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• 32 Things We Learned From Westworld's Completely Insane Season 2 Finale

  27-06-2018 23:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Westworld Season 2 finale spoilers ahead!Westworld's Season 2 finale, Episode 10, "The Passenger," wasn't exactly the illuminating conclusion we'd hoped for. Instead of finally shedding some light on the park's many mysteries, it simply layered on more in scene after scene of heavy handed exposition. But that doesn't mean it didn't teach us anything.Is Bill a host? What is the "Valley Beyond" really? Are there any other secret hosts who've yet to be discovered? We learned those things and more i
  
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• Democrats have a risky long shot at blocking Trump's next Supreme Court pick

  27-06-2018 23:43 via yahoo.com
  The Democrats are reeling from the announcement that Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring. They could try to use the so-called quorum rule to block Republicans from tipping the balance of the court — but they probably won't.
  
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• '90s And '80s Action Cartoons Starring Animals You Might Have Forgotten

  27-06-2018 23:41 via gamespot.com
  
  The '80s and '90s were simply the best for action cartoons--better than all the rest. However, during these two decades, there was a weird, repeating trend throughout so many of these series: They starred anthropomorphic animals, and most of the time, they were kicking butt all over Earth and in space as well.While the trend invaded comedy series throughout this time period, it also made its way into action cartoons as well, some of which were completely forgotten about years later. While very
  
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• Worker found dead in stadium cooler was Minnesota inventor

  27-06-2018 23:36 via yahoo.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — A body found inside a beer cooler at the major league home of the Atlanta Braves belongs to a Minnesota inventor who was doing contract work at the stadium, police in Atlanta's suburbs said Wednesday.
  
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• Jeb Hensarling clashes with Waters during committee hearing

  27-06-2018 23:35 via yahoo.com
  Rep. Maxine Waters responds to Chairman’s comments on civility during House Financial Service committee hearing.
  
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• Ant-Man And The Wasp: Review Roundup

  27-06-2018 23:32 via gamespot.com
  
  The first reviews are rolling in for Marvel's newest film as the general release of Ant-Man and the Wasp is fast approaching. The film stars Paul Rudd as Ant-Man and Evangeline Lilly as The Wasp, and it follows the physics-defying duo as they embark on a mission to find Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) and subvert an intriguing new villain.The film includes all kinds of other characters besides the two that are named in the title and has been pretty highly anticipated after the success of the
  
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• New GameStop Sale In The US: PS4 And Xbox One Deals

  27-06-2018 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  GameStop has whipped up a new weekly sale, bringing deals on a whole new set of games and hardware. There's some good stuff this week, but not as many games on sale as in most previous weeks. That's too bad, but some exciting hardware is hitting shelves in the coming days, including a restock of the NES Classic Edition and an awesome new Nintendo 2DS XL. You can flip through the full weekly ad here, but we've highlighted some of the best and most noteworthy deals below. Don't delay, though, beca
  
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• The Biggest Games Coming In 2019 And Beyond: Kingdom Hearts 3, Cyberpunk 2077, And More

  27-06-2018 23:20 via gamespot.com
  
  The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
  A lot of highly-anticipated games are coming out this year, but not all of them. As the great singer-songwriter Tom Petty said, the waiting is the hardest part. Many of the most exciting games are due out in 2019 or later, so we're rounding them up in this feature for your reference.Here you can learn more about BioWare's ambitious new multiplayer game Anthem, the zombie game Days Gone from Sony, and Ubisoft's pirate game Skull & Bones. While waiting for games
  
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• Pakistan ex-PM banned in one seat as election bias claims persist

  27-06-2018 23:18 via yahoo.com
  By Asif ShahzadISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani election tribunal disqualified outgoing Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday from running in his home constituency, dealing the latest blow to the party of ousted leader Nawaz Sharif.The ruling follows the arrest by an anti-corruption body of another member of Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after he was named to contest a seat.In the case of Abbasi, an election commission tribunal ruled that he did not declare an accurat
  
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• The Volvo S60 You Really Want Will Be Very Rare

  27-06-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  Just 20 of these 415-hp will be brought to the US for 2019.
  
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• Both sides on abortion agree: Roe is in play now

  27-06-2018 23:10 via yahoo.com
  Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement after 30 years as a moderate swing vote on the Supreme Court poses a real threat to abortion rights in the United States, advocates and constitutional scholars agree. But exactly how that threat will play out is uncertain.
  
