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Ryse is Crytek's Roman gorefest where the might of the empire hacks and slashes its enemies into bloodied stumps. There's one issue though - QTEs - and how apparently you can't even fail them.

Well, you can 'fail' the QTE but the kill still happens regardless. Why? Crytek say it's because the combat system is "designed to be accessible to a wide variety" of gamers.

Bethesda had a press only presentation behind closed doors at E3 last week, and apparently it was Fallout 4. It's alleged to be coming to Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4 and PC in October 2015 - it's 55% done?

It's been in development since January 2011 by a small dev team, according to leaks. Skyrim's development ending beefed up the Fallout 4 effort. A 37 second trailer was shown to attendees.

A new rumor has popped up on Reddit as user ‘Afforess’ has uncovered a Steam entry for Half-Life 3, complete with bug reports for the unannounced, long-awaited sequel.

An e-Sports scandal has hit Defense of the Ancients 2 (DOTA2), as roX.KIS player Alexey ‘Solo’ Berezin has received a lifetime ban from prominent Starladder TV after it was revealed that he had bet on his own team to lose.

22Cans' Peter Molyneux has criticised Microsoft for their rather poor 'ecosystem' for supporting indie and small developer projects, adding it "drives me crazy." With Windows and Xbox you'd think they'd go all out.

He remarks it's a "wasted opportunity" that Microsoft doesn't foster an ecosystem combining the two in a "truly encouraging way." He understands the need for secrecy because of leaks, but "it doesn't seem right".

Garry's Mod creator Garry Newman is working on a first-person open world survival game, Rust, which can best be described as a cross between Minecraft and Day Z.

Microsoft may be correcting one of the most controversial aspects of Xbox One, if Major Nelson's reaction to a fan suggestion is any indication.

Runic Games' action-RPG Torchlight is entirely free of charge via GOG.com as part of their 2013 #NoDRM Summer Sale, where over 500 titles with no DRM are "at least 50% off" for over two weeks.

All that DRM talk surrounding E3 was depressing, says GOG.com, so they're giving away Torchlight. There are going to be plenty of daily deals so best to check-in regularly.

Saints Row 4 started life as the Saints Row: The Third expansion Enter the Dominatrix, and Volition is dealing with fan anger over the fact that the expansion is being sold as a full game. The developer insists that the game has a broader scope than just the cyberspace section.

It's stress test time for Battlefield 4 as DICE send out a number of alpha invite emails to select players. The purpose is to put their server infrastructure through the wringer, and not to test gameplay exactly.

In fact a lot of texture will be pure white, except for soldiers and vehicles. DICE also warn alpha testers of "potentially choppy" frame rates. Also expect lag and downtime as routine.