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• Why Incredibles 2 Took Nearly 15 Years To Make

  13-06-2018 23:58 via gamespot.com
  
  At first thought, it might not sound like it, but it took a very long time for Incredibles 2 to become a reality. In fact, 14 years have passed between the first and second movies--a lengthy period of time for any sequel.By comparison, since the release of the first Incredibles, all three Cars movies have hit theaters--along with 10 other Pixar films. So what took so long? According to producer John Walker, the answer is simple. "We all had other movies to make and other things to do, and also l
  
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• What Incredibles 2 Learned From The Marvel Cinematic Universe

  13-06-2018 23:58 via gamespot.com
  
  When Pixar's The Incredibles hit theaters in 2004, it was very early in the superhero movie renaissance. Two Spider-Man movies had arrived in theaters, along with the first two X-Men films. However, the Marvel Cinematic Universe had yet to be born, and fans were still a year away from Batman Begins.Now, in 2018, as Incredibles 2 prepares to arrive on the big screen, things are very different. This year alone, we will see Aquaman, Teen Titans Go: To The Movies, and five different films based on M
  
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• The Latest: UN Assembly blames Israel for Gaza violence

  13-06-2018 23:58 via yahoo.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest on the U.N. General Assembly's vote on a proposed resolution that would blame Israel for recent deadly violence on its border with Gaza (all times local):
  
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• Avengers: Infinity War Tops $2 Billion At The Box Office

  13-06-2018 23:57 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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• E3 2018: Check Out Star Fox's Arwing In Starlink: Battle For Atlas Gameplay

  13-06-2018 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft's E3 2018 press conference was a varied and, at times, surreal experience, but seeing Star Fox on the company's stage was one of the biggest surprises of the day. Fox McCloud and his Arwing ship are coming to Ubisoft's new toys-to-life game Starlink: Battle For Atlas as exclusive content for the game's Nintendo Switch version.We got to play with the Arwing at a Ubisoft E3 event, and it's just as customizable as the other ships in Starlink: you can place other characters from the game ins
  
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• Audi S7 Drops The Camo Completely In Latest Spy Photos

  13-06-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  It looks like a slightly more aggressive A7.
  
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• E3 2018: Bethesda's Starfield Might Not Release On Current-Gen Consoles

  13-06-2018 23:48 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: Forza Horizon 4 Includes 450-Plus Cars And Cross-Play Between Xbox One And PC

  13-06-2018 23:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Forza Horizon 4 developer Playground Games, which was recently acquired by Microsoft, has shared some exciting new details on the Xbox One and PC racing game. During a meeting at E3 2018 this week, Playground's Ben Penrose spoke about how Forza Horizon 4 offers the "biggest paradigm shift" since the Forza Horizon series began back in 2012.Seasons are one of the biggest new features for Horizon 4. The game, which is set in Britain, represents all four seasons, and each will change how the game lo
  
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• E3 2018: Spider-Man For PS4 Gets The Feel Of Spidey Just Right

  13-06-2018 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Locomotion is one of the most critical areas to nail in a Spider-Man game. Swinging between the skyscrapers of New York, feeling that rush of inertia as the webslinger hurtles through the air at dizzying speeds, is one of the core tenets of the Spidey experience. And from the brief hands-on we had at E3 2018 with the new Spider-Man game that's coming exclusively on the PlayStation 4, it seems like developer Insomniac Games has nailed that swinging feeling.During our demo, we were able to freely
  
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• E3 2018: Unlike Dark Souls, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Has No Multiplayer, From Software Confirms

  13-06-2018 23:38 via gamespot.com
  
  Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the new game from Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer From Software. Many of the company's previous games--most notably those from the Soulsborne series--have some form of multiplayer gameplay. This usually manifests through either invading other players' worlds or by helping strangers beat tough areas of the game. Sekiro, however, will not follow suit."This title is designed, from the beginning, to be a single-player experience," From Software's Yasuhiro Kitao said
  
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• E3 2018: Bethesda Has No Plans For Battle Royale Content

  13-06-2018 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2018 has seen a few battle royale-related announcements. During EA's press conference, DICE revealed that Battlefield V will have a battle royale mode, and Nintendo revealed Fortnite on Switch without its original Save the World mode. Bethesda, on the other hand, did not mention anything about battle royale modes for any games during its E3 2018 press conference.Bethesda did announce DLC for last year's Prey that introduces a new multiplayer mode. Called Typhon Hunter, it pits five Mimic play
  