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• Conservative groups to spend millions in campaign for Supreme Court judge

  27-06-2018 23:09 via yahoo.com
  Major conservative donors have announced plans to spend millions of dollars over the following weeks in a campaign to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy with a far-right judge, similar to Justice Neil Gorsuch.Americans for Prosperity — a political advocacy group that's part of the Koch network — said it would lobby for a conservative to fill the newly-opened Supreme Court seat, almost immediately after Mr Kennedy announced his retirement.“We're prepared to c
  
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• Fortnite's Playground Update Is Live, But You Can't Play It Yet

  27-06-2018 23:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's latest update, v4.5, is now available on all platforms. On top of introducing a new weapon and other features to both Battle Royale and Save the World, it marks the start of the game's latest limited-time mode, Playground--although as of this writing, the mode has been temporarily taken offline.Unlike previous limited-time modes, Playground is intended to be a "low-pressure environment" that acts much like a private server. It allows players to explore the map, devise strategies, and
  
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• Harley-Davidson: Donald Trump says 'we won't forget' and company should 'stay 100% in America'

  27-06-2018 22:54 via yahoo.com
  The president tweeted that “Harley-Davidson should stay 100 per cent in America,” despite the fact that it already has some production outside of the United States.“I’ve done so much for you, and then this,” Mr Trump said.The American brand, synonymous with American motorcycle culture, was founded in 1903 in Wisconsin.
  
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• Puerto Rico introduces bill to become US state

  27-06-2018 22:47 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico's non-voting representative in Congress is introducing a bill that seeks to make the U.S. territory a state by 2021.
  
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• Appellate judge on D.C. Circuit seen as early favorite on Trump's Supreme Court shortlist

  27-06-2018 22:31 via yahoo.com
  Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times are both reporting that the favorite is Brett Kavanaugh, 53, a federal appellate court judge based in Washington, D.C., who previously clerked for Kennedy.
  
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• Remembering 1998: The Biggest Games Turning 20 This Year

  27-06-2018 22:27 via gamespot.com
  
  The Year Was 1998
  The 90s was a decade of amazing growth for the gaming industry. However, 1998 in particular pushed the medium further than it had gone before. In many ways, 1998 was the year video games had finally evolved into something more. From the rich competitive experiences of StarCraft to the revolutionary storytelling of Metal Gear Solid, several games--some of which became watershed moments for the industry--would go on to set the standard for what games could be.In this gallery, the
  
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• Tornado injures 8 people, 2 critically, in small Kansas town

  27-06-2018 22:16 via yahoo.com
  EUREKA, Kan. (AP) — Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a "direct hit" from a tornado for the second time in two years.
  
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• Jared Leto To Star As Spider-Man Villain Morbius In Sony Solo Movie

  27-06-2018 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony has quite a few Spider-Man spin-offs in the near future, and the next one just got its lead: Jared Leto. He is not new to the realm of comic book movies, having played The Joker in 2016's Suicide Squad. And now the Oscar-winning actor is set to portray the titular character in Sony's latest film, Morbius.Filmmaker Daniel Espinosa (Safe House, Life) will be directing the upcoming film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and the minds behind Netflix's Lost In Space, Burk Sharpless and Matt
  
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• 'The McConnell rule': Some Dems say the vote for Justice Kennedy's replacement should be delayed

  27-06-2018 22:14 via yahoo.com
  Justice Anthony Kennedy’s surprise announcement on Wednesday that he is retiring from the Supreme Court reverberated throughout Washington, where President Trump and his fellow Republicans are now poised to cement conservative control of the high court.
  
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• Koch Network Plans To Spend Millions Backing Trump’s Court Pick

  27-06-2018 22:11 via yahoo.com
  The powerful Koch network of conservative megadonors plans to spend seven
  
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• Battlefield 5 Closed Alpha Begins Tomorrow On PC

  27-06-2018 22:11 via gamespot.com
  
  EA has shared details on Battlefield V's first closed alpha. The limited-time test is scheduled to begin Thursday, June 28, and will allow certain players to try out the upcoming World War II shooter ahead of its release later this fall, including a portion of one Grand Operation.According to Battlefield's official website, the closed alpha will be available on PC and can only be joined by invitation, which EA says will be distributed to a "small group" of Battlefield players. The invitations wi
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Made The Democratic Party Safe For Democracy Again

  27-06-2018 22:00 via yahoo.com
  In the Democratic Party primary for New York's 14th Congressional District,
  
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• Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe Gets The Axe, But The Spider Lives On

  27-06-2018 21:52 via yahoo.com
  It was nice knowing you, Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe.
  
