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Xur, Destiny’s weekend trader, bratwurst aficionado, and artisan baker of fine breakfast pastries, is back. This week he’s in the Tower, down by the Speaker. But what’s he selling? Well, a mix of underwhelming guff and one or two things you should actually pay attention to.  Mk.44 Stand Asides (Exotic …

It’s well-known by now how absurd and self-referential the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter (opens in new tab) account can be. But rarely do things get more bizarre and fourth wall-breaking than when Sonic himself and eternal nemesis/frenemy Dr. Eggman (AKA Dr. Robotnik) start answering fan questions, which is exactly …

[UPDATE: Telltale’s Job Stauffer has contacted me to clarify that it’s ‘aiming’ to complete the season by the end of the year. There’s always ‘room for dates to shift’ but the plan is to see the majority, if not all, the episodes this year.]  How Telltale’s more narrative focused take …

The main takeaway from seeing Days Gone (opens in new tab)’s horde of not-zombies at E3 was ‘holy shit that’s a lot’. Hundreds of the things pouring across the screen like angry, arm-flailing water.  This is bad news:  These things aren’t exactly zombies, though. Instead they’re infected humans, turned feral …

UPDATE: Here’s the latest on PS4’s Fallout 4 mod release (opens in new tab).  ORIGINAL STORY: Fallout 4 (opens in new tab) players on PS4 are this close to getting in on all the modding fun (opens in new tab), but there are still a few issues keeping mods from …

While it was great to see eighteen minutes of Deus Ex Mankind Divided gameplay (opens in new tab) yesterday, one of the most interesting parts of the stream was where Eidos Montreal revealed a partnership with robotics company Open Bionics and peripheral manufacturers Razer. The three are working on bringing …

Our new alien overlords have kept console gamers waiting long enough: XCOM 2 (opens in new tab) will be released on PS4 and Xbox One on September 6 in the US and on September 9 internationally. The sequel to the turn-based tactics game, which lets players mount a desperate resistance …

Ubisoft has been very clear that we’re in a new historical time period with a new Brotherhood of Assassins in the Assassin’s Creed movie (opens in new tab) but I’ve spotted more than a hint at a cameo from none other than Ezio Auditore.  Michael Fassbender’s Callum Lynch is trapped …

You won’t have to wait until E3 to get your first good look at Watch Dogs 2. A countdown clock on the official Watch Dogs site (opens in new tab) confirms a world premiere video set to debut on Wednesday, June 8 at 9 am PDT / 5 pm BST. …

For Honor (opens in new tab) looks cool and all, but there’s another online melee combat game with an Ubisoft pedigree you should know about. Meet Absolver, a more mystical, magical, and cel-shaded take on martial arts from former Watch Dogs and Ghost Recon devs:  Lest you feel like this …