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'For Honor' PC system requirements chart a path for hardware upgrades

Ubisoft has unveiled For Honor's PC system requirements, giving players advance notice of the hardware required for 3-on-3 battles.
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'Pokémon Go' update expands support for Generation 2 creatures

Pokémon Go dataminers have uncovered support for Generation 2 creatures that have alternate physical forms, among other new features.
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‘Titanfall: Frontline’ mobile spinoff canceled after extensive development

Titanfall series developer Respawn Entertainment has canceled its in-development mobile collectible card game spinoff Titanfall: Frontline.
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Former NFL player sues ‘Gears of War’ creators over Cole Train likeness

Former NFL player Lenwood Hamilton alleges that the creators of Gears of War lifted his physical likeness for the character Augustus Cole.
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'Super Mario Land' gets the full 'Super Mario Maker' treatment from fan

Nintendo superfan KHAce has re-created all 12 levels of the classic Game Boy platformer Super Mario Land within Super Mario Maker.
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‘Netflix Infinite Runner’ is the ‘Stranger Things’ game we never wanted

Netflix targets gamers with Netflix Infinite Runner, a platformer featuring characters from Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things.
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Modders hacked NES Classic Edition, expanding its library to 84 games

The NES Classic Edition has been hacked to add support for many games that aren't featured in the plug-and-play console's default lineup.
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SteamWorld series sequel will steam into the world in 2017

SteamWorld franchise developer Image & Form revealed that a new series sequel will launch in 2017, following up on SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Heist.
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Steam customization support for Xbox One, Xbox 360 controllers is coming soon

Valve is rolling out Steam Controller Configurator support for Xbox 360 and Xbox One gamepads, granting access to advanced mapping features.
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From the ashes: Shuttered Crytek studio resurfaces as Black Sea Games

Black Sea Games has emerged from the aftermath of Crytek's mass studio shutdown, revealing that it has a new project in the works as an independent entity.
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Athena VR gun controller enhances HTC Vive shooters, seeks funding on Indiegogo

Ilium VR seeks funding for Athena, a virtual reality gun controller that uses SteamVR technology to deliver immersive first-person shooter experiences.
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Fan-crafted 'X-Wing' remake delivers Star Wars space battles in full 3D

Dedicated Star Wars fans are hard at work on XWVM, a Unity project that aims to port LucasArts' 1993 space combat sim X-Wing to modern PC platforms.
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'Birthdays: The Beginning' misses its March release date, slips to May

Arc System Works' world-building ecology sim Birthdays: The Beginning will miss its targeted March launch date in favor of a worldwide release in May.
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Xbox Store winter sale is live with price drops for 'Final Fantasy XV' and more

Microsoft kicked off the first day of its catalog-spanning Xbox Store Countdown sale with price drops for many of this year's biggest Xbox One releases.
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Gird your wallet: Steam’s Winter Sale is now live

Steam's annual Winter Sale is here! Leaving a trail of ruined wallets and bloated PC gaming libraries in its wake.
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PS4 YouTube app adds PlayStation VR support for 360-degree videos

Google is rolling out PlayStation VR support for its PlayStation 4 YouTube app, allowing users to experience 360-degree video via Sony's VR headset.
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'Civilization VI' bulks up for winter with Poland, Viking scenario packs

Developer Firaxis has updated Civilization VI with all-new Poland and Viking Scenario Packs, along with a range of bugfixes and balance tweaks.
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'Far Cry' developer Crytek sheds five studios in the wake of financial hardship

On Tuesday, Crytek announced it will significantly scale back its operations, closing five of its external studios as part of a corporate restructuring.
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Nintendo’s upcoming ‘Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World’ boasts new features

Nintendo has announced the expanded content it has in store for its upcoming 3DS platformer Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, including new levels and modes.
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‘Killer Instinct’ leads January’s free Xbox Games With Gold lineup

