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  Daemonical Delivers Scary Asymmetrical Multiplayer Today on Steam Early Access

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-15-2018, 11:33 AM
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  Daemonical Delivers Scary Asymmetrical Multiplayer Today on Steam Early Access

  Those who enjoy "frightening" PvP style games like Dead by Daylight or even Friday the 13th, probably already know about a new entry in the genre that released into Early Access today.
  
  It's called Daemonical and as you may have figured, it's a game of kill or be killed as a group of humans tries to complete a ritual all the while being hunted by a demon. It's a tale as old as time.
  
  Daemonical is available right now on Steam for $14.99 (USD). I have the gameplay...

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  THQ Acquires Rights to TimeSplitters and Second Sight

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-15-2018, 02:08 AM
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  THQ Acquires Rights to TimeSplitters and Second Sight

  Cue the gif of Beyonce saying "God is real" here. I am elated to say that one of my all-time favorite franchises, may actually make a comeback. This belief comes following the announcement that THQ Nordic has acquired the rights to TimeSplitters.
  

  Timesplitters was largely considered as one of the most influential console games of the early 2000’s. The three game series earned a large and passionate fan base thanks to its unique humour, art style and pop culture references while

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  IGN Pulls Nearly All of Filip Miucin's Prior Work as Investigation Finds Multiple Cases of Plagiarism

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-15-2018, 12:49 AM
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  IGN Pulls Nearly All of Filip Miucin's Prior Work as Investigation Finds Multiple Cases of Plagiarism

  If you haven't yet heard, IGN recently fired their Nintendo editor, Filip Miucin, after it came to light that he very, very closely copied a review for Dead Cells. Miucin's video review was for IGN while the review he very apparently copied was from a YouTube channel called Boomstick Gaming. Since then, most of Miucin's work at IGN has been pulled as the investigation uncovers more examples of plagiarism.
  
  Boomstick Gaming was the first to notice the apparent plagiarism and put up a video showing off the obvious similarities....

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  VROOM KABOOM Released Today for PlayStation 4, PC, and Virtual Reality

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-14-2018, 02:41 PM
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  VROOM KABOOM Released Today for PlayStation 4, PC, and Virtual Reality

  A new vehicle combat game is out now and looks to cause a bit of a ruckus on the PlayStation 4, PC, and various virtual reality devices including PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and the HTC Vive.
  
  The game is free-to-play but there is a $19.99 (USD; $26.99(?) on PSN) premium version. The details of which are described below showcasing the differences between the versions. You can get it via Steam or the PlayStation Store.
  

  VROOM KABOOM is a brand-new type of gameplay experience.

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  Warface Enters Paid Early Access on PS4 Today, F2P Release Arrives September 18

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-14-2018, 12:43 PM
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  Warface Enters Paid Early Access on PS4 Today, F2P Release Arrives September 18

  The modern military FPS, Warface, just entered into an Early Access phase on the PlayStation 4 today. This is in preparation for the full free-to-play release on September 18. It's important to note here that if you want to join in on the Early Access phase, you will need to pony up some cash. Only the full release next month will be F2P.
  

  Players can jump straight into action with the games’ impressive arsenal of competitive game modes or join with up to four friends to take down

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  Death's Gambit Brings 2D Dark Souls-like Action to the PS4 and PC Today

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  • Published: 08-14-2018, 12:11 PM
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  Death's Gambit Brings 2D Dark Souls-like Action to the PS4 and PC Today

  Death's Gambit from White Rabbit and Adult Swim Games released today to the joy of side-scrolling, action fans all over. That is assuming those fans own a PlayStation 4 or PC because those are the platforms you will need to play this brutal title.
  

  Death’s Gambit raises you from the dead to wage war against the legendary immortals of Siradon, a vast, unforgiving land of dark forests, medieval ruins, frozen wastes and more. As an agent of Death itself, you’ll wield an arsenal of uniquely

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  Dark Souls: Remastered Dated for October 19 Release Date on Switch

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  • Published: 08-14-2018, 11:49 AM
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  Dark Souls: Remastered Dated for October 19 Release Date on Switch

  Despite Dark Souls: Remastered being out now for almost three months on the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, the Switch version has yet to really be seen. Fortunately, and perhaps finally, Bandai Namco announced that Switch owners will finally get to play the game starting on October 19, 2018.
  

