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• Harpy Champion Teaser – League of Legends
  She fights for the cause,. He fights for her. The first new champion release of 2017 in league of legends is looking to be a big one. Being teased initially not long after April Fools Events such as Advanced Bots and Graves Cigar, it was a bit unclea…
  - 3 Apr 17, 9:06pm -
• Season 10 Begins – Diablo III
  A new start in the conquest of the Forces of Hell As we previously covered the nearing end of Diablo’s 9th season, the end has official come and the beginning of Season 10 has replaced it. Available on both  PC and Consoles the Diablo III season o…
  - 1 Apr 17, 6:45pm -
• Double Everything Weekend – Smite
  Earn all you can Take, and take all you can Earn This weekend until Sunday you can play smite for double rewards for everything you do. Still not hit the Level cap? You can get experience. Almost done with your mastery? Worshipers are included as wel…
  - 31 Mar 17, 4:20pm -
• The Tomb of Sargeras – Wow Patch 7.2
  One step closer to the Legions fall A new release and more adventures in World of Warcraft Legion to be had. Bringing plenty to do this Update will include new Class quests, World Quests, Scenarios, Cross Faction Events and More for you to conquer as…
  - 29 Mar 17, 3:27pm -
• A Mammoth Celebration!
  Free stuff just for Dropping by! Celebrating their Year of the Mammoth Event and Leading up to the Official release of Journey to Un’Goro in Hearthstone. This is the second of them, the first being a Brawl where winning a Match in Hearthstone score…
  - 27 Mar 17, 9:04pm -

OWNT

N4G

• newRetro Review: The Warriors
  Jerry from BagoGames says, "The Warriors is based on the 1979 cult classic film of the same name. The Warriors is one of Rockstar's most forgotten gems, but it is forgotten for a reason or just overshadowed by their big time franchises?"
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• newEpic Games sues famous YouTubers for using and selling Fortnite cheats
  Bad news for all the YouTubers who is selling or using Fortnite cheats.
  - 39 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:07pm -
• newOverkills The Walking Dead Beta Impressions - GameWatcher
  From GameWatcher: "Over the weekend we had a chance to go hands-on with Overkills The Walking Dead game, the new co-op zombie-survival-shooter from the creators of Payday. Its certainly been a long time coming, so we were eager to see just what the t…
  - 48 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:58pm -
• newSoulblight Review (Switch) | Hey Poor Player
  Colin at HPP writes "Soulblight is another newcomer in the arena of Roguelikes but it has a few mechanics that help it really stand out from the rest of the pack, check out our review."
  - 48 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:58pm -
• newCrayola Scoot Review GameSpew
  If you've ever wondered what would happen if you crossed a Tony Hawk game with Splatoon, then Crayola Scoot is the result you've been waiting for.
  - 49 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:57pm -

PCGamer

Game Informer

• newAnalogue Announces High-End Sega Genesis For Release Next Year
  Earlier this year, Seattle-based technology company Analogue released the Super NT, a recreation of the Super Nintendo that natively played the system's games with digital output and no input lag, a follow-up to their NES version of the same concept.…
  - 51 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:55pm -
• newThree Crysis Games Come To Xbox One Backwards Compatibility
  Remember when Crysis was this unobtainable dream of PC graphics with an impossible bar for modern hardware to hit its full potential? I remember poring over screenshots and thinking video games, at t…
  - 2 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 5:40pm -
• newThe First DLC For Marvel’s Spider-Man Introduces Three New Suits
  This morning Ryan Smith of Insomniac Games revealed new details about Marvel's Spider-Man first DLC chapter, The Heist, announcing the addition of three new suits and releasing screenshots and new concept art to go along with the announcement.Th…
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 4:26pm -
• newSony Outlines PlayStation 4 Message Crash Fix
  Over the weekend some PlayStation 4 players started seeing their consoles made useless by messages from malicious users while online. Now, an Ask PlayStation UK tweet confirms that the issues hav…
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 4:18pm -
• newGen 4 Arrives Today In Pokémon Go
  The long wait for Generation 4 is finally over. After teasing the inclusion of Gen 4 last week, Niantic has revealed the first real details surrounding Pokémon first appearing in Diamond and Pearl.Generation 4 will hit Pokémon Go in waves. The fi…
  - 4 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 3:20pm -

