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• E3 2018: Watch Fortnite Pro-Am Celebrity Tournament Livestream Here

  12-06-2018 23:51 via gamespot.com
  
  As a game that receives updates constantly, and seemingly as often as possible, Fortnite is not a game that lends itself to a traditional showing at E3. Despite that, Epic is promoting the game at E3 2018 in a variety of ways--first by confirming the rumored Switch version and now by hosting a Pro-Am. You can watch the livestream right here in the video embed below.The Pro-Am features 100 total players--the total for a Battle Royale match--50 of which are celebrities, and 50 of which are regular
  
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• George H.W. Bush becomes 1st US president to turn 94

  12-06-2018 23:48 via yahoo.com
  KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — George H.W. Bush enjoyed a relaxing birthday on Tuesday as he became the first former U.S. president to turn 94.
  
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• E3 2018: Cyberpunk 2077's Character Customization And Class Progression Detailed

  12-06-2018 23:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has provided more details on the character people will take control of in its upcoming open-world RPG, as well as how the character can be customized. Speaking during GameSpot's E3 2018 live show, associate design director Kyle Rowley revealed the main character is an urban mercenary called "V," and players will be able to choose the gender of V."She takes on takes on dangerous jobs--he or she, actually," said Rowley. "She takes on dangerous jobs that no o
  
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• Every New Game Announced At E3 2018: Super Smash Bros, Cyberpunk 2077, Elder Scrolls 6

  12-06-2018 23:41 via gamespot.com
  
  If I haven't seen it, it's new to me!
  It's E3 season, that magical time of year when game publishers and developers unleash their best (and worst) kept secrets to an audience starving for a taste of the future. One after another the likes of EA and Bethesda flaunt their next big game, and occasionally spring a new release without delay. E3 may be a great opportunity to learn about games that we've seen before, but don't kid yourself: you're in it for the announcements and you know it.As E3 rolls
  
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• 'Wake up Punchy!': Trump jabs back at De Niro

  12-06-2018 23:41 via yahoo.com
  US President Donald Trump hit back at Robert De Niro on Tuesday after the Oscar-winning actor used an expletive to condemn him at the Tony Awards."Robert De Niro, a very Low IQ individual, has received to many shots to the head by real boxers in movies," Trump tweeted.De Niro, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of boxer Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film "Raging Bull," got a standing ovation at the Tony Awards on Sunday with his denunciation of Trump.
  
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• E3 2018: Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu And Let's Go Eevee Have Wild Starter Pokemon

  12-06-2018 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's E3 2018 showing may have been primarily focused on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but the company also shared some new details about Switch's upcoming Pokemon RPGs, Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. Among other things, we've learned that players will indeed be able to capture the Kanto starter Pokemon--Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle--in the wild.During a hands-on session with Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, we spotted and captured both Bulbasaur and Pikachu in the wild. The demo was
  
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• How Forza Horizon 4's Weather And Seasons Affect The Gameplay | E3 2018

  12-06-2018 23:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Forza Horizon 4 introduces a dynamic weather and season-changing system to the Xbox One and PC series, and we brought Playground Games to our E3 2018 stage to explain how it works.
  
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• Is Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shooting green gems into the air?

  12-06-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  Embedded in the lava still spewing some 130 feet into the air from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano are green crystals.  Called olivine, these minerals can turn Hawaiian beaches green, and it appears some of the green gems are raining down upon homes near the eruption or popping up near lava flows. "Yes, the lava that is erupting now is very crystal-rich and it is quite possible that residents might be finding olivine," Cheryl Gansecki, a geologist at the University of Hawaii-Hilo that studies the
  
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• Metro Exodus Extended Gameplay Demo | E3 2018

  12-06-2018 23:33 via gamespot.com
  
  We sit down with Metro Exodus' developer Jon Bloch at E3 2018 to talk about the game's new additions, as well as walk through new gameplay and environments
  
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• Mueller worries Russia could use court case to spy on probe

  12-06-2018 23:31 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is worried that Russian intelligence services will use a criminal case in Washington to gather information about its investigation and U.S. intelligence-gathering methods.
  
