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• GTA 5: Here's What's New In GTA Online For PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Week

  23-01-2018 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar Games has announced all the new content, events, and sales in GTA Online this week. Starting with the new content, the Ubermacht Revolter luxury car is now in the online game and available to purchase from Legendary Motorsport.The slick-looking car is a deadly beast, featuring a machine gun on the front to keep enemies at bay like something out of James Bond. The fictional car's tagline is "Looks for the red carpet, power for when the deal goes south."Also in GTA Online this week, you c
  
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• Intel Says Do Not Use The Latest Security Patch For Spectre And Meltdown, Here's Why

  23-01-2018 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  In light of the Spectre and Meltdown security issues embedded in CPUs across the board, Intel put out an early version of a firmware update to help resolve the problem. However, Intel itself has come out and said that it is now recommending against using the updated firmware in its current state due to system instability and crashes.Intel executive VP Navin Shenoy gave an official statement. In part, he said the following: "We recommend that OEMs, cloud service providers, system manufacturers, s
  
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• FBI agent cut from Mueller probe doubted collusion theory

  23-01-2018 23:32 via yahoo.com
  New text messages allegedly reveal that controversial FBI official Peter Strzok was hesitant about joining Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation team because of his 'gut sense' there would be 'no big there there'; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Turkey kills at least 260 Kurdish, Islamic State fighters in Syria offensive -military

  23-01-2018 23:26 via yahoo.com
  By Ece Toksabay, Ellen Francis and Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey has killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants in its four-day-old offensive into the Kurdish-dominated Afrin region of northwest Syria, the Turkish military said on Tuesday.U.S. President Donald Trump plans to raise concerns with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call expected on Wednesday about Ankara's offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG forces in Afrin, a senior U.S.
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Killing Of 7-Year-Old Zainab Ansari

  23-01-2018 23:19 via yahoo.com
  Police in Lahore, Pakistan, have arrested a man for the rape and murder of 7-year-old Zainab Ansari, officials said on Tuesday.
  
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• Overwatch's New Skins From Blizzard World Update

  23-01-2018 23:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch's big new cosmetic update has launched on all platforms. That means there's a ton of new skins and items to get your hands on--and no time limit rushing you to get them all right away. These new cosmetics work differently than those we typically see added as part of an event with a limited-time loot box. This update adds more than 100 new items to the base loot box. In other words, these can all be unlocked at any time by playing, or you can purchase them directly through the Hero Gal
  
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• The 10 Best Hotels In The US In 2018, Revealed

  23-01-2018 23:11 via yahoo.com
  The jet-setting experts at TripAdvisor just unveiled their 16th annual Traveler’s Choice Awards for the best hotels in the U.S. for 2018, and the results have us impulsively researching flights to off-the-grid places like Cannon Beach, Ore., and San Antonio, Texas.
  
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• Iconoclasts Review

  23-01-2018 23:09 via gamespot.com
  
  Iconoclasts' Metroidvania-inspired style and structure is deceptively simple at first. The vibrant 2D-pixelated world you inhabit is evocative and the action is quick and snappy. But if you've played games like this before, it'd be easy to dismiss Iconoclasts as trite and rudimentary considering the number of similar experiences available nowadays. Yet as you push through the game's myriad twists and turns, it matures before your very eyes, unfurling to reveal complex puzzles and a heart wrenchi
  
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• Sea Of Thieves Beta Now Available To Pre-Load On Xbox One And PC

  23-01-2018 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  The closed beta for Microsoft's upcoming pirate game, Sea of Thieves, is set to begin tomorrow, January 24, and players can now start preparing for it ahead of time. The beta is available to pre-load on both Xbox One and PC, though only certain players will be able to participate in it.Like the Sea of Thieves technical alpha back in December, tomorrow's beta is restricted to those who either joined the Sea of Thieves Insider Program prior to December 1, 2017 or have pre-ordered the title. Xbox O
  
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• ICE Responds to Detainment of Michigan Doctor Citing 18 Encounters with Local Law Enforcement

  23-01-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responding to the controversial investigation of a Kalamazoo doctor who was detained last week.
  