Joystiq

• newPixel 3 XL teardown reveals Google's switch to a Samsung display
  When people noticed that the Pixel 3 XL's display was much better than its predecessor's, a common question emerged: did Google ditch LG for someone else? Yes, according to iFixit. The DIY repair house has torn down both the 3 XL and its smaller co…
  - 15 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:31pm -
• newHuawei unveils giant Mate 20 X phone, regular-sized wearable
  Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei just showed off its latest flagship devices, including the Mate 20 smartphone and the Watch GT smartwatch. While those devices make a play for broader audiences, Huawei also went niche with a smartphone aimed at…
  - 33 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:13pm -
• newFox Sports’ new virtual studio runs on Unreal Engine
  It's no secret that Epic Games has enabled a number of gaming studios to create more-realistic visuals with its Unreal game engine. Since its debut in 1998, powering the first-person shooter Unreal, the technology has evolved to power hundreds of gam…
  - 46 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:00pm -
• newGoogle Maps adds EV charging station info
  Following recent updates that help users plan their commutes and group events, Google Maps is now helping EV drivers figure out where to charge their vehicles. A new feature is rolling out today that will let you search for charging stations and prov…
  - 57 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:49pm -
• newFacebook is reportedly making a video chat camera for your TV
  Facebook's Portal cameras might just be the start of the company's plans to bring video chat to your home. Cheddar sources claimed that the social network is making a "camera-equipped device" that brings video chat and streaming services (including F…
  - 1 hour ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:31pm -

Kotaku

• newFan Translator Says The World Ends With You's Italian Text Looks A Lot Like His Work
  After learning that The World Ends With You was going to have an official Italian translation, the person who made a well known Italian fan translation tuned into a stream to check out how they handled the translation problems he struggled with. Whil…
  - 15 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:31pm -
• newAssassin’s Creed Odyssey Smartly Refines The Origins Skill Tree
  Of the many differences between last year’s Assassin’s Creed Origins and this year’s Odyssey, the changes to upgradable abilities have the most dramatic effect on gameplay. Origins’ skill trees were a convoluted mess even at the time, and Ody…
  - 46 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:00pm -
• newA Game About Staying In Bed All Day 
  For a couple of months I’ve been dipping in and out of #SelfCare, a game about deciding to not get out of bed. It’s nominally designed for people who don’t really like video games, but as someone who has played them all my life, I’ve found it…
  - 2 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:09pm -
• newSega Fans Will Get A High End Retro Console Of Their Own
  Analogue, the Seattle-based retro console maker, has announced its latest project: the Mega Sg. Using a technological setup similar to its Super Nt released earlier this year, Analogue says the Mega Sg will be able to play every game from the Sega Ge…
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 4:30pm -
• newThe Missing Gets Queer Love Stories Right
  Last night, I finished The Missing. My initial impression of the game was that it’s a sweet but extremely bloody puzzle-platformer, peppered with queer overtones. As I pressed forward, I found a game that was transgressive and shockingly frank in t…
  - 4 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 4:00pm -

G4

Wired Game Life

The Verge Gaming

• newBill Gates remembers Paul Allen: ‘Microsoft would never have happened without Paul’
  Bill Gates has published his personal reflections on the life of Paul Allen, who died on October 15th of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 65. Gates describes Allen as “one of my oldest friends and the first business partner I ever had.” The…
  - 9 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:37pm -
• newWhy Hank Green had to write a novel to get to the truth about viral fame
  As creators move to the cultural forefront, the question of how much power they wield — if any — is one Hank Green ponders with care. “I think that [creators have a social] responsibility, but I think that the responsibility can be taken differ…
  - 26 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:20pm -
• newNASA photo shows where Hurricane Michael turned out the lights
  When Hurricane Michael crashed into the Florida Panhandle on October 10th, the storm cut power to parts of Florida and Georgia in its path, new NASA images show. The pictures are a stark reminder of our energy infrastructure’s vulnerability to natu…
  - 30 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:16pm -
• newAmazon invests in solar power and recycling programs to cut carbon footprint
  Amazon announced two new initiatives today that are aimed at reducing its environmental impact. The first is a $10 million investment in the Closed Loop Fund, an effort to pool corporate resources to help the US improve its municipal recycling progra…
  - 43 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:03pm -
• newJulian Assange needs to take care of his cat, or it’ll be given away, Ecuador says
  Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who has been hiding out in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for the past six years, has been given a new set of house rules if he wants to continue his stay. In a memo first published on Ecuadorian website Códig…
  - 45 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:01pm -

