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Age of Empires 4 announced

At the Age of Empires celebration at Gamescom, Microsoft announced Age of Empires 4 for Windows 10. Aside from the fact that the game will be developed by Relic (Dawn of War/Company of Heroes/Homeworld) no other information was forthcoming. We’ll have more on this as it develops.

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Review: Subsurface Circular

Publisher: Bithell Games Developer: Bithell Games Format Reviewed: PC Provided By: Purchase by Reviewer Price: £4.79/$5.99   Very few games make the act of conversation exciting. While many games have dialogue, they use it only to support the overall narrative or to justify the main source of gameplay. They use it as a tool and ignore the possible […]

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Review: Nidhogg 2

Publisher: Messhof Developer: Messhof Format Reviewed: PC Provided By: Messhof Price: £10.99/$15.99   Nidhogg 2 combines intense high stakes combat with retro charm to create a fun local-multiplayer experience. Like gladiatorial combat, Nidhogg 2 is grotesque and challenging, with each move potentially being your last. Each match will have you repeatedly duel your opponent as you try  to push […]

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PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS gets a Gamescom Tournament

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) is an Early Access phenomenon. Currently the most watched game on Twitch and the third most played on Steam, PUBG is now getting its first LAN event at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Eighty players will be competing for a prize pool of $350,000 prize pool. This tournament will start August 23rd and end the […]

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ESL Changes Cheating and Match-Fitching Sanctions

ESL, an eSports organization famous for it’s Counter-Strike tournaments, has aligned its sanctions with the Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC). These sanctions came from the results an ESIC survey focused on finding the proper repercussions according to the eSport community. This also includes lifting the indefinite match-fixing bans placed on former IBUYPOWER members. New sanctions include a 5 […]

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WWE 2K18 Confirmed for Switch

2K have sent along this video announcing WWE 2K18 for Switch, the first WWE Game on a nintendo console since WWE 13. It’s not known what shape the game will take, but in responding to questions on Twitter, 2K confirmed that it would be “virtually the same” as the PS4 and XBOX ONE versions – […]

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A NEW TYPE OF TOTAL WAR

Creative Assembly, the minds behind the brilliant and beloved Total War series have announced a new type of Total War game, it is called Total War Saga. The series’ games typically take place during chaotic or troubled points in human history. The player picks their favored faction and seemingly rewrites history, making peace with a […]

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PLAYSTATION USES E3 ANTHEM FOOTAGE WITH PHOTOSHOPPED CONTROLS

E3 may be over, but footage keeps trickling out to official company media such as YouTube and the like. But when Sony’s PlayStation showed footage for the upcoming Game Anthem, that’s when fans noticed a strange realization. At first, fans thought that it was just the same game demo from E3, but just being played […]

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CAPCOM ANNOUNCES CROSS-LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH BANDAI NAMCO

Today Capcom, the creators of various titles such as Street Fighter and Phoenix Wright have announced on an online press release that they will enter an agreement with Bandai Namco. Here is a partial excerpt: “Capcom Co., Ltd. today announced that it has entered into a cross-licensing agreement with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. related to […]

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THE FATE OF GTA 5 MODS

On this day of gaming, Take Two Interactive, the publisher for Grand Theft Auto 5 has issued a legal Cease-and Desist letter to the modding team known as Open IV. The reason for this being that Take Two Interactive believes that the Modders are using the modding tool to cheat their way to the multiplayer, […]