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After 'Afterbirth'

With the release of Afterbirth, the newest Binding of Isaac DLC/solo game, as well as the Augmented Reality Gaming (ARG) that accompanied it, Afterbirth + has been officially announced (stylized as Afterbirth †). Edmund McMillen, the head animation and visual designer behind the series has confirmed that the newest iteration will provide players a bestiary for the strange creatures that they encounter, among other things.   Coming in 2016 The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ #IsaacAfterbirthPlusDev https://t.co/0uXkOLL7Ml pic.twitter.com/Vp5gin5pKn — Tyrone Rodriguez (@tyronerodriguez) December 8, 2015 Edmund, under on the official website, left an intentionally "detail-ridden" spoiler containing all of the newest features of  Afterbirth † using his normal sense of humor: “Afterbirth † will have a bunch of new ***** ********, including a couple of new bosses, a few transformations and new items/trinkets.



New virtual mall app for Xbox One

Tired of not being allowed to try on new clothes while at home? Well, with the help of Xbox Kinect, you can try on clothes virtually via their new app. The Mall is a new Xbox One app that lets users virtually try on clothes.



CHECKPOINT: Pick a Cloud, Any Cloud

Deadpool and Spiderman get their own comic book together, Digimon is getting a new movie, and Final Fantasy gets Episodic Hosts: Conner Nolan & Kelsey Hayes Teleprompter: Andi Tolentino Camera: Aidan Kearney Editing: Michael Robb & Dalton Martin Graphics: Meghan Duffy, Lauren Lucas, & Sam Noble Music: Lex Bravary Producer: Dalton Martin



The Game Awards 2015 results

On December 3, 2015, the second annual Game Awards were held in Los Angeles. Produced by Geoff Keighley, who formerly produced the Spike Video Game Awards, the awards are a celebration of some of the best things the industry has to offer.


CHECKPOINT: Leatherface Massacres Them

Farm 51 is bringing real life Nuclear zones to virtual reality, Samauri Jack is making a comeback, and Mortal Kombat gets some new characters. Hosts: Conner Nolan & Aidan Kearney Camera: Michael Robb Teleprompter: Dalton Martin Editing: Michael Robb Music: Lex Bravary Graphics: Meghan Duffy, Lauren Lucas, & Sam Noble Producer: Michael Robb


'Mortal Kombat X' DLC characters leak before The Game Awards

Initially planned to premiere at The Game Awards later tonight, Warner Bros Studios accidentally jumped the gun on releasing the official trailer for the new Kombat Pack for Mortal Kombat X. Since the publication of this article, the video has since been made private, but that hasn’t stopped NeoGAF members from posting the trailer on separate accounts and spreading screenshots.     The new characters announced are Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise, Tri-borg (a hybrid character of cyborg characters Cyrax, Sektor and Smoke) and the drunken fist master himself Bo Rai Cho. Nothing else has been leaked other than the characters and a 2016 release date. Source: NeoGAF



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