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• E3 2018: The Last Of Us 2 Introduces Exciting New Wrinkles To Combat And To Ellie

  13-06-2018 23:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony debuted gameplay for The Last of Us Part II during its E3 2018 press conference. What Sony and developer Naughty Dog showed is just as gruesome as the previous trailer for the sequel; on top of a man getting eviscerated, we see Ellie perform a number of brutal takedowns and kills. It's definitely a lot to take in all at once, and it's also cinematic--it can be hard to tell what's pure combat and what's a cutscene-like transition.While at E3 2018, we had a chance to speak to co-directors Ant
  
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• Massive Martian dust storm threatens plucky NASA rover

  13-06-2018 23:31 via yahoo.com
  By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An immense dust storm that may soon encircle Mars is threatening one of NASA's rovers on the planet's surface, with the vehicle becoming dormant and unresponsive at a site called Perseverance Valley, U.S. space agency officials said on Wednesday.The officials, however, expressed optimism that the Opportunity rover, which was built to operate for three months but has thrived on Mars since January 2004, will be able to survive and continue its scientific missio
  
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• Destiny 2: Forsaken Release Date And Pre-Order Guide (US)

  13-06-2018 23:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Developer Bungie has finally revealed Destiny 2's big year-two expansion. It's called Forsaken, and it launches on September 4. Just like The Taken King for the original Destiny, Forsaken is a standalone expansion you'll have to buy separately even if you purchased Destiny 2's expansion pass. In fact, you can even buy a new "annual pass" to pre-order three additional content releases that will come out after Destiny 2: Forsaken.Forsaken's story will bring players back to the Reef to fight off a
  
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• Hitman 2 Release Date / Pre-Order Guide (US)

  13-06-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  It's official: Hitman 2 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 13, 2018. Developed by IO Interactive and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Hitman 2 follows the further bloody adventures of everyone's favorite bald, barcoded assassin, Agent 47.This time around, the game will not be episodic like the previous entry. Instead, the full game will be available at launch, though two additional locations will be added as post-launch DLC. As before, the globetrotting murderer w
  
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• E3 2018: Assassin's Creed Odyssey Pre-Order / Release Date Guide For The US

  13-06-2018 23:30 via gamespot.com
  
  While it may have been leaked by a keychain before E3 2018, we already know Assassin's Creed Odyssey will take us to Ancient Greece. We're hoping it will have the grandeur of Assassin's Creed Origins' cities, but also more outside of them to justify the world's space. It will release for Xbox One, PS4, and PC on October 5.You will play as an unallied mercenary during the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece. The reveal at E3 2018 confirmed players will be able to choose between a male or female p
  
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• E3 2018: Dragon Quest 11 Pre-Order Guide For The US

  13-06-2018 23:27 via gamespot.com
  
  Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age saw a new trailer during Square Enix's E3 2018 press conference, showing us more of the title's premise and characters. This standalone story will follow an unnamed hero and his friends as he embarks on a new journey to save the world as a Luminary. It will launch on September 4 on PS4 and PC.From the new trailer, we know that the hero will begin in city of Heliodor. The hero is then sent to jail by King Carnelian, who seems to have a grudge against the
  
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• E3 2018: Forza Horizon 4 Pre-Order And Release Date Guide

  13-06-2018 23:26 via gamespot.com
  
  Playground's latest open-world racing title Forza Horizon 4 was revealed at today's Xbox briefing. This time around the game will be set in Britain. This one will have a shared open-world, and dynamic seasons. Forza Horizon 4 will release on October 2 for Xbox One and PC.Looking to reserve your copy? There are three versions--Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate. Right now, physical listings for the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions are not yet available. We've got all the links to where you can reserve yo
  
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• E3 2018: Cyberpunk 2077 Pre-Order Guide (US)

  13-06-2018 23:26 via gamespot.com
  
  From the minds that brought you The Witcher 3 comes a new RPG, set in a completely different universe, Cyberpunk 2077. We still don't know much about what kind of game Cyberpunk will be, we know it will be a single-player RPG driven by choice and in-depth character customization. We're expecting to see it released on PC, and possibly PS4 and Xbox One sometime in June 2019.A new trailer for the game was revealed at E3 2018, showing us more of its gorgeous, android-filled world, Night City. Of cou
  
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• E3 2018: Just Cause 4 Pre-Order And Release Date Guide (US)

