Crytek's first-person Roman shield-cracker Ryse debuted at E3 in 2011 as a Kinect game for Xbox 360, then fell off the map. The game has returned, as Crytek has posted an update to their site announcing Ryse as an exclusive for the Xbox One. The update is short on details, but describes the game as having…

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Microsoft says the Xbox One won't need an always-online Internet connection. But if you want to play it, the thing must be able to check in with the home office once a day. Playing used or borrowed games also sounds like a real bitch. Only one thing that can save gamers from this: our old enemy, Fox News.

You can't have a trailer for a high profile game on YouTube without having the comments sometimes becoming strange, weird, and downright trollish. Grand Theft Auto is no exception, as shown by this funny dramatic reading of YouTube comments done by Shesellssheshells.

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I have a couple old PC games from the Windows 95 days that I'd like to keep playing. However, I use Windows 7, which creates an obvious problem. Is there a way to play it on my current machine? More importantly, will I just have to give it up some day?

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Sim racing games are fun for few, but the community at large finds them boring. Arcade racing games are fun, but they're a bit too fake. So what if there was a game that combined the two? That's what GRID 2 wants to do. It's coming out next week, and the developers are here now to answer all your questions. Fire away!