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• Tom Cruise Shares Photo To Tease Start of Production on 'Top Gun 2'

  31-05-2018 23:55 via yahoo.com
  Tom Cruise is officially back in the cockpit.
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ: New DLC Characters Fused Zamasu and SSGSS Vegito Out Now

  31-05-2018 23:54 via gamespot.com
  
  The Dragon Ball FighterZ roster continues to grow, as two more DLC characters have arrived for the Dragon Ball fighting game. Fused Zamasu and Super Saiyan Blue Vegito are both now available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and they can be purchased either individually or as part of the Dragon Ball FighterZ season pass.Both Fused Zamasu and Super Saiyan Blue Vegito are fused warriors who appear in Dragon Ball Super. Fused Zamasu is one of the series' major antagonists and is the resulting fusion of Gok
  
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• Mueller probe spent $4.5 million from October to March: Justice Department

  31-05-2018 23:47 via yahoo.com
  By Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating suspected Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election spent $4.5 million between October last year and March 2018, the Department of Justice said on Thursday.Mueller's office is also looking into possible links between President Donald Trump's election campaign and Russia.
  
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• E3 2018 Xbox One Press Conference: What Time Is It On and How To Watch

  31-05-2018 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  We're in the run up to E3 2018, and many companies have already outlined their plans for this year's show. The expo formally begins on Tuesday, June 12, but a number of major publishers will host their own press conferences in the days leading up to the event. Microsoft's briefing is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 10, although this year's showing will be much different than in past years.Instead of having a presence inside the Los Angeles Convention Center, where E3 is traditionally hel
  
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• Sixteen contenders to face off in final of U.S. spelling bee

  31-05-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  Coolly acing such obscure words as "staphylinid," "amphipneustic" and "synecphonesis," 16 young contestants made it to the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday after five hours of tense competition.“I knew almost all the words in Round 6, so I was really upset,” said Melodie Loya, 13, who forgot the silent “g” in the word "pignoli," a synonym for pine nuts.The 91st annual bee, which began on Tuesday and ends onThursday night, opened with a field of
  
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• Anti-Kremlin journalist defends faking own murder

  31-05-2018 23:30 via yahoo.com
  Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko on Thursday defended faking his own murder with the cooperation of the Ukrainian security services, after the shock operation was criticised by fellow reporters.Kiev has come under fire after it admitted staging the killing in a bid to foil what it said was a real assassination plot by Moscow against the anti-Kremlin journalist.Babchenko made a scarcely credible reappearance at a press conference in Kiev on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the Ukrainian aut
  
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• What Does E3 Stand For?

  31-05-2018 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  June is upon us, which can only mean one thing: It's time for E3. We'll soon be inundated with countless game announcements, trailers, and demos, including what's sure to be some nice surprises--assuming they don't all get leaked first. But what does E3 itself stand for?E3 is a ubiquitous term for the industry's biggest gaming event, but it's merely a shorthand for its full name: the Electronic Entertainment Expo. E3 has been around for more than two decades now, dating back to 1995. It's evolve
  
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• Border Patrol Shooting Shakes Town Where Illegal Crossings Are Part Of Daily Life

  31-05-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  RIO BRAVO, Texas ― The vague message J.C. Gonzalez received over the radio on
  
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• Dave Bautista's Avengers 4 Spoiler Is Incredibly Obvious

  31-05-2018 23:04 via gamespot.com
  
  It's now been a month since Avengers: Infinity War arrived in theaters and left audiences shocked with how the war between the heroes and Thanos played out. If you've still not seen Infinity War and have somehow managed to avoid finding out how the movie ends, consider this a spoiler warning.In the final moments of Infinity War, half of the Marvel Cinematic Universe turned to dust after Thanos snapped his fingers using the Infinity Gauntlet. Among those that died were the nearly the entire cast
  
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• Anti-Kremlin journalist smeared in pig's blood to fool the world

  31-05-2018 23:04 via yahoo.com
  Anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko, who has dismissed criticism of helping stage his own death, disclosed Thursday some details of the ruse that fooled the world for a day.Babchenko made a shocking reappearance at a press conference in Kiev on Wednesday, more than 12 hours after the Ukrainian authorities reported he had been shot dead at his home in a contract-style killing.Ukraine's SBU security service said the ruse was meant to foil a real assassination plot against Babchenko ordered by
  
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• Prosecutor: 2 bodies in home of man facing kidnapping charge

  31-05-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Two dead bodies have been found at the home of a man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and torturing a woman, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
  
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• Outrage, apologies and pardons in the age of Trump

  31-05-2018 23:01 via yahoo.com
  From Roseanne Barr to Samantha Bee, this week's spin cycle of outrage and apologies has applied differently to President Trump.
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 DLC Is Possible, But No Announced Plans - GameSpot Daily

  31-05-2018 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two's CEO talks about possible Red Dead Redemption 2 DLC on PS4 and Xbox One, while Rage 2 developer Avalanche Studios gets bought up.
  
