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Blacklight studio has licensed Unreal Engine 4; is developing “psychological thriller game”

Seattle-based developer Zombie Studios – the folk responsible for Blacklight: Retribution – has licensed Unreal Engine 4 for a forthcoming PC-only “psychological thriller game”. Due in the second quarter of 2013, no oth...
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Tomb Raider survival guide video shows comforting campfire, gear crafting

Lara Croft’s woman-versus-wild adventure in the Tomb Raider reboot seems a little clumsy at first glance. Still, someone who can fall down a mountain, hit every rock and branch on the way down, and still be alive is probably ...
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Resident Evil 6 releasing for PC on March 22, system requirements announced

In a blog post yesterday, Capcom announced that the PC version of Resident Evil 6 will arrive on March 22 for download (with an additional physical release in Europe), and revealed system requirements for the zombie-filled port...
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Interview: Ken Levine on player movement, Disneyland, and how BioShock Infinite’s villain compares to Andrew Ryan

In part one of my interview with Ken Levine, we talked about BioShock’s expression of racism and American history. In today’s excerpt, I ask Levine about BioShock’s unique, theme-parky presentation of narrative elements, ...
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Far Cry 3 map maker recreates Battlefield, Call of Duty, and Counter-Strike maps

Far Cry 3′s included level editor provides all the tools and textures necessary for crafting unique multiplayer maps, but one tinkerer has instead taken to recreating some very familiar locales with uncanny accuracy. As repor...
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War of the Roses update celebrates winter’s arrival

Winter was coming. Now it’s here. Like a particularly bothersome unwanted guest, it’s turned up at your doorstep and is busy driving up your heating bills and loudly wondering why you aren’t wearing that lovely jumper tha...
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Huge Call of Duty: Black Ops II patch addresses balancing, graphics issues

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has received the patch treatment, with a long list of changes and amendments ushered in including collision and clipping detection tweaks, faster loading times for some users, and a long list of balanc...
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Black Mesa: Uplink mod recreates Half-Life demo with Source graphics

Remember Uplink? (No, not that Uplink.) Valve called its original demo for Half-Life “Uplink” in 1999. It took place during Gordon Freeman’s journey through the spooky Lambda Core, but Valve eventually cut the content, la...
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The War Z now available on Steam

After an alpha period we had mixed feelings on and a feature-laden beta update, The War Z shambles onto Steam today. The initial launch is being called a “Foundation Release” by developer Hammerpoint Interactive. The War Z...
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