  13-06-2018 23:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Just Cause 4 was just revealed at the Xbox E3 2018 press conference, and the series is back with more explosions and absurdity. This time around, we'll be spending some time with returning protagonist Rico Rodriguez in the thick of the jungle.Familiar gadgets such as grappling hook, wingsuit, and parachutes will return, as will vehicles such as jets and boats. Just Cause 4 will launch December 4 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.We've got all the details about reserving your copy down below, and there ar
  
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• West Bank Palestinians urge Abbas to ease sanctions on Gaza Strip

  13-06-2018 23:23 via yahoo.com
  By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-MughrabiRAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian security forces on Wednesday used tear gas and batons against protesters calling on President Mahmoud Abbas to end financial sanctions on their fellow Palestinians in Gaza.Hundreds of protesters in the West Bank city of Ramallah faced down forces loyal to Abbas, who had banned such rallies earlier in the day.Abbas's Western-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) has sought to use financial measures to isolate its chief rival Ha
  
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• Overcooked 2 On Nintendo Switch Live Gameplay Demo | E3 2018

  13-06-2018 23:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Overcooked 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and we got a look at a live gameplay demo on our E3 2018 stage.
  
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• Volcanic ash forces Guatemala airport to suspend operations

  13-06-2018 23:02 via yahoo.com
  Guatemala City's La Aurora international airport temporarily suspended operations on its only runway on Wednesday due to ash after the Pacaya volcano increased activity, a week and half after a violent eruption from another peak killed more than 100."This is a preventative measure taken to safeguard the lives of passengers and aircraft safety," Guatemala's civil aviation authority said.Pacaya, located some 48 kilometers (30 miles) south of the capital, is spewing a column of ash and gas some 3,5
  
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• Trump turns his back on Michael Cohen at crucial point in case

  13-06-2018 22:44 via yahoo.com
  Emily Jane Fox, senior reporter for Vanity Fair, talks with Rachel Maddow about the betrayal Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen feels at losing the support of Trump, to whom he has devoted so much of his life's work.
  
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• What a DIY Home Security System Will Cost You Over 5 Years

  13-06-2018 22:41 via yahoo.com
  With Wednesday’s relaunch of the Ring Alarm system, originally announced as Ring Protect and swiftly canceled because of a lawsuit, Amazon-owned Ring joins more than a half-dozen companies, from ...
  
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• Scott Pruitt’s Mentor Says EPA Chief May Need To ‘Leave’ As Republican Support Ruptures

  13-06-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  Scott Pruitt's longtime mentor all but joined the chorus of voices calling on
  
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• Michael Cohen parts with lawyers as case enters new phase

  13-06-2018 22:28 via yahoo.com
  Emily Jane Fox, senior reporter for Vanity Fair, talks with Rachel Maddow about what is means (if anything) that Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen has parted ways with his lawyers...
  
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• Woman Says Neil Armstrong Gave Her A Vial Of Moon Dust, Sues NASA To Keep It

  13-06-2018 22:23 via yahoo.com
  A Tennessee woman is proactively suing NASA to keep what she says is a vial of
  
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• Rage 2's Open World And What It Learned From Doom | E3 2018

  13-06-2018 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Avalanche Studios joined us on our E3 2018 stage to discuss Rage 2, its open world, and the things that it learned from id Software's Doom 2016.
  
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• Hawaii volcano summit erupts with fresh ashfall

  13-06-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  (Reuters) - The summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted early on Wednesday and fissures on its eastern slope sent fountains of lava up to 160 feet (50 meter) high, as the volcano showed no signs of calming down after six weeks of intensified activity.A steam explosion at the summit will likely shower communities near the volcano with ash, the Hawaii Civil Defense Agency said on Wednesday."The summit explosion produced an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4," the U.S. Geological Service (USGS)
  
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• Jogger caught throwing homeless man's belongings in lake arrested

  13-06-2018 22:09 via yahoo.com
  Initially only known as “Jogger Joe,” he was identified as Henry William Sintay, 30, after he was filmed on kicking around, throwing in the rubbish, and then dumping a homeless man’s things into the city’s Merritt Lake.The property belonged to Greg "Jarew" Markson as he was later identified.The witness who filmed the incident, JJ Harris, posted it on Twitter and it has been viewed nearly 750,000 times.
  
