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Mafia III is coming in 2016 and takes place in New Orleans

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 5, 2015
2 min

“Mafia III is set in a reimagined New Orleans in 1968, one of the most tumultuous years in American history,” a press release sent to GamesBeat noted. “This version of New Orleans is bustling with activity, complete with era-inspired cars, fashion, and music.

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Heroes of the Storm announces new characters: Warcraft’s Rexxar and StarCraft’s Artanis

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 5, 2015
1 min

Blizzard showcased three new heroes for the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) today during the Gamescom show in Cologne, Germany. The first one, Kharazim the Monk from Diablo, we already knew about. He can perform as either a melee fighter or healer. The two other characters are entirely new.

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Hearthstone adding better rewards for Ranked players and swipes at aggressive decks with Joust

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 5, 2015
1 min

Hearthstone’s The Grand Tournament expansion is adding more than cards. Blizzard is beefing up the rewards Ranked players get at the end of each...

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Sword Coast Legends pushes back its D&D role-playing release to September 29

Posted byby Jason Wilson
August 5, 2015
1 min

The Sword Coast is just going to have to wait a few more weeks for you to save it. Today at Gamescom, developers N-Space...

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Predicting World of Warcraft’s next expansion (hint: it involves Night Elves)

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 5, 2015
5 min

The World of Warcraft is about to get bigger. Now it’s time to figure out how. Blizzard is announcing the next expansion for its...

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Mega Man Legacy Collection comes out digitally on August 25 — and it’s less than the boxed version

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 5, 2015
1 min

Mega Man fans won’t have to wait long for a heavy dose of nostalgia. Capcom announced today that the Mega Man Legacy Collection will...

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The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes gets an October 23 release date

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 5, 2015
1 min

The Legend of Zelda is about to add a new chapter. Nintendo announced that Tri Force Heroes will come out for the 3DS on...

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Mighty No. 9 now coming in 2016

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 5, 2015
1 min

This is a mighty disappointment. A forum post for Kickstarter backers of 2D sidescroller Mighty No. 9 announced a delay for the spiritual successor...

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Skylanders vs. Amiibo vs. Disney Infinity vs. Lego Dimensions: The state of toys-to-life games

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 5, 2015
8 min

While the recent trend of tying kid’s video game characters and levels to toy purchases has turned strong profits for publishers, it has also increased the complexity of finding the best value purchase for families.

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Kano Summer Camp gets kids coding with art — without leaving the house

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 5, 2015
1 min

Kano is running a free online coding camp for kids this summer. Kano Summer Camp, from the team behind the tiny Kano single-board computer,...

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