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Written by: Orc

GTA Online Is Full Of Cheaters & Rockstar Doesn't Seem To Care

GTA Online Is Full Of Cheaters & Rockstar Doesn't Seem To Care Players have had to start cracking down on cheaters in GTA Online themselves...

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Popular Character Sans Is in Super Smash Brothers

Popular video game super smash bros is now introducing a new set of characters and costumes in the new nintendo direct. Fans of the game were surprise...

Written by: Special K

Smash Brothers 5 Coming Out Midnight!

Okay so I have a confession to make. I am really good at Super Smash Bros. games. Well, maybe not tournament winner level good but definitely get i...

Written by: The 1st Amender

The Answer to Bad Gaming Industry

You look at the current state of gaming and immediately can recall better times. You may think back to 2006-2008 where it was right before game compan...

Written by: The 1st Amender

Chicago's New Video Game Tax - 9%!

Introducing the new Chicago video game tax forcing 9% which is charged by all entertainment providers to Chicago residents. This is not just in refere...

Written by: The 1st Amender

Advocacy of Laziness - The Lethargic State of Gaming

You walked into a fast food place. You didn't want to cook. You simply looked at your task of things to do and didn't have time to cook that d...

Written by: The 1st Amender

Magic the Gathering, is it worth purchasing?

Growing up, I’ve played many a card game with friends and family that brought joy to my life. I was among the crazy mob for Pokémon cards...

Written by: Guardian At The Gate

The Current State of Triple-A Games

When someone says triple-a games, usually the first thing t...

Written by: Guardian At The Gate

Raxxedout Thinks I Can Make An Article About His Dumb Shit

I dunno dudes, Raxxedout asked me to write an article about him “getting pk’d” and he asked me to include the even worse picture abo...

Written by: Raxxed Out

From a Gamer's Perspective - Cuphead Review

I come to you as a embassador. An emissary if you will. Simple and clean coming straight from a gamer's mouth. While I don't like to call myse...

Written by: The 1st Amender

Blizzard shuts down “legacy” WoW fan server hours after it goes up

A highly anticipated private server intended to emulate the state of World of Warcraft during the decade-old "Burning Crusade" exp...

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Konami reportedly blacklisting ex-employees across Japanese video game industry

According to a Wednesday report in the Nikkei Asian Review newspaper, Konami is apparently blacklisting former employees in the Japanese vid...

Written by: nherting

Want to get a game on Steam? $100 is all you need

Valve announced today that anyone will be able to publish games on Steam through its previously announced Steam Direct program for "a $...

Written by: nherting

Don’t look now, but the PC is the world’s biggest gaming platform

If you follow the business side of the game industry at all, you're probably sick of hearing how mobile gaming is a fast-growing business juggerna...

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Ubisoft’s first attempts at VR show impressive maturity

Earlier this year, Ubisoft announced that it was interested in bringing "a number of its games" to VR platforms like the Valve-powered HTC V...

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Dawn of War 3: The most promising take on Warhammer 40K yet

What's impressive about Dawn of War III is how beautifully it manages to communicate the weight, scale, and ferocity of the Warhammer 40...

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I Tried To Pirate Spore And Bricked My Laptop

In 2008, I brought my laptop over to my friend Amanda’s house to pirate Spore. Her boyfriend Nate, who worked at the local GameStop, told m...

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Valve will require phone number for Dota 2 ranked matches

Dota 2 maker Valve is taking serious action to cut down on the prevalence of smurfing—using a secondary account in order to play again...

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StarCraft remaster unveiled, and original SD version becomes free

A long-rumored StarCraft remaster for computers was finally unveiled on Saturday by Blizzard Entertainment, set for launch in...

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Nintendo Switch Review

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Written by: The 1st Amender

Who Plays Runescape Anymore?

In a world of superior MMOs, super powered computers, and people no longer being tethered by a 'no download required' to play, who is still pl...

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How Blizzard distilled Overwatch’s hope from Project Titan’s failure

LAS VEGAS—May of 2013 was not a very fun time to be at Blizzard if you hear Game Director and Vice President Jeff Kaplan tell it. After yea...

