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Patrick Klepek
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Senior reporter at Kotaku, streaming Mario deaths at youtube.com/patrickklepek

NBA Live 17 will not arrive this fall, but early next year under the more generic title NBA Live. The series hasn’t been so hot for a while but try try again? On an investor call, EA said more details are coming soon, and a mobile game is coming later this year. The NBA All-Star game takes place in February. Read more

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut, Frogger 2, Final Fight: Double Impact, Faery: Legends of Avalon, and Puzzlegeddon are now backwards compatible on Xbox One, the company announced today. That new trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided sure got me in the mood for sneaking around... Read more

Jeffrey Lin, lead designer of social systems on League of Legends, has left Riot Games, the developer announced today. Lin had focused on trying to improve the infamous levels of vitriol tossed in competitive games. “I have always said that passionate gamers, even angry ones, are gamers that care about the game—just Read more

Samurai Showdown 2, Runner 2, Phantasy Star 2, and Sonic & Knuckles are now backwards compatible on Xbox One, Microsoft announced today. Even if people aren’t really using backwards compatibility, it’s nice to see the library getting updated every few days. Do you use it?
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Both Star Wars: The Force Unleashed games are now backwards compatible on Xbox One, Microsoft announced today. While it’s not the Knights of the Old Republic remake I’ve been hoping for, it’s something.
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, a major expansion for the game that adds tons of new areas and items, hits PS4 on May 10 for $10.99. It’s supposed to arrive on the same day for Xbox One, as well. No word yet on a Vita version. Read more