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• The Latest: Advocates: ICE not giving immigrant enough time

  14-06-2018 23:59 via yahoo.com
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on the planned deportation of a Connecticut man with renal failure (all times local):
  
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• All-White Church Kicked Out Of Baptist Group Over Alleged Racism

  14-06-2018 23:57 via yahoo.com
  A Georgia Baptist church has been booted from America's largest Protestant
  
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• E3 2018: Skull & Bones Beta Registration Now Open

  14-06-2018 23:56 via gamespot.com
  
  We got a more in depth look at Skull & Bones during Ubisoft's E3 press conference. Trailers highlighted the game's setting, the peak of the age of piracy, and the gameplay, player-vs-player-vs-environment combat.After the conference, Ubisoft announced that Skull and Bones would be getting a beta. Registration opened June 11. Gamers who successfully register for the beta will be the first to play Skull & Bones, and have the chance to test the effectiveness of different strategies upon the
  
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• E3 2018: Assassin's Creed Odyssey Gets Release Date In October

  14-06-2018 23:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Assassin's Creed Odyssey developer Ubisoft has unveiled a release date for the latest installment in the series, just ahead of E3 2018. Odyssey will release October 5, 2018 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.Odyssey will take players to ancient Greece. Specifically, the game happens around 431 BC, in the middle of the Peloponnesian War, and prominent historical figures like the philosopher Socrates and 'Father of Medicine' Hippocrates will play a role in this adventure. You play a mercenary in the middle
  
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• E3 2018: Assassin's Creed Odyssey Allows You To Play As A Man Or Woman

  14-06-2018 23:55 via gamespot.com
  
  The Assassin's Creed universe has a penchant for male protagonists, but Assassin's Creed Odyssey is looking to break from tradition again. For the second time in one of the series' core titles, players will be able to play as a female character if they so please, Ubisoft revealed during its E3 press conference.Unlike the forced switching of sibling protagonists Evie and Jacob Frye throughout the story of Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Assassin's Creed Oydssey will let you choose between one of its
  
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• Ubisoft E3 2018 Press Conference News Recap: Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Star Fox, Division 2

  14-06-2018 23:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft continues to deliver on the E3 2018 surprises. As one of the major third publishers, the company had no shortage of announcements concerning its latest games. Aside from exciting new details about Assassin's Creed Odyssey and The Division 2, the company also showcased new trailers for Skull & Bones and Beyond Good & Evil 2.To help you keep up to date with everything going on, we've rounded up all of the announcements from the briefing. But if you'd like to live through the excite
  
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• E3 2018: Just Cause 4 Release Date Announced, Launches This Year

  14-06-2018 23:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Just Cause 4 was revealed during Microsoft's E3 press conference, confirmed last week's leak that this game is, in fact, real. Along with a trailer that hit all the notes you'd expect from a Just Cause game--high-flying action and wild destruction abound--Just Cause 4 got a release date: December 4, 2018.Series-long protagonist Rico returns and is shown using all his sweet gadgets like the wingsuit and grappling hook, and causing a ton of mayhem with boats and jets. Enemies with high-tech weapon
  
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• E3 2018: Cyberpunk 2077's Trailer Gave Away Witcher 3 Copies In Plain Sight

  14-06-2018 23:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft's E3 2018 presentation finally debuted the first look at CD Projekt Red's upcoming game Cyberpunk 2077 with a trailer. But eagle-eyed viewers noticed a little Easter egg in the show, and received a free critically acclaimed game as a result.Just as Microsoft's conference was ending, it was "hacked" by Cyberpunk to show one more trailer. The red DOS prompts that kicked off the takeover were familiar enough, but then they began to stream a series of codes rapid-fire. Some viewers noticed
  
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• E3 2018: First Gears 5 Gameplay Trailer Shows Kait Go On A Journey

  14-06-2018 23:50 via gamespot.com
  
  At long last, players have their first look at the gameplay for Gears of War 5. The new trailer debuted during Xbox's E3 press conference, and you can watch it in its entirety above. It's one of three new Gears games announced during the briefing.The Gears 5 trailer begins with Kait Diaz crying over the death of an unseen character. Though she's pretty shaken up, she's ordered to move on with the rest of the group. She refuses, and reveals she's been having strange visions, most likely on accoun
  
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• Saudi women in Russia to support team, reinforce new image

  14-06-2018 23:49 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — In jeans, headscarves and veils, dozens of Saudi women draped in their country's green flag and sporting matching face paint streamed into Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday to support their national team against Russia in the World Cup's opening match.
  
