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  • A gun, mixed with a controller mod, became so deadly it was banned from competitive Call of Duty

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    A gun, mixed with a controller mod, became so deadly it was banned from competitive Call of Duty

    1 hour ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • eSports are soaring, but Capcom struggles to lead fighting games to the world stage

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    eSports are soaring, but Capcom struggles to lead fighting games to the world stage

    22 hours ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • The Xbox One will kill used games and control second-hand sales, and that’s great news (Really!)

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    The Xbox One will kill used games and control second-hand sales, and that’s great news (Really!)

    1 day ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Made with wub: A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Saints Row 4 dubstep gun

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    Made with wub: A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Saints Row 4 dubstep gun

    1 day ago

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    A gun, mixed with a controller mod, became so deadly it was banned from competitive…

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    eSports are soaring, but Capcom struggles to lead fighting games to the world stage

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May 2013

  • A gun, mixed with a controller mod, became so deadly it was banned from competitive Call of Duty

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    A gun, mixed with a controller mod, became so deadly it was banned from competitive Call of Duty

    1 hour ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • eSports are soaring, but Capcom struggles to lead fighting games to the world stage

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    eSports are soaring, but Capcom struggles to lead fighting games to the world stage

    22 hours ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • The Xbox One will kill used games and control second-hand sales, and that’s great news (Really!)

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    The Xbox One will kill used games and control second-hand sales, and that’s great news (Really!)

    1 day ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Made with wub: A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Saints Row 4 dubstep gun

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    Made with wub: A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Saints Row 4 dubstep gun

    1 day ago

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  • Indie issues, Kinect concerns, and E3 yearnings: Ben and Andrew discuss the Xbox One announcements

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    Indie issues, Kinect concerns, and E3 yearnings: Ben and Andrew discuss the Xbox One announcements

    2 days ago

    • Ben and Andrew
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  • Caring for animals in the frozen north is the heart of Dog Sled Saga

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    Caring for animals in the frozen north is the heart of Dog Sled Saga

    2 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • The Kinect is mandatory, and can’t be turned off: Welcome your new motion sensing, Xbox One overlord

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    The Kinect is mandatory, and can’t be turned off: Welcome your new motion sensing, Xbox One overlord

    2 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • The games of Xbox One: Ghosts, Quantum Break, Forza 5, EA Sports, and Battlefield 4

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    The games of Xbox One: Ghosts, Quantum Break, Forza 5, EA Sports, and Battlefield 4

    3 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Microsoft is changing the definition of “used” and “new” games, and you’re not going to like it

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    Microsoft is changing the definition of “used” and “new” games, and you’re not going to like it

    3 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • The Xbox One: the services, the hardware, the limited details

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    The Xbox One: the services, the hardware, the limited details

    3 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Call of Duty will play the same on next-generation consoles, but it will be much, much prettier

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    Call of Duty will play the same on next-generation consoles, but it will be much, much prettier

    3 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • The next Xbox is here: The PAR next-generation Xbox liveblog

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    The next Xbox is here: The PAR next-generation Xbox liveblog

    3 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • The sins of the father: building a lineage of brave, flatulent, giant heroes in Rogue Legacy

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    The sins of the father: building a lineage of brave, flatulent, giant heroes in Rogue Legacy

    3 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Designing the Last of Us: How American cities crumble, and become temples for natural light

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    Designing the Last of Us: How American cities crumble, and become temples for natural light

    3 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Industrial waste and Soviet reign: how hardship in Ukraine bred the world’s darkest games

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    Industrial waste and Soviet reign: how hardship in Ukraine bred the world’s darkest games

    4 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

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    Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

    4 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Batman solves crimes by moving through time and space in Arkham Origins

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    Batman solves crimes by moving through time and space in Arkham Origins

    4 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm shows the power of death, and the possibilities of realism

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    Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm shows the power of death, and the possibilities of realism

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Nintendo grabs money, control from fans promoting its games on Youtube

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    Nintendo grabs money, control from fans promoting its games on Youtube

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • The next Xbox: What Ben and Andrew want to see at Microsoft’s reveal

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    The next Xbox: What Ben and Andrew want to see at Microsoft’s reveal

    1 week ago

    • Ben and Andrew
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  • Why China controls the content in your favorite science fiction and action films

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    Why China controls the content in your favorite science fiction and action films

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Pulling up the ladder: how indie developers are losing the ability to help each other

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    Pulling up the ladder: how indie developers are losing the ability to help each other

    1 week ago

    • Rami Ismail
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  • Scribblenauts Unmasked includes 130 Green Lanterns, 33 Batmans, and every other DC hero

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    Scribblenauts Unmasked includes 130 Green Lanterns, 33 Batmans, and every other DC hero

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Ray’s the Dead wants to cure zombie fatigue with a dash of…Pikmin?

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    Ray’s the Dead wants to cure zombie fatigue with a dash of…Pikmin?

