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• New Alien Shooter Coming To Console And PC

  17-01-2018 23:57 via gamespot.com
  
  A new video game based on the Alien sci-fi series is on the way. FoxNext Games, the video game division of film and TV giant Fox, made the announcement of a new shooter game for PC and console, but that's basically all we know about it so far.The untitled game is in development at the San Francisco-based Cold Iron Studios, which was established in 2015 and is now owned by FoxNext. Cold Iron is staffed by people who worked on titles such as Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, BioShock
  
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• Ashleigh Banfield Responds On Air To Insulting Email From Aziz Ansari Story Reporter

  17-01-2018 23:51 via yahoo.com
  HLN anchor Ashleigh Banfield on Tuesday criticized the woman who wrote an article alleging that actor Aziz Ansari had committed sexual misconduct, saying the writer had emailed her derogatory and anti-feminist comments.
  
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• Glossier Just Dropped Its First-Ever Solution To Acne-Prone Skin

  17-01-2018 23:50 via yahoo.com
  The glossy-faced, dewy-skinned experts at Glossier just dropped a new addition to the skincare-as-makeup retailer’s collection that’s perfect for blemish-prone faces.
  
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• Authorities: Deputy fatally shoots teen in Ohio courtroom

  17-01-2018 23:33 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in an Ohio courtroom when a fight broke out involving the boy, his family and the officer on Wednesday, a sheriff's office investigator said.
  
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• Did Fox News Hide Story Of Trump’s Alleged Affair With Stormy Daniels?

  17-01-2018 23:31 via yahoo.com
  A new report says that Fox News killed a story about President Donald Trump’s alleged affair with ex-porn star Stormy Daniels.
  
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• Nintendo Switch's New "Experience" Is A Bizarre DIY Game Called Nintendo Labo

  17-01-2018 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo promised news on a new "experience" for Switch, and it has indeed delivered--albeit with a look at a strange new project called Nintendo Labo. It appears to be a sort of mini-game collection that involves creating real-life cardboard accessories that come with the game.Details are still scant, but based on the debut trailer, you'll take part in activities like fishing, playing piano, racing a bike, and wreaking havoc as a giant robot. This is all done by detaching the Joy-Cons from the
  
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• Gay Olympian Adam Rippon: I Don't Think Mike Pence 'Has A Real Concept Of Reality'

  17-01-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  Adam Rippon is using his new, history-making platform to resist the Trump administration’s anti-LGBTQ agenda.
  
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• Exclusive: Trump vows to campaign intensively for Republicans, may avoid primaries

  17-01-2018 23:21 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to devote much of his time this year to helping Republicans maintain control of the U.S. Congress, but suggested he may stay out of divisive intra-party primary fights."I am going to spend probably four or five days a week helping people because we need more Republicans," the Republican president said in an interview with Reuters.Trump indicated he would avoid endorsing candidates in Republican primaries, as he did last year in Alabama's Sen
  
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• These New Rumored Lego Games Sound Really Cool

  17-01-2018 23:18 via gamespot.com
  
  The Lego video game franchise has already put out titles based on massive properties such as Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and others. But what's coming next? According to reports from ComicBook and Eurogamer, series developer TT Games is working on Lego games based on Pixar's The Incredibles and another focusing on DC Comics villains.The Incredibles game is rumored to tie into Pixar's much-anticipated The Incredibles 2, which comes out in June 2018. The Eurogamer re
  
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• The Next Lego Games Have Been Revealed And They Sound Really Cool

  17-01-2018 23:18 via gamespot.com
  
  The Lego video game franchise has already put out titles based on massive properties such as Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and others. But what's coming next? According to reports from ComicBook and Eurogamer, series developer TT Games is working on Lego games based on Pixar's The Incredibles and another focusing on DC Comics villains.The Incredibles game is rumored to tie into Pixar's much-anticipated The Incredibles 2, which comes out in June 2018. The Eurogamer re
  
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• The Latest: Murder charge filed in college student's killing

  17-01-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a University of Pennsylvania student in California (all times local):
  
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• New Shenmue 3 Screenshots Show Improved Character Faces And Environments

  17-01-2018 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite being one of the most anticipated games of 2018, news about Shenmue III has been scarce the past couple of months. The last time we saw the title was back in August, when developer Ys Net released a new Shenmue III trailer. Now, a couple of new Shenmue III screenshots have emerged, showing off the progress the game has made since last summer.The three new images were shared on Twitter by production company Shibuya Productions. The first features main characters Ryo and Ling walking toget
  
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• Here's Your 10-Piece Winter Capsule Wardrobe Checklist

  17-01-2018 23:11 via yahoo.com
  If you’ve been toying around with the idea of a simplified wardrobe, there’s no better time to start than the winter.
  
