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• Fortnite: Search Public Service Announcement Signs At Neo Tilted, Pressure Plant, and Mega Mall | Season 9 Week 10

  11-07-2019 23:56 via gamespot.com
  
  We are on the final week of the season for Fortnite Battle Royale! Hurry to finish up the last week of challenges and check out this guide showing you where the easiest public service announcement signs are at, to help you get one step closer towards receiving free battle stars!
  
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• A Japanese spacecraft has landed on an asteroid after blasting it with a bullet. The mission will bring back rock samples to Earth.

  11-07-2019 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  Asteroid Ryugu could hold clues to the history of our solar system, so Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe is designed to bring samples of it back to Earth.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers propose up to $77M bail for accused sex trafficker's release

  11-07-2019 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers seek his release on a bail package as high as $77 million while the New York financier fights charges
  
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• Best Nintendo Switch Deals For Amazon Prime Day 2019

  11-07-2019 23:53 via gamespot.com
  
  As Nintendo fans, we're used to shelling out more than average for our games and accessories, but luckily, Amazon Prime Day is nearly here to save us some cash while giving us an excuse to spend even more money on Nintendo products. Whether you're looking to pick up your first Nintendo Switch, have a specific game in mind, or are just curious what kind of discounts will actually be available, you've come to the right place.While Amazon Prime Day doesn't officially kick off until Monday, July 15,
  
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• Cuba's Dependency on Venezuela Makes it Vulnerable to Economic Turmoil

  11-07-2019 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  The economic crisis in Venezuela has turned millions of its citizens into refugees who are fleeing the country's hyperinflation and shortages in food and medicine.A plunge in aid from Venezuela, along with a hardened trade embargo by the United States, has brought Cuba to its worst economic crisis since the post-Soviet depression in the 1990s, Carmelo Mesa-Lago, professor emeritus of economics and Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, and Pavel Vidal Alejandro, associate profes
  
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• New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season

  11-07-2019 23:36 via news.yahoo.com
  Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season and blow ashore with torrential rains that could pose a severe test of New Orleans' improved post-Katrina flood defenses .National Guard troops and rescue crews in high-water vehicles took up positions around the state as Louisiana braced for the arrival of the storm Friday night or early Saturday.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, who decl
  
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• US Coast Guard filmed raiding moving submarine filled with £185m of cocaine

  11-07-2019 23:32 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Coast Guard has released bodycam footage of a raid on a moving submarine-type vessel filled with £185m of cocaine.A crew member on board US Coastguard cutter Munro can be heard shouting “stop your boat now” in Spanish over the sound of the waves as he draws up beside the semi-submersible vessel, nicknamed a “narco-submarine”.The coastguardsman can then be heard saying “that’s going to be hard to get on”, before he and another crew member, bo
  
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• Oliver North Claims NRA’s Leader Defamed Him

  11-07-2019 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Former National Rifle Association President Oliver North accused the group’s leader, Wayne LaPierre, of defaming him, forcing him out of the gun rights group and retaliating after North raised questions about lavish spending and financial mismanagement.In a court filing Thursday, North said the NRA falsely accused him of fomenting a failed “coup” to get LaPierre, once a “long-term, close personal friend,” to step down. Instead, North lost the power st
  
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• Apollo 11 Had 3 Men Aboard, But Only 2 Walked on the Moon. Here’s What it Was Like to Be the Third

  11-07-2019 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  "I was about to kiss Buzz Aldrin on the forehead. And I decided maybe no, no, I think the history books wouldn't like that."
  
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• Air Canada flight makes emergency landing in Hawaii

  11-07-2019 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  Shocked passengers described being tossed around an Air Canada passenger jet as it hit a pocket of turbulence on its way to Australia on Thursday and was forced to make an emergency landing.Flight AC33 from Vancouver to Sydney hit trouble around two hours beyond Hawaii and diverted back to the US island chain's capital Honolulu, the company said in a statement.A spokesperson from the Federal Aviation Administration quoted by Canadian broadcaster CBC said the incident took place at 36,000 feet (1
  
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• Spanish-language reporter released from immigration custody

  11-07-2019 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  A Spanish-language reporter who has been facing deportation since his arrest 15 months ago while covering an immigration protest in Tennessee was released Thursday from custody as his case proceeds.Manuel Duran was released from an Alabama detention center on a $2,000 bail set by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Southern Poverty Law Center attorney Gracie Willis said."I feel like I'm reborn," Duran said in a statement released by the center.
  
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• Hurricane warning issued in Louisiana as Tropical Storm Barry gains strength in Gulf of Mexico

  11-07-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to hit Louisiana and already-soaked New Orleans as a hurricane Saturday.
  
