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PSN name changes finally arrive
Octopath Traveler is coming to Steam
Jedi: Fallen Order from Respawn is revealed
Nepal bans PUBG and threatens arrest if caught playing
Gearbox stealth-adds a new rarity of weapon drop in Borderlands 2 code
Hajime Tabata announces an officially licensed paralympics jRPG
Capcom announces plug and play console with arcade classics
SNK working on new Metal Slug, as well as Neo Geo 2/3?
Apple is willing to spend 500 million to bring games to Apple Arcade
Xbox One S All Digital Edition officially announced
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate revealed
Mark Cerny reveals official details of the PS5
Joker is in Smash right now!
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Elder Scrolls Blades
FFXIV
Open world games and "emptiness"

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Kotaku report suggests Dragon Age 4 will be "live service" and built on Anthem's codebase
Metroid Prime Trilogy, Link to the Past, and Persona 5 show up on Best Buy temporarily
Free Labo VR updates for Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild
The Outer Worlds doesn't have a crafting system
Microsoft and 2K pick sides in the PC store wars, we pick ours
Borderlands 3 has a few options for how loot drops
UK investigating Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo over their subscription service terms
Leak suggests a Microsoft "Ultimate" pass that combines Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold.
Overwatch League bans the "okay" symbol.
Rumors abound that Halo Infinite has a 500m dev budget, if true, what could it be used for?
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Epic Games Store vs Steam
Easy modes and accessibility
Final Fantasy XIV
Vampyr
Pokemon Let's Go nuzlocke?
Caligula Effect Overdose
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Is there still a space for user generated content in AAA games?

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Senran Kagura producer leaves Marvelous over content regulation from industry giants
Monolith Soft hiring for new Legend of Zelda game
Borderlands 3 announced at Pax East
Twitch Prime nets you a year of Nintendo Online
Kaz Hirai retires from Sony's board
No Elder Scrolls 6 or Starfield at Bethesda's E3
Valve Index VR headset reveal coming in May
Jason Schreier releases scathing report on Anthem's development and work culture
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April Fool's Game Industry Jokes
Oxenfree
Windjammers 2
DB Fighterz Update
Yoshi's Crafted World
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Would Sony exclusives ever come to PC?
PC as a platform?
Will Dark Souls level design ever return?
Is the Stadia controller competent?

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Phil Spencer responds to Google's Stadia announcement in Microsoft internal E-mail
Who is Phil Harrison, the man leading Stadia?
Disney resurrects some Lucasfilm Game jobs for "brand marketing and heritage products"
Epic Games Store to exclusively distribute Control, The Outer Worlds, and David Cage games.
Chris Avellone is working on Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2
Xbox One S All Digital Edition leaks?
Rumors of two new Switch models shoot Nintendo stock shares up 7%
Walmart is exploring their own game streaming service
DMC V sells 2 million in 2 weeks, Dead Cells hits 1 million
Sony to stop selling PS4 download codes through retailers
EA fires 350 employees, citing "ramping down in Japan and Russia"
Apple Arcade subscription service is announced, 100 new and exclusive games when launched
Nintendo Nindie Direct Presentation
Sony State of Play Presentation
Microsoft ID @ Xbox Game Pass Presentation
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Game Preservation in light of Stadia
Streaming removes consumer power
The Division 2
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

NEWS:
Google announces Stadia; what it is, and implications for the future
Judgment pulled from sale in Japan after actor cocaine use
EA paid Ninja 1 million to promote Apex Legends
Apex Legends battle pass is out
Dwarf Fortress coming to Steam with graphics and support
Interview reveals how Miyamoto interacts with the other Nintendo directors
Back 4 Blood; new game from Left 4 Dead creators Turtle Rock Studios
Former Valve writer and Riot Games technical designer create a new studio; Stray Bombay
Epic Games launcher tracking controversy
Steam "off topic" review bombs won't be counted towards score
Media Create sales data going "paid only"
GT Goku is DB FighterZ DLC
Bethesda confirms their E3 conference, how will they address Fallout 76?
Call of Duty Mobile announced, co-developed by Tencent
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Devil May Cry 5
Division 2

