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10-27-2015 03:16 PM Like many Dragon’s Lair fans, co-creator Don Bluth wants to return to the sword and sorcery franchise. The legendary animator and partner Gary Goldman even have a plan of action that starts with launching a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to raise enough money to put a...

10-26-2015 10:18 AM From GTAIV pixel art homages, to a German artist who’s fashioned a Burger Shot value meal out of candy, to a special makeup efx maestro transforming herself into famous GTA Online masks just in time for Halloween – check out this week’s gallery of...

10-15-2015 04:01 PM For a robot, a fall can be devastating (and costly). It sounds silly, but the damage from a robot tipping over and doing a face-plant can result in a broken components and/or motors. As robots move from safely wheeling around an office to walking in a number of...

10-15-2015 03:01 PM Marvel Studios and Fox are taking a page from the comics they both use as source material, and are planning an epic team-up. The two empires will join forces to create a pair of television shows based on characters from the X-Men comics. 24 writers Evan Katz and Manny Coto...

10-15-2015 02:15 PM You may already be aware that allowing Siri or Google Now to run on your lockscreen is a security risk. A pair of researchers have just shown why: they can hijack your phone from a distance thanks to your virtual assistant. The duo who developed this incredible new attack...

10-15-2015 01:42 PM Despite having traditionally been either the biggest or second biggest game publisher in the world, Electronic Arts hasn't had much of a presence in one of the industry's largest genres. The "gigantic action" game space, which includes wild successes like Grand Theft Auto...

10-15-2015 01:14 PM Despite growing in scope since it first appeared, Call of Duty's Zombies mode remains just another component of the CoD games. Some might wonder why there hasn't been a standalone entry in the series outside of the mobile games--after all, plenty of zombie-slaying games...

10-15-2015 11:54 AM Rockstar Games has announced the next update for Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer mode. Called "Lowriders," the GTA Online patch arrives on October 20, introducing new lowrider cars and customization options, among other things. This update is coming only to Xbox One...

10-15-2015 11:12 AM The live-action Resident Evil: The Final Chapter film starring Milla Jovovich is not the only movie currently in the works based on Capcom's survival horror series. Capcom has announced a new animated movie is coming in 2017 from Japanese studio Marza Animation Planet...

10-15-2015 10:36 AM Microsoft has announced a partnership with YouTube for a Halo 5: Guardians event that it's likening to a New Year's Eve countdown. Instead of another year, this countdown celebrates the release of Halo 5. The show, Halo 5: Live as it's being called, will stream exclusively...

10-15-2015 09:56 AM The crowdfunding campaign for PC space game Star Citizen continues to climb. Three years after it began in October 2012, the campaign has now reached more than $92 million pledges from over 1 million backers. As of press time, funding stands at $92.75 million from 1,010,546...

10-15-2015 07:43 AM Today, October 15, is the last day that Xbox Live Gold members can download a free copy of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for Xbox One. On October 16, the game--a remastered version of the 2013 reboot--will return to full price. You can queue up your download right now...

10-14-2015 01:39 PM Rewards for completing Destiny's new Nightfall Strikes are, in creative director Luke Smith's own words, "underwhelming." As such, Bungie is going to adjust the system through a future update to deliver more substantial rewards to players who complete the challenging...

10-14-2015 01:15 PM ArenaNet's PC MMO Guild Wars 2 is the latest game to have its own dedicated competitive league. The developer on Wednesday announced a partnership with the ESL Pro League for a professional tournament series with $400,000 in prizes. The initiative is officially called the...

10-14-2015 07:14 AM Destiny's new microtransactions are currently limited to emotes only. Though Bungie may one day expand the offerings, don't expect to be able to buy items that buff drop rates for the new King's Fall raid. Writing on Twitter, The Taken King creative director Luke Smith...

10-13-2015 02:07 PM Today's major Destiny update added microtransactions to the game for the very first time. We've now visited the in-game Eververse Trading Company store and can confirm pricing details for the brand Silver currency and the various emotes you can buy. Everyone gets 400...

10-13-2015 01:30 PM Destiny is undergoing big changes today. Bungie has just released the game's new 2.0.1 update, which, among other things, introduces microtransactions and implements big changes to shotgun lethality. Today's update adds the Eververse Trading Company, the in-game store when...

10-14-2015 03:02 PM Just a few days ago, a new P2P app called Aurous burst onto the streaming music scene. Some called it “the Popcorn Time of music,” which is exactly the kind of talk that makes RIAA lawyers drum their fingers Mr. Burns-style. The app is a bit like Napster and Limewire...

10-12-2015 04:52 PM When you think of Pepsi, you probably think of sugary carbonated beverages. Maybe soon you’ll think “smartphones” when someone asks if Pepsi is okay instead of Coke (it’s not, though a certain editor of mine disagrees). The company has confirmed that it’s helping to launch...

10-12-2015 02:34 PM New York Comic Con, like most fan conventions, is*all about acquiring lots of new stuff. Toys, books, actual swords — you name it — you can find it at a convention like this. You should really stay on a budget, though, because it’s easy to see my — I mean, your — need for...