Destructoid

• newHollow Knight developers don't regret cancelling Wii U version after the tide turned so heavily for the Switch
  Hollow Knight is basically done (its last DLC launched recently for free and developer Team Cherry has noted that this is the end of the road), so a postmortem is definitely in order.Speaking to Game Informer, Co-Director William Pellen mused on th…
  - 5 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 2:30pm -
• newFortnite's next update will be adding in-game tournaments for all
  Epic Games has revealed more information about Fortnite's upcoming 6.10 update, that will bring a series of in-game tournaments to the Events section of the globally-popular battle royale title.The tournaments, which can be entered by all players (pr…
  - 6 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 2:00pm -
• newBattlefield V shows off its single-player stories
  For those of you picking up Battlefield V next month, are you going to bother with the single-player offering or are you heading straight into multiplayer like usual? Today's trailer might change your mind.Considering I liked Battlefield 1's campaig…
  - 6 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 1:45pm -
• newSquare Enix muses on a non-MMO localization of Dragon Quest X
  Dragon Quest X launched all the way back in 2012 in Japan, but it still makes its way into the gaming news-sphere every so often. As the first main series MMO it's a rather big deal, especially when you consider that it was never localized. Fans all…
  - 6 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 1:30pm -
• newSkybound to hold an AMA about The Walking Dead: The Final Season
  Skybound Games are to host a Q&A session on Reddit to discuss their taking over of Telltale's stopped-in-progress adventure title The Walking Dead: The Final Season. The session, featuring Skybound CEO Ian Howe is intended to set clear the path forwa…
  - 7 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 1:00pm -

Games Radar

VG 24/7

• newDestiny 2 update 2.0.4 is live – here’s the patch notes
  Alongside Festival of the Lost today comes Destiny 2 update 2.0.4. Bungie has released Destiny 2 update 2.0.4 which is required if you wish to participate in Festival of the Lost. With the update comes the return of Iron Banner along with Double Valo…
  - 54 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:52pm -
• newPokemon Go Gen 4: Sinnoh region Pokemon List, new evolutions and beyond
  Generation 4 of Pokemon Go is here- meaning that Pokemon from the Sinnoh region (Pokemon Diamond and Pearl) are now appearing in the wild. This is great news for Pokemon Go trainers, as with the ability to now capture Celebi offered widely many top P…
  - 59 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:47pm -
• newDiscord Store beta now available for all users alongside Nitro game subscription update
  The Discord Store is now open for business, well, it’s in beta. Discord has released the beta version of its new store and it is open to all users. Nitro users will also see an upgrade. The Store will feature titles from publishers such as THQ Nord…
  - 2 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 6:11pm -
• newDestiny 2: Festival of the Lost – here’s all the gear, masks, sparrows, Dark Forest, more
  Bungie has kicked off the Festival of the Lost in Destiny 2, and was kind enough to send over a bunch of screenshots. This year, Destiny 2: Festival of the Lost brings plenty of masks, gear, and plenty of fun thing to do. For a limited time, all play…
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 5:15pm -
• newThe Quiet Man won’t be so “quiet” after an update is released
  A free update for The Quiet Man will be released post-launch and it will include sound. Square Enix announced it will add a new mode to The Quiet Man which adds sound to the game. Players can expect it to be released one week after the game is made a…
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 4:51pm -

Euro Gamer

• newInsomniac shows off Spidey's new suits from next week's The City That Never Sleeps DLC
  Insomniac Games' acclaimed Spider-Man is about to get its first paid DLC next week, in the form of the story-based The City That Never Sleeps. Insomniac has already teased most of its features, but if you were curious about its promised new Spidey su…
  - 3 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 4:50pm -
• newFortnite YouTubers sued by Epic for promoting sale of cheats
  Fortnite's always been eager to crack down on cheating. Even back in 2017, Epic Games carried out ban waves where it removed "thousands" of misbehaving players, and it is still pursuing an ongoing lawsuit against two other players for cheating. Now,…
  - 4 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 4:03pm -
• newFirst wave of Gen 4 Pokémon now available in Pokémon Go
  Pokémon Go has just dropped the fourth generation of Pokémon. If you're reading this and you're a Pokémon Go aficionado... why aren't you out there catching Pokémon already?Included in this first drop are Gen 4 starters Turtwig, Chimchar and Pipl…
  - 5 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 3:08pm -
• newRevealed: Sega's cancelled Shenmue HD remake - with fully updated graphics
  UPDATE 16/10/18 3:52pm: Sega has been in touch with a statement - "SEGA and D3T indeed had started exploring the feasibility of a full HD remaster for Shenmue I & II. That being said, we soon realised that this was a project with its own set of chall…
  - 5 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 3:01pm -
• newThere's a new premium retro console built especially for Sega enthusiasts
  One year ago, retro console maker Analogue unveiled the Super Nt - a premium console designed to play Super NES games on a modern display with low latency and excellent visual quality. At Digital Foundry we reviewed the final unit when it released a…
  - 5 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 3:00pm -

