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Want to see some of ‘Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Freedom Cry?’ Watch it here

Earlier this week, Ubisoft released the first story DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, titled Freedom Cry. It follows Edward Kenway’s former first mate Adéwalé, 15 years after the events of Black Flag. Adéwalé, now a trained assassin, finds himself shipwrecked and alone, confronted with the specter of slavery,which he himself escaped years earlier. […]

Shareholders sue EA over the problems with ‘Battlefield 4’

Electronic Arts and DICE’s ‘Battlefield 4’ has had a launch that was so bad, EA shareholders are now suing the company, claiming this will affect future financial earnings.

Add two more names to the cast of ‘Warcraft:’ Clancy Brown and Daniel Wu

The cast of the film ‘Warcraft’ continues to expand, as two more names have been added to the list: Clancy Brown and Daniel Wu. No word on who either will play.
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‘Man of Steel 2’ interested in Joaquin Phoenix for Lex Luthor

Warner Bros. wants Joaquin Phoenix to face off against Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, and Gal Gadot in Zack Snyder’s ‘Man of Steel 2,’ aka Batman versus Superman.
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‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’ review

Will Ferrell returns to the role of TV news anchorman Ron Burgundy in ‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.’ The cast and crew return as well, but somewhere along the way something was lost.
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Paul Rudd is officially in talks to star in ‘Ant-Man’

After months and months of no comments, Paul Rudd has officially been offered the lead role of Ant-Man in Edgar Wright’s upcoming entry into the Marvel film Universe.

Digital Trends’ 2013 game of the year nominees

The year has come to a close, and so it is time to look back at the best of the year. Check back on December 22 for the list of winners.

‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ stares you down in its first trailer

20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for the upcoming ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ the sequel to 2011’s surprising ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes.’
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Nintendo looks back to move forward with ‘NES Remix’ and ‘Dr. Luigi’

Nintendo Direct offered a lot of reveals today, including a new Dr. Mario-style game starring Luigi, a new Chibi Robot, and a twist on old 8-bit games with t‘NES Remix.’

Zelda and Dynasty Warriors team up to wreak havoc on Hyrule

In a bizarre gaming mash-up, Nintendo and Tecmo Koei are bring together two very, very different series. Dynasty Warriors meets Zelda, tentatively titled ‘Hyrule Warriors,’ will debut on Wii U in 2014.

‘GTA Online’ introduces its own, unique interpretation of capture the flag

A new game mode for ‘Grand Theft Auto 5’s’ multiplayer mode ‘GTA Online’ will introduce a new game mode called “Capture.” The mode is a twist on capture the flag, and will be available for free on December 18.

‘Dota 2’ is finally free of all sign-up restrictions

Valve has finally taken off the restrictions from ‘Dota 2’ on Steam, and the most played game currently available on the platform, is now available to play without any wait.
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The first wave of ID@Xbox games will hit very soon

Indie gaming fans that own an Xbox One can rejoice, as the first wave of games developed under the “ID@Xbox” initiative program will hit the new console early in 2014.
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‘Star Wars: Assault Squadrons’: the space combat sim you have no reason not to try

52 Games, Disney Interactive, and LucasArts have announced the free-to-play online space combat game for PC, ‘Star Wars: Assault Squadron,’ which heads to beta in 2014.

The Xbox One heads to China

After decades of consoles being prohibited, China is loosening its restrictions, and may allow for the Xbox One to be sold in China – as long as Microsoft is willing to follow certain guidelines.
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UPDATED: A film adaption of ‘Sandman’ gets closer to reality, thanks to Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Actor-turned-director Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in the process of finalizing a deal that would team him up with David Goyer on a Sandman project, but Gordon-Levitt may not stop there.
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Hackers target next-gen consoles

Kaspersky Lab, makers of computer security software, are estimating that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are seeing an average of 34,000 attacks per day.
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Cameron heads to New Zealand to film all three Avatar films at once

The next three Avatar films will be filmed back-to-back-to-back in New Zealand, and explore more of Pandora and the Na’vi culture, including new life forms.

‘Game of Thrones’ star joins the Terminator reboot

After a lengthy casting process, Emilia Clarke, best known as Daenerys Targaryen in HBO’s 'Game of Thrones' has officially been cast as Sarah Connor in the new Terminator film.

No one wants to buy most of 38 Studios remaining properties

A recent auction to sell off Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios’ IPs has ended with no one buying the studio’s two biggest properties, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and the unreleased MMORPG Copernicus. According to a report from the Providence Journal, however, the games Rise of Nations, Rise of Legends, and Catan for Xbox Live were sold […]
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‘Minecraft’ coming to PS3 on December 18

Mojang and 4J Studios are making sure to hit all of their bases, and on December 18 the PlayStation 3 version of the game will be made available for around $20.
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15 games we can’t wait to see resurrected on next-gen consoles

With the next-gen systems launched, we looked back at some of the franchises that we not only hope to see on the next-gen systems, but think they could benefit from the new hardware.

The trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film ‘Interstellar’ is here, sort of

The new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ doesn’t reveal much, but it sure is pretty. The film stars Matthew McConaughey and debuts November 7, 2014.

Spidey is way funnier in the international trailer for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’

An international trailer for Sony’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2' offers a slightly different look at the film, compared to the trailer released last week. Mostly, Spidey is just funnier.

Star Wars script due in January, Indiana Jones 5 a few years off

J.J. Abram and Lawrence Kasdan have until January to turn in their new script for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII,’ but it will be a few years until we see a fifth Indiana Jones film.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Freedom Cry DLC confirmed for December 17

Season Pass holders for ‘Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’ will be able to download ‘Freedom Cry,’ the single player DLC starring the former first-mate Adéwale, beginning on December 17.

‘NBA 2K14’ is the best-selling sports game on next-gen systems

Despite the powerhouse franchises under the Electronic Arts banner – Madden and FIFA – the best-selling sports game on the new consoles belongs to 2K Sports and the 'NBA 2K14.'

Oculus Rift takes a big step forward thanks to $75 mil in funding

Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift VR headsets have just received $75 million in funding from Netscape founder Marc Andreessen’s venture capital firm.

Major League Gaming records huge growth in 2013

Major League Gaming reported massive growth this year, with the amount of MLG videos consumed in 2013, up 262-percent over 2013. The average user watched 150 minutes each.
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Someone tell ‘Madden’ that you should never bet against the Patriots in December

Why is ‘Madden’ cooling off while the playoff races are heating up? Humans, that’s why!
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‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ review

Peter Jackson’s middle point for his Hobbit trilogy serves as an unnecessary, but ultimately enjoyable bridge between the first and third parts of an unwarranted trilogy.

The Golden Globe nominees have been revealed

The list of nominees for the 71st annual Golden Globes have been announced. The winners will be announced during the live show on January 12, at 5pm PST, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
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Steam Machine prototypes ship this week, but only in the US

Valve is preparing to notify the lucky 300 participants it has chosen to receive Steam Machines, Steam Controllers, and a handful of games running on SteamOS. Due to legalities, they will all be US residents.
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Xbox One hits 2 million sold worldwide

Although we won’t know the exact numbers of next-gen consoles sold this holiday season until early next year, Microsoft today confirmed that it has sold 2 million Xbox One units around the world in its first 18 days. Microsoft went on to note that the sales numbers are units sold though to customers, not just shipped, […]