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Super Bowl savant: Will Madden predict this year's game as perfectly as last?

EA Sports used Madden NFL 16 to predict the Carolina Panthers will win Super Bowl 50, which is worth noting because the video game forecasted the exact score of last year’s big game.
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Jamie Lee Curtis explains how gamers can win her black dress from True Lies

Jamie Lee Curtis {Halloween, True Lies, Scream Queens) is helping Twin Galaxies raise money to promote the #Right2Game campaign by donating memorabilia from some of her most popular films.
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Cliff Bleszinski takes aim at free-to-play PC shooter arena with LawBreakers

Former Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski reveals details about his new free-to-player shooter from Nexon, LawBreakers.
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Abby Brammell is first playable female character to answer Call of Duty in Black Ops 3

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 actress Abby Brammell discusses her first video game role in the Activision and Treyarch blockbuster.
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Napoleon Dynamite doesn’t have as much time to game anymore, either

Napoleon Dynamite talks about his role in the recent, crowdfunded claymation adventure game Armikrog and his life as a gamer in this exclusive interview.
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Zach Braff tells us about his passion for Destiny, dreams of directing blockbusters

We caught up with the actor/director of TV's Scrubs fame and ended up taking a walk down video game-memory lane.
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Interview: Blizzard quest designer talks World of WarCraft: Mists of Pandaria

As a game designer at Blizzard, virtual worlds rise and falls on Dave Kosak’s whims. Here, the lead quest designer for World of WarCraft: Mists of Pandaria offers a sneak peak at what’s in store from the expansion.
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BlizzCon 2011: StarCraft II Heart of the Swarm preview

Blizzard brought StarCraft II fans into the Heart of the Swarm at BlizzCon 2011 with a first-hand sample of campaign gameplay and a peek into how the story will evolve.
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BlizzCon 2011 Diablo III preview

Diablo III lead technical artist Julian Love sheds details on how different classes will interact with the game world, what developers learned from the closed beta, and even potential plans to port the game to consoles.
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Activision’s CEO discusses the future of Call of Duty

Activision's CEO Eric Hirshberg talks about Call of Duty and Skylanders, and how the publisher can continue to have success without risking over-saturation.
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Will more research on violent video games unearth answers, or just more questions?

Although it is becoming commonplace for politicians and others to blame violent video games for all the recent shooting tragedies, the truth is that there has not been any conclusive evidence linking the two. In fact, researchers like Dr. Kevin Williams think there is more to it.
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‘It’s come a long way since Tecmo Bowl’: Eli Manning on Xbox Kinect, Madden, and how Peyton cheats

The Super Bowl is far more than just a game, it is a two week long event, this time centered in New Orleans. We spoke to New Orleans native and two time Super Bowl MVP, Eli Manning, about his time in the Big Easy, his involvement with a program dedicated to making kids more active, and how his brother Peyton used to cheat.

Chris Roberts returns to gaming and once again reinvents the space sim genre

Film director, producer, and game developer Chris Roberts, the man responsible for the classic Wing Commander franchise, talks with us about his next space sim, the kickstarter funded Star Citizen
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John C. Reilly and the cast of Wreck-It Ralph talk about life on both sides of the joystick

We speak with the actors who to life the characters of Disney’s upcoming film, Wreck-It Ralph, which hits theaters on November 2.

On set with the cast of the upcoming Syfy show, Defiance

We take a set tour and talk to the cast of Syfy Channel's upcoming TV show, Defiance.
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Activision hopes to offend everyone equally with Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse

We speak with developer Alex Knight about how Activision is attempting to bring a unique type of humor to gaming in the Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse.
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Exclusive interview: Puppeteer for PlayStation Move has players pulling the strings

Game director Gavin Moore explains how the unique idea behind Puppeteer came to be, and how the game will leverage technology to give players an experience unlike any other.
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Interview: Exec. producer Julian Beek takes us inside Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel

Paramilitary operatives Alpha and Bravo head south of the border in Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel. Executive producer Julian Beek gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the new duo’s romp through Mexico.
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Marvel gets meta: Deadpool knows he’s in a game

Marvel’s Deadpool game will have a number of twists, not the least of which is that the protagonist knows he exists within a video game. And he’s ready to have fun with it.
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From broadcast jokes to interactive mayhem, ‘Family Guy’ writers talk about bringing the Griffens to the digital world

Peter Griffin and the family return to the digital frontier with two new games, Family Guy Online and Family Guy: Return to the Multiverse. We chatted with two of the show's writers about the challenges of bring the Family Guy humor to a video game.

