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No Man's Sky Explorer's Editions Have Finally Shipped

As reported by PowerUpGaming, and confirmed by Redditors, the long awaited No Man's Sky Explorer's Edition has shipped to buyers. How long awaited? Five months post-launch, give or take. Produced as…

January 10, 2017 | 09:30 EST

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2016 in Review: Lessons Learned From No Man's Sky, The Division, and More

With the release of games like Overwatch, Dishonored 2, Stellaris, and DOOM (just to name a few), 2016 certainly had no shortage of (generally) well-received titles. By the time the holiday season…

January 6, 2017 | 01:00 EST

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VA-11 HALL-A

Ever wanted to be a bartender in a cyberpunk dystopian future? Look no further, VA-11 HALL-A is for you.

January 4, 2017 | 08:38 EST

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Farming Simulator 17

One of the most amazingly popular franchises about the joys of farming, Farming Simulator 17 continues the series history of offering all the simple fun of farming you could want, but now with heavy…

December 27, 2016 | 05:07 EST

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Goat Simulator

In this game, you play as a goat. Go make new friends and destroy your enemies, as a goat. Explore a vast world or ignore everything and stare at a single blade of grass for a while, as a goat. Pick…

December 27, 2016 | 05:05 EST

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Beholder Review - Keeping an Eye on You

1984 (the book, not the year) is one of those classics of modern literature that is often referenced outside of its original context. The dystopian society that Orwell described was the extremization…

December 20, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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Stardew Valley Beginner Guide

Stardew Valley had a stellar year with over a million sales of the game and over 1.8 million owners of the game on Steam. Now the breakout farming RPG is on its way to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One…

December 13, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters Review - Beset On All Sides

In a post-2013 SimCity world, Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have cemented themselves as one of the true spiritual successors to EA's once-legendary city builder thanks to Cities: Skylines.…

December 7, 2016 | 09:00 EST

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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Announcement and Gameplay Trailer

PSX 2016 may have dominated the weekends gaming headlines but MechWarrior fans gathered in their droves in Vancouver on Saturday to celebrate the first ever Mech_Con - a celebration of the…

December 6, 2016 | 10:00 EST

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No Man's Sky Gets Experimental Updates on PC

I think most of us are still a bit shocked over Hello Games breaking the months-long silence after the release of the controversial space exploration game No Man's Sky. The recent surprise release of…

December 6, 2016 | 09:30 EST

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ASA Rules No Man's Sky Steam Page Wasn't False Advertising

Earlier this year, we reported that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK had begun an investigation into Hello Games and Valve regarding No Man's Sky after multiple people had filed…

November 30, 2016 | 10:51 EST

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Stardew Valley Coming to Xbox One and PS4 Soon, Wii U Cancelled

Eric Barone, the sole developer of Stardew Valley, revealed the release dates for the game's console ports in a post on the game's website today. Barone wrote that Stardew Valley will launch in North…

November 29, 2016 | 10:23 EST

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Vive la France Arrives December 5

The Vive la France DLC for truck-driving simulator Euro Truck Simulator 2 will be releasing worldwide on December 5, 2016 according to a press release. Vive la France adds a scaled-down version of…

November 29, 2016 | 08:30 EST

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Vehicles May Be Coming To No Man's Sky

Anyone who has played No Man's Sky can tell you how unbearable traversing a planet by foot is. It's slow, the jetpack adds no real momentum and if you ever find yourself too far away from your ship…

November 28, 2016 | 07:00 EST

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No Man's Sky Foundation Update Impressions - The Gauntlet

In the months since the release of No Man’s Sky, developer Hello Games has been nearly radio silent on the entire project, quietly updating the game with patches related solely to fixing major bugs.…

November 28, 2016 | 11:00 EST

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Planet Coaster Review - Roller Coaster of Love

When I was a kid, we didn't have a whole lot of money. I'd almost always miss out on the latest and greatest thing all the other kids were talking about. One of the few times I didn't was when my dad…

