Square Enix researcher: Future of AI rooted in efficiency
With the next-generation of consoles on their way, programmers are looking for a way to become "more efficient" with how they use AI.
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Watch a YouTuber make a PC out of pasta
What looks like a real lasagne is really an 'impasta', and the key ingredient to this new recipe is PC components from Asus
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Scum dev gained and lost weight to experiment for the game
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"The best way to try things, especially if you're working on a survival game, is to try to survive," said Tomislav Pongrac.
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Next Pokémon Go community event has been revealed
Android / iOS
Grab some friends and head to your local community park for a chance to snag some rare Pokémon.
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Master Chief has been cast for the Halo TV series
Pablo Schreiber will take up the mantle of the super soldier in Showtime's live-action series, having acted in Orange is the New Black in the past.
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PUBG's update #28 bringing weapon mastery
PC / PS4 / Xbox One
This will allow you to attach trinkets to your weapons as part of the Mastery Initiative, with the update itself due "very soon".
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The Wild at Heart a story of "childhood escapism"
PC / Xbox One
During GDC 2019 we caught up with Chris Sumsky of Moonlight Kids to talk about their upcoming title, driven by its narrative.
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Heave Ho is a "couch cooperative feel-good game"
Nintendo Switch / PC
During PAX East we caught up with Le Cartel to talk about their odd new title Heave Ho, packed with colourful characters and environments.
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"Gameplay is the most important thing" with Mars Horizon
Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One
We spoke to Auroch Digital about their upcoming title, which sees you run a space agency going to the Red Planet.
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Pathway
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"Much like the setting of the game, the soundtrack, narration and even the art style all accentuates the 1930's Indiana Jones feel Spielberg coined nearly forty years ago."
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My Time At Portia launches with new trailer
Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One
The game has released on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, and gives you a chance to explore Portia in Pathea Games' RPG.
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Borderlands 3 hidden code points to fate of Sanctuary
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With a little encouragement from Gearbox, fans have been sent into a searching frenzy in an effort to learn more about the upcoming sequel.
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Negative Atmosphere
PC
Sun Scorched Studios' survival horror is showing some serious signs of Dead Space and we're eager to see more.
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Railroad Corporation is "not simply a tycoon game"
PC
At GDC we got to talk to the director at Corbie Games' about what sets their upcoming game apart from the competition.
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KoF: All Star "re-imagining a nostalgia filled beat 'em up"
Android / iOS
We interviewed the lead producer at Netmarble to discuss their upcoming fighting title, heading to the West sometime this year.
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Snooker 19 a "comprehensible game for the new generation"
Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One
We managed to catch up with Simon Humphreys from Lab42 to talk about the first properly licensed snooker game in almost 10 years.
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RAN: Lost Islands a "battle royale epic meets a survival game"
PS4
We got to speak to Mitch Chapman from Zodiac Interactive about the upcoming pirate game RAN: Lost Islands.
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UK games market reaches a record £5.7 billion
The trade body UKIE recently revealed at the Games Impact Summit that revenues have risen 10% from 2017.
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PlayerUnknown on battle royale: "It's time to try something else"
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Brendan Greene has talked about his transition to the newly-formed Special Projects division at PUBG Corp.
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New Blackout map Alcatraz is landing on the PS4 later today
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Take a trip back to the iconic Zombies map, except this time the horde of the dead will be the least of your worries.
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Vermintide 2's Winds of Magic provides a "unique challenge"
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We spoke to Fatshark's Mats Andersson about the upcoming Warhammer Vermintide 2 expansion called Winds of Magic.
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SteamWorld Quest "going to be one of the best games" of 2019
Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One
We managed to catch up with Brjann Sigurgeirsson of Image & Form to talk about the upcoming installment in the SteamWorld series.
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Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!
Nintendo Switch
"It takes a frightening concept and overlays it with an adorable art style, and it works so flawlessly it's actually admirable."
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Nintendo, GameFreak, and Creatures file Monpoké trademark
The incredibly popular Pokémon franchise is seemingly expanding ever further into baby apparel, as discovered on ResetEra.
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The past meets the present in latest Mortal Kombat 11 trailer
Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One
Netherrealm Studios gives some clarification on what makes Mortal Kombat 11's time-bending story so unique.
