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• Vatican rebukes cardinal over 'selling out' to China accusations

  30-01-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  By Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday rebuked a senior cardinal who said its diplomats were "selling out" Chinese Catholics loyal to the pope as part of a deal aimed at normalizing ties with Beijing's communist government.In a sharply worded statement, the Vatican said it was surprising and regrettable that some people in the Church were "fostering confusion and controversy".It came a day after Cardinal Joseph Zen, the outspoken former archbishop of Hong Kong, caused
  
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• FEMA criticized for plan to end storm aid in Puerto Rico

  30-01-2018 23:56 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to halt hurricane relief supplies to Puerto Rico drew criticism Tuesday from members of Congress and the mayor of the island's largest city.
  
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• New Friday The 13th Update Out Now On PS4, Xbox One, And PC; Here Are The Patch Notes

  30-01-2018 23:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Developer IllFonic is releasing a new update for Friday the 13th. The patch is rolling out today, January 30, on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it introduces several new pieces of content to the multiplayer survival-horror game, including a new Jason, map, and more.With today's update, IllFonic is adding the Pinehurst map and Jason V from the fifth Friday the 13th film, A New Beginning. Both will be playable in multiplayer and offline with bots. Jason V will be available immediately to all players a
  
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• New attractions coming to Disney Parks

  30-01-2018 23:52 via yahoo.com
  Toy Story Land, Marvel Land, and Star Wars Land are all coming to Disney Parks.
  
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• BioWare's Anthem Officially Delayed Until 2019 On PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  30-01-2018 23:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Anthem, the new IP from BioWare, will not be released in 2018 as previously planned. Instead, the Destiny-esque action game will launch in early 2019, EA confirmed today during its quarterly earnings call with investors. For its part, the company claims this is not a delay.Prior to the call, it shared this with the Wall Street Journal, confirming a recent report from Kotaku that said Anthem had been delayed. Speaking with the WSJ, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen stated this was not actually a delay. Howe
  
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• Photo released of dead child known as 'Little Jacob' found dead on Galveston beach

  30-01-2018 23:20 via yahoo.com
  Detectives release photograph of dead child as 'last resort' in effort to identify him. WARNING: Photograph may disturb some viewers
  
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• The Latest: Vegas shooting records show 2 people of interest

  30-01-2018 23:17 via yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on court orders by Nevada judges to release documents that had been sealed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local):
  
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• Oklahoma rapist avoids jail; blindness cited as major factor

  30-01-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man who is legally blind has been sentenced to probation for raping a 13-year-old Texas girl at a church camp, after prosecutors cited his disability in agreeing to a plea deal that spares him prison time.
  
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• Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop

  30-01-2018 23:05 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — After coming under excoriating public criticism, Pope Francis decided Tuesday to send the Vatican's most respected sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate a bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country's most notorious pedophile priest.
  
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• GOP Congressman Calls For Undocumented SOTU Guests To Be Arrested On The Spot

  30-01-2018 23:04 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― About 30 young undocumented immigrants are attending the State of the Union on Tuesday as guests of lawmakers ― and one of their colleagues wants to use the opportunity to have those guests arrested.
  
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• Trump brings 'deep state' paranoia to SOTU

  30-01-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  Nicolle Wallace points out that when Donald Trump calls for the purging of federal employees who undermine the trust of the American people, he is talking about loyalty to Trump, not a meritocracy.
  
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• Police: Kidnap victim shot after grabbing FBI agent's rifle

  30-01-2018 22:59 via yahoo.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — A kidnapping victim killed during a rescue attempt was shot after grabbing the rifle of an FBI agent when the agent tried to enter the home where the victim was being held, police said Tuesday, describing the incident as tragic.
  
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• Cool-Looking VR Rollerblading Game Sprint Vector Releases Next Week

  30-01-2018 22:50 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the most intriguing games coming to VR this year is Sprint Vector, a stylish "adrenaline platformer" for Oculus, Vive, and PS4. It was one of the many PSVR titles that Sony showcased during its Paris Games Week pre-show back in November, though at the time, developer Survios had yet to narrow down a release window for the game. Following a recent closed beta, Survios has now announced a release date for Sprint Vector, and it's coming very soon.Sprint Vector launches in the first half of F
  
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• BioWare's Anthem Officially Delayed Until 2019

  30-01-2018 22:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Anthem, the new IP from BioWare, will not be released in 2018 as previously planned. Instead, the Destiny-esque action game will launch in early 2019, EA confirmed today alongside its latest earnings report.That's according to the Wall Street Journal, and it confirms a recent report from Kotaku that said Anthem had been delayed. Speaking with the WSJ, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen claimed this was not actually a delay. However, that appears to be untrue, given the company had previously cited a 2018 re
  
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• Rocky Syria talks in Russia end, ignore key opposition demands