Microsoft has unveiled 2017's inaugural Games With Gold lineup, announcing that members will get free access to all content from Killer Instinct Season 2.
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'Dynasty Warriors 9' promises an open-world brawler for the modern era

The Dynasty Warriors series is due for a massive overhaul with its next sequel, which its creators pitch as a 'rebirth' for the long-running franchise.
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Retro gaming fan gets ‘Wolfenstein 3D’ up and running on a Game Boy Color

Developer Anders Granlund produced a playable Game Boy Color version of Wolfenstein 3D using a custom game board fitted with a co-processor chip.
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‘Street Fighter V’ will soon punish serial rage quitters with a badge of shame

Publisher Capcom will soon dole out added punishment for players who purposefully bail out during online matches of Street Fighter V.
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‘Minecraft’ gets a post-apocalyptic makeover with upcoming ‘Fallout’ pack

Mojang revealed that a new post-apocalyptic content pack inspired by Bethesda's Fallout series is set to launch for the console versions of Minecraft.
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Next 'Age of Empires II HD' expansion — 'Rise of the Rajas' — is due this month

Microsoft's 1999 real-time strategy game Age of Empires II gets a new lease on life later this month with the all-new expansion Rise of the Rajas.
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Turtle Rock hopes to recapture spirit of ‘Left 4 Dead’ in new free-to-play shooter

Left 4 Dead creator Turtle Rock Studios announced that it is developing a new first-person shooter that channels the spirit of the studio's past successes.
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‘Grand Theft Auto Online’ channels ‘Splatoon’ in its new Turf Wars mode

Rockstar has released a new batch of GTA Online content, including a territory-capturing mode that bears an uncanny resemblance to Nintendo's Splatoon.
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GameBridge SDK enables free in-game Discord text and voice chat

Discord creator Hammer & Chisel has launched GameBridge, a free SDK that allows developers to add text and voice chat to community-driven games.
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'For Honor' loses offline play, single-player campaign requires online connection

Ubisoft is walking back another promised For Honor feature, revealing this week that the game's single-player mode requires a persistent online connection.
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‘Forza Horizon 3’ gears up for winter with Blizzard Mountain DLC

Microsoft has released a "snowy mountain playground" for Forza Horizon 3 players as part of the upcoming Blizzard Mountain expansion.
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Gamers can buy select Nvidia graphics hardware and get free HTC Vive VR games

Nvidia is offering up a free collection of three VR experiences for gamers who purchase GTX graphics hardware alongside HTC Vive headsets.
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Twitch rolls out AutoMod feature to combat user harassment

Amazon's gameplay streaming service Twitch is introducing a new set of automated moderation tools in a bid to reduce user abuse and harassment.
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Dropbox app on Xbox One lets you back up and stream all of your media

Gamers can now keep a close eye on their cloud storage data with Monday's launch of an official Dropbox application for Xbox One consoles.
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Vive Studios kicks off HTC’s first-party VR initiative with ‘Arcade Saga’

Hardware manufacturer HTC today announced the launch of Vive Studios, a division focused on the production of first-party virtual reality content.
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Working out while wearing a Fitbit will soon give you a boost in 'NBA 2K17'

NBA 2K17 fanatics have a new incentive to exercise on a regular basis, as Fitbit trackers will soon unlock in-game bonuses and boosted character stats.
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Interstellar trading sim ‘Elite Dangerous’ sets course for PS4 in 2017

Crowdfunded space trading sim Elite Dangerous is headed to the PlayStation 4 in an expanded bundle that collects all previously released add-ons and DLC.
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Unofficial 'World of Warcraft' server returns game to 'vanilla' state this month

A playable legacy version of World of Warcraft will launch later this month, returning veteran players to the realm of Azeroth as it existed circa 2006.
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Magic Leap AR headset testers will capture 'environments and user behavior'

The Magic Leap AR headset is one step closer to becoming a reality, as field engineers will soon begin gathering location data in Florida.