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How European game developers view unpaid ‘crunch,’ diversity, and VR

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 20, 2016
2 min

The Quo Vadis game development conference in Berlin has been good for judging the sentiment and state of the European game industry. That’s been...

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Blizzard reveals Hearthstone’s upcoming card nerfs

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 20, 2016
3 min

Blizzard revealed which of the Classic cards from its popular digital game Hearthstone will soon see changes. The developer is doing this to address balancing issues, as many of the Basic and Standard minions and spells have dominated the game since its release in 2014.

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Microsoft is ending Xbox 360 production more than 10 years after its debut

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 20, 2016
2 min

A decade later, we’ve finally reached the end for Xbox 360. Microsoft is ceasing production of the Xbox 360, according to a new blog...

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Star Fox Zero is a unique — but short — shooter that’s better because of the Wii U

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 20, 2016
4 min

Everyone stop panicking. The new Star Fox is good. Some fans were concerned that Star Fox Zero, which comes out for the Wii U...

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Oculus Rift delays are hurting VR spending, but it’s not a long-term problem

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 20, 2016
2 min

Many customers are still waiting for Oculus VR to ship their preordered Rift headsets, and every day that those consumers don’t have their virtual...

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Star Fox: Guard is a cute bonus twist on tower defense that gets old quick

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 20, 2016
3 min

I can think of two ways to look at Star Fox: Guard. It’s either an incredibly deep bonus feature or a mediocre standalone game....

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Metroid Prime: Federation Force gets an August 19 release date

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 20, 2016
1 min

We’re getting our first Metroid game in six years, but you may not find a lot of excitement about it. Nintendo revealed today that...

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Gazillion teams up with Ubitus to take Marvel Heroes 2016 to Asia

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 20, 2016
3 min

Gazillion has teamed up with cloud gaming service Ubitus to take Marvel Heroes 2016 to Asia. Taiwan-based Ubitus will take the popular massively multiplayer role-playing title across...