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• Nintendo confirms 2016 amiibo lineup, including Cloud and Bayonetta figures

  16-12-2015 22:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo announced its next wave of amiibo releases, revealing that Final Fantasy VII ‘s Cloud Strife and Sega’s Bayonetta will get their own Super Smash Bros -compatible figurines in 2016. Fire Emblem Fates starring character Corrin will also be immortalized as part of Nintendo’s interactive toy line in 2016. Related:  Nintendo reveals giant-sized “Mega” Yoshi amiibo priced at $40 Nintendo’s amiibo figures feature near-field communication technology that
  
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• Immerse yourself with our 10 favorite Xbox One headsets

  16-12-2015 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A quality headset should do more than simply be a means for chatting with your teammates. A proper headset should provide the utmost immersion and pinpoint precision, allowing you to hear a peppering of explosions and approaching footsteps in your peripheral well before your opponent descends upon you. The right headset should also provide a fair amount of comfort to get you through marathon gaming sessions, not to mention crystal-clear voice quality when speaking. Relat
  
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• The Banner Saga Marches Onto Console January 12, Vita Version On Hold

  16-12-2015 19:00
  Update: When The Banner Saga was announced for consoles, a handheld version on Vita was in the works. Unfortunately, the realities of business have put an indefinite hold on that edition.
  In a post on the Stoic forums, founder John Watson lays out the troubled road the company walked in order to make the console versions happen. It's a glimpse into how ports get made and the outside companies responsible for making them a reality.The entire statement follows, but the summary is that the Vita ve
  
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• The Banner Saga Marches Onto Console January 12

  16-12-2015 16:22
  The Banner Saga is missing its 2015 console release, but you won’t need to wait long into the new year to take on the viking quest. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 releases are due at the start of January.
  Developer Stoic explains that the console ports were a bit more challenging than original anticipated. This led to a longer than expected development cycle.
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  “We have been working on porting Banner Saga to consoles for some time” sai
  
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• Chromecast support comes to Sony’s PlayStation Vue streaming service

  16-12-2015 15:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Last month PlayStation Vue came to the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV stick, and while that was exciting by itself, it was also announced that the live TV streaming solution would soon be coming to the Chromecast. Related:  Playstation Vue brings live TV to Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV stick Just as promised, Chromecast support was added today and casually mentioned in a tweet on the official PlayStation Twitter account. There is a catch, though: The PlayStation Vue mobile app is currently only avai
  
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• The Best iPhone and iPad Games of 2015

  16-12-2015 14:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  We reveal the best iOS games released in 2015. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic
  
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• Here are the Xbox Live Games with Gold titles for December

  16-12-2015 13:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: Check out the free Games with Gold titles for December!
  Microsoft is giving away even more free games at a rate of two Xbox One, and two Xbox 360 games per month. That is, as long as you're quick enough to snatch them up while they're available. Xbox's Games with Gold program hands out free downloadable copies of games from the Xbox 360 and Xbox One libraries, but if you miss out, you're not going to see those games for free anytime soon (oh and don't forget: all Xbox 360 Games With Gold
  
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• Sony adds Chromecast support for its PlayStation Vue TV streaming service

  16-12-2015 12:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sony's PlayStation Vue TV streaming service has always been a bit of an odd sell. The subscription service lets users pick between different TV packages (the basic $50 a month plan including channels like CNN, Fox, and NBC) and acts as DVR for favorite shows, but it originally launched on the PS3 and PS4 only. Since then, Sony has been working on making the service more widely available, adding support for the Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, and iPad, and now, Google's Chromecast as well. ...
  
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