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• Democrats ask Facebook and Twitter for evidence of Russia involvement in #ReleaseTheMemo

  23-01-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  Democrats are pressing Facebook and Twitter to illuminate if Russian-linked actors fanned an online campaign to release a politically charged memorandum.Republican politicians have been referencing a “shocking” and “alarming” analysis authored by a Republican-controlled intelligence committee, hinting that it shows abuse of government surveillance programmes.Paralleling those warnings, a #ReleasetheMemo hashtag flared on social media.
  
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• US-led strikes kill up to 150 IS fighters in Syria: coalition

  23-01-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  The US-led coalition has killed as many as 150 Islamic State fighters in an operation in the middle Euphrates River Valley in Syria, officials said Tuesday."The precision strikes were a culmination of extensive intelligence preparation to confirm an ISIS headquarters and command and control center in an exclusively ISIS-occupied location in the contested middle Euphrates River Valley," the statement read.While IS has lost most of the terrain they once controlled in Syria, they still remain entre
  
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• German police arrest 15-year-old for killing classmate

  23-01-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  German police have arrested a 15-year-old schoolboy suspected of killing a classmate on Tuesday by stabbing him in the neck, authorities and media reports said.Media reports said the teenager did not resist when police tracked him down through a helicopter search and arrested him.Prosecutors said preliminary investigations suggest that the boy was not planning a rampage at the school in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
  
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• U.S. attorney general orders probe of FBI agents' text messages

  23-01-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  By Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered an investigation into missing text messages exchanged between two Federal Bureau of Investigation staffers accused of expressing views against President Donald Trump, the Justice Department said.Texts between FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page exchanged between Dec. 14, 2016, and May 17, 2017, are among a broader batch of missing phone messages that the FBI's system failed to store because of a s
  
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• The Internet Is Really Mad That The Boss Baby Is Nominated For An Oscar

  23-01-2018 22:49 via gamespot.com
  
  The Academy Awards are coming up in early March, and we've gotten a full list of nominations. While other awards shows, including the Golden Globes, can provide some insight into what to expect, there can still be surprises. There were some pleasant ones this year, such as nominations for Jordan Peele (Get Out) and Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) in the Best Director category. And then there's The Boss Baby.Yes, The Boss Baby, the film in which Alec Baldwin plays a talking baby known as The Boss, is no
  
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• A Look Inside the Deadliest School Shootings in Modern American History

  23-01-2018 22:17 via yahoo.com
  Two people were killed at a Kentucky High School Tuesday in the latest fatal school shooting.
  
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• Overwatch Skins: All The New Legendary And Epic Skins In The Cosmetic Update

  23-01-2018 22:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Overwatch's big new cosmetic update has launched on all platforms. That means there's a ton of new skins and items to get your hands on--and no time limit rushing you to get them all right away. These new cosmetics work differently than those we typically see added as part of an event with a limited-time loot box. This update adds more than 100 new items to the base loot box. In other words, these can all be unlocked at any time by playing, or you can purchase them directly through the Hero Gal
  
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• The Most WTF Moments In Black Mirror Season 4

  23-01-2018 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Black Mirror Season 4 featured some of the darkest, weirdest, and most disturbing episodes of the show to date. From consciousness transference and mental manipulation, to killer robot dogs and auto-mutilation, creator Charlie Brooker and his collaborators took the viewer through a series of nightmarish near-future scenarios, which were all the more terrifying because they seem so possible. Here's our rundown of the most disturbing moments from the latest season.1. Deep space death (USS Callist
  
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• Turkey in deadly Kurdish militia clashes as US sounds alarm

