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Want to stay up to date on the latest gaming news or tabletop/boardgame news that we publish? Check out our latest news stories from around the industry below:


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Microsoft Names New CEO: Satya Nadella

February 4, 2014 | 11:38 EST

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PlayStation Plus February Free Games Preview

In this story from 2014, we look at the PlayStation Plus lineup for that February, which included games like Outlast, Street Fighter X Tekken, and more.

February 2, 2014 | 12:46 EST

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Mad Catz Killer Instinct Fightstick Available for Preorder (Again) for Xbox One

In this story from 2014, our writer looks at a popular Mad Catz fightstick once again being made available for preordering.

January 31, 2014 | 06:19 EST

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The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition Is Free (Again!) For 4 Days Only!

This story from 2014 is all about another giveaway of Nintendo's overlooked multiplayer Zelda game The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition.

January 30, 2014 | 05:19 EST

The CGI version of Sly Cooper from the canceled movie

Sly Cooper Movie Announced! With Teaser Trailer

This story from 2014 is about the announcement of a Sly Cooper movie, which was seemingly canceled somewhere after said announcement.

January 28, 2014 | 02:03 EST

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Assassin's Creed Movie Starts Shooting in August

In this story from 2014, our writer looks at the commencement of shooting on the then-upcoming Assassin's Creed movie starring Michael Fassbender.

January 25, 2014 | 02:15 EST

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Playstation "Slimming Down" Jan 30th

This story from 2014 concerns an announcement regarding one of Sony's PlayStation console offerings "slimming down" and what it could mean.

January 25, 2014 | 10:44 EST

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance Gets Stretch Goals on Kickstarter

In this story from 2014, our writer looks at the Kickstarter campaign for Kingdom Come: Deliverance and the addition of stretch goals.

January 25, 2014 | 12:13 EST

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New Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Walkthrough Trailer

This story from 2014 is all about a rather lengthy walkthrough trailer for the Lord of the Rings game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

January 24, 2014 | 03:41 EST

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Google Services Down (Back Up For Most)

This story looks at an outage that affected certain Google services in early 2014, but don't worry; everything's back online now.

January 24, 2014 | 03:35 EST

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Yoshi's New Island 3DS Release Date Announced

In this news story from early 2014, our writer looks at the release date for Yoshi's New Island, which had just been announced.

January 23, 2014 | 06:00 EST

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Firefly Online Will Be Playable On Steam

This news story from 2014 looks at the announcement that the then-in-development MMORPG Firefly Online would be playable on Steam.

January 23, 2014 | 05:27 EST

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LogMeIn Free No Longer Available, Current Users Given 7 Days to Upgrade

This news story from early 2014 looks at the remote access service LogMeIn losing its free tier and giving users just 7 days to upgrade.

January 23, 2014 | 01:15 EST

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PS Plus Instant Collection - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Worms: Battle Islands Free Today

This news story from 2014 focuses on two additions to the PS Plus "free" games catalog: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Worms: Battle Islands.

January 21, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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CES 2014 - Ad Leak shows T-Mobile Uncarrier 4.0 will buy your out of plan

In this story from 2014, our writer looks at leaks suggesting what the next step in T-Mobile's famous Uncarrier initiative would be.

January 8, 2014 | 11:57 EST

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CES 2014 - SNL + Tech = Best Weekend Update Ever

January 8, 2014 | 11:38 EST

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CES 2014: Sony Announces PlayStation Now

This story from 2014 looks at the announcement of Sony's streaming service PlayStation Now at that year's CES conference.

January 8, 2014 | 11:00 EST

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CES 2014: Nvidia Tegra K1, More Powerful Than a PS3 or Xbox 360

This story from 2014 takes a look at the Nvidia Tegra K1, the then-announced mobile and laptop chip with a pretty impressive amount of power.

January 7, 2014 | 04:19 EST

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Valve Announces Its First Gen Steam Machines

This story from 2014 looks at the announcement of the first generation of Valve's Steam Machine "consoles" and their manufacturers.

January 6, 2014 | 10:00 EST

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PlayStation Plus January Free Games Preview

This story from 2013 is all about the PlayStation Plus offerings for the following January, including Don't Starve, BioShock Infinite, and more.

December 27, 2013 | 09:15 EST

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Pebble App Store Announced for Next Year

This story from 2013 looks at the introduction of an app store to the Pebble smartwatch ecosystem, then scheduled for 2014.

