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PSA: The Steam Fall Sale - Exploration Sale - is on Now
Valve kicked off the Fall 2015 sale for Steam earlier today. They're calling it the "Exploration Sale" and includes nearly 8,800 games on sale throughout the service. Gone are the daily deals and gone are the rotating community voted sales. What you see is what you get for this one. There is literally no reason to wait if you see a game on sale that you want to buy since it won't be going any cheaper during the sale period. Valve will cycle in new games on the main page but again, these... -
Global Sales of PlayStation 4 Surpass 30 Million Units
Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 has sold over 30 million units since its launch. Actually, to be more precise, Sony sold through over 30.2 million units since its late 2013 release.
These figures are accurate as of Sunday, November 22, according to Sony. They say that the "PS4 continues to demonstrate the fastest and strongest growth in PlayStation hardware history."
"We are sincerely grateful that gamers across the globe have continued to choose PS4 as the best... -
EA Promises Free Maps for Star Wars Battlefront
EA's Executive Vice President Patrick Soderlund, said that Star Wars Battlefront will receive new content in the months ahead. This new content will be free regardless of whether or not you purchased the Season Pass for the game and will include new maps and Star Cards.
Best of all, this is just the beginning. We have lots of new content coming over the next several months that will provide new ways to immerse yourself in Star Wars. In two weeks, The Battle of Jakku launches. T... -
New Jersey Makes Swatting a Felony Punishable by up to 10 Years in Prison
New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, just signed into law a bill that will make the penalty for swatting a felony throughout the state. Swatting, the act of making false emergency calls with the purpose of endangering lives, will now carry a punishment of up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $150,000.
Democratic Assemblyman, Paul Moriarty, added his own thoughts about the new bill.
"It is time to send a message that this is not going to be treated lightly.... -
PlayStation Experience 2015 Promo Video is Full of Dubstep and Exciting Text
Sony cut together one of the most professional looking trailers ever made in this promotional video for the PlayStation Experience 2015. Marketing departments at game companies could learn a thing or two from this video.
The PlayStation Experience runs from December 5-6 in San Francisco, CA. Please be excited.
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Star Wars Battlefront to Get 40 Player Turning Point Mode
When the Battle of Jakku DLC drops for Star Wars Battlefront, players will be able to experience a new, large-scale game type. DICE is calling it "Turning Point" mode and it features 40-player battles.
Introducing Turning Point mode Turning Point is a vast Star Wars Battlefront game mode for 40 players, included in The Battle of Jakku. This mode portrays the efforts of the Rebel Alliance to defeat the Empire following the Battle of Endor. Lead Level Designer Dennis Brännvall expla... -
Time Ranks the Top 10 Games of 2015
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Time Ranks the Top 10 Games of 2015
Time already has their top 10 video games of 2015 list out. It features some rather bizarre choices, to say the least.
10. Splatoon (Wii U) 09. Undertale (PC) 08. Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4, XB1, PC) 07: Ryan North's: To Be or Not to Be (PC, Android, iOS) 06: Super Mario Maker (Wii U) 05: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PC, PS4, XB1) 04: Her Story (iOS, Android, PC) 03: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PC, PS4, XB1) 02: Rise of the Tomb Raider (XB1, 360) 01: Prune (iOS)... -
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Killing Floor 2 Takes a Cue from CS:GO with Cosmetic Item Pack Microtransactions
Earlier, Tripwire Interactive announced some new cosmetic item packs that have a chance to drop while playing Killing Floor 2. Much like in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive or Team Fortress 2, these packs will contain a fairly random assortment of cosmetic gear that you can unlock by purchasing a key from the store. That means you randomly get a supply crate, you buy a key, and you cross your fingers that you will get the particular cosmetic item you want.
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Rainbow Six Siege Uses Nvidia Gameworks and This is a Trailer for It
If you didn't already know that Rainbow Six Siege utilizes Nvidia Gameworks, you probably do now after reading that headline. A new trailer for Siege came out today that shows off some of the technology at work.
From the looks of it, the only Gameworks "exclusive" features are TXAA and HBAO+. Essentially, it features some of the first things you'll probably turn off in your settings in order to gain better performance.
Also of note is the open beta w... -
Just Cause 3 Avalanche Engine Developer Diary and System Requirements Revealed
The final developer diary video for Just Cause 3 offers up a look at the game engine that powers the game, Avalanche. Avalanche Studios talks to you about the Avalanche Engine.
The final video in the JUST CAUSE 3 Developer Diary series takes a look at the technology behind the game: the Avalanche Engine. Talking about the combination of mechanics the engine allows for, procedural destruction models and enemy AI behaviours, the final video is a fantastic insight into how the Avalanche... -
$250K Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major at MLG Columbus 2016
Mark your calendars for March 29 through April 3, because the next Major for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will take place on those dates at MLG Columbus 2016. The event takes place in none other than Columbus, Ohio and will feature eight of the best teams from DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca going up against eight challenging teams as decided by offline qualifiers.
These 16 teams will be competing for a slice of the $250,000 prize pool.
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PlayStation 2 Emulation Quietly Arrives on PlayStation 4
It's been long speculated that Sony was working on backwards compatibility for the PlayStation 4. People have even seen some users playing PS2 titles in their activity feed.
However, today is the day in which Sony officially confirmed that they have been working on PlayStation 2 emulation for the PlayStation 4. The following statement was sent to Wired earlier today.
"We are working on utilizing PS2 emulation technology to bring PS2 games forward to the current generation.... -
WBIE Officially Gives Up on SLI Support for Batman: Arkham Knight
In a reply made last night on the official Steam Community discussion threads for Batman: Arkham Knight, a spokesperson for WBIE delivered some bad news. To those with multi-GPU systems that have been waiting anxiously for a fix, you may want to be sitting down.
We’ve been working with our development and graphics driver partners over the last few months to investigate utilizing multi-GPU support within Batman: Arkham Knight. The result was that even the best case estimates for... -
The Witness - New Video and Information on Sound Design and Story
Jonathan Blow is still hard at work on his upcoming puzzle filled adventure, The Witness. With its release finally approaching on January 26, 2016, it only seems right that we start to see a bit more on this PS4 and PC title.
Today, a new video showcases the game's audio including sound effects and music, along with a taste of the story.
The Witness is a game about being perceptive: noticing subtleties in the puzzles you find, noticing details in the world around you.... -
PC Owners Get First Dibs on Next Week's Fallout 4 Patch
Next week, Bethesda is planning to roll out a new patch for Fallout 4. Let's face it, the game has a bug here or there. This is a Bethesda game after all. However, the upcoming patch will be tested first with PC owners of the game. A beta option will allow those on the PC to test out he patch before it goes live to non-testers and those on consoles.
It's true that the freedom our games offer you can lead to unintentional consequences that are sometimes bad, when the game combines...
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