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• E3 2018: Gears 5 Announced At Microsoft's Xbox One Press Conference

  14-06-2018 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft has just unveiled the next installment in the Gears of War franchise, and it looks to really up the stakes. In Gears of War 5, coming sometime in 2019, the series looks to add a deeper emotional depth to the series, while still prioritizing the intense action and thrilling moments the previous games have always focused on. In the trailer, we got to see many returning characters, including Kate Diaz--who is the central character of the game--along with the likes of Marcus Fenix.Once aga
  
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• E3 2018: Microsoft Confirms New Battletoads Game For Xbox One

  14-06-2018 23:47 via gamespot.com
  
  In one of E3 2018's bigger surprises so far, a brand-new Battletoads game has been announced. It was revealed during the Xbox briefing but only in the form of a teaser trailer that showed no gameplay. We did learn, however, that it will have three-player couch co-op and 2.5D graphics. The art in the game will be hand drawn, according to the announcement trailer.The untitled Battletoads game will arrive in 2019, presumably for Xbox One and PC.The Battletoads announcement comes after years of spec
  
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• E3 2018: Devil May Cry 5 Launches In 2019; Watch The Reveal Trailer Here

  14-06-2018 23:46 via gamespot.com
  
  10 years after Devil May Cry 4, fans of the series are getting a true sequel. Microsoft announced Devil May Cry V is coming Spring 2019. It gave audiences a first look during its E3 2018 press conference, and you can watch the presentation in the video above.As you can see, Devil May Cry V will feature more of slick, stylish combat the series is known for. Director Hideaki Itsuno appeared on stage, speaking about Capcom's efforts to make the game's combat and controls a superior experience. Capc
  
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• FIFA 19 Features Overview | E3 2018

  14-06-2018 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  We got filled in on all of the latest features coming to the new FIFA game.
  
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• The Best Trailers From E3 2018

  14-06-2018 23:43 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2018 was jam packed with dozens of exciting trailers for the newest games. Some were announcements for games we'd never even heard of before, while others gave us our first glance at gameplay for a title we've been waiting on for a while.With all the incredible trailers, it seems impossible to choose the best of the best. But we did it. Here are our 15 favorite trailers of the entire show.What was your favorite trailer from this year's E3? Let us know in the comments below. For more E3 2018 t
  
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• E3 2018: PUBG's New Snow Map Coming To Xbox One This Year

  14-06-2018 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  At Microsoft's E3 2018 presentation, it showed off upcoming content for PUBG. After teasing the Sanhok map, it gave the first (extremely brief) glimpse at the game's fourth map. Better yet, it revealed that this new map will be available on Xbox One in winter 2018.PUBG on Xbox One has lagged behind the PC version, as the second map has only come over to Xbox recently. This presentation could signal the two versions growing more parity, as the snow map hasn't even been shown on PC yet.
  
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• Dreams On PS4 Wants To Make A Video Game Developer Out Of Everyone | E3 2018

  14-06-2018 23:39 via gamespot.com
  
  PS4's Dreams is an ambitious game about creation. In fact, developer Media Molecule hopes to create video game developers out of its players. We discuss everything about the game on our E3 2018 stage.
  