  30-01-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  By Kinda Makieh and Maria TsvetkovaSOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - A Syrian peace conference in Russia ended on Tuesday with a statement calling for democratic elections, but ignoring key opposition demands after a day marred by squabbles and heckling of the Russian foreign minister.The participants also agreed to set up a committee to rewrite the Syrian constitution at the conference, which much of the opposition said aimed to serve the interests of President Bashar al-Assad and his close ally, Mosco
  
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• Victim's dad: Son, killer had run-in before car-wash rampage

  30-01-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  MELCROFT, Pa. (AP) — The father of one of four people gunned down by a jealous ex-boyfriend at a car wash says the shooter had an altercation with his son at a bar hours before the deadly rampage.
  
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• Only One President Had The Guts To Say The State Of The Union Is 'Not Good'

  30-01-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― The State of the Union is one of the most predictable set pieces of political theater in the United States.
  
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• Trump lawyers try to avoid Mueller interview

  30-01-2018 22:36 via yahoo.com
  Kristen Welker, NBC News White House correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's lawyers working on a way for Trump to speak with Robert Mueller without opening himself to saying something regrettable or worse.
  
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• Most Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Players Tried The Campaign, But No Sales Revealed In EA Report

  30-01-2018 22:36 via gamespot.com
  
  It's a big day for Electronic Arts, as the company just reported earnings for the quarter ended December 31. This was an especially notable period because it covers the holiday season and the launch of the much-criticised Star Wars: Battlefront II. Some analysts predicted lower-than-expected sales due to the controversy involving the game's use of microtransactions (which were removed just before the game's public launch). So how did the game sell in the wake of those issues? We don't know yet,
  
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• India's 'Unwanted' Girls Number In The Millions, New Report Finds

  30-01-2018 22:17 via yahoo.com
  Indian families’ traditional preference for sons over daughters has led to the existence of millions of “unwanted” girls in the country, a new government report estimates.
  
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• Top Republican Admits Gerrymandering Could Help GOP Keep Control Of The House

  30-01-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  The congressman running the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm of the House GOP, just said openly that partisan gerrymandering could help his party retain control of the House in November.
  
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• US Speaker Paul Ryan calls for a 'cleanse' of the FBI

  30-01-2018 21:59 via yahoo.com
  House Speaker Paul Ryan has reportedly called for a “cleansing” of the FBI – a day after its deputy director resigned after being criticised by Donald Trump.Mr Ryan told Republicans he also supported the public release of a memo drawn up by members of the House Intelligence Committee that Democrats have claimed is an attempt to undermine Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe.Cleanse the organisation,” Mr Ryan said, according to Fox News.
  
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• Hunt: Showdown Closed Alpha Livestream

  30-01-2018 21:57 via gamespot.com
  
  We check out Crytek's latest game Hunt: Showdown a multiplayer shooter with mix of PvP and PvE elements.
  
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• New Overwatch Update Nerfs Mercy And Junkrat; Patch Notes Released

  30-01-2018 21:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has released a new update for Overwatch, and it implements some of the balance changes we've heard about recently. Specifically, it targets both Mercy and Junkrat for nerfs, while also introducing a nice new feature for those playing the game on Xbox One X.The biggest change in the new patch, which is available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, targets Mercy's Resurrect ability. As game director Jeff Kaplan explained in a recent developer update, Blizzard has been concerned with the impact it h
  
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• GOP Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest undocumented immigrants at State of the Union

  30-01-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  Some Democratic lawmakers are set to bring "Dreamers" as guests to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Review: The Fast And The Furious

  30-01-2018 21:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite the countless Dragon Ball games that have appeared since the manga debuted in the mid-'80s, the series has never needed them to sustain its popularity. Most are forgettable, some are good, and even fewer are truly great. Thanks to developer Arc System Works' particular talents, Dragon Ball FighterZ is one of the great ones, if not the best yet. Even if you think Dragon Ball is old hat, and even if you're intimidated by fighting games, there's a good chance you'll be drawn into the explos
  
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• Mayon Volcano Erupts in the Philippines, Leaving Towns in Darkness

  30-01-2018 21:35 via yahoo.com
  Scientists fear a massive eruption may be imminent.
  
