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• Black Ops 3 PS3, 360 Won't Have Single Player & Fallout 4 Perks Revealed - IGN Daily Fix

  25-09-2015 23:45
  Single player for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 details and Bethesda shows off Fallout 4 character perk tree. Plus, secrets are uncovered in Super Mario Maker data mining and more.
  
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• Showcase Your Best Rainbow Six Siege Kills

  25-09-2015 23:09
  
  Attention all Rainbow operatives!
  Got your hands on the Rainbow 6 Siege beta?  Here at IGN we want to see your top kills and most amazing moments as you destroy every floor, ceiling, and wall to put the hurt on your enemy.  Got a cool take-down, or an awesome infiltration? Show us how you get the job done!
  Just send us your Rainbow 6 Siege highlights and your clip could be featured in an IGN original video. How cool is that?!
  Now for the crucial intel!  Sending us your stuff is ea
  
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• Show Off Your Best Rainbow Six Siege Kills

  25-09-2015 23:04
  Got your hands on the Rainbow 6 Siege beta? Then send in your Rainbow 6 Siege highlights and your clip could be featured in an IGN original video.
  
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• Unboxing Every Single LEGO Dimensions Wave 1 Minifig

  25-09-2015 23:00
  From Portal and The Simpsons, to Jurassic Park and Batman, we play with all the toys available on launch day.
  
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• How Loot and Crafting Works in Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

  25-09-2015 23:00
  Developer Liam O'Neill divulges how loot and crafting will work in Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide.
  
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• AC Syndicate to Introduce Series' First Trans Character

  25-09-2015 22:58
  
  For the first time in the series' history, a transgender person will be featured in the upcoming Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
  Named Ned Wynert, this character is a trans man who acts as a supporting character and quest giver for the player. The exact nature of their connection to the story and what role they play in it remains unclear.
  With this announcement, Ubisoft stresses they're working toward being more inclusive in their approach to game design, providing options to better represent the di
  
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• New Screenshots Show Off Mirages And Characters

  25-09-2015 22:45
  A batch of new screens from the adorable reinterpretation of Final Fantasy has been revealed....(read more)
  
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• Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings

  25-09-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Video games popular with children and teens often feature characters that smoke even though few packages carry warnings about tobacco-related content, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers asked 65 players, ages 13 to 50, to list their favorite games and recall how many of these depicted tobacco use. Participants remembered playing 118 different games that are evaluated by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), an industry group in the U.S. that provide
  
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• Nintendo selling New 3DS cover plates through its online store

  25-09-2015 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One of the more appealing features of the smaller New Nintendo 3DS hardware is the interchangeable cover plates that let you customize the look of your handheld. Thanks to Nintendo's own online store, New Nintendo 3DS owners in North America can purchase those cover plates without having to import them from Japan. Nintendo of America's online store is currently selling 10 cover plates for the New Nintendo 3DS.
  
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• The NFL Is Making Its Own Video Game Show

  25-09-2015 21:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The show aims to be the "premier destination" for everything you'd want to know about EA's Madden series.
  
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• Twitch viewing app finally coming to PlayStation 4, Vita and PlayStation 3

  25-09-2015 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Streaming to Twitch has been built into PlayStation 4 since the platform launched in 2013, but one thing has always been missing: The ability to tune in and watch any stream on Twitch, including non-PlayStation streams. A new Twitch viewing app will be released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita this fall, Twitch CEO Emmett Shear announced. Previously, desperate PlayStation 4 owners have been able to watch Twitch streams via the console's browser, but this will be the first ti
  
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• The Key Masters: Reselling and the game industry

  25-09-2015 19:49
  "Currently, everyone is losing out: customers have to take the risk of using sites with very few guarantees about the product they're buying; developers receive no payment." ...
  
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• Following Xbox One, PS4 Getting Twitch App This Year

  25-09-2015 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The video streaming app is also coming to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
  
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• How will the Rift really do? We talk to Oculus' Nate Mitchell

  25-09-2015 19:31
  
  Given how things kicked off, it feels like we've been waiting a long time for the Oculus Rift to hit the market. Gamasutra sat down with VP of product Nate Mitchell to discuss his expectations for its introduction....
  
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• Xbox One Oculus Rift Support Discussed, But It's Not Close to Happening

  25-09-2015 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It has been a conversation, but I can say we're not so close," Oculus VP says.
  
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• Game audio industry survey 2015

  25-09-2015 19:21
  "GameSoundCon recently conducted its annual survey of audio professionals in the game industry, asking questions about compensation, use of live musicians, contract terms and other issues."...
  
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• Don't expect to see the Oculus Rift on Xbox One anytime soon

  25-09-2015 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Oculus has been pretty cozy with Microsoft lately. The companies announced that the retail Oculus Rift will ship with an Xbox One controller in the box. You'll be able to stream Xbox One games in virtual reality.
  
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• Reminder: Submit your talks now for the GDC 2016 Summits!

  25-09-2015 18:17
  
  Heads up, would-be GDC 2016 speakers: Now is your chance to propose a talk for one of the first-class Summits at GDC 2016! Do it before submissions close next Friday, 10/2 at 11:59 PM PT. ...
  
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• 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 3' to skip Campaign mode on PS3, Xbox 360

  25-09-2015 18:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The upcoming video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" is to forgo Campaign mode, offering Multiplayer and Zombies gameplay only.
  
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• Campaign mode removed from last-gen versions of Black Ops 3

  25-09-2015 18:08
  
  Activision has announced that Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Black Ops 3 will feature "multiplayer and zombies gameplay only."...
  
