    Bizarre Nintendo trademark hints at Seaman revival
                
 
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                    XCOM Bureau trailer is reassuringly XCOM
                
 
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                    FIFA 14 has official license for 19 Brazilian clubs
                
 
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                    The story of Net Yaroze, Sony's first indie push
                
 
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                    Teenager's massive Skyrim mod took 2000 hours to make
                
 
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                    Kinect will benefit Killer Instinct tournament play on Xbox One
                
 
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                    XBLA champion State of Decay out on PC this year
                
 
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                    Some of the key people behind SimCity leave Maxis to make new simulation game
                
 
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                    David Jaffe working on MotorGun, another car combat game
                
 
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                    Forza 5 mandatory day one download adds Drivatars for offline play
                
 
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                    Sony signals end to SOCOM, MAG online support
                
 
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                    Pandemic review
                
 
            
           
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                    American McGee cancels failing OZombie Kickstarter
                
 
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                    Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Dorn star in Saints Row 4 voice cast
                
 
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                    TT Games doing a Lego Movie video game
                
 
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                    Sony tested PlayStation 4 controller that sensed how much you sweat
                
 
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                    F1 2013 announced, available in standard and premium 'Classic' editions
                
 
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                    Final DLC for Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches gets release date
                
 
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                    Police Quest creator launches Kickstarter for Precinct
                
 
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                    Apple mulls $280m bid for Kinect motion-sensor firm - report
                
 
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                    Etrian Odyssey 4: Legends of the Titan out in Europe soon
                
 
                - 
                    
                    BioWare reminisces as KOTOR turns 10
                
 
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                    How Plants vs. Zombies 2 works as a free-to-play game so far
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Microsoft names next free game for Xbox 360 Gold subscribers
                
 
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                    Sony relaxes Video Unlimited DRM policy on PlayStation
                
 
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                    ArenaNet: Guild Wars 1 "could last forever"
                
 
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                    Diablo 3 won't hit PS4 until 2014
                
 
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                    Monaco dev laments "disappointing" Xbox sales
                
 
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                    Gareth Bale joins Messi on the cover of FIFA 14
                
 
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                    Civilization 5: Brave New World review
                
 
            
           
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                    Microsoft slashes Surface RT tablet prices by 30 per cent
                
 
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                    Watch us play Cube World from 5pm BST
                
 
                - 
                    
                    F1 2013: An instant classic?
                
 
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                    Xbox One's Family Sharing feature may return, Microsoft says
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Mad Max video shows in-engine footage
                
 
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                    Ex-Blizzard artist reveals indie action game Rack N Ruin trailer
                
 
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                    Sony ditches appeal over £250,000 PSN hack fine
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Microsoft shows Glacius for Killer Instinct, teases Chief Thunder
                
 
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                    Capcom announces Ultra Street Fighter 4
                
 
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                    Elite dev Frontier raises £4m from sale of shares
                
 
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                    Valve announces Pipeline website to help train teens
                
 
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                    Martian Manhunter is the 5th DLC character for Injustice
                
 
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                    Xian crowned Street Fighter 4 Evo 2013 champion
                
 
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                    Project X Zone review
                
 
            
           
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                    Tech Analysis: Watch Dogs on PlayStation 4
                
 
            
           
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                    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons video preview
                
 
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                    Cerny Computer Entertainment
                
 
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                    This week on Outside Xbox
                
 
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                    Apples and oranges
                
 
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                    Skullgirls dated next month on PC
                
 
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                    League of Legends deemed a professional sport by the US government
                
 
            
           
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                    The Power Glove gets its own feature-length documentary
                
 
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                    Shadow of the Eternals to relaunch Kickstarter campaign on 25th July
                
 
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                    Deus Ex: The Fall disables guns on jailbroken devices
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Viscera Cleanup Detail imagines what happens after your typical horror shooter
                
 
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                    First images of Elite: Dangerous surface
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Steam's Summer Sale rages on through the night
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Olimar and Pikmin join Super Smash Bros. for Wii U & 3DS
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Gran Turismo 6 spoilercast
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Killzone: Mercenary closed beta sign-ups now live
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Neverwinter review
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Konami strengthens security after user information accessed
                
 
                - 
                    
                    SpellForce dev EA Phenomic shuts down
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Watch us play Deadpool live at 5pm BST
                
 
                - 
                    
                    No major updates for Tribes Ascend in the next six months
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Xbox 360 gets Eurosport app
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Ride to Hell: Retribution review
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Team17 announces Worms 3 for iOS
                