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• GTA 5: What's New To GTA Online For PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Week

  30-01-2018 21:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar has rolled out another batch of new content for Grand Theft Auto V. The latest GTA Online update is now available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it adds a couple of new features to the online mode. On top of a new assortment of discounts and bonuses, this week's update introduces the stylish Pfister Neon electric sports car, as well as a chaotic new mode called Hardest Target.Hardest Target is an Adversary mode that pits two teams of up to 16 players against each other. The object of the
  
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• Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria

  30-01-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  Turkish air strikes pounded the Syrian border region of Afrin on Tuesday and fighting raged on two fronts as Ankara pursued its offensive against the Kurdish enclave.A monitoring group and Kurdish sources said Turkey's air force had stepped up its raids on the 10th day of operation "Olive Branch", which sees Turkey providing air and ground support to Syrian opposition fighters in an offensive against Kurdish militia in northwestern Syria.Ankara has pushed forward with the operation to force the
  
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• Trump Sotu Speech Given from "Alternate Reality"

  30-01-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  Republican strategist Steve Schmidt reacts to Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, saying it was delivered from an “alternate reality” and will be soon forgotten once Trump returns to "reckless" behavior.
  
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• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Investigation Into Karolyi Ranch Allegations

  30-01-2018 21:27 via yahoo.com
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has ordered additional law enforcement to investigate allegations of sexual assault at Walker County’s Karolyi Ranch, the former training facility for USA Gymnastics athletes.
  
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• Fortnite Offering Freebies To Players To Make Up For Recent Server Downtime Issues

  30-01-2018 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Last week's rollout of a new Fortnite update didn't go as smoothly as planned, leading to an extended period of downtime across PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Epic Games has apologized for the situation and now plans to offer players of both the Battle Royale and Save the World modes a freebie to make up for it.On the Battle Royale side, players will receive 20 Battle Stars toward their Battle Pass progression. The Battle Pass can be purchased to unlock various rewards as you play the game, with the pri
  
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• Destiny 2 Update And Iron Banner Out Now; Here Are The Patch Notes

  30-01-2018 21:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie has concluded its server maintenance routine, and Destiny 2 servers are back online. The first Iron Banner event of Season 2, which began in early December with Curse of Osiris's release, is now live for a limited time, and a major new update has been released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Here's exactly what it does.As Bungie detailed previously, update 1.1.2 introduces Masterwork armor. This is a rare quality that all Legendary armor can take on, and it operates similarly to the Masterwork
  
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• The First Purge Poster Wants To Make America Great Again

  30-01-2018 21:15 via gamespot.com
  
  The next film in the Purge franchise is going back in time. The First Purge will be a prequel set during the first year of the annual one-day murder spree. In preparation for the new film, Blumhouse--the studio behind the franchise--has revealed the movie's synopsis, cast, and a very interesting first poster.The synopsis of the movie reads, "Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country's 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement t
  
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• Trump SOTU Fell Short on Truth

  30-01-2018 21:10 via yahoo.com
  Senator Kamala Harris shares her reaction to Donald Trump's State of the Union address, with particular criticism of his characterization of the tax bill and Trump's treatment of immigrants.
  
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• Trump Takes Shot at Mueller in Sotu

  30-01-2018 20:56 via yahoo.com
  Lawrence O'Donnell points out that Donald Trump's call for removing federal employees who undermine the public trust is a thinly veiled shot at Robert Mueller's investigation of Trump.
  
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• Trump Sotu Speech Aimed at "Sweet Spot" Not "Hannity Crowd

  30-01-2018 20:55 via yahoo.com
  MSNBC's Chris Matthews responds to President Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech saying it was aimed at a wider group, not just a "raging right wing theme".
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Has Amazing Potential For Some Crazy Combo Attacks

  30-01-2018 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  While Dragon Ball FighterZ has only been out for a relatively short amount of time, that hasn't stopped players from diving deep into the game's mechanics to see how far they can push the roster of characters. While there's still much to experiment with in regards to the systems in-game, DBFZ has already proven to be an incredibly rich fighting game that displays some incredibly stylized and dramatic moves that show off just how creative players can get.In the video above, our resident fighting
  
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• Everything you need to know about tomorrow's super blue blood moon

  30-01-2018 20:51 via yahoo.com
  A rare celestial phenomenon will take place January 31, when a super moon, blue moon and total lunar eclipse take place at the same time.
  
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• Shadow Of The Colossus Review: A Timeless Classic

  30-01-2018 20:48 via gamespot.com
  
  2005's Shadow of the Colossus was a revelation, a game whose gorgeous aesthetic and reserved tone were, at the time, undeniably distinct. Together with its unique take on boss encounters and a stirring soundtrack, those aspects made the game a defining title of the PlayStation 2 era. But it was also a game infamous for its technical issues: most notably, the ambitious design of the titular colossi meant the game would often suffer from a choppy, aggravating framerate.A 2011 HD remaster for the P
  
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• Pfizer's new tax rate higher than investors hoped, shares fall

  30-01-2018 20:44 via yahoo.com
  Pfizer Incsaid on Tuesday it expected to pay tax at an adjusted rate of about 17 percent this year, higher than some investors had expected, sending its shares down more than 3 percent.Shares of the largest U.S. drugmaker jumped last Friday after rival AbbVie Incprojected a new adjusted tax rate of just 9 percent and rose to their highest level since 2002 on Monday on hopes that Pfizer might benefit to a similar extent.Drugmaker stocks were also broadly lower on Tuesday after Amazon.com Inc , Be
  
