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This is reportedly a GameStop promotional poster dating Call of Duty: Ghosts’ first DLC installment, Onslaught for Jan. 28. It was tweeted out yesterday and picked up by theCall of Duty enthusiast site CharlieIntel.P

It describes four new maps—Fog, Bayview, Containment and Ignition—and two bonus weapons. Episode one of the Extinction-mode narrative announced back in mid-Decemberalso is included.P

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New research reveals that people who play games for long periods of time may experience an altered perception of reality

Gamers who play for hours are prone to hallucinations and seeing distorted versions of reality, according to a new study.

Respondents reported seeing “distorted versions of real world surroundings” and “misinterpreted real life objects” after they had stopped playing. Others said that game menus appear in front of their eyes during conversations.

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LAS VEGAS— We now know what the full potential of a Steam Machine looks like, courtesy of an announcement by Valve and Dell’s Alienware division at CES Monday.

“Full potential.” Those are the words Valve founder Gabe Newell used today in a statement provided to PCWorld.

The full quote:

“We have been working with Alienware since we began defining our vision of the Steam Machine. Alienware’s historic commitment to gaming, their design and engineering capabilities and their global reach made them an ideal partner for us on our Steam Machine project. The result of our collaboration is the Alienware Steam Machine, a console that encapsulates the full potential of what a Steam Machine should be.”

So what does the full potential look like?

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When it was announced that Square Enix Montreal would be shifting their focus to mobile development, the fate of their next-gen Hitman title, presumably being developed for PS4 and Xbox One, was left up in the air.

The LinkedIn profile of senior game designer, Richard Knight, now confirms that the game has most definitely been cancelled, however. 

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