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White House publishes video games violence compilation

9 March 2018, 13:11

As shown by President Trump to games industry execs at yesterday's meeting.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launches worldwide on 12 October

9 March 2018, 11:11

There will be a special reveal event on 17th May, and we have a short teaser video for now.

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Trump to meet US video game industry heads on Thursday

6 March 2018, 14:31

ESA confirms meeting is to discuss link between video games and real-life violence.

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Battlefield V is the upcoming Battlefield-WWII game from EA

2 March 2018, 12:11

Previously known as Battlefield 2 this is a completely new game, not a 2005 era remaster.

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Assassin's Creed Origins adds Discovery Tour mode

20 February 2018, 12:12

Non-combat guided tour mode is a free update for existing owners, and available standalone.

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System Shock reboot development halts for rethink

19 February 2018, 12:35

21,625 Kickstarter backers put in $1.35 million and now have to wait even longer.

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Steam wishlist sort and filter improvements rolled out

16 February 2018, 13:31

And the Steam Lunar New Year sale has begun. Ends Monday.

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THQ Nordic acquires Koch Media and Deep Silver

14 February 2018, 15:31

Paying €121m cash for the Dead Island, Saints Row, and Metro series publishers.

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PocketSprite retro-gaming portable fits on your keyring

9 February 2018, 13:31

OLED screen equipped 55 x 32 x 14mm device emulates Game Boy, Game Gear, and more.

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Google working on ‘Yeti’ game streaming service, says report

8 February 2018, 11:31

Early version used Chromecast but now a dedicated streamer and controller is on the way.

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Ubisoft details the Far Cry 5 Season Pass

5 February 2018, 13:11

And it publishes the Far Cry 5 Story Trailer (video).

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Elon Musk’s Boring flamethrower to feature in Borderlands 3

30 January 2018, 11:31

$500 flamethrower began pre-orders this weekend. 10,000 units already sold.

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GAME loyalty card points are now twice as hard to earn

29 January 2018, 13:11

New T&Cs mean that you get just £1 worth of reward points on every £100 spent.

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Epic Games to close down its Paragon F2P MOBA game

29 January 2018, 12:11

It never left beta stage but people who paid for early access and so on will get refunds.

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Epic Games acquires Edinburgh-based startup Cloudgine

23 January 2018, 13:11

As its name suggests, Cloudgine offloads Unreal Engine 4 processing to the cloud.

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Denuvo 4.8 anti-tamper DRM tech gets bypass crack

22 January 2018, 14:11

It has protected a lot of AAA games over the last few months.

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Aliens game in the pipeline from Fox's video games division

18 January 2018, 14:01

Developer Cold Iron Studios yields Doom, Borderlands, and BioShock Infinite talent.

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Nintendo Labo cardboard accessory kits announced

18 January 2018, 10:11

Make cardboard origami 'Toy-Con' fishing rods, pianos, motorbikes, robots, and more.

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The Commodore Story film spans the 1970s and 90s

17 January 2018, 12:01

From the PET, to Amiga and beyond. Released on 23 Feb, on Amazon, Netflix and iTunes.

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Steam reveals its top selling 100 games of 2017

2 January 2018, 13:11

Top titles include; H1Z1, Warframe, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2, GTA V, and PUBG.

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Nintendo Switch Golf tribute to Iwata disappears from console

29 December 2017, 14:01

The NES Golf game 'Easter Egg' has been removed in the latest firmware update v4.0.0.

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The Steam Winter Sale is now live

21 December 2017, 22:01

And the EA Origin Holiday Sale and others from GOG, Humble Bundle, and Microsoft have started too.

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Obsidian: No microtransactions or loot boxes in our next RPG

18 December 2017, 12:01

Despite Take Two’s plans to implement microtransactions in all upcoming releases.

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Sony PlayStation 4 sales surpass the 70 million mark

8 December 2017, 11:01

And more than two million PSVR kits have been sold.

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Valve removes Bitcoin payment option from Steam

7 December 2017, 14:01

Cryptocurrency value volatility ($15K today) and high transaction fees are to blame.

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Nvidia Shield TV plays GameCube and Wii games in China

6 December 2017, 13:01

New Super Mario Bros Wii, Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Punch-Out!! are available now.

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Star Citizen selling plots of land for up to $120

30 November 2017, 13:31

This fee gets you an 8km square parcel for commercial, residential or industrial use.

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Humble Codemasters Racing Bundle 2017 launched

29 November 2017, 13:01

And on the topic of driving, the legendary 'Desert Bus' has been updated for VR (its free).

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds continues to break records

24 November 2017, 14:01

It has accomplished 22 million sales on Steam, achieved 2.7 million concurrent gamers.

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Ataribox makers share joystick design photos

24 November 2017, 12:01

Subtle redesign of the classic one-button 2600 joystick looks like an improvement.

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Steam Autumn Sale 2017 runs from now until 28th Nov

23 November 2017, 11:01

Beyond the games selections you can get up to 90 per cent off Steam hardware.

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US politician says EA created a "Star Wars-themed online casino"

22 November 2017, 11:31

Gaming firms should cease these "predatory practices" in games or face sales regulation.

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CD Projekt Red claims that "we leave greed to others"

20 November 2017, 10:31

Firm was addressing concerns about 'gaming as a service' model in Cyperpunk 2077.

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