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• Biggest Surprises Of E3 2018

  14-06-2018 23:37 via gamespot.com
  
  The Biggest Surprises of E3
  E3 is the one time of year all eyes are on the games industry, from media and investors to fans. That makes it the perfect place for publishers to drop their biggest bombshells. This year was no exception, thanks to some curveballs from the likes of Microsoft, Nintendo, Bethesda, and more--from revivals of long-dormant franchises to new games we never saw coming.EA kicked off the week's festivities with its EA Play event, which delivered both a game release and the p
  
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• E3 2018: Cyberpunk 2077's Night City Has Six Districts; Here's What We Know About Each Of Them

  14-06-2018 23:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077's demo at E3 2018 generated tons of buzz for the game, and a pamphlet handed out to everyone who came to see gameplay revealed some new details about the game's setting and how you'll interact with it. We learned that Night City, which your character V lives in, is divided into six districts, with each of them representing a different aspect of the game's cyberpunk aesthetic. Here's what we learned about each:City Center: Night City's biggest pride, this is the heart of corporatio
  
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• The Best Games Of E3 2018

  14-06-2018 23:34 via gamespot.com
  
  From Anthem to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to Cyberpunk 2077, here are our picks for the best games that were playable at E3 2018.
  
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• Justices strike down Minnesota voter clothing restrictions

  14-06-2018 23:34 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Minnesota's broad restrictions on voters wearing "political" hats, T-shirts and pins to the polls, but said states can place limits on such apparel.
  
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• Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Have a Message and a Donation for Trump's Birthday

  14-06-2018 23:34 via yahoo.com
  On President Donald Trump’s birthday, Chrissy Teigen is making a big donation to quote, “make his birthday great again.”
  
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• Forza Horizon 4 Release Date Confirmed At E3 2018

  14-06-2018 23:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Forza Horizon 4 will launch on October 2, Microsoft announced today during the Xbox E3 2018briefing. The racing game sequel from Playground Games will also be available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers at launch for free. All Microsoft Studios games are free at launch with Game Pass.Forza Horizon 4 is set in Great Britain; the previous Forza Horizon 3 took place in Australia. A lot of new features were shown in the announcement trailer, including dynamic weather, different seasons, and shared-world
  
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• E3 2018: The Division 2's Release Date Confirmed For PS4, PC, And Xbox One

  14-06-2018 23:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft finally unveiled the first solid details about The Division 2 during Microsoft's E3 2018 press conference. Along with sharing the game's first trailer and gameplay footage, Ubisoft revealed a few details about the upcoming shooter, including its release date: March 15, 2019.Unlike the previous title, which was set in Manhattan, The Division 2 takes place in Washington, DC, seven months after the deadly virus was released in New York City. Players assume the role of "veteran Division agen
  
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• E3 2018: How GameStop Benefits From Fortnite, A Game It Doesn't Really Sell

  14-06-2018 23:18 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite is one of the most popular games on the planet right now, and its success is helping improve retailer GameStop's business. GameStop merchandising VP Eric Bright told GameSpot at E3 2018 that Fortnite and other games in the battle royale genre have led to increased headset and controller sales for the retailer.Battle royale games are all about surviving as long as possible, and one element that can give you an edge is hearing where foes are coming from. The thinking, then, is that as mor
  
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• White House defends border separations: 'It's biblical to enforce the law'

  14-06-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  The White House cited a nonexistent law and the Bible to defend the government’s controversial policy of separating undocumented immigrant parents from their children upon their arrest at the U.S. border with Mexico.
  
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• New book details the inside story of Obama's birth certificate and the birth of fake news

  14-06-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  A new book by a former senior adviser to Barack Obama gives an account of the behind-the-scenes the drama surrounding the release of the president’s birth certificate — and the response to the so-called birther movement championed by Donald Trump.
  