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• Murders By U.S. White Supremacists More Than Doubled In 2017, New Report Shows

  17-01-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  White supremacists in the United States killed more than twice as many people in 2017 as they did the year before, and were responsible for far more murders than domestic Islamic extremists, helping make 2017 the fifth deadliest year on record for extremist violence in America, a new report states.
  
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• Black Panther, Ant-Man And The Wasp, And Avengers: Infinity War Get New Images

  17-01-2018 22:58 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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• U.S. signals open-ended presence in Syria, seeks patience on Assad's removal

  17-01-2018 22:54 via yahoo.com
  By David BrunnstromPALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday signaled an open-ended military presence in Syria as part of a broader strategy to prevent Islamic State's resurgence, pave the way diplomatically for the eventual departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and curtail Iran's influence.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a speech at Stanford University, called for "patience" on Assad's departure - the clearest indication yet of an acknowledgment that Russia and I
  
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• 4 Simple Ways to Protect Your Child From the Flu

  17-01-2018 22:53 via yahoo.com
  This year’s flu season is especially bad, and kids are at risk
  
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• Star Trek: Discovery: All The Easter Eggs So Far

  17-01-2018 22:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Trek: Discovery: All The Easter Eggs So Far
  While Star Trek found a new lease of life on the big screen in 2009, it had been more than a decade since the last TV show in the long-running sci-fi franchise when Star Trek: Discovery premiered last September. The show's producers faced the difficult task of making a show that appealed to modern audiences and new fans, as well as satisfying die-hard, long-term Trek devotees.But while Discovery has taken the story and characters in some surprisin
  
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• US nuclear review calls for development of low-yield weapons

  17-01-2018 22:45 via yahoo.com
  The US military wants to overhaul its atomic arsenal and develop a new type of low-yield weapon that experts worry could lead to greater proliferation and heighten the risk of nuclear war.The proposed changes to the nuclear weapons program, outlined in a draft version of the Pentagon's Nuclear Posture Review, mark a significant break from the vision for America's nuclear future under Barack Obama, who during a famous speech in Prague in 2009 called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.Arguing
  
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• US border patrol routinely sabotages water left for migrants, report says

  17-01-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  Volunteers are said to have found hundreds of water gallons vandalised in a patch of Sonoran desert.United States border patrol agents routinely vandalise containers of water and other supplies left in the Arizona desert for migrants, condemning people to die of thirst in baking temperatures, according to two humanitarian groups.Volunteers found water gallons vandalised 415 times, on average twice a week, in an 800 sq mile patch of Sonoran desert south-west of Tucson, from March 2012 to December
  
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• Bungie Confirms Most Of Destiny 2's New Faction Rally Weapons Aren't Available Yet

  17-01-2018 22:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's latest Faction Rally event is a significant one, as it is the first to take place since Season 2 kicked off with the release of the Curse of Osiris DLC expansion. As a result, it features the addition of new gear and items for players to get their hands on, but it turns out that exactly what can be obtained right now isn't what players had assumed.Despite the addition of multiple new Faction weapons, players found they couldn't be obtained through Faction Engrams. Following a day of
  
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• Blade Runner 2049 Blu-ray Has No Deleted Scenes, But Does It Really Need Them?

  17-01-2018 22:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Now that Blade Runner 2049 is available on Blu-ray and digital, fans of the epic sci-fi film are getting to relive it again at home. Beyond that, some are getting to watch a number of special features, from behind-the-scenes looks at casting the film and recreating the world of the first movie, to viewing multiple shorts used as prologues to 2049.There are some things those popping the Blu-ray into their player aren't seeing, though. For one, the movie has no director's commentary. While a direc
  
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• ‘We tend to look after each other here’: Inside the Turpin family’s neighbourhood as it reels from discovery of captive siblings

  17-01-2018 22:17 via yahoo.com
  As Wednesday unfolded, investigators began their work of combing through the filthy, foul-smelling house looking for answers to the central question that has so far baffled authorities: why the Turpins apparently imprisoned their children before being arrested at the weekend, allegedly allowing them to starve and shackling them to furniture.The tranquil suburban street where the Turpin home sits was clogged with news crews hoping to offer answers, as neighbours grappled with how the apparent imp
  
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• Former High School Classmate Charged With Murder of UPenn Student

  17-01-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  Blaze Bernstein was found buried in a park
  
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• Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible: study

  17-01-2018 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Earth's surface will almost certainly not warm up four or five degrees Celsius by 2100, according to a study released Wednesday which, if correct, voids worst-case UN climate change predictions.A revised calculation of how greenhouse gases drive up the planet's temperature reduces the range of possible end-of-century outcomes by more than half, researchers said in the report, published in the journal Nature.How effectively the world slashes CO2 and methane emissions, improves energy efficiency,
  
