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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided release pushed back until August 2016
Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was slated for release on February 23, 2016, but now the studio has announced that the release date has been pushed back by six months to August 23. “As you may have already seen by reading and watching the many previews for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, our aim is for ...
The first Overwatch Beta Test Weekend is happening November 20-23
Unless you’re a famous Twitch streamer with tens of thousands of viewers, you were probably not among the chosen few included in the first round of beta invitations for Blizzard Entertainment Inc’s highly anticipated team-based shooter, Overwatch, but there is a possibility that you might get a chance to play this weekend. Blizzard announced today that November 20-23 will ...
How to make a Fallout 4 character that isn’t butt-ugly
While making a hilariously disgusting character is fairly easy in Fallout 4, making a character that actually looks good is a bit more difficult. Once Bethesda Game Studios finally releases modding tools for the game, we might see some mods that make the face-sculpting tools a little more user friendly, but until then, here are a few ...
Nintendo is “cutting off the whole value creation” of its own fans, says Paradox CEO
Gamers have long criticized Nintendo Co Ltd’s strict control over how fans can use its games to create content for sites like YouTube or Twitch, and Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester says he agrees, but not just because it benefits fans. “When Nintendo tells people to take down their videos, they’re just cutting off the whole ...
Blizzard once again claims World of Warcraft expansions will be coming faster
The MMO powerhouse that is World of Warcraft will be turning 11 years old soon, and the game seems to have finally started to run out of steam, with its subscriber numbers dropping to their lowest point in over a decade. Over the years, developer Blizzard Entertainment Inc has stated more than once that it would like to ...
AltspaceVR lets you play Dungeons & Dragons with your long distance friends
Tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons have brought geeky groups of friends together for over 40 years now, but as is the case with all fun things, real life often gets in the way, and it can be hard to keep a D&D group together when one or more members move away. Players have made many attempts to play ...
Microsoft and Code.org use Minecraft to teach kids how to code
Coding is one of the most useful job skills to have in today’s tech-centric world, but learning how to code can be tough, especially in the beginning. To help lower the barrier to entry in learning how to code, Microsoft has teamed up with Code.org to offer kid friendly coding tutorials using the medium of the ...
SteamOS reportedly performs significantly worse than Windows 10 for gaming
Valve Corp’s long awaited Steam Machines are finally starting to make their way into the hands of consumers, but recent benchmark tests suggest that the Linux-based SteamOS might not be able to offer the full living room PC gaming experience it had once promised. According to a report by Ars Technica, several benchmarks have found that SteamOS performs ...
Payday 2 community outraged by new “pay-to-win” items
Some devs are able to admit their mistakes and listen to what their fan community has to say about unpopular game features. Payday 2 studio Overkill Software is not one of those devs. A large number of players were outraged last month when Overkill introduced microtransactions that effectively allowed (or rather required) users to pay real money to unlock ...
Layers of Fear dev explains why the game is “based on the mood rather than jump-scares”
The horror game genre has become a bit oversaturated over the last few years, likely as a result of the surprise success of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, which helped re-establish the genre as being capable of more than just having gross monsters jump up out at you from the floorboards. Steam Early Access is particularly flooded ...
