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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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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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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: 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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Going Mobile in December

This story from 2013 is all about the mobile release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which also featured a number of optimizations and improvements.

November 26, 2013 | 01:54 EST

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PS Plus Instant Collection: Soul Sacrifice Free Today

In this story from 2013, our very own Rutledge details PS Vita game Soul Sacrifice being added to the PS Plus Instant Collection.

November 26, 2013 | 09:15 EST

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Xbox One Launch Event is Already Seeing a Crowd

This brief story from 2013 is about the Xbox One launch event and the fact that it was already drawing a crowd before it even began.

November 21, 2013 | 04:28 EST

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Naughty Dog Teases New Uncharted

This brief story is about a trailer that was shown during the PS4 launch live event for an upcoming Uncharted game by Naughty Dog.

November 15, 2013 | 12:37 EST

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The Last of Us Story DLC Revealed

This story from 2013 looks at the reveal of the then-upcoming The Last of Us story DLC Left Behind, as well as what it contains.

November 15, 2013 | 12:25 EST

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Plan Ahead: Download the PS4 1.50 Update Now!

This story from 2013 is about a PS4 update that Sony allowed gamers to download onto a flash drive, thus bypassing slow downloads.

November 14, 2013 | 11:25 EST

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Nintendo Direct November 2013: Hey, We Have Zelda and Mario Edition

In this news story from 2013, one of our writers looks at a Nintendo Direct presentation in which Mario and Zelda figured heavily.

November 14, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Sony Playstation App launches today for next-gen tease

In this news story from 2013, one of our writers takes a look at the launch of the PlayStation app, which featured a tease for the PS4.

November 13, 2013 | 10:22 EST

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Announced, Takes Us Back to Tolkien's World

In this news story from 2013, our very own Rutledge writes about the announcement of open-world action game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

November 12, 2013 | 08:28 EST

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Xbox Games with Gold Announces September Games: Magic and Rainbow Six

In this story from 2013, our writer looks at two new Xbox Games with Gold titles added to the lineup: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas and Magic 2013.

August 30, 2013 | 02:01 EDT

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PlayStation 4 Launch Date Announced

This news story from 2013 looks at the recently-announced PlayStation 4 launch date, as well as the games that came out alongside the console.

August 20, 2013 | 04:58 EDT

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Xbox One Launch Titles Announced

This news story from 2013 looks at the just-announced lineup of Xbox One launch titles, which includes games from Ubisoft, EA, and more.

August 20, 2013 | 12:41 EDT

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First Free Xbox Games with Gold Program Game is Out

This story from 2013 is about the first Xbox Games with Gold game being released, and it was a pretty engrossing one at that.

July 1, 2013 | 02:44 EDT