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• Police: Remains found in Kentucky confirmed as missing woman

  11-07-2019 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  The remains of a Kentucky woman who disappeared six months ago were found buried near a house, Kentucky State Police said Thursday.Trooper Robert Purdy confirmed the remains found Wednesday night were those of Savannah Spurlock, 23, who was last seen in January leaving a Lexington bar with several men.Police did not directly tie Sparks' arrest to Spurlock, but news outlets reported the property had been searched previously in connection with her disappearance.
  
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• The Best Cosplay At Anime Expo 2019

  11-07-2019 23:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Anime Expo 2019 was filled with incredible cosplay from popular anime, video games, comics, movies and pop culture. Check out our favorite cosplay from the convention, including My Hero Academia, One Punch Man, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Dragon Ball Z, and more!
  
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• Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Trailer Shows Off Subspecies, New Gathering Hub, And More Improvements

  11-07-2019 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Following the recent PS4 beta, Capcom has shared another new trailer Monster Hunter World's upcoming Iceborne expansion. This video, which you can watch above, shows off a couple of new monsters variants players will be able to hunt--along with a returning favorite--and showcases more of the new and improved Gathering Hub where they'll be spending their time between quests.As teased in the game's previous trailer, the fiery Glavenus from Monster Hunter Generations will return in Iceborne. The ex
  
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• Fortnite: Public Service Announcement Signs Locations Guide (Week 10 Challenge)

  11-07-2019 22:55 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite's Week 10 challenges are now live on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch, and mobile devices, which means we're nearing the end of Season 9. Most of this week's challenges are fairly self-explanatory and shouldn't pose too much of a problem, but one that'll require a bit of legwork to complete asks you to visit public service announcement signs in Neo Tilted, Pressure Plant, or Mega Mall. If you aren't sure where those are located, we've put together a map of the public service announcements sign
  
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• The Latest: Police say remains are missing Kentucky woman

  11-07-2019 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  Kentucky State Police say remains found buried near a house have been confirmed as those of a woman last seen leaving a bar with several men six months ago.Trooper Robert Purdy said the remains were found Wednesday in a residential neighborhood in Garrard County as officers searched for 23-year-old Savannah Spurlock.Purdy said at a news conference Thursday in Richmond that the property belongs to relatives of David Sparks of Lancaster, who was arrested Thursday.
  
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• Site of world's worst nuclear accident is now a booming tourism spot

  11-07-2019 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  Houston's connection to Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear plant disaster that is now becoming a tourist destination.
  
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• Here's What Tropical Storm Barry Looks Like From Space

  11-07-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  It's expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane
  
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• Pete Buttigieg on becoming a viable contender in the 2020 Democratic field

  11-07-2019 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who rocketed to the national stage as the youngest candidate in the 2020 Democratic primary field, sat down with ABC News' Matt Gutman for "Nightline."
  
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• Sen. Kamala Harris attacks former Vice President Joe Biden on 'The Breakfast Club'

  11-07-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Harris called Biden's comments about his stance on busing "revisionist history."
  
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• Florida deputy accused of planting drugs in traffic stops

  11-07-2019 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  A former Florida sheriff's deputy was arrested Wednesday on charges that he routinely pulled over drivers for minor traffic infractions, planted drugs and then arrested them on fake drug charges, including one victim who lost custody of his daughter because of the arrest.
  
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• Alien: Isolation Dev's New Game Appears To Be A Hero-Based Shooter

  11-07-2019 21:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Creative Assembly, the developer behind the hugely popular first-person survival horror game Alien: Isolation, has been working on a new IP. The studio has remained rather secretive on its latest project, but a new job opening at Creative Assembly hints that the game could be a hero-based shooter.First noticed by VG247, Creative Assembly is looking for a lead hero designer to work on "a ground-breaking FPS." The role asks for someone who can lead the creative process for "exciting playable chara
  
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• Migrants, refugees in Libyan centres must be freed: UN

  11-07-2019 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The heads of two refugee agencies called Thursday for refugees and migrants held in Libyan centres to be freed and for countries to take them in.On July 3, more than 50 refugees and migrants were killed during an airstrike on the Tajoura detention centre in eastern Tripoli, the statement noted.After insisting that "countries must step forward with more evacuation and resettlement places," it added that resources were also needed to allow any migrants who wished to return home to be able to do so
  
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• American Horror Story Season 9 Cast Announced In Amazing '80s Video

  11-07-2019 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  The ninth season of the hugely popular anthology show American Horror Story returns this fall. It's titled American Horror Story: 1984, and--as the name suggests--it'll take its inspiration from horror movies of the 1980s. Creator Ryan Murphy has now released the show's official cast announcement via a new Instagram video.The video starts in a spooky cabin, with a shadowy, hooded figure walking ominously towards us, before the smooth sounds of Dan Hartman's "I Can Dream About You," kick in on th
  
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• U.K. Foreign Secretary Says Saudi Arabia Has Paid the Price for Khashoggi Killing

  11-07-2019 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  "I think they have paid a big reputational price and there have been profound diplomatic consequences.”
  
