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• The Party Game Where You Play As A Penis Is Finally Out In Australia

  16-01-2018 23:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Genital Jousting, a multiplayer party game where you control a detached, flaccid penis complete with testicles and an anus, is now available in Australia and New Zealand.The game first penetrated the United States and other parts of the world back in November 2016. However, Devolver Digital was worried that it might not clear Australia's ratings board, so it did not submit the game for a rating, according to Kotaku. Interestingly, the game does not appear in Australia's Classification Board data
  
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• How 2 California Parents Could 'Home-School' Their Shackled And Abused Children

  16-01-2018 23:54 via yahoo.com
  Two California parents were arrested over the weekend when police found 12 of their 13 children in filthy conditions, some chained to beds and starving.
  
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• Californians launch bid to create new state after accusing government of 'failing' the people

  16-01-2018 23:53 via yahoo.com
  A group seeking to carve out a breakaway state called New California issued a declaration of independence that asserted California’s existing government had “failed in their oath of office, obligations, and responsibilities as representatives of 'We the People' to provide a republican form of government”.It accuses California politicians of “repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of a Tyranny over the Counties of New California&rd
  
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• PC Exclusive Games Confirmed For 2018

  16-01-2018 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  This Year's Exclusives.exe
  With so many great-looking games on the way, we've compiled a list of all the exclusive titles coming to PC this year to help you keep track. Make sure to check back often, as we'll continue to update our entries with specific dates and info when new announcements are made. If you're curious about other platforms, you can check out our features on PS4 exclusives, Switch exclusives, and Xbox One exclusives.Thanks to all the independent developers set to launch their pro
  
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• With charges dropped, man imprisoned for 23 years files suit

  16-01-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Almost a year after charges against him were formally dropped in a 1992 crime spree, a man who spent more than 20 years behind bars is seeking damages from the New Orleans district attorney's office.
  
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• Check Out These New Injustice 2 Figures

  16-01-2018 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Diamond Select Toys has announced a new line of video game figures, this one based on NetherRealm's popular superhero fighting game, Injustice 2. Today, the toy company revealed the first three of its Injustice 2 Vinimates, which are scheduled to launch this summer.The Vinimates figures stand four inches tall and sport a distinctive, blocky look. The initial batch will consist of three characters from Injustice 2: Batman, Harley Quinn, and Black Manta, each of which sports the attire and weapons
  
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• Chelsea Manning's US Senate bid could upend Maryland race

  16-01-2018 23:37 via yahoo.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Chelsea Manning's high-profile bid for the U.S. Senate threatens to upend the 2018 Maryland Democratic primary.
  
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• Doctor gives Trump a clean bill of health, physical and mental

  16-01-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  President Trump needs to lose 10-15 pounds but is generally in excellent health and has no problems “whatsoever” with his mental ability, his official military doctor said Tuesday. Dr. Ronny Jackson predicted that Trump would stay in good health throughout his time in office, even if it stretches to a second term.
  
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• Senator reaches for nonexistent glasses and takes them off anyway

  16-01-2018 23:31 via yahoo.com
  Today's collective LOL at the expense of lawmakers came courtesy of Senator Orrin Hatch, who just reached for his glasses and, upon finding there were none there, decided to take them off anyway. SEE ALSO: This state senator wants to revive net neutrality in California The 83-year-old was deep in the middle of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen when he made the gaffe. Of course Twitter pounced like a rabid fox on the nonsensical gesture. Here
  
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• Destiny 2 Faction Rally: All The New Gear, Weapons, And Rewards

  16-01-2018 23:28 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a long wait, but the new Faction Rally event is now live in Destiny 2. This is particularly significant because it marks the first Faction Rally since Curse of Osiris's release in December, which kicked off Season 2 of the game. Because a new season is underway, there are a variety of new items, along with the existing gear, for players to now get their hands on.Following the release of a new update, this Faction Rally is open to all players. However, certain new gear additions--inclu
  
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• Starved California siblings treated after rescue from 'horrific' home

  16-01-2018 23:24 via yahoo.com
  David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49 - had subjected their children to abuse behind the doors of their darkened, foul-smelling home, Captain Greg Fellows of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said.The couple, who three times had traveled to Las Vegas to renew their wedding vows at an Elvis chapel, was arrested on Sunday.Authorities were alerted after one of the children, an emaciated, 17-year-old girl, called police after escaping through a window of the house in Perris, a c
  
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• Special Monster Hunter World PS4 Pro Bundle Confirmed For The West

  16-01-2018 23:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Monster Hunter fans in the United States won't have to resort to importing if they want their PlayStation 4 to herald their love of the series. The new special-edition version of the PS4 Pro is officially coming to the US, Canada, and Europe alongside a new standalone version of the white PS4 Pro system in the former two countries.Dubbed the Rathalos edition, the Monster Hunter World-themed console features the likeness of the Rathalos enemy on the top of the console in a subtle grey, along with
  
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• Sheriff: 13 victims, ages 2 to 29, kept shackled in foul California home by parents

  16-01-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin allegedly kept their 13 children, ages 2 to 29, shackled in their Perris home in filthy conditions.
  
