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• Persona 4 Remains An All-Time Great RPG 10 Years Later; A Celebration Of Its Legacy

  14-07-2018 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  It may not have been known at the time, but in July 2008, Japan received what would be remembered as one of the greatest role-playing games of all time. And over the course of a decade, Persona 4 has become more than just an incredibly fun RPG with a refined battle system and quirky characters. A story about Japanese high school students confronting their worst fears, fighting for what's right, and becoming the best of friends spawned a lasting legacy that has empowered the people who played it
  
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• Square Enix At SDCC 2018: Tomb Raider, Dragon Quest, And Kingdom Hearts

  14-07-2018 19:03 via gamespot.com
  
  If you've been looking to get your hands on Square Enix's biggest titles of 2018 and 2019, San Diego Comic-Con might be your chance. Square's full lineup of demos and panels has been announced, and there's plenty of Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest to go around.This year's show will feature five different demos of your favorite Square Enix titles. The only one with a time constraint is Shadow of the Tomb Raider. To play that one, you'll need to stop by The Deck at Moonshine Flats f
  
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• Xbox One Weekly Recap: It's A Battle Royale World, Fortnite Season 5 Is Here

  14-07-2018 18:01 via gamespot.com
  
  We're living in a battle royale world, and this week's Xbox One news is absolutely no exception. Fortnite Season 5 is upon us, and there's yet another battle royale title that's joined the fray this week.To kick off the next season of Fortnite, we're giving away 7,500 V-Bucks. We've also got all the details you need for map changes, battle passes, challenges, and more to make sure you're getting the most out of this season. And if you're feeling really competitive, be sure to check out Fortnite'
  
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• Nintendo Switch Weekly Recap: Let's Go! Pikachu/Eevee Sees New Details, Fortnite Season 5 Is Here

  14-07-2018 17:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon's next adventure is just around the corner, and this week, we got to see more details about the Switch exclusive title Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. And of course, the Switch isn't free from the clutches of battle royale, so there are plenty of updates in that department too.As for Pokemon, we got to see more of the game's world and characters in a new trailer, Pikachu with bangs, the return of Jesse and James, and version exclusive Pokemon. Free-to-play Pokemon title Pokemon Quest ha
  
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• PS4 Weekly Recap: More News On Your Favorite PS4 Exclusives And Plenty Of Fortnite

  14-07-2018 17:58 via gamespot.com
  
  This week in PS4 headlines, there's lots of news to go around about upcoming exclusives, and also a plethora of Fortnite. So much Fortnite in fact, it has its own section this week.Yakuza Kiwami 2's demo is now available on the PlayStation Network and Nathan Fillion might have hinted at some involvement with the Uncharted franchise. Don't get too excited to see any God of War outside of gaming; rumors about a forthcoming Netflix show aren't true...yet. This week also saw the confirmation of Dark
  
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• American Horror Story: Murder House Recap

  14-07-2018 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The eighth season of American Horror Story will be a crossover between Murder House and Coven. In order to get you prepped for AHS Season 8, Greg gets you all caught up on what went down in the Murder House back in season 1.
  
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• Game Sequels That Fell Short Of The Original

  14-07-2018 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Learning often requires failure.
  There can be a lot of pressure involved in trying to release a follow up to a much-loved game. When making a sequel, oftentimes creators have to follow the vague mantra of "bigger and better"--but as it turns out, that's not always the way to find success. Over the years, there have been many game sequels that managed to let fans down, leaving us all to wonder what went wrong.No developer is immune from missing the mark, unfortunately. With the likes of Blizzard,
  
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• Best Xbox One Console Exclusive Games (July 2018 Update)

  14-07-2018 02:38 via gamespot.com
  
  The Xbox One launched in November 2013 and Microsoft has managed to secure a fair amount of quality exclusives for the console. With games like Halo 5: Guardians, Cuphead, and Forza Motorsport 7, the console offers a wide variety of fantastic experiences you can only get on Xbox, as well as PC thanks to Microsoft's Play Anywhere program. And thanks to the Xbox One X, the Xbox One family features the most powerful console on the market.Microsoft has been criticized often for its lack of exclusiv
  
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• New Battle Royale Games Of 2018: Battlefield 5, Call Of Duty Black Ops 4, And More

  14-07-2018 02:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Going Battle Royale
  Both PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Fortnite have experienced massive success. As a result, battle royale games are quickly evolving, moving past the genre's humble beginnings as mods for large-scale survival games, like Minecraft and ARMA 2, and into fresh new territory. More and more new games in the genre are getting released every week; this year alone is packed with a slew of new battle royale games that aim to push the genre further by expanding its foundational elem
  
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• 11 People, Places, And Plot Points We Want In Respawn's Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order

  14-07-2018 02:31 via gamespot.com
  
  At Last, The Jedi Are No More...
  We don't have much information on Respawn's Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, but here's what we do know. The game will star a young Jedi Padawan who escaped Order 66 after the events of Revenge of the Sith when, as Respawn CEO Vince Zampella puts it, the galaxy was at its darkest. As a Jedi apprentice, you will have access to a lightsaber. It's not much to go on, but it's enough to make an educated guess as to who and what we might see in Jedi Fallen Order.By the ev
  
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• The 21 Biggest PC Game Exclusives Confirmed For 2018: Quake Champions, Pillars Of Eternity 2

  14-07-2018 02:25 via gamespot.com
  
  This Year's Exclusives.exe
  PC is one of the best platforms to play games. Not only does it allow access to an immense library of games across multiple generations, but it also offers the potential to play them at their best. But if you're looking for some new games, there's an abundance of great-looking ones coming exclusively to PC this year alone.On consumer platforms like Steam and GOG, there are hundreds of exclusive PC games released every day. Since rounding them up would prove unwieldy, w
  
