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Pretty good, pretty good Now thatThe Division‘s first beta is over, how do the three versions across different platforms compare? Here’s a video so that you can parse the evidence first-hand. IGN put this graphics comparison video together to show any differences across PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see a lot of variance between PS4 and Xbox One. PC probably looks best, but all three of these look like they’ll suffice....

Four a piece When the Game Developers Choice Awards take place March 16 in San Francisco, two games will already have a leg-up in their odds of bringing home some hardware. The award show has revealed all the nominees for its nine categories, andMetal Gear Solid VandThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntlead the way with four nods each. Kojima Productions’Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Painwas nominated for Best Audio, Best Design, Best Technology, and Game of the Year....

Also, one of the worst Zelda console games It’s a wacky day for Nintendo Download, as two new StreetPass games were just announced for the service(Slot-Car RivalsandMarket Crashers). You’ll also findPicross 3D Round 2, as well asAdventure Labyrinth StoryandPing Pong Trick Shot. The Wii U eShop is interesting too, as it just gotAxiom Verge(finally),Skyward Sword(yes for Wii U),Hyrule WarriorsDS character DLC, and140, Alice in Wonderland, Free Balling(ha),Games for Toddlers, Panda Love(ha again),Piano Teacher, Skunky B’s Super Slots Saga #1, Super Hero Math, Tallowmere,andThe First Skunk Bundle....

Activision has announced the worldwide launch ofCall of Duty: Warzone Mobile, and fans are excited to dive into the title.Warzone Mobileis expected to feature a host of new content from two previousCall of Duty: Modern Warfaregames, plusmaps like Verdansk and Rebirth Island. Players should be ready to drop into the warzone and enjoy the vast array of content that will come with the launch. However, to be able to do so, you will need to know whenWarzone Mobilewill be available to download, so you’re not left behind....

Summary AGrand Theft Autogame might debut on Netflix in the foreseeable future, according to a newly surfaced report. The move itself would be a huge statement of intent forNetflix’s efforts to build out a premium gaming service. The streaming giant’s first major foray into interactive entertainment started in July 2021, when the company hired former EA executive Mike Verdu to lead its newly formed gaming division. Since then,Netflix launched a mixture of original and licensed gamesvia its Android and iOS apps....

All signs point toCall of Duty2024 being a return to theBlack Opsseries, as leaks have shown that the game will take place within Treyarch’s beloved franchise. Whether it is part of the existingBlack Opstimelineor marks the start of a new beginning likeModern Warfare2019 is unclear, as is the setting, with both a semi futuristic focus and a Gulf War game rumored. While many would agree that theBlack Opstimeline provides the best storytelling in theCall of Dutyseries, it is not without its faults....

Gaming servers and services shutting down isn’t uncommon in the industry. Certain systems become obsolete, and people will either need to transition to the newest or latest technology in order to keep up-to-date. This year saw theclosure of the Internet Explorer browser, along with a number of other services.Ubisoftwill be following suit, shutting down several online services for some of its older games. Ubisoft has been in the industry ever since 1986, with the jump tothe seventh generation of consolesin 2007 seeing the French company establishing its own major IPs likeAssassin’s Creed....

Pixels are coming Abel Alves, a Spanish comic artist and amateur game designer, has went ahead and made a game… of thrones… based on the hit TV series (and novels)Game of Thrones.Game of Thrones: The 8-Bit Gameis an old school platformer wherein you play as four different characters from the series, starting with Jon Snow, whom I’m assured knows nothing. Best of all, Alves has released the game for free. You candownload it right hereand sic your direwolf on chumps....

Summary Atari and Limited Run Games announced a new game compilation titledBubsy in: The Purrfect Collection, scheduled for release in 2025.The Purffect Collectionwill include the first threeBubsygames launched on the Genesis, Game Boy, SNES, and the controversialBubsy 3D, all of whichLimited Run Gamesstated will run on its Carbon Engine. Created by a defunct game developer called Accolade, Bubsy was originally conceived as a competing mascot to rivalMario and Sonic the Hedgehog....

You see that video right up there? That’s a trailer for the coolest thing I saw at CES. Oh, sure,Resident Evil 5was being played on the side of Planet Hollywood and there was a porn convention going on in Vegas at the same time, butFlock!speaks to my interests in a way that half-naked starlets and zombies never could.Okay, maybe that’s going a little bit too far. Let’s just say thatFlock!is one of the downloadable games I’m most excited for right now....

Despite fears that some legal chicanery might delay its long-awaited release, id Software has declared that theDOOM 3source code is available as of today. Now you can make yourowngames about spider-legged heads and eye-less penis monsters! The source code is released with some recoding of the shadow tech, a move done to stop lawyers worrying about a patent issue. That aside, the code that madeDOOM 3one of the scariest shooters ever (I still find it terrifying) isnow available right here....

Skullgirls got it going on Frames count. Microsecond delays between the push of a button and when that action is carried out can make or break a fighting game. After all, if you can’t trust the game to respond when you need it to, what’s the point? It can take a highly skilled competition and turn it into a dice roll. This video from YouTuberBattle(non)sensedives deep under the hood of some of the most popular fighting games in the industry to figure out exactly how each game handles the reality of input and network lag....

AlthoughModern Warfare 2has snatched all the headlines recently for its infamous “No Russian” level, we should not forget that Rockstar is the king of controversy. Even so, theGrand Theft Autodeveloper believes that the whole “violent videogame” debate has gotten silly, and that its own games have become pariahs. “It feels at last like we’re moving on from that debate,”says Dan Houser. “The audience is getting past 30 so it all becomes a bit silly....