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• ESPN, Disney and ABC networks finally coming to PlayStation Vue

  05-11-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sony will soon fill a major hole in the channel lineup for PlayStation Vue, its streaming pay-TV service: The company has signed an agreement with Disney and ESPN Media Networks to bring channels such as ESPN, ABC and the Disney Channel to Vue, the companies announced today. Since its launch in March, PlayStation Vue has offered three of the four major broadcast networks — CBS, Fox and NBC — and upward of 80 additional channels in its most expensive package.
  
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• The Internet TV wars heat up as Playstation Vue picks up Disney, ESPN, and ABC

  05-11-2015 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sony’s Sling TV competitor Playstation Vue just scored a major coup. The online TV service has finally reached a licensing deal with Disney, adding on the media giant’s coveted networks, including Disney Channel, ABC, and the crown jewel of live sports, ESPN. Announced this morning, the deal allows Sony’s Internet TV venture to better match up with rival Sling TV, which struck its own deal with Disney before launching last January through some fancy negotiating by parent compan
  
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• PlayStation Games Get Their Own Collectible Card Series

  05-11-2015 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  35 different cards, and more than 66 in total counting rares.
  
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• Grab a $299 PS4 or Xbox One, get a $50 coupon from Meijer’s Thanksgiving sale

  05-11-2015 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Supermarket chain Meijer is offering a number of discounts to gamers willing to stop by on Thanksgiving Day. The retailer's holiday sale includes PlayStation 4 and Xbox One bundles at impressive prices, as well as discounted games. This matches Sam's Club's one-day-only bundle price, which will be offered to customers on Nov. 14.
  
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• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 brings Spring flowers early next year

  05-11-2015 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is a criminally-underrated online shooter, delivering a great mix of character and a surprisingly deep customization system. Its sequel, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 , wasn’t expected until next Spring, but it looks like Punxsutawney Phil couldn’t see his shadow, because the game is now releasing in February. In EA’s official announcement, creative director Justin Wiebe says that PopCap “couldn’t be more read
  
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• Date A Mischief God While Saving The World In This Mobile Game

  05-11-2015 19:40
  Marvel Entertainment and TinyCo, the mobile developer behind Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, are teaming up to create a new Avengers mobile game. Rather than grappling with adult themes, TinyCo is bringing the world of superheroes back to school.Marvel Avengers Academy is a new adventure/simulation game featuring the classic Marvel superheroes and villains in new roles as young high school students. Developer TinyCo teases that players will get to experience familiar characters like Thor, Blac
  
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• Tour The Four Launch Planets With This Interactive Website

  05-11-2015 19:34
  Like a titanic AT-AT walker lumbering towards the Rebel base on Hoth, Star Wars Battlefront’s release looms on the horizon. Now a new interactive website lets future players journey to the game’s planetary battlefields early.Upon loading up the Star Wars Planets Experience, users can journey to Endor (which technically isn’t a planet, but whatever), Hoth, Tatooine, and Sullust. Once loaded, your camera zooms through raging battles on each world, slowing to a standstill to laun
  
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• Kris Jenner, game studio sued over Kim Kardashian video game

  05-11-2015 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  A video game company is suing a rival studio and Kris Jenner claiming its idea for a Kim Kardashian mobile game was stolen. The copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Just Games Interactive Entertainment ...
  
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• Make A Little Metal Head Monster In This New Mobile Game

  05-11-2015 19:06
  Rock Band developer Harmonix has released a new mobile game called BeatNiks. Players collect, care for, and design signature styles for a variety of pets in the free-to-play game.Players act as the assistant to a friendly-looking scientist who’s researching the monsters known as “Beatniks.” Depending on how players shape their Beatnik, its musical style can vary between peppy harpsichord and aggressive rock n’ roll. Players help their Beatnik evolve by completing tasks l
  
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• Disney-owned channels coming to PlayStation Vue

  05-11-2015 17:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Users of PlayStation Vue, Sony Corp's cloud-based TV service in the United States, will soon be able to stream content from channels owned by Walt Disney Co , including ESPN, ABC Family and the Disney Channel. PlayStation Vue can be used by PlayStation 4 and 3 users and can be accessed on Apple iPads and iPhones through the PlayStation Vue mobile app.
  