Exclusive: Respawn Entertainment founders discuss their new title, and the narrowing gap between gaming and Hollywood

In this exclusive interview, Former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella, now the people behind the fledgling Respawn Entertainment, discuss working on their new project, and the ever increasing connection between gaming and Hollywood.
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Death Becomes Darksiders II: Hands-On with Vigil Games Sequel

Image used with permission by copyright holder Vigil Games decided to introduce the new playable character Death with its second Darksiders game, which actually plays out during the same time period of the original, and even features some overlapping story events. With Death comes a whole new slate of abilities and new gameplay features, which […]
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Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley gets back to his gaming roots with new mobile-game startup

Seamus Blackley helped radically reshape the future of gaming with the creation of the Xbox, but with his new startup, he'll draw upon the past to rekindle the spirit that made classic arcade games great.

Exclusive: Prince of Persia’s creator Jordan Mechner discusses his upcoming Karateka remake

Jordan Mechner, the man that created the Prince of Persia franchise, has spent over three decades in the gaming industry. In this exclusive interview, we speak with Mechner about the Hollywood treatment, his upcoming Karateka remake, and his return to gaming.

Exclusive interview: Actor Nolan North Discusses the future of the Uncharted series

The actor responsible for bringing the character of Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series to life talks about his career, Uncharted 4, and the possible Uncharted movie.

EA Sports Sets Sail with Carnival for Interactive Funship 2.0 Gaming

Carnival Cruise Line and EA Sports have partnered up to offer Carnival guests a one-of-a-kind sports and gaming experience on the high seas.

Exclusive Interview: “Chuck” star Zachary Levi game to host the VGAs

Zachary Levi, the TV star discusses turning his passion for gaming into a hosting gig for Spike TV’s upcoming VGA awards.

The NFL’s Adrian Peterson and B.J. Raji stab each other repeatedly in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

The Minnesota Viking’s Adrian Peterson and The Green Bay Packers B.J. Raji went head to head in an online grudge match via the online multiplayer for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.

Hollywood talent discuss answering the Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3 style

Activision and Infinity Ward turn to Hollywood to help breathe life into the characters of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
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Exclusive interview: Jason West, Vince Zampella talk life after Call of Duty

Call of Duty now in the rear-view mirror, Respawn Entertainment founders Jason West and Vince Zampella look forward to 3D gaming, harnessing new platforms like the Kinect and Wii U, and more. Of everything.

StarCraft II Heart of the Swarm: A closer look at new multiplayer units

Here’s what’s new in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, straight from Blizzard Entertainment at BlizzCon 2011.

From Pong to anti-aging games: Nolan Bushnell discusses the future of gaming

Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and a legend in the video game industry, discusses his new projects including games to fight Alzheimer's, the contradiction of social games and the future of gaming.

Come for the Fall of Earth, stay for the co-op: BioWare introduces four-player co-op play to Mass Effect 3

After months of rumors, BioWare have confirmed that Mass Effect 3 will feature an online co-op mode.

First look at Syndicate

Starbreeze Studios modernizes Syndicate as a first-person shooter
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Interview: Cliff Bleszinski on games, guns and Gears of War 3

Epic Games’ design guru Cliff Bleszinski talks about his own experience breaking into the gaming industry, how the brutal chainsaw Lancer came to be, and the challenges of creating a sequel like Gears of War 3.
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Messing with success: Sledgehammer talks Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The Call of Duty franchise might not be developed by the same team anymore, but its new custodians have big plans for Modern Warfare 3.
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Dota 2 preview: How Valve is building its first RTS from the ground up

Valve’s rich history with first-person shooters gets a break with Dota 2, a real-time strategy game that started life as a humble Warcraft mod.
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Behind closed doors with Lollipop Chainsaw: Zombies, cheerleaders, gore

Lollipop Chainsaw rips through clichés with a unique – and totally bizarre – take on the zombie genre.