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NPD August 2018: Monster Hunter: World’s roars back with Steam release

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 18, 2018
1 min

According to The NPD Group, Monster Hunter: World was the No. 2 best-selling game in the U.S. in August. The multiplayer action game released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One back on January 26, but the PC version came out on August 9.

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Thronebreaker isn't another huge The Witcher III expansion.

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The Witcher gets a new side story on PC

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 18, 2018
2 min

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is headed to PC next month. Developer CD Projekt Red announced today that this side-story adventure will hit its GOG service October 23. Console players will then get The Witcher diversion December 4.

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The Bard introduces different scenes depending on where you are in the story.

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The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep — Striking a powerful chord

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 18, 2018
6 min

InXile Entertainment's approach to music and puzzle design make The Bard's Tale IV a standout RPG.

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6 min

Alexander Nikolaev is publishing director at World of Warships North America.

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Why Wargaming is disrupting World of Warships with submarines and revamped aircraft carriers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 18, 2018
9 min

Wargaming is about to introduce some major changes to World of Warships, the real-time World War II naval simulation that debuted in 2015. The 300 dedicated World of Warships developers have been busy creating submarines, and they're also completely redoing the role of aircraft carriers.

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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning now belongs to THQ Nordic.

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The D20 Beat: Kingdoms of Amalur and its incredible world may have a future

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 13, 2018
5 min

Do you miss Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning? THQ Nordic scooped up the rights to the series last week, and in an email with business...

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5 min

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Ring of Elysium is the most exciting battle royale launching this fall

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 12, 2018
2 min

Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds better look out. Tencent Games has made its own battle royale game called Ring of Elysium. It is coming to Steam...

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2 min

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Niko Partners: China may not need 6 months to start approving games again

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 12, 2018
2 min

The world’s largest gaming market is experiencing a bureaucratic blockade that is preventing the launch of many new games. China’s government hasn’t approved any...

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Riot Games hires Frances Frei for help with diversity.

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Riot Games hires former Uber exec Frances Frei as senior diversity and culture adviser

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 12, 2018
2 min

Riot Games acknowledged it has work to do addressing a sexist work culture and other diversity issues. To address that, the maker of League...

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout battle royale mode is both accessible and fun

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 11, 2018
4 min

It’s confession time: I’m terrible at Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. But I’m better at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout battle royale mode....

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4 min

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider review — Lara Croft goes from prey to predator

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 10, 2018
9 min

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the third part of Lara Croft’s coming of age trilogy as an adventurer. And while she is more...

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9 min