News::How James Bond Earned The Right To Call The Next Movie Spectre

News::The Attack on Titan Browser Game is as Terrible as the Mobile Game

News::Adventures in Tragic Amiibo Packaging

Nintendo fans are used to a level of quality. A seal of approval, if you will. In the past, "Nintendo" has meant durable hardware and well-made video games. Nintendo means "polished" and "good presentation." Nobody, it seems, has told this to Amiibos.

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News::The Cities XL Franchise Gets Bigger with Cities XXL

From a small and quiet suburban town all the way up to a huge economical powerhouse, players will take control of this journey every step of the way.



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News::Which Game Could Top The Lot In 2015?

IM PLAYIN discuss the games set for a 2015 release, and which ones could be reaching for Game Of The Year.



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News::Relive the glory days of Pandemic with Star Wars: Battlefront II for £2.09 on Steam

Dealspwn: "God, I miss Pandemic. Their games might not have always been technically brilliant, but they were always fun. Even The Saboteur was shonkily brilliant in its own way. Star Wars: Battlefront II, however, was surely Pandemic's finest moment. A superb, anarchic slice of multiplayer Star Wars action, like a third-person Battlefield. But with Jedi and tauntauns."



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News::2015's most anticipated games that aren't sequels, reboots or remakes

Sequels, reboots and remakes are everywhere in the entertainment industry. Often seen as the life blood of it, they're the safer, more dependable ideas easily sold to nervous executives. Some believe them to be the scourge of the entertainment world, slowly sapping away any and all creativity - but that's hyperbolic. Look a little harder there are dozens of films, games or whatever you fancy daring to offer something fresh. Next year is in no short supply of them, so here's a look at IBTimes UK's most anticipated video games of 2015 that aren't sequels, reboots, or remakes.



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News::2015 Video Game Release Schedule

Game Informer writes: "It wasnt even September when readers started asking when wed publish the initial list of 2015 release dates. Our ever-popular and regularly updated roster of launch dates for the new year is here."



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News::This Week in Fighting Games - Morbid Play

Street Fighter V gameplay footage, A new Tekken Character and Harada doing what he does best; Bad Demoman compiles some of the latest news in fighting games.



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News::Steam Auctions - First one on 15 December

Recycle Steam Community items like Trading Cards, backgrounds, and emoticons from your Inventory into Gems and use it to bid on games up for auction. The first auction round ends on 15 Dec @ 3:00pm with a new round ending every 45 minutes until the last auction round ends on 18 Dec @ 6:00pm. At the end of each auction round, the top bidder for each title wins.



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News::Dizzel Exits Early Access, Now Available On Steam, OGPlanet

One Angry Gamer "Ah, Dizzel. Heres a game Ive been writing about off and on for the past several years. In fact, my first article for Dizzel was when it was originally announced back in late 2009. My oh my, how time flies. Well, today OGPlanet has announced that Dizzel is finally complete. The game has graduated from Early Access and is now available on both the Steam Store and through the OGPlanet launcher."



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News::On January 21 Microsoft reveals more about the Windows 10 consumer experience

Microsoft is keeping a steady pulse on Windows 10, releasing bits of news along the way to its official release in mid-2015. Today, Microsoft has announced their January 21 Windows 10 event, which is to take place in Redmond, WA. Although the previous Windows 10 episode focused on the OS general announcement, it was more tightly focused on Windows 10 for enterprise. This time around, the consumer angle is getting the spotlight treatment. Satya Nadella, Terry Myerson, Joe Belfiore, and Phil Spencer will all be on hand for at the event to tell us what is next.



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News::Puzzle Platformer Last Inua Out Now on Steam

Hardcore Gamer: "Launched on iOS earlier this year, Last Inua provided a glimpse into Inuit culture. Developer Glowforth decided to bring the game to both PC and Mac and now its finally available."



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News::The Crew PC 60 fps triple screen playthrough part 2

VVV: "Our comprehensive coverage on The Crew continues in part 2 of Alan's video playthrough of the PC version in glorious 60 fps with a tremendous triple screen setup on the TeamVV test rig. Part two sees him delve deeper into the story (which was incidentally written by former writers of Red Dead Redemption), progressing through missions and discovering the surprisingly sporadic difficulty changes in the challenges."



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News::When Games PR Stunts Went Mad

Back in the early 2000s one company ruled when it came to getting attention. From pigeons trained to ruin Wimbledon to people paid to change their names to Turok, Acclaim was the king of press-baiting PR.

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News::Steam Launches Holiday Auction, Immediately Shut Down After System Exploit

Valve has temporarily shut down their Steam Holiday Auction after a gem duplication glitch allowed many gamers to exploit the system.



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News::Amazon Green Monday Week 2014: GTA V PS4/X1 $50, Half-Price Deals, Digital Sale

Techtorial: Amazon's Green Monday weekly deals for Friday just got better with addition of GTA V for PS4, Xbox One; select titles for consoles and more digital games.



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News::Sparta War of Empires New champion units coming soon

The Academics have made an exciting discovery, and will soon be sharing it with you. Two new Champion Units will be unveiled in the near future, and they are unlike any of the units known to you thus far. These special units will only be available for a limited time, so keep a watchful eye on the Market and seize of this opportunity while you can!



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News::Satellite Reign - Spiritual Successor To Syndicate Wars - Now Available On Steam Early Access

5 Lives Studios has just announced that its spiritual successor to Syndicate Wars, Satellite Reign, is now available on Steam Early Access.



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News::Top 5 Gaming Crimes of 2014

"Were giving each of our writers a chance to contribute a GOTY article in their own style. Heres Jons list of offenders. (It goes without saying that Jons opinions are not necessarily those of CalmDownToms)." says CalmDownTom



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