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• House of horrors for 13 siblings: Yahoo Newsroom reacts

  16-01-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  “No punishment in the world will make up for the damage done to these children.” “This sounds like something out of a horror movie.” The chilling details of 13 siblings who suffered alleged torture in their home and the news of their parents’ arrest have rattled Yahoo Newsroom and the world.
  An investigation is underway after 13 siblings -- ages 2 to 29 -- were allegedly held captive in their Perris, Calif. home by parents David Allen and Louisa Anna Turpin. Accordi
  
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• The 100 Best Villains From CW's Arrowverse (So Far), Ranked

  16-01-2018 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  100. Vandal Savage
  First appearance: The Flash (Season 2, Episode 8)The main antagonist during the first season of Legends of Tomorrow is a major dud. Savage is the type of mustache-twirling villain who isn't threatening, let alone scary. Thankfully, the show has yet to revisit him.Image: The CW99. Rip Hunter
  First appearance: Legends of Tomorrow (Season 1, Episode 1)After leading the Legends in Season 1, Rip’s character took a strange turn thanks to brainwashing by the Legion of Doom in S
  
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• One Of 2017's Best Games Comes To Nintendo Switch Soon

  16-01-2018 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  The critically acclaimed adventure game Night in the Woods is coming to Nintendo Switch, developer Infinite Fall announced on Twitter. The title is slated to arrive on Nintendo's console early next month, and it'll include new content from the game's definitive Weird Autumn edition.Switch owners will be able to purchase Night in the Woods beginning February 1. Like other console versions, the game will run for $20. The Switch release also comes with the new side stories, dialogue, activities, an
  
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• Steve Bannon has awkward Lawyer Conflict

  16-01-2018 22:40 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow notes that Steve Bannon's lawyer also represents the White House counsel likely telling him not to answer questions from the House Intelligence Committee.
  
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• The Latest: Kosovo assures safety after Serb leader's death

  16-01-2018 22:36 via yahoo.com
  MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a Serb politician in Kosovo (all times local):
  
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• Solo: A Star Wars Story Synopsis Reveals Iconic Character Meeting

  16-01-2018 22:22 via gamespot.com
  
  There's still a few months before Solo: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters. However, Disney and Lucasfilm have revealed the first bits of information about the upcoming Han Solo standalone movie, and it's something fans of the Star Wars franchise are going to want to pay close attention to.The first synopsis of the film has been released. It reads, "Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundre
  
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• Man stabbed trying to stop armed robbery in North Phila., police say

  16-01-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  A Good Samaritan was stabbed while trying to stop an armed robbery in North Philadelphia, police say.
  
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• Destiny 2 Faction Rally Guide: All The New Gear, Weapons, And Rewards

  16-01-2018 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a long wait, but the new Faction Rally event is now live in Destiny 2. This is particularly significant because it marks the first Faction Rally since Curse of Osiris's release in December, which kicked off Season 2 of the game. Because a new season is underway, there are a variety of new items, along with the existing gear, for players to now get their hands on.Following the release of a new update, this Faction Rally is open to all players. However, certain new gear additions--inclu
  
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• Syria Kurds say will defend enclave from Turkish 'scourges'

  16-01-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  The head of a powerful Kurdish militia hit back on Tuesday at Turkish threats to attack its forces in northern Syria, pledging to "cleanse" the area of Ankara's "scourges".Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed to soon launch an operation against towns in Syria held by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara considers "terrorists".
  
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• Trump's meeting with Kazakhstan president raises questions about human rights and business ties

  16-01-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  President Trump proclaimed Tuesday “Religious Freedom Day,” but he spent the afternoon meeting with an authoritarian who has been accused of conducting a brutal campaign of repression against religious minorities and political opponents in his country.
  
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• Victims of Ex-Team USA Doctor Larry Nassar Share Grim Stories of Abuse at His Hands

  16-01-2018 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Nearly 100 women are expected to give their statements.
  
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• Kosovo Serb politician killed in drive-by shooting

  16-01-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  Prominent Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic was shot dead in a brazen drive-by shooting on Tuesday that risked fanning ethnic tensions in the volatile region.The killers struck on the very day that Belgrade and Pristina resumed EU-moderated talks on normalising ties after a hiatus of more than a year.Both Serbian and Kosovo Albanian officials refrained from explicitly accusing each other of being behind the killing as the international community urged the two sides to remain calm.
  
