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• Dominican Republic authorities seek to calm fears following resort-related incidents

  11-06-2019 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  In the past year, sixAmericans have passed away under mysterious circumstances
  
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• Mortal Kombat 11 Shang Tsung - New Gameplay | E3 2019

  11-06-2019 23:48 via gamespot.com
  
  We got to play Mortal Kombat 11's newest character Shang Tsung. Take a look as we go through his fatalities, intros, interactions, and more! Shang Tsung will release for Playstation, Xbox One, Switch and PC June 18.
  
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• National Transportation Safety Board Launches Investigation Into N.Y.C. Helicopter Crash

  11-06-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  They should have a preliminary report in two weeks
  
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• NASA addresses Trump’s bizarre Moon tweet, says everything is fine

  11-06-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  It was only a couple of months ago that Donald Trump sent Mike Pence to deliver a directive to NASA, publicly commanding the space agency to return crewed missions to the Moon within the next five years.The Moon 2024 mission is going to cost a ton of money that NASA doesn't have, and it'll take a near miracle for the agency to pull it off, but it's been doing its best to drum up support for a return to the lunar surface. Then, a few days ago, Trump fired off a tweet that threw it all into questi
  
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• US Catholic bishops convene to confront sex-abuse crisis

  11-06-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  How the bishops confront the problem "will determine in many ways the future vibrancy of the church and whether or not trust in your leadership can be restored," Francesco Cesareo, an academic who chairs a national sex-abuse review board set up by the bishops, said as the four-day gathering began.Key proposals on the agenda call for compassionate pastoral care for abuse victims, a new abuse reporting system, and a larger role for lay experts in holding bishops accountable. Votes on the prop
  
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• House bill would help media companies bargain with Facebook and Google

  11-06-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  A House panel held its first hearing Tuesday to consider legislation that would attempt to give news companies great power to negotiate with major social and search platforms like Facebook and Google.
  
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• E3 2019: Mario Maker 2 Will Let You Play Online With Friends After All

  11-06-2019 23:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Super Mario Maker 2 introduces a variety of new tools and features for players to tinker around with, but one of the biggest additions is online and local multiplayer--albeit with a caveat. Initially, the game wouldn't allow you to play online with friends; it would only match you up with strangers, much to the disappointment of fans. However, that option is thankfully coming after all.During a Treehouse livestream following Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct, game producer Takashi Tezuka revealed that N
  
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• NYC helicopter crash pilot radioed that he was in trouble due to the weather, ABC News sources say

  11-06-2019 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Officials are giving a press conference providing updates on Monday's crash.
  
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• Watch Dogs: Legion E3 2019 Trailer Reveal Breakdown

  11-06-2019 23:15 via gamespot.com
  
  (Presented by Watch Dogs: Legion) Did you catch every secret hidden in the Watch Dogs: Legion E3 trailer?
  
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• Iran frees Lebanese man convicted of spying for US

  11-06-2019 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Iran on Tuesday freed a Lebanese man detained in 2015 on charges of spying for the United States, a gesture that comes amid soaring tensions between Tehran and Washington.A US resident in his 50s, Nizar Zakka was arrested in September 2015 during a visit to Iran, where he was convicted the following July.Before his arrest, he had been taking part in a conference in Tehran at the invitation of Shahindokht Molaverdi, then vice president for women and family affairs, according to his family.
  
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• New leak gives us our best look yet at the Pixel 4 design

  11-06-2019 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  With the official unveiling of Google's highly-anticipated Pixel 4 lineup now just a few months away, a number of high-profile leaks have recently shed a bit more light on what we can expect to see out of Google's next-gen smartphone models. And given how impressive Google's Pixel 3 line was, it stands to reason that the Pixel 4 will live up to the hype and will offer a premium user experience positioned to rival the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S10 series.Design wise, recent renders have reveale
  
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• House approves authority to sue Trump advisers who ignore subpoenas

  11-06-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to give lawmakers clear authority to sue Trump administration figures who defy congressional subpoenas, beginning with former White House Counsel Don McGahn, who is expected to face swift action.In an escalation of wide-ranging probes of President Donald Trump and his inner circle, lawmakers voted 229-191 along party lines to approve the measure.It authorizes House committees to file lawsuits in federal court seeking orders from j
  
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• House Dems Authorize New Powers to Take Trump World Figures to Court

  11-06-2019 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos GettyThe House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to give Congress the option to go to court against Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in order to obtain documents related to Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The measure passed the chamber 229 to 191 along party lines. The vote comes as the Department of Justice has just started providing more Mueller-related material to lawmakers following contentio
  
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• Creating A New Story For Marvel's Avengers | E3 2019

  11-06-2019 22:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Crystal Dynamics is putting its own spin on Marvel characters like Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man with Avengers. Learn all about that challenge from our E3 2019 stage show.
  
