The wealth of preorder bonuses and special editions for big games can get pretty convoluted, and Assassin’s Creed Unity is no exception. Often, games will have different offers for each different retailer, and three or four different editions. If you’re like me, you can end up feeling left out if you didn’t know about a […]
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Quick Look: Hidden in Plain Sight
July 21st, 2014 
Mark Watch extended gameplay footage from Hidden in Plain Sight featuring the Giant Bomb crew.
Ashran Preview: Prepare to Engage
July 21st, 2014 Mark Built upon the remnants of an ogre civilization, Ashran looks deceptively like a nice enough island just off the coast of Tanaan Jungle. And it probably would be a lovely place to visit if not for the never-ending tug-of-war between the Horde and Alliance taking place in the central region of the zone. Then again, […]
Dragon Age: Inquisition Has Straight, Bisexual, and Gay Romances Because They Tell Different Stories, BioWare Says
July 21st, 2014 Mark Dragon Age: Inquisition will have straight, bisexual, and gay character romances because they each tell different stories, BioWare has said. Lead writer for the Dragon Age series David Gaider made the comments during BioWare’s GaymerX2 panel last week titled Building a Better Romance. He explained that since there were only four character romances in Dragon […]
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Comments Off on Dragon Age: Inquisition Has Straight, Bisexual, and Gay Romances Because They Tell Different Stories, BioWare SaysSpace Game Elite: Dangerous to Launch With Graphics Options Today’s PCs Can’t Handle
July 20th, 2014 Mark Upcoming Space game Elite: Dangerous will launch with graphics options that players won’t be able to run with their current PC hardware, head of developer Frontier Developments David Braben has said. “We’re going through some wonderful effects internally that look truly beautiful, and we’re saying, that slows the frame-rate a bit, doesn’t it?” Braben said […]
Posted in Xbox360 Comments Off on Space Game Elite: Dangerous to Launch With Graphics Options Today’s PCs Can’t HandleNintendo to Use Wii U’s NFC Capability for Easy Payments, but Only in Japan
July 20th, 2014 Mark Wii U owners in Japan will be able to pay for eShop items by touching money cards to their GamePads starting next week, Nintendo has announced. Cards like Suica, Toica, Pasmo, and others used in different parts of Japan are embedded with chips that allow you to pay for public transportation and make purchases at […]
Posted in Xbox360 Comments Off on Nintendo to Use Wii U’s NFC Capability for Easy Payments, but Only in JapanBuy One, Get One Free Best Buy Deals on Pokemon X/Y, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and others
July 20th, 2014 Mark If you’re looking to expand your Nintendo 3DS game collection you should check out Best Buy’s deals this week. The big-box retailer is currently offering a buy one, get one free deal on the following 3DS games (click on the links to find GameSpot’s reviews): Pokemon X Pokemon Y Kirby Triple Deluxe Yoshi’s New Island […]
Posted in Xbox360 Comments Off on Buy One, Get One Free Best Buy Deals on Pokemon X/Y, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and othersCrytek’s Lead Graphics Engineer Leaves Company to Work on Doom
July 20th, 2014 Mark Crytek’s Lead Research and Development Graphics Engineer Tiago Sousa has left the company to go work at Doom developer id Software, Sousa has announced via Twitter. Sousa says he’ll work on the next Doom and the graphics engine the company is making for it, idTech 6. id Software released a teaser trailer for Doom during […]
Dark Souls DLC, Oddworld, The Walking Dead and Gods Will Be Watching – New Releases
July 20th, 2014 Mark This week we get Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King, The Walking Dead: Season Two – Episode 4: Amid The Ruins, Gods Will be Watching, Wii U Sports Club and Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty!
Posted in Xbox360 Comments Off on Dark Souls DLC, Oddworld, The Walking Dead and Gods Will Be Watching – New ReleasesUbisoft’s Open-World Racer The Crew PC Closed Beta Starts Tomorrow
July 20th, 2014 Mark Ubisoft’s open-world racing game The Crew will launch its PC closed beta tomorrow, the company has announced. In addition to launching just a couple of days earlier than originally planned, Ubisoft also revealed what players will be able to test drive during the beta. If you’ve been keeping up with our previous coverage of The […]
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