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• WWE Extreme Rules 2018: Match Predictions, Start Time, Date, And Location

  09-07-2018 23:57 via gamespot.com
  
  It's time for things to get extreme, but not in like a late-90s/early-00s type of way with dirtbikes doing backflips and Jnco jeans. WWE is taking things to the extreme in its aptly titled Extreme Rules PPV. The event is coming to the WWE Network on Sunday, July 15, and the show will take place at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.Like most of WWE's PPVs, Extreme Rules will start at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT, with a Kickoff Show airing on the network--and most likely YouTube--one hour prior. As of
  
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• Ant-Man And The Wasp: How Does Its Opening Weekend Compare To Other MCU Movies?

  09-07-2018 23:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp had a solid opening weekend, debuting on July 6, and taking in over $76 million domestically the following few days. While that is still a decent weekend, doing better than a few other summer blockbusters, how does it compare to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?In the United States, MCU movies have taken in more than $2.5 billion, in total, for their opening weekends, according to the stats on BoxOfficeMojo. On average, that's around $125 million for each m
  
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• Avengers 4: Is The Quantum Realm The Key To Beating Thanos?

  09-07-2018 22:46 via gamespot.com
  
  Let's face it: More than any act of heroism pulled off by Scott Lang or Hope Van Dyne, the real question about Ant-Man & The Wasp was always going to be how it relates back to Avengers: Infinity War. It's not that we don't love size-changing slapstick comedy and good natured family fun every now and again, but when the current status of more than half the universe is up in the air, there are more pressing issues at hand.Thankfully, Ant-Man & The Wasp didn't drop the ball on that front.
  
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• Ant-Man And The Wasp Sees Huge Opening Weekend, Takes #1 At The Box Office

  09-07-2018 22:32 via gamespot.com
  
  Ant-Man and the Wasp opened in most theaters this weekend, taking the top spot in North America and around the world by a landslide. The latest box office figures show it opened in 4,206 theaters in the US and Canada and collected $76 million in ticket sales, easily beating out Incredibles 2 (in second place) and Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom (in third place); The First Purge, which opened on Tuesday, brought in $17 million in ticket sales from 3,031 theaters.International box office figures pla
  
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• First Fortnite Season 5 Teaser Image Shows A Kitsune Mask

  09-07-2018 22:18 via gamespot.com
  
  With Season 5 of Fortnite: Battle Royale set to kick off in only a few days, developer Epic Games continues to drop cryptic teases about the new season ahead of its launch. The latest comes courtesy of the Fortnite Twitter account, which shared the first official teaser image for Season 5, and it may provide a clue as to what's in store for the game.The image, which you can see below, depicts what appears to be a Japanese kitsune mask. Moreover, the left eye of the mask is overlaid with a rift,
  
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• Fortnite Season 5 Starts Soon; Here's How To Do Season 4 Challenges Quickly

  09-07-2018 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Epic Games is just about to launch the next big evolution of Fortnite: Battle Royale, as Season 5 is right around the corner. The new season starts on July 12, which is also the cut-off date for Season 4 and its challenges. That means if you bought Season 4's Battle Pass and haven't already completed all of its many objectives--maybe you're a newer player on Nintendo Switch--you have extremely limited time to get them done and earn this season's skins and rewards before they disappear. Here are
  
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• Marvel's Ant-Man And The Wasp Spoiler Review: A Strong Marvel Sequel

  09-07-2018 22:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Ant-Man and the Wasp is a hilarious sequel that surpasses the original movie. Chastity and Greg give you their spoiler-filled reviews of the new Marvel movie and list the best moments and their predictions for Ant-Man's future in the MCU.
  
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• It's Time To Put A Bullet In The Walking Dead's Brain

  09-07-2018 21:57 via gamespot.com
  
  How long can a zombie hobble along before one of the world's few remaining survivors finally puts it out of its undead misery? Since debuting in 2010, The Walking Dead has been a force to be reckoned with on TV. It's broken TV ratings records, become a pop culture phenomenon, made stars of practically its entire cast, and brought an entire genre back from the dead. All good things must come to an end, though, and one of those things is The Walking Dead.As the AMC series prepares to storm San Die
  
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• Netflix: New Movies And TV Shows This Week

  09-07-2018 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  The second week of July has arrived, and so have some new titles. We're here to give you the skinny on everything new coming to Netflix this week.There are a ton of Netflix originals coming out in July, and this week is no exception. For movies, a new film called How It Ends which follows a man trying to survive a mysterious apocalyptic event, so that he can travel to Seattle and save his girlfriend.As far as shows, Drug Lords is getting a second season, and The Epic Tales Of Captain Underpants
  
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• Two New Code Vein Trailers Reveal More Plot Details And Party Members' Backstories

