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Destiny’s The Taken King: Who are “The Taken”?

With the new information that’s just come out today regarding Destiny’s The Taken King expansion we’ll be seeing later on, fans have been doing some theory-crafting. One of the more promising theories comes by way of Reddit user /u/BluntTruths. Jumping in to it, we first must take a look at an old piece of prerelease concept art for Destiny from way back when. In the picture above, we see a lone Guardian looking over at what appears to be a group of...

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Gwent – The Witcher 3’s Curiously Addictive Card Mini-Game

Most large-scale open-world games seem to have a plethora of mini-games to choose from. Be it Pazaak from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Five Finger Filet from Red Dead Redemption, or Bowling with cousin Roman in GTA IV, there’s plenty to distract players from endless lists of missions. Players of the recently released Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will have no doubt by now played a few rounds of Gwent, the expansive card game held within. Gwent positions the player...

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[Update: New Information] [Leak] Destiny DLC “The Taken King” Rumored to Release September 15th, Feature New Subclasses

Update (new information bolded): Kotaku has shared new info on The Taken King, grabbed form a marketing sheet sent to them by a tipster. They confirm that The Taken King will be released September 15th, with a price of $40, their will be a new raid in which Guardians fight Oryx, Father of Crota, a new enemy race called “The Fallen” (more on this later), a slew of new strikes and PVP maps, as well as some new information on what the three new subclasses will...

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Mega Man Legacy Collection Lands This Summer on XB1, PS4, and PC

Fans of the Blue Bomber are in for a treat this summer. Capcom announced today that the Mega Man Legacy Collection featuring the original six Mega Man games will be released this summer to reintroduce the icon to fans. The game will run $14.99 and include the first six titles in the series, and will included numerous additional features alongside the base games. A challenge mode will include remixed levels with higher difficulty settings, and a Museum mode will include...

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Halo – Hunt the Truth – Recap: Episode 10 – Gag Order

“Gag Order” Halo’s fictional universe is vast and detailed, with stories filling in the gaps between the games and more. In the build up for the series’ next release, Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft and 343 Industries has once again taken to viral advertising to fill in more of these gaps. This time, using audio diaries and images, we are invited to join fictional reporter Benjamin Giraud as he recounts the history of Halo’s hero: The Master Chief. Join us...

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Fallout 4 Officially Announced – Watch The Trailer Now!

Following last night’s tease to “Stand By” Bethesda has finally released the first full trailer for the game, confirming its actual existence in the process. Check it out below: The trailer leaves us with vaults full of questions, but for now we can discern that it is another post-apocalyptic RPG experience, like its predecessors. Fallout 4 will be released on Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4, and we are sure to hear and see more about it at E3 in a few...

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Fallout 4 is happening

It’s officially official, guys. After being basically confirmed a few months ago after an artists resume listed his latest project as a Fallout 4 E3 cinematic trailer, the world has slowly been dying to learn more. It looks like tomorrow is the day. The official Fallout, Skyrim, and Elder Scrolls websites have all begun redirecting to Fallout’s page, displaying an old-school “PLEASE STAND BY” television picture with a countdown timer ending at noon...

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The Escapists Tunnel Onto PS4

The Escapists has just launched on the PlayStation 4, following their original release on Steam’s Early Access (August 2014) and Xbox One (February 2015). Developed by Mouldy Toof Studios and Team17 Digital, The Escapists is a game about one thing: getting out of prison. The idea of a jailbreak may sound tough to begin with, but this top-down puzzler tasks you with mundane activities within the prison, all slowly building to your eventual escape. From trade quests...

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Rise of the Tomb Raider gets an E3 Preview

Just a few days ahead of E3 2015, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics has graced us with another preview for their upcoming title “Rise of the Tomb Raider”, sequel to the 2013 franchise reboot. The CGI trailer showcases series protagonist Lara Croft scaling an icy mountain as it shakes apart, only to reach the entrance to a tomb in the rock. She lights a flare, and prepares to continue onward. Narrated by Camilla Luddington, who will reprise her voice acting role...

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Halo 3: ODST Now Available on Xbox One, Free for MCC Players

Players who purchased Halo: The Master Chief Collection and played before December 19th should have something nice waiting in their Xbox Live messages: a code to download the full Halo 3: ODST campaign on Xbox One. The download, which clocks in at 8.1gb, will allow players to play all of Halo 3: ODST’s single-player and co-op campaign. Halo 3: ODST has been fully ported in 60 FPS just like Halo 3. Unfortunately, firefight is not included in this download. Oddly, the...