  23-01-2018 22:01 via yahoo.com
  The Turkish army on Tuesday clashed with Kurdish militia in Syria in an operation that has already left three of its soldiers dead, as the United States voiced alarm that the offensive could endanger attempts to end the Syrian civil war.Amid growing international concern over the four-day-old cross-border campaign into Turkey's neighbour, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that Ankara would emerge victorious.Turkey on Saturday launched operation "Olive Branch" aimed at rooting out the Kurdish
  
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• Gun industry converges near Las Vegas mass shooting site

  23-01-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  The gun industry is holding its biggest annual trade show this week just a few miles from the site where a gunman slaughtered 58 concertgoers outside his high-rise Las Vegas hotel room in October using a display case worth of weapons, many fitted with bump stocks that enabled them to mimic fully automatic fire.
  
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• Pre-teens arrested for cyberbullying before girl's suicide

  23-01-2018 21:57 via yahoo.com
  Two 12-year-olds in Florida were arrested for cyberbullying in connection with the death of a middle-school student who police say hanged herself two weeks ago.
  
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• New On Netflix In February: Altered Carbon, Kill Bill, And More Movies And TV Shows

  23-01-2018 21:47 via gamespot.com
  
  While many look to February as a time for love, thanks to Valentine's Day, the true meaning of the second month of the year is to celebrate a long list of new things to stream on Netflix. The service is adding movie franchises, fan-favorite TV shows, and some highly anticipated originals in February.Among the originals is likely the biggest arrival of the month in Altered Carbon. The sci-fi series is based on the 2002 Richard K. Morgan novel of the same name and stars Joel Kinnaman, Renee Elise
  
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• Attack On Titan 2 For Switch Brings Gory Monster-Slaying On The Go

  23-01-2018 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  The original Attack on Titan game was a bit of a departure for developer Omega Force, the same team behind the Dynasty Warriors series. Forgoing the slaying of countless mobs of infantrymen for the larger and far deadlier Titans, the gameplay focused more on verticality and speed, pushing players to take out as many of the grotesque giants as possible. Continuing on in Attack on Titan 2--releasing March 20 on PS4, Xbox One, PC and for the first time Nintendo Switch--you'll play as a number of th
  
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• U.S. CDC director urges flu vaccinations as pediatric deaths mount

  23-01-2018 21:29 via yahoo.com
  (This version of the Jan 22 story was officially corrected to clarify that CDC director was referring to historical vaccination trends and not deaths from the current flu season in paragraphs 1 and 4)By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - Of the 30 U.S. children who have died from the flu so far this season, some 85 percent likely will not have been vaccinated, said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who urged Americans to get flu shots amid one of the mo
  
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• Report: Trump asked Acting FBI Director who he voted for in 2016

  23-01-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  The Washington Post reports President Trump asked acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe who he voted for after firing FBI director James Comey. Lawrence O'Donnell talks to Betsy Woodruff and Matt Miller about the Trump administration's pressure on the FBI.
  
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• My Parents Held Me Captive for 18 Years. This Is How We Can Save Other Kids

  23-01-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  Lessons we should all take from my experience and the tragic case in California
  
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• North Korea says protesters who burned Kim Jong-un image are 'stinking conservative riff-raff'

  23-01-2018 21:24 via yahoo.com
  North Korea has demanded South Korea apologise for "despicable conservative riff-raff" prostesters who burned an image of Kim Jong-un in Seoul. The incident threatened to undermine an agreement that athletes from North Korea would attend February's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. Organisers have sought to promote the event as a "Peace Olympics" to open a door for dialogue. But a group of right-wing activists set the image of Mr Kim on fire at a rally in Seoul on Monday, along with th
  
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• Kentucky school shooting leaves two students dead

  23-01-2018 21:24 via yahoo.com
  A teenage gunman opened fire in a Kentucky high school on Tuesday, leaving two students dead and more than a dozen people wounded, the US state's governor said.A 15-year-old student, now in custody, is alleged to have carried out the attack at the Marshall County High School in Benton, a small town in western Kentucky.Two students -- both also aged 15 -- died of gunshot wounds, while 12 other people were shot and five suffered other injuries in the shooting, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin told a n
  