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• How Doom Eternal Wants To Improve On Perfection | E3 2019

  11-06-2019 22:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Doom Eternal is shaking multiplayer up with Battlemode, which pits teams of Doom marines against demons from hell. Here's what that matters, from our E3 2019 stage show.
  
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• E3 2019: How Many Games Will Final Fantasy 7 Remake Be? 'We Don't Know Ourselves'

  11-06-2019 22:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Final Fantasy VII Remake has a release date--March 3, 2020--but that game won't be the complete story of Cloud, Tifa, Barrett, Aerith, and Sephiroth. Square Enix confirmed during E3 2019 that what releases in 2020 will only cover the first part of the 1997 original's tale, with more episodes coming later.That messaging got a bit confused when Square Enix also announced that Final Fantasy VII Remake will cover two Blu-ray discs. Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase, who directed the original game, ex
  
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• E3 2019: How Keanu Reeves Got His Cyberpunk 2077 Role

  11-06-2019 22:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Everyone had their breath taken away when prolific action star Keanu Reeves revealed Cyberpunk 2077's release date on Microsoft's E3 2019 stage. We know Reeves will play the "legendary rockerboy" Johnny Silverhand, but how CD Projekt Red got the Canadian-American actor to be involved with the upcoming first-person shooter has remained a mystery--until now. We sat down with senior level designer Miles Tost to talk about how the Polish developer recruited Reeves.Reeves is a new addition to the gam
  
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• Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sequel Trailer Breakdown - E3 2019

  11-06-2019 22:17 via gamespot.com
  
  The folks at Nintendo always seems to save the best surprises for last, don't they? Although Nintendo filled its E3 2019 Direct with several surprise announcements--like Dragon Quest's The Hero and Banjo & Kazooie joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as playable fighters--the biggest reveal was right at the end. Nintendo reiterated that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel is already in development and revealed a brand-new trailer that teased further details for the spooky follow-u
  
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• E3 2019: Breakdown Of New Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sequel Trailer; Twilight Princess And Co-Op Theories

  11-06-2019 22:17 via gamespot.com
  
  The folks at Nintendo always seems to save the best surprises for last, don't they? Although Nintendo filled its E3 2019 Direct with several surprise announcements--like Dragon Quests' The Hero and Banjo & Kazooie joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as playable fighters--the biggest reveal was right at the end. Nintendo reiterated that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel is already in development and revealed a brand-new trailer that teased further details for the spooky follow-u
  
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• E3 2019: Pokemon Sword & Shield Won't Let You Bring Every Old Pokemon Over

  11-06-2019 22:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo revealed a ton of new details about Pokemon Sword and Shield last week, but we also learned some new tidbits about the upcoming games during the Treehouse livestream that followed Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct. In particular, we learned more about how the recently announced Pokemon Home service will work with the Switch titles, and it appears there will be some limitations.During the Treehouse livestream, game producer Junichi Masuda revealed that not every previous Pokemon will be transfer
  
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• Comedian Jon Stewart assails Congress for ignoring 9/11 first responders fund

  11-06-2019 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Jon Stewart, the popular former host of the late-night comedy program The Daily Show, criticized members of Congress for not attending a hearing on Tuesday on renewing funding for a program that provides health care to first responders who were sickened responding to the Sept. 11 attacks."Sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak and no one," Stewart said, pointing to a mostly empty dais.Stewart was testifying before the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Ci
  
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• Mother of 5 slain children asks for mercy for ex-husband

  11-06-2019 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  The mother of five children who were killed by their father stunned a South Carolina courtroom on Tuesday by asking the jury to spare her ex-husband's life.
  
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• Mike Pence says banning pride flags at US embassies is 'the right decision'

  11-06-2019 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Pence said he was aware of reports that only the American flag was allowed to be flown, and "I support that."
  
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• House Dems Abandon Bid to Axe Ban on Federal Abortion Funding from Spending Bill

  11-06-2019 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  Progressive Democrats have backed down from their push to scrap the decades-old ban on federal funding for abortions in a $190 billion budget bill.The House Rules Committee on Monday night prevented the so-called Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of taxpayer funds for abortions, from being removed from the appropriations bill convering the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services.Currently, the Hyde Amendment bars federal funding for abortions except in circumstances when the mother
  
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• Trump claims he wouldn’t have allowed CIA to recruit Kim Jong-un’s relatives

  11-06-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  President’s comment was the latest occasion in which he appeared to side with an adversary over US intelligence Donald Trump meets with Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 27 February.Photograph: Leah Millis/ReutersDonald Trump has said he would not have allowed the CIA to have recruited Kim Jong-un’s relatives as informants to gather information on the North Korean dictatorship. Trump told journalists on Tuesday he had received a new “beautiful” letter on Monday from Kim,
  
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• Did Donald Trump Inadvertently Reveal a Secret Mexico Deal?