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• Democrats see major upset as socialist beats top-ranking US congressman

  27-06-2018 21:48 via yahoo.com
  Ocasio-Cortez: who is the new progressive star of the Democrats?Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Democratic socialist from the Bronx, has unseated Joe Crowley, a 20-year congressman, in a stunning political upset that sent shockwaves through the party.The victory, in a New York district primary election to determine who stands against the Republicans in November’s midterms for a seat in Congress, immediately prompted debate about the wider ramifications for the Democrats, and whethe
  
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• Justice Elena Kagan Says The Supreme Court Turned The First Amendment 'Into A Sword'

  27-06-2018 21:47 via yahoo.com
  The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 that
  
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• 10-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Said He 'Liked Boys' Before Being Beaten To Death

  27-06-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com
  Investigators believe a 10-year-old California boy told his family members he
  
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• The Walking Dead's Pokemon Go-Style AR Game Has A Release Date

  27-06-2018 21:28 via gamespot.com
  
  The Walking Dead: Our World was announced about a year ago, and now the mobile AR game has a release date. The game will release on July 12 on both iOS and Android, and will offer a Pokemon Go-style experience where you roam the neighborhood to play--except, of course, you'll be fighting zombies instead of catching pocket monsters.As you can see in the new trailer above, the game is an AR experience where zombies will come at you and you'll have to beat them before they swarm you and it's too la
  
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• All The Week's Best Video Game Deals: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC

  27-06-2018 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  The Best Video Game Deals Of The Week
  We all love video games, and everyone loves a good deal. So when you combine those things, you end up with something we can all get behind. If you're looking for deals on video games, you've come to the right place. Let's take a moment to check in on the very best gaming deals that are available this week and see what kinds of savings we can find.Whether you play games on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, or PC, you'll likely find something you want to play av
  
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• New Cassini findings suggest Saturn moon could support life

  27-06-2018 21:15 via yahoo.com
  Complex organic molecules have been discovered originating from one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, adding to its potential to support life, researchers said on Wednesday.The Cassini spacecraft first flew close to the ice-covered moon in 2005 as part of a mission to gather data on Saturn that will be analyzed for years to come.A team led by Frank Postberg and Nozair Khawaja of the University of Heidelberg in Germany said they had identified fragments of large organic molecules in ice grains that w
  
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• Israel says Gaza militants fire more than a dozen rockets

  27-06-2018 20:48 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — More than 12 rockets were launched from Gaza toward southern Israeli communities early Wednesday, the Israeli military said.
  
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• Epic Sues Fortnite QA Tester Who Leaked Battle Royale Season 4 Secrets

  27-06-2018 20:34 via gamespot.com
  
  According to Polygon, Epic Games sued Thomas Hannah, a quality assurance contractor, on May 7 for leaking spoilers for Fortnite: season four. Through a third party, Hannah spread information about where Fortnite's meteor would hit, an action in direct violation of his non-disclosure agreement.Prior to the leak, most Fortnite theorists believed they had decoded a secret message that hinted Titled Towers would be the crash zone of the meteor. The leak debunked this prediction, and informed players
  
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• Game Release Dates In June 2018: PS4, Xbox One, Switch, And PC

  27-06-2018 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  A new month has arrived, which means a new slate of games are on the horizon. Between the excitement of E3 2018 and this month's upcoming releases, gaming fans have a lot to look forward to in June. This month sees some notable titles arrive on each platform, from the Switch port of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus to a new Mario sports game and the latest title from Life Is Strange developer Dontnod.As always, we've rounded up a list of the biggest games launching this month below, giving you a
  
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• Mattis, China leaders strike positive tone despite tensions

  27-06-2018 20:27 via yahoo.com
  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chinese leaders struck a largely positive public tone Wednesday, talking up increased military cooperation and open dialogue between the two powers despite security tensions and an impending trade war.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Went From Bartender To History-Maker In Just Months

  27-06-2018 20:25 via yahoo.com
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't just a force to be reckoned with because she
  
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• Fortnite's Playground Mode Update Is Live, But You Can't Play It Yet

  27-06-2018 20:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's latest update, v4.5, is now available on all platforms. On top of introducing a new weapon and other features to both Battle Royale and Save the World, it marks the start of the game's latest limited-time mode, Playground--although as of this writing, the mode has been temporarily taken offline.Unlike previous limited-time modes, Playground is intended to be a "low-pressure environment" that acts much like a private server. It allows players to explore the map, devise strategies, and
  
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• The Best Games Of 2018 (So Far)

  27-06-2018 20:08 via gamespot.com
  
  The First Half's Finest
  The first half of 2018 has been packed with tons of fantastic games. Much like last year, there are several well worth your time to play. Big-budget games, like God of War, Far Cry 5, and Dragon Ball FighterZ, floored us with their attention to detail and quality mechanics. On the other hand, smaller indie experiences continued to turn our heads; Iconoclasts and Celeste were some of the early standouts of this year, but a wealth of other unique experiences have released s
  
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• Cigar-shaped interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua classified as comet

  27-06-2018 20:06 via yahoo.com
  The reddish cigar-shaped object called 'Oumuamua spotted last year tumbling through space is a comet, scientists said on Wednesday, solving the mystery over how to classify the first interstellar object found passing through our solar system.'Oumuamua (pronounced oh-MOO-uh-MOO-uh) initially was pegged as a comet, but it lacks the tail of gas and dust characteristic of many comets, and some scientists argued that it was perhaps a dry asteroid."It does not display any tail in any observation we ob
  
