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Legendary game designer Hideo Kojima gives peek at extravagant Tokyo studio

Veteran game designer Hideo Kojima gave a rare public glimpse at his new Kojima Productions office in Tokyo this week.
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‘Ghost Recon Wildlands’ opens enlistment for February beta

Lucky players will be able to explore Ghost Recon Wildlands' massive open world starting in February as part of a closed beta session.
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Blizzard’s Heroes of the Dorm competition is now a Facebook Live exclusive

Blizzard is now accepting applicants for its 2017 Heroes of the Dorm esports competition as the event moves from ESPN to Facebook Live.
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Warner Bros. revives shuttered ‘Disney Infinity’ creator for ‘Cars 3’ game

Disney Infinity creator Avalanche Software is now working on a video game adaptation of Cars 3 after a Warner Bros. buyout and rescue.
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'Resident Evil 7' PC performance gets a boost with Radeon graphics cards

AMD's Performance Labs have confirmed that the PC version of Resident Evil 7 boasts faster framerates on systems using Radeon graphics cards.
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New Nintendo 3DS XL Pikachu Yellow Edition heading stateside in February

Nintendo's handheld gaming platform will get a boost in popularity in February with the launch of a Pikachu-themed New Nintendo 3DS XL.
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Study linking video-game shooting skill to firearm accuracy retracted

Time to schedule some more time at the firing range: Ohio State University has retracted a study linking FPS gameplay to skill with handguns.
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'For Honor' PC system requirements chart a path for hardware upgrades

Ubisoft has unveiled For Honor's PC system requirements, giving players advance notice of the hardware required for 3-on-3 battles.
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EA Access members can play 10 hours of 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' before launch

EA Access and Origin Access members can download a 10-hour trial version of Mass Effect: Andromeda starting on March 16.
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'Pokémon Go' update expands support for Generation 2 creatures

Pokémon Go dataminers have uncovered support for Generation 2 creatures that have alternate physical forms, among other new features.
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‘Titanfall: Frontline’ mobile spinoff canceled after extensive development

Titanfall series developer Respawn Entertainment has canceled its in-development mobile collectible card game spinoff Titanfall: Frontline.
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Former NFL player sues ‘Gears of War’ creators over Cole Train likeness

Former NFL player Lenwood Hamilton alleges that the creators of Gears of War lifted his physical likeness for the character Augustus Cole.
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‘Netflix Infinite Runner’ is the ‘Stranger Things’ game we never wanted

Netflix targets gamers with Netflix Infinite Runner, a platformer featuring characters from Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things.
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'Super Mario Land' gets the full 'Super Mario Maker' treatment from fan

Nintendo superfan KHAce has re-created all 12 levels of the classic Game Boy platformer Super Mario Land within Super Mario Maker.
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Modders hacked NES Classic Edition, expanding its library to 84 games

The NES Classic Edition has been hacked to add support for many games that aren't featured in the plug-and-play console's default lineup.
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Steam customization support for Xbox One, Xbox 360 controllers is coming soon

Valve is rolling out Steam Controller Configurator support for Xbox 360 and Xbox One gamepads, granting access to advanced mapping features.
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Modder adds ‘PokĂ©mon Sun’ and ‘Moon’ characters to ‘Smash Bros. Wii U’

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U modder Scorpob has seeded the game's roster with Pokémon Sun and Moon characters like Popplio, Incineroar, and Gladion.
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SteamWorld series sequel will steam into the world in 2017

SteamWorld franchise developer Image & Form revealed that a new series sequel will launch in 2017, following up on SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Heist.
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From the ashes: Shuttered Crytek studio resurfaces as Black Sea Games

Black Sea Games has emerged from the aftermath of Crytek's mass studio shutdown, revealing that it has a new project in the works as an independent entity.
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Athena VR gun controller enhances HTC Vive shooters, seeks funding on Indiegogo

Ilium VR seeks funding for Athena, a virtual reality gun controller that uses SteamVR technology to deliver immersive first-person shooter experiences.
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Fan-crafted 'X-Wing' remake delivers Star Wars space battles in full 3D

Dedicated Star Wars fans are hard at work on XWVM, a Unity project that aims to port LucasArts' 1993 space combat sim X-Wing to modern PC platforms.
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Final Fantasy creator teases his next game, says it will be revealed in 2017

Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is giving RPG fans something to look forward to in 2017 as Mistwalker prepares to unveil its next project.
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Gird your wallet: Steam’s Winter Sale is now live

Steam's annual Winter Sale is here! Leaving a trail of ruined wallets and bloated PC gaming libraries in its wake.
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Xbox Store winter sale is live with price drops for 'Final Fantasy XV' and more

Microsoft kicked off the first day of its catalog-spanning Xbox Store Countdown sale with price drops for many of this year's biggest Xbox One releases.
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'Birthdays: The Beginning' misses its March release date, slips to May

Arc System Works' world-building ecology sim Birthdays: The Beginning will miss its targeted March launch date in favor of a worldwide release in May.
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PS4 YouTube app adds PlayStation VR support for 360-degree videos

Google is rolling out PlayStation VR support for its PlayStation 4 YouTube app, allowing users to experience 360-degree video via Sony's VR headset.
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'Civilization VI' bulks up for winter with Poland, Viking scenario packs

Developer Firaxis has updated Civilization VI with all-new Poland and Viking Scenario Packs, along with a range of bugfixes and balance tweaks.
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'Far Cry' developer Crytek sheds five studios in the wake of financial hardship

On Tuesday, Crytek announced it will significantly scale back its operations, closing five of its external studios as part of a corporate restructuring.
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‘Killer Instinct’ leads January’s free Xbox Games With Gold lineup

Microsoft has unveiled 2017's inaugural Games With Gold lineup, announcing that members will get free access to all content from Killer Instinct Season 2.
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Nintendo’s upcoming ‘Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World’ boasts new features

Nintendo has announced the expanded content it has in store for its upcoming 3DS platformer Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, including new levels and modes.
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'Dynasty Warriors 9' promises an open-world brawler for the modern era

The Dynasty Warriors series is due for a massive overhaul with its next sequel, which its creators pitch as a 'rebirth' for the long-running franchise.
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Retro gaming fan gets ‘Wolfenstein 3D’ up and running on a Game Boy Color

Developer Anders Granlund produced a playable Game Boy Color version of Wolfenstein 3D using a custom game board fitted with a co-processor chip.
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‘Street Fighter V’ will soon punish serial rage quitters with a badge of shame

Publisher Capcom will soon dole out added punishment for players who purposefully bail out during online matches of Street Fighter V.
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‘Minecraft’ gets a post-apocalyptic makeover with upcoming ‘Fallout’ pack

Mojang revealed that a new post-apocalyptic content pack inspired by Bethesda's Fallout series is set to launch for the console versions of Minecraft.