  11-06-2019 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump may have an agreement with Mexico to commit to more "burden-sharing" on the handling of refugees.
  
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• Helicopter crash pilot 'tried to land on the building to save people on the ground,' airport manager says

  11-06-2019 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  The pilot who died in Monday's helicopter crash, Timothy McCormack, was a 15-year veteran of the skies and volunteer firefighter.
  
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• Tariff deal gives momentum to 'Remain-in-Mexico' policy

  11-06-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  In a cramped San Diego courtroom, immigrant mothers cradled restless babies and toddlers as they waited to go before a judge.After a quick exchange, they were whisked back to Mexico where they face months, or possibly years, before their cases play out in the U.S.Hundreds of miles away, a judge in El Paso, Texas, noticed that an infant was fussing and let the child's mother stand up and burp the baby before shipping her and about a dozen others, including six pregnant women, back to the Mexican
  
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• E3 2019: All The Games And Updates Releasing During E3 Week

  11-06-2019 21:46 via gamespot.com
  
  E3 2019 is packed with announcements for the coming year and beyond. Many of the biggest games won't be released until late summer or the fall at the earliest, and this year many more were slated for 2020. But if you're watching from home, you can still try some new games yourself.In recent years, many publishers have been leaning into the fan spectacle of E3 by preparing at least a few of their surprise announcements to go live during the week, or even during their press conference. From games
  
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• CORRECTION - American Airlines cancels 737 MAX flights through September 3

  11-06-2019 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  In our story dated June 9, para 4, please read that the figure refers to daily flight cancellations.American Airlines has canceled all scheduled flights with Boeing 737 MAX jets through September 3, extending the grounding of its fleet after two crashes involving the same aircraft model killed 346 people.The airline had previously canceled all 737 MAX flights through August 19 as it awaited recertification of the aircraft in the wake of the crashes.
  
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• Trump news: House votes to take Barr and McGahn to court, as president launches bizarre tirade over European tourism

  11-06-2019 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has tweeted an article about a boom in European tourism as a means of continuing his attack on the US Federal Reserve, arguing domestic interest rates are too high and attacking its policy of “ridiculous quantitative tightening”, declaring: “They don’t have a clue!”This comes after the House Judiciary Committee announced it had struck a deal with the Justice Department to gain access to redacted interview notes from FBI special counsel Robert Mueller, i
  
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• Nintendo Direct Conference Highlights | E3 2019

  11-06-2019 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  The E3 2019 Nintendo Direct was loaded with new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters, Luigi's Mansion 3 gameplay, and a full-on sequel to Breath of the Wild.
  
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• A furious Jon Stewart tells Congress to support 9/11 first responders: 'It's an embarrassment'

  11-06-2019 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  The former host of "The Daily Show" wins praise from members of the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Trump says will soon sit down with Democrats for immigration negotiations

  11-06-2019 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would sit down soon with his Democratic opponents in the U.S. Congress for negotiations over U.S. immigration policy.Speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn before departing for Iowa for the day, Trump did not explain what specifically he would talk about with the Democrats, amid stark differences over how to handle a surge of illegal immigrants along the U.S. southern border.A spokesman for House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said
  
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• Lunar Module That's Been Floating Through Space for 50 Years May Have Been Found

  11-06-2019 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Snoopy, which helped make the Moon landing possible, was thought to be lost after it was launched into orbit decades ago.
  
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• E3 2019 -- Zelda: Link's Awakening's Cool Limited Edition Might Not Come To The US

  11-06-2019 21:28 via gamespot.com
  
  We finally got a good look at The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct. Link's classic 1993 adventure has been reimagined with charming visuals and will make its way to the Nintendo Switch on September 20. Along with the announcement, Europe will see a cool, limited edition of the game--but it doesn't seem America will get it.Nintendo hasn't provided an official statement on where the Link's Awakening Limited Edition will arrive, but according to a tweet from user W
  
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• Trump shows reporters paper allegedly showing the Mexico Trade deal

  11-06-2019 21:22 via news.yahoo.com
  The president said he was holding the first page of the agreement.
  
