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• Following NES/SNES Classic, A Mini Commodore 64 Is Releasing Next Year

  02-10-2017 23:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Another retro console will soon be getting the plug-and-play treatment. Retro Games Limited has announced it is releasing a miniature version of the Commodore 64 next year.Like other plug-and-play systems, the C64 Mini is a small replica of the 1982 console. It features HDMI output, two USB ports, supports save states, and comes pre-loaded with a selection of games, such as Impossible Mission, Armalyte, and California Games. You can find the full list of titles on the product's website.Retro Gam
  
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• The Media Really Does Hate Trump, Study Shows

  02-10-2017 23:47 via yahoo.com
  Trump Says The Media Is Crooked. He's Kind Of Right.
  
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• What NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Saw Before It Died

  02-10-2017 23:42 via yahoo.com
  Right before NASA’s Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere and ended its mission, it sent back photos to Earth of its final moments.
  
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• PlayStation Teases "Big Game Announcements" For October Event

  02-10-2017 23:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has teased its upcoming Paris Games Week press conference. In a tweet today, the company said PlayStation fans can expect "big game announcements" and other unspecified "updates" during the show.PlayStation Live From Paris Games Week, the name of Sony's briefing at the show, will be held on October 30. The show kicks off at 3 PM GMT in Paris, which is 8 AM PT and 11 AM ET in America. For Australians, the show kicks off at 2 AM AEST on Halloween.PlayStation Live From Paris Games Week is comi
  
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• Music From Final Fantasy 15, Dark Souls, And More Get A New Sound In Lullaby Album

  02-10-2017 23:25 via gamespot.com
  
  A new video game music album is coming, but it might not be what you expect. "Prescription for Sleep: Fight For Your Dreams" is an album featuring video game music presented in lullaby form. It's all about helping people to chill, which is something we can definitely get behind.From Scarlet Moon Records, the album contains 12 fully licensed tracks, including "jazzy lullabies" that you can use to help fall asleep or just relax. Featured on the album are artists such as Metal Gear Solid and Bayone
  
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• The Story Behind the Most Haunting Photos From the Las Vegas Shooting

  02-10-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  'Oh my gosh, this is real.' David Becker captured modern America's deadliest shooting
  
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• U.S. Drone Crash in Yemen Captured on Video

  02-10-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  The drone was shot down by Houthi rebels fighting against the Saudi Arabia-backed government.
  
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• Jason Aldean Joins Unfortunate List of Artists Associated With a Violent Tragedy

  02-10-2017 23:12 via yahoo.com
  Aldean, who's one of country music's best-selling artists, joins the likes of Ariana Grande and Eagles of Death Metal.
  
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• Very Comfy-Looking Xbox Onesie Revealed, Themed Around Forza 7

  02-10-2017 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox Australia has revealed a second version of the Xbox Onesie, its absurd yet very comfortable-looking piece of clothing. This new version is themed around Forza Motorsport 7, with Microsoft driving to "make motorsport more comfortable than ever."The Xbox Onesie: Forza Motorsport 7 Performance Edition, as it is really, actually called, is described as the "most advanced automotive gamewear ever created." The limited-edition garment has big pockets (for controllers and smartphones) along with p
  
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• The Xbox Onesie Is Back With Some Improvements, Still Looks Very Comfy

  02-10-2017 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox Australia has revealed a second version of the Xbox Onesie, its absurd yet very comfortable-looking piece of clothing. This new version is themed around Forza Motorsport 7, with Microsoft driving to "make motorsport more comfortable than ever."The Xbox Onesie: Forza Motorsport 7 Performance Edition, as it is really, actually called, is described as the "most advanced automotive gamewear ever created." The limited-edition garment has big pockets (for controllers and smartphones) along with p
  
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• Everything We Know About the Gun Used in Las Vegas Shooting

  02-10-2017 23:03 via yahoo.com
  Here's what we know on the gun used, if it's legal, and how many of them are out there.
  
