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Grand Theft Auto V outsold every game except Madden in the U.S. last month

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 14, 2017
2 min

Someone needs to unplug reality for 30 seconds before plugging it back in, because we have obviously hit a glitch. Grand Theft Auto V,...

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Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PlayStation 4 again in August

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 14, 2017
1 min

Nintendo had the best-selling console once again last month, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The hybrid handheld/home Switch system outsold Xbox...

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Fortnite: Battle Royale is a crafty take on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 14, 2017
2 min

We knew the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds copycats, clones, and homages were coming, and we have one of the first from a major company in Fortnite:...

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Telltale names Zynga veteran Pete Hawley as CEO

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 14, 2017
4 min

Telltale Games, the maker of story-based franchises such as The Walking Dead and Batman, has named former Zynga executive Pete Hawley as its new...

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Fantasy Strike enters Steam Early Access as a more accessible fighting game

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 14, 2017
1 min

Fantasy Strike enters Steam Early Access at 3 p.m. Pacific today. The fighting game comes from David Sirlin, who was the lead designer on...

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Hyakki Castle begs you to do the one thing Dungeon Masters warn you about: Split the party

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 14, 2017
2 min

Dungeon-crawlers are nothing new for the Japanese game industry. But most of them follow the paths of Rogue or Wizardry, either solo or party...

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Hiveswap: Act 1 review — a very internet adventure game based on the hit webcomic Homestuck

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 14, 2017
4 min

It’s been more than eight years since Andrew Hussie first created his sprawling, self-referential, surreal webcomic Homestuck. By the time it ended on April 13,...