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Overwatch is the best team shooter ever made

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 31, 2016
6 min

When I first saw Overwatch, I thought it was a Team Fortress 2 clone. You have the distinct classes, the team- and objective-based combat, and...

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PlayStation Plus gives subscribers NBA 2K16 and Gone Home in June

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 31, 2016
2 min

Sony is coming with a big lineup of games for its PlayStation Plus subscribers next month. If you’re a member of Sony’s premium PlayStation...

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Microsoft bans corporations from using Minecraft as a marketing tool

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 31, 2016
3 min

Minecraft is a huge deal for a generation of kids, and it is a great way to reach that young, crucial demographic. But marketers...

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Microsoft updates Windows Holographic with multitasking, Bluetooth mouse support, and tabs in Edge

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 31, 2016
3 min

Microsoft today updated Windows Holographic, which lets developers turn Windows 10 apps into holograms for the company’s HoloLens headset. This is the first major...

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Fable gets a second chance as a digital card game on Kickstarter

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 31, 2016
2 min

Fable Legends, a digital card game based on the fantasy series, has just started a campaign on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. It is asking for $365,385. It comes from Flaming Fowl Studios, which was created by a team of former Lionhead Studios workers.

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The origins and secrets of the Super Mario Galaxy games

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 31, 2016
1 min

A tech demo for the GameCube inspired the creation of Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. You can learn more about that and other interesting...

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Hands-on with the zany Just Cause 3: Mech Land Assault DLC

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 31, 2016
2 min

Square Enix and Avalanche Studios are unveiling the next installment of downloadable content for the Just Cause 3 silly shooter game that debuted last...