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Dying Light: Spotlight Edition charges $10,000,000 for role in upcoming film

How much would you pay to in the big screen adaptation of a popular video game? Dying Light developer Techland believes the answer is $10 million.
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Amazon adds zombie apocalypse clause to Lumberyard terms of service

A clause in the terms of service for Lumberyard, Amazon's new video game engine, limits company liability in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
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Someone built a Rocket League pitch in Halo 5 for Xbox One players

The Xbox One version of Rocket League isn't out yet, but level designer TurbTastic has recreated the game as a multiplayer level in Halo 5: Guardians.
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IRL Space Invaders seems much more intense than the original

Rooster Teeth created a life-size physical adaptation of the Space Invaders board, just to see what the game would be like as a plain, old, IRL game.
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Gametrailers 'fixes' Bloodborne review to end its 13-year run on a high note

After 13 years of delivering gamers video content and blogs, games media outlet GameTrailers has shut down for business, the outlet announced Monday.
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XCOM 2 bad guys say the darnedest things

XCOM 2 advent soliders say some really weird stuff in this "Bad Lip Reading"-style video.
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Check out this proposal for an official Monument Valley Lego set

Monument Valley fans rejoice! A fan-made Lego set based on the game is getting traction on the toymaker's community design platform, Lego Ideas.
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This Street Fighter V live-action dance battle looks like a terrifying '90s throwback

Capcom UK hired London-based dance troupe ZooNation to perform a Street FIghter V-themed dance battle called "Street Fighter V Hits London."
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Nintendo officially gives up on non-wearable ‘Quality of Life’ sleep tracker

Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima revealed the company will not continue developing its "quality of life" sleep tracker.
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This is how Super Mario Sunshine would look in Unreal Engine 4

One Nintendo fan has taken to remaking Super Mario Sunshine's hub world, Delfino Plaza, in Unreal Engine 4.
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Watch Conan O'Brien, Josh Norman and Von Miller Play Doom on Clueless Gamer

So a panther, a bronco, and Conan O'Brien walk into a hotel conference room... In the newest episode of O'Brien's Clueless Gamer video series.
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The Revenant gets way more fun(ny) when you add sounds and graphics from Tony Hawk Pro Skater

What happens when you mix The Revenant and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? That's right boys and girls! it's "Leo DiCaprio's Pro Revenant!"
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Platinum Games needed to make other studios' games to survive

Platinum Games CEO Tatsuya Minami explained how the studio originally planned to stick to making original IP, but has transitioned to making adaptations.
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Earthbound sequel Mother 3 may finally get a western release

Nintendo will publish a western port of Mother 3, sequel to the RPG released in North America as Earthbound, on the Wii U virtual console later this year.
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Ubisoft tries to stop Electronic Arts from copyrighting the word ‘Ghost’

Ubisoft has asked the US Patent and Trademark Office to deny copyright claims related to an upcoming Electronic Arts game called "Ghost."
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Insomniac Games asks players to ‘dive deeper’ in new teaser

Developer Insomniac Games released a mysterious trailer Tuesday teasing the upcoming announcement of the studio's new project.
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Here are the hot new games EA will bring out in the next 14 months

Electronic Arts revealed that a trio of high-profile sequels are on track to come out by March 31, 2017, the end of the company's next fiscal year.
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Loot Crate adds all-gaming gift box to subscription lineup

Nerd culture subscription service Loot Crate announced a new gaming-themed alternative to their gift box service called "Loot Gaming."
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Oops! Electronic Arts basically revealed how many Xbox Ones are out there

We now know why Microsoft reporting monthly updates on Xbox One hardware sales, thanks to a recent financial report from publisher Electronic Arts.
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Superhot is coming to PC in February, but we're still waiting to hear about the VR version

Superhot, the action movie simulating first-person shooter you just remembered the moment you saw the screenshot, will be coming to PC February 25.
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Someone remade the battle of Helm's Deep in Fallout 4

YouTuber Cosmic Contrarian made the ultimate Fallout 4 battle video; a cinematic re-enactment of the battle of Helm's Deep from the Lord of the Rings.
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The leading men of video games would be just as gross as any other bro on Tinder

The latest entry in gaming humor web channel The Warp Zone's "if video games had" series envisions the terrifying world of inter-game Tinder dating.
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Hands on: Vaio S (2016)

The Vaio S does a decent job imitating the perfect ultrabook, and it’s powerful enough to justify its price, but it has at one special feature that makes it stand out in the worst way.
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Electronic Arts abandons E3 2016 for ‘EA Play’ event

Electronic Arts will move a large portion of its E3 2016 events and demonstrations to an independent, fan convention in Los Angeles called EA Play.
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Hands on: Vaio Z (2016)

The Vaio Z, the flagship leading Vaio’s return to the American laptop market, has powerful specs and interesting features designed to impress executives – and comes with an equally impressive price tag.
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Pikachu finds love, dead bodies in this trailer for Great Detective Pikachu

Nintendo has released a new trailer for their upcoming Pokémon spin-off, Great Detective Pikachu, which will be released in Japanese February 3.
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Street Fighter V story mode DLC will bridge the gap between the last two games

Street Fighter V will gain a "cinematic" story mode, which will be released as a free downloadable update in June, publisher Capcom announced Monday.
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This crazy iPhone case records calls with the push of a button

The "Just in Case," a hybrid iPhone case and audio recorder that aims to make it super easy to record phone calls on your iPhone.
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Report: Destiny sequel delayed from destined release

The upcoming sequel to Destiny has been delayed from its projected release date in September, 2016, according to a report from Kotaku Friday.
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Born this way: Nintendo cuts Fire Emblem Fates' controversial "gay conversion drugging"

Nintendo has scenes in Fire Emblem Fates where a heterosexual character drugs a homosexual character in order to change her sexual orientation.
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Bravely Second: End Layer Coming to North America April 15

Bravely Second: End Layer, sequel to the surprise hit RPG Bravely Default, will be released in North America April 15, Nintendo of America announced.
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New Xbox One Preview Update heralds the return of Avatars and more in 2016

Microsoft pushed a new set of Xbox One operating system expanded features and visual changes to Xbox One Preview users, the company announced Tuesday.
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Hitman is still coming out in March, but as an episodic game

The upcoming sixth entry in the Hitman series, simply titled Hitman, has been restructured and will be released in a monthly, episodic format.
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Bayonetta 2 is about to get way cheaper

Nintendo will "re-release" Bayonetta 2 on Wii U as a $30 "standalone product" February 19, Nintendo of America announced Thursday via Twitter.
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Tom Clancy’s The Division beta will finally kick off at the end of January

The public beta for Tom Clancy's The Division will begin in late January, publisher Ubisoft announced Friday via Twitter.
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Check out this look at the Fallout 4 missions that could have been

A video report has pieced together some missions and other, more ephemeral ideas that show how much larger and more dense, Fallout 4 could have been.
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An Uber driver refused to pick up a woman in labor and charged her for asking

A New York woman who was going into labor called an Uber to take her to the hospital. The driver refused her and charged $13 for taking up his time.
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2015 video game retail sales suggest more people are buying digitally

American consumers spent $13.1 Billion on video games hardware and disc-based software in 2015, slightly less than the year before, according to NPD.
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