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Microsoft will not offer free Windows 10 upgrades to pirates

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 15, 2015
2 min

If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. All that talk about pirates getting free Windows 10 upgrades? Not happening. In January, we learned that for one year, Microsoft would offer free Windows 10 upgrades to those running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1.

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Square Enix blinks first in its game of E3 chicken with Nintendo

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 15, 2015
1 min

Square Enix will now hold its event an hour later than it originally planned.

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I wanted to buy an Oculus Rift — but there’s no development timeline for Mac

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 15, 2015
1 min

Sad face.

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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III’s snarky script feels more like a Let’s Play — in a good way

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 15, 2015
3 min

What happens when games start poking fun at themselves? NeocoreGames' action RPG may have the answer.

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox One outsells PS4, Warcraft designer talks player loss, and a new Assassin’s Creed

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 15, 2015
4 min

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Grand Theft Auto V keeps making money, we reviewed the anticipated The Witcher III: Wild Hunt,...

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Oculus VR shares the ‘beefy’ recommended PC specs for its Rift VR headset

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 15, 2015
2 min

Oculus is giving consumers a lot of time to upgrade their PCs in time for the Rift's Q1 2016 launch.

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China’s Supersense unveils Warhammer: Storm of Magic mobile game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 15, 2015
1 min

The 3D collectible card game is based on the Warhammer fantasy world.

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The DeanBeat: Has the next generation of mobile games arrived?

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 15, 2015
6 min

Will a new generation of triple-A mobile games knock out Clash of Clans and Candy Crush Saga?

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Diablo III celebrates 3rd anniversary with cows and their secret level

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 15, 2015
1 min

Blizzard’s action role-playing game Diablo III is three years old today, and the developer is celebrating with a bunch of cows. Specifically, special Treasure Goblins will leave behind portals to a world filled with evil, warrior bovines starting today and until May 21.

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Epic Games hands out another $18K Unreal Dev Grant — total is almost $500K so far

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 15, 2015
1 min

Unreal Engine 4 powers Get Set's next mobile game.

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