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Sonic Mania on PC has surprise DRM, but at least it’s now playable offline
Maligned anti-piracy software surprises buyers Sonic Mania is now on Steam after a two-week delay, but those who waited find it comes...
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Losing Miiverse messes with these Wii U, 3DS games
Good night, sweet prince Miiverse is on its way out this November, to our extreme disappointment. The community forum was one of the best...
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Sonic Mania player misreads boss sprite, now we have Dr. Eggman's evil niece
Call her Omeletta or Eggette or Ovoid Robotnik If you played video games created during the 8-bit or 16-bit eras, chances are good you...
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So, this is why Brink went free on Steam all of a sudden
After dropping to 99 cents in a sale, why not? Earlier this week, Brink went out free — just, bammo, free game — on Steam. Now we know...
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Pinball FX3 has big names lining up for a table
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Yakuza 2 is getting an ‘extreme’ HD remake, too
Get a look at Yakuza Kiwami 2 in action Sega is giving Yakuza 2, first released in 2006 on PlayStation 2, the “extreme” high definition...
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The Yakuza team is making a Fist of the North Star game
Coming to PlayStation 4 next year The team behind Yakuza series is working on a new game based on Fist of the North Star (aka Hokuto no...
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Star Citizen’s facial recognition tech is horrifyingly realistic
Don’t speak, it knows just what you’re saying Star Citizen’s most ambitious new feature is something called Face Over Internet Protocol...
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Crypt of the NecroDancer team’s next game is a building sim set on Saturn’s moon
Industries of Titan combines building, battleships and more How do you follow up a wildly successful dungeon-dancing roguelike? With a...
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Indie dev provides torrent, asks that you ‘pirate’ game before buying from key reseller
Starve the “leeches,” get the game Acid Wizard Studio made common mistakes during development of its first game. The team had a “simple”...