December 19, 2013 | 09:30 EST

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Nintendo Direct 12/18/2013 Recap

This story from 2013 is all about the December 2013 Nintendo Direct and the many announcements it held for major franchises like Mario and Zelda.

December 18, 2013 | 11:23 EST

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Disney Announces Star Wars: Attack Squadrons

In this story from 2013, our very own Rutledge looks at Star Wars: Attack Squadrons, a free-to-play space dogfight sim that was later sadly canceled.

December 17, 2013 | 03:58 EST

Mal Reynolds aiming a gun at the camera in Firefly Online

First Details of Firefly Online Emerge

This 2013 news story takes a look at Firefly Online, a (now presumably canceled) MMORPG set in the universe of the titular show.

December 13, 2013 | 08:47 EST

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The Elder Scrolls Online release dates announced

That's right, the time we've all been waiting for has come! Bethesda has announced the release date for their upcoming Elder Scrolls MMO.

December 11, 2013 | 11:44 EST

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New Twitter interface is finally back

In this news story from 2013, our writer looks at the return of the then-new Holo interface, which was reintroduced to Twitter via an update.

December 11, 2013 | 01:06 EST

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NSA Agents Snoop on Gamers

December 10, 2013 | 09:00 EST

The VGX Awards - A Recap

December 9, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Destiny Has an Official Release Date

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at the announcement of the official Destiny release date, as well as the beta for the game.

December 8, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility: Avoid This Prank

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at a prank that preyed on the lack of Xbox One backwards compatibility for the sake of shenanigans.

December 6, 2013 | 06:12 EST

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PlayStation Store's Best-Selling PS4 Game in November May Surprise You

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at that November's best-selling game for PS4 on the PlayStation Store, and it's an unexpected one.

December 6, 2013 | 04:39 EST

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Man Pays $750 for Fake Xbox One in eBay Scam

This story from 2013 looks at a man paying $750 for a fake Xbox One in an eBay scam, but don't worry - it all ended well for Mr. Clatworthy.

December 6, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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NBA 2K14 Fouls Players for Swearing

This story from 2013 is all about NBA 2K14 fouling players for swearing if the PlayStation or Xbox camera systems catch them in the act.

December 6, 2013 | 09:00 EST

Nick Valentine standing in Diamond City in Fallout 4

Bethesda Reported Not to Appear at VGX, No Fallout 4 News?

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at Bethesda not making an appearance at VGX, as well as commenting on the ongoing The Survivor 2299 phenomenon.

December 5, 2013 | 06:22 EST

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Like Google Now? Here’s How to Make it Even Better!

This article from 2013 is all about Google Now and some of the voice commands users could utilize in order to make the most of it.

December 3, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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PlayStation Plus December Free Games Preview

This story from 2013 looks at the PlayStation Plus lineup for December that year, which includes Borderlands 2, a Sonic racer, and more.

December 3, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Lindsay Lohan May Sue Rockstar Games Over Grand Theft Auto V

This story from 2013 is about early reports that the actress Lindsay Lohan was looking to sue Rockstar Games over Grand Theft Auto V.

December 2, 2013 | 10:00 EST

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Star Citizen Surpasses 33 Million Dollar Mark

This news story from 2013 sees one of our writers taking a look at Chris Roberts' Star Citizen, which had, at the time, passed the $33 million funding mark.

December 2, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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CyanogenMod Installer Pulled from Google App Store

This news story from 2013 is about the jailbreak app CyanogenMod and Google instructing its makers to take it down from the Play Store.

December 2, 2013 | 09:00 EST

The player character looking down at Dogmeat in Fallout 4, which many people believed The Survivor 2299 could have been

The Survivor 2299; Nuclear winter has come [UPDATED]

This news article from 2013 takes a look at what could have been Fallout 4 in the form of The Survivor 2299, although it was sadly just a hoax.

December 1, 2013 | 05:10 EST

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Humble Weekly Bundle 28.11.13

This story from 2013 takes a look at the Humble Weekly Bundle lineup at the time, which included games like S.P.A.Z. and Closure.

November 29, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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iBuyPower Steam Machine announced

November 29, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Twitch removes PS4's The PlayRoom Channel After Reports of Lewd Acts

This story from 2013 talks about Twitch removing the PS4 The PlayRoom channel after users reportedly engaged in lewd acts on-camera.

November 28, 2013 | 09:00 EST