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Demo For Abomination Tower Now Available

A demo for the 2D procedurally generated platformer, Abomination Tower, is now available.
“You play as Headless, the rejected creation of a mad scientist. Headless is trapped in the tower with other dangerous abominations. You must journey up the tower to escape! Along the way you unlock…

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The Most Underrated Games Of Last Gen – The BJ Show: Episode 2

It’s been a long time coming (for the video version anyway), but in the second episode of “The BJ Show” we count down our favorite underrated games of last generation, discuss an underwhelming start to the new generation of consoles, rank the Star Wars movies, and ask whether…

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New Gameplay Footage Of The Order: 1886 Revealed

Earlier today Sony revealed a little more gameplay footage of Ready At Dawn’s upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive title The Order: 1886, on their official Twitch channel.
You can check out the “sneak peak” of the game yourself below, thanks to GamesHQMedia who captured part of the…

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The Wolf Among Us Episode 4 Release Dates Revealed

Telltale Games has announced that The Wolf Among Us – Episode 4, titled “In Sheep’s Clothing,” will be released soon.
Episode 4 will be released on May 27 on PC, Mac and PlayStation platforms, while it will be available on the Xbox 360 on May 28. The episode will also hit iOS de…

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Amplitude Kickstarter Sucessfully Funded

Developer Harmonix’s first Kickstarter campaign, for a next-gen successor to one of the studio’s first games, Amplitude, has officially been funded. Though the fundraiser looked shaky in the early days, the $775,000 goal was reached with a mere 21 hours to spare.
Since …

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New Screenshots For The Wolf Among Us – Episode 4

Telltale Games has released three new screenshots for “In Sheep’s Clothing,” the fourth episode of The Wolf Among Us. You can check out the full set of screenshots down below.

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Halo 5: Guardians Revealed

343 Industries has revealed that Halo 5: Guardians will be released on Xbox One in the fall of 2015.
The developer made the announcement on a blog post. Bonnie Ross, general manager at 343, detailed further saying “Halo 5: Guardians is a bigger effort than Halo 4. That applies to the cont…

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Far Cry 4 Release Date Announced

Ubisoft has announced that Far Cry 4 will be released on November 18 in North America and November 20 in Europe for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Far Cry 4 will be set in the Kyrat, a fictional region in the Himalayas and will include a variety of climates…

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Titanfall’s First DLC, “Expedition” Hits Today

The first of (at least) three DLC map packs for Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall will be made available later today. The “Expedition” pack will add three new maps to the game: Wargames, Runoff, and Swampland.

The pack is a part of the game’s season pass content, so…

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Kinect-Less Xbox One Coming This June For $399

Earlier today Microsoft announced that on June 9th they will be releasing a new SKU of the Xbox One which will ship without their Kinect camera. This new bundle will set customers back $399, which importantly puts the system at pricing parity with Sony’s hotly selling PlayStation 4.
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