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• Despite Trump Urging, Republicans Fail On Immigration Again

  27-06-2018 20:03 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning called on House
  
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• Abandoned buildings photo series shows beauty in urban decay

  27-06-2018 20:03 via yahoo.com
  An urban explorer has created a powerful photography series in a campaign to show the beauty of abandoned buildings and to urge us to stop tearing them down. Shelley Koon, 54, from Dover, Del., hopes to shatter the illusion that the forgotten sites are dark and drab to reveal their beauty and appeal. Visiting hospitals, asylums, schools and factories in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, she says she can easily spend eight hours at a time exploring and photographing the locations. (Caters News)
  
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• Sony Boss Gives Hope For PS4 Cross-Play - GameSpot Daily

  27-06-2018 19:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Sony's Shawn Layden commented on possible PS4 cross-play with Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, while PUBG Corp. dropped its lawsuit against Fortnite developer Epic.
  
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• 'No Justification' for Officer to Shoot Unarmed Teen Antwon Rose, DA Says

  27-06-2018 19:54 via yahoo.com
  "Unless you see a genuine threat, it's inappropriate, in fact it's criminal, to take someone's life." District Attorney Stephen Zappala said
  
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• Sicario Might Get Another Sequel, And The Original's Star Could Return

  27-06-2018 19:41 via gamespot.com
  
  After seeing the first Sicario film in 2015, chances are most of the audience didn't expect a sequel as it ended on a note of finality. However, Lionsgate announced mere months later that a follow-up was happening. Now, with Sicario: Day of the Soldado heading to theaters, it's likely this isn't the end of the road.Tyler Sheridan, who wrote both films, actually has a trilogy in mind to complete the Sicario tale, according to Sicario: Day of the Soldado star Josh Brolin. "From what I know, I thin
  
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• X-Men And MCU Deal Gets Closer, As Disney Agrees To Sell Fox Sports Networks

  27-06-2018 19:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Disney has taken another step closer to completing its deal to buy Fox's entertainment assets. It has been reported that the studio has agreed to sell Fox's 22 regional sports networks, following a complaint filed in federal court this week by the Department of Justice.As reported by Variety, the Department of Justice had argued that since Disney already owns national sports network ESPN, adding Fox's sports assets to its roster would be highly anti-competitive. However, Disney's agreement to se
  
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• Mass Effect Andromeda Dev On Whether It Got A "Fair Shake"

  27-06-2018 19:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Mass Effect Andromeda was a high-profile flop in one of EA's biggest franchises, and one that's still having ripple effects on its approach to new games like Anthem. But could it all have been avoided under different circumstances? Following an offhand comment to Game Informer that cited a crowded release window, BioWare developer Mark Darrah took to Twitter to expand his thoughts with some surprising frankness."I'm going to regret this in half an hour but let's talk 'did MEA get a fair shake'."
  
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• Supreme Court Conservatives Crush Workers, Again

  27-06-2018 19:20 via yahoo.com
  The radical conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court have twice now in two
  
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• Here's When Fortnite Season 5 Begins For Battle Royale

  27-06-2018 19:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic Games has revealed when Fortnite: Battle Royale Season 5 will start. In a post on the game's Reddit page, the company confirmed Season 5 will begin on July 12 at 1 AM PDT / 4 AM EDT / 9 AM BST / 6 PM AET. To help people unlock remaining Battle Pass rewards for Season 4, Epic is awarding double XP for matches from June 29 until July 2.Ahead of the new season, Epic has released a new mode for Fortnite. Introduced as part of the latest update, the Playground LTM is essentially a private server
  
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• Man Charged With Killing Heather Heyer In Charlottesville Faces 30 New Counts

  27-06-2018 19:10 via yahoo.com
  James Alex Fields Jr., the suspect accused in the killing of Heather Heyer in
  
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• Check Out First Image From New Tarantino Movie, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio And Brad Pitt

  27-06-2018 19:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Quentin Tarantino's movies have always assembled impressive casts, and his latest is no exception. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood is about to start production, and the '60s-set film will star Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, and James Marsden. The first image from the movie has now been revealed.It was posted by DiCaprio on his Instagram page, and it shows him and Pitt in character as Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth. Dalton is the former star of a
  
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• 21 Fantastic Games You Probably Missed Out On From E3 2018

  27-06-2018 18:55 via gamespot.com
  
  The underdogs of E3 2018
  E3 2018 was loaded with some fantastic games that immediately captured the attention of many. Whether it was CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, EA's blowout of Anthem and Battlefield V content, Sony's impressive demos for Ghost of Tsushima and Spider-Man, or the reveal of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's massive roster--there was definitely a lot to take in, leaving little room to properly digest some of the more lesser-known games. We at GameSpot explored the E3 show floor an
  
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