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Star Wars Battlefront has its own pod focused King of the Hill mode
Star Wars Battlefront is getting its own King of the Hill mode with Drop Zones - which will keep your eyes peeled to the sky for dropping orbital pods
Most DX12 games are partnering with AMD next year, says AMD
AMD claims that many DirectX 12 games next year will be partnering directly with them, thanks to their impressive work with the API already.
DOOM’s SnapMap is the most exciting part of the game so far
Doom might not be getting any mod tools next year, but SnapMap is turning out to be the most robust toolset ever included in any game to date.
Hold your grudge match underground in new Total War: Warhammer trailer
Total War: Warhammer will let you play as your favourite fantasy faction, but what makes the dwarves unique? It starts with a mountain of grudges.
Play Killing Floor 2 for free this whole weekend!
Got no games to see you though the weekend? Fear not - Killing Floor 2 is free for the next 72 hours!
Wildstar will be fully free-to-play at the end of the month
Wildstar is finally delivering on its free-to-play promises - porting the entire game over to the payment model by the end of the month. Get ready!
Watch normal players pull off ridiculous, unscripted Lawbreakers stunts
Get a good look at how Lawbreakers plays when it's just regular people like you and me behind the controls. It looks surprisingly fantastic still.
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