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Preview and Launch Date of Nighthold in World of Warcraft Revealed

After Warlords of Draenor failed to live up to expectations, Blizzard pledged to correct their mistakes in Legion. One issue that killed subscriber numbers (and frankly, the fun) in the previous release was the huge gap between content patches that left players burned out and desperate for more. It seems that Blizzard has made good on their promise so far ...

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Expect a lot of growth in the UK video games industry in 2017.

Growth in the UK Video Games Industry

TIGA, the network for game developers and the wider video games industry, recently reported that the UK games industry is set to grow significantly in 2017. TIGA surveyed 50 game business of various sizes, and they found the following. First, 88% of the survey participants plan to increase their workforce.iu 72% of survey participants reported that they would supplement their ...

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Onward, a popular VR military sim, has gained official support from Valve.

Valve Invites Onward Dev to Studios

Onward, the VR military simulator that was released earlier this year, has a particularly important fan: Valve. Dante Buckley developed and continues to refine the game all by himself, and Valve just yesterday invited him to continue working on Onward in their offices in January 2017. For those who haven’t played Onward or know nothing about it, this announcement means ...

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Modder Z00L released the beta for his Counter-Strike: Classic Offensive Mod on December 25.

Counter-Strike: Classic Offensive Mod Beta Released

Counter-Strike was born as a mod, and now modder L00T aims to unite the qualities of the original Counter-Strike 1.6 mod with those of Global Offensive in his recently published beta, Counter-Strike: Classic Offensive.   L00T’s original plan was to take the CS:GO engine and recreate CS 1.6 inside of it. However, as the project took shape, he realized that ...

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Ambitious Modders Announce Plans to bring Liberty City to Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V is the fastest-selling entertainment product in history. Gamers jumped at the chance to experience Rockstar’s latest installment in the GTA series immediately after release, and have dumped huge amounts of time both into the single player campaign and the expansive multiplayer version, Grand Theft Auto Online. The community of Grand Theft Auto players is vibrant and creative, ...

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Winners of Steam Awards Announced With Deep Discounts

It’s nearing the end of Steam’s infamous wallet-killing winter sale, and it looks like there’s still more amazing discounts on equally amazing games. The final winners of the Steam Awards have been announced, and this announcement is accompanied by the winter sale’s deep discounts on some of the most popular games. Listed below are the winners of each category along ...

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Nintendo Issues Takedown Notice Against Freeshop App

A homebrew application for the 3DS titled “freeshop” which allows users to download 3DS titles without using the official eShop is in trouble with Nintendo according to an article by Nintendo Life. Freeshop allowed users to download their titles from Nintendo’s online store without actually using the online store’s interface, which many have criticized as slow and clunky. The homebrew ...

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Double Dragon IX

Double Dragon IX Coming to PS4 and Steam

For all you Double Dragon Fans out there, I have some great news for you. Arc System Works have announced that Double Dragon IX will be releasing on both PS4 and Steam in January. Arc System Works obtained the rights to the classic Beat Em Up franchise in 2015. While it is a new developer making Double Dragon IX, numerous ...

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Overwatch developer Q&A

Roadhog Planned to Receive Nerf

Patches and updates are often the lifeblood of any long running multiplayer game. There are always tweaks that need to be made in order to keep things going. Problems that need to be solved after they show up in the long term run. Overwatch is no stranger to these kinds of developments. Countless nerfs and buffs have been applied to ...

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Blackrock

Hearthstone Developers Concerned About Harassment

We live in a world that is constantly trying to keep up with technology. Social media, for example, is fairly young and yet has become an essential part of life. For game developers, particularly for those actively updating their games, it is an excellent way to keep in touch with their fans. Blizzard is one of many companies that utilize ...

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