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• No such thing as a random number: Developing games in 1981

  25-09-2015 18:06
  "I completed Crisis Mountain and got my first advance on royalties from Synergistic Software. It was one of the proudest moments of my life. I bought an Apple II+ for myself and took it home." ...
  
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• Gaming Deals: $350 Xbox One + Controller + 2 Games, $10 Wolf Among Us, $16 Diablo 3

  25-09-2015 17:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  $20 Mario Party 3DS, $280 Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle, $36 Rainbow Six: Siege PC, $50 Until Dawn, and much more.
  
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 won't have a campaign on PS3 and Xbox 360

  25-09-2015 17:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 3's last-generation versions will only include the Black Ops series' traditional Zombies and competitive multiplayer components — no single-player campaign, publisher Activision announced today. "The ambitious scope of the 1-4 player [co-op] Campaign design of the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions could not be faithfully recreated on old generation hardware," said Activision. When Activision announced the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions in June, it said the co-op campaign wou
  
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• Four years of the MADE: A postmortem of a video game museum

  25-09-2015 17:19
  "The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment is a 501c3 non-profit videogame museum located in downtown Oakland. On September 27, 2011, the MADE opened its doors for the first time."...
  
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PS3/Xbox 360 Drops Campaign and These Other Features

  25-09-2015 17:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Last-gen players are only getting multiplayer and Zombies; Weapon Paint Shop and esports tools also missing.
  
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• Preview Review: ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ and Other Best (and Worst) Movie Trailers of the Week

  25-09-2015 16:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hollywood decided to make an 'Angry Birds' movie smh.
  
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• Revolution COO Noirin Carmody replaces Andy Payne as UKIE chair

  25-09-2015 16:48
  
  After ten years as UKIE chair, Mastertronic CEO Andy Payne has stepped down to make way for Noirin Carmody, COO and co-founder of Revolution Software. ...
  
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• New Xbox One Bundles Will Be Announced Next Week

  25-09-2015 16:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft will announce a new holiday bundle every day next week.
  
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• Get an Xbox One With Extra Controller and Two Free Games for $350

  25-09-2015 15:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dell now offering the Xbox One Gears of War bundle with free copy of Rare Replay and an extra controller.
  
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• FanDuel targets eSports with AlphaDraft acquisition

  25-09-2015 15:21
  
  Fantasy sports game company FanDuel, which recently hired a group of former Zynga developers, has purchased eSports outfit, AlphaDraft. ...
  
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• The mysterious world of game budgets

  25-09-2015 13:07
  Veteran Ron Gilbert on budgeting: "Seeing $500,000 in your bank account can make you cocky. It can seem like an endless supply of cash. Every dollar matters. It's why I like to have a budget." ...
  
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• 'Angry Birds': 5 more surprising film inspirations

  25-09-2015 12:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After the Angry Birds movie reminded everyone of its unusual origins with a debut trailer this week, we look at five other films that sprang from unlikely sources. Launching a four-film extravaganza of high seas adventure, with a fifth on the way, the Gore Verbinski film matched Johnny Depp up with Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightly and Geoffrey Rush and went on to plunder $654m from the box office, over four times its production budget. The 2003 film was based on a ride which had already been duplic
  
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• How else Heart.Break() turns players into coders

  25-09-2015 10:01
  
  A game that teaches you coding? That sounds like the opposite of fun. Eric Svendang explains how his game else Heart.Break() manages to be both educational and entertaining....
  
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• 4 soft launch metrics that matter to the success of your mobile game

  25-09-2015 10:01
  "We've assembled four key metrics to watch during a free-to-play soft launch. Pay close attention to these numbers (and ignore everything else … for now)." ...
  
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• Halo 5’s Breakout eSports Mode Gets Revamped Before Launch

  25-09-2015 09:01
  If you played the Halo 5: Guardians beta in December or January, you had a chance to give the new Breakout mode a try. It’s designed with eSports in mind, with quick, single-elimination rounds. When you play next month, it’s going to be a little different.
  343 Industries watched players during the beta and noticed that a number of rounds were ending in ties. When teams were down to their last player, it wasn’t uncommon to see the survivor hiding from opposing forces.
  In order
  
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• Nintendo creators on who should play Link, Mario and Luigi in live-action movies

  25-09-2015 02:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  If Nintendo ever makes a live-action Legend of Zelda movie or television series, veteran game designer Takashi Tezuka thinks they should cast a woman to play Link, he said in an interview with MTV. Miyamoto did have some thoughts on who should play Mario and Luigi in a Super Mario Bros. cinematic reboot, however.
  
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• Every free Xbox One and Xbox 360 game you can download in October

  25-09-2015 00:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There are already more new games on the market than any of us know what to do with, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from moving forward with yet another month of free Games with Gold. DON’T MISS: Halo 5: Guardians’ campaign is set to be the most chaotic and diverse in series history On Thursday, Microsoft announced the Games with Gold selection for October, which includes the complete first season of the critically acclaimed The Walking Dead adventure game on both X
  
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• Hatsune Miku Brings The Power Of Vocaloids

  25-09-2015 00:25
  The turquoise, twin-tailed J-pop icon is coming to Persona 4: Dancing All Night as DLC after rumors of her inclusion were teased by developer Atlus.Atlus also released a handful of new screenshots showing off how the vocaloid looks in the Persona 4 universe. Hatsune will be dancing to the ATOLS remix of “Heaven Feat. Hatsune Miku” in Free Dance Mode, and will be able to change her hair and eye color while she dances.
  The Hatsune Miku DLC will be released October 20 for $4.99. Person
  
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