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• A look inside Trump immigration facility: 'effectively, these kids are incarcerated'

  13-06-2018 22:08 via yahoo.com
  Today, MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff was one of a small group of reporters allowed inside the largest facility for immigrant children in the U.S. – the facility Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was refused entry to earlier this month.
  
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• Rpt: Trump fuming about Cohen’s handling of Stormy Daniels

  13-06-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  Michael Cohen plans to split from his lawyers and there is new speculation as to whether Cohen will flip on Donald Trump. Lawrence gets reaction from Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti.
  
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• Movie Company Confused After Being Credited In Trump's Fake North Korea Trailer

  13-06-2018 22:06 via yahoo.com
  A Hollywood-style movie trailer presented on Tuesday by President Donald Trump
  
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• E3 2018: Cyberpunk 2077 Is Even More Ambitious Than You Think It Is

  13-06-2018 22:06 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red's next game, Cyberpunk 2077, is a massive departure from the developer's previous efforts on The Witcher series. Instead of lush forests, picturesque fields, and towering mountains, the devs are creating a world set in the concrete jungle of Northern California in the distant future. Unlike a lot of fiction focusing on a darker future, Cyberpunk 2077 aspires to move away from grimdark and towards a more exuberant but equally cynical vision for a future where capitalism and technol
  
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• E3 2018: The Elder Scrolls Blades Won't Have An Open World At Launch, But May Add One Later

  13-06-2018 22:03 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the biggest surprises to come out of Bethesda's E3 2018 press conference was The Elder Scrolls Blades, a brand-new mobile installment in the RPG series. Bethesda describes the title as a "pure Elder Scrolls game" with "console-quality graphics," but one notable difference between it and recent entries like Skyrim is that Blades doesn't have an open world.We got a chance to speak with Bethesda's Todd Howard at E3, who talked a bit more about the upcoming mobile RPG. He confirmed that Blade
  
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• E3 2018: Fortnite On Switch Already Passes 2 Million Downloads

  13-06-2018 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  During Nintendo's E3 2018 showcase, the company announced a surprise-launch for Fortnite, Epic's wildly successful battle royale. Predictably enough, when the biggest game around launches for the biggest console, it gets quite a response.In a tweet, Nintendo of America revealed that Fortnite has already been downloaded more than 2 million times on the Eshop. That word came just barely a day after launch, which makes for a remarkably fast adoption rate. That quick response may have contributed to
  
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• E3 2018: Dying Light 2 Dev Teases Multiplayer "Surprises," But No Battle Royale

  13-06-2018 21:49 via gamespot.com
  
  While multiplayer will be a priority in Dying Light 2, the game will not have a battle royale mode when it releases next year. At E3 2018, Techland lead designer Tymon Smektala told GameSpot the studio is watching what is happening in the battle royale-hungry marketplace, but that Dying Light 2 will focus on multiplayer in its own way and players should expect some "surprises" in the future."Dying Light 2 doesn’t have a battle royale mode...that's not the thing we are focusing on. But of c
  
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• E3 2018: Work Together Or Die Alone In GTFO, A Horrifying Rainbow Six Siege-Like Tactical Shooter

  13-06-2018 21:45 via gamespot.com
  
  From developers who worked on Payday 2 and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 comes GTFO, a tactical shooter that harshly punishes players who refuse to communicate and work together. I met with half of 10 Chambers, the nine person team behind GTFO, at E3 2018 before jumping into an early build of the game.GTFO starts out simple enough. I'm allowed to outfit myself with both a primary and secondary firearm, as well as choose a custom tool and a melee weapon. Primary firearms appear to be geared m
  
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• E3 2018: Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am Battle Royale Tournament Winner And Photos

  13-06-2018 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite is perhaps the biggest game in the world right now, attracting a massive audience across PS4, Xbox One, PC, mobile, and--as of Nintendo's E3 Direct presentation--Nintendo Switch. But as a game that receives regular, free updates on a regular basis, it doesn't lend itself to a traditional E3 showing. Rather than show off what's next for the game, Epic promoted it at E3 by hosting a celebrity Pro-Am, and we have a winner.Ninja is known to be a massively popular Fortnite streamer and a st
  
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• Haiti permanently bans scandal-hit Oxfam charity

  13-06-2018 21:34 via yahoo.com
  Port-au-Prince (AFP) - The Haitian government said Wednesday it has permanently banned international charity Oxfam Great Britain from operating in the country following a scandal over sexual misconduct by some of its workers there.A government statement said the action -- which followed a temporary suspension in February -- was taken because of Oxfam's "violation of Haitian legislation and serious breach of the principle" of human dignity."The NGO is therefore declared persona non grata," Aviol
  