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• Three New Xbox One Backwards Compatible Games Now Available

  30-01-2018 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Three more Xbox 360 games have joined Xbox One's backwards compatibility program. Critically acclaimed shooter Spec Ops: The Line, comic book-based shooter The Darkness II, and Xbox Live Arcade game The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom are all now available to play on Xbox One.Spec Ops: The Line is a third-person military shooter set in Dubai. It's praised for its story, particularly for its exploration of morality, the horrors of war, and mental illness. Spec Ops originally released in 2012 a
  
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• Immigrant activist: Detentions are 'psychological warfare'

  30-01-2018 20:33 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A detained immigrant activist freed by a judge's ruling said Tuesday that U.S. immigration officials are engaging in "psychological warfare" by targeting him and other activists for detention and deportation.
  
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• Destiny 2 Iron Banner Gear: All The New Armor Ornaments, Weapons, And Items

  30-01-2018 20:29 via gamespot.com
  
  One of Destiny 2's biggest updates so far is now available, introducing new elements to the game like Masterwork armor and Raid armor perks. Its release also marks the launch of the latest Iron Banner event, which is the first one to take place since Curse of Osiris debuted in December. That DLC started the second season of in-game content, with each season bringing new gear to activities like Faction Rally and Iron Banner. Following the recent Faction Rally event's new set of items, now is you
  
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• PS4 Vs PS4 Slim Vs PS4 Pro: What Are The Differences And Which PlayStation 4 Should You Buy?

  30-01-2018 20:27 via gamespot.com
  
  With three major PS4 models out on the market, it's easy to be a little confused as to the different specs and features of each SKU. We're going to clear that situation up in this article and break down which PS4 is right for you. You can also check out our review of the original PS4, review of the PS4 Slim, and review of the PS4 Pro. To see how all the modern consoles, including all SKUs of PlayStation 4 compare, click here.PS4 Specs PlayStation 4PlayStation 4 SlimPlayStation 4 ProCPU1.6GHz 8-c
  
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• Superman Getting The Gotham Treatment With Metropolis TV Show

  30-01-2018 20:26 via gamespot.com
  
  What was Metropolis like before Superman moved to town? That's a question that will be answered in the latest original series announced for DC Entertainment's upcoming streaming service.Metropolis comes from John Stephens and Danny Cannon--the producers of Gotham, which is set in a pre-Batman Gotham City--and will consist of a 13-episode first season. A synopsis from DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV reads, "Set in the wondrous and awe-inspiring City of Tomorrow before the arrival of Superman
  
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• Military blames 'human error' for hidden Afghan war data

  30-01-2018 20:17 via yahoo.com
  The Defense Department is withholding important figures about how the nation's longest war is going, a watchdog office says. The latest quarterly report omits such data as the size of Afghan forces and the number of districts under Taliban control.
  
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• Here's The Beginning From One Of 2018's Best Games So Far, Subnautica

  30-01-2018 20:10 via gamespot.com
  
  2018 may have only begun, but it's already proving to be a great year for video games. January alone saw the launch of major titles like Monster Hunter World and Dragon Ball FighterZ (with Dissidia Final Fantasy NT still on the way before February rolls around), as well as a number of wonderful indie games like Celeste and Iconoclasts. One of the most intriguing releases of the month, however, is Subnautica, an underwater adventure/survival game out now on PC (and on Xbox One Game Preview).While
  
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• Xbox One Sale: Game Discounts For Deals With Gold From Now Until Feb. 6

  30-01-2018 20:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Last week's Xbox Deals with Gold may have expired, but a new selection of discounts is now available in the Xbox Store. Microsoft has rolled out the latest batch of game deals for Xbox Live Gold members, offering discounts on a handful of titles for both Xbox One and Xbox 360.As usual, Xbox One owners have the biggest selection of deals to choose from this week, most of which are exclusive to Xbox Live Gold members. The standard version of Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 4 is $20.09 / &p
  
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• PS4 Game Sale: Tons Of PSN Deals From Now Until Feb. 6

  30-01-2018 19:54 via gamespot.com
  
  The PlayStation Essentials sale may be over, but a new selection of game discounts are now available on the US PlayStation Store. This week, Sony is holding a PS Plus Specials sale that's available exclusively to PS Plus subscribers, and it offers discounts on a variety of PS4, PS3, and Vita titles.As always, the biggest selection of discounts is reserved for PS4 titles. Madden NFL 18: GOAT Super Bowl Edition is $18, NBA Live 18: The One Edition is $7.49, NHL 18 is $18, Need for Speed Payback is
  
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