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• Evidence Suggests New Splatoon Amiibo Coming

  30-01-2016 21:11
  
  Splatoon currently has three different amiibo on the market, but it appears Nintendo may soon increase that number by two with figures for Callie and Marie.
  Twitter user NWPlayer1234 spotted a reference to the game's iconic Squid Sisters in Splatoon's game files. In addition to "AmiiboModelF," "AmiiboModelM" and "AmiiboModelS"—clearly in reference to the Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy and Squid amiibo—the code also includes "AmiiboIdolA" and "AmiiboIdolB," presumably for Callie and M
  
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• Ubisoft Issues an Update on The Division Closed Beta

  30-01-2016 18:33
  
  Ubisoft has issued an update concerning Tom Clancy's The Division’s closed beta.
  According to the game's official forums, the closed beta is in high demand and Ubisoft is working on granting access to players who registered for the beta using pre-order codes.
  There is also a waitlist Ubisoft is attempting to grant access and players should check back throughout the weekend for updates.
  The Division closed beta went live for Xbox One on January 28 and the following day for PlayStation
  
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• Metal Gear Online Adds Quiet, Gets Three New Maps

  30-01-2016 16:22
  
  Konami announced it will premiere three new maps in Metal Gear Online, as well as add Quiet as a "Unique Character." The DLC is set to release in March 2016.The new DLC is arriving March 2016, we'll have more details on Monday including a recap of the new DLC info and more pic.twitter.com/TUn3HaaqZg
  — Metal Gear Online (@MetalGearOnline) January 30, 2016
  Players can select Unique Characters as a mission setting before starting a game, allowing one random player from each team to spawn as a
  
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• CM Punk Will Actually Have The Lowest Rating Of Anyone On EA's 'UFC 2' Video Game

  30-01-2016 16:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CM Punk originally was supposed to have an 85 rating on the UFC 2 but that won't be the case when the game comes out.
  
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• Facebook moves to shut down its Parse developer platform

  30-01-2016 01:09
  Facebook's Parse developer platform is shutting down because, according to a blog post published by Parse co-founder Kevin Lacker, "we need to focus our resources elsewhere." ...
  
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• Why a Smash Game at NX's Launch Makes Sense

  30-01-2016 00:58
  
  Download Nintendo Voice Chat HereSupercharge your podcast feed with Nintendo Voice Chat. Art by Pandamusk.IGN's Nintendo show is back with another episode! This week, Meghan Sullivan joins host Jose Otero, Brian Altano, and Peer Schneider to talk about Final Fantasy Explorers and Linkle in Hyrule Warriors. Then, after the break, the core trio tackles the rumor of a Smash NX launch title (made by Namco) and why we're OK with the changes coming to Fire Emblem Fates in
  
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• More Details About Conan Exiles Game Revealed

  30-01-2016 00:52
  
  "Barbarism," said Conan creator Robert E. Howard, "is the natural state of mankind." Civilization is a fluke; a "whim of circumstance." It's a theme Howard wove into virtually every paragraph about his raven-haired Cimmerian, and it seems to manifest itself in undiluted form in Conan Exiles, Funcom's upcoming open-world survival game set in Howard's Hyborian Age. That, at least, is the impression I got from Conan Exiles' creative director Joel Bylos and executive producer Lawrence Poe in an inte
  
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