  09-07-2018 21:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Bandai Namco released two more character trailers for the company's upcoming action-RPG Code Vein. Whereas the first trailer focuses on Mia Karnstein, a young woman who fights to protect her younger brother, these two new ones offer backstory on the former mercenary Yakumo Shinonome and researcher Louis.All three of these characters are Revenants, vampiric humans who gain power in exchange for lost memories and a bloodlust. Each acts as a possible "buddy" that travel with the player and assist w
  
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• Monster Hunter World PC Release Date And Pre-Order Guide

  09-07-2018 21:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Ever since Monster Hunter World launched in January, Capcom has found itself with a massive hit on its hands--and that was just on PS4 and Xbox One. The online action-RPG will finally make its way to PC via Steam on August 9. It will come with everything that was available when it launched on console, with free updates rolling out after launch.The focus of Monster Hunter World is to fight big monsters and collect lots of loot. According to GameSpot's 8/10 Monster Hunter World review, "this is li
  
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• As Fortnite Season 5 Nears, Here Are 5 Map Ideas We Want To See

  09-07-2018 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  We're sure you're familiar with the Fortnite: Battle Royale phenomenon at this point. We've been keeping you up to date on the weekly challenges, the latest updates and changes, and offered some perspective on things we'd like to see added to the game. And although we still enjoy battling it out against 99 other players on the game's current map, it's easy to imagine how a new map could keep us coming back for more Victory Royales in the long run.There is currently one map in Fortnite: Battle Ro
  
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• Fortnite Season 5 Rifts Keep Bringing Strange Objects Into The Map

  09-07-2018 20:28 via gamespot.com
  
  The Fortnite missile launch that cracked the sky appears to have just been the beginning of a multi-phase rollout for Season 5. Since then, strange happenings have been appearing around the map, erasing some objects and adding others on a regular basis.A Reddit user captured the moment when an Old West stage coach popped through a rift. This is similar to the Greek anchor that appeared not too long ago. The rifts have been both adding and deleting items to the game world, as another one recently
  
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• Yakuza Kiwami 2 Demo Gameplay Live

  09-07-2018 20:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Ben and Michael take to the streets to beat up some thugs and sing some karaoke songs in the free demo for Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PlayStation 4.
  
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• Fortnite Season 5 Teasers Are Getting Really Weird - GameSpot Daily

  09-07-2018 19:41 via gamespot.com
  
  We talk about what Fortnite Season 5 could possibly bring to PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and iOS, plus the Darksiders 3 release date.
  
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• Fortnite Season 5 Rifts Transport More Strange Objects Into Game World

  09-07-2018 19:38 via gamespot.com
  
  The Fortnite missile launch that cracked the sky appears to have just been the beginning of a multi-phase rollout for Season 5. Since then, strange happenings have been appearing around the map, erasing some objects and adding others on a regular basis.A Reddit user captured the moment when an Old West stage coach popped through a rift. This is similar to the Greek anchor that appeared not too long ago. The rifts have been both adding and deleting items to the game world, as another one recently
  
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• PS4, Xbox One, And Nintendo Switch Deals At Best Buy This Week

  09-07-2018 19:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Another week has begun, which can only mean one thing: another set of deals is available at Best Buy, both brick-and-mortar and online. This week finds a heap of pre-order bonus rewards, plus savings on a number of big games for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. If you see a deal you like, make sure you buy it before July 14, because there's no guarantee it will be around when next week's Best Buy deals go live.Anyone interested in Nintendo Switch can save some money this week. If you buy a Sw
  
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• Monster Hunter World PC Release Date Announced

  09-07-2018 19:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Following its launch on PS4 and Xbox One earlier this year, Capcom has announced the PC release date for Monster Hunter World, and it's coming earlier than expected. The online action-RPG was originally slated to arrive on Steam sometime this fall, but Capcom has now revealed that it will hit the digital storefront next month, on August 9.Players who pre-purchase Monster Hunter World on Steam ahead of its launch will receive a pair of bonus items: the Origin armor set and the Fair Wind Charm. In
  
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• Ant-Man And The Wasp: All The MCU And Infinity War References And Easter Eggs We Saw

  09-07-2018 19:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Ant-Man and the Wasp spoilers ahead!
  You know the drill by now: A brand new Marvel movie has hit theaters, which means we've got a brand new clutch of Easter eggs and references to sort through. Ant-Man and the Wasp debuted over the weekend at the number 1 spot in the box office, earning an estimated $76 million for Disney and Marvel. That's a significant increase over the original Ant-Man's $57.2 million debut, indicating an increased interest in Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly's MCU antics--or
  
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• Amazon Prime Day For 2018: Date, Free Games, Early Deals, And Everything You Need To Know