 
                - 
                    
                    MMO RTS End of Nations becomes a MOBA
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Arma 3 developer Bohemia hacked
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Deep Silver to publish crowdfunded Wasteland 2
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Eurogamer seeks Lead Graphic Designer
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Windows PC version of The Lords of Midnight released
                
 
                - 
                    
                    1v1 comes to God of War: Ascension
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Capcom US layoffs blamed on transition to next generation
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Splinter Cell: Blacklist video preview
                
 
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                    Infinity Blade: Dungeons officially cancelled
                
 
                - 
                    
                    The story behind Japan Studio's most personal project
                
 
            
           
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                    Second Life dev purchases Desura
                
 
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                    Steam's Summer Sale is now live
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Teleglitch: Die More Edition to add extra levels, weapons and enemies this summer on Steam
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. review
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Microsoft is retiring its Xbox Live Rewards program
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Crush review
                
 
                - 
                    
                    DuckTales: Remastered dated for August
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Microsoft pitches Xbox One to small businesses
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Epic's Tim Sweeney predicts photo-realistic graphics within 10 years
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Windows chief confirmed as new Xbox boss
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Happy Go Luckey: Meet the 20-year-old creator of Oculus Rift
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Watch us play Ride to Hell from 5pm BST
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Rambo: First footage unearthed
                
 
                - 
                    
                    PS4 Play As You Download "makes a digital library a practical option in the real world"
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon update released
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus announced
                
 
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                    Black Ops 2's Vengeance DLC dated for PS3 and PC
                
 
            
           
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                    Nintendo is working on a brand new franchise
                
 
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                    Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness dated this September in Europe
                
 
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                    New real-money Xbox dash raises game prices
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Metro: Last Light Faction Pack DLC due next week
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag reveals seven minutes of gameplay
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection dated for July in North America
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Sony: PS4 will rekindle diversity of PSone era
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Deus Ex: The Fall review
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Putt-Putt sues Mojang over user-generated maps
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Desert Bus' raison d'etre: proving why games exaggerate reality
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Deus Ex: The Fall headed to iOS this Thursday
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Grand Theft Auto 5's first gameplay footage revealed
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Why Grand Theft Auto 5 has to be a comedy
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Steam summer sale could start tomorrow
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Mark Cerny created a giant PS4 DualShock to aid Knack development
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Into the Dead review
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Grid 2 Drift Pack DLC out on all platforms
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Sega sues bankrupt THQ for £630k over Company of Heroes 2 Steam pre-orders
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Konami Code unlocks dinosaur in hat on Vogue website
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Dota 2 launches properly as two years of beta come to an end
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Scribblenauts Unmasked - A DC Comics Adventure dated for September in North America
                
 
            
           
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                    Spin the Bottle delayed until August-ish due to Nintendo's rigorous QA process
                
 
                - 
                    
                    OZombie to be renamed something less terrible
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Bungie explains that its scrapped Project Phoenix was "Minecraft-like"
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn isn't coming to Xbox due to Microsoft not allowing cross-platform play
                
 
                - 
                    
                    Chasing Aurora developer announces "aerial exploration game" Secrets of Rætikon
                
 
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                    The DualShock 4's bright rear-facing light can't be turned off
                
 
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                    Design an Xbox 360 Achievement for Fable Anniversary
                
 
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                    Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark out this month for PS3, Vita
                
 
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                    New video compares Final Fantasy 10 HD to Final Fantasy 10 SD
                
 
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                    Mashing to mastery: is it worth participating in Xbox One exclusive Ryse?
                
 
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                    Blizzard confirms in-game micro-transactions for World of Warcraft
                
 
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                    Spelunky gets Steam, GOG release date
                
 
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                    Amiga Games and the rights to its 300-strong game library bought for $500,000
                
 
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                    After five years, Apple reveals the all-time best-selling iOS games
                
 
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                    Microsoft's Lift London working on four projects, all F2P
                
 
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                    Bad moon rising: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 preview
                
 
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                    rRootage Online review
                
 
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                    Watch us play Dark from 4.30pm BST
                
 
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                    Désilets: 1666 "was to be the new Assassin's Creed"
                
 
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                    There are no plans for a ZombiU sequel, says Ubisoft CEO
                
 
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                    Borderlands dev Gearbox Software working on new IP for next-gen
                
 
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                    Sony declares The Last of Us a success with over 3.4 million global sales
                
 
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                    Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara review
                
