Ian Dransfield
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This War of Mine charity DLC helps 350 young lives
By Ian Dransfield published
Raising money for those affected by conflict - and it's a good game too? Good stuff.
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Watch how the graphics cards of yesteryear were advertised
By Ian Dransfield published
Graphics cards need to rediscover their sense of humour. So does Halo, actually.
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Pillars of Eternity update changes offensive content
By Ian Dransfield published
Honestly though, it's much funnier to punch up.
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Microsoft ceases production of Kinect for Windows
By Ian Dransfield published
But don't worry, it can still watch your every move...
![GTAV2 Vinewood Sign](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e91c4b06bdb2c435afdd1efc581a6df6-320-80.jpg)
GTA 5 preload begins April 7
By Ian Dransfield published
Always remember to preload. And then reload, in the game.
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Titan Souls gets a demo
By Ian Dransfield published
Will the sequel be Shadow of the Dark? Cos that kind of works.
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Gabe Newell is a boss in Crawl; powers up with beard and knives
By Ian Dransfield published
Don't piss off Gaben. Seriously.
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Origin has a sale on, with prices reduced... a bit
By Ian Dransfield published
You can scroll down the page for ages. Who knew EA had so many games? (Everyone did)
![Hearthstone Blackrock Mountain Blackwing Lair](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/757ea44f2e48da97b874821727f33f13-320-80.jpg)
Hearthstone: Blackrock Mountain is out right now
By Ian Dransfield published
One thing: will it make things easier for people who are rubbish at Hearthstone? Asking... for a friend.
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OnLive will officially be dead soon
By Ian Dransfield published
Ahead of its time? Or just not very good?
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Dying Light offers closed beta for dev tools
By Ian Dransfield published
Toolin' around in Z-Town, just like I always wanted...
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Conker making his debut on PC
By Ian Dransfield published
Conker's Bad Fur D-er PC... sorry, that's bewilderingly poor.
![Fns Nevermore Hudson Dock](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5358cc4e7650a7456a90a7a46d9d5848-320-80.jpg)
Elite: Dangerous bug becomes community event
By Ian Dransfield published
Just a little bit longer and we'd be down one station...
![Pascal Nvidia](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e91c0764e496b94d2ade8952582bef0f-320-80.jpg)
Nvidia's Pascal is 10x as powerful as the Titan X
By Ian Dransfield published
No word if it's 10x as pricey, mind you.
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Space Hulk: Ascension will be Full Control's final game
By Ian Dransfield published
Better to go out on your own terms, right?
![Gabe Newell AMA](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/38521e774834f9a2369eb146b0553824-320-80.jpg)
Gabe Newell: "If something's useful, we’ll give it away"
By Ian Dransfield published
All hail Gaben, the man who talks sense.
![Esl](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/958895321aead969ea1e018cf3addedd-320-80.jpg)
ESL bringing esports to cinemas from July
By Ian Dransfield published
It can't be any worse than some of the recent summer blockbusters we've endured...
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Windows 10 is coming this summer
By Ian Dransfield published
OS upgrade will be free, even to some pirates.
![Interstellar Text Adventure](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b985a2436fc6d6d3d6b8e31caa019b37-320-80.png)
Interstellar movie gets a game worth playing
By Ian Dransfield published
Text adventure is slightly less high-tech than the film. More fun, though.
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Square Enix's MMOs aren't doing great... but they're not dying
By Ian Dransfield published
Honestly, I didn't even know Dragon Quest X existed until I started looking into this news...
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Steam Holiday Encore Sale ends today at 6pm UK/10am PST
By Ian Dransfield published
You've not got long to get your bargains in, unless you're reading this post-6pm...
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UK games sales up 7.5% thanks to digital
By Ian Dransfield published
PC games - and all the other ones (*spit*) - are doing well, huzzah!
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Aliens: Colonial Marines and AvP 2010 removed from Steam
By Ian Dransfield published
Honestly, not many people will care, but what can you do?
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