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Niantic GDC Conference Gives a Glimpse at Future and Past Plans for 'Pokemon GO'

Even in comparison to its momentous launch last year, the past few weeks have been extremely significant for Pokemon GO [Free]. Having seen the introduction of Johto Pokemon, many trainers have braved the turbulent February weather to capture a whole new cast of collectible creatures, and a number of minor UI improvements have gone a https://goo.gl/ccmTM7 #Playistic

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first prototype looked like an NES game

What’s old is new (and in this case, also went from green to blue). The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, technical director Takuhiro Dohta, and art director Satoru Takizawa talked today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco about the anticipated open-world game, which comes out on March […] https://goo.gl/YzrtG8 #Playistic

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'Hardway' Is an Endless Road Builder Releasing March 9th

Digital Melody Games, creators of Timberman and Surfingers, has a new game coming out soon called Hardway. Hardway revolves around a smart idea; instead of endlessly driving, you try to facilitate that endless driving by laying a road across islands before the car does a Hollywood-kind of flying off the road and into certain death. https://goo.gl/rbD3m9 #Playistic

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Dev kits for the first Windows mixed reality headset roll out this month

Microsoft has lightly detailed the future of its inside-out tracking capable line of mixed reality headsets and announced that dev kits for one model will be released into the wild later this month. ... https://goo.gl/QGf4pb #Playistic

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The Terrific 'Legend of Grimrock' Is Really Cheap Right Now

Legend of Grimrock [$1.99] is a terrific throwback to the good old days of dungeon-crawling RPG that got 5 stars from us, and it's on sale for the first time since 2015. In other words, you should pick this one up while you can. The game will really take you back if you're my age https://goo.gl/ThwoVs #Playistic

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'Power Rangers: Legacy Wars' Coming March 23rd, Soft Launches Tomorrow

As you might already know, the Power Rangers franchise is getting ready to come to a movie theater near you and also to a mobile device in your pocket soon. We knew that Power Rangers: Legacy Wars would be releasing at some point in March, but now we know it will release March 23rd, a https://goo.gl/v2zuml #Playistic

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Nintendo Switch struggles to get a charge from a lot of battery packs

The Switch‘s battery should last long enough for most people, but road warriors may discover it has an annoying charging quirk that will require them to buy an entirely new portable battery solution. Nintendo’s new hybrid home/handheld console is due out this Friday (read our review), and it has a USB-C port on the bottom. […] https://goo.gl/jzugwF #Playistic

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3 ways Pokémon Go evolved during development

Pokémon Go didn’t hatch out of a Poké-egg looking exactly like how we know it. Dennis Wang, director of interaction and visual design at Pokémon Go developer Niantic Labs, talked Tuesday at the Game Developers Conference about designing the hit location-based game. Pokémon Go became a smash success after it launched last year for iOS and […] https://goo.gl/NYvtqw #Playistic

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'Gadgetzan Throw-Down' Is this Week's 'Hearthstone' Tavern Brawl

This week we have a brand new Hearthstone [Free] Tavern Brawl called Gadgetzan Throw-Down, and as you can guess, it's all about those Gadgetzan crime families. When you start the brawl, you randomly get one of the three bosses and a deck full of cards from that family. Aya's hero power costs 4 mana and https://goo.gl/3VvkGW #Playistic

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Xbox Live Creators Program to offer XBL integration and simplified publishing

Microsoft's new program seeks to make launching an Xbox One or Windows 10 game less taxing on game devs by simplifying both the publishing and certification process for both platforms. ... https://goo.gl/O2c83m #Playistic

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Square Enix Tells the Story of 'Hitman GO' in 'The GO Trilogy Stories', 'Lara Croft GO' and 'Deus Ex GO' to Follow

We've said repeatedly in the past that Square Enix's GO takes on huge franchises like Hitman, Tomb Raider, and Deus Ex are possibly the best example of how to distill a AAA franchise into a great mobile game. Today, Square Enix Montreal released the first of three episodes that will revisit the GO games and the https://goo.gl/TwWlmC #Playistic

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A cautionary tale in community crisis management

"Empathize, acknowledge, and build a relationship," says Emma Siu, community engagement manager on the non-combat MMO Wander. ... https://goo.gl/zSnMSS #Playistic

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Oculus slashes Rift and Touch prices in a bid for VR affordability

Aiming to break down the financial barrier keeping many potential VR users from adopting the tech, Oculus has announced a significant price cut for the Rift, Touch, and standalone Oculus Sensors. ... https://goo.gl/oD8Ls7 #Playistic

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Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford teases new Borderlands game at Epic event

Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, teased the next Borderlands game at an event held by Epic Games at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Borderlands is a favorite for millions of fans, and any word of a new game is sure to stir a lot of Internet craziness. Pitchford said the company is […] https://goo.gl/HlYHmU #Playistic

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Epic releases Robo Recall as a free VR game on the Oculus Rift

Epic Games is announcing today that its zany robot-shooting game called Robo Recall is available today as a free exclusive game for the Oculus Touch controllers and the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Raleigh, N.C.-based Epic Games made the announcement on stage during an event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The title […] https://goo.gl/JOiTMg #Playistic

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Oculus VR slashes Rift and Touch controller prices by $100

Virtual reality just got a little cheaper today for PC owners. Oculus VR announced this morning that it’s cutting the price of both its Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD) and the hand-tracking Oculus Touch motion controllers by $100. Effective immediately, you can now pick up the Rift for $500 (down from $600), and a pair […] https://goo.gl/mEuUqQ #Playistic

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For Tim Sweeney, advancing Epic means racing into AR and VR

Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney sits down with Gamasutra in a wide-ranging conversation about everything from the Unreal Engine's future focus on AR and VR to his own passion for land conservation. ... https://goo.gl/Ed3Iyx #Playistic