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You can play Half-Life on your Android smartwatch, but should you?

Step aside, Doom -- modder Dave Bennett has managed to get Valve's seminal first-person shooter Half-Life running on an Android-powered LG G smartwatch.
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Oh my Glob! Adventure Time Puzzle Quest is available for iOS and Android

The latest addition to the Puzzle Quest family of match-3 RPGs is based on Cartoon Network's excellent Adventure Time, out today for iOS and Android
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A PC by any other name: Mouse compatibility is inbound for the Xbox One

Microsoft's Xbox chief, Phil Spencer, said on Twitter that mouse compatibility isn't far away for the Xbox One.
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The Wii U can’t handle Project CARS

Wii U owners that have been eagerly awaiting a promised version of Slightly Mad Studios' Project CARS have some bad news: it's been officially cancelled.
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Stephen Colbert gears up for The Late Show with a classic text adventure

Ahead of his new gig succeeding Late Show host David Letterman, Stephen Colbert is promoting it with a browser-based text adventure game.
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FIFA 16 features World Cup champ Alex Morgan as the franchise’s first female cover athlete

Alex Morgan will be on the cover of FIFA 16. She is the first female athlete to be featured on the cover of EA Sports' popular soccer franchise.
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Street Fighter V’s new Necalli goes Super Saiyan

Capcom announced that Street Fighter V will skip the usual multiple versions, and instead all balance patches will be free and all DLC can be earned in-game or bought with real money.
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Judge approves $60 million settlement for NCAA athletes in EA video games

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved a $60 million settlement between EA Sports, the NCAA, and thousands of unpaid college athletes.
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Shenmue 3 blows past Bloodstained for the Kickstarter video game record

One week after Castlevania successor Bloodstained set the record for most-funded video game on Kickstarter, Shenmue 3 surpassed it with over $5.66 million.
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Batgirl merely whelms in Arkham Knight’s first major DLC

Arkham Knight's first post-release DLC, "A Matter of Family," casts you as Batgirl in a series-first, but otherwise offers just more of the same.
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5 extraordinary reasons Nintendo fans will never forget Satoru Iwata

You may know him as the lovable goof from Iwata Asks and Nintendo Direct videos, but did you know Satoru Iwata was also a famously talented programmer?
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Jeff Goldblum, Heather Graham, and Ron Perlman lead Black Ops 3’s Lovecraft Noir Zombie mode

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3's zombie mode, Shadows of Evil, is 1940s Lovecraftian noir with a star-studded cast including Jeff Goldblum and Heather Graham.
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Hands on: Sword Coast Legends

While the player side of D&D has informed video games for decades, Sword Coast Legends is one of the first attempts to capture being a Dungeon Master.
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Review: Sense8 is the most promising sci-fi television series since Lost

Sense8 is one of the most promising science fiction television series to debut since Lost, and may live up to its premise more than the ABC classic.
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Peter Capaldi leads all 12 Doctor Whos in Lego Dimensions

All twelve of the Doctors will take part in Lego Dimension's Doctor Who level pack, though only the current Doctor, Peter Capaldi, will lend his voice.
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Fallout 4 takes home Best of Show at E3 2015

The collective hive mind of the Game Critics Awards has spoken, and Fallout 4 has been named Best of Show at E3 2015. Uncharted 4 also won big.
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You won’t starve for Don’t Starve with the Pocket Edition coming out on iPad this week

A Pocket Edition of Don't Starve, Klei Entertainment's absolutely charming 2D survival game, is coming to iPad on July 9, including the Reign of Giants DLC.
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Study findings: Traumatic memories can be blocked with the colorful blocks of Tetris

Recent studies have shown that Tetris can be an effective tool for reducing the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, even well after the traumatic event.
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We’ve got a stew going! Predator and Carl Weathers join Mortal Kombat X

Long-teased, Predator, the eponymous alien trophy hunter from '80s action films in the Alien universe, joins Mortal Kombat X as the next playable character.
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Patton Oswalt stars in the debut trailer for Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode

Here's the debut trailer for Minecraft: Story Mode, a five-part episodic adventure from Telltale Games and Mojang starring Patton Oswalt.
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Return to the capital wasteland for free when you pre-order Fallout 4 on Xbox One

For a limited time, when you pre-order Fallout 4 on Xbox One, you will be entitled to a free digital copy of Fallout 3 for Xbox 360.
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Divide and conquer: Halo 5 is the first in the series to not support local multiplayer of any kind

343 Industries has confirmed that Halo 5: Guardians will be the first first-person shooter in the long-running series not to support split-screen play.
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Check out Beyond Earth: Rising Tide’s living oceans

Firaxis has finally shared the E3 gameplay demo for Civilization: Beyond Earth's upcoming first expansion, Rising Tide, showing off the new ocean gameplay.
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Play as Harley Quinn, Nightwing, and more in Batman: Arkham Knight’s playable characters PC mod

Batman: Arkham Knight has had a rough launch on PC, but once the game is stable fans have this great playable characters mod to look forward to.
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Your pocket-busting phablets are also too big for Fallout 4’s official Pip-Boy

The Pip-Boy Edition of Fallout 4 will fit most popular smartphones, but not massive "phablets" like the iPhone 6 Plus or Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
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Apple removes Civil War games from App Store for showing the Confederate flag [updated]

Joining the ranks of retailers pulling any products that feature the Confederate flag from their stores, Apple has purged the App Store of Civil War games.
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All of Halo 5’s preorder bonuses can be earned in-game

All retailer-specific pre-order bonuses for Halo 5 can be unlocked in the game through regular play, regardless of where you purchase, 343 has confirmed.
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Hands on: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Grab your headband and cardboard box: we got to spend an hour playing through one of the early missions in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
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Fire Emblem gets with the times and will allow same-sex marriages in Fates

Fire Emblem Fates will, in a series first, allow for the possibility of same-sex marriage between the player's avatar and another character.
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The Forza Motorsport 6 Limited Edition Xbox One is Microsoft’s first racing-themed console

Microsoft and Ford have teamed up to develop a limited edition Xbox One console in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Forza Motorsport racing games.
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Xbox 360 backwards compatibility also supports DLC and multiplayer

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games will support DLC and online multiplayer, at the publishers' discretion.
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5 trends from E3 2015 that will reshape the world of gaming

Games are going to be bigger in every way this year, from the size of their worlds to the breadth of their characters and stories. Here are five of the most pervasive trends we saw at E3 2015.
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Go big or go home: Hands-on impressions of Halo 5’s new Warzone multiplayer

Halo 5: Guardians' new multiplayer mode, Warzone, is the largest Halo format yet, pitting two teams of 12 against each other and a map full of AI baddies.
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Horizon Zero Dawn is even better than the mind-blowing trailer made you think

We took a closer look at Horizon Zero Dawn, Guerrilla Games' open world post-post-apocalyptic game where primitive people hunt giant, robot dinosaurs.