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• Severed head of eccentric Jeremy Bentham to go on display as scientists test DNA to see if he was autistic 

  02-10-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  The severed head of eccentric philosopher Jeremy Bentham is to go on display for the first time in decades and scientists are using the opportunity to test his DNA to find out if he was autistic. Social reformer Bentham, who died in 1832 insisted that his body be preserved after his death as an ‘auto-icon’ so that he could be wheeled out at parties if his friends were missing him. He also wished to encourage others to donate their bodies to medical science, believing that individuals
  
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• World reacts with shock to massacre at Las Vegas music festival

  02-10-2017 22:59 via yahoo.com
  Reaction to the massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival poured in from around the world on Monday after at least 58 people were killed and more than 500 wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN A PROCLAMATION"Our Nation is heartbroken. We mourn with all whose loved ones were murdered and injured in last night's horrible tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada. As we grieve, we pray that God may provide comfort and relief to all those suff
  
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• Salesman at Shop That Sold Gun to Vegas Shooting Suspect: 'He Was Just Like a Normal Person'

  02-10-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  A salesman at Dixie Gun Worx told TIME he believed the shooter was "just a normal person" when he interacted with him earlier in 2017
  
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• There Was Something Odd About ISIS Taking Credit For The Las Vegas Massacre

  02-10-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  The deadliest shooting in modern American history took place on Sunday night, when 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock killed at least 58 people and injured hundreds more at a country music festival on the Las Vegas strip.
  
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• New Details Emerge About Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock's Past, Including Dad's Stint on 'Most Wanted List

  02-10-2017 22:53 via yahoo.com
  Paddock was a twice-divorced "gambler by trade" who once owned a plane and had a Texas hunting license.
  
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• Latest Code Vein Screenshots Show Off New Characters And Weapons

  02-10-2017 22:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Bandai Namco has shared some new screenshots of Code Vein, the upcoming vampire action-RPG for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The new images provide a look at some of the weapons your Revenant will be able to wield in the game, as well as two more possible companions who can accompany you on your journey.Like Dark Souls, Code Vein is a grim adventure with a heavy emphasis on combat, but one of the major differences between the two series is its companion system. Players are able to enlist the
  
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• Parents Are Totally Relating To Jennifer Garner's Exhausted 'Yes Day' Selfie

  02-10-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  Jennifer Garner is not afraid to show her exhausted parent face.
  
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• Alex Jones: Deep State Responsible for Las Vegas

  02-10-2017 22:37 via yahoo.com
  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is spewing hateful lies about the Las Vegas mass shooting.
  
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• Las Vegas shooting victim tragically died in her husband's arms

  02-10-2017 22:31 via yahoo.com
  A mother of two who was gunned down during Sunday night's mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert died in the arms of her husband of more than 30 years.
  
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• Celebrities Prematurely React To The Reported Death Of Tom Petty (UPDATE)

  02-10-2017 22:30 via yahoo.com
  The music world is mourning yet another tragedy on Monday after news surfaced that legendary singer Tom Petty died following a brief hospitalization.
  
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• Stardew Valley Finally Releases On Nintendo Switch This Week

  02-10-2017 22:23 via gamespot.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch version of Stardew Valley finally has a release date, and it's coming sooner than you might expect. The popular farming sim launches in the Switch Eshop rather fittingly on the date of this year's harvest moon, October 5.The Switch version of Stardew Valley has been a long time coming. The game was originally planned to release for Wii U, but last November publisher Chucklefish announced that version would be cancelled and moved instead to Nintendo's then-forthcoming console.
  
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• Indiana woman accused of confining 2 teenage girls for years

  02-10-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  DECATUR, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman accused of keeping her two daughters confined at home for years allegedly failed to educate the now teenage youths, who told authorities their mother gave up on them "a long time ago."
  
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• Stars react to Tom Petty's death

  02-10-2017 22:21 via yahoo.com
  CBS News reported on Monday that legendary rocker Tom Petty had died at 66, though TMZ contends that the singer is "still clinging to life."
  
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• Oklahoma judge rules former cop will face 4th murder trial

  02-10-2017 22:19 via yahoo.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge Monday ruled that a white former police officer will face a fourth murder trial in the 2014 killing of his daughter's black boyfriend.
  