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• New Images Of Black Panther, Ant-Man And The Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, And More Disney Movies

  16-01-2018 21:28 via gamespot.com
  
  This is going to be a big year for the Walt Disney Company. In addition to the company working out an acquisition of 21st Century Fox, its film slate is already jam-packed with what will likely be some of the biggest films of the year.Among those films are three new Marvel releases--Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Avengers: Infinity War. In revealing their lineup of films in 2018, Disney has released new images from their upcoming Marvel releases, giving fans a little bit of excitement
  
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• 4 law officers shot in South Carolina, 1 critically hurt

  16-01-2018 21:20 via yahoo.com
  YORK, S.C. (AP) — A man who was wanted for beating his wife ambushed and shot three SWAT officers searching for him in woods in South Carolina, leaving one deputy "hanging on to life,' a sheriff said Tuesday.
  
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• What does Mueller's subpoena of Bannon mean?

  16-01-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  Chuck Rosenberg, former federal prosecutor, talks with Rachel Maddow about what it might mean that special counsel Robert Mueller served Steve Bannon with a subpoena instead of asking him for an informal interview like others in Trump's inner circle gave.
  
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• New Destiny 2 Update Out Now Alongside Faction Rally On PC, PS4, And Xbox One

  16-01-2018 21:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Following the latest round of maintenance, a new update is now available for Destiny 2 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, while the new Faction Rally event is live. As expected, the hotfix patch doesn't make any sweeping changes, though it does make an important tweak for some players. Here's exactly what it does.The patch notes consist of only a single sentence: "Players who do not own Curse of Osiris now have the ability to earn Season 2 rewards within Faction Rallies and Iron Banner." This was an expe
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders: NBC Gave Trump A Show For A Decade, So He's Not Racist

  16-01-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Donald Trump to reporters on Tuesday, saying that if he’s a racist, “why did NBC give him a show for a decade on TV?” Sanders was answering a question about comments made by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who said on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday that the president could prove he’s not a racist by approving the DACA immigration deal a bipartisan committe
  
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• Black Mirror Season 4 Episodes Ranked From Worst To Best

  16-01-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Black Mirror Season 4 was a great series for Netflix's dystopian anthology show with a handful of standout episodes like Hang The DJ and Black Museum. But which one is the best?
  
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• Larry Nassar’s Victims Get Their Day In Court: ‘Little Girls Don’t Stay Little Forever’

  16-01-2018 20:57 via yahoo.com
  Larry Nassar, the disgraced former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State team doctor, listened to more than a dozen of his sexual abuse victims read impact statements in an East Lansing, Michigan, court on Tuesday.
  
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• Split Social Democrats could sink Merkel's coalition plans

  16-01-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  By Madeline Chambers and Tom KäckenhoffBERLIN/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) tried on Tuesday to quash a grassroots rebellion against a blueprint agreed with Angela Merkel's conservatives to enter formal talks on a "grand coalition" which could scupper her plan for a fourth term.After five days of talks, SPD leader Martin Schulz agreed a framework deal with Merkel and Bavarian conservatives on Friday.Many rank and file members accuse Schulz of selling
  
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• Nintendo Switch Maintenance Taking Place This Week, Here's When

  16-01-2018 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo Switch owners may find themselves unable to use some of the console's online services for a few hours this week. Nintendo is performing maintenance on its servers over the next couple of days, which may affect your ability to play certain Switch, 3DS, and Wii U games online.The first round of maintenance takes place today, January 16, and affects Switch's colorful online shooter, Splatoon 2. Servers will be taken offline at 4:50 PM PT / 7:50 PM ET and are scheduled to return roughly two
  
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• Assassin's Creed Origins DLC The Hidden Ones Dated, More Details Revealed

  16-01-2018 20:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Origins is about to get its first DLC expansion. Called The Hidden Ones, it will introduce several hours of new story along with side quests, events, and items. Ubisoft has now confirmed the expansion will release on January 23 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.The Hidden Ones is a story-driven expansion that shares more about the growth of the Brotherhood. It takes place four years after the events of the main game in the Sinai, where players will clash with an occupying Roman force. T
  
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• Airbus gets early 2018 jump on rival Boeing with Mexico order

  16-01-2018 20:35 via yahoo.com
  Airbus got an early jump on rival Boeing for 2018 with news Tuesday that low-cost Mexican airline Volaris has ordered 80 of its popular A320 planes for a total $9.3 billion.The planned purchase, which entails deliveries over the next eight years, comes after the European Aerospace giant overtook Boeing last year in terms of aircraft orders, booking 1,109 against the US company's 718."The announcement of the investment in 80 Airbus aircraft by Volaris for a total $9.3 billion is very important,"
  
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• Elvis Impersonator Who Presided as David and Louise Turpin Renewed Their Vows Stunned by Arrest

  16-01-2018 20:28 via yahoo.com
  The couple arrested in the alleged shackling and torture of their children had appeared before Kent Ripley three times to renew their vows.
  
