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• New Breath of the Wild glitch uncovers an undiscovered area with boiling water and ghostly cubes

  Breath of the Wild, the latest adventure in The Legend of Zelda franchise, still has many undiscovered areas to explore it seems.

• A bug in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare turned a sniper rifle into a smart bomb for one day

  A new gun introduced into Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare this week was, for the day it was left live, able to clear a screen of enemies every time it was fired.

• Watch this speedrunner finish Fallout: New Vegas in under 14 minutes

  This Fallout: New Vegas speedrun just broke the world record.

• TV shows like The OA and Westworld are scene-stealing in front of games

  Will games be influenced by the bold character and story triumphs coming out of Netflix and HBO? Stranger Things have happened.

• That Pokemon Sun & Moon save glitch might just be the result of cheating

  A glitch ruining Pokemon Sun & Moon save files might not be something you need to worry about.

• An amazing GTA 5 glitch turns it into an N64 game

  Videos of a glitch in GTA 5 show what it would have looked like if it had been released 18 years ago.

• Madden 15 Tiny Titan trailer celebrates terrific glitch

  Madden 15 publisher EA Sports is as good a sport as its name suggests, and has turned an amusing glitch into a piece of pomotional material for the game.

• We were wrong: VG247 cops to its most cynical game mistakes

  Believe it or not, we’re not always right about everything. Here are some of Brenna and Pat’s most famous errors about games. Who knew Far Cry 3, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and Destiny would be any fun? Not us.

• Final Fantasy 6 Android glitches to be rectified in imminent update

  Final Fantasy 6 on Android contained a couple of glitches when it launched last week, but Square Enix is aware of and intending to fix them according to an update to the RPG’s Google Play page. The typo on “Esper” is on the list, as is Sabin’s Blitz icon, but the one we really care […]

• Battlefield 4 China Rising fixes incoming for PC, Xbox 360

  Battlefield 4’s China Rising DLC is not without its problems, but DICE is aware of a couple of issues and is working on them.

• Glitch art and source code released into public domain

  Glitch developer Tiny Speck has given away tens of thousands of beautiful assets from its shuttered, much-mourned free-to-play MMO.

• Pokémon X & Y bug breaks saves, is triggered in Lumiose City - report

  Multiple reports suggests Pokémon X & Y players need to be wary of Lumiose City, where a game-breaking bug could gobble up their progress so far.

• Diablo III in-game economy hits trouble after user exploits

  Diablo III’s in-game auction house has been pulled offline and its in-game economy frozen by Blizzard in order to deal the fallout of a user exploit that allowed players to duplicate money.

• Glitch assets available under Creative Commons license

  Glitch will leave a long legacy, both in its players’ minds and in more concrete form, like the release of many of its assets.

• The Art of Glitch exceeds book funding goal on Indiegogo

  Tiny Speck has reached its Indiegogo fundraising goal, which means a limited run book filled with artwork from Glitch, the co-operative MMO which shut down in 2012, will be handed out to supporters. With 14 hours left on the clock, the initial $17,000 funding goal has been surpassed with backers contributing $107,724 towards its creation. […]

• Glitch soundtrack to become available soon

  Glitch is closing, but according to a brief update on its Twitter feed, it won’t be forgotten. Responding to fan requests, the feed confirmed the MMO’s low-key but memorable soundtrack will become available in some form, with a proper announcement expected within a few weeks.

• Glitch to close this year, unsustainable audience levels cited

  Glitch, the charming co-operative MMO from Tiny Speck, will shutter in December.

• Battlefield 3 XP loss glitch blamed on buggy FAMAS

  DICE believes it has identitifed a single weapon as the cause of a frustrating Battlefield 3 bug.

• Street Fighter x Tekken Rolento fix expected by mid-June

  In a statement published on Capcom Unity, Street Fighter x Tekken developer Tomoaki Ayano promiused a fix for the Rolento knife bug introduced in the last patch. Capcom expects to roll out a patch to remedy the issue by mid June, and apologises for the inconvenience.