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  • Microsoft’s Marc Whitten on removing DRM, the future of online passes, and that $499.99 price point

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    Microsoft’s Marc Whitten on removing DRM, the future of online passes, and that $499.99 price point

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  • Microsoft updates Xbox One online requirements, 24 hour check gone, trading and borrowing safe

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    Microsoft updates Xbox One online requirements, 24 hour check gone, trading and borrowing safe

    13 hours ago

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  • Activision’s quiet, complete dominance over E3

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    Activision’s quiet, complete dominance over E3

    14 hours ago

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  • Xbox One vs. indies: Microsoft bullies developers into signing with publishers, and it needs to stop

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    Xbox One vs. indies: Microsoft bullies developers into signing with publishers, and it needs to stop

    17 hours ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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5/29/13 - 6/4/13

  • Blizzard tells us why they’re about to make MP StarCraft 2 free-to-play (for friends)

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    Blizzard tells us why they’re about to make MP StarCraft 2 free-to-play (for friends)

    2 weeks ago

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  • The Game of Throne’s Red Wedding was a singular, non-repeatable event in pop culture (Spoilers)

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    The Game of Throne’s Red Wedding was a singular, non-repeatable event in pop culture (Spoilers)

    2 weeks ago

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  • Yes, Plants vs. Zombies 2 is free-to-play, but that may not be a deal breaker

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    Yes, Plants vs. Zombies 2 is free-to-play, but that may not be a deal breaker

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Duel with a deck of cards, and be the closest to death by game’s end. Prove you are a manly man

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    Duel with a deck of cards, and be the closest to death by game’s end. Prove you are a manly man

    2 weeks ago

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  • The next Halo game is coming to hardware you don’t have, and software you don’t want

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    The next Halo game is coming to hardware you don’t have, and software you don’t want

    2 weeks ago

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  • Dealing with being a woman and a comic book writer, and the fun that ensues

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    Dealing with being a woman and a comic book writer, and the fun that ensues

    2 weeks ago

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  • Harmonix, Disney team up for Fantasia rhythm game, Harmonix musicians go buckwild on famous tracks

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    Harmonix, Disney team up for Fantasia rhythm game, Harmonix musicians go buckwild on famous tracks

    2 weeks ago

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  • Game demos may be dying, and this is why

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    Game demos may be dying, and this is why

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • The virtual reality Super Nintendo emulator is just as weird as you’d think

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    The virtual reality Super Nintendo emulator is just as weird as you’d think

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • South Koreans dominate every region as StarCraft 2 World Championship Series finals loom

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    South Koreans dominate every region as StarCraft 2 World Championship Series finals loom

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Game of Thrones review: Now the rains weep o’er his hall, with no one there to hear

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    Game of Thrones review: Now the rains weep o’er his hall, with no one there to hear

    2 weeks ago

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  • Behind the scenes at NeoGAF, one of the more influential gaming forums of the Internet

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    Behind the scenes at NeoGAF, one of the more influential gaming forums of the Internet

    2 weeks ago

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  • The Swapper is Braid by way of 2001: A Space Odyssey

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    The Swapper is Braid by way of 2001: A Space Odyssey

    2 weeks ago

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  • Wolfenstein: The New Order features Aryan purity tests, punishing combat, beautiful graphics

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    Wolfenstein: The New Order features Aryan purity tests, punishing combat, beautiful graphics

    2 weeks ago

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  • What happens when your publisher promises Steam, but Valve says no? Trouble

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    What happens when your publisher promises Steam, but Valve says no? Trouble

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Dear Halo 4 QA tester: We don’t need to strike because you’re a flake

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    Dear Halo 4 QA tester: We don’t need to strike because you’re a flake

    3 weeks ago

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  • Call of Juarez: Gunslinger calls down the thunder, and now you’ve got it

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    Call of Juarez: Gunslinger calls down the thunder, and now you’ve got it

    3 weeks ago

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  • Legions of children are hacking iPhone game leaderboards

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    Legions of children are hacking iPhone game leaderboards

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Xbox One and the first-sale doctrine: there is no silver bullet for protecting used games

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    Xbox One and the first-sale doctrine: there is no silver bullet for protecting used games

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • PAR tries to get a story about Double Fine’s second Kickstarter up before the damned thing is funded

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    PAR tries to get a story about Double Fine’s second Kickstarter up before the damned thing is funded

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • This $1 mobile game explains the futility of the war on drugs

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    This $1 mobile game explains the futility of the war on drugs

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • No, the Xbox One did not cause Sony’s stock to surge, stop it

