Heroes of the Dorm 2016 registrations are now open

Blizzard has announced that registrations are now being taken for the 2016 edition of Heroes of the Dorm, the Heroes of the Storm competition that pits student gamers from across the US and Canada against one another in “the ultimate collegiate esports tournament.” More than $500,000 in tuition and prizes are up for grabs, and the action will once again be broadcast live on ESPN.

“Last year’s Heroes of the Dorm was an amazing experience for the students playing and everyone watching, and we’re excited…

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Heroes of the Dorm 2016 registrations are now open

Peter Molyneux retires from games industry; regrets Fable III

Peter Molyneux, legendary developer behind such games as Populous, Black & White, and the Fable Series has just announced he will be retiring from the games industry immediately.

In a series of announcements on Molyneux’s Twitter account, he announced Godus, which he helped design, will be taken down from Steven “with immediate effect.” In a follow-up tweet, he says the following: “This is also the time I would like to announce my retirement from the games industry. It has been a long journey for me. Thank…

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Peter Molyneux retires from games industry; regrets Fable III

Song of the Deep is Insomniac's New Game Inspired by Irish Myth

Insomniac Games has announced Song of the Deep, a 2D side-scrolling adventure inspired by Irish myths and modeled after games such as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Metroid. 

Song of the Deep will be available digitally this spring for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with a physical edition available exclusively through GameStop, which is the title’s publisher (you read that correctly). GameStop will help promote the game and a line of associated merchandise but is not involved in the…

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Song of the Deep is Insomniac"s New Game Inspired by Irish Myth

Lee Daniels to Direct a Documentary on New York’s Famed Apollo Theater

Lee Daniels to direct a documentary on New York’s Famed Apollo Theater, and needs your help!

Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Precious, and creator and producer of the Fox hit series “Empire”) will direct the documentary feature film The Apollo Theater Film Project – the authorized history of New York’s famed Apollo Theater, it was announced today by White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa.

In the spirit of the Apollo Theater’s tradition of…

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Lee Daniels to Direct a Documentary on New York’s Famed Apollo Theater

Why Danny Glover Thinks It's Time To Shut Down The Oscars

The biggest awards for movies in the world should be a fun celebration of an incredibly popular art form. Instead, this year it’s become the center of controversy. A number of different actors have voiced their opinions on the lack of diversity in this year’s crop of nominees. Some have decided to skip the show in protest, while others are upset at the charges of racism being levied against them. Danny Glover, however, has an entirely new take on the subject and a different way to solve the problem: just scrap the…

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Why Danny Glover Thinks It"s Time To Shut Down The Oscars

First look at a mysterious new Pillars of Eternity location

The second expansion for Pillars of Eternity, The White March Part 2, is nearly here. We liked Part 1 well enough, though it was a bit light on story—Andy said it was “a reasonably entertaining chunk of new quests, and a nice change of scenery” in his review. Maybe Part 2 will tell a beefier tale as it concludes the story, though we’ve learned today that our characters might have trouble remembering the ordeal anyway. Obsidian has sent over a description of one of the new locations in Part 2, Abbey…

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First look at a mysterious new Pillars of Eternity location

Ashes of the Singularity kicks off its first beta

It’s been nearly a year since Stardock unveiled its massive RTS called Ashes of the Singularity. Now it’s ready to give players a closer look at the kind of large-scale chaos that the game is looking to offer by releasing the game’s first public beta.

As noted when it was first unveiled, Ashes of the Singularity will be powered by Oxide Games’ new Nitrous engine. To make the most of this engine, Stardock has been working with both AMD and Nvidia to push their hardware to their limits. This includes making Ashes of the…

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Ashes of the Singularity kicks off its first beta