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After saying its fond farewells to Satoru Iwata, Nintendo must be looking to the future and preparing his successor. In making its choice, it has to find someone with the same reverence and respect for the company's culture.

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The Batman: Arkham Knight DLC has put us in the face-kicking boots of Harley Quinn, Red Hood and Batgirl, but somehow we're left wanting more. Nate delves into the Batman universe to uncover the DLC Arkham Knight needs to truly make an impressive finale.

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The Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer debut at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con practically stole the show, but it should also bring about a sense of unease. They might not heroes in any real sense, and that could spell doom for these characters if they cross over to o...

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It's no secret that many free to play games employ some annoying practices to get their players to spend money. But there is a reason they're so successful, despite being shunned by many in the gaming community. At what point should we stop blaming the game and turn to the p...

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The Steam paid mods endevour fizzled fast, but that doesn't mean the idea has to die out. Nate Hohle explores a possible alternative with the Sprked service, that could potentially succeed where Valve failed.

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Batman: Arkham Knight has had a rough launch, but it still a game we keep coming back to despite its faults. Here are some of the big reasons why it's worth going back to Gotham one last time. 

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Batman: Arkham Knight was one of the most anticipated releases of the summer, but it ultimately turned out to be a disappointing conclusion to the Arkham trilogy. Here are some of the big ways the Dark Knight's master plan got in its own way, proving that Batman's worst enem...

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No game under the Nintendo banner has garnered more vitriol in recent years than Metroid Prime: Federation Force, which is quite an achievement given that it was barely announced two weeks ago. But considering Nintendo's history, maybe it's a little too early to start passin...

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With most of the biggest announcements available only as trailers and guided playthroughs, E3 2015 raises the question: what's the point of attending in person?

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Between big announcements from Sony, Microsoft and other developers at this year's E3, it's easy to overlook how the PC has grown its own significant presence. That's ok, because as console makers vie for the top prize, the PC is walking away with the most toys.

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Yesterday, at the Oculus pre-E3 presentation, we found out about the partnership between Oculus VR and Microsoft. Although the revealed features seem pretty underwhelming right now, it could be the start of bigger things to come. 

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E3 press conferences are expensive, demos are limited to thousands, and interviews can go terribly wrong. Nintendo's recent moves signal a sea change in how to handle E3 that other companies are bound to follow.

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Although Microsoft has promised renewed support for PC gaming in the past, it has never followed through with it. That might change with next week's PC gaming presentation at E3 leading up to the launch of Windows 10, but are we just going to see history repeat itself?

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Critics often warn against pre-ordering games, since doing so benefits publishers more than gamers, and those little DLC bonuses are rarely worth the effort. Despite an uneasy feeling sense of putting down a bet, the way some pre-orders might be like, there is a plus side to...

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The Witcher 3 set a new standard for open-world role-playing games, but could it have spoiled things for games due out this fall like Fallout 3? We dicuss the merits of both series and to see if we've been spoiled by hours of monster hunting.