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• E3 2019: schedule, press conferences, games list, and leaks

  08-06-2019 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Our E3 2019 schedule is began today with official news about the latest EA games, and we've also seen some high-profile E3 leaks in the last 24 hours. Don't worry. There's a lot more E3 news to come, and we've updating this page in real-time with a full digest of what the Electronic Entertainment Expo has to offer. This includes an E3 2019 games list that we'll be amassing right on this page, as we report live from the press conferences.In the last two weeks, we've heard rumors about a doze
  
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• Ai-Da the robot artist's first exhibition has us asking: What even is art? - CNET

  08-06-2019 23:55 via cnet.com
  Are her drawings the art? Or is she the art? Or is it all art? Much to think about.
  
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• Hazelight Studios, the developer of A Way Out, is making another co-op game

  08-06-2019 23:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EA reserved its main stage at EA Play for games like Apex Legends, Madden NFL 20 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, But at a nearby event, the developer-turned-publishing house had a slew of new games to show off. Among these titles were several new EA Originals – games published through EA, but not in-house at one of EA’s development studios – and include Lost in Random and RustHeart, plus a new co-operative game from Hazelight Studios, the makers of last year's
  
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• EA Play opens the doors on new games at E3 2019 - CNET

  08-06-2019 23:17 via cnet.com
  EA shows off Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends, FIFA 20 and The Sims 4
  
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• E3 2019: How, when and where to livestream Square Enix's E3 conference - CNET

  08-06-2019 23:14 via cnet.com
  We can expect Marvel's Avengers, Dying Light and perhaps another dose of the Final Fantasy VII remake.
  
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• E3 2019: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends, The Sims 4 and everything announced at EA Play - CNET

  08-06-2019 23:06 via cnet.com
  The video game giant showed off its highly anticipated games, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, new content for Apex Legends and a bunch of other cool stuff.
  
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• E3 2019: How, when and where to watch the Bethesda conference live - CNET

  08-06-2019 23:06 via cnet.com
  Doom, dragons and dreamboats (can we call you that Mr. Howard?).
  
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• E3 2019: Apex Legends gets new character, Wattson, and the insane L-Star weapon at EA Play - CNET

  08-06-2019 23:05 via cnet.com
  We also got a new look at Season 2. Will this be enough to bring people back to Apex Legends?
  
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• G20 agrees to push ahead with digital tax: communique

  08-06-2019 22:58
  Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Saturday to compile common rules to close loopholes used by global tech giants such as Facebook to reduce their corporate taxes, a copy of the bloc's draft communique obtained by Reuters showed.
  
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• E3 2019: What to expect and how to watch Xbox, Bethesda, Ubisoft and Nintendo live - CNET

  08-06-2019 22:56 via cnet.com
  E3's press conference weekend kicked off with EA's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Next up: Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Bethesda and Square Enix.
  
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• IMF's Lagarde highlights potential disruptive nature of fintech

  08-06-2019 22:37
  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned on Saturday that the increasing presence of technology giants using big data and artificial intelligence could cause a significant disruption to the world's financial system.
  
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• Quarterbacks at the ready: Madden 20 beta is coming June 14

  08-06-2019 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Madden NFL 20’s first closed beta is going live on June 14 and will last through June 16, giving football fans a hands-on with the next game in the franchise ahead of the game’s full release on August 2.Just a heads up for all the football fans out there: EA Play attendees can get access if they stop by the Madden booth, but everyone else will have to find codes as they’re sent out on EA and Madden social media accounts from June 10 to June 14, according to EA’s blog post
  
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• E3 2019: EA 'learned a lot' from Anthem but doesn't apologize - CNET

  08-06-2019 21:57 via cnet.com
  The company said the game's next update will include more player feedback.
  
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• E3: Apex Legends gets new character, Wattson, and the insane L-Star weapon - CNET

  08-06-2019 21:52 via cnet.com
  Will this be enough to bring people back to Apex Legends?
  
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• Madden NFL 20 release date, trailers and gameplay changes

  08-06-2019 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Madden NFL 20 release date is August 2 and, at E3 2019 today, we learned about the fact that it's debuting fresh modes, player-exclusive moves, and bringing back old favorites game types like Pro Bowl, according new details revealed by EA Sports.Technically, you won't have to wait for the official August 2 release date to play this game. Madden 20 early access begins July 31, and you can get on the field even earlier with the Madden NFL 20 closed beta – that runs a single weekend, from
  
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• E3 2019: Sims 4 expansion pack goes tropical with 'Island Living' - CNET

  08-06-2019 21:42 via cnet.com
  One word: Mermaids.
  
