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Feature | Uncharted 4's Crash Bandicoot cameo made me nostalgic for a game I'd never played
That belongs in a museum!
Like many, I'd heard about the Crash Bandicoot's cameo in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End before I witnessed it myself. I knew the basic premise: Nathan Drake plays the PS1 classic. And I'll be honest: I thought this seemed like a terrible idea.
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A map on a leaked World of Warcraft skirt might have revealed the next expansion location
Believe it or nautical.
World of Warcraft fans reckon they've worked out the location of the next expansion - using an image of a map on a leaked skirt.
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds full launch delayed to end of 2017
Battling against deadlines.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds full launch date has been pushed back to the end of 2017.
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Here's what is and what isn't in the Destiny 2 beta
Not long now.
Bungie's detailed the Destiny 2 beta.
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ZeniMax faces lawsuit from singer Dion over Fallout 4 promo
Claims his song "The Wanderer" was used in "morally indefensible" ad.
Fallout 4 developer Bethesda Game Studios' parent company ZeniMax is being sued by 60s folk singer/songwriter Dion DiMucci (best known as simply "Dion") who wasn't happy with how his music was used to sell the post-apocalyptic RPG.
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Overwatch's Doomfist is real, and he's available now on the PTR
Though he's not voiced by Terry Crews.
Ever since Overwatch's launch last year, there have been murmurs that Blizzard would add a new character called Doomfist to its roster of playable heroes. And now it has!
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The first lengthy high quality video of Monster Hunter World gameplay has surfaced offering 23 minutes of drool-inducing anticipation.
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Halo 5 will have 4K support on Xbox One X
All Xbox 360 Halo games are getting backwards compatibility.
Halo 5 will support true 4k resolution on Xbox One X, developer 343 Industries has announced.
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The original Shadow Warrior is now free on GOG
Party on, Wang.
UPDATE: It looks as if the original Shadow Warrior has been free on Steam since 2013, when publisher Devolver released an updated version of the 1997 adventure called Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. This Complete Edition has been free on GOG since September.
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A new update to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor lets the player's greatest nemesis live on in upcoming sequel Middle-earth: Shadow of War, it has been announced.
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Pokémon Go celebrates first anniversary with new Pikachu event
UPDATE: New end date set. Happiny birthday!
UPDATE: Niantic has said the event will now end on 24th July - 11 days later than originally planned, giving you more chances to catch the newly announced Pikachu.
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Nintendo's Online app for Switch is launching on July 21st
And here's your first (brief) look at it.
Nintendo's Online app for its Switch console - the only way to participate in voice chat in online matches - is launching on July 21st alongside Splatoon 2.
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PlayStation Now gets PS4 games
Still too expensive, though.
PlayStation Now, Sony's Netflix-style video game streaming service, finally has PS4 games. Previously there were PS3 games.
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You'll never see a Game Over screen in Super Mario Odyssey
No matter how many times you fail.
Super Mario Odyssey players will never see a Game Over screen, Nintendo has revealed.
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Christmas 2000. All I did was play Tekken Bowl - via Tekken Tag Tournament - on my brand spanking new PlayStation 2. Tekken Bowl after Tekken Bowl after Tekken Bowl. Lining up my shot, curling it into that sweet spot for strike after strike after strike.
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The Tomorrow Children shuts down in November
Just over a year after it came out.
The Tomorrow Children shuts down on 1st November, Sony has announced.
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Horizon Zero Dawn gets a big new update today
New Game +! Ultra Hard difficulty! More!
PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn gets a big new update today that adds a host of new features to the game.
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eBay takes on SNES mini scalpers, pulls listings
But is it enough?
eBay is battling SNES mini scalpers by pulling listings for the sought-after retro console.
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Hot on the heels of its Bayonetta for Switch tease, PlatinumGames has suggested its quirky action game The Wonderful 101 will also make its way onto Nintendo's new console.
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California university offers eSports scholarship for top Overwatch players
Major in Escort, minor in Assault.
This autumn a US university will begin offering scholarships to students who are amazing at Overwatch.
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Maybe it's time for us to leave Sonic Team's take on its own series behind
Sonic spent forces.
To my surprise and delight, one of 2017's very best video games is made by none other than Sonic Team. Yup, that Sonic Team - the developer formerly known as Sega AM8, the one behind behind Sega's iconic mascot and the very same studio that's been by the hedgehog's side through the good times and the bad.
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Here's our first proper look at Destiny 2's hub
It has football and chickens.
Bungie has shown off our first proper look at Destiny 2's new hub location, which will replace Destiny 1's Tower (which gets blown up at the beginning of the game, sniff).
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Video | Watch: Johnny cooks peanut butter nachos from Overwatch
"Through the miracle of science!"
I'm not entirely sure how many games of Overwatch I've played since it launched last year, but it certainly feels like a lot. There's something about Blizzard's shooter that keeps me coming back for more, even as a long-suffering support main.
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Cuphead will never come to PS4
"It's 100 per cent true."
Cuphead will never come out on PlayStation 4, its developer has confirmed.
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There's no new official Half-Life game, but there is an officially licensed Half-Life comic
And Chapter 3 is out this month.
There exists an officially-licensed Half-Life comic - and this month Chapter 3 comes out.
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Digital Foundry | Revealed: Microsoft's Xbox One X benchmarks
Native 4K vs 900p/1080p on Xbox One - plus back-compat metrics.
We were hoping that E3 would be the venue to put to rest the question of Xbox One X's raw gaming potential, but only a handful of native titles were revealed - and as such, some degree of scepticism surrounds Microsoft's 'true 4K' claims. In the wake of the event, developers have come forward to talk about impressive results with the system: Monolith has confirmed native 4K for Shadow of War, while Respawn Entertainment says that Titanfall 2 dynamically scales up to 6K resolution. On top of that, Ark developer Studio Wildcard likens Xbox One X to a PC running a GTX 1070 with 16GB of RAM. Microsoft is bullish on the machine's native 4K credentials, with its own early benchmarks painting a compelling picture of the hardware's capabilities.
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Star Wars Battlefront 2 leak hints at hero roster
Grievous news.
A list of heroes has been uncovered in Star Wars Battlefront 2's ongoing closed alpha.
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Creative Assembly announces Total War Saga, a historical spinoff series
Caesar changing times.
Creative Assembly has announced plans for a new set of Total War games which focus on much smaller moments in history than its major titles.
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Nintendo still rules video game sales in Japan.
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Netflix Castlevania creator Adi Shankar has announced his next animated series - an Assassin's Creed anime.
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