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• God Of War PS4's Stone Mason Edition Revealed, Comes With An Epic Statue Of Kratos And More

  17-01-2018 21:53 via gamespot.com
  
  God of War's release on PS4 may still be months away, but we're getting an early look at the game's special edition, courtesy of a listing on GameStop's website. Although the game does not yet have an official release date, this version is listed as coming out on June 30 for $150. It includes bonuses like a statue, carvings, a digital comic and artbook, and more, in addition to the full game.The star of the special edition is undeniably the nine-inch statue of Kratos and Atreus by Gentle Giant,
  
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• The Best Retro Gaming Hardware Coming In 2018

  17-01-2018 21:50 via gamespot.com
  
  All The Retro Gaming Gear Coming In 2018
  All The Retro Gaming Gear Coming In 2018
  When looking ahead to the year in games, it's natural to tally up the upcoming releases you're most excited for. However, interest in retro gaming hardware continues to grow, as seen in the demand for the NES Classic and SNES Classic. And at CES 2018, we saw what the year has in store in terms of new options to play old games. Third-party gamepads and systems to play games of the past aren't entirely new, but moder
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ: All The Characters Confirmed - Android 21, Goku Black, And More

  17-01-2018 21:42 via gamespot.com
  
  Let The BattleZ Begin
  The upcoming 2D fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ sports dynamic, fast-paced action with visuals that looks to capture the over-the-top aesthetic of the iconic anime series. But as a fighting game, the big question is: "Who's going to be in it?" Series characters Beerus, Goku Black, and Hit were recently confirmed to be in the game, but there are a wealth of others too. To help keep you up to speed on the latest roster updates, we've compiled all the characters that have been co
  
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• White House backs short-term government funding bill

  17-01-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  By Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threw its support on Wednesday behind a Republican proposal to pass a stopgap bill that would fund the U.S. government through Feb. 16 and avert a shutdown, dealing a blow to Democrats who want such a measure to include immigration protections."We do support the short-term CR," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters, referring to a so-called continuing resolution to fund government operations temporarily.Congress has been strug
  
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• White House releases report on foreign-born criminals in the U.S.

  17-01-2018 21:26 via yahoo.com
  During a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday, January 17, The Justice Department's National Security Division released a report on criminals in the U.S. who were foreign-born.
  
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• Can Jeff Flake turn the tide in the Republican war on the media?

  17-01-2018 21:18 via yahoo.com
  President Trump has waged war on the media, to the delight of his base and with the unspoken – or explicit – support of his party. Now, on the floor of the Senate, one Republican, Jeff Flake of Arizona, has denounced Trump for labeling the press “the enemy of the people,” a phrase also used by Stalin. Will it change anything?
  
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• America and Russia May Find Themselves in a Nuclear Arms Race Once Again

  17-01-2018 21:16 via yahoo.com
  Despite the Trump administration’s decision to treat it as an afterthought, arms control is not dead.Upon entering office last January, President Donald Trump asked Secretary of Defense James Mattis to prepare a Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) that would lay out the Trump administration’s nuclear strategy.The document will soon be released, and while claiming to seek a world where nuclear weapons use is less likely, the review’s recommendations would actually expand the conditions
  
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• Chris Christie Didn't Break a Leg While Governor of New Jersey. Here's Why That's a Big Deal

  17-01-2018 21:01 via yahoo.com
  Republican Chris Christie left the New Jersey governor's office with his popularity in tatters, but at least he didn't break a leg
  
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• Russia says North Korea summit undermines U.N., aggravates situation

  17-01-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Russia hit out on Wednesday at a U.S.-led effort to increase international pressure on North Korea, saying it was making the situation worse and undermining the United Nations.Twenty nations hosted by the United States and Canada in Vancouver agreed on Tuesday to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has refused to give up development of nuclear missiles capable of hitting the United States in spite of increasingly severe U
  
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• This Bizarre It Deleted Scene Would Have Completely Changed The Movie

  17-01-2018 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  While the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's It spent a good amount of 2017 terrifying audiences, all it would take is one tiny change early in the film to radically alter the plot. Don't believe that? One of the movie's deleted scenes makes it clear.With the release of It on Blu-ray and digital comes several deleted scenes from the movie, but one in particular that stuck out. No, it's not the gruesome flashback to Pennywise's (Bill Skarsgard) origin, though that would have been fun to see.
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds New Character To Roster

  17-01-2018 20:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Only a few days remain until Dragon Ball FighterZ makes its worldwide debut on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but Bandai Namco still has one more surprise announcement in store for fans ahead of the game's launch. The publisher unveiled another character who'll be playable in the highly anticipated Dragon Ball fighting game, and it's one we've already seen before.Some potential Dragon Ball FighterZ spoilers follow.In the latest issue of V-Jump magazine (via Gematsu), Bandai Namco revealed that the myste
  
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• Most American Catholic Women Want The Church To Have Female Deacons, Poll Finds

  17-01-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Pope Francis has made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t think women could ever become priests in the Catholic church.
  