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• WWE 2K18 Unveils Character Progression System And Online Multiplayer

  02-10-2017 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  2K is shedding new light on how WWE 2K18's character customization, progression, and multiplayer will work, ahead of the game's release later this month. At its heart is the MyPlayer system, which will emphasise "player choice and a focused progression system" that you can also take into the multiplayer arena.MyPlayer will allow you to highly customize your wrestler's appearance, weight class, height, attire, moves/taunts, and presentation (first with the help of a wizard, then allowing you to t
  
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• O.J. Simpson Celebrates Newfound Freedom With McDonald's After Prison Release

  02-10-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Now a free man, the former football star ordered two No. 4's.
  
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• Legendary Rocker Tom Petty Dead At 66

  02-10-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Tom Petty, lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died on Monday, his family announced.
  
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• Tom Petty dead at 66 following cardiac arrest: See his life in photos

  02-10-2017 22:07 via yahoo.com
  Tom Petty, the famed and beloved rocker behind hits like “American Girl” and “Free Fallin,” had died at the age of 66 following a cardiac arrest.
  
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• Supreme Court mulls parameters for deporting immigrant felons

  02-10-2017 22:02 via yahoo.com
  By Andrew ChungWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday expressed skepticism toward part of an immigration law requiring the deportation of immigrants who commit violent felonies because of uncertainty over which crimes fit the bill and which do not.The justices heard arguments in the government's appeal of a lower court's ruling that language in the Immigration and Nationality Act calling for deportation of legal immigrants convicted of a "crime of violence" was so vague tha
  
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• Supreme Court won't hear Minnesota sex offender case

  02-10-2017 22:00 via yahoo.com
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't review Minnesota's civil commitment program for sex offenders, which had been challenged as unconstitutional for rarely releasing residents.
  
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• Battle Chasers: Nightwar Review

  02-10-2017 22:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Based on a hit comic book series from the late '90s, Battle Chasers: Nightwar successfully translates the look and feel of a comic into a video game. The mesmerizing animated intro shows exactly what you're in for: a wild world where steampunk meets Dungeons & Dragons, rendered in beautiful, deep-shaded colors. It's only when the turn-based RPG gets down to business that its greatest spell wears off.The premise of Battle Chasers is that a girl named Gully has taken a pair of magic gauntlets,
  
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• Two women deny murdering North Korean leader's half-brother

  02-10-2017 21:42 via yahoo.com
  By Rozanna LatiffKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not guilty at the start of a high-profile murder trial in a Malaysian court on Monday.Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, are charged with killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations, at Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13.Police have also named four
  
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• Read Cole Sprouse's Powerful Take On Whiteness And Mass Shootings

  02-10-2017 21:30 via yahoo.com
  While some celebrities were at a loss for words in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, here’s former Disney star and current “Riverdale” actor Cole Sprouse with a particularly cogent reaction to the horrific events.
  
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• Tom Petty Rushed To Hospital After Being Found Unconscious (UPDATE)

  02-10-2017 21:25 via yahoo.com
  TMZ is reporting legendary rocker Tom Petty was rushed to the hospital on Sunday.
  
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• White House: It Is 'Premature' To Talk About Gun Control Laws After Las Vegas

  02-10-2017 21:20 via yahoo.com
  President Trump on Monday offered his "warmest condolences and sympathies" after at least 50 people were killed and at least another 200 injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday.
  
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• Brother Of Vegas Shooter: He Wasn't 'An Avid Gun Guy At All’

  02-10-2017 21:19 via yahoo.com
  Stephen Paddock, the 64-year-old man who killed at least 58 people and left more than 500 injured in a shooting at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, was “just a guy” who frequented the city’s hotels, gambled and attended shows, according to his younger brother.
  
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• Key employment dispute leaves Supreme Court divided

  02-10-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday defended the right of workers to bring class-action claims against companies but their conservative counterparts who are in the majority sounded skeptical in the biggest business case of the court's new term.A win for employers would give the green-light to an already growing trend in which companies require workers to sign arbitration agreements waiving their right to bring class-action claims either in court or before private arbitrators.About 25 m
  
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• Progressives take aim at NRA after Las Vegas shooting: 'NRA = American ISIS'

  02-10-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  A national conversation on U.S. gun laws soon re-emerged on Monday after a Las Vegas gunman left 58 dead and over 500 wounded in the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.
  
