April 24, 2015: Gears of War, Destiny, WoW, Mario, Xenoblade, Apple Watch, CoD, Batman

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Here's what we're covering today:

THE BIG STORIES

• Gears of War remaster coming to Xbox One, sources say
• Marvel announces video game partnership with Telltale Games
• Destiny is phasing out Commendations, will let you exchange them for reputation
• Microsoft posts $21.7B revenue for third quarter, Xbox sales decline
• Warcraft movie delayed to summer 2016
• Fast & Furious 8 is coming April 2017
• Is a silver Mario amiibo coming in May?
• Watch monster fights and massive world expeditions in Xenoblade Chronicles X
• The first Apple Watch app from the devs behind the Bit.Trip games isn't a game
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 poster leaks release date, beta for pre-orders
• DC Comics announces The Dark Knight III: The Master Race graphic novel from Frank Miller

THE BEST OF THE REST

• Ex Machina is a dazzling, clockwork examination of what makes humanity tick
• Giving life to 15th-century Bohemia in Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Here's what's worth buying from Destiny's Xur, April 24 - 26
• DriveClub review: car culture
• The key to winning the VR race? Netflix
• Westerado: Double Barreled is the funniest game about vengeance ever
• Adding actual color to Man of Steel? It sounds just crazy enough to work

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