  09-07-2018 19:03 via gamespot.com
  
  July isn't just for fireworks and barbecues. It's also the month when Amazon Prime Day 2018 is going to happen. This Black Friday-like event happens every summer, and this year is no different. You can expect the Amazon to offer temporary discounts on games, tech, movies, toys, and anything else you might want to buy from the world's largest online retailer. Other retailers may also offer discounts that day to cash in on the commerce craze. Here's everything you need to know about Amazon Prime D
  
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• Darksiders 3 Release Date Confirmed, Special Editions Announced

  09-07-2018 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  THQ Nordic has confirmed the Darksiders 3 release date as November 27, 2018. Along with the release date, the publisher has detailed pre-order options that will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC game. Anyone that puts their money down early at participating retailers will get the Fury armor DLC, which is described as "a completely original skin for [protagonist] Fury's base armor that will set her apart and always be visible during gameplay."Those that pre-order digitally from
  
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• Mission Impossible: Fallout Video Shows Off More Of The New Movie

  09-07-2018 18:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Six films and 22 years in, and the Mission Impossible series shows no signs of slowing down. Mission Impossible: Fallout arrives in theaters later this month, with Tom Cruise once again playing Ethan Hunt and promising some insane stunt sequences. Ahead of that, we have a new behind-the-scenes video.The promo focuses on the core team of Hunt, Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), and Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames). As ever with this sort of thing, all the actors say very nice things about this other, but ther
  
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• Monster Hunter World - PC Gameplay And Release Date Trailer

  09-07-2018 18:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Monster Hunter World is finally coming to PC on August 9th, 2018!
  
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• More Free Games For Amazon / Twitch Prime Members

  09-07-2018 18:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon's Prime Day won't officially kick off until July 16, but a number of deals are already available for Prime members. If you're a PC gamer, the best early deal by far is one that won't cost you anything at all. Twitch is giving Amazon/Twitch Prime members free PC games each day between now and July 18. All told, 21 free games will be available for Prime members in July.The availability windows vary depending on the game, but today you can download nine games for free. Make sure to grab them
  
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• Steam Leak Reveals Player Counts For Hundreds Of Games

  09-07-2018 17:45 via gamespot.com
  
  A recent leak has given unprecedented insight on the popularity of thousands of Steam games. Ars Technica reports that the hole in Valve's API gave precise player counts for tons of games before the company sealed it up. The mathematical calculations for estimating player counts are complex, but the end-result is a striking snapshot of total players as of July 1.It should be noted, though, that this method of tracking player counts relies on Steam achievements, so it doesn't count games that don
  
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• Top New Games Releasing This Week On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC -- July 8-14

  09-07-2018 17:05 via gamespot.com
  
  This week you can revisit fan favorites like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and enjoy a new adventure with Octopath Traveler.
  
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• Fortnite Season 5 Stunt Appears To Bring Objects Into The Real World

  09-07-2018 16:57 via gamespot.com
  
  An event in Fortnite appears to be spilling out into the real world as part of a promotional stunt for the coming season. A recent rocket launch opened up cracks in the sky and rifts began swallowing parts of the game world. Now at least one of those landmarks has appeared in a remote desert.Greasy Grove's Durr Burger disappeared from the map recently, only to be found by photographer Sela Shiloni in the desert of Palmdale, California (via Eurogamer). Shiloni tweeted about the bizarre find, aski
  
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• Motivating gamers with personalized game design

  09-07-2018 16:11
  A team of multidisciplinary researchers has identified three basic video game player traits that will help to make game design more personalized and more effectively motivate gamers in both entertainment and work applications.
  
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• Thanos Brings Balance To Reddit

  09-07-2018 15:47 via gamespot.com
  
  It seems Thanos' way of thinking is starting to take root. In Avengers: Infinity War the Mad Titan gathered the all-powerful Infinity Stones with a goal to wipe out half of all life in the universe so that a balance can be struck, and remaining life can prosper. Now, it seems Reddit users have found inspiration in his thinking, and are on the cusp of their own purge. Warning: This story contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War.The subreddit r/thanosdidnothingwrong (firstly, wow, not cool) is
  
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• Tributes Pour In For Spider-Man Co-Creator And Marvel Legend Steve Ditko

  09-07-2018 13:57 via gamespot.com
  
  Actors, filmmakers, and figures from comic book industry have been playing tribute to legendary artist Steve Ditko, who died this weekend at age 90. Ditko was best known for the Marvel characters Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, which he created alongside Stan Lee. It was Ditko who created Spidey's distinctive blue-and-red costume, and the character remains one of the most popular superheroes of all time.Tom Holland is the latest actor to portray Spidey on the big screen, and he paid tribute to Di
  
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• UK Sales Chart: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Is Still No. 1

  09-07-2018 11:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision Blizzard's Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy maintains its position at the top of the UK sales chart in the week ending July 7, holding off competition from Jurassic World: Evolution, which settles for No. 2.As detailed by Chart-Track, Ubisoft has two games in the top 10, with The Crew 2 at No. 3 and Far Cry 5 further down the ranking at No. 8. EA's FIFA 18 finishes the week at No. 18, no doubt helped by ongoing excitement around World Cup, while Mario Tennis Aces follows it at No. 5.So
  
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• Divinity Original Sin 2 Split-Screen PS4 Pro Gameplay - Definitive Edition

  09-07-2018 10:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Divinity Original Sin 2: Definitive Edition releases on August 31 for PS4 and Xbox One, and we got some hands on with the game running in split-screen on PS4 Pro.
  