 
            
           
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                    Dark Souls 2 will be more open-ended than its predecessor
                
 
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                    Persona 5 domain registered by Atlus' parent company
                
 
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                    XBLA's Summer of Arcade lineup dated and priced
                
 
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                    Infinity Blade 2, Sword & Sworcery, Badland and more are free today
                
 
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                    Debut 20-minute Shroud of the Avatar gameplay video
                
 
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                    Désilets: the future is digital, Microsoft just fluffed Xbox One message
                
 
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                    Ex-Valve hardware chief offers an alternative view on life inside the Half-Life maker
                
 
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                    Lovefilm ditches game rentals
                
 
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                    This is brutal platfomer Ethan: Meteor Hunter in action
                
 
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                    Mario Kart 8: Nintendo turns the series upside down
                
 
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                    Dark review
                
 
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                    Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Vengeance review
                
 
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                    PlayStation 3-exclusive Tales of Xillia 2 gets 2014 Europe launch
                
 
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                    Halo 4 Champions Bundle adds fresh maps, armour on 20th August
                
 
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                    The Last of Us is first title of 2013 to hold top spot for four consecutive weeks
                
 
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                    Mattrick tried to buy Zynga while still at Microsoft - report
                
 
            
           
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                    Gran Turismo 6 demo vs. Gran Turismo 5
                
 
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                    Space Harrier retrospective
                
 
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                    Tech Analysis: Titanfall
                
 
            
           
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                    This week on Outside Xbox
                
 
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                    Wiird Channels
                
 
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                    Cartoony, self-referential Zelda-esque adventure Ittle Dew is out now on PC
                
 
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                    QWOP awkwardly shuffles onto Android
                
 
            
           
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                    Natural Selection 2 to add female marines in late summer
                
 
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                    Ex-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. dev's side-scrolling shmup Human Must Answer due next week
                
 
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                    Voxel-based randomly-generated RPG Cube World releases alpha
                
 
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                    Mercenary Kings  coming to Steam Early Access later this month
                
 
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                    Nintendo explains Wii Vitality Sensor cancellation
                
 
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                    Project Eternity, as a series, could run for eternity
                
 
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                    The Last of Us isn't the solution to sexism in games, but it's a start
                
 
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                    Super Mario 3D World: More than a feline
                
 
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                    Sky Movies and Sky Sports on PS3 with Now TV app
                
 
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                    Farming Simulator is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360, and this is the trailer
                
 
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                    Microsoft opens registration for Xbox Beta Program 2013
                
 
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                    Have traditional MMOs had their time?
                
 
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                    You can now link your Steam account to Twitch
                
 
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                    Blizzard considering in-game micro-transactions for World of Warcraft
                
 
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                    Final Fantasy 10 HD and 10-2 HD support cross-saves
                
 
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                    Tokyo Jungle getting top-down PlayStation Mobile port
                
 
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                    Phil Fish to patch Fez on Xbox Live Arcade
                
 
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                    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - iPad review
                
 
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                    BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Hitman discounted in Xbox Marketplace sale
                
 
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                    Inside the Creative Assembly Game Jam 2013
                
 
            
           
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                    Microsoft will now include a headset with Xbox One - report
                
 
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                    Watch us play Dark Matter from 5pm BST
                
 
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                    The Division: Massive by name...
                
 
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                    How Gran Turismo 6's handling changes everything
                
 
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                    GAME pulls mention of SNES emulator from its Ouya advertising
                
 
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                    Drive through the night with Kavinsky: The Video Game
                
 
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                    American McGee defends Double Fine Kickstarter after adding $100,000 stretch goal to OZombie
                
 
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                    Hotline Miami 2 looks hot, is weird
                
 
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                    Wizorb - Ouya review
                
 
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                    Undead Labs confirms that State of Decay won't get co-op
                
 
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                    Nintendo blames region-locking on local cultural differences and legal restrictions
                
 
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                    Ex Xbox boss Don Mattrick to earn over $19m in first year at Zynga
                
 
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                    Batman: Arkham Origins Deathstroke DLC may not be available on Wii U
                
 
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                    It's unlikely Guild Wars 2 will ever get an expansion pack
                
 
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                    Monaco updated with level editor
                
 
            
           
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                    Gaijin Games releases free browser-based endless runner Commander Video
                
 
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                    Tim Schafer needs more money to finish Broken Age
                
 
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                    Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame dated this month on mobile
                
 
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                    Warrior's Lair has been cancelled
                
