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IO Interactive Announces the Hitman Prologue is Now Free

Now that IO Interactive is independent again, it’s making Hitman‘s prologue free to play for everyone. If you’ve always looked longingly at Hitman, ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 20, 2017

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8 Must-Have Skyrim Mods

Editor’s Note: Since Skyrim figured so prominently at E3, and you might be buying it one more time, here’s a list of some ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2017

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New GTA 5 Machinima Shows Take-Two and Rockstar Killing Off Mods

Players continue to protest the cease and desist that was sent to OpenIV, the modding tool for Grand Theft Auto 5. If you ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2017

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Transferring Mods from Total War: Warhammer to its Sequel is “Theoretically” Possible

If you’ve got some favorite mods for Total War: Warhammer, it sounds like they’ll work in the sequel, assuming the developer puts in ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2017

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Diablo II and Warcraft III Are Apparently About to Be Remastered

Some Blizzard job listings have revealed that the company is apparently working on remasters for Diablo 2 and Warcraft III. PC gamers have ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2017

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8 Games We Wish We’d Seen at E3 2017

Every June, E3 brings us a veritable smorgasbord of games. Games for every genre, platform, and type of gamer are shown off. But ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2017

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Atari CEO Says the Company is “Back in the Hardware Business”

The so-called “Ataribox” teased last week is real, says the company’s CEO. Last week, Atari quietly released a teaser video for something called ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2017

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Get a First Look at Gameplay in Rebellion’s Strange Brigade

Check out gameplay with narration from the devs in Rebellion’s supernatural survival shooter, Strange Brigade. Rebellion announced Strange Brigade last week, and then ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2017

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You Can’t Retry Failed Missions in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

If you fail a mission in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, you’re just going to have to live with the consequences. In addition to ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2017

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IO Interactive is Now an Independent Studio with the Hitman IP

IO Interactive has completed a management buyout from Square Enix and is now an independent studio. Back in early May, news broke that ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2017

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Rockstar Speaks Out On OpenIV Shutdown

Rockstar says that Take-Two dropped the hammer on OpenIV because it was enabling malicious mods for GTA Online. Popular Grand Theft Auto modding ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 16, 2017

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New Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Trailer Shows Off Upgrades From Original

Machine Games reminds us, “There’s a lot of things you can do with a hatchet and a Nazi.” There’s another trailer for the ...

By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2017

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