  With the unique portable capabilities of the Nintendo Switch, players will be able to experience DARK SOULS’ groundbreaking action-RPG gameplay that has inspired millions of players around the

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  Get to Know the Strange Characters and their Strange Abilities in this New Strange Brigade Gameplay Video

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  • Published: 08-14-2018, 10:52 AM
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  Get to Know the Strange Characters and their Strange Abilities in this New Strange Brigade Gameplay Video

  Rebellion released a new video today for Strange Brigade, their upcoming co-op shooter set in the forgotten era that is the 1930s. This video does feature a look at gameplay for Strange Brigade and should provide a general overview of what players can expect when they team up with up to three of their friends for some four-player co-op on August 28. Strange Brigade will be released on the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on this date. Also, don't miss out on any of our ...

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  Lunacy: Saint Rhodes Announced - Will Adapt the Horror to Your Play Style

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  • Published: 08-14-2018, 08:00 AM
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  Lunacy: Saint Rhodes Announced - Will Adapt the Horror to Your Play Style

  Games that promise to adapt to your play style usually never really do what they claim. But maybe this one is different. Today, Lazarus Studio and Iceberg Interactive are announcing Lunacy: Saint Rhodes, a game that promises to adapt the horror to your play style.
  
  The game won't be out until 2019 though, but you can play an early gameplay demo right now courtesy of itch.io. And if you're into endorsements from YouTube personalities, you may like to hear that Markiplier called...

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  Madden Franchise Surpasses 130 Million Copies Sold

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-13-2018, 04:10 PM
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  Madden Franchise Surpasses 130 Million Copies Sold

  EA just informed us that the entirety of the Madden NFL franchise has surpassed 130 million units sold. The first Madden game was called John Madden Football and it was originally released on MS-DOS. Most current players probably have no idea what in the world DOS even is. Since then it has come out on platforms such as the Genesis, SNES, Windows, every PlayStation platform, Xbox consoles, and more. Even the Madden NFL games have managed to achieve almost 73 million installs over the ye...

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  PSA: Get Insurgency for Free for a Limited Time

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-13-2018, 03:47 PM
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  PSA: Get Insurgency for Free for a Limited Time

  If you would like to get a free copy of Insurgency, the next 48-hours are your best opportunity to do so. From now until probably Wednesday at 10AM (PT), you can pick up Insurgency for free. If you do so, the game is yours to keep forever.
  
  You have been informed. How you use that information is up to you.
  
  Why is this being done? It's because they want to inform you about the upcoming release of Insurgency: Sandstorm. Even better is that if you get Insurgency, or...

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  F1 2018 Showcases Faithfully Recreated Tracks in Latest Video

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  • Published: 08-13-2018, 03:10 PM
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  F1 2018 Showcases Faithfully Recreated Tracks in Latest Video

  The latest gameplay video for F1 2018 showcases the in-game recreations of some of the world's most notable race tracks.
  

  Commenting on the game’s recreation of the real-world sport, F1 2018’s Art Director Stu Campbell said, “F1 has undergone a huge visual rebrand this year. It has an exciting, fresh new look and we are looking to bring that into the game as much as we can. Our aim this year was to create as big a visual leap forward as we possibly could to create a more authentic

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  Crystal Dynamics Has a New Studio in Washington

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  • Published: 08-13-2018, 01:56 PM
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  Crystal Dynamics Has a New Studio in Washington

  Crystal Dynamics, the development studio behind the Tomb Raider franchise, announced today that they have expanded their operations by opening up a new studio. Located in Bellevue, Washington the new studio is called Crystal Northwest.
  
  The studio has officially started up operations already. It is a "full-fledged extension of Crystal Dynamics" and it will initially help develop new technologies for the studio. It is also helping to work on the upcoming Avengers Project. Crys...

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  Black Desert Also Getting the Remaster Treatment Already

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  • Published: 08-13-2018, 12:45 PM
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  Black Desert Also Getting the Remaster Treatment Already

  Despite their MMORPG not being that old, that isn't stopping developer Pearl Abyss from putting together a remaster of Black Desert Online. Appropriately, it's going to be called Black Desert: Remastered. I bet you didn't see that one coming, did you?
  
  Black Desert: Remastered will "undergo a massive overhaul of its graphics and audio." This was revealed by lead graphics programmer Kwang Hyun Ko.
  

  (They) talked about improvements such as physically based rendering, lighting

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  Extended Gameplay Video for RAGE 2 Released

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  • Published: 08-10-2018, 11:42 PM
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  Extended Gameplay Video for RAGE 2 Released

  Also as part of their QuakeCon 2018 Keynote, Bethesda and id Software provided us with a new and expanded look at some RAGE 2 gameplay.
  
  If this wasn't enough, you can always check out our previous coverage of RAGE 2, most of which comes from E3 2018 earlier this year.
  

  The QuakeCon 2018 Keynote brought us a delight of new RAGE 2 footage. It’s got everything. A big, beautiful, seamless open world. Explosions. Vehicle combat. Explosions. Sick powers. Explosions. In addition

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