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• E3 2018: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider's Immersion Mode Lets You Hear Background Conversations In Native Languages

  13-06-2018 21:32 via gamespot.com
  
  New information on Shadow of the Tomb Raider's Immersion mode has come to light. When playing in this mode, you can hear NPC conversations in the characters' native language. Crystal Dynamics' Rich Briggs stopped by the GameStop stage at E3 and told us about how this will work and why it's possible for Lara to understand different languages. "Lara is an accomplished scholar," Briggs said. "She can get into a culture and figure out what’s going on enough to understand. All the side side con
  
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• E3 2018: Skull And Bones Pre-Order Guide For The US

  13-06-2018 21:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Set sail on the Indian Ocean, a frontier region that's rife with riches. It's also a battleground between pirates, trading corporations, and colonial forces. This is Skull & Bones, an upcoming shared-world game that has you assemble a crew and engage in various modes of naval combat. It's expected in 2019.We got our first look at Skull & Bones at Ubisoft's E3 2018 conference in a new cinematic trailer. As the name implies, it's a naval battle centered title, where you can ally with your
  
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• E3 2018 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Is Not Part Of Soulsborne Series, From Software Says

  13-06-2018 21:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the latest game from Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer From Software, and although it has some new mechanics and differs from those games in many ways, it still looks to be in the same vein as those action-RPGs. However, From Software insists this is something entirely new."Sekiro was not designed as an evolution of Soulsborne, of the Souls series," series creator and Sekiro director Hidetaka Miyazaki told GameSpot. "It was designed from the ground up, from scratch
  
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• Oil majors ask U.S. judge to toss New York City climate lawsuit

  13-06-2018 21:25 via yahoo.com
  By Brendan PiersonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for major oil companies on Wednesday urged a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by New York City seeking to hold them financially liable for damages caused by global warming.Theodore Boutrous, a lawyer for Chevron Corp, said at a hearing before U.S. District Judge John Keenan in Manhattan that the lawsuit, filed in January, was an attempt to hold the oil companies liable for carbon emissions all over the world since the industrial revolution
  
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• Ghost Of Tsushima's Combat And World Explained | E3 2018

  13-06-2018 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  Ghost of Tsushima came to our E3 2018 stage, and developer Sucker Punch went in-depth with the game's combat and world.
  
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• Every E3 2018 Xbox One Game Coming In 2018: Code Vein, Battlefield 5, More

  13-06-2018 21:15 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2018 is upon us, and that means announcements on countless new games are on the way, both in the short- and long-term. Last year, Xbox primarily used E3 as a platform to announce the Xbox One X. The console is undoubtedly a powerhouse, but gamers have been wondering which games they'll be able to play on Xbox's newest piece of hardware. No one has to wonder anymore! Already this has proven to be an incredible E3 with quite a few game announcements, and plenty of those games are coming to Xbo
  
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• E3 2018: Ghost Of Tsushima Pre-Order Guide For The US

  13-06-2018 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Ghost of Tsushima will be heading exclusively to PlayStation 4, though no release date has been announced yet. Made by Sucker Punch, the developer behind the Infamous series, Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world action stealth game set in feudal Japan. You play as one of the only samurai to survive the Mongol invasion of the island of Tsushima in 1274. Your job is to sneak around, fight enemies, and take the island back. We still don't have a release date quite yet, but you can pre-order it for PS
  
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• Battlefield 5 Aims New Mechanics Towards Old Fans | E3 2018

  13-06-2018 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  DICE showed off Battlefield 5 multiplayer on PC for the first time at E3. We discuss new changes to the WWII sandbox with Daniel Berlin,design director.
  
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• Antarctica is losing billions of tons of ice each year, sharply boosting sea levels

  13-06-2018 21:00 via yahoo.com
  Earth-orbiting satellites are watching Antarctica thaw.  Eighty scientists from over 40 earth sciences agencies, including NASA and the European Space Agency, used satellite data from between 1992 to 2017 to find that Antarctica has lost three trillion tons of ice to the oceans over this 25-year period. Their research, published Wednesday in the journalNature, confirms a troubling trend, as much of the world's fresh water is frozen away in Antarctica. It's accelerating melt will likely play
  
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