 
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                    PlayStation 4 augmented-reality app The PlayRoom comes pre-loaded
                
 
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                    Xbox One reputation system will punish griefers, reward good gamers
                
 
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                    Sci-fi god game Maia launches on Steam Greenlight
                
 
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                    Polarity - Ouya review
                
 
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                    Battlefield 3 and Saints Row The Third free on PlayStation Plus in July
                
 
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                    Battle of the sales! Now it's Sony's "apocalyptic" PS3 game sale
                
 
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                    343 Industries announces Halo 4 global championship
                
 
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                    Here's an exclusive interview with the developer of Montague's Mount
                
 
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                    Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive has an offline campaign
                
 
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                    Runescape 3 release date announced
                
 
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                    Windows chief set to replace Don Mattrick as Xbox boss
                
 
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                    Digital Foundry: Hands-on with PlayStation 4
                
 
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                    Bayonetta 2 preview: She's got the touch?
                
 
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                    Counter-Strike co-creator's Tactical Intervention gets global release on Steam
                
 
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                    Bastion just 69p on iOS this week in Warner Bros. sale
                
 
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                    Sony adds mobile phone billing for PlayStation Store
                
 
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                    Ubisoft accounts hacked, publisher recommends changing your password
                
 
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                    The Walking Dead: 400 Days review
                
 
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                    Outcast creators buy IP from Atari, announce franchise revival
                
 
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                    Creative director of original SOCOM games returns with H-Hour for PC
                
 
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                    Gears of War producer quits Epic for Mass Effect 4
                
 
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                    Avalanche's Mad Max will have an Australian accent after all
                
 
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                    Knightmare Tower - Ouya review
                
 
            
           
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                    Klei announces turn-based espionage game Incognita for PC, Mac and iPad
                
 
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                    Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 review
                
 
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                    Tech Analysis: Destiny
                
 
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                    Watch us play Black Ops 2's new map pack Vengeance
                
 
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                    World of Warplanes European open beta this week
                
 
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                    Rockstar confirms Grand Theft Auto 5 comes on two Xbox 360 discs, has mandatory install, more
                
 
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                    What happened to Guild Wars 2 on console?
                
 
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                    Journey has finally become profitable, Chen says
                
 
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                    Saints Row 4 banned in Australia for including alien anal probe
                
 
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                    See Microsoft's new Gold Chrome Xbox 360 controller
                
 
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                    So long, Don Mattrick
                
 
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                    Is this the closest we're going to get to Final Fantasy 7 HD?
                
 
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                    A million registrations for Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn beta
                
 
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                    Say goodbye to 25 digit Xbox codes - scan QR codes using Kinect instead on Xbox One
                
 
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                    Call of Duty: Ghosts' pre-order map Free Fall is set in a collapsing skyscraper
                
 
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                    Has EA abandoned Darkspore?
                
 
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                    Inside the actor's studio with Nolan North
                
 
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                    The Walking Dead: 400 Days comes out of nowhere this week
                
 
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                    Drakengard 3 gets a debut trailer
                
 
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                    Deadly Premonition director Swery65's upcoming D4 detailed
                
 
            
           
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                    Renegade Kid regains rights to Moon, announces plans for sequel
                
 
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                    Rise of the Triad due later this month for £11.99 / $14.99
                
 
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                    Xbox SmartGlass app has been downloaded 17 million times
                
 
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                    Digital Foundry: Hands-on with Xbox One
                
 
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                    Mental mayhem: Stick it to The Man preview
                
 
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                    Beautiful PC indie game Proteus confirmed for PS3 and Vita
                
 
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                    Microsoft suggests Windows 8 apps may come to Xbox One
                
 
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                    Nintendo loses WiiU.com domain dispute
                
 
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                    The Witcher 3: the other monster hunter
                
 
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                    Jagex confirms layoffs at Transformers Universe team
                
 
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                    Dust 514 moves to faster update schedule in bid to improve game
                
 
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                    Hidden in Plain Sight - Ouya review
                
 
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                    Creator of Syndicate Wars returns with spiritual successor Satellite Reign
                
 
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                    Microsoft launches Xbox Music web version
                
 
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                    £6 SimCity Airships Set adds hot air balloons and blimps
                
 
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                    Precursor Games co-founder arrested on child porn charges
                
 
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                    Microsoft returns to Tokyo Game Show
                
 
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                    Naughty Dog pledges to remove The Last of Us' phone sex numbers
                
 
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                    How Hotline Miami is like BDSM