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Hey friends, David OReilly here. I've been living in a cave for a while, and I'm back to let you know that Everything is finally here -- you can get it on PS4 today!We had a huge response to our announcement last year and have been hard at work ever since. This game has evolved into something I couldn't have imagined. There were many things which seemed impossible to pull off in the beginning which we managed to do -- and we're really excited about getting it into your hands. More...

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Findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, suggest that teenagers who spend more time playing video games are more likely to display sexist and stereotypical opinions. And this correlation was not limited to male subjects. Laurent Begue, co-author of the study, told the AFP that the correlation may be due to the representation of women in popular video games. “Content analysis has shown that women are under-represented in popular video games. They have passive roles, they are princesses who need to be saved or secondary, sexualized objects of conquest,” he said.

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Troll and I is a mythical adventure game from Maximum Games and Spiral House, out today on PS4. The game explores the themes of friendship and survival, as two unlikely companions are driven from their homes and must battle evil forces both human and otherwise. More...

Creating quests with branching narratives for open world games is no simple task. By applying a simple iterative method, you can save yourself from many problems later on in the process. ... More...

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Content: Super Dungeon Bros MEGA Bundle Pack Check price and availability in your Xbox LIVE region Game Description: Super Dungeon Bros is a rock-themed dungeon brawler where a band of mighty rock bros must navigate the fantasy realm of Rökheim and its hellish dungeons to seek out epic loot, fight hordes of evil undead and uncover […] More...

Content: Troll & I Check price and availability in your Xbox LIVE region Game Description: Deep in the Nordic wilderness, a teenage boy named Otto is forced to flee his home after a band of brutal hunters rip through his village in search of a mythical creature rumored to inhabit the forest. Now on the run […] More...

Content: Mass Effect: Andromeda Check price and availability in your Xbox LIVE region Game Description: Mass Effect: Andromeda takes players to the Andromeda galaxy, far beyond the Milky Way. There, players will lead our fight for a new home in hostile territory where WE are the aliens. Play as the Pathfinder – a leader of a […] More...

Here are this week’s games and add-on deals on the Xbox Games Store. Discounts are valid now through 27 March 2017.      Xbox One Deals Content Title Content Type Discount Notes Final Fantasy XV Xbox One Game 40% DWG Valley Xbox One Game 60% DWG Slender: The Arrival Xbox One Game 60% DWG Divinity: Original […] More...

"This random side project suddenly becomes our fantasy game," Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams told PC Gamer, reflecting on the game's development. "And it's been strange to adapt to that." ... More...

"We wanted it to be this festive Christmas experience," Halo 5 dev Christopher Bloom tells Kotaku. "But you can't do it all the time or you lose the specialness." ... More...

Composer Keiichi Okabe shares a quick bit of interesting trivia: one of Automata's tracks includes a choir featuring a number of the game's devs, including game director Yoko Taro and Okabe himself. ... More...

Take a ride with the Gamasutra crew as we explore the depths of space in Mass Effect: Andromeda. ... More...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was released 20 years ago today, and to mark the occasion we highlight this timeless talk by game director Koji Igarashi on the evolution of the game's genre. ... More...

Sony Interactive Entertainment America has revealed that Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross will be the main characters in Naughty Dog's upcoming PS4 action game, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

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Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross are reluctant partners who don’t always see eye-to-eye, but who must work together to obtain the priceless Tusk from a mysterious warlord named Asav. “I like to figure things out as I go,” Chloe mutters at one point in the gameplay demo. “I noticed,” Nadine snorts. Why revisit Chloe? For Naughty Dog, it was an easy decision. She’s an interesting character with a darker moral compass compared to Drake. Writer Josh Scherr remarks: “They’re both treasure hunters. Drake has a bit of a hero complex, but Chloe looks out for number one, first and foremost.” It’s Chloe who initiates the hunt for the Tusk. Nadine reenters the picture for different reasons, partially born out of the consequences of her actions in Uncharted 4. With Shoreline crumbling, she’s out of work and desperate. “Chloe would need somebody with military expertise,” Escayg said. “In all of Uncharted, Nadine is probably the most rational and practical character we’ve ever introduced,” Scherr added. “She tends to take a direct approach.” Bringing them together helps each character accentuate the other. “They’re opposites. Chloe is spontaneous and impulsive, where Nadine is by the book, structured,” Escayg explained. “That made for a good pairing.” And you better believe that relationship is going to develop over the course of the game. “Both of them are in positions they aren’t used to being in,” Game Director Kurt Margenau said. “Chloe, in terms of taking charge. Nadine, who is used to running the show, is now the hired gun. They’re both figuring it out as they go.” ... As for fans hoping for a Nathan Drake cameo in The Lost Legacy? “We entertained a few possible ideas around including Nate as a secondary character,” Scherr explained. “But everything we did felt superfluous because we tied it all up with Uncharted 4.” Margenau was even more direct. “We’re not going to touch on Nathan Drake in this, at all.” So, uh, maybe don’t hold your breath.

At GDC 2015, veteran game composer Peter McConnell (Monkey Island 2, Grim Fandango) took the stage to reflect on the lessons he'd learned from composing classic game soundtracks in the '90s. ... More...

Past Zelda games designed items as keys for situational locks, but the items in Breath of the Wild offer a kind of refreshing versatility not seen in the series before. ... More...