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• Paul Ryan: Republicans Need To 'Pay Attention' To Democrats' Big Special Election Win

  17-01-2018 20:19 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― Wisconsin Democrats scored a major upset victory Tuesday when they won a state Senate race in a district that Donald Trump easily carried in the 2016 presidential election.
  
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• Warnings of fallout after US freezes funding for Palestinian refugees

  17-01-2018 20:18 via yahoo.com
  The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday it faced its worst funding crisis ever after the White House froze tens of millions of dollars in contributions, a move Palestinian leaders decried as cruel and blatantly biased.The agency provides Palestinian refugees and their descendants across the Middle East with services including schools and medical care, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long accused it of hostility toward Israel and called for its closure.Some five million
  
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• David Turpin's Sister-in-Law Says He Would Watch Her in the Shower, Wouldn't Let Her Contact Kids

  17-01-2018 20:10 via yahoo.com
  Elizabeth Flores says she was creeped out by Turpin when she stayed with the family 20 years ago.
  
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• California community reeling over Turpin 'house of horrors': 'I served them pizza while their children were starving?'

  17-01-2018 19:34 via yahoo.com
  The quiet California community of Perris has been left reeling after the discovery of 13 children  found chained and malnourished in squalid conditions in their parents' house. Matthew Alex Padilla, a 20-year-old former Marine, said he was sickened to learn that Louise Turpin, the woman he served pizza to near the Perris property, had a house full of starving children.  Mr Padilla has worked at Leonardi’s Pizza inside the WinCo supermarket for a year, and told The Teleg
  
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• Blessing of the animals on St. Anthony's Day

  17-01-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  The feast of St. Anthony, Spain’s patron saint of animals, is celebrated each year.On the eve of St. Anthony’s Day, riders guide their horses through a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares as part of the Luminarias ritual in honor of St. Anthony the Abbot.
  
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• What Is A 'Sunshine Baby'?

  17-01-2018 19:11 via yahoo.com
  Over the years, some of this vocabulary has gained wider currency, like the term “rainbow baby,” which refers to a child born after a miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death or other early loss of a child.
  
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• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Appears Open To Striking Down Gerrymandered Map

  17-01-2018 19:11 via yahoo.com
  ― A plurality of state Supreme Court justices seemed open to the possibility that the Pennsylvania congressional map may violate the state’s constitution, but during oral argument on Wednesday seemed unclear as to how to remedy the situation.
  
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• Rep. Pramila Jayapal Is Skipping Trump's State Of The Union Speech Due To His 'Racism'

  17-01-2018 18:36 via yahoo.com
  The list of Democrats planning to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address later this month continues to grow.
  
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• 'This Is Reprehensible.' Read Jeff Flake's Speech Comparing Trump's Attacks on the Media to Josef Stalin

  17-01-2018 18:26 via yahoo.com
  "If we compromise the truth for the sake of our politics, we are lost"
  
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• Chewbacca And A Falling Moon Might Have Ended The Star Wars Expanded Universe

  17-01-2018 18:16 via gamespot.com
  
  When Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, fans had much to celebrate, not least that a new series of movies in the blockbuster franchise was on the way. There was however one decision that many fans were less happy with--the decision that the Expanded Universe of spin-off novels, comic books, TV shows, and video games was no longer to be part of Star Wars canon. Now, Star Wars Story Group member Leland Chee has spoken about what he believes was one of the main reasons for this decision.The Star Wars
  
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• Jeff Flake Urges GOP To Stand Up To Trump's Attacks Against The Press

  17-01-2018 18:02 via yahoo.com
  warned Republicans that they must stand up to President Donald Trump’s attacks against the press or else risk being complicit in a dangerous slide to authoritarianism.
  
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• Toyota Calls Off EPA Partnership Under Pressure From Environmentalists

  17-01-2018 17:57 via yahoo.com
  Toyota Motor Corp. has ended talks with the Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul internal management practices at the agency, the automaker told HuffPost on Wednesday.
  
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• Fortnite: Battle Royale Update Revamps The Map Tomorrow On PC, PS4, And Xbox One

  17-01-2018 17:55 via gamespot.com
  
  2018's first big Fortnite update is scheduled to launch this week, Epic Games has announced. Among a number of other things, this patch makes some significant changes to the Battle Royale map, both adding new areas and changing the look of existing ones.Epic has released the patch notes for update 2.2.0, which debuts on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on January 18. It includes the previously announced map overhaul showcased in the video below, which sees a number of areas added. These are primarily locat
  
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