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• Anthem's World Is A Work In Progress--By Design - E3 2018

  12-06-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  The world of Anthem is a half-created land abandoned by the gods. BioWare's Jonathan Warner sits down with us at E3 2018 to explain how it was crafted for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Odyssey Gameplay Demo | E3 2018

  12-06-2018 23:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Assassin's Creed took over our stage show as we were clued in on what we have to look forward to in the series latest installment.
  
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• E3 2018: Fortnite For Switch Out Now For Free; Matchmaking Issues Fixed

  12-06-2018 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  It looks like Chance the Rapper was right, he was just off by a day. The explosively popular Battle Royale game Fortnite has a new home: the Nintendo Switch. Revealed today during Nintendo's E3 2018 presentation, a new trailer showed off not only the game running on Nintendo Switch but a surprise "available today" release date. [Update: Fortnite is out now on the Eshop. It suffered some some matchmaking issues immediately after launch, but Epic says they have been ironed out and we've managed to
  
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• Illinois Republicans Urge Trump Not To Commute Rod Blagojevich's Sentence

  12-06-2018 23:16 via yahoo.com
  Illinois' Republican congressmen are speaking out against commuting former
  
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• How Dying Light 2 Is Improving On The First Game's World And Story | E3 2018

  12-06-2018 23:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Dying Light 2 entered the spotlight on our E3 2018 stage, and developer Techland talked about how it's improving the open-world and story with help from Fallout: New Vegas writer Chris Avellone.
  
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• E3 2018: Fire Emblem For Switch, Three Houses, Revealed

  12-06-2018 23:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's premier strategy-RPG series Fire Emblem is getting a new entry, which was revealed at the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct presentation. While the trailer for the game reveals several new gameplay elements, long-time fans will rejoice that it looks to remain true to the series' core gameplay mechanics.In the trailer, the series' traditional grid-based gameplay is on full display, and the story seems to play out the same as previous games, with large character portraits acting and reacting on-s
  
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• E3 2018: Nintendo Reveals Super Mario Party For Switch

  12-06-2018 23:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo revealed a brand new Mario Party game for Switch during their Nintendo Direct E3 2018 Press Conference. It’s called Mario Party Super and the portable console has introduced some interesting new twists to some of the multiplayer mini-games.The trailer showed a number of attractive young people playing Mario Party Super using two separate Switch consoles in handheld mode, Joy-Cons detached from both. With a battlefield map on both screens, they arranged the two consoles in a number
  
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• E3 2018: All PS4 Games From Sony's Press Conference

  12-06-2018 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  When it comes to E3 press conferences, Sony often makes it a point to focus primarily on games, never spending too long talking in between reveals. While some years have varied due to the quality of the announcements, Sony has generally performed well with a bevy of unexpected reveals.But this year's presentation offered a substantial change-of-pace. Instead of announcing a laundry list worth of games, Sony instead focused on four of its biggest upcoming games. But we did see more than four gam
  
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• The Paint Colors Joanna Gaines Uses In Her Home (And The Colors She’ll Never Use)

  12-06-2018 22:57 via yahoo.com
  Achieve the Fixer Upper look instantly with these picks.
  
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• E3 2018: Legendary Pokemon Mew Is An Exclusive With Poke Ball Plus

  12-06-2018 22:57 via gamespot.com
  
  While we already knew about the Poke Ball Plus, a Joy-Con controller for Nintendo Switch that’s due to be released alongside Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee, Nintendo announced during its E3 presentation that every Poke Ball will come with an exclusive Pokemon: The legendary Mew.While the controller can be used to play the Pokemon Let’s Go games, it can also be used to “store” a Pokemon from those games and carried around with you, and you’ll earn rewards w
  
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• Backflipping FBI Agent Who Accidentally Shot Man Charged With Assault

  12-06-2018 22:56 via yahoo.com
  The backflipping FBI agent who accidentally shot a man in the leg at a Denver
  
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• AT&T Just Got Cleared to Buy Time Warner in a Massive $85 Billion Media Merger

  12-06-2018 22:55 via yahoo.com
  The deal could pave the way to further consolidation
  
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• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Live Gameplay Demo | E3 2018

  12-06-2018 22:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo brought a lot of its iconic characters to our E3 2018 stage and made them fight each other in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch.
  
