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Following its release on PlayStation 4 last month, Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Descent expansion, which includes dragons and robots (more on that later), launches today for Xbox One and PC.Descent features four new multiplayer maps, including Berserk, Cryogen, Rumble, and Empire (a remake of the Black Ops II map, Raid).What might be the main draw, however, is the new Zombies chapter, Gorod Krovi... more.

Polyphony Digital has updated its website to include new sales figures for Gran Turismo, the Japanese developer's marquee racing franchise. Among other things, we learn that the latest entry in the series, 2013's Gran Turismo 6, has now sold more than 5 million copies (5,010,000 to be exact). Another standout figure is 76.8 million, which is the total number of Gran Turismo games sold to date.Thes... more.

The last time David Fincher took on a sequel the results weren't exactly spectacular--1992's Alien 3 was a critical failure, and first-time director Fincher's battles with producers over the movie have become infamous. However, Fincher is now one of the highest profile filmmakers in Hollywood, and it has been reported that he is in talks to take on the sequel to 2013's zombie hit World War Z.As re... more.

Ubisoft has announced it will begin banning Rainbow Six Siege players that have been using software to cheat in online multiplayer matches.In a post on the Ubisoft forums, the company said its BattlEye "has been tracking various cheating software" since it was implemented, and will now begin to cull the offending players."Since its launch, BattlEye has been tracking various cheating software that ... more.

From James T. Kirk to Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek has a strong tradition of iconic starship captains as its lead character. However, it has been revealed that not only will the upcoming show Star Trek: Discovery focus on a lieutenant, the lead role will be female .Showrunner Bryan Fuller discussed his decision to focus upon a lower-ranking crew member of the Starship Discovery at the Television Cri... more.

Mikhail Rakhmatullin and Nuttavut Baiphowongse are two of the artists who worked on Netflix’s Stranger Things. Specifically, on the show’s signature villain.Read more...Powered by WPeMatico... more.

You can’t catch ‘em all if you’re too busy getting caught. Read more...Powered by WPeMatico... more.

Here’s a neat look behind the scenes at Google showing how the company’s search page minigames (like the current Olympics ones) are made.Read more...Powered by WPeMatico... more.

In case you haven’t heard by now, Overwatch porn is big . Search in the right corners of the Internet, and you’ll find sticky mountains of the stuff. The question on, well, somebody’s mind: what do people who like to pretend they are these characters think?Read more...Powered by WPeMatico... more.

Hardship is a social glue, especially in games. Shared victories and mutual defeat, confusion, frustration— these are bonding mechanisms that transcend the IRL-URL barrier. In MMORPGs, in which community is a main draw, the difference between a challenging game and an easy game can also mean the difference between a strong and weak community. I experienced this when I migrated from Final Fan... more.