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Apex Legends Battle Pass coming soon/datamined?
Death Stranding is a little behind schedule
Nintendo asks their smartphone game partners to make people spend less money in their games
Anthem bug makes base rifle more powerful than Masterworks, drop rate issue, and more
Nintendo announces Labo VR kit
EA will not be hosting an E3 press conference, EA Play livestreams from June 7th to 9th instead
Devolver Digital and Limited Run Games will each have an E3 conference
Master Chief Collection coming to Windows and Steam
Minecraft will be joining Xbox Game Pass
Wrath of Aeon- a new game on the original Quake engine
From Software would love to take a crack at battle royale and live service games
GOG and Blizzard team up to release original Diablo on PC, Warcraft 1 and 2 to come
Google's new game controller
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Devil May Cry 5 full review
Slime Rancher
Azur Lane
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Video Game curses and myths explored

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Rumors; Persona 5S on Switch, P3 remake being considered?
EVO 2019 lineup; Smash is dropped, UNIST gets main stage
Is Randy Pitchford teasing a Borderlands 3 reveal at PAX East?
Fortnite adds ping system and hints of a respawn system to come
Apex Legends reaches 50 million players, can they sustain momentum?
Marina and Princess Peach show up in Xbox dashboard Mixer banners
KOTOR 2 writer Chris Avellone has finished up work on Jedi Fallen Order, hinting at another project
Halo Infinite to be at E3 2019, billed as a "spiritual reboot"
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DMCV Deluxe Edition
Sonic Movie render
Deep Rock Galactic
Metro Exodus update
Anthem update
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Best way to play Kingdom Hearts series
Gaming Collectibles?

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NPD January shows Switch as best selling console, KH3 as top game, RE2 and Capcom doing great
Square Enix developing a game called "Last Idea"
Reggie Fils-Aime to retire from Nintendo in April, Doug Bowser to take over as Nintendo of America CEO
Microsoft is potentially bringing Game Pass and other first party titles to Switch via streaming
Microsoft positioning themselves to battle Amazon/Google streaming services, will likely announce two consoles and Nintendo partnership at E3
Google likely to announce new "Yeti" console and stream service at GDC 2019
Over 50 Microsoft employees sign petition to stop Microsoft from selling hololens to US Army, stating "they did not sign up to make weapons"
Anthem tops UK charts, but pushes 10% of Destiny week 1 sales, and less than half of Mass Effect Andromeda sales
Pokemon Direct predictions
Noclip.website allows you to check out game worlds in your browser
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Pokemon Sword and Shield announced/impressions
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Biggest disconnect between a great game trailer and the game being bad?

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Nintendo Direct Roundup- all the releases/dates
Rumors of Switch VR coming as part of Labo line
Activision-Blizzard lays off nearly 800 employees after record setting year
Tencent already in talks with EA, looking to port Apex Legends to China
VR title Apex Construct sees more sales in 7 days in China than entirety of 2018 as it's mistaken for Apex Legends
Blazblue Cross Tag Battle gets new characters, new series added plus others on the way
THQ Nordic acquires Warhorse Studios, makers of Kingdom Come Deliverance
Rumor- Nintendo bringing back a big canceled game that no one expects
Call of Duty 2019 will have a campaign
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Full reviews/impressions for:
Jump Force
Yoshi's Crafted World Demo
Daemon X Machina Demo
Far Cry New Dawn
Crackdown 3
Metro Exodus
Anthem
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When's Apex Legends cross-play coming?

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Apex Legends reaches 25 million players in a week after its stealth launch
Apex Legends has 2 million concurrent players at one time
Apex Legends smart comm system came about through a month of playtesting with no voice chat enabled
Yeah we talk a lot about Apex Legends and how it succeeded/differentiates itself
Axiom Verge crashed on Epic Games Store because of missing file called "Steam"
Shawn Layden says E3 lost its impact, Sony focused on making fewer, larger games.
Playstation Classic down to $40 at Walmart
Sony says they're open to cross-play, Wargroove devs disagree
February 27th is Pokemon Day, look forward to some surprises?
Christian Whitehead of Sonic Mania fame co-founds his own studio, bringing retro engine with him
Nintendo Direct on February 13th; predictions/expectations
Pixelmon Reforged has added every single Pokemon to Minecraft