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• Every Star Wars Success And Failure, Outside Of The Main Movies

  31-05-2018 22:59 via gamespot.com
  
  In 1977, Star Wars made its debut. Its release marked the start of one of the biggest movie franchises in history, which has expanded into games, books, comics, and more. The past 40-plus years have seen the main movie series expand to include eight movies, which range from amazing to the absolutely horrific.Additionally, there have been plenty of TV series and spin-off movies that take place outside of the core Skywalker story. Some of these breakouts were awe-inspiring while others continue t
  
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• Walmart goes upscale with personal shopper service

  31-05-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  Walmart on Thursday unveiled a new concierge shopping service enabling customers to get quick deliveries and advice from a personal assistant, going upscale in theretail giant's battle with Amazon.The new $50 per month service called Jetblack is launching in New York, offering "curated shopping recommendations" using both artificial intelligence and professional assistants.The new subscription service ramps up competition with Amazon, which gives customers a variety of benefits and delivery opti
  
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• Dogs Rescued After Breeder Allegedly Debarked Them With Object Down Throats

  31-05-2018 22:50 via yahoo.com
  Fifteen dogs were removed from a Pennsylvania property last week after some of
  
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• People Are Losing It Over Malala Yousafzai's Otherworldly Message to Elon Musk

  31-05-2018 22:45 via yahoo.com
  "This is my favorite thing on the entirety of the internet right now"
  
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• Ghostbusters, The Karate Kid, And More Weird Cartoons Based On Movies

  31-05-2018 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  When it comes to figuring out how successful a movie was with audiences, the box office returns are normally a pretty good thing to research. However, once upon a time, there was another way to figure out how big of an impact your film had.During the 1980s and 1990s, a slew of movies were adapted into cartoons to further appeal to kids. After all, if your movie becomes a cartoon, you can make more toys to sell, and more toys equals more money. And while most of the animated series made perfect
  
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• Will Democrats Back A Former Bush Official Who Hates Trump As Much As They Do?

  31-05-2018 22:37 via yahoo.com
  Richard Painter, an ethics lawyer in former President George W. Bush's
  
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• Bugatti Video Focuses On Little Details That Make Chiron So Fast

  31-05-2018 22:33 via yahoo.com
  Bugatti even puts its logo on parts that most people never see.
  
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• Death Stranding PS4 Pre-Order Guide

  31-05-2018 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Game director Hideo Kojima might be done with the Metal Gear series, but that doesn't mean he's done with video games. After parting ways with Konami in 2015, Kojima opened a new studio with the help of Sony. The company's first project is the PS4 exclusive Death Stranding, a mysterious game that somehow becomes even more cryptic with the release of each new trailer.But maybe Kojima's illustrious track record is enough to sell you on anything his company might make. That's understandable--the Me
  
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• Fortnite Challenges (Week 5): Greasy Grove Treasure Map, Minigun/LMG Bug, Disco Ball Dance

  31-05-2018 22:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Week 5 challenges in Fortnite: Battle Royale are live, presenting Season 4 Battle Pass owners with another set of seven objectives to complete. These include some fairly routine objectives--one of which is bugged as of this writing--while a trickier one involves tracking down a Greasy Grove treasure map. More importantly, you'll need the cooperation of other players to do some dancing.First up is the Hard-difficulty challenge to follow the treasure map found in Greasy Grove. You can head to Grea
  
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• Assad raises prospect of clashes with U.S. forces in Syria

  31-05-2018 22:19 via yahoo.com
  By Tom PerryBEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad raised the possibility of conflict with U.S. forces in Syria if they do not withdraw from the country soon.In an interview with Russia's RT international broadcaster, Assad said he would negotiate with fighters backed on the ground by Washington, but would reclaim territory they control by force if necessary, whether or not American troops supported them.In Washington, the State Department said it was not looking to fight Syrian or Iranian
  
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• Sally Field's Tweet On Samantha Bee's Ivanka Trump Comment Is One For The Books

  31-05-2018 22:13 via yahoo.com
  Sally Field has weighed in on Samantha Bee calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ: New DLC Characters Fused Zamasu and SSGSS Blue Vegito Out Now

  31-05-2018 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  The Dragon Ball FighterZ roster continues to grow, as two more DLC characters have arrived for the Dragon Ball fighting game. Fused Zamasu and Super Saiyan Blue Vegito are both now available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and they can be purchased either individually or as part of the Dragon Ball FighterZ season pass.Both Fused Zamasu and Super Saiyan Blue Vegito are fused warriors who appear in Dragon Ball Super. Fused Zamasu is one of the series' major antagonists and is the resulting fusion of Gok
  