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• E3 2018: Nintendo Switch RPG Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Adds More Story

  12-06-2018 22:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Xenoblade Chronicles 2 already includes hundreds of hours of environs and dungeons to explore. But it was released back in 2017, so maybe you've already tapped the game to its full potential. For 2018, Nintendo is expanding the Xenoblade's world with some additional DLC, and the company showed off a first look during its E3 2018 presentation.Titled Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna The Golden Country, the new content continues the story of Xenoblade 2 with an epic battle between Aegis. The DLC follo
  
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• Nintendo E3 2018 Press Conference Switch Trailers: Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fortnite, Pokemon, And More

  12-06-2018 22:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo has wrapped up E3 2018 with a flurry of game announcements and new trailers. We got our first looks at Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Fortnite for Switch, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses, but the big time reveals didn't stop there. Nintendo unveiled more multiplayer games like Killer Queen Black and Overcooked 2, as well as another look at Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee. Unfortunately, Metroid Prime 4 and Yoshi, both of which made their debut at last year's E3, were absent fro
  
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• E3 2018: New Nintendo Switch Game Daemon X Machina Revealed

  12-06-2018 22:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Cel-shaded mechs battle it out over a futuristic city in the reveal trailer for a new game, which kicked off Nintendo's official E3 2018 presentation. Set against a heavy metal soundtrack, giant mechs battle with little regard for the innocent buildings beneath them in Daemon X Machina.The reveal during Nintendo E3 2018 presentation was light on details, but based on the gameplay shown, it looks like the game will include some kind of co-op aspect. However, whether that will be online or purely
  
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• Nintendo E3 2018 Press Conference News For Switch - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fortnite, Mario Party

  12-06-2018 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  After all the big announcements from the last few days, Nintendo wrapped up the E3 2018's string of press conferences with a bevy of new details about its latest games. The company went into great detail about the new Super Smash Bros. game. Titled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game is shaping up to be one of the most exciting this year. There's also a plethora of new games that got announced.To ensure you stay on top of everything, we've rounded up all of the announcements from the Direct Pre
  
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• Woman sues Nasa for right to own moon dust ‘given to her by Neil Armstrong’

  12-06-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  A Tennessee woman is suing Nasa for the right to keep a vial of moon dust which she received from astronaut Neil Armstrong.Laura Murray Cicco of Manchester, Tennessee, has alleged in a 6 June lawsuit in the US District Court in Kansas that there is no law forbidding people from owning such material.Nasa had said in 2011 court documents that “private citizens cannot own lunar material” after a raid of a woman called Joann Davis in California, who was the widow of an engineer on Apollo
  
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• E3 2018: Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee Blend Old, New, And Real Life

  12-06-2018 22:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee occupy an unprecedented middle ground in the Pokemon world. They're neither spin-offs nor remakes, but they're also not the "core RPG" for veterans announced at E3 2017. Instead, the Let's Go games are mainline Pokemon games for everyone, blending Pokemon Go mechanics with the series' traditional battle style and returning to the Kanto region of the original Red and Blue in 3D. With the Poke Ball Plus controller, which is sold separately, the Let's Go
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077 Story, Open World, And First-Person Gameplay Details | E3 2018

  12-06-2018 22:43 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red joined us on our E3 2018 stage to discuss Cyberpunk 2077's first-person gameplay, open world, character creation, and so much more.
  