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Don’t judge me: Why I ate my team in Gods Will Be Watching

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    Don’t judge me: Why I ate my team in Gods Will Be Watching

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Quitting is sportsmanlike in StarCraft 2, but there are rules

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    Quitting is sportsmanlike in StarCraft 2, but there are rules

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Don’t Starve in Monaco: Two established indie devs share their path to success

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    Don’t Starve in Monaco: Two established indie devs share their path to success

    1 week ago

    • Jamie Cheng, Andy Schatz
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  • What the hell is a roguelike? We try to hash out a definition

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    What the hell is a roguelike? We try to hash out a definition

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera and Andrew Groen
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  • A roguelike based on a Robert Frost poem that explores a rejection of idyllic norms? Sure, I’m in

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    A roguelike based on a Robert Frost poem that explores a rejection of idyllic norms? Sure, I’m in

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Why the fighting game community hates the word “eSports”

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    Why the fighting game community hates the word “eSports”

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Incestuous, Kickstarter-driven, hatred of casual: why one developer dropped out of the “indie scene”

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    Incestuous, Kickstarter-driven, hatred of casual: why one developer dropped out of the “indie scene”

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Card Hunter closed beta hands on: Classic D&D filtered through a card game, and it’s amazing

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    Card Hunter closed beta hands on: Classic D&D filtered through a card game, and it’s amazing

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Communications are deadly, and your brain is your best weapon in multiplayer spy game Intruder

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    Communications are deadly, and your brain is your best weapon in multiplayer spy game Intruder

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Way of the Gun: Receiver is a so-so game that treats guns as complex, mechanical tools

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    Way of the Gun: Receiver is a so-so game that treats guns as complex, mechanical tools

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Road Rashed: 5 reasons why the Road Redemption Kickstarter failed to take off

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    Road Rashed: 5 reasons why the Road Redemption Kickstarter failed to take off

    2 weeks ago

    • Paul Fisch
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  • Was Aliens: Colonial Marines fraudulent? Our legal expert says the lawsuit may be serious

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    Was Aliens: Colonial Marines fraudulent? Our legal expert says the lawsuit may be serious

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Ditch the press, pay Facebook: one indie’s small scale experiment on promoting his game

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    Ditch the press, pay Facebook: one indie’s small scale experiment on promoting his game

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Star Wars games: the good, the bad, and holy shit Andrew loved Rebellion

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    Star Wars games: the good, the bad, and holy shit Andrew loved Rebellion

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben and Andrew
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  • Going to space: how the Oculus Rift will change both how we game in and explore our virtual worlds

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    Going to space: how the Oculus Rift will change both how we game in and explore our virtual worlds

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • How Artemis became a $40 indie game with die hard fans willing to support ongoing development

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    How Artemis became a $40 indie game with die hard fans willing to support ongoing development

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Finding the stories of the dead: how a game set in a cemetery will tell a new kind of story

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    Finding the stories of the dead: how a game set in a cemetery will tell a new kind of story

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • DUST 514 will change the rhythm of EVE Online’s warfare, creating the most ambitious MMO in history

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    DUST 514 will change the rhythm of EVE Online’s warfare, creating the most ambitious MMO in history

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • How a clever player with a “useless” item almost took down EVE Online’s entire economy

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    How a clever player with a “useless” item almost took down EVE Online’s entire economy

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Zeno Clash 2 shows power of cultural diversity, Chilean government joins fight to support local devs

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    Zeno Clash 2 shows power of cultural diversity, Chilean government joins fight to support local devs

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Katie Couric’s fear-mongering and irresponsible video game report chose fear over education

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    Katie Couric’s fear-mongering and irresponsible video game report chose fear over education

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Free E3 passes, bought Twitter followers, and indie games: the sketchy tale of Indies Crash E3

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    Free E3 passes, bought Twitter followers, and indie games: the sketchy tale of Indies Crash E3

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Cancelling an MMO subscription was stressful, oddly personal, yet life-affirming

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    Cancelling an MMO subscription was stressful, oddly personal, yet life-affirming

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • The World of Darkness will be brutal, social, and player-driven, but it’s also years away

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    The World of Darkness will be brutal, social, and player-driven, but it’s also years away

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Empathy, cracked games, and piracy: How Game Dev Tycoon forced pirates to look in the mirror

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    Empathy, cracked games, and piracy: How Game Dev Tycoon forced pirates to look in the mirror

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Why no one can stop Sun Woo Lee, the new king of Street Fighter

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    Why no one can stop Sun Woo Lee, the new king of Street Fighter

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
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50 Articles

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  • Feature

    • A gun, mixed with a controller mod, became so deadly it was banned from competitive Call of Duty

      A gun, mixed with a controller mod, became so deadly it was banned from competitive Call of Duty

    • eSports are soaring, but Capcom struggles to lead fighting games to the world stage

    • The Xbox One will kill used games and control second-hand sales, and that’s great news (Really!)

  • Review

    • Metro: Last Light is dark, adult, and confident in its goals (Plus: the shooting doesn’t suck now!)

      Metro: Last Light is dark, adult, and confident in its goals (Plus: the shooting doesn’t suck now!)

    • Zeno Clash 2’s wonderland of horrors just isn’t the same the second time around

    • Captain Power does cocaine in the bathroom, overdoses, and Blood Dragon is what he sees as he dies

  • News

    • So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

      So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

    • Nintendo Direct livestream announces Sonic: Lost Worlds, E3 demos at Best Buy

    • Valve releases beta for Steam Trading Cards, including a number of interesting experiments

  • Play

    • Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

      Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

    • Neil Gaiman reinvents the fearsome Cybermen and gets Doctor Who back on track

    • How a party for an indie fighting game showed me the bright future of gaming culture

  • The Cut

    • Consoles aren’t very profitable, and it’s been that way for about a decade

      Consoles aren’t very profitable, and it’s been that way for about a decade

    • Denis Dyack and Kotaku argue over X-Men Destiny story as Eternal Darkness “sequel” flounders

    • Why Valve let two fired engineers keep its secret augmented reality project


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