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E3 2016: Skyrim remaster headed to PS4 and Xbox One

Fus-roh-dammit, I’m about to lose another 1000 hours to Skyrim. A high-definition, remastered version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is set to launch on PS4 and Xbox One October 28.

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E3 2016: Arkane finally shows us some Dishonored 2 gameplay

Like last year, this year’s Bethesda press conference at E3 had one specific game it wanted to talk about. Dishonored 2 has been in development at Arkane for a while now and fans itching for a taste of the gameplay have been treated to a buffet.

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E3 2016: Fallout 4 getting even more expansions this year

Bethesda used most of their press conference at E3 last year to show off Fallout 4. This year, the game returned with a host of new features and DLC that set to be released throughout the rest of the year.

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E3 2016: Bethesda not done with DOOM, new SnapMap and multiplayer modes on the way

DOOM is set to recieve a torrent of fresh content over the next few months. That’s according to Marty Stratton from id Software who announced the rash of “new ways to play” at Bethesda’s pre-E3 press event earlier today.

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E3 2016: Bethesda has resurrected Prey and it is very, very different

On-again, off-again for about a decade now, Prey has been revived at Bethesda with Dishonored developer Arkane Studios at the helm. Rather than messing around with numbers or explanations, the game just goes by Prey.

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E3 2016: Bethesda unveils Quake Champions

The year of the arena shooter resurgence isn’t over it seems. Bethesda have used their E3 press event to reveal Quake Champions, a brand new arena shooter that marks the series’ first appearance since Enemy Territory: Quake Wars back in 2007.

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E3 2016: Bioware drops quick new Mass Effect Andromeda trailer

One of the biggest games to appear at the EA Play event ahead of E3 this year had to be Mass Effect Andromeda, and Bioware didn’t disappoint.

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E3 2016: Titanfall 2 getting single player, multiplayer beta later this year

Respawn’s Vince Zampella has introduced two new trailers for the upcoming Titanfall 2 at the EA Play press conference, including a complete single player campaign and a look at the game’s multiplayer modes.

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E3 2016: EA drops Star Wars sizzle reel, shows first gameplay of Visceral’s new 3rd-person Star Wars adventure

If I wasn’t awake by the time EA’s press conference began this morning, I certainly was when the Star Wars theme blared through my headphones to herald a change of topic. EA gave a quick look at a number of Star Wars games they have in the pipe, including a follow up to last year’s Star Wars Battlefront at…

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XCOM 2 coming to PS4 and Xbox One after all

Console fans of XCOM: Enemy Unknown rejoice: Firaxis’ excellent sequel, XCOM 2, is coming to current gen consoles later this year.

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E3 2016: Leaked ad confirms Watch Dogs 2 launching in November

E3 2016 is an extremely leaky boat this year. After a teaser went live yesterday indicating a sequel to Ubisoft’s 2014 shooter Watch Dogs, an ad was mistakenly run early over at IGN that confirmed not only the game’s title but also its release date.

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E3 2016: Telltale’s The Walking Dead: Season 3 kicks off in Q3, Batman to premiere at E3

Telltale Games are gearing up to release both the third season of their popular series based on The Walking Dead and their new title Batman: A Telltale Games Series this year. The company has now confirmed the release window for both, plus their E3 intentions on Twitter.

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E3 2016: The Yooka-Laylee E3 trailer is a surgical strike on your nostalgia gland

Last year, Playtonic Games, a developer made up of former Rare devs, ran a successful Kickstarter for a spiritual successor to the classic platformer Banjo-Kazooie called Yooka-Laylee. The game’s first trailer has arrived and it’s going to have you itching to dust off your N64.

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Blizzard’s new deal with Facebook lets you stream Hearthstone, Overwatch straight to your FB feed

It’s going to be easier than its ever been to log into your Battle.Net account soon. Blizzard have announced a new deal with Facebook that will allow players to livestream games directly to their newsfeeds and log in using their Facebook credentials.

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Video Games Review: DOOM (PS4, 2016)

The pleasant surprise has become a real rarity in games today. We know so much about every last game before they arrive now, and from this deluge of information it’s usually easy to identify red flags. Following its explosive showing at E3 2015, I wasn’t sure if DOOM could live up to the adrenaline rush its trailers promised….

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Bethesda’s running a DOOM Twitch stream tomorrow all about the single-player

Following some pretty intense fan backlash after last fortnight’s DOOM multiplayer open beta, Bethesda are switching gears. The Fallout publisher will be running a Twitch stream tomorrow morning to spotlight the game’s “intense” single-player campaign. The stream kicks off at 4am AEST because of course it does, and will be hosted by DOOM‘s executive producer Marty Stratton and…

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Ubisoft announces new PC RTS Champions of Anteria

And here I thought real-time strategy on the PC was dead. Ubisoft have unveiled their newest IP, an PC RTS entitled Champions of Anteria with a trailer that lays on the quirky humour pretty thick.

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Hitman‘s second episode drops next week, takes you to Sapienza, Italy

We’ve been messing around with Hitman‘s puzzle-box first level, Paris, for just over a month now and we’re still uncovering secrets and creative murder opportunities. The second episode, Sapienza, drops next week and sees Agent 47 head to Italy to stop a scientist deploying an engineered virus on the world. Hit the jump to see the…

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Titanfall 2 gets first teaser, worldwide reveal in June

For fans of Respawn Entertainment’s clever-but-flawed multiplayer shooter Titanfall, the wait for news on the in-development sequel has been a long one. This morning, we have our first, extremely brief look at Titanfall 2.

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted is free on Origin right now

If you’ve been looking for a reason to reinstall EA’s Origin digital shopfront, one may have just presented itself. EA is handing out the 2012 reboot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted for free via the platform as part of its On the House program.

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UPDATED: Oculus Rift pre-orders are now open and it’s really, really expensive

Following an announcement on Monday, pre-orders for the Oculus Rift VR headset have opened this morning in 20 countries around the world. Oculus says that the device will start shipping March 28.

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