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• E3 2018: Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be A First-Person RPG With Shooter Elements

  12-06-2018 22:41 via gamespot.com
  
  We're getting new details on the gameplay and plot of CD Projekt Red's much-anticipated game Cyberpunk 2077. During GameSpot's E3 2018 Stage Show, CD Projekt Red's Kyle Rowley said the PS4, Xbox One, and PC game will be a RPG played from a first-person perspective.The reason for that, according to Rowley, is due to the high level of detail in the game. "We're spending a lot of time on this very detailed cyberpunk world set in Night City," he said. "It's all handcrafted, there's a lot of atmosphe
  
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• E3 2018: Fortnite Cross-Play On Switch Supports Xbox One, PC, And Mobile--Not PS4

  12-06-2018 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite launched for Nintendo Switch today, and now we've learned a little more about its features. The game supports cross-play with the Xbox One, PC, and mobile versions, Epic's Nick Chester confirmed on Twitter following the game's announcement at Nintendo's E3 2018 briefing.The only major platform left out of the cross-play action is PlayStation 4. This is likely due to Microsoft and Sony not being able to come to terms on a cross-play deal.Back in March, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said he want
  
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• 17 Minutes Of Spider-Man PS4 Open-World Gameplay | E3 2018

  12-06-2018 22:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games brought their web-slinging PS4 action game to our E3 2018 stage for a live gameplay demo that featured a classic villain, The Shocker.
  
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• E3 2018: Metal Gear Actor David Hayter Voices Snake In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  12-06-2018 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  During its E3 2018 Direct, Nintendo announced that all the characters to ever appear in a Smash Bros. game will appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. That includes, of course, Metal Gear Solid's Snake, and now we've learned David Hayter, who has voiced Snake in most Metal Gear games, will be stepping into the role once again.In an interview with Gameinformer, Nintendo localization manager Nate Bihldorff said Hayter would be providing Snake's voice. Hayter himself then confirmed the announcement
  
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• Volcano evacuation shooting victim feared for his life

  12-06-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii man has testified that he feared for his life when a neighbor pointed a gun at him last month and fired at least two shots into the air in a mandatory evacuation zone near the erupting Kilauea volcano.
  
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• Netflix Extends Agreement To Keep Streaming Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown'

  12-06-2018 22:10 via yahoo.com
  Netflix announced on Tuesday that it extended an agreement to keep renowned
  
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• Lawrence: Trump accomplished 'nothing' at summit with Kim Jong Un

  12-06-2018 22:03 via yahoo.com
  Lawrence reacts to Donald Trump saying the murderous dictator of North Korea "loves his people." Nicholas Kristof says Trump is acting like a "spokesman" for North Korea by praising the country's dictator.
  
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• Report: Trump ‘very worried’ about Mueller probe

  12-06-2018 22:01 via yahoo.com
  According to a new Vanity Fair report, Trump is "very worried" that the Mueller investigation will soon reach a new stage that could put him in even more trouble.
  
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• Tesla cutting 9% of staff; layoffs not to affect Model 3 production

  12-06-2018 21:57 via yahoo.com
  Electric carmaker Tesla Motors announced Tuesday it was cutting nine percent of its workforce to enhance profitability but said the move would not affect an ambitious production ramp-up of its Model 3 sedan.The job cuts are part of a company-wide restructuring to address excess staff in some areas due to the company's speedy growth, Tesla chief Elon Musk said in an email to employees.The cuts concern salaried staff but not production workers and will not affect Model 3 output targets, said Musk,
  
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• E3 2018: SoulCalibur 6 Release Date Revealed

  12-06-2018 21:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Bandai Namco has revealed the release date for SoulCalibur VI at E3 2018, the latest installment in the 3D fighting game franchise. The game is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 19, 2018.SoulCalibur VI features more of the weapons-focused combat the series is known for, and Bandai Namco is demoing the game's story mode at E3. It's set in the 16th century, and players are sent on "a voyage of discovery" as they uncover events from the original SoulCalibur "to learn hidden truths."The gam
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War Passes $2 Billion At The Box Office

  12-06-2018 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Ready for a spoiler? Avengers: Infinity War is a wildly successful movie. After just 48 days in the wild, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie has made over $2 billion at the global box office on Monday, June 11.According to CNET, it's the first MCU movie to pass that benchmark, leaving it currently the fourth biggest movie of all time. At the number one spit is Avatar, with $2.788 billion in ticket sales. That film is followed by Titanic and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The question now
  
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• Emotional 911 Calls Released in Death of Bode Miller's Daughter: 'C'Mon Baby Girl!'

