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Forza Horizon 3 gets crazy Hot Wheels expansion

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The second expansion for Forza Horizon 3 offers a very different prospect to the game’s first DLC. It’s called Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels and, as the name suggests, draws on the licensed toys for what looks to be some delightfully silly and over-the-top escapades. It introduces six new off-coast …

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Atlus softens Persona 5 streaming restrictions

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Publisher Atlus has apologised for the over-zealous streaming restrictions that were imposed for RPG hit Persona 5. Earlier this month the company threatened to take action against anyone who streamed gameplay beyond the in-game date of July 7th. It said the rule was an attempt to prevent spoilers ruining anyone’s …

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Three Fields’ Danger Zone looks like Burnout Crash Mode The Game

1 highwaytothejpg Three Fields' Danger Zone looks like Burnout Crash Mode The Game

It’s not quite the new Burnout so many have been calling for, but Danger Zone will certainly scratch that itch. Developer Three Fields, which was founded by Criterion founders Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry, will channel the popular Crash Mode from Criterion’s later Burnout titles in a dedicated game in …

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Call of Duty: WWII gets trailer and release date

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Sledgehammer has pledged to make this year’s Call of Duty the most realistic and gritty for some time. Although there will be Nazi Zombies. Those aside, however, the realism will be on point. As you can see in the trailer below, the new Call of Duty will deliver on its …

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New AMD Vega cards will arrive by June

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Despite having just last week unveiled its RX500 series of graphics cards, AMD has confirmed that its next-generation GPUs will arrive this quarter. Wccftech reports that the Vega cards, which will be the first to offer AMD’s much hyped new graphics architecture, will be launched by June at the latest. …

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1992 FMV game Night Trap is getting a re-release

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A notoriously shoddy but undeniably appealingly quirky Sega CD game that uses Full Motion Video (FMV) is getting a surprise re-release on PS4 and Xbox One. Night Trap was first released in 1992 and was notable for utilising Sega’s then flashy new disc format to offer actual video footage in-game. …

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Teenager responsible for Sony and Microsoft hacks jailed

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20 year-old Adam Mudd has been sentenced to two years in jail for creating a hacking program that was responsible for downing Sony and Microsoft’s networks. The Guardian reports that Mudd, who was 16 at the time, created a program called Titanium Stresser that was designed to shut down services …

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X-COM creator is crowdfunding a new strategy title

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Julian Gallop is crowdfunding what is described as a spiritual successor to his 1994 strategy hit X-COM. Phoenix Point is looking for $500km on Fig, and has already reached almost $296 with over 40 days left of its funding drive. The game is pencilled in for a Q4 2018 launch …

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Vivendi prepares for Ubisoft takeover, reports claims

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The saga of Vivendi’s encroaching interest in French publisher Ubisoft could be on the verge of reaching a head with a full acquisition push. Reuters reports that Vivendi plans to address investor concerns about its strategies and financial results by increasing its video game and advertising presence. Ubisoft and ad …

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Russia’s Mail.Ru launches $100m gaming division

1 mailrugrouppng Russia's Mail.Ru launches $100m gaming division

One of Russia’s leading internet companies is making a bigger move into video games. Mail.Ru is the largest player in the Russian speaking internet world and already has a stake in the MMO and smartphone games scene in Eastern Europe, as well as in the global Russian games market. Now …

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