Category: video games
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The Obra Dinn Returns October 18th
Lucas Pope of various independent adventures and most notably Papers, Please has been working on Return of the Obra Dinn for at least four years. The Obra Dinn is a ship, a good ship, that was lost at sea in 1803. Here, now, in 1807 it “drifted into port” and you’re an insurance investigator sent to assess…
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PlayStation Network to Finally Allow Name Changes
If it hasn’t been hijacked yet, PSN is finally going to allow you to change your username. Sid Shuman says it’ll be free the first time, and $10 or $5 (for PlayStation Plus subscribers) after that, and the feature has some odd limitations: When you change your online ID, you will have the option to…
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Microsoft Is Buying Obsidian
Jason Schreier has the scoop: Microsoft is finalizing a deal to acquire the independent development studio Obsidian Entertainment, according to three people briefed on the negotiations. We don’t know if ink is on paper yet, and plenty of major acquisition deals have fallen apart in the final hours, but those close to the companies believe…
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Microsoft’s xCloud Game Streaming Disempowerment
Microsoft is making good on their E3 promises and has announced a marketing name and demonstrated their Xbox cloud gaming streaming service, xCloud in a video and news release attributed to Kareem Choudhry, their Corporate Vice President of Gaming Cloud: Today, the games you play are very much dictated by the device you are using.…
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Forza Horizon 4 is a Delightful Arcade Driving Thing
I have only barely dipped my toe into Forza Horizon 4, but it’s already a fun and goofy open-world driving game just like the last few, with the notable addition of changeable seasons affecting the greater British landscape this entry takes place in. The Horizon offshoot of the Forza series have always been odd games.…