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    No, the Xbox One did not cause Sony’s stock to surge, stop it

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • The use of violence against women to justify, and propel, the stories of modern video games

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    The use of violence against women to justify, and propel, the stories of modern video games

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Crowdfunded satellite an early step towards mining trillions of dollars of platinum from asteroids

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    Crowdfunded satellite an early step towards mining trillions of dollars of platinum from asteroids

    3 weeks ago

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  • The Last of Us: when pre-order bonuses may hurt your enjoyment of a game

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    The Last of Us: when pre-order bonuses may hurt your enjoyment of a game

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • One die to rule the world: How the Dicelight system leads to more fluid tabletop role-playing

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    One die to rule the world: How the Dicelight system leads to more fluid tabletop role-playing

    3 weeks ago

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  • Why the Chinese government wouldn’t let PAR cover the League of Legends All-Star Game

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    Why the Chinese government wouldn’t let PAR cover the League of Legends All-Star Game

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Totalbiscuit argues against used games, and explains why GameStop are “knobsacks”

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    Totalbiscuit argues against used games, and explains why GameStop are “knobsacks”

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Counterstrike: Global Offensive community given tools to govern itself

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    Counterstrike: Global Offensive community given tools to govern itself

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Used games, Twitter complaints, and Sony: Why the Xbox One “backlash” doesn’t matter

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    Used games, Twitter complaints, and Sony: Why the Xbox One “backlash” doesn’t matter

    3 weeks ago

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  • TowerFall is the OUYA’s killer app: The four-player Smash Bros.-style take on archery is that good

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    TowerFall is the OUYA’s killer app: The four-player Smash Bros.-style take on archery is that good

    3 weeks ago

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  • Why Xbox One will continue Microsoft’s failure in Japan

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    Why Xbox One will continue Microsoft’s failure in Japan

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Disperse the South Koreans! How Blizzard’s new tournament design saved its StarCraft 2 competitions

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    Disperse the South Koreans! How Blizzard’s new tournament design saved its StarCraft 2 competitions

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • How The Swapper created horror out of clay and found objects

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    How The Swapper created horror out of clay and found objects

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • A post-console world: Has the concept of a dedicated gaming machine become outdated?

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    A post-console world: Has the concept of a dedicated gaming machine become outdated?

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben and Andrew
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  • Paying to beta test: Google’s Dan Morrill explains why the OUYA feels so janky

    The Cut

    Paying to beta test: Google’s Dan Morrill explains why the OUYA feels so janky

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Curiosity’s “life-changing” prize revealed: one teenager will become a virtual god

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    Curiosity’s “life-changing” prize revealed: one teenager will become a virtual god

    3 weeks ago

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  • Maturity, skill, and craft: why games as art conversations usually miss the point

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    Maturity, skill, and craft: why games as art conversations usually miss the point

    3 weeks ago

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    • Microsoft’s Marc Whitten on removing DRM, the future of online passes, and that $499.99 price point

      Microsoft’s Marc Whitten on removing DRM, the future of online passes, and that $499.99 price point

    • Microsoft updates Xbox One online requirements, 24 hour check gone, trading and borrowing safe

    • Activision’s quiet, complete dominance over E3

  • Review

    • Grid 2 is a good racing game, but that may not be enough

      Grid 2 is a good racing game, but that may not be enough

    • Gunpoint is a 2D neo-noir stealth puzzle game that isn’t afraid to break the fourth wall

    • The Last of Us review: A violent, emotional, satisfying adventure of a game

  • News

    • Beating the best at Street Fighter IV is worth just $4,000, but the respect is priceless

      Beating the best at Street Fighter IV is worth just $4,000, but the respect is priceless

    • When AAA for $20 may be too much: XCOM: Enemy Unknown is coming to iOS devices this Thursday

    • Nintendo announces Smash Bros, Donkey Kong, Yoshi’s Island games and more on live stream

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    • Game of Thrones finale: when we get to where we’re going, and don’t know where to go next

      Game of Thrones finale: when we get to where we’re going, and don’t know where to go next

    • Game of Thrones review: Now the rains weep o’er his hall, with no one there to hear

    • Virtual reality, an empty movie theater, and peace: how the Rift could change how we watch movies

  • The Cut

    • “Inside sources” state that Microsoft may pull a 180 on DRM requirements

      “Inside sources” state that Microsoft may pull a 180 on DRM requirements

    • Inside the anti-E3 for indie developers

    • How one man exploited a game show in a surreal show of skill and concentration


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