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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.

Games with Gold July line-up includes Guacamelee

Microsoft has outlined its July Games with Gold line-up: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Gotham City Imposters, and BattleBlock Theater. Max: The Curse of Brotherhood will also stick around.

How Magic 2015 is taking on Hearthstone

Wizards of the Coast certainly hasn't been sitting on its laurels in the wake of Hearthstone's's burst of popularity. The latest version of Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers is bringing on one major feature it had previously been lacking: deck building. While that may seem old hat since Hearthstone has had it from the beginning, it's found some ways to capitalize on the strengths of Magic that may even improve on aspects of Blizzard's baby.

The Legend of Korra game coming from Platinum

The Legend of Korra, a game based on the Nickelodeon show of the same name, is coming from Platinum Games this fall. A second game, a turn-based strategy title from Webfoot Technologies, is coming to 3DS as well.

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