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A girl and a fox try to save their village from an endless blizzard in Never Alone. The puzzle platformer is based on Native Alaskan stories and art, particularly those from the Iñupiat. Coming to Windows, Xbox One and PS4.

EA Sports teamed up with Google to make the Madden Giferator. The web app lets you make GIFs using animations from Madden NFL 15. Pick a team, a player and a background then add your smack talk and fire away.

An in-depth look at the new features in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer mode. The game’s Pick 13 system promises extensive customization options for both aesthetic and tactical purposes.

(PG-13: Language) Firewatch is a first-person mystery game. You play a lone fire lookout who sees something that makes him leave the safety of his tower. Currently in development by Campo Santo, which includes pop artist Olly Moss.

After the successful re-release of Baldur’s Gate, Beamdog sets its sights on another classic CRPG. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition will include the main game, its two expansions and an optional very easy Story Mode, among other tweaks.

Our latest look at Civilization: Beyond Earth is about the game’s Purity affinity. Unlike the other affinities – Harmony and Supremacy – Purity wants to keep humans as they are and looks to the past for inspiration.

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer beat ’em up for Windows and OS X. Characters have the same moves; the challenge and hilarity comes from the game’s feathery rag doll physics and the various hazardous stages. Try the alpha here.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an open world action RPG set in the LotR universe. You play an undying ranger aided by a wraith. Your enemies will remember their past encounters with you, and can also be coerced to aid you.

Marc Ten Bosch’s Miegakure is a puzzle exploration game. Like Fez, it lets you move between different planes. But instead of looking at two of three dimensions, Miegakure lets you traverse three of four dimensions at a time.

(NSFW: Language) Screencheat makes the eponymous unscrupulous tactic a requirement. It’s a first-person shooter where everyone is invisible, so you have to look at everyone else’s screens to see where the heck they are.

LeBron James dunks on Shabazz Napier, Shaq invents a new word to describe the sound of Kevin Durant’s three-pointer and the Red Hot Chili Peppers want you to suck their kiss in the new gameplay trailer for NBA 2K15.

(Gore) A new action RPG from the makers of Demon Souls and Dark Souls. Bloodborne has transforming weapons and a desperation move that allows you to regain health by striking enemies shortly after you’re hit.

Rime is an exploration and puzzle game puts you in the shoes of a boy who wakes up on a deserted island. The boy soon finds an artifact that will help him manipulate time and space, and uncover the island’s “terrible secret.”

(Gore) YouTuber Ahoy provides a brief history and primer on the double-barreled shotgun. He then explains how it became a staple weapon in many first-person shooters, from Doom II and up until today’s recent releases.

Enemy Starfighter is a mix of real time strategy and space combat sim, and will support the Oculus Rift. It may not be as pretty as other upcoming space shooters, but it’s promising considering it’s being made by one man.

A point-and-click horror game where you play a security guard at a children’s restaurant. You only have a limited amount of electricity, and everything you do – e.g. keeping your door locked – consumes power. Dude, just build a door.

A survival-adventure game exclusive to the PlayStation 4. From the new studio of the creator of Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil, WiLD has an ancient land the size of Europe, which you can explore as a human or as another type of animal.

The latest game from Housemarque, the guys behind Dead Nation: Apocalypse and Resogun, pits you and up to three co-op teammates against hordes of aliens in an explosive world with destructible environments. Coming to PS4.

(NSFW: Language, Gore) Not even YouTube’s crappy compression can hold back The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This 37-minute demo shows off the game’s expansive world and colorful characters. This game will devour our time.

Made by Level-5, the Nintendo 3DS exclusive Fantasy Life is a single player RPG with an MMO feel. Switch professions at any time and see how the world adapts to your lifestyle. You can also own and personalize multiple houses.

While many of us have already played the beta of Destiny, we’ve just scratched the surface on Bungie’s epic new FPS. Here, we get a glimpse at the dusty red planet, and the massive levels we can expect to play on when the game drops.

Combining two classic board games in one, we love the circular Monopoly board that wraps around the Aggravation board in the middle of Marbelous Games’ handmade game set. Bonus points for playing both games at once.

Teqball is a combination of soccer and table tennis. Players can hit the ball with their head, shoulders, knees or feet. An optional sensor system automatically officiates, tracks scores and records player stats.