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• Pokemon Go Entei Raid Day: Start Times, Shiny Entei, And What To Know

  11-07-2019 21:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Armored Mewtwo has arrived in Pokemon Go, but that isn't the only Legendary appearing in the hit mobile game this weekend. As a reward for completing enough Global Challenges during the recent Pokemon Go Fest event in Dortmund, Germany, developer Niantic is bringing another one of the three Legendary dogs from Pokemon Gold and Silver, Entei, back to Raid Battles for one day only this Sunday, July 14.Entei has only appeared a handful of times in Pokemon Go, so this weekend's Raid Day is a good op
  
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• Pokemon Go Entei Raid Day Event: Start Times, Shiny Entei, And What To Know

  11-07-2019 21:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Armored Mewtwo has arrived in Pokemon Go, but that isn't the only Legendary appearing in the hit mobile game this weekend. As a reward for completing enough Global Challenges during the recent Pokemon Go Fest event in Dortmund, Germany, developer Niantic is bringing another one of the three Legendary dogs from Pokemon Gold and Silver, Entei, back to Raid Battles for one day only this Sunday, July 14.Entei has only appeared a handful of times in Pokemon Go, so this weekend's Raid Day is a good op
  
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• Human remains found as man arrested in search for missing woman Savannah Spurlock, authorities say

  11-07-2019 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  Human remains that may belong to Savannah Spurlock, a Kentucky mother missing since January, discovered in Garrard County.
  
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• Zack Snyder Is Developing An Anime With Netflix

  11-07-2019 21:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix has partnered up with Zack Snyder to create a new, as of yet untitled, anime series centered around Norse mythology with the help of storyboard artist and long-time collaborator Jay Oliva, whose credits include Snyder projects like Justice League and 300: Rise of an Empire.Details of the project are still shrouded in mystery, but the series will add to Netflix's growing roster of original anime projects including shows like Neo Yokio and Castlevania, as well as their recently released (a
  
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• Harley-Davidson's electric Hog: 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds

  11-07-2019 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Harley-Davidson is releasing details about the electric motorcycle it's rolling out this year that it hopes will capture the imagination of a new generation of riders and put a charge into its diminishing sales.The LiveWire, which will soon be available in a limited number of dealerships, will cost nearly $30,000 and can go zero to 60 mph in three seconds.The company said Thursday that buyers will have access to free charging at participating LiveWire dealers for the first two years.
  
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• Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Kamala Harris unveils plan to tackle rape kit backlog

  11-07-2019 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Thursday pledged the nation's backlog of rape kits needing review would be processed by the end of her first four-year term if elected president. Harris estimated she would invest $1 billion to eliminate the backlog, which she said would cover an estimated 225,000 kits that remain untested. Rape kits are collected when a victim reports an assault and DNA or other physical evidence is collected.
  
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• Democrats Counter GOP Border Proposals on Migrant Conditions

  11-07-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats staked out their immigration policy priorities Thursday with a bill to improve conditions for asylum seekers, clashing with the leading Republican proposal on an issue that promises to feature in the 2020 presidential election.The bill to end family separations and set minimum health standards for detention facilities comes as members of Congress seek access to migrant holding centers and decry appalling conditions, especially for children. Democrats also warn of
  
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• Florida deputy arrested for planting meth, other drugs in nearly 120 cases: what we know

  11-07-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Former Jackson County, Florida deputy Zach Wester was arrested for allegedly planting drugs on unsuspecting motorists before arresting them.
  
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• Acclaimed Strategy Game Free At Steam Right Now

  11-07-2019 20:39 via gamespot.com
  
  While retailers are offering game discounts left and right with Amazon Prime Day on the horizon, nothing beats free, and PC game Age of Wonders III is free to claim at Steam now until Monday, July 15. Once you add the game to your account, it'll be yours to keep, so if you're even remotely interested, you might as well grab it now. At full price, it sells for $30.Age of Wonders III is a 4X turn-based strategy game with a high-fantasy fictional setting. A mix of empire-building, role-playing, and
  
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• Trump Concedes Legal Fight to Add Citizenship Question to Census, Issues Executive Order to Get Information By Other Means

  11-07-2019 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  Update 5:55p.m.: During a press conference in the White House Rose Garden, President Trump announced that he will abandon his ongoing legal battle to include a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census, and instead issue an executive order directing the Commerce Department to collect the information by other means.President Trump is expected to announce Thursday afternoon that he is abandoning his long-running legal battle to add a citizenship question to the upcoming census and will inst
  
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• New Orleans braces as Tropical Storm Barry forms; expected to hit as a hurricane Saturday

  11-07-2019 20:31 via news.yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to hit Louisiana and already-soaked New Orleans as a hurricane Saturday.
  
