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New Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC Coming August 11

BioWare just announced the second big downloadable content for Dragon Age: Inquisition–it’s called The Descent, and it looks like we’re going back into the darkspawn-infested Deep Roads. Read More

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Cambridge Researchers Release Game Aimed at Helping Schizophrenia Patients Manage Symptoms

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created a game that could help schizophrenia patients manage symptoms on a day-to-day basis.Read More

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Nintendo To Release Retro Amiibos In September

What’s that in the distance? The sound of new amiibo. There will be several new figures hitting store shelves starting on September 11. The full list of amiibo launching that...Read More

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Xbox Plans to Boost First-Party Games

Exclusive Xbox One games could be the future of the console. At China Joy 2015, Xbox Head Phil Spencer did an interview with Gamecores, where he said that he wants to...Read More

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More Rock Band 4 Tracks Announced

We’re getting news about Rock Band 4 tracks just about weekly these days. Harmonix announced the next batch this week, and it’s got some good ones: Centuries by Fallout Boy...Read More

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Gamescom: Germany Hosts The World’s Biggest Gaming Convention

Gamescom 2015 is happening from August 5-9 in Cologne, Germany. If you’ve heard of E3 you know that it’s a huge video game trade show that takes place in Los...Read More

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[Video Games 101] What Are Mods and Should My Kids Be Downloading Them?

This post is part of a series that addresses the needs of the parent who “just doesn’t get video games.” I’m here to catch you up, Clueless Parent! If your...Read More

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International Serious Play Awards Winners Announced

The International Serious Play Awards winners were announced this Sunday. The awards honor games that deliver a high quality of engagement and measurable learning opportunities.Read More

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ID@Xbox To Release We Happy Few Game for Xbox One

We really liked Contrast, Compulsion Games’ previous game about a young girl and her (probably) imaginary friend in the circus. The We Happy Few game looks to be for an older...Read More

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Games With Gold Games To Be Playable on Xbox One

Microsoft has announced that all upcoming Games With Gold free games for Xbox 360 will be available for Xbox One with backwards compatibility. Technically this means that Xbox Live Gold...Read More

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Sneak Peek: Zoombinis

Logical Journey of the Zoombinis is an upcoming puzzle game. It might sound a bit familiar—that’s because Zoombinis was a popular educational game back in the 90s. Now it’s being...Read More

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Ali-A Wins Two Guinness World Records for Gaming

Professional YouTube gamer and Legends of Gaming star Ali-A (Alistair Aiken) was recently presented with two Guinness World Records—for “Most popular Call of Duty channel for views” and “most popular...Read More

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Independent Games Festival Issues Call for Submissions

The Independent Games Festival (IGF) is now accepting submissions for the 18th annual indie games showcase. The IGF is the longest running festival, summit, and showcase for indie games. It is...Read More

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Let’s Play Monday: Splatoon Let’s Play Single-Player, Part 3

Courtney and Simone are back with the third installment of their Splatoon Let’s Play. So far they’ve been doing pretty great, finishing a whole section of the game in each...Read More