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• Belmont Stakes live stream: how to watch the 2019 race online from anywhere

  08-06-2019 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After a controversial Kentucky Derby which saw its first ever disqualification and a Preakness Stakes where a horse ran the race without a jockey, the Triple Crown comes to an today with the Test of the Champion. You're in the right place to see how to get a 2019 Belmont Stakes live stream. The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade 1 Thoroughbred race featuring 3-year-old Thoroughbreds run on a 1.5 mile (2,400m) track. The 'Run for the Carnations', which is held five weeks after the Kentucky
  
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• E3 2019: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends, FIFA 20, The Sims 4 and everything announced at EA Play - CNET

  08-06-2019 21:34 via cnet.com
  The video game giant showed off its highly anticipated games, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, new content for Apex Legends and a bunch of other cool stuff.
  
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• E3 2019: All the best new trailers so far from the biggest video game show on the planet - CNET

  08-06-2019 21:33 via cnet.com
  What did you miss? What do you need to see right now? We have them all here!
  
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• The best PS4 games from E3 2019... so far!

  08-06-2019 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It’s the Coachella, the Glastonbury of video games. E3 2019 is here, and if you’re a PS4 gamer, you’re in for a treat.The annual games conference, bringing the biggest and best games developers from around the globe, will be showing off loads of new soon-to-be best PS4 games from the likes of EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda and more.With Sony itself set to be absent, it’s going to be all about the third-party goodies this year, as the PlayStation team itself gears up for the inevit
  
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• Maker Faire, Make magazine shut down - CNET

  08-06-2019 20:20 via cnet.com
  Maker Media, the company that gave birth to the popular DIY event and publication has halted operations. Could it bounce back as a nonprofit?
  
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• FIFA 20: release date, news, Volta modes and everything else there is to know

  08-06-2019 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Better manaul defending, revamped shooting and a 'Volta Football' street and indoor five-a-side mode: FIFA 20 is on its way, and we've got the first details here.Yep: goal, goal, goal. Football, football, football. No ‘soccer’ shenanigans here folks – we’re talking about the beautiful game, FIFA 20, the 2020 season’s updated footie simulator.There’s a new FIFA game on the way from developers at EA Vancouver. With it being one of the most successful sporting ga
  
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• E3 2019: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends and everything announced at EA Play 2019 (live updates) - CNET

  08-06-2019 20:20 via cnet.com
  The video game giant showed off its highly anticipated games, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
  
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• E3: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gameplay footage revealed - CNET

  08-06-2019 20:19 via cnet.com
  Draw deeply on the Force and learn all you can about this Jedi adventure after the gameplay reveal during EA's presentation on Saturday.
  
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• Battlefield V Chapter 4: Defying the Odds – here's everything new coming

  08-06-2019 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EA announced Battlefield V Chapter 4: Defying the Odds, adding four new maps to the shooter. All of these maps will center around the Mediterranean front, with all the lush vegetation and beautiful beaches that go along with that region. The first of these maps, Al Sundan, will come in June and will be based on the "Under No Flag" single player mission. It will feature the same multiplayer action Battlefield fans have come to know and love, with plenty of space to get your vehicles on. 
  
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• Apex Legends Season 2 to debut on July 2

  08-06-2019 20:01
  Electronic Arts Inc said on Saturday it would launch the second season of its popular battle royale game "Apex Legends" on July 2.
  
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• How Sony taught me to stop murdering companions and love the NPC sidekick

  08-06-2019 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It wasn’t that many years and bits ago that ‘companion’ was a dirty word in videogames. The promise of being tethered to an NPC filled me with dread. Even in the PS3 and Xbox 360 era, a companion usually exposed itself as one of two things: at best, inept fire support from a character who mostly faced in the right direction; at worst, the protectee in a - shudder - escort mission. If you really wanted to see a game in the mid-2000s crumple to its knees with a guttural heav
  
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• E3 2019: Apex Legends season 2 details, Wattson and L-Star shown at EA Play - CNET

  08-06-2019 19:58 via cnet.com
  Will this be enough to bring people back to Apex Legends?
  
