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EA Sports settles student athlete lawsuits, ends 20 years of college football games

Electronic Arts has announced that it will no longer release an annual college football game. The move comes immediately after reaching a settlement over all lawsuits with student athletes.

How to make jaw droppingly awesome looking characters using Unreal Engine 4

Epic Games has released a video highlighting some of the tips and tricks developers can use in Unreal Engine 4, specifically when it comes to character aesthetics.
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Check out ‘Forza Motorsport 5’ in action

Get a look at the first direct-feed gameplay of ‘Forza Motorsport 5’ in action, which highlights the graphics, physics, and general gameplay.
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Naughty Dog shows off a slightly more… whimsical alternate ending for ‘The Last of Us’

Naughty Dog’s ‘The Last of Us’ had one of the more powerful and emotional stories of the year. During the mo-cap filming of the finale though, Naughty Dog had a… different take on things.

‘South Park: Stick of Truth’ finally has a release date

‘South Park: Stick of Truth,’ Ubisoft and Obsidian Entertainment’s long-awaited RPG based on the popular cartoon, has been given a release date of December 10.

Forget the Steam Box, meet Valve’s ‘Steam Machines’

Following the debut of the SteamOS, in the second of three planned announcements this week Valve has announced a line of Steam-friendly devices designed for the living room.

Despite exceedingly poor Xbox 360 sales in Japan, Microsoft likes its chances

Even after several major retailers in Japan decided to stop carrying the Xbox 360 altogether, Microsoft claims its sales were actually deceptively strong as it prepares for the Xbox One

Sony considers bringing all its PlayStation games to any connected device

In a recent interview with SCE Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida, Sony’s vision of one day allowing any one to stream PlayStation games, regardless of who makes the hardware, was spelled out.

Valve announces its very own, completely free operating system, SteamOS

In the first of three promised announcements this week, Valve has announced SteamOS, a Linux based free operating system designed for TV. It will be available soon.

Gamed: Want to blame violent games for anything? Elisabeth Hasselbeck shows you how!

Gamed: This week we congratulate Elizabeth Hasselbeck on her irresponsible journalism, you apparently really like Grand Theft Auto 5, and Gabe Newell may be trolling fans.
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If ‘Madden 25’ is right, there could be some heart attacks in Green Bay Sunday

In Week 3 of our Madden predictions, EA Sports game has some bad news for fantasy players, the Chiefs remain 3-0 in both worlds, and Peyton Manning continues to roll.
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‘GTA 5’ hits $1 billion in 3 days

Rockstar and Take Two’s ‘Grand Theft Auto 5’ has set another record by earning $1 billion in three days, making it the fastest entertainment property to hit that mark.

Valve defies a meme, teases three announcements coming next week

Valve's Gabe Newell has confirmed three hardware announcements for next week.
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Felicia Day’s ‘Guild’ joins a real MMO

Characters from actress, writer, and creator Felicia Day’s web series ‘The Guild’ will appear in 5th Planet’s MMORPG, Dawn of Dragons. Each character will appear one after another, for a limited time.

‘NBA 2K14’ devs explain this year’s upgrades

2K Sports and Visual Concepts explain some of the improvements to the LeBron James-infused ‘NBA 2K14.' These improvements include better AI defenders under the paint, and a view towards the next gen.
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‘Grand Theft Auto V’ clears $800 million in 24 hours, shatters sales records

Rockstar and Take-Two’s ‘Grand Theft Auto 5’ has reportedly sold over $800 million dollars worldwide in its first day, making it the fastest-selling game of all time.
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Meet Andrew Wilson, the 39-year-old who just became EA’s CEO

After a six month long search, Electronics Arts has announced that its new CEO will be 39-year old Andrew Wilson, EA Sports’ executive vice president.

Could we finally learn about Valve’s Steam Box next week?

At an event designed to promote Linux, Valve’s co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell hinted that there is news coming next week about Valve’s hardware plans.

49ers QB Colin Kaepernick loses the game, but keeps his eyebrow

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson were featured in an ad for ‘Madden 25’ betting an eyebrow on the outcome of the game. And now the results.
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Gamed: Don’t trust Jay Rockefeller (yes, of those Rockefellers)

In this week’s Gamed, West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller’s bill to study violent video games may not be what it seems, J.J. Abrams had his feeling hurt, and Xbone. Just Xbone.
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Sorry Antonio Gates, ‘Madden 25’ says you’re done for the year this Sunday

We continue our season long simulation of the NFL season using EA Sports’ ‘Madden NFL 25.’ Week one the game went 11-5. Can it do better this week?

The best ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’ kills of the week

Check out our picks for the five best ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ kills compilations for the week. Please let us know if we missed any in the comment section.
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In honor of ‘GTAV,’ we present our 10 favorite open world games

We count down our favorite open world games of all time.
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All the ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ screenshots you can handle

Rockstar’s 'Grand Theft Auto V' is less than a month away, and we have a fairly good idea about some of the game’s basics, including the story and how it plays out. We break down what we know in this photo gallery.

‘Rain’ preview: The art of invisibility

PlayStation C.A.M.P. and SCE Japan’s ‘Rain’ puts emphasizes the art of storytelling, blending haunting graphics and melancholy atmosphere with invisibility.

New Harry Potter-themed movies and video games are on the way

J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' universe returns in new film and video games based off of Hogwarts' textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”

Steam introduces something PC fans haven’t seen for decades: the ability to share games

Valve's new Steam Family Sharing service allows you to share most of your library with family or close friend.

Rhode Island loan to Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios is now under investigation by the SEC

The deal between Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios and the state of Rhode Island which produced ‘The Kingdoms of Amalur: reckoning’ before leading to bankruptcy, is now being investigated by the SEC.
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Game sales in the US show biggest growth in over two years

Sales of video games in August in the U.S. rose 21-percent from the same time last. It marks the first double digit growth since April of 2011, and further helps the prediction that 2013 is going to be a very good one for gaming.

‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ goes to space, drops campaign hints

Activision and Infinity Ward have released a new trailer for the upcoming 'Call of Duty: Ghosts,' which may provide hints at new campaign details.
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Quarterbacks Kaepernick and Russell each risk an eyebrow, thanks to Madden

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, make a bet on their upcoming real life game while playing 'Madden 25.'

Activision Blizzard hires major lobby firm to prepare for video game legislation

Activision Blizzard has hired a major DC lobbying firm to advocate on behalf of the video game industry in light of a bill calling for research into violent video games.

Gamed: You should be ashamed of yourself for not appreciating Hideo Kojima’s misogyny

This week in Gamed we look at Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima’s response to accusations of misogyny, Madden’s weak debut, and how to do a crowdfunding campaign right.
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Don’t worry about watching football tomorrow, ‘Madden’ already picked the winners of week 1

With the NFL season getting underway this week, we turned to EA Sports ‘Madden 25’ to get a prediction for who the winners and losers will be. Check back with us each week for new predictions!