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The Witness is coming to Xbox One, Jonathan Blow revealed to IGN earlier today. Blow and his team aim for a September 13th release date. An iOS version is also in development.

The next game from the makers of Sleeping Dogs is not Sleeping Dogs 2. It’s Smash + Grab, an online multiplayer game and “dystopic take on gang warfare” that will enter Steam Early Access in September. Trailer above.

Astro Boy: Edge Of Time Reimagines Anime Classics

Based on the extensive work of beloved manga creator Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy: Edge of Time is a digital collectible card game that sees classic characters reimagined for the modern age. Osamu Tezuka is considered by some to be the Walt Disney of Japan, having created some of the most beloved characters in manga history.…

Another DDoS Attack Takes Out Blizzard’s Servers [UPDATE]

Update—10:40 a.m.: With grace, felicity and no pity for this post’s short-lived relevance, Blizzard resolved their server issues ten minutes post-publication. Read below for background on today’s now-fixed DDoS attack against Battle.net. A DDoS attack this morning crippled Blizzard’s Battle.net servers, according to Blizzard’s official Twitter account. Overwatch, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft and other Blizzard…

Just Another Day Killing The Gods Of Ancient Greece

We first played an early build of Okhlos all the way back in January 2014. It’s now out, and I’ve been playing the finished article. Chris’ original headline pretty much nailed it. It’s Pikmin, but with ancient Greeks. You control a single philosopher—Themistocles, for example, because that’s such a tremendous name to say aloud—as you…

Slim PS4 Apparently Unboxed Before Sony Can Even Announce It

On September 7, Sony is expected to announce two new models of the PlayStation 4. They should only bother announcing one, because the Slim looks like it’s already well and truly out there Having apparently turned up on an auction site over the weekend, British YouTuber ZRZhas now seemingly got his hands on an entire…

Pokémon Go’s Team Leaders Now Actually Do Something

Pokémon Go’s Team Leadershaven’t been doing much leading thus far. That’s about to change, with the game’s latest update introducing something called “Implemented Pokémon Appraisal”. Now, every time you go into battle at a gym, Candela or Blanche will tell you about your opponent’s attack and defence capabilities, and will recommend which of your Pokémon…

Those are some tasty-lookin’ Pokémon burgers. They’re from Down N’ Out burgers in Sydney (via Kotaku AU).

What video game castle level in the year 2016 would be complete without a Dark Souls reference? Overwatch’s new Eichenwalde map contains a pretty obvious homage. Good thing Blizzard just put sitting emotes in the game, too. Here’s the full thing, clearly an overt reference to Dark Souls’ checkpoints, courtesy of alcatrazcgp: If you want…

Designing A Better Pokémon Go

Like many of us, Wendy Borg has a few issues with Pokémon Go’s user interface and menu design. Unlike us, she went ahead and did something about it. A professional UI/UX designer, she’s gone in and redesigned almost the entire game (on paper), adding functionality where it’s needed, cleaning things up and just generally making…

Overwatch’s New Map Is Easy To Defend, Hard To Attack

Overwatch’s new map, Eichenwalde, is now live on the game’s public test server. It’s set in a village next to a big ol’ German castle. The map, however, is smaller than it looks. I’ve played a handful of matches on Eichenwalde now, and I’ve found it to be a briskly paced payload map that favors…

The Exceptional Beauty of Doom 3‘s Source Code

This is a story about Doom 3’s source code and how beautiful it is. Yes, beautiful. Allow me to explain. After releasing my video game Dyad I took a little break. I read some books and watched some movies I’d put off for too long. I was working on the European version of Dyad, but…

Fans Building New Halo Game On PC

A group of over 30 Halo fans from around the world, fed up with the limited options available to them on the PC, have decided to make their own multiplayer Halo experience. It’s called Installation 01, and their goal is “to recreate the multiplayer experience of the Halo games, and for gamers to enjoy an…

PlayStation Plus Gets A $10-Per-Year Price Hike

PlayStation Plus will jump from $50/year to $60/year starting September 22, Sony said today. It’s the first price hike for the online service since it launched in 2010. The three-month plan will now cost $25, and the one-month plan will remain at $10. “If you are a current member, the new prices will take effect…

PSA: Don’t Buy A PlayStation 4 Right Now

The PlayStation 4 is an excellent console, one that I’d recommend to anyone who’s looking for a new video game system. Also, you should definitely not buy one. Patrick Redford, a writer for the Bleacher Report fan website Deadspin, has been asking me for the past month whether or not he should buy a PlayStation…

Twitch Will Highlight Disabled Gamers This Week

Right now, I’m watching speedrunner HalfCoordinated blast through Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight on “Insane difficulty” using just one hand. HalfCoordinated has hemiparesis, so the whole right half of his body is severely weak, a disability that hasn’t stopped him from speedruning Momodora: RUtM in under 25 minutes. Today, HalfCoordinated is on the front page…

Hitman‘s Bangkok Episode Is A Colorful Return To Form

Hitman’s latest episode, Bangkok, returns to the ostentatious locations of the series’ previous installments. While Marrakesh was largely brown and yellow straightforward stealth, Episode 4’s Himmapan Hotel is bursting with color, alternate paths, interesting guests, and creative ways to take out your targets. This mission is of a much more personal nature than we’ve seen…

Beloved Destiny Community Member Dies At 33

Allen Carr Mackey, best known in the Destiny community as ‘DrDrizzay101,’ died on Friday from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to one of his friends. Mackey was 33. Mackey was well-known to other players—particularly on the Destiny NeoGAF community—as a kind, considerate, always-helpful Destiny addict with a seemingly endless amount of patience. He helped guide friends…

Divinity: Original Sin II launches on Steam Early Access on September 15. Players will be able to experience the opening of the CRPG sequel’s campaign and put their skills to the test in the player-versus-player arena.

It’s A Very Good Time To Level A World Of Warcraft Character

This is Raccoon, my new World of Warcraft rogue, looking dapper at level 24. This screenshot was taken on Friday afternoon, the day after he was created. As of this morning he’s level 91. He’ll hit the level 100 cap this evening. He’s been working out, with demons. Now any power-leveler can get a character…