November 28, 2016 | 09:00 EST

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[Updated] No Man's Sky Releases Foundation Update on PlayStation 4

The space exploration game No Man's Sky has released its first major update: the Foundation Update. We've seen indications that a 2.7 GB patch is live on PlayStation 4 right now, but the update does…

November 27, 2016 | 08:25 EST

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Planet Coaster Releases 1.01 Update

The theme park building simulation Planet Coaster has released its first post-launch update according to a post on the game's official forums. Starting things off, new blueprints for shops,…

November 26, 2016 | 09:30 EST

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Hello Games Breaks Silence; No Man's Sky Update Coming

Hello Games have finally broken their silence regarding No Man's Sky. In an announcement on Steam, Hello Games have stated that the team will be releasing an update to No Man's Sky, titled the…

November 25, 2016 | 04:07 EST

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Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters Releases November 29th

Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters, the next DLC for the popular city-building game, launches on November 29, 2016 according to a press release. Natural disasters is a feature that exist in several…

November 24, 2016 | 09:30 EST

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November's Humble Monthly Games Revealed

Another month went by. October left us with more leftover pumpkins than we have any use for and brought away the pumpkin spice that seems to be such a controversial topic in the states. On the flip…

November 6, 2016 | 11:28 EST

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EVE Online's Free-To-Play Option Coming November 15

For many of us EVE Online is as impenetrable as the nation's tax policies and, in some cases, twice as hard. While the game never broke any sales records, it did manage to acquire a substantial…

November 1, 2016 | 09:20 EDT

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[Updated] Hello Games Hacked; Fake Emails Sent Regarding No Man's Sky

Update Hello Games has posted a Tweet explaining the situation with the contradictory emails and the original tweet there. Apparently, they were all fake, aside from Sean Murray's personal account…

October 28, 2016 | 11:47 EDT

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Kerbal Space Program

In Kerbal Space Program you must build a space-worthy craft, capable of flying its crew out into space without killing them. At your disposal is a collection of parts, which must be assembled to…

October 15, 2016 | 04:39 EDT

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Princess Maker 2 Refine Review - Your Princess Is In Another Game

The Princess Maker series of video games were popular simulation games in Japan from back in the late 80s to early 90s. The game’s creator GAINAX, of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, even developed it…

October 15, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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[Updated]Eight Members of Kerbal Space Program Development Quit

Some unfortunate news has come to us today concerning Squad, the development team behind the popular space flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Earlier today, a now-former Kerbal Space…

October 4, 2016 | 07:42 EDT

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The Escapists 2 Announced at TwitchCon

The Escapists was a big success for Team17 (it is owned by nearly 800 000 people on Steam according to Steam Spy), and it's little surprise that it is getting a straight up sequel. Revealed at…

October 1, 2016 | 06:52 EDT

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Stardew Valley Version 1.1 Details & Beta Test

Stardew Valley has had details released about Version 1.1 by developer ConcernedApe on the game's official forums. Additionally, a beta test is underway and available for all owners of the game on…

September 29, 2016 | 10:40 EDT

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Princess Maker 2 Refine Available Now

Japanese simulation game, Princess Maker 2 has been a long time coming to Western audiences since its initial 90’s  launch in Asia. CFK Co, LTD had announced that an updated version of the game…

September 28, 2016 | 02:16 EDT

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No Man's Sky Under Investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority

The controversial launch of Hello Games' No Man's Sky has left many wondering what happened during the development of the Sony-backed indie game. The game was in many ways completely different from…

September 28, 2016 | 12:36 EDT

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Planet Coaster Preview - A New Frontier

When I first saw the trailer for Planet Coaster (developed by Frontier Developments) I felt a little tinge of excitement. I had never played RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and it had been years since I last…

September 27, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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Princess Maker 2 Refine Getting First English Release on PC

In 1993, Gainax, the studio better known for its animation work such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, released the second in their Princess Maker series. Originally planned to have an English release,…

September 20, 2016 | 10:10 EDT

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Princess Maker 2 Refine

Princess Maker 2 finally makes its way west in this PC updated release of Princess Maker 2 Refine letting you raise your own Princess!

