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Madden NFL 16 review: Bending it like Beckham (Jr.)

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 24, 2015
8 min

While the publisher largely appears hell-bent on turning its pro football video game series into a near-realistic simulation of the sport, last year’s entry juked players’ expectations by loosening its interpretation of the term “authentic.”

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Here’s the one VR concept that the smartest people at Oculus admit they’re nowhere near figuring out

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 24, 2015
2 min

We finally have a workable virtual-reality platform, but plenty of obstacles are between us and a Star Trek-style holodeck. If you reach out to...

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Cities: Skylines After Dark first expansion deal as cheap as $11 (Updated)

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 24, 2015
1 min

Fans of Cities: Skylines can get After Dark for only $11 on the Steam PC version.

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FanDuel acquires AlphaDraft to get into esports

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 24, 2015
2 min

Big companies are starting to see a lot of potential to make money in esports. A day after DraftKings announced it’s expanding into esports next...

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Epic Games reveals Oculus Rift shooter Bullet Train

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 24, 2015
1 min

First-person shooting is about to get a lot more realistic. Developer Epic Games revealed Bullet Train today, an FPS for the Oculus Rift virtual...

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TBS will air esports as Turner creates new league

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 24, 2015
1 min

Esports might be ready for prime time. Turner Broadcasting and WME/IMG are creating a new esports league that will get airtime on cable, via...

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Oculus Touch will not ship alongside the Rift

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 24, 2015
1 min

Oculus has an amazing virtual-reality controller solution, but it won’t ship with the consumer version. Oculus’s Touch controllers won’t ship until the second quarter...

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Minecraft comes to Oculus Rift

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 24, 2015
1 min

Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition is going to support Oculus Rift, we learned today at Oculus Connect in Los Angeles. Founder Palmer Luckey of Oculus VR announced that Microsoft will bring its block-building phenomenon will support the head-mounted display when it launches in Q1 of 2016.

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Samsung and Oculus unveil new Gear VR, available in November for $99

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 24, 2015
1 min

Samsung is expanding its support for virtual reality. Gear VR launches as a consumer product this November for $99, we learned today from the...

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Subway Surfers sails past 1 billion downloads

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 24, 2015
1 min

Kiloo announced today that its mobile game, Subway Surfers, has passed 1 billion downloads after three years on app stores. The Denmark-based publisher says that Subway Surfers, which it created in collaboration with SYBO Games, is now the fourth-most-downloaded mobile game of all time.

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