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Austin Walker's Top 10 Games to Watch in 2016
Waypoint's Austin Walker takes time out of his busy fan fiction writing schedule to talk about the games he loved watching in 2016.
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Guest Column: Visibility is Not Enough
While guest contributor Heather Alexandra is thrilled with the diverse casts of some recent games, she argues that diversity should extend beyond the realm of the fictional.
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Sony Confirms Playstation NEO, Won't Feature the Console at E3
Andrew House confirmed that the new system would be more powerful and expensive than the current $350 model.
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Guest Column: The Strange, Wonderful, Non-Commercial Games of alt.ctrl.GDC
Guest Columnist Jason Imms traveled to this year's alt.ctrl.GDC, a showcase of games that feature novel control schemes and unique sorts of interactivity.
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Nintendo Expands on E3 Streaming Plans
Zelda will remain a focus, but the Treehouse will also stream Pokemon Sun/Moon and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, among other titles.
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Guest Column: Learning About Life and Death From a Little Black Mage
In the face of familial struggle, guest writer Gino Grieco found solace in Final Fantasy IX.
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Report: Microsoft to Release More Powerful Xbox One in 2017, Xbox One Slim in 2016
The more powerful Xbox may also have integrated Oculus Rift support.
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ESA Announces Free, Public "E3 LIVE" Event
The show will run from June 14-16 in a separate location from E3 proper.
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Disney Cancels Infinity, Ends Game Publishing Division
The company will be closing Avalanche Software and laying off close to 300 employees in the process.
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Guest Column: The Known Unknowns of Subterfuge
Guest Contributor Nick Capozzoli explains how Subterfuge blends data overload with hidden information in order to transform you into a cold, calculating tactician.
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Nintendo Earnings Report Sets March 2017 Release Date For NX
UPDATED: New information about Nintendo's limited plans for E3 and a delay for the new Zelda have been added to the story.
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Guest Column: Defending Crunch Isn't Leadership
Guest contributor Ian Williams responds to the recently stoked debate about crunch in game development and calls on the IGDA to do more.
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Sources: The Upgraded PlayStation 4 is Codenamed NEO, Contains Upgraded CPU, GPU, RAM
Though the NEO will offer greater visual fidelity than the original PS4, Sony is taking measures not to split their user base in two.
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Ken Levine to Write and Direct Pilot of New Interactive Twilight Zone
The new series will be produced by Interlude, the company that made that cool Bob Dylan channel-surfing video a few years ago.
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Guest Column: Constraint Breeds Creativity
Guest contributor Jason Imms heads to Train Jam 2016 to find out why game developers thrive under certain restrictions.
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Guest Column: A Garden of Bodies
Guest Contributor Bruno Dias explores the long, intertwining history of environmental storytelling and corpses in video games.
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Gears of War 4 to Release on October 11
An Xbox One beta for the game launches later this month.
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Guest Column: Turning in the Badge
Guest contributor Heather Alexandra wanted more from The Division than another license to kill.
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Guest Column: Wrist Grabs and DDoS Attacks
Guest Contributor Gino Grieco explains how a martial arts technique can help us understand the denial of service attacks that have become increasingly common these days.
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Guest Column: Now You're Working With Power
Guest Contributor Ian Williams explains what a union is and why you might want one even if you love your job.
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Report: Nintendo to Stop Production of Wii U Consoles in 2016
UPDATED: Nintendo has issued a short statement that claims that the company will be continuing production of the Wii U for at least some additional time.
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Sony Shutters Driveclub and MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios
The closure today follows a a major series of layoffs last March.
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Sony Reportedly Working on a "PlayStation 4.5"
Developers confirmed to Kotaku that the new model would offer increased graphical power and could run games at 4K.
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Guest Column: This Is Your Brain on Esports
Guest Contributor Patrick Miller explains how competitive gaming taught him how to learn.
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PlayStation VR Priced at $399 USD, Scheduled for October Release
The bundle will not include PlayStation Move controllers or the PlayStation Camera, the latter of which is necessary for use of the headset.
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Cross-Console Multiplayer Is Now (Theoretically) Real
Microsoft's new "Cross-Network" initiative allows Xbox One users to "play with players on different online multiplayer networks," including on competing consoles.
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Radiant Entertainment Acquired by Riot Games, Rising Thunder Canceled
Thankfully, the Rising Thunder team will be starting work on a new project.
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Guest Column: Digging a Little Deeper: Dwarf Fortress, Fantasy Tropes, and World Building
Guest contributor Gita Jackson explains how Dwarf Fortress' ability to let you tell your own stories helped her overcome her usual disinterest in Tolkien-esque fantasy.
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Microsoft Plans to Upgrade Xbox One Hardware, Unify PC and Console Platforms
These moves are part of a larger strategy that Xbox head Phil Spencer explained at a press event last week.
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DDOS Attacks Shake Up Xbox Live Stability, Prevents Users From Accessing Content
Details aren't fully clear, but users report that they were totally locked out of their Xbox One digital content for days.
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HTC Vive Priced at $799, Pre-Orders Begin February 29
The package will include the headset, two controllers, positional sensors, and two games: Job Simulator and Fantastic Contraption.
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Guest Column: Skin to Screen
Just in time for Fire Emblem: Fates, guest contributor Janine Hawkins explores the history and appeal of "skinship" in games.
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Warren Spector Joins OtherSide Entertainment as Studio Director
Spector will work on System Shock 3 and Underworld: Ascendant, the Ultima: Underworld spiritual Successor.
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Bethesda Announces First Three Fallout 4 DLC Packs
New content will arrive every month from now through May, culminating with the first major story expansion.
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Ubisoft Will Not Release an Assassin's Creed Game in 2016
Finally, the franchise will be taking the rest that its critics have been hoping for.
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Guest Column: The State of Strategy
Guest contributor Rob Zacny explains why the big strategy games of 2015 left him wanting, while the strange, small experiments sparked his imagination.
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Guest Column: It's Time to Talk About Labor in the Games Industry
Guest Contributor Ian Williams makes the case for why we need to care about labor conditions in the game industry as much as we care about the games we love.
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Titanfall 2 Will Feature a Single-Player Campaign and Maybe Some Magic Too
A Forbes interview with the game's lead writer offered fans a glimpse at where the sci-fi shooter series would be heading in the next year or two.
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Guest Column: The Redemption of the Inquisition
Guest contributor Rowan Kaiser digs into what worked and what didn't in Dragon Age: Inquisition's final DLC, Trespasser.
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Blizzard Plans to Drop Old Card Sets From "Standard" Hearthstone Play, Adds New "Wild" Format
Cards from the popular Curse of Naxxramas and Goblins vs Gnomes expansions are getting the axe for those who want to play in Standard mode.
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