  12-06-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  Emeline Grier Miller had been underwater for several minutes before being pulled out, according to the emotional 911 call made as the tragedy unfolded.
  
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• E3 2018: Kingdom Hearts 3 Release Date And Pre-Order Guide For The US

  12-06-2018 21:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Five years after its reveal at E3 2013, Kingdom Hearts 3 finally has a release date and it's open for pre-orders now too. We know that this will be the closing chapter to the overarching saga of the core titles and will take us through several beloved Disney worlds such as Toy Story, Hercules, and Monsters Inc. Kingdom Hearts 3 is set to release on January 29, 2019 on Xbox One and PS4.Square has revealed even more details on the title, including an all-in-one PS4 Pro bundle. from the three trail
  
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• E3 2018: You Can Catch Starters In Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee

  12-06-2018 21:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's E3 2018 showing may have been primarily focused on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but the company also shared some new details about Switch's upcoming Pokemon RPGs, Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. Among other things, we've learned that players will indeed be able to capture the Kanto starter Pokemon--Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle--in the wild.During a hands-on session with Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, we spotted and captured both Bulbasaur and Pikachu in the wild. The demo was
  
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• E3 2018: Bethesda's Starfield May Not Release On Current-Gen Consoles

  12-06-2018 21:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Starfield, the new sci-fi game from Bethesda Game Studios, is among the most hotly anticipated games to be revealed at E3. We don't yet know when it will be released, but it's no guarantee that you'll ever get to play it on your current-gen console.GameSpot spoke to Bethesda Game Studios' creative director Todd Howard during the show and asked him about the possibility of Starfield skipping the PS4 and Xbox One. He indicated that Bethesda won't compromise on its vision just to get the game to wo
  
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• E3 2018: Watch Geralt In SoulCalibur 6 Gameplay

  12-06-2018 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  The Witcher 3's Geralt is coming to SoulCalibur 6 as this edition's guest character. Bandai Namco has emphasized him as a precision fighter who strikes in powerful, calculated bursts and uses his abilities to their fullest. Now we can see that precision in action in a one-on-one fight from E3 2018.Check out the video above for a brutal brawl between Geralt and long-time SoulCalibur character Yoshimitsu. It provides a clear idea of how Geralt wields his dual weapons as well as his variety of Witc
  
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• Minor explosion at Hawaii volcano spews more ash into the air

  12-06-2018 21:37 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - A small explosion at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano shot more ash high into the atmosphere, putting communities in the southern part of the Big Island at risk, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.The volcano, which has been erupting since early May, has sent occasional columns of ash and volcanic gas into the atmosphere at between 10,000 (3,050 meters) and 30,000 feet (9,145 meters) above sea level, it said.On Sunday, another explosion spewed ash from the volcano, creating
  
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• Trump Military Exercise Giveaway to N. Korea Suits Putin's Goals

  12-06-2018 21:34 via yahoo.com
  Among the consequences of Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un is that he agreed without apparent condition to end joint U.S./South Korean military exercises, a concession North Korea has sought for decades.
  
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• 8 Of The Best Baby Wraps And Slings For Wearing Your Little One

  12-06-2018 21:34 via yahoo.com
  If there's one thing parents know, it's that nothing about parenting is easy.
  
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• E3 2018: Original Metal Gear Actor Is The Voice Of Snake In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  12-06-2018 21:12 via gamespot.com
  
  During its E3 2018 Direct, Nintendo announced that all the characters to ever appear in a Smash Bros. game will appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. That includes, of course, Metal Gear Solid's Snake, and now we've learned David Hayter, who has voiced Snake in most Metal Gear games, will be stepping into the role once again.In an interview with Gameinformer, Nintendo localization manager Nate Bihldorff said Hayter would be providing Snake's voice. Hayter himself then confirmed the announcement
  
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