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• The Latest: ICE: Doctor scrutinized after 18 interactions

  23-01-2018 21:23 via yahoo.com
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Polish-born Michigan doctor by federal immigration agents (all times local):
  
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• PS4 Game Sale: Lots Of PSN Deals From Now Until Jan. 30

  23-01-2018 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  A new batch of games are now discounted on the US PlayStation Store. While last week's selection of deals was rather slim, players have considerably more options to choose from this week thanks to the big PlayStation Essentials sale, which offers discounts on a ton of great PS4, PS3, and Vita games.As per usual, the biggest selection of discounts are for PS4, all of which offer an additional percentage off for PS Plus subscribers. Call of Duty: WWII is $45 (or $48 without PS Plus), Destiny 2 is
  
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• Turkey urged to show restraint in assault on Syrian Kurds

  23-01-2018 21:14 via yahoo.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — France and the United States on Tuesday urged Turkey to exercise restraint in its offensive against a Kurdish-held enclave in northern Syria, where the U.N. says an estimated 5,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.
  
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• Louise Turpin Had Tryst With Man She Met Online - and Husband David Drove Her, Sister Says

  23-01-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  He was apparently OK with waiting in the parking lot for his wife, her sister told Inside Edition.
  
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• Last major challenger to Egypt's Sisi calls off campaign after arrest

  23-01-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  The last challenger seen as a potential threat to the re-election of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was detained on Tuesday, and halted his campaign after the army accused him of breaking the law by running for office without permission.Former military chief of staff Lieutenant General Sami Anan, who had announced his candidacy last week, was taken to the Military Prosecutor's office in Cairo, according to his son and one of his lawyers, who were waiting outside the building.Anan's son
  
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• Former FBI chief Comey interviewed by special counsel: N.Y. Times

  23-01-2018 20:42 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller interviewed former FBI Director James Comey last year, focusing on memos Comey wrote about interactions he had with President Donald Trump that unnerved him, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Trump fired Comey last May after Comey publicly confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Deputy Att
  
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• New Overwatch Update Out Now, Adds New Skins And Blizzard World Map

  23-01-2018 20:40 via gamespot.com
  
  As promised, Blizzard has released the next big update for Overwatch. Players on PC, PS4, and Xbox One can now jump into the game's newest map, the unique Blizzard World, and get their hands on a ton of new cosmetics--including a variety of skins.Blizzard World takes the form of an amusement park based on Blizzard's franchises (outside of Overwatch, because that would be weird). There are areas dedicated to Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft, with plenty of nods and references for long-time fans of
  
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• Overwatch - New Cosmetics Trailer

  23-01-2018 20:37 via gamespot.com
  
  New cosmetics are now available in Overwatch! Unlock over 100 new items—including skins, sprays, emotes, voice lines, and more - for all 26 heroes.
  
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• CIA chief draws new 'red line' on North Korea nuclear buildup

  23-01-2018 20:37 via yahoo.com
  Mike Pompeo speaks at the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday in Washington DC.The CIA director, Mike Pompeo, has said that the Trump administration is intent on preventing North Korea from being able to fire multiple nuclear missiles at the United States, apparently sketching out a new red line for the regime in Pyongyang.Speaking in Washington, Pompeo explained for the first time what the administration meant when it warns that it would not allow the regime of Kim Jong-un to threaten the
  
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• Egypt's military arrests ex-general running for president

  23-01-2018 20:18 via yahoo.com
  CAIRO (AP) — Less than two weeks after announcing his candidacy, Egypt's former chief of staff was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of incitement against the armed forces and other charges in what appeared to be a calculated move to force out the last potentially serious challenger to President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
  
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• PS4 Experiencing Issues As PSN Is Partially Down Right Now

