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‘We are not into annual franchises’ You know people are anxious to hear about your game when rumors that it was secretly shown behind closed doors at E3 make the rounds. That’s what happened toFalloutearlier this week — the rumor, that is. Bethesda VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines has since spoken about the inevitable (albeit unannounced) next installment toPolygon, stating: “[Fans] have been clammering for aFalloutgame for a long time now....

Need a frost-free jacket for your toddler? Want to getLEGO Rock Bandfree? Well, set your alarms and find your nearest Old Navy, because have I got a deal for you! In the Black Friday ad uncovered byblackfriday.info, it appears that Old Navy will give you a copy ofLEGO Rock Bandfor free if you spend $20 in their store on the biggest shopping day of the year. Yes, absolutely free. Buy four fleece tops?...

They want to get it right As one of the most open game directors in the market,Overwatch‘s Jeff Kaplan is constantly sharing news on the project’s latest developments — and the talk of the town right now isthe competitive mode, which just hit the Public Test Realm (PTR) this week. Why is it in PTR? Because fans didn’t like the competitive mode’s state in the game’s beta months ago, so they scrapped it and started over — which resulted in it being delayed past launch....

Cblogs Recap: Week 28 –Niorcontinues exploring the gaming culture in Brazil and featuresDandarain this blog; a Brazilian-made metroidvania that I am coincidentally playing and enjoying right now. –Black Red GamingreviewsStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderon PC. –Lord SpencerreviewsSilhouette Mirageas part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –Lord Spencerreports on the 90-81 selection on the top 100 PS1 games list of Retro Sanctuary as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –HyperbolebyDefaultreviewsOri and the Will of the Wispson PC....

Speaking at Sony’s CES 2012 press conference, Kaz Hirai came on stage to give us a little bit of gaming news in between the tech talk. Netflix is going to offer its streaming service onPlayStation Vitain the United States, he revealed. Hirai was deliberate in his wording, noting that Netflix is “working” to have an app in time for the Vita’s February 22 launch in the US. Considering the handheld’s beautiful screen, this is indeed good news....

Get a good look at this supposed leaked screenshot of aPrince of Persiareboot, first posted on thePrince of Persia forums. The folks at NeoGAF point out that the screen is labeled “POP_ZERO_2,” andJoystiqreminds that a former art director used this same name in an interview withCVGawhile back. If this screen is legit, it’s from something early. Note the ass-y ground texture, the floating citizens, and the lulzworthy 13 frames per second indicator....

The debate over how “powerful” the Wii U really is continues with yet another developer supporting claims of the Nintendo console’s might. Crytek is the latest to testify, even though the studio is not currently making games for it. “From my perspective I do not understand the public’s concerns that the Wii U is weaker than PS3 and 360,” said CEO Cevat Yerli.“From my perspective the Wii U is minimum as powerful as Xbox 360....

And that’s great You can’t get more niche than a deranged pink elephant talking about a Vita exclusive game featuring idols who battle to the death. Idol Death Game TVis still slated for an October 20 release in Japan, and you can get a good look at it by way of a new trailer below. Developed by Witchcraft and published by D3, it’s not something you typically see in an ocean of shooters and “immersive” open world games, and that’s part of why I love it....

Dead by Daylightis no stranger to weird patches and updates, which often break something or everything. This last one, coming alongside theWalking Dead Chapter, brokea lotof stuff, including The Clown, one of the game’s oldest Killers. And how exactly did BHVR do it? Simple. It made The Clown be the most boring, uninventive, left-click Killer imaginable by making his power grant him massive movement speed while simultaneously slowing Survivors down. He has nothing special going about him, unless you consider Sonic the Hedgehog-level speed and left-clicking to be the most impressive things you’ve ever seen....

Change into digital champions again After announcing a December 14 release in Japan, I’m glad we don’t have to wait that much longer forDigimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Story(who knows where that damn colon goes) to hit the West. Hacker’s Memoryhits the Americas and Europe January 19, and those who pre-order gain access to extra Digimon (Omnimon NX,Sistermon Ciel and Blanc, Leopardmon NX, and Crusadermon NX) and extra costumes (V. Uchida Costume, Inoden School Attire, Summer Camp T-Shirt, and Beelzebumon Emblem T-Shirt)....

Do you remember these classic moments? We are a week away from E3 2015, which is promising to be the most exciting yet. An estimated 50,000 people are expected to attend the three-day event to try out the latest and greatest video games from the top developers and publishers in the industry. Before we look ahead to the future of gaming, let’s look back at some of the most memorable moments from E3 past....

Title Update 1 forEA FC 25has been announced by EA Sports, which could go live on all platforms, barring Nintendo Switch, before the game’s global release on September 27. The developers have also posted the patch notes on the official Trello, and it appears that they have identified two critical bugs, one of which has players’ games getting stuck or crashing when they’re shortcut-switching from the store to the objectives screen....

Apparently was ‘posted in error’ EA added asupport pageto its site that was taken downveryquickly and, as of this writing, is still down. It claimed that the PlayStation 4 firmware required for all PS4 users to download is causing stability issues for all games: “This affects all games on the PS4, including EA titles, causing crashing/freezing and non-responsive connections between the player’s console and their TV Screen. Unfortunately since it’s an issue with Sony’s firmware, it requires a new update to fix it....