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• Apex Legends Season 2: Battle Charge update, start date and new characters

  08-06-2019 19:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Apex Legends Season 2 start date is July 2, meaning it's less than a month away, and we've gotten all of the important details straight from E3 2019.It's an onslaught of Apex Legends updates: a new character (Wattson), new modes, additional weapons (L-Star from Titanfall 2) and a much-needed improved battle pass and challenges. We're going hands-on with Apex Legends Season 2 today.Officially dubbed Apex Legends Season 2: Battle Charge, the changes here are based on Season 1 feedback, accordi
  
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• India vs Australia live stream: how to watch the huge Cricket World Cup 2019 match from anywhere

  08-06-2019 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Over a week in to the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and we finally get a clash between two of the pre-tournament favourites. And this has got classic written all over it. One of India or Australia will walk away from The Oval today with a CWC loss to their name, and we can't pick which it's going to be. We'd advise making Sunday plans to watch this one - that's why we've created this guide for getting an India vs Australia live stream, regardless of where you are in the world.
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• Battle Charge is the 2nd season of Apex Legends: new guns and characters coming

  08-06-2019 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Battle Charge, Season 2 of Apex Legends is coming on July 2, and it's complete with a new weapon, a new character and new ways to play.This announcement came at the EA Play event on the eve of E3, and Respawn is looking to make this season more jam-packed with content than the lackluster Season 1. One of the biggest additions to this season is the new weapon, the L-Star. This is an extremely rapid-fire SMG, that's so powerful that it's only available through a care package. It's so powerful
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: gameplay, release date, trailers and news

  08-06-2019 19:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hold on to your lightsabers: there's a new Star Wars game on the way, and it's called Jedi: Fallen Order. And we've now got the first concrete gameplay details about it, thanks to E3 2019.In development by Respawn Entertainment (the studio behind Apex Legends and Titanfall), Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was announced during E3 2018 but we didn't get a proper look at the game until early in 2019, during a special panel at the annual Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, before EA lifted the covers co
  
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• Lutron's new switch solves a big smart bulb headache, installs in minutes - CNET

  08-06-2019 19:00 via cnet.com
  Finally, your dumb light switches are no longer your smart bulbs' worst enemy. Here's a hands-on first look at the Lutron Aurora.
  
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• Robotic raspberry picker completes trials video - CNET

  08-06-2019 18:00 via cnet.com
  The raspberry-picking robot made by Fieldwork Robotics completed its first round of trials and could be ready to go commercial as early as 2020.
  
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• E3 2019: Watch EA Play and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order reveal live right here - CNET

  08-06-2019 17:55 via cnet.com
  We're expecting to see more of the next major Star Wars game and much more.
  
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• Our current technology success metrics are broken: a call for healthier design habits

  08-06-2019 17:50 via zdnet.com
  Leading UX thinkers publish a manifesto of sorts, urging less clutter and a more minimalist approach to technology. 'Discussions around our unhealthy relationship with technology are becoming mainstream.'
  
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• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order -- everything we know ahead of EA Play at E3 2019 - CNET

  08-06-2019 17:31 via cnet.com
  Draw deeply on the Force and learn all you can about this Jedi adventure before the gameplay reveal during EA's presentation on Saturday.
  
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• E3 2019: What to expect and how to watch every press conference live - CNET

  08-06-2019 17:22 via cnet.com
  Where and when to hear the latest from Microsoft, Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Bethesda and Square Enix at the world's biggest video game trade show.
  
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• Score a massive 73% discount on this VPN deal thanks to Father's Day

  08-06-2019 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you're looking for a cheap VPN deal, then you're in luck. Starting today through to Father's Day next Sunday, you can save up to a massive 73% on IPVanish plans. It's a fantastic promotion, and means that you can get online protection and all the other perks a VPN affords for an effective monthly cost as low as $3.25 (around £2.50).IPVanish is one of the world leaders in the VPN industry and one we rank highly (taking our #3 spot in our best VPN service guide). IPVanish offers impressiv
  
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• Most important MacOS Catalina features coming to Mac this fall - CNET

  08-06-2019 16:32 via cnet.com
  Apple has a lot in store for your Mac, from running your mobile apps to using the iPad as a second screen.
  
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