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• Flight from Denver to Hawaii Diverted After Toilet Troubles on Plane

  16-01-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Toilet troubles caused a United Airlines flight from Denver to Hawaii full of passengers to divert back to land when they were halfway over the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• New On Netflix This Week: 2018 Winter Olympics Preview And More Movies, TV Shows, And Originals

  16-01-2018 19:52 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're in need of new shows and movies to stream this week, Netflix is ready. The streaming service is adding quite a bit of content for the week, including your first taste of 2018 Winter Olympics programming.While the Olympics don't kick off until February 9, NBC is debuting a two-part special, 2018 Olympic Winter Games Preview: Meet Team USA & Go for the Gold. The specials--which are available now--will only be streaming for a limited time, getting removed from Netflix at the conclusio
  
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• Trump's Homeland Security Chief Not Sure If Norway Is Mostly White

  16-01-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Tuesday that she doesn’t know if Norway is predominantly white.
  
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• Three New Xbox One Backwards Compatible Games Out Now

  16-01-2018 19:37 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been a quiet period for new additions to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility library. Following a number of additions in November, Microsoft's BC team took a break for the holidays, leaving us without any new titles for several weeks. Now, the first new releases of the year have arrived, with several more Xbox 360 games now being playable on Xbox One.There are three new arrivals in all. The most noteworthy of the bunch is Far Cry 2, the excellent open-world first-person shooter. It's joi
  
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• Chrissy Teigen Offers To Pay Possible Fine For McKayla Maroney's Truth-Telling

  16-01-2018 19:22 via yahoo.com
  Chrissy Teigen offered her support to former Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney in a big way on Tuesday morning: The model said she’d be “absolutely honored” to pay a $100,000 penalty that Maroney might face for violating a nondisclosure agreement with USA Gymnastics if she choses to speak at the sentencing for disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar.
  
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• World's largest sea turtle could come off 'endangered' list

  16-01-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  Federal ocean managers say it might be time to move the East Coast population of the world's largest turtle from the United States' list of endangered animals.
  
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• No evidence to support link between violent video games and behavior

  16-01-2018 19:13
  Researchers have found no evidence to support the theory that video games make players more violent.
  
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• How Rick And Morty's Creators Helped Get Adult Swim Series Hot Streets Made

  16-01-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Adult Swim's newest animated series Hot Streets has quite a history from its inception, and it's entirely possible it wouldn't exist without Rick and Morty creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland. It's a story that stretched back to 2005 for Brian Wysol, who is now showing his series to the world."Around 2005, I was living in Orange County and had been working property management and I really hated that job," he remembers in a look at the history of Hot Streets, which you can see first below. "I
  
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• Faction Wars Returns To Destiny 2

  16-01-2018 18:51 via gamespot.com
  
  This week New Monarchy, Dead Orbit, and Future War Cult battle it out again to see which faction is the best in Destiny 2.
  
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• Faction Rally Returns To Destiny 2

  16-01-2018 18:51 via gamespot.com
  
  This week New Monarchy, Dead Orbit, and Future War Cult battle it out again to see which faction is the best in Destiny 2.
  
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• Sega's New Game, Two Point Hospital, Is A Spiritual Successor To Theme Hospital

  16-01-2018 18:39 via gamespot.com
  
  You may have seen Sega teasing a new game recently, and now the company has revealed its upcoming title. It's a spiritual successor to Theme Hospital called Two Point Hospital, and it's coming to PC in "late 2018."The game is being made by a new UK company called Two Point Studios, formed by some of the ex-developers of Theme Park, Black & White, and Fable. Together, Sega and Two Point say the game will come "packed with the humor, charm, and replayability fans of the genre have come to expe
  
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• Assassin's Creed Origins' Non-Combat, Discover Mode Coming Soon, Will Have Guided Tours

  16-01-2018 18:31 via gamespot.com
  
  The variety of historical settings of Assassin's Creed games has always been one of the highlights of the series, as it's fascinating to explore a dynamic, living recreation of Victorian England or Ancient Egypt. Previously, however, if you simply wanted to explore the cities and environments of the games, you still had to put up with some combat and storyline.Today, Ubisoft announced the release date and price for a new mode, called Discovery Tour, for Assassin's Creed Origins that allows playe
  
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• Xbox One Sale: Lots Of Games Discounted For Deals With Gold From Now Until Jan. 23

  16-01-2018 18:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft has rolled out a new batch of game discounts for Xbox One and Xbox 360. A big selection of titles are on sale for both platforms this week, and you don't need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to take advantage of most of them.As per usual, the bulk of this week's deals are available on Xbox One, but only a handful of discounts are reserved for Xbox Live Gold members. Those with Gold can pick up the ever-popular Grand Theft Auto V for $30 / £27.50, while an assortment of microtransa
  
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