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• The Latest: Mom OK with jury decision on ex-husband's fate

  11-06-2019 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  A mother whose ex-husband killed their five children says she wouldn't choose to sentence him to death, but she will respect the jury's decision.Defense lawyers called Amber Kyzer to testify Tuesday.Under questioning, Kyzer also described how Jones hit her, spit in her face in front of their young daughter and threatened to chop her up and feed her to pigs during their marriage.
  
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• Jedi: Fallen Order Puts A New Stamp On Star Wars | E3 2019

  11-06-2019 21:20 via gamespot.com
  
  Between a canon story and Dark Souls-esque combat, Respawn is looking to leave its mark on Star Wars with Jedi: Fallen Order, as seen from the GameSpot 2019 E3 stage show.
  
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• Tariffs as a weapon? Immigration deal with Mexico may embolden Donald Trump in trade talks with China

  11-06-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  White House says threat of tariffs helped the U.S. reach an immigration deal with Mexico. Could it have the same result in trade talks with China?
  
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• Facebook invests in renewables with Texas solar project

  11-06-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Facebook is building a massive solar farm in West Texas that's believed to be one of the largest solar projects in the nation and the social media giant's first direct investment in renewable energy.Boston-based renewable energy developer Longroad Energy recently announced it was partnering with Facebook on the $416 million project, just as Facebook is finishing construction of a data center near Albuquerque.
  
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• Maybe we are alone after all: Planets that could sustain alien life much rarer than thought

  11-06-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  So, maybe we are alone after all. The number of planets in the universe that could sustain life is much smaller than had been thought, scientists said.
  
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• Democrats Signal Hope for Passing New North America Trade Accord

  11-06-2019 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday is expected to formally name lawmakers to the working groups that will work with the administration on the labor, environment and pharmaceutical provisions that Democrats are seeking to strengthen.Pelosi has also emphasized the need for strong enforcement mechanisms in the accord that will overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement.Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, the Massachusetts Democrat leading talks with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer,
  
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• Ex-Stanford sailing coach faces first sentence in college admissions scandal

  11-06-2019 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  Federal prosecutors have recommended 13 months of prison for former Stanford sailing head coach John Vandemoer. He say probation is sufficient.
  
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• How Dying Light 2 Improves Upon The Original | E3 2019

  11-06-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Alessandro and Jake talk about Dying Light 2's new sandbox elements, traversal, combat, and how it improves upon the original. Dying Light 2 launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in Spring 2020.
  
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• E3 2918: Dying Light 2's New Storytelling Is Punctuated By Its Brutal Combat

  11-06-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Techland's Dying Light was a stellar blend of freerunning traversal with satisfying, brutal combat. In your fight to survive against hostile humans and the infected, the overrun city of Harran was your playground, and the open-world world zombie-game was at its best when it let you loose in its vast open areas. It offered up several different encounters to uncover, and a lot of these situations often resulted in a series of events that felt surprisingly dynamic and in-the-moment, presenting some
  
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• Child's Play VR First Look: It's You Vs. Chucky, So Good Luck

  11-06-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Before seeing the Child's Play reboot movie in theaters, get ready to step into the world of the film and be terrorized by Chucky himself, in a new virtual reality experience. Child's Play VR launches on June 12 and traps users in Zedmart--a store featured heavily in the film--after dark, as a demented Chucky doll roams the aisles looking for his next victim."From the beginning of this partnership with Orion, the goal with Child's Play VR was to bring part of this insanely fun and creepy movie t
  
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• Child's Play VR - Final Trailer

  11-06-2019 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Are you ready for the first-ever Child’s Play virtual reality experience? Immerse yourself in the world of Chucky, and face your friend till theend in this terrifying new experience – available online June 12.
  
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• Luigi's Mansion 3 Is A Survival Horror Parody | E3 2019

  11-06-2019 20:57 via gamespot.com
  
  We went hands on with Luigi's Mansion 3 at E3 2019 and the game is shaping up to be a charming take on the survival horror genre. Luigi's Mansion 3 will release for the Nintendo Switch in 2019!
  
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• Atari VCS Retro Console Pre-Order Guide

  11-06-2019 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  Atari has partnered with GameStop and Walmart to open up general pre-orders for its upcoming Atari VCS console, which will ship in March 2020 after the initial round of pre-orders arrive later this year. Each retailer offers both the 400 and 800 versions of the console (with 4GB and 8GB of upgradeable ram, respectively), classic joysticks, and modern controllers, as well as a bundle of the 800 with one of each controller. You can also purchase the bundles directly from Atari itself.VCS stands fo
  
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