  23-01-2018 20:03 via gamespot.com
  
  If you're having trouble on PS4 right now, including playing games, it's not just you. PlayStation Network is suffering from issues right now, Sony has confirmed, although there's no word yet on how soon they will be resolved.Sony's PSN status page lists the Gaming and Social category as experiencing trouble right now. Specifically, it states, "You may have some difficulty launching games, applications, or online features." PlayStation's support account on Twitter also confirmed as much, saying,
  
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• Strong Earthquake Sparks Tsunami Panic Along America's West Coast

  23-01-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Cops in Kodiak, Alaska, posted a dramatic warning on Facebook after the 7.9-magnitude quake.
  
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• Destiny 2 Faction Rally Winner Named, New Weapon Now Available

  23-01-2018 19:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Destiny 2's first Season 2 Faction Rally has wrapped up, and we have a winner. New Monarchy has again emerged victorious, and that means its unique reward is now available for sale as part of Victory Week, which is underway on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.As with previous events, this means the Tower is now adorned with New Monarchy decorations to celebrate the win. The victor is determined based on the Faction that collectively earned the most rewards packages during the Faction Rally event. With New
  
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• WWE Releases Enzo Amore Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

  23-01-2018 19:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Update: WWE and Enzo Amore have parted ways less than one day after he was suspended amid allegations of sexual assault. In a statement on the company's website, it says, "WWE has come to terms on the release of Eric Arndt (Enzo Amore)." The original story continues below.As WWE was celebrating the 25th anniversary of Raw, there was a notable face missing from the show: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore. That's because Amore has been suspended indefinitely from the company after allegations
  
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• Germany’s Left Is Committing Suicide by Identity Politics

  23-01-2018 19:41 via yahoo.com
  Social democrats have committed to a partnership with Angela Merkel that exposes their greatest vulnerability.
  
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• Logan Paul's Brother Finally Opens Up About YouTube Star's Controversy: 'He Didn't Mean to Offend Anyone'

  23-01-2018 19:38 via yahoo.com
  Logan Paul is embroiled in a firestorm over video that showed a dead body.
  
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• Yep, The Most Romantic Hotel In The US Is In Ohio

  23-01-2018 19:36 via yahoo.com
  Hopeless romantics might find themselves second-guessing their idea of a romantic getaway thanks to this latest news.
  
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• Serial Stowaway Marilyn Hartman Arrested Again After Sneaking Onto London-Bound Flight

  23-01-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  The 66-year-old woman managed to sneak onto a flight to London without a passport or a ticket.
  
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• CIA: North Korea moving 'ever closer' to putting US at risk

  23-01-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that North Korea is moving "ever closer" to putting Americans at risk and that he believes leader Kim Jong Un won't rest until he's able to threaten multiple nuclear attacks against the U.S. at the same time.
  
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• Pokemon Go Adds A Bunch Of New Gen 3 Pokemon Today

  23-01-2018 19:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Go players now have a bunch of new Pokemon to add to their collections. Developer Niantic has added another batch of monsters from the Hoenn region to the popular mobile game, all of which can be found out in the wild beginning today, January 23.This new batch consists of 23 more Pokemon that originally appeared in the series' third-generation titles, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. Niantic hasn't specified which monsters have been added, but the developer shared a new piece of key art that f
  
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• The WWE Royal Rumble, By The Numbers

  23-01-2018 19:23 via gamespot.com
  
  We're only a few days away from the 2018 Royal Rumble on January 22, and the excitement is mounting. This is the best time of year to be a WWE fan. Every storyline is coming to a head, and the kickoff for that climax is the Royal Rumble match, which determines who will get a coveted title shot at WrestleMania 34. The Royal Rumble winner is vaulted to the rarified level of Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin. Both men became main event stars thanks to the prestige of their Rumble victories.The Royal
  
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• GS News Update: God Of War PS4's Release Date Confirmed, New Story Trailer Released

  23-01-2018 19:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has announced God of War will launch for PlayStation 4 on April 20.
  
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