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The characters of The Wolf Among Us and where the story may go next

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 16, 2013 10:15am PDT

For some players, The Wolf Among Us acts as an introduction to DC Vertigo's Fables. Here's a quick introduction to some of the more pivotal characters in the game, explaining who they are in the comics and what it may mean for future episodes.

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"The episode image for episode 5 looks awesome. Reminds me of Werewolf by Night."

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Humble Bundle features Ticket to Ride, Worms Reloaded

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 16, 2013 7:00am PDT

The latest Humble Bundle is going cross-platform with Ticket to Ride, Greed Corp, Incredipede, and Anodyne all playable across PC, Mac, Linux, and Android. Paying more than the average will get you Worms Reloaded, the Android version of Worms 2: Armageddon, and The Bard's Ta...

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World of Warcraft adds Cataclysm to basic edition

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 16, 2013 6:00am PDT

Feeling a need to buy oodles of expansions can be off-putting when you're looking into starting an MMORPG, so Blizzard has regularly upgraded World of Warcraft's basic 'Battle Chest' edition with old expansions. It's now rolled Cataclysm into the package, and is taking the e...

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"dont trust him CrustaR! I sense his dishonesty from all the way over here!"

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SimCity: Cities of the Future video introduces robots

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 15, 2013 4:30pm PDT

SimCity's upcoming Cities of the Future expansion will bring many futuristic ideas to life, as shown in this new developer walkthrough.

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"I feel like if someone were to take the lyrics and spirit of "Nine Inch Nails - Gave Up" and put ..."

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Avadon 2 bringing classic roleplaying to PC and Mac on October 30

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 15, 2013 1:30pm PDT

"Why don't they make RPGs like they used to?" you grumble and groan, reading about one of these so-called 'new video games.' They do, of course, and in the case of Spiderweb Software, they never stopped--it's been making them since 1994. The developer has announced its lates...

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"Heck, probably 90% of my game purchases nowadays are either niche brands, classic games or indie ..."

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Double Fine's Spacebase DF-9 hits Early Access

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 15, 2013 11:30am PDT

Space is the place, They say, and it's certainly popular today. Hot on the heels of Stardock's announcement of Galactic Civilizations III, Double Fine Productions has launched Spacebase DF-9 via Early Access. If you dream of building and running your own space station while ...

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"How successful were Costume Quest and Stacking? Those came out of previous amnesia fortnights ..."

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Master Reboot bringing cyberspace scares in time for Halloween

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 15, 2013 7:00am PDT

Imagine being able to upload parts of yourself and your memories to live forever virtually in the Soul Cloud after you died. If the inside of your head is anything like mine, you may have already guessed what goes wrong in Master Reboot. Developer Wales Interactive today ann...

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Democracy 3 brings functioning government to PC, Mac, and Linux

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 14, 2013 4:45pm PDT

Think you can do better than the elected officials currently in office? Well...yes, pretty much anyone can at this point. But now's your chance to prove it! Positech Games just released the full version of Democracy 3, bringing functioning government to PC, Mac, and Linux.

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"If that is an option, then I hope it works just like in real life, in that there is no ..."

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Sportsfriends coming to PS4 in 2014

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 14, 2013 3:45pm PDT

Sportsfriends, a magical collection of sports-themed local multiplayer games, is also coming to PlayStation 4. Featuring Johann Sebastian Joust, Super Pole Riders, BaraBariBall, and Hokra, the four games are finally nearing completion.

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Guild Wars 2's Blood and Madness update introduces the Bloody Prince

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 14, 2013 12:45pm PDT

Guild Wars 2's Blood and Madness update kicks off on Tuesday, introducing a new member of the Mad King Thorn's family. It also marks the beginning of the first World v. World season.

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"I was mainly disappointed that they destroyed the trading card like skill system of the first ..."

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The Wolf Among Us: Episode One shows Telltale's flexibility

By Steve Watts, Oct 14, 2013 7:30am PDT

Our review of the first episode of The Wolf Among Us, the new episodic series from Telltale Games based on the Fable comic book series.

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"I have to agree with that I actually enjoyed the action scenes."

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EVE Online getting graphic novel and sourcebook in 2014

By Steve Watts, Oct 11, 2013 10:15am PDT

CCP announced a deal with Dark Horse Comics today to publish two books in 2014: a graphic novel series based on true EVE events, and a sourcebook.

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Heroes of Newerth getting Samuel L. Jackson announcer pack

By Steve Watts, Oct 11, 2013 8:45am PDT

Actor Samuel L. Jackson has lent his voice to Heroes of Newerth for an announcer pack, which developer S2 Games has begun teasing with some voice samples.

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"I've had enough of these mother-fucking feeders on this motherfucking lane!"

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The Stanley Parable launches next week, demo available now

By Steve Watts, Oct 10, 2013 2:00pm PDT

The Stanley Parable is releasing on October 17, and a demo was released today to give a taste of the game. But rather than a traditional vertical slice, the demo is a unique piece itself meant to set the same tone.

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"It's actually a more lengthy demo than I had thought, maybe 20 minutes or so. Seems like the ..."

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Thief-like The Dark Mod now a free standalone

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 09, 2013 4:45pm PDT

If you're still grumbling and griping about the direction Eidos Montreal's Thief takes the classic stealth series in, or you simply fancy stealing things and knocking men out, give The Dark Mod a bash. Version 2.0 of the first-person sneaker inspired by Looking Glass's class...

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"Well, this might seem a little self serving, seeing as I've helped with the mod for the last ..."

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