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Steve Watts

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Steve Watts' youthful memories are are a blur of pixels, princesses, castles, and Mega Busters. After writing about games as a pastime for years, he got his first shot at a paid gig at 1UP. He's freelanced for several sites since then, and found a friendly home at Shacknews. His editorial duties include news, reviews, features, and lunatic ravings. He lives in the Baltimore-Washington area with his shockingly understanding wife.

Rogue Legacy coming to PlayStation this month

The indie game Rogue Legacy is coming to PlayStation platforms on July 29, developer Cellar Door Games announced today. It will hit PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Vita simultaneously, and features cross-buy and cross-save through all three platforms.

Alien: Isolation pre-orders grant Ripley missions

Pre-ordering Alien: Isolation will grant you access to a mission called "Crew Expendable," in which you play as one of three members of the Nostromo during their ill-fated trip. Another GameStop bonus offers another mission in which you play as Ripley.

10 premium mobile games worth the money (and three that aren't)

Free-to-play is definitely en vogue on the iOS and Android app stores. Though games had a race to the bottom with a $0 price point, some developers are still holding out with games that cost $3, $5, $10, or even higher. If you can swallow the price tag, some of these paid games are among the best on the platform and well worth the asking price. Others, not so much. Here's a handy list of some to pick up toot sweet, and others to avoid.

Cliff Bleszinski's next game is BlueStreak

Cliff Bleszinski announced his next game today, a sci-fi arena shooter for PC called BlueStreak. His startup Boss Key will be working with the South Korean publisher Nexon to publish.

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