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• E3 2018: Metal Gear's David Hayter Voices Snake In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  14-06-2018 23:09 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 although Snake's story in Metal Gear has concluded, we've learned that 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 v
  
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• E3 2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Roster Has All Previous Characters; Here's Every One

  14-06-2018 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's upcoming Super Smash Bros. game, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch, was finally revealed during the company's E3 2018 Direct presentation. As the company began to rattle off the roster of playable characters, there was one thing that slowly became increasingly clear: Everyone is here.Every single character who has ever appeared in a Super Smash Bros. game--from the original 12 characters featured in the Nintendo 64 title, all the way up to the latest DLC characters made a
  
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• Turtle Gives Finger To Louisiana Police

  14-06-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  COVINGTON, La. ― A fisherman here made a bizarre discovery when he found what
  
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• Rainbow flag on display during Putin's World Cup speech

  14-06-2018 23:06 via yahoo.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — The opening day of the World Cup showed different sides of Russia's approach to gay rights, with the rainbow flag displayed during President Vladimir Putin's speech at the first game and a British LGBT activist detained for holding a protest.
  
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• Nintendo Switch E3 2018 Press Conference Trailers: Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fortnite, Pokemon, And More

  14-06-2018 23:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo has wrapped up E3 2018's press conference 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
  
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• 6 Homeless LGBTQ Youths Share Their Stories

  14-06-2018 22:51 via yahoo.com
  When photographer Letizia Mariotti began meeting homeless LGBTQ youth in New
  
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• Nintendo Switch E3 2018 News From Press Conference - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fortnite, Mario Party

  14-06-2018 22:50 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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• German Migration Drama Could Spell The End For Angela Merkel

  14-06-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel's grip on power is hanging by a thread as the
  
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• A Look Inside Casa Padre, a Converted Walmart Now Home to Nearly 1,500 Immigrant Children

  14-06-2018 22:42 via yahoo.com
  Video provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday offered a glimpse at life inside Casa Padre, a former Walmart along the Mexican border that has been home to nearly 1,500 immigrant children for more than a year.
  
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• How Hitman 2's Levels Are Built From The Ground Up | E3 2018

  14-06-2018 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  Htiman 2 releases for PS4, Xbox One, and PC later this year, and we talked to IO Interactive on our E3 2018 stage about how they create their lively levels.
  
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• Fortnite Week 7: Pleasant Park Treasure Map, Goal On Pitches (Season 4 Challenges)

  14-06-2018 22:39 via gamespot.com
  
  More Fortnite challenges are now live, with Week 7 presenting players with another batch of seven different things to do while playing. A number of them are fairly routine, while one is essentially a tie-in to coincide with the start of the World Cup, and another has you dealing with a treasure map. Here's how to complete them all.With the challenges debuting in-game on the same day the World Cup begins, one challenge asks you to score a goal on different pitches. You'll need to do this one five
  
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• Every Degrassi Cameo From Drake's Music Video "I'm Upset"

  14-06-2018 22:37 via gamespot.com
  
  In 2001, the classic Canadian teen drama, Degrassi High, was brought back to television as Degrassi: The Next Generation. The show follows the lives of teenagers, centered around a Canadian high school. However, unlike American television at the time, Degrassi had no problem tackling real-life problems for young adults, ranging from love, sex, drugs, school shootings, and death. It took America by storm as well.One of the stars of the show was Aubrey Graham, who played Jimmy Brooks on the serie
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Cites Bible As Reason To Detain Immigrant Children

  14-06-2018 22:35 via yahoo.com
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended the
  
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• The Scariest Possession Movies Ever Made Ranked

  14-06-2018 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  The fear of losing control of your mind and body is one of the most potent plot devices in horror movies. Not just going going mad but actually having something else invade you and take control, bidding you to commit terrible acts against your will. The horror blockbuster The Exorcist stunned audiences back in 1973, with the sight of an innocent young girl transformed into a puking, cursing demon against her will. Since then, demonic possession has become a favorite subject for many horror film
  
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• How Days Gone Separates Itself From Other Zombie Games | E3 2018

  14-06-2018 22:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Days Gone developer Sony Bend came to the GameSpot E3 2018 stage to talk about its upcoming zombie game and what sets it apart from the others.
  