Shack News

• Marvel's Spider-Man Hands-On Preview: With Great Power
  It's been many years since a Spider-Man game has truly given me the sense of being the friendly neighborhood webhead. I wasn't sure what to expect when I tried out Marvel's Spider-Man for the first time, but as I swung across New York for the first t…
  - 75 days ago, 2 Aug 18, 2:00pm -
• Team-Based Fantasy Survival Game Rend Enters Early Access
  Rend is an ambitious project that blends a few genres to make a potentially legendary competitive fantasy adventure experience that hasn't been replicated in many other experiences. With some top tier talent on staff, Frostkeep Studios is charging…
  - 77 days ago, 1 Aug 18, 12:45am -
• Shacknews Staff Select: News Editor Charles Singletary Jr
  Greetings,I'm Charles Singletary Jr aka the News Editor for Shacknews.com. I've been with the team for almost one year at the time this was published and it has truly been an incredible ride thus far. I'm pretty terrible at writing about myself so,…
  - 77 days ago, 31 Jul 18, 11:55pm -
• How to Play Total War: ARENA with Friends
  So, you’ve decided to jump into Total War: ARENA and wage war on your enemies. Maybe you want to combine the Defensive Infantry skills of Leonidas to hold down the enemy while your friend quickly flanks with Hannibal, or maybe you want to rain dea…
  - 77 days ago, 31 Jul 18, 11:30pm -
• Talking World of Tanks Console Development With Mercenaries Narrative Designer Darold Higa
  Wargaming's free-to-play game World of Tanks has thrived in a huge way on PC and has a strong presence on consoles, but the studio recognized a major opportunity for growth there. The PS4 and Xbox One communities have different expectations and des…
  - 77 days ago, 31 Jul 18, 9:50pm -

Gamespot

• newBattlefield 5 Story Trailer Is All About Rising To The Occasion
  Battlefield V returns to World War 2, which means a lot of focus on the heroism of a just cause, the Greatest Generation, and all the imagery that entails. The single-player story trailer embraces that spirit wholeheartedly with a cinematic presentat…
  - 27 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:19pm -
• newFestival Of The Lost: Destiny 2's New Masks, Auto Rifle, Rewards, And More
  Check out the spooky new items available for HalloweenComing not long after Destiny 2's launch, last October didn't see the franchise's annual Halloween event, Festival of the Lost, take place. That changes for 2018, and Bungie is doing more than eve…
  - 32 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:14pm -
• newFallout 76: It's "Scary" To Move Towards Such A Different Direction, Bethesda Says
  Fallout 76 will no doubt be a big change of pace for the series upon its November 14 release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Trading out the traditional single-player experience for a shared-world multiplayer survival game, the upcoming prequel sets itself…
  - 32 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:14pm -
• new13 Terrifying Horror TV Shows You Shouldn't Miss
  We're living in a golden age for horror on television, with cable networks and streaming services taking a chance on content that in the past may have been deemed "too much" for audiences. Thanks to networks like AMC and FX catering their content to…
  - 34 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:12pm -
• newGreat Deal On NBA 2K19--But Hurry (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC)
  The new season of NBA basketball kicks off today, October 16, and to celebrate, 2K has dropped the price of NBA 2K19 on all platforms down to $40. That's a pretty great discount for a game that launched just last month. So whether you prefer playing…
  - 34 mins ago, 16 Oct 18, 7:12pm -

Giant Bomb

• newMass Alex: Mass Effect - Part 12
  Shep Shep sets about saving the entire galaxy one isolated and desolate station at a time.
  - 4 hours ago, 16 Oct 18, 3:30pm -
• newThe Jeff Gerstmann Home Game: Call of Duty Black Ops 4
  Can I land a helicopter on another guy and kill him in Blackout? Probably. _Do_ I do that in this video? Absolutely not.
  - 20 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 11:32pm -
• All Systems Goku 23
  The tournament rages on as Dan and Jeff examine episodes 109-113 of Dragon Ball Z Kai.
  - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 18, 3:00pm -
• Quick Look: The World Ends With You - Final Remix
  Pick a card! Any card! Just make sure it matches my card or you will lose this fight.
  - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 18, 1:00pm -
• The Community Spotlight - 10/13/2018
  Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week. We had an interesting week what with the 15th anniversary of the N-Gage and all, but there were plenty o…
  - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 7:00pm -

Gamespy

• Defiance: The MMO vs Defiance: The TV Show - Fight!
  Defiance (PC)We journey to the show's set in Toronto to get the full scoop.
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• Play Thief in Doom 3 with The Dark Mod
  Thief: The Dark Project (PC)A total conversion for Doom 3, The Dark Mod is designed to let players create missions.
  - 22 Oct 12, 7:14pm -
• "Second Wave" of Options Make XCOM: Enemy Unknown Even Tougher
  XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PC)Originally planned to be officially released, modders have gotten the options to work.
  - 22 Oct 12, 6:31pm -
• DICE Adding Console Command to Disable Color Grading in Battlefield 3
  Battlefield 3 (PC)"No major competitive advantage/disadvantage" in disabling color grading.
  - 22 Oct 12, 6:06pm -
• The Castle Doctrine is Jason Rohrer's New Game
  New game from Inside a Star-Filled Sky creator revealed.
  - 22 Oct 12, 5:15pm -