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• Tom Petty taken off life support after being found unconscious in full cardiac arrest

  02-10-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Tom Petty was put on life support after being found unconscious in full cardiac arrest, TMZ reports.The 66-year-old Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers frontman was reportedly found in his Malibu home on Sunday night before being rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital.TMZ updated their reporting to say that a source close to the singer alleged that Petty had "no brain activity" when he arrived at the hospital and was later pulled off life support.
  
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• Parents of Las Vegas shooting victim: 'We only had one child. We just don't know what to do.'

  02-10-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Klymchuk was a mother of four vacationing in Las Vegas with her fiance, according to CityNews Toronto.Other victims of the attack who have been identified include Sonny Melton, a Tennesee man who was attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival with his wife on Sunday night, and Quinton Robbins, a 20-year-old student at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.An off-duty Las Vegas police officer, whose name has not yet been released, was also confirmed dead.
  
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• New PlayStation VR Model Announced, Here's What's Changed For PS4 Owners

  02-10-2017 21:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has announced a new model of its PSVR virtual reality headset. It doesn't have many headline new features, but it does contain a number of small enhancements to help improve the overall experience of playing in VR.Firstly, Sony says the new model features "an updated design that enables the stereo headphone cables to be integrated with the VR headset and a slimmer, streamlined connection cable." In addition, the headset's processor unit now supports HDR pass-through, meaning you don't need
  
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• Sandy Hook mother tears into Congress after Las Vegas massacre

  02-10-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  Nelba Márquez-Greene, whose 6-year-old daughter, Ana, was killed in the 2012 massacre in Newtown, Conn., tweeted her frustration over the U.S. government’s inability to take action on gun violence.
  
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• 2 Texas inmates set to die this month lose at Supreme Court

  02-10-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused appeals from two convicted killers facing execution in Texas this month, including one inmate set to die next week.
  
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• Nioh PC Release Date Announced For Steam, Will Support 4K

  02-10-2017 21:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Koei Tecmo has announced Nioh, its Dark Souls-like samurai RPG, will be available on PC through Valve's Steam service from November 7, 2017. This version will be released digitally as "Nioh: Complete Edition," and will feature the original game and the three DLC expansions made available for the PS4 version post-launch."Team Ninja is well aware of the fact that many gamers have been passionately asking for a PC version of Nioh," said the game's director, Fumihiko Yasuda. "I am thrilled to announ
  
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• Overwatch's Jeff Kaplan Explains Why It's "Scary" For Devs To Post Things Online

  02-10-2017 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Making and maintaining a game like Overwatch is no easy task. But even something like discussing the game in public can be a challenge for a variety of reasons, a subject that Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan recently discussed in a lengthy forum post.Kaplan shared his thoughts in a thread where players--citing the lack of forum posts from Blizzard developers--questioned if the Overwatch team has enough people on it. According to Kaplan, the development team has grown from 70 at launch in May 2016
  
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• Nightwing Movie: Why Dick Grayson Is 'Unique In The History Of Comics'

  02-10-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The director of the upcoming live-action Nightwing movie isn't yet at liberty to say much about it. But, while promoting The Lego Ninjago Movie, Chris McKay spoke with GameSpot about why he loves the character Dick Grayson--A.K.A. Nightwing."I think that this character is so unique in the history of comics, because no other character really grows up," McKay explained. "Spider-Man kind of perpetually stays within an age range. All these other characters--Reed Richards' greying temples are always
  
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• Battle Chasers: Nightwar - Boss Battle Gameplay

  02-10-2017 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  We face off against one of the early bosses in Battle Chasers: Nightwar, the turn-based RPG coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
  
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• 'The Onion' Has a Simple, Devastating Set Response to U.S. Mass Shootings

  02-10-2017 20:46 via yahoo.com
  This is the fifth time 'The Onion' has published the same article.
  
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• 20-year-old college student among those gunned down during Las Vegas concert

  02-10-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  A 20-year-old college student has been identified as a victim of Sunday night's mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival that left at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured.
  
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