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Omega Agent is a virtual reality mash-up of No One Lives Forever and Pilotwings

Omega Agent is exactly what the Gear VR scene needs right now; a fully-featured, premium game that is made infinitely better due to being released on a virtual reality platform. What would have...

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South By Southwest celebrates gaming, but doesn't quite embrace it ... yet

The single hour I spent hanging out in The Four Seasons' lobby waiting for an interview earlier this week shows just how unhinged from reality the annual South By Southwest gathering in Austin can...

TV
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Kirkman discusses horror comic Outcast's transition to TV

The next big thing from Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, is likely to be Outcast, a comic book about a young man struggling to understand his demonic possession. In an on-stage...

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Albino Lullaby is definitely one to watch

Albino Lullaby is funny and it's scary, which is a rare thing. Available right now as a demo on Indie Game Stand, it's a first-person walkabout that is part Stanley Parable and part Alfred...

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Microsoft is looking into how the HoloLens could work with PCs, Xbox One

Microsoft's HoloLens is designed to be it's own thing, not a peripheral for computer, console, tablet or phone. That's a distinction the company feels is incredibly important to make to ensure the...

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2014 in review: Polygon's best reports cover war, flood, The Hobbit and Satan's schemings

Looking back over a year's worth of news, a lot happened in 2014. Studios fell apart, others rose from the ashes. Game makers worked through war, floods, even — according to one team — the...

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Until Dawn's light gameplay and trope-filled story feel a bit too light

Strip all but the most basic of action elements from a survival horror game and what you have left may look a lot like Until Dawn. Both times I've played through small sections of the horror game,...

Culture
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Mass Effect studio helps couple get engaged

BioWare Montreal's studio recently helped a couple of Mass Effect fans get engaged. Jackie, a fan of the series, wrote BioWare Montréal asking for help in proposing to her partner, Amy. The studio...

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The Big Lebowski pinball table, it's real and it's spectacular

New details about The Big Lebowski pinball machine has been a long time coming — so long that the weaker-willed among pinball enthusiasts might have started to wonder if this promised officially...

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Video games trick you into thinking you're in control, and that's bad

I can give you control of this story by simply writing five words: A man enters a room. Instantly your mind is racing, giving substance to that room, life to that man. Perhaps it's a wood paneled...