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• Animals are becoming nocturnal to avoid humans, and that could mean trouble

  14-06-2018 21:57 via yahoo.com
  Animals that live near human activity are becoming nocturnal just to avoid us, and the implications for ecosystems around the world could be huge.  A team of researchers conducted a meta-analysis which included data about 62 species across six continents and found an overwhelming trend: To avoid encountering humans, animals are becoming nocturnal at the expense of their biologically predetermined schedules.  SEE ALSO: Viral Videos May Endanger Cute Animals Of the species studied that t
  
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• All Sony E3 2018 News From PS4 Press Conference: Resident Evil 2, Last Of Us 2, Spider-Man

  14-06-2018 21:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony returns to E3 with a press conference focusing on Death Stranding, Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima, and The Last of Us: Part II. While the company offered in-depth looks at these four games, it also announced new games, like Nioh 2 and Control. It even offered new looks at the highly-anticipated Resident Evil 2 Remake and Kingdom Hearts III.To ensure you're up to date on everything you need to know, we've gathered all of Sony's major E3 2018 announcements. But if you'd like to re-experience t
  
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• Zachary Cruz, Brother of Parkland Shooting Suspect, Launches Anti-Bullying Initiative

  14-06-2018 21:50 via yahoo.com
  Cruz's brother is accused of killing 17 people on Valentine's Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  
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• E3 2018: Another Free PS Plus Game Is Out Now For June

  14-06-2018 21:48 via gamespot.com
  
  If you have PS Plus, you can download and play Call of Duty Black Ops 3 for free. The deal is only eligible from June 11 - July 11. Sony announced this new PS Plus deal during its E3 2018 press conference. The deal is being promoted to give players a chance to try out Black Ops 3 prior to Black Ops 4's release later this year. It's available alongside the standard lineup of PS Plus freebies for June.In our review of Black Ops 3, Mike Mahardy said, "[Black Ops III] tells an incomprehensible story
  
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• Boris Becker declares he is an African diplomat to bring 'bankruptcy farce' to an end

  14-06-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  Boris Becker has declared he is a diplomat for a small African country, as he attacked "unnaccountable bankers and bureaucrats" who are chasing him for money. The three times Wimbledon tennis champion was declared bankrupt last summer and earlier this year launched an appeal to find his missing trophies to try to pay off £54million-worth of debts. Now his lawyers have told the High Court that he quietly became a “sporting, cultural and humanitarian affairs” attaché for t
  
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• E3 2018: Black Ops 4 Changes How DLC Works In Call Of Duty

  14-06-2018 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is changing up how the Call of Duty franchise releases DLC. Announced today was the Black Ops pass, which Activision says "represents a new approach to post-launch content." Specifically, this will take the form of a "live season" instead of four separate DLC expansion releases as the franchise is known for. What this means is Activision will release content faster to "keep things fresh" and launch new maps and content faster than before.The Black Ops Pass for Black Ops
  
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• E3 2018: Why Cyberpunk 2077 Had To Be A First-Person Game

  14-06-2018 21:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 has been one of the more talked about games of E3 2018. With the reveal of a brand new trailer at the Microsoft Press Conference, showcasing many of the vibrant and equally grim locales in the game, the developers at CD Project Red have gradually shown off a clearer picture of the distant future action-RPG. We had the chance to check out a behind closed doors demo, and saw just how ambitious and impressive the world of Cyberpunk 2077 is.Based on the original Cyberpunk 2020 pen and
  
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• E3 2018: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Deluxe, Enhanced, And Pro Editions Announced

  14-06-2018 21:37 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of E3 2018, Activision has announced multiple special editions for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. These include the Digital Deluxe Edition, the Digital Deluxe Enhanced Edition, and the Pro Edition.All of these come with the Black Ops Pass, which is Activision's new way of delivering post-release content. They also include unspecified "digital bonus items," as well as an allotment of Call of Duty Points, which is the franchise's microtransaction virtual currency. The highest-end Black Ops 4 s
  
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