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• Pokemon Quest For Nintendo Switch/Mobile Passes Huge Download Milestone

  09-07-2018 07:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon Quest, the free-to-play Pokemon game featuring cube-shaped creatures, has reached a big new download milestone. The game has picked up more than 7.5 million downloads since it was released in May, the Pokemon Company has announced. The game is available on Nintendo Switch, as well as iOS and Android; it's free on all platforms.It reached 1 million downloads in its first two days alone on Nintendo Switch, The Pokemon Company added. The company did not provide a breakdown of downloads betw
  
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• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Is First Non-Disney Movie Of 2018 To Make $1 Billion

  09-07-2018 06:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has cleared a dino-sized box office milestone. The action movie has now made more than $1 billion globally. It's pulled in $304.8 million in the US and Canada and a further $700.7 million internationally to push its global haul to $1.005 billion. Notably, the movie is not out yet in Japan, so the figure stands to grow further still. It's the third movie of 2018 to reach $1 billion. The other two are Avengers: Infinity War ($2.038 billion) and Black Panther ($1.346
  
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• Marvel's New Superhero Movie, Captain Marvel, Has Finished Filming

  09-07-2018 05:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel's next big superhero movie, Captain Marvel, has finished filming. Actress Brie Larson, who plays Carol Danvers AKA Captain Marvel tweeted a picture of a clapperboard that showed July 6 as the final day of filming. There may be reshoots, but this is a significant milestone in the production of the film, which is due in theatres in March 2019.The clapperboard is decorated with signatures and other images. Given it's a Marvel movie, there may be some secrets to be found; let us know in the c
  
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• Fortnite-Style Battle Royale Mode Not Currently Planned For Crytek's New Shooter

  09-07-2018 04:28 via gamespot.com
  
  Set in the Louisiana swamps, Crytek's Hunt: Showdown is unique in the shooter space with its combination of PvP and PvE elements. But could Crytek go further and add a battle royale mode to the mix? We spoke with Crytek product manager Angela de Castro and level design director Chris Auty about this, and it sounds like it could happen someday.De Castro started off by making it clear that Crytek's efforts currently are focused on supporting the existing Hunt as it is. But in the future, De Castro
  
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• Game Of Thrones: Maisie Williams Says Goodbye To Arya In Cryptic Post

  09-07-2018 03:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark on HBO's Game of Thrones, has apparently completed her last day of filming for the show's eighth and final season. In a post on Instagram, Williams said "goodbye" to Arya and Game of Thrones overall, and Belfast where she was filming."What a joy I've had. Here's to the adventures to come," Williams wrote. goodbye belfast. goodbye arya. goodbye game of thrones. what a joy i’ve had. here’s to the adventures to come #lastwomanstanding #barely #immas
  
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• Here's A Surprising And Cool Uncharted Fact You Probably Didn't Know

  09-07-2018 02:24 via gamespot.com
  
  10 years later, we're still learning more about Naughty Dog's popular Uncharted franchise.Animator Jonathan Cooper revealed on Twitter that the red indicator in the UI that shows up when you're under attack is not a health meter, but instead a "luck" meter. When enemies bear down on Drake, his "luck" will eventually run out, and at that point enemy gunfire will kill him. But this explains that Drake isn't just taking bullets left and right and living to tell the story. That is often a criticism
  
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• No, A God Of War Netflix Show Is Not Happening ... Yet

  09-07-2018 01:49 via gamespot.com
  
  Recently, a post on social media went viral that claimed Jason Momoa would star as Kratos in a God of War TV show for Netflix. This is a bunch of malarkey. God of War director Cory Barlog confirmed on Twitter that no, a God of War show for Netflix is not happening, at least not yet. Intriguingly, after shutting down the rumour, he teased, "I wonder if we should do something about that, Netflix?"True. This is not happening.Hmmm...🤔...I wonder if we should do something about that @netflix
  
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• Top New Game Releases This Week On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC -- July 8-14

  09-07-2018 01:00 via gamespot.com
  
  This week you can revisit fan favorites like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and enjoy a new adventure with Octopath Traveler.
  
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