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• Five Free PC Games Out Now For Amazon / Twitch Prime Members (June 2018)

  31-05-2018 22:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Starting a day early--May 31--Amazon and Twitch Prime members can now download their free games for June 2018. To collect your freebies, just click the crown-shaped Prime Loot icon next to the search bar on Twitch. That opens a drop-down menu containing your free games.Kicking off the freebies is Strafe, a gory first-person shooter that wouldn't look out of place in 1996. It's a fast-paced roguelike-inspired game with procedurally generated levels and tons of blood-spilling weapons. Next up are
  
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• Fallen soldier's comrades cradle his newborn daughter in powerful photo

  31-05-2018 21:55 via yahoo.com
  Army Specialist Chris Harris tragically died in combat just months before his
  
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• Samantha Bee Loses Advertisers After Comments About Ivanka Trump

  31-05-2018 21:44 via yahoo.com
  Samantha Bee used her show Wednesday night to highlight the Trump
  
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• Chris Pratt Responds To Fans Still Upset About Star-Lord's Actions In 'Infinity War'

  31-05-2018 21:43 via yahoo.com
  Warning: Spoilers for "Avengers: Infinity War" below!
  
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• Delta just made two major company changes -- and it speaks volumes to how the airline listens to employee feedback

  31-05-2018 21:41 via yahoo.com
  With a seemingly never-ending slew of bad airplane news — from disorderly
  
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• Wondrous dunes on Pluto are made of grains of frozen methane

  31-05-2018 21:39 via yahoo.com
  By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have detected another exotic feature on one of the solar system's most wondrous worlds, a large field of dunes on the surface of the distant, frigid dwarf planet Pluto apparently composed of wind-swept, sand-sized grains of frozen methane."Pluto, even though it's so far away from Earth and so very cold, has a riot of processes we never expected to see.It is far more interesting than any of us dreamed, and tells us that these very distant bodies are
  
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• Disinformation wars: How Ukraine fought the Kremlin's fake news machine

  31-05-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Yahoo interviews the founder of StopFake.com, which has grown into a Snopes-type website that debunks Russian lies and propaganda in 11 languages.
  
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• Retta Talks 'Roseanne' Cancellation: 'She's Been A Hot Mess For A Long Time'

  31-05-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  The comedian weighs in on Roseanne Barr's controversial tweet
  
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• Here's What You Should Order at Olive Garden According to an Ex-Server

  31-05-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  Here's What You Should Order at Olive Garden According to an Ex-Server
  
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• The Ford F-150 Diesel Gets Better Highway MPG Than the Ford EcoSport

  31-05-2018 21:28 via yahoo.com
  The Ford F-150 gets up to 30 mpg on the highway, beating Ford’s subcompact EcoSport.
  
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• The Crow Movie Reboot: Star And Director Quit Weeks Before Start Of Production

  31-05-2018 21:22 via gamespot.com
  
  The long-awaited reboot of the classic '90s movie The Crow has stalled once again. The film was only a few weeks away from the start of production in Budapest, with Aquaman actor Jason Momoa set to star as the iconic comic book character. However, it has now been reported that both Momoa and director Corin Hardy have left the project over creative and financial issues.According to Deadline, Momoa and Hardy quit following disagreements between Davis Films, the company which owns the rights to the
  
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• DC's Batman Movie Reportedly Finds Its Villain

  31-05-2018 21:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Like much of the DC movie universe, the future of Batman on the big screen remains uncertain. War for the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves is attached to a new Batman movie, currently known as The Batman, but with no confirmed release date or lead actor to potentially replace Ben Affleck, it isn't clear when we might see it. However, some news has now emerged about the movie's potential villain.This comes via Variety writer Justin Kroll, who stated on Twitter that the Penguin was being li
  
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• Top Gun 2 Starts Production; Tom Cruise Reveals Teaser Image

  31-05-2018 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Back in January 2016, legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed that he had been talking to Tom Cruise about a potential sequel to the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun. More than two years later, it has been confirmed that Top Gun: Maverick has started shooting ahead of its July 2019 release.The news comes via Cruise himself, who celebrated day one of the movie's production with a new tweet. It shows Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, looking out across a runway at his F-14A Tomcat, with one of the
  
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• PUBG: New Update Out Now On PC, Full Patch Notes Released

  31-05-2018 21:09 via gamespot.com
  
  While PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is off suing Fortnite for copyright infringement, a new patch has landed on PUBG's PC servers, introducing a host of changes, tweaks, and bug fixes. Some of these changes come in the form of the effectiveness of throwables (i.g. frag grenades, Molotovs, and stun grenades), a nerf of the M24 sniper, and a new anti-cheat mechanism.With this new patch update, frag grenades see a damage and radius buff, Molotovs have an increased area of effect and will explode wh
  
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• Battlefield 5 Adds New Airborne Multiplayer Mode