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• The 19 Biggest Nintendo Switch Exclusives Confirmed For 2018: Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Tennis Aces

  14-07-2018 02:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's Newest
  In 2017, Nintendo soared back into the limelight with the Switch--the fastest selling console in US history. Incredible exclusives like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey proved Nintendo still remembered the strengths of its franchises and the importance of taking risks. For an overview of all the Switch games we reviewed last year, head over to our Switch review page.Already, Nintendo is using 2018 to build upon the company's successes and produce
  
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• The 10 Biggest Xbox One Exclusives Confirmed For 2018: Forza Horizon 4, Sea Of Thieves

  14-07-2018 02:15 via gamespot.com
  
  A Growing Library Of Exclusives
  In 2017, Microsoft managed to enhance its latest and a few pre-existing games with upgraded visuals thanks to the release of Xbox One X. However, the publisher's roster of exclusives last year was small. There were a few noticeable standouts, like Everspace and Cuphead, but Microsoft just couldn't compete against Sony and Nintendo's larger libraries. Fortunately, Microsoft kicked off this year with a solid array of exclusive triple-A and independent games.We expec
  
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• The Best PS4 Console Exclusive Games Since 2013

  14-07-2018 02:08 via gamespot.com
  
  The PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013 and Sony's done a phenomenal job making sure a stream of excellent exclusives continues to launch on the platform. That trend isn't slowing down in 2018, with the phenomenal God of War releasing earlier this spring and Insomniac Games' Spider-Man on its way in just a few months.Click ahead to view GameSpot's highest-rated PS4 exclusives since the console's launch. The titles are in alphabetical order and don't reflect our own personal ranking of each
  
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• The 11 Best Switch Console Exclusive Games

  14-07-2018 01:52 via gamespot.com
  
  The Switch launched in March 2017 and Nintendo's done a pretty stellar job getting exclusives onto the company's newest console. Within its first year, the Switch had incredible triple-A exclusives like Super Mario Odyssey and smaller surprises like Golf Story. That trend isn't slowing down in 2018, with games like Super Mario Party and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate scheduled to launch before the year is up.Click ahead to view GameSpot's highest-rated Switch exclusives since the console's launch.
  
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• Zombieland 2 Is Happening In 2019 With Original Cast And Director

  14-07-2018 01:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Update: After being teased by the writers, the sequel is now official. According to Variety, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Abigail Breslin are all returning for the film, along with director Ruben Fleischer. Production is expected to begin in January 2019, with an October 2019 in the works. The original story follows.The cult classic Zombieland, which came out in 2009, may be getting a sequel. Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick--who wrote the original--told Vulture that a s
  
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• Metal Gear Movie Director Celebrating Series' Anniversary With Art

  14-07-2018 01:30 via gamespot.com
  
  The long-anticipated Metal Gear Solid movie is still coming along slowly, but the director is signaling that the project is very much on his mind with a celebration of the series' 31st anniversary. He sent out a note marking the date, and promised he'll be dropping 31 days of fan art with "some surprises along the way."In a tweet, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts provided a playful CODEC scene with Roy Campbell explaining that Snake has been sent to retrieve new information about the Metal Gear Soli
  
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• 21 TV Appearances Featuring WWE Wrestlers You Probably Missed

  14-07-2018 01:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Many WWE superstars make the transition into movies and television because they're all playing characters while bodyslamming their opponents. It's pretty easy for someone with good mic skills to cameo on the big or small screen or even have a recurring role like Adam "Edge" Copeland on Vikings and Haven.Not everyone goes on to the same level of success as Copeland or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Sometimes, wrestlers get a bit part here or there on a television series to essentially play themselve
  
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• WWE Extreme Rules 2018 Match Card: Second Kickoff Show Match Added

  14-07-2018 01:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Do you like excitement? Dare I say, do you like things to go to the extreme? Well, make sure to break out your Steve Blackman signed escrima sticks, your used kendo sticks, and unbreakable tables, as WWE's most insane PPV of the year, Extreme Rules, comes to the WWE Network on Sunday, July 15. During this event, many matches have rules that are... well... extreme. From table matches to steal cages to matches with weapons are allowed to be used, Extreme Rules tends to be one brutal event, but not
  
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• Jeremy Renner Will Star In Spawn Movie Alongside Jamie Foxx

  14-07-2018 00:38 via gamespot.com
  
  According to Deadline, Jeremy Renner has been cast as Detective "Twitch" Williams in the upcoming Spawn movie. He'll be starring alongside Jamie Foxx, who's portraying the titular character. The film marks the directorial debut of Todd McFarlane, the creator of the original Spawn comic.Mainstream fans of Marvel or DC Comics might not recognize the name of the superhero Spawn, as he doesn't belong to either universe. Spawn's first issue debuted in May 1992, telling the story of Albert "Al" Simmon
  
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• New Code Vein Trailers Reveal Team Revenant's Bad Boy And Leader

  14-07-2018 00:35 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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• New Code Vein Trailers Reveal Both Team Revenant's Bad Boy And Leader

  14-07-2018 00:35 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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• Switch's Octopath Traveler Gets Eight Alternate Box Art Options On My Nintendo

  14-07-2018 00:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Octopath Traveler's box art celebrates the eight-person traveling troupe in its entirety, but if you find yourself especially fond of one character, Nintendo has provided additional box art you can use instead. The box art is limited to North America.There are eight designs in total, one for each main character. All eight box arts can be downloaded from My Nintendo for 50 Platinum Points. You can buy them right now. They'll remain on My Nintendo through the rest of 2018 if you'd rather wait unti
  
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• 5 Fortnite Map Ideas That Could Change Things Up Even More

  14-07-2018 00:31 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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