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• New Orleans already underwater as tropical storm approaches

  11-07-2019 20:26 via news.yahoo.com
  Tropical Storm Barry is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall, and could bring another 20 inches of rain to the beleaguered Gulf Coast.
  
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• With Acosta in crosshairs, Trump unleashes tweet barrage at everything else he can think of

  11-07-2019 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  On Thursday morning, President Trump unleashed a multi-tweet rant on a host of unrelated subjects that seemed intended to shift attention away from the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.
  
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• Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training

  11-07-2019 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Amazon, needing a more tech-savvy workforce, is offering to pay to retrain its employees and help them switch to more technical jobs at Amazon or elsewhere.The online shopping giant said Thursday that it plans to spend $700 million by 2025 to retrain 100,000 workers, or a third of its U.S. workforce.The initiative could help Amazon find and keep more workers With a strong economy and unemployment near a 50-year low, workers have more options, giving employers a tougher time finding help.
  
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• AI beats professionals in six-player poker

  11-07-2019 20:13
  An artificial intelligence program has defeated leading professionals in six-player no-limit Texas hold'em poker, the world's most popular form of poker.
  
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• U.S. government posts $8 billion deficit in June

  11-07-2019 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  The U.S. government posted an $8 billion budget deficit in June, according to data released on Thursday by the Treasury Department.The Treasury said federal spending in June was $342 billion, down 12% from the same month in 2018, while receipts were $334 billion, up 6% compared with June 2018.The deficit for the fiscal year to date was $747 billion, compared with $607 billion in the comparable period the year earlier.
  
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• U.S. officials push for sanctions on China over oil purchases from Iran

  11-07-2019 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  Such a move would complicate trade talks between the two countries and further strain the relationship.
  
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• Suspect reveals hiding spot to police after farting too loudly

  11-07-2019 20:03 via news.yahoo.com
  A Missouri suspect became his own worst enemy when he revealed his hiding spotby letting out an overly loud fart
  
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• Slain Danish student's mother urges death sentences in Morocco trial

  11-07-2019 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Salé (Morocco) (AFP) - The mother of a Danish student beheaded along with another Scandinavian woman while hiking in Morocco's High Atlas mountains called Thursday for the suspected jihadist killers to face the death penalty as their trial neared its end."The most just thing would be to give these beasts the death penalty they deserve, I ask that of you," said Helle Petersen in a letter read by her lawyer in an anti-terrorist court in Sale, near the capital Rabat."My life was destroyed th
  
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• Saudi Arabia to 'ease' male guardianship law restricting women's travel

  11-07-2019 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to relax its strict male guardianship laws to allow women to travel without requiring permission, in what would be the biggest reform yet to women's rights in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The move would end guardianship laws pertaining to travel for men and women over 18 years old, allowing them to leave the country without the consent of a designated male family member, according to the Wall Street Journal.  It was not clear exactly when it would come
  
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• House to vote next week on criminal contempt against Barr and Ross

  11-07-2019 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats are battling Trump over whether to add a citizenship question on the census.
  
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• Huge Sale On Final Fantasy, Square Enix Games For PC This Weekend

  11-07-2019 19:14 via gamespot.com
  
  With the Steam Summer Sale behind us and Amazon Prime Day 2019 knocking on the door, July has become a non-stop deals bonanza for gamers. Tossing another sale onto the pile, Green Man Gaming is offering discounts of up to 60% off Steam codes for Japanese publisher Square Enix's games. The deals end on July 15.This sale really demonstrates why Square Enix has endured as one of the most prolific JRPG publishers in the industry for decades. Beyond the obviously immense scope of the entire mainline
  
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• Ilhan Omar calls Tucker Carlson 'racist fool' after he says she proves 'immigration has become dangerous'

  11-07-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  "After everything America has done for Omar, and her family, she hates this country more than ever," Tucker Carlson said on his show Tuesday night.
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's New Gunfight Mode Is A Speedy, Intense Doubles Match

  11-07-2019 19:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Most of what Infinity Ward has revealed about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, this year's remake of the 2007 shooter, has concerned its story. While Modern Warfare sees the return of some old characters, it's telling an entirely new tale when it releases this fall. Until now, we hadn't heard much about multiplayer, outside the addition of cross-play to the game. But Infinity Ward has announced a new game type coming in Modern Warfare, called "Gunfight."As Infinity Ward revealed in its livestream s
  
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