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Earlier this summer, Google’s Motorola Mobilityobtained an injunction against Microsoftfrom a German court. A Mannheim judge issued a sales ban on several Microsoft devices for the violation of four patents. That included the Xbox 360 and its use of H.264 video compression technology, which the platform holder licenses from Motorola for several of its devices. On Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the decision of a Seattle-based US District Court which put the German injunction on hold....

Delayed to make the “best gaming experience possible.” Valve’s Eric Hope took to the Steam forums today andannounced that they’re delayingthe release of the Steam Machine program andthe Steam controllerinto 2015. “We’re now using wireless prototype controllers to conduct live playtests, with everyone from industry professionals to die-hard gamers to casual gamers. It’s generating a ton of useful feedback, and it means we’ll be able to make the controller a lot better....

Don’t fear the reaper in patch 0.8.0 Patch 0.8.0 is out todayforVampire Survivors, and it hits the mark. With limit breaks further fueling the power fantasy — and the ability toauto-pickcoin bags or floor chickens when leveling up — the horde-mowing action feels non-stop. Wait, limit breaks? Yeah. With the new relic,Great Gospel, you’ll be able to boost weapons toa ridiculous degreeonce everything else is maxed out. So instead of the normal money-or-food choice when you level up toward the end of a run, you’ll be able to crank up stats like Area, Speed, and Might (with a percentage boost) on your favorite weapons....

The above video is a Japanese trailer for the upcoming Nintendo DS gameWario: Master of Disguise. Usually I don’t get excited about platforming games, but this one seems to imitate one of my all-time favorite Genesis titles:Kid Chameleon, a game that is LONG overdue for a new-gen upgrade. Wario: Master of Disguiseseems to combine some really clever stylus use with the “don different costumes to solves puzzlesand meet hot chicks” gameplay mechanic invented inKC....

Popular Minecraft Lets Players meet fans on the streets Videogame events are know for their strange sights, but after going to PAX or E3 for a few years, one can start to feel like they know what to expect. That sense of routine was thrown out the window this past Saturday while I was running back from PAX East to put quarters in my parking meter. On my way, I stumbled upon a line of hundreds of shrieking teenage girls, parents, and younger children waiting for… something....

Talk about elusive! Very late intoZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you’re asked to investigate various abandoned mines in the depths for a sidequest (that informs a main quest). Although the game helpfully throws you into the first mine with relative ease (just follow the statues), the second and third times around are a little less straightforward. Here’s how to find the Abandoned Lanaryu Mine inTears of the Kingdom. Where to find the Abandoned Lanaryu Mine for the main story quest Although the quest will provide a marker, it’s practically useless, because it doesn’t actually highlight where the entrance to the mine is....

Mechagon revealed at BlizzCon After talking a bit aboutWorld of Warcraft8.1 andWorld of Warcraft Classicduring the opening keynote, Blizzard took to the stage several hours later during the “What’s Next? [forWoW] panel to share some insight into futureBattle for Azerothupdates. 8.1 will thrust us into a Zuldazar raid with both Horde and Alliance perspectives (read: different bosses) a few weeks after the patch proper launches on December 11, as well as the Naga kingdom of Nazjatar, culminating in a boss battle with Azshara....

As if to further demonstrate how Microsoft lacks any sort of unity in its Xbox One message, the company’s online support recently led everybody to believe that the Xbox One’s DRM strategy could strip gamers of their purchases. I was believed a ban from Xbox Live would rob a user of access to one’s library. Major Nelson, in aReddit video interview, contradicted Xbox Support, stating, “Absolutely not, you will always have access to the games you purchase....

$300 Xbox One, eh? Not even during Black Friday of 2014 did the Xbox One drop to $299.99… so could it happen on a random day in May with no major holidays in sight? Sure, why not, says eBay deal. A limited 1,000 units of Xbox One Halo Master Chief Collection are on sale for only 300 buckeroo with free ship in the continental US. At that amount, we doubt the deal will last longer than today....

Space is the place We knewalmost a year agothat you’d be stuck with the Xbox One’s 500gb hard drive. Much likeBewitched‘s original Darrin, it is irreplaceable. Our concerns were met with assurances that you could simply use external USB storage, but the One’s launch came and went without such capability. Meanwhile, One owners are sitting on 391gb of usable (for games) hard drive out of the box as the console library slowly grows....

‘General stability’ is always good In what is now a weekly occurrence, the folks at Respawn have deployed a new patch forStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. This one (titled the “December 17 update”) fixes more bugs and in a generic sense, provides “general stability improvements.” That’s whatJedi: Fallen Orderneeds the most, and hopefully after weeks of optimization all of the kinks will be worked out. Outside of that nebulous claim Cal is now “more responsive during combat,” which includes enhanced response time for everything from parrying to sprint attacks....

‘Done Quick’ doesn’t quite do this justice This, kids — this is what happens when you sell your soul to the devil in exchange forTetrisimmortality. There simply has to be some sort of higher power at work, or some kind of black magic in play. Otherwise, I have no reasonable explanation for how someone gets this good at something. Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 yet again lived up to its name as player KevinDDR smashedTetris: Grand Master 3into oblivion....

Local Girl is a fairly long chapter that cranks up the combat for Saga while uncovering some of the mysteries she is investigating. You’ll be exploring Watery, and through your interactions with others, you learn that reality is playing out as though past events that didn’t happen have, at least from Saga’s perspective. With thisAlan Wake 2guide, you’ll find all the collectibles in this chapter and defeat the dark forces that attack....