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Far Cry: Primal rocks the Stone Age but feels stale

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 22, 2016
4 min

Forget about your fancy guns. Sometimes a man just needs a club and a saber-toothed cat to conquer his enemies. Far Cry: Primal, which comes...

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg appears at Samsung event to talk VR, confirms Minecraft is coming to Oculus

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 21, 2016
2 min

BARCELONA, Spain — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivered a much-needed shot of adrenaline to Samsung’s Unpacked press conference by making an unannounced appearance on...

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Facebook says people have watched 1 million hours of video with Samsung Gear VR, forms Social VR team

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 21, 2016
2 min

Facebook today announced a few updates for its virtual reality (VR) efforts. The company said it has established a formal Social VR team that...

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Samsung arms every Unpacked attendee with Gear VR to watch its press conference

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 21, 2016
1 min

BARCELONA, Spain — In a few minutes, Samsung will be huffing and puffing about its new Galaxy smartphones at its annual Unpacked press conference...

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Should Bethesda’s Todd Howard bet on mobile or console Fallout games?

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 21, 2016
7 min

Bethesda Game Studios shipped more than 12 million copies of the post-apocalypse video game Fallout 4 during the holiday season — a stellar achievement....

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HTC Vive will cost $799, preorder on February 29 and ships in early April (updated)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 20, 2016
3 min

[Update: Feb. 29: The HTC Vive is now available for preorder on this link. International pricing is also available.]. HTC and Valve are planning...

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Alcatel introduces Idol 4 and high-end Idol 4S, sunsets OneTouch brand

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 20, 2016
2 min

TCL-owned Alcatel introduced the fourth-generation of its Android-powered Idol lineup today at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. Consisting of the 5.2-inch Idol...