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Gaming Journalism is Corrupt - Is It Lost Forever?

Gaming journalism has been on the subject for criticism for some time. It has shown over and over that the news for gaming can no longer be trusted. &...

Written by: The 1st Amender

Inside Eve: Online’s propaganda machine—from Photoshop to DDoS

On June 30, 2016, a costly battle took place in Eve: Online. An alliance of players calling themselves the Imperium—assisted by allies in t...

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Fallout New Vegas: A Second Look at Benny

Benny and Masculinity or Benny as a Leader Today we'll be looking at one of my favorite characters from one of my favorite games: Fal...

Written by: Skimmerlit

No Man’s Sky Trailer Today Recaps the Four Pillars

Over the last few weeks, Hello Games and Sony released four No Man’s Sky trailers designed to teach you about the four Pillars of the ...

Written by: nherting

Rimworld: A Quick Review

Disclaimer: My last review didn't go through because I wasn't aware of how authoring worked using the site's tools, so for anyone looking ...

Written by: Skimmerlit

What The News Doesn't Say About Pokemon GO!

It's no secret that people are getting scared due to the fear mongering the news churns out. It really doesn't matter where you go eithe...

Written by: The 1st Amender

Pokemon GO: Doing The Impossible Bringing Gamers Outside

You're walking down the street hanging out with others, having a good time. Living the outside life provided you can bear the heat. Yo...

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Developer Rejects Player Requesting Steam Key For Supporting LGBT Rights

Operation Caucasus developer Dream Games has given out tons of early access keys for their shooter. But when this player asked for one, sporting ...

Written by: Mooba

LawBreakers closed alpha testing will begin later this month

Closed alpha testing for LawBreakers, the verticality-lovin', f-bomb-droppin' team-based FPS being developed by Cliff Bleszinski's Bo...

Written by: Mooba

Translating the action RPG experience from PC to mobile with Nonstop Knight

Nonstop Knight releases - free to download - for iOS and Android phones and tablets today. Antti Salomaa of Kopla Games, the game&...

Written by: Mooba

Rainbow Six Siege Starter Edition is now available for $15

If you think Rainbow Six Siege looks cool—and if you don't, Shaun's excellent “Why I Love” column on the sweet str...

Written by: Mooba

What Have Been Your Favorite Games for 2016 So Far?

Can you believe we’re just days away from June? We’re almost to the halfway point of this crazy year. Where did the time go? And why haven...

Written by: Evanvinh

OVERWATCH REVIEW

Right now, I hate Junkrat. He's a scrawny, impish explosives expert with a grenade lobbing Frag Launcher. His ultimate ability – a slow char...

Written by: Evanvinh

Pokémon Fans In Hong Kong Protest Pikachu’s New Name Change

For the first time in its 20-year history, Pokémon is releasing in China with Sun & Moon for 3DS. While fans ...

Written by: Mooba

PlayStation E3 Experience 2016 Announced For June 13

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the PlayStation E3 Experience is coming back this year on June 13, 2016 and will be shown acro...

Written by: Mooba

Final Fantasy XIV “Revenge of the Horde” Trailer Highlights Everything To Expect In Patch 3.3

Square Enix has shared the official trailer for Final Fantasy XIV‘s patch 3.3, Revenge of the Horde. To get a look at all the new content h...

Written by: Mooba

Payday franchise rights back to Overkill, microtransactions removed, more

Payday 2 seems to be back on track, thanks to developer Overkil getting back the rights to the series. Payday 2 developer Overkill, a Starbreeze st...

Written by: Mooba

LawBreakers videos sing the virtues of verticality

Verticality is all the rage in first-person shooters, as it bloody well should be. Overwatch, Titanfall, the last handful of Call of Duty games... the...

Written by: Mooba

Gigabyte's Aero 14 is an ultrabook for gamers

There's no hard and fast rule that says gaming laptops have to be thick and heavy. Lest there be any doubt, meet Gigabyte's new Aero 14, a 14-...

Written by: Mooba