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The developers of the flawed but original medieval brawler For Honor are getting a lot of heat from the game’s player base over its progression system and microtransactions.

Ghost Recon Wildlands is a strange game that feels more like the errant love-child of Just Cause 3 and The Division than any previous title in the Ghost Recon franchise, but unfortunately it doesn’t pull off the best parts of either title.

First-person survival horror game Outlast 2 has been denied classification by the Australian Classification Board, effectively banning it from sale in Australia.

The launch of the Nintendo Switch is looking strong, buoyed by consumer enthusiasm for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

We Are Chicago by Culture Shock Games seeks to depict the truth of a city drowning in its own blood in an effort to stanch the flow.

MOSCOW (AP) — A trial for the blogger who is accused of inciting religious hatred for playing “Pokemon Go” in a church has begun in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.

Set 600 years following Mass Effect 3, players take on the role of Scott or Sara Ryder in Mass Effect: Andromeda, members of the Andromeda Initiative, a colonization mission made up of various species from the Milky Way sent to establish new homes in the Andromeda Galaxy.

Fight to take back the Earth as android 2B in a desperate bid to reclaim a home for humanity in Nier: Automata.

Horizon Zero Dawn straddles the past and future in much the same way as its post-apocalyptic setting, falling just a little ways short of its full potential when it leans too heavily on tired mechanics. It’s a good game, removed from true greatness only by its adherence to tired formulae.

A study published in Frontiers in Psychology has once again provided evidence that playing violent video games does not decrease personal empathy.

The Xbox One port of Funcom’s fantasy survival simulation Conan Exiles will not feature a “penis slider” in the character creation tools.

Get a first look at Middle-Earth: Shadow of War’s gameplay, the upcoming sequel to 2014’s award-winning Shadow of Mordor.

Despite reports of “tremendous” consumer demand, the launch of Nintendo’s newest console has been a bumpy ride.

“They Shall Not Pass” is the first expansion for EA and DICE’s World War I 1st-person shooter, Battlefield 1.

Take on the Santa Blanca Cartel as elite special forces operators in the Wildlands of Bolivia in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands.

For Honor is a simultaneously rewarding and frustrating experience, innovatively blending team-based multiplayer design with fighting game mechanics but unfortunately held back from its full potential by technical issues.

Microsoft announced a new subscription program that will give access to a significant portion of its back catalog, and Wall Street apparently took it as a bad omen for brick-and-mortar retailer GameStop.

The darkly comedic stalking sim Yandere Simulator just picked up a publisher in tinyBuild.

Facebook is trying to shore up their faltering venture into virtual reality with serious price cuts across the board on Oculus Rift hardware.

Last Stand, the final expansion for Tom Clancy’s The Division, adds a new player-vs-player mode to the game and a new Incursion for agents to tackle cooperatively.

Mega-popular streaming service Twitch.tv is cutting out the middleman and allowing viewers to directly purchase the game they’re watching.

PlayStation VR, despite being one of the latest to market out of current virtual reality offerings, has enjoyed sales performance that has managed to startle even Sony itself.

Confront Sauron and his Ring Wraiths in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, the sequel to 2014’s award-winning action-RPG Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences honored achievements in the video game industry Thursday, and Blizzard’s class-based multiplayer phenom Overwatch took home the night’s foremost award from among a strong list of contenders that included indie gem INSIDE, Nathan Drake’s final adventure in Uncharted 4, and the latest entry in the Battlefield franchise.

Alan Stone, the industry legend that brought Nintendo to the United States, has died of cancer at 71.

A disheartening announcement was buried in the dregs of an official Nintendo PR e-mail that Virtual Console games will not be available on the Nintendo Switch at launch.

With less than 28GB of usable memory, the Nintendo Switch is already proving inadequate for installing some games.

According to Valve, only 30 out of more than 1,000 virtual reality (VR) titles on the Steam marketplace have earned more than $250,000.

A popular World of Tanks streamer has died during a 24-hour charity marathon session.

Players can now pre-load the Ghost Recon Wildlands beta and begin playing February 23 to get a first look at the open-world third-person shooter.

The latest trailer for Horizon Zero Dawn explores the weapons, equipment, and combat styles available to players in the forthcoming open-world post-apocalyptic RPG.

Check out in-game footage from Dawn of War III as Space Marines, Orks, and Eldar clash in the grim future of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — “Pokemon Go” monsters can roam virtually wherever they please, but they’ll need a permit to get into Milwaukee County parks.

Platinum Games is bringing Nier: Automata, the sequel to cult-classic action RPG Nier, to the Playstation 4 on March 7 as players fight extraterrestrial machines as android protectors of humanity.

Ubisoft’s three-way brawl between Vikings, Knights, and Samurai launches February 14, 2017 on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC.

In 2018, the NBA will take a cue from the Netherlands in welcoming the first eSports members to its official franchises.