September 20, 2016 | 09:05 EDT

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Star Citizen

Star Citizen is an RPG set in an open universe. Star Citizen is set in four main components: space combat, mining, exploration, and first person shooter elements.

September 18, 2016 | 11:40 EDT

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Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley is a Harvest Moon inspired RPG that allows players to farm, tend to livestock, and expand their facilities. Is Stardew Valley Still Being Updated? Yes, Stardew Valley is still being…

September 18, 2016 | 08:03 EDT

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No Man's Sky

Explore a vast galaxy comprised of 18 quintillion procedurally generated planets as you try to make your way to the center of the galaxy. From the Steam store description: Inspired by the adventure…

September 18, 2016 | 02:11 EDT

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EVE Online is Introducing a Free-To-Play Option

EVE Online, the popular spacefaring MMORPG by Icelandic-based CCP, is going to be implementing a Free-To-Play option, according to a dev blog posted on the game's official website. The dev blog is…

September 1, 2016 | 09:30 EDT

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New Fallout Shelter Patch Adds Weekly Events And More

On Thursday Bethesda Games released the new 1.7 update for their popular mobile and PC game Fallout Shelter. Releasing last year during the Fallout 4 announcement this new update brings a variety of…

August 28, 2016 | 06:19 EDT

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No, Steam is Not Automatically Refunding No Man's Sky

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Steam is not giving out automatic refunds for No Man's Sky regardless of the amount of time played.  It was reported earlier on reddit that some players…

August 27, 2016 | 10:11 EDT

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Sony's Refund Policy Causes Havoc for No Man's Sky Customers

No Man's Sky has seen a rough week. On top of news regarding stagnating sales for the game on Steam, a lot of customers being upset about launch bugs and Hello Games' Sean Murray flip-flopping on…

August 21, 2016 | 06:51 EDT

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No Man's Sky Steam PC Sales Stagnate

No Man's Sky has had one of the most successful launches of a game commercially this year. While we don't have full numbers from Hello Games, or detailed numbers from PlayStation, we do know that the…

August 20, 2016 | 10:33 EDT

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Quick Thoughts: No Man's Sky - It's About The Journey

Its pretty clear that No Man's Sky might be the most divisive game to have been released in quite some time. While it would have been easy to talk about what I personally don't like about the game…

August 17, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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No Man's Sky Review: A Universe on the Edge of Forever

Have you ever looked up to the sky, and wonder what is out there? What sort of worlds, creatures or discoveries could you unfold? These starry-eyed dreams of what’s beyond our planet, uncovering a…

August 16, 2016 | 12:00 EDT

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No Man's Sky Creator Changes Mind; Says Paid DLC May Happen

Controversy and problems are nothing new to Hello Games since the launch of their space game No Man's Sky. Between confusion over multiplayer, pc launch issues, data mining, and more there's been…

August 15, 2016 | 07:37 EDT

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Everything to Know About the No Man's Sky Data Mine

One of the models hiding in the No Man's Sky files.No Man's Sky is the new big popular space simulation that everyone is talking about and it has face its fair share of criticism after its console…

August 15, 2016 | 01:47 EDT

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Patch Details, Workarounds Released for No Man's Sky

Hello Games has announced some patch details, including workarounds for the current bugs and issues for the PC version of No Man's Sky.  Right off the heels of the poor PC release, the…

August 13, 2016 | 09:18 EDT

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[Updated] Hello Game's Director Addresses No Man's Sky Issues

The PC release of No Man's Sky has been rough, to say the least.  Some major optimization issues and game crashing bugs have been reported, leading to a massive backlash against the PC version…

August 13, 2016 | 12:15 EDT

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PSA - No Man's Sky PC Port Has Major Issues

This is why you don't pre-order video games. Despite the arguments around review copies and the media,  No Man's Sky PC port has shown that the lack of information and review copies available can…

August 12, 2016 | 04:10 EDT