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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled gets retro skins on PS4
Nintendo Switch / PS4 / Xbox One
Some more details were announced for the highly-anticipated kart racer at Sony's State of Play event last night, looking back at its heritage.
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Those Who Remain "is not a scare-fest"
Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One
We spoke to Ricardo Cesteiro, producer of the upcoming title, at GDC about what the game is hoping to achieve.
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The Forgotten City provides "ownership of the character"
PC / Xbox One
We spoke with developer Nick Pearce about the game at GDC in California, who told us why they've let players choose their own character.
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The Nindies showcase had plenty of games to tell us about
Nintendo Switch / PC
We've compiled a list of all the games we've yet to talk about, including My Friend Pedro, Swimsanity, Blaster Master Zero II, and more.
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Degrees of Separation
PC
"It's a unique and interesting story-based adventure, however, some clunky game mechanics break the immersion frequently."
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IGI 3 revealed, scheduled for 2021 release
The first teaser for the next entry in the long-running covert ops shooter has arrived to give us a sense of what's coming.
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Nvidia has a ton of ray tracing announcements from GDC
Nvidia, Microsoft, Epic Games, Unity, and leading developers are making the jump toward the future of gaming.
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Sniper Elite V2 getting remastered, 3 heading to Switch
PC / PS3 / Wii U / Xbox 360
Head back to Berlin, take Africa on the go, or even try your hand at virtual reality sniping with these spicy announcements.
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Ninja reportedly paid $1 million USD to play Apex on launch
PC / PS4 / Xbox One
A new report gave us the figure, which was part of Respawn and EA's strategy involving streamers and influencers with the battle royale title.
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'Classified' Sniper Elite announcement coming later today
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The official Twitter feed for the game hints that 2019 may see the return of a fan-favourite installment in the franchise.
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Epic to introduce a new undo purchase feature to Fortnite
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After being a point of controversy for a while, Epic has revealed that an undo button is on the way.
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LA Valiant parts ways with head coach Byungchul Moon
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After an underwhelming first stage, the Overwatch League team have relieved the veteran coach from his duties.
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Schalke 04 resigns Amazing
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In a bid to clutch a playoff spot in the LEC Spring Split, the roster has resigned Amazing as an active player.
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Netflix to produce Dragon's Dogma anime
PC / PS3 / PS4 / Xbox 360 / Xbox One
Streaming service partners with Japanese CG studio Sublimation, plus Ghost in the Shell and Altered Carbon shows confirmed.
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The first teaser trailer for Doom Annihilation finally drops
The sequel to the 2005 adaptation will be coming out sometime this year but without fan favourite actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
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Tackling cheaters is "vital" for PUBG esports
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We spoke to Atila Yeşildağ, esports operations manager at PUBG Corp., about the priorities ahead of the PUBG Europe League.
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Mobile Gaming at MWC19 Barcelona
Android / iOS
We take a look back at our highlights from this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Phil Spencer on bringing Game Pass to more platforms
In an interview Spencer shared information regarding the future of Microsoft's gaming division, which includes cloud streaming.
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Rogue kicking off the second semester of Junior Rogue
Android / iOS / Mac / Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One
Working in partnership with Find Your Grind and ReKTGlobal, the program plans to guide the next generation of esports athletes.
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PUBG celebrating anniversary of Horizon Zero Dawn with skins
PC / PS4 / Xbox One
As you might have guessed, this is only available to PlayStation 4 players, who can earn Eclipse cosmetic items.
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Red Dead Online Beta sees a host of new updates today
PS4 / Xbox One
The wild-west masterpiece will finally be getting a bunch of new changes to really bring some variety to that outlaw lifestyle.
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Picture Perfect: The Finest Comic Book Movies
After much debate among the team, here's our list of the 20 greatest comic book movie adaptations.
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Team Envy leading the charge in pursuit of CS:GO's Karrigan
Mac / PC / PS3 / PSN / XBLA / Xbox 360
The North American organisation Team Envy are looking to add Karrigan to their active roster, according to multiple sources.
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Season 14 of competitive Overwatch ending this Friday
PC / PS4 / Xbox One
To all agents of Overwatch, you have approximately three days to grind the ladder before it resets this Friday and Season 15 starts.
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HCT Winter Championship kicks off this Thursday
Android / iOS / Mac / PC
The next stage in the championship tour will see 16 teams competing for a share of $250,000 USD.
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