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• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 sets release date

  05-11-2015 17:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is officially scheduled to arrive Feb. 23, after publisher Electronic Arts first announced it as an "early 2016" title at E3 2015. This news comes out of a new trailer for the latest Plants vs. Zombies game, which you can watch above. Alongside the release date, it offers a brief look at a bit of the sequel's new gameplay with a specific shout-out to fans of another one of EA's big franchises: Mass Effect. One of the zombies in Garden Warfare 2 can compe
  
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• Sony's Playstation Vue to offer Disney, ESPN, ABC

  05-11-2015 17:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sony's cloud-based live TV service, PlayStation Vue, has signed a new content deal with Disney that will see it offer ESPN, ABC-owned local stations, the Disney Channel and ABC Family, among other networks. PlayStation Vue provides live and on-demand TV content and cloud DVR and is currently available for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 as well as for iPhone and iPad via the PlayStation Vue mobile app.
  
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• The Mystery Surrounding Fallout 4's Institute

  05-11-2015 16:38
  Fallout 4 finally comes out on the 10th (for PS4, Xbox One, and PC), and the game's new launch trailer touches on the story, including the mystery surrounding The Institute.
  The trailer also highlights some of the game's different factions, as well as the tension behind synths and mankind.
  For more on the game, check out this series of videos covering its perks, the live-action commercial, as well as the companion app.
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• Koei Tecmo’s Attack On Titan Gets Bloody New Teaser

  05-11-2015 16:04
  Attack on Titan isn’t what we would call a “feel good” anime. It’s filled with human suffering, usually at the hands and teeth of towering, naked monstrosities called Titans. Of course, that makes it perfect fodder for the interactive medium.
  Koei Tecmo and Omega Force are bringing a new game based on the comic and animated show to PlayStation systems next year. A new trailer shows off the 3D maneuver gear that allows the human fighters to get close to the Titans.
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• 'Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2' out February 23

  05-11-2015 15:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The creators of "Plants vs. Zombies" have announced that the franchise's latest game will be available in February, ahead of an expected spring launch. The game will include 12 fresh maps, a 24-player Herbal Assault mode and the 4-player co-op mode Graveyard Ops.
  
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• Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Mass Effect Mech And Release Date Revealed

  05-11-2015 15:29
  When the first Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare was introduced, it was done with a series of mashup spoofs. One of those, Grass Effect, is being revisited for the sequel.
  As announced earlier this year, those that pre-order the game will have access to the Z7 mech, a variant for the new Imp class. This version of the walking tank features Pull (a Mass Effect biotic power), a Zomniblade for up-close melee attacks, and a Z-8 Avenger basic weapon to dish out continuous damage.
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• PS4 TV Service Matches Xbox One's By Adding ESPN, ABC Family, More

  05-11-2015 15:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PlayStation Vue to introduce a suite of Disney networks in the future.
  
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• PlayStation VR Video Reveals Final Specs, Reaffirms 2016 Launch Date

  05-11-2015 14:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Get the nitty-gritty on what's powering Sony's virtual reality headset.
  
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• A primer on eSports communities

  05-11-2015 13:02
  "An eSports community differs from other online game communities the most for two reasons that tend to go hand-in-hand; heightened competition and live broadcast coverage." ...
  
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• Just Cause 3 Renders at 900p on Xbox One, 1080p on PS4

  05-11-2015 12:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We are confident players will thoroughly enjoy themselves no matter the platform they play on."
  
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• Game design lessons from Super Mario Maker

  05-11-2015 10:04
  "As I dug deeper into the editor and the offerings put out, I came to realize and reaffirm some important elements about game design... something that Nintendo has known about for years."...
  
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• You need a good pitch, and here's why

  05-11-2015 10:03
  
  Most self-identified indie devs will agree that we can update the standard advice from "just make a good game" at least to "make a good game and market it well." You also need a good pitch....
  
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• Disney Adds ESPN, ABC, More Channels to PlayStation Vue

  05-11-2015 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "PlayStation Vue provides a unique way to engage with our content and an opportunity to reach a segment of viewers who want a different kind of television experience."
  
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• Yes, Nintendo is trying to drive players to its consoles with smartphone apps

  05-11-2015 00:19
  
  "... our primary objective is to encourage smart device users to be interested in and to play with our dedicated video game systems, and we are focused on this goal." - Shigeru Miyamoto ...
  
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