  31-05-2018 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  EA and DICE are teasing a new multiplayer mode coming to Battlefield V. The "Airborne" mode will have players parachute into the combat area by plane, but it's not another battle royale. Instead, this mode is an objective-based attack/defend variant.The details are so scant they were announced via tweet. It promises "you'll parachute into the battlefield and work with your squad to destroy enemy artillery, or defend them and make sure the threat from above is dealt with."The paratrooper aspect s
  
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• Samantha Bee Apologizes For Her Ivanka Trump Comments After Widespread Backlash

  31-05-2018 21:03 via yahoo.com
  Samantha Bee has apologized for calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless c**t" on her
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ Dramatic Finishes - Vegito (SSGSS) & Zamasu (Fused)

  31-05-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Watch as Vegito (SSGSS) unleashes his Final Kamehameha, and Trunks uses his Sword of Hope against Zamasu in these new Dragon Ball FighterZ Dramatic Finishes!
  
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• E3 2018 Nintendo Switch Press Conference: What Time Is It On and How To Watch

  31-05-2018 20:52 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2018 is nearly upon us. The show formally kicks off on Tuesday, June 12, but as in recent years, many big-name publishers will host their own press conferences in the days leading up to the event. Nintendo's will once again take the form of a pre-recorded Direct-style video presentation, which is scheduled to air at 9 AM PT / 12 PM PT / 5 PM BST, just before E3 proper begins.As usual, the company has been fairly secretive about its plans heading into this year's E3. Outside of confirming that
  
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• Police beach arrest video shows woman spit at, berated cops

  31-05-2018 20:47 via yahoo.com
  Dueling videos show the arrest of a Philadelphia woman suspected of underage drinking on a New Jersey beach, with one shot by a beachgoer showing a police officer punching her in the head, and police body-cam footage appearing to show her spitting at an officer afterward.
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC Out Now, Adds New Characters

  31-05-2018 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  The Dragon Ball FighterZ roster continues to grow, as two more DLC characters have arrived for the Dragon Ball fighting game. Fused Zamasu and Super Saiyan Blue Vegito are both now available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and they can be purchased either individually or as part of the Dragon Ball FighterZ season pass.Both Fused Zamasu and Super Saiyan Blue Vegito are fused warriors who appear in Dragon Ball Super. Fused Zamasu is one of the series' major antagonists and is the resulting fusion of Gok
  
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• Why Incredibles 2 Begins Exactly Where The Original Left Off

  31-05-2018 20:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Incredibles 2 is coming out 14 years after the original, yet the sequel picks up the story exactly where the original left off, with a villain known as The Underminer bursting through the ground and forcing the family into action. That makes this movie unique in the contemporary world of long-awaited follow-ups, and Incredibles 2 director Brad Bird explained exactly why in a recent press conference held at Pixar Studios in Emeryville, California."I thought about aging everybody the way everybody
  
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• Making Incredibles 2 Was A Challenge In A Post-Avengers World

  31-05-2018 20:40 via gamespot.com
  
  The Incredibles came out in 2004. That's four years before Iron Man came out and jump-started the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Before then, superhero and comics-based movies were far more hit-or-miss; 2004 also saw the release of Hellboy (beloved) and Catwoman (less so).It's now 2018, and the entire entertainment landscape looks very different thanks to the current superhero renaissance. It's into this new era that Pixar is launching Incredibles 2, and that presents no shortage of challenges, acco
  
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• Borderlands Remaster For PS4, Xbox One, And PC Likely Coming

  31-05-2018 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  It looks like Borderlands could be getting a new lease on life. The RPG shooter first came out in 2009 on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, but now it may be coming to current-gen consoles as well in the form of a Game of the Year edition.Gematsu reports the Korean Game Ratings Board has rated a title called Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition. While the game hasn't been officially announced, the news indicates a remaster is coming on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, in South Korea at least. This would mark the fi
  
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• Battlefield 5: What We Want At E3 2018

  31-05-2018 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2018 promises to bring news on lots of big games, and EA's Battlefield V is definitely one we're excited to learn more about. Following the game's announcement earlier this month, EA and developer DICE plan to talk a lot more about it next month at E3. In this feature we're rounding up important details about the game including what we know about it so far, what's confirmed for E3, and what we hope to see from the game at the show. Here we go!What We Know So FarAfter weeks of rumors, EA offic
  
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• Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Adding Three Rockstar Games

  31-05-2018 20:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Three of Rockstar's most renowned Xbox 360 games will be available on Xbox One backward compatibility starting next week. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, and Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis will all be playable on your Xbox One on Thursday, June 7.San Andreas was originally available on the first Xbox, so both the Xbox and Xbox 360 versions will be compatible. Save games from the original Xbox release won't transfer, but owners will get a free upgrade to the 360 v
  
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