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'Switch' is an adorable and depressing condemnation of social media

Switch, a puzzle-platformer currently taking part in Square Enix's "Collective" program, examines the loneliness brought on by social media.
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Sega Saturn's copy protection finally cracked, giving retro gamers a new option

The Sega Saturn is a dying console thanks to its disc-based game format, but wizard James Wah has managed to crack the system's copy protection.
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'No Man's Sky' fits its ridiculously huge galaxy into a refreshingly small install size

'No Man's Sky' is just weeks away, and after recently going gold, we now have the game's install size. It's a lot smaller than you might expect.
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‘PokĂ©mon Go’ player tries to play with a drone and some duct tape

One particularly craft Pokémon Go player used his laptop, a drone, and some duct tape to take the game to the skies.
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‘Drinkbox Vita Collection’ brings three of the system’s best games together at last

Drinkbox, the studio behind acclaimed Vita titles 'Guacamelee!' and 'Severed,' has announced the Drinkbox Vita Collection.
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Catch ’em all day long? ‘PokĂ©mon Go’ will soon see improved battery life

'Pokémon Go' can really tax your phone's battery, but developer Niantic is working on an update to help you catch 'em all for longer.
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‘Yooka-Laylee’ features plenty of cheesy humor, even when you’re not playing

Yooka-Laylee looks to bring back the humor of '90s platformers, even when you aren't actually playing the game.

'Halo 5's player count is the highest in the series since 'Halo 3'

Halo 5: Guardians released last October, but its player count continues to increase, according to 343 Industries.
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Want 'Trials of the Blood Dragon' for free? Master the demo in a day and it's yours

Start practicing your motorcycle jumps. If you can complete a moderately good run in the Trials of the Blood Dragon demo, you'll earn the full game.
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It looks like a new 'Overwatch' hero is on the way, complete with biotic rifle

If the messages between Torbjörn and Mercy are to believed, we will soon see a new support character in Overwatch, complete with a biotic healing rifle.
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Cleopatra and her sphinx lead Egypt to victory in ‘Sid Meier’s Civilization VI’

Civilization VI features famous world leaders like Teddy Roosevelt and Queen Victoria, but don't count out Cleopatra and Egypt.
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‘Hotline Miami’ has a new eight-part comic series, and it launches today

Hotline Miami: Wildlife, a new eight-part comic series from DayJob Studio, launches today.
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Put down that shooter: ‘The First Tree’ aims to teach gamers to respect life

The First Tree, an adventure game that focuses on both a grieving couple and a lonely fox, launches next year for PC and Mac.
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‘Candle’ adventure game is also a watercolor painting come to life

Candle, a Kickstarter-funded game from Teku Studio, is a watercolor painting come to life, and it's all hand-painted.
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‘South Park: The Fractured But Whole’ will be ‘unedited’ Stone/Parker game

South Park: The Fractured But Whole arrives in December, skewering the superhero genre, but its writing (and humor_ will still be true to the show.
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‘The Bunker’ explores one man’s isolated life after a nuclear apocalypse

The Bunker, a live-action horror game from Splendy Games and Wales Interactive, examines the loneliness and horror of life after a nuclear apocalypse.
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Square Enix, CNN explore the ethics of human augmentation

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided publisher Square Enix and CNN are hosting a human augmentation conference this August.
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David Cage sees a bleak, android-run future in 'Detroit: Become Human'

Quantic Dream's 'Detroit: Become Human,' the latest from director David Cage, paints a bleak, android-run future for the city.
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‘Overwatch’ Competitive Play available now on PC, ‘coming soon’ to consoles

Overwatch's Competitive Play mode, which offers new versions of each game mode and a skill ranking system, is now available on PC.
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Blast invaders with your buddies when ‘Alienation’ local co-op arrives next week

Housemarque's Alienation launched back in April without a local cooperative mode, but a July 5 update will fix that.
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New Incursion, dungeons part of first paid expansion for ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division’

The Division's first paid expansion,"Underground, is out today, adding a new Incursion, gear sets, and randomly generated dungeons.
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‘The Technomancer’ isn’t the sci-fi RPG epic you’ve been waiting for, critics say

'The Technomancer' seemed like it had the potential to be a solid alternative to 'Mass Effect,' but reviews criticize the combat, story, and characters.
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WB Games pushes back scheduled July release of ‘Batman: Return to Arkham’

Batman: Return to Arkham was scheduled to launch in late July, but WB Games has delayed its release. A new release date has not been set.
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'Super Stardust Ultra' and 'Hustle Kings' are getting the PlayStation VR treatment

PSN favorites Super Stardust Ultra and Hustle Kings will soon be available on PlayStation VR, and the former game is almost unrecognizable.
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‘Hawken’ and its extensive lore launch for free next month on consoles

Hawken, the long-in-development mech shooter from Reloaded Games, hits PlayStation 4 on July 8, and an Xbox One release looks like it's coming even sooner.
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Can’t go too fast: Nintendo is giving away ‘Mario & Sonic’ prizes to active fans

Mario & Sonic are competing in this year's Olympic games, and Nintendo is giving you a chance to compete, as well, with a chance to win some sweet prizes.
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Bolivian rebels can help take down the cartel in ‘Ghost Recon Wildlands’

Ghost Recon Wildlands will feature a systemic, player-driven open world, and by freeing rebels locked up by the cartel, you can turn the tide of war.

A week of free play, new mode coming to ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ next week

Halo 5: Guardians will be free to play next week if you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription, just in time for the launch of the new Warzone Firefight mode.
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Only mankind is divided: No aliens in 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is taking the shooter franchise far into the future, but it won't feature an extraterrestrial enemy.
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Mega Bloks ‘Destiny’ sets arrive this July

Mega Bloks announced today that the company's Destiny building set line will be releasing this July, months before they were previously planned.
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Free-to-play shooter ‘Kill Strain’ is out next month on PS4

Kill Strain, a free-to-play twin-stick shooter from Sony's San Diego Studio, launches next month on PlayStation 4.
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‘Fictorum’ is the action-RPG exclusively for magic users

Fictorum is an action-RPG from Scraping Bottom Games that puts all the focus on magic users.
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Anyone keeping count? ‘Mighty No. 9’ has been delayed again on Xbox 360

Mighty No. 9 is available now on PC and almost every console imaginable, but the Xbox 360 version has suffered a last-minute delay.
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Mars isn’t exactly a friendly place in ‘The Technomancer’

The Technomancer's version of Mars is hardly friendly, with mutated animal creatures and several hostile factions ready to rip you limb from limb.