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• Bruce Lee Coming to EA Sports UFC 2

  05-02-2016 23:16
  
  EA Sports UFC 2 is getting another famed fighter in the form of Bruce Lee.
  Players have three different ways to unlock the late martial artist, according to a blog post. Those who owned the first EA Sports UFC and purchase a copy of EA Sports UFC 2 will get day one access to Lee for free. Another option is to beat the game's career mode and be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Thirdly, those who are subscribers of EA Access can download EA Sports UFC from The Vault and sign into
  
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• Nintendo officially gives up on non-wearable ‘Quality of Life’ sleep tracker

  05-02-2016 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After more than a year, Nintendo revealed it will not continue development of its fitness-minded sleep monitoring device. Announced by former company president Satoru Iwata in October, 2014, the wireless sleep sensor was part of a proposed “quality of life” initiative at Nintendo, intended to build on the success of the Wii Fit  and Wii U Fit balance boards. Earlier this week, Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima told investors the com
  
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• Get a job: Disney seeks an experienced Lead Game Designer

  05-02-2016 22:39
  
  The Walt Disney Company seeks an experienced designer to take a lead role at the company's Glendale, California studio and guide design and development of F2P iOS and Android games....
  
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• Blog: The truth about mobile game marketing

  05-02-2016 22:33
  "Long story short: we've had a hard time marketing our mobile games because there isn't really a clear and easy way how to do it." ...
  
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• P.T. Inspires Upcoming Hyper-Real Horror Game

  05-02-2016 22:18
  
  Visage is an upcoming horror game from SadSquare Studio influenced by the hyper-real visuals and environmental storytelling explored in beloved horror demo P.T., but extended into a longer experience.
  Its creators plan to launch on PC with VR compatibility in January 2017, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to follow if SadSquare meets its funding goals.
  Check out 12 minutes of alpha gameplay footage from Visage below.
  Visage isn't just inspired by P.T. – it began as a recreation of the
  
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• 5 production secrets from Sunless Sea and Fallen London's head writer

  05-02-2016 22:02
  "I manage our in-house content team and cabal of freelancers who create the stories for Sunless Sea, Fallen London, Dragon Age: the Last Court, and our other projects. I'm still finding my feet! But here's five things I've learned so far." ...
  
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• Crytek Kicks Off Developer Diary Series

  05-02-2016 20:55
  Crytek has started a new dev diary series for their upcoming VR game, The Climb. The first episode takes a deep dive into how the game got started as a unique rock climbing simulator.The video shows how the simple concept of looking where you want to grab in real-life rock climbing inspired the idea of a VR game that emulates that experience. It also shows the latest gameplay footage from the game, noting how much The Climb has evolved from its early builds. You can watch the dev diary below.
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• H1Z1 Is Being Made Into Two Games, Confirmed for Consoles

  05-02-2016 20:07
  
  H1Z1 is being split into two separate games, according to publisher Daybreak.
  H1Z1: Just Survive will have a renewed focus on a persistent, open-world survival experience where players will have to scavenge, craft, and build bases to survive from the zombie threat. H1Z1: King of the Kill will be more of a "fast-paced shooter" focusing on fight-to-the-death game modes, including the popular Battle Royale. Both games will be given "their own dedicated development resources
  
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• Todd Howard to be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

  05-02-2016 19:00
  
  Bethesda Studios game director and executive producer Todd Howard will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Game Developer's Choice Awards during GDC in March.
  The recognition comes for Howard's work on games with "pioneering open world gameplay" as well as his "his indelible contributions to the world of gaming."
  GDC events general manager Meggan Scavio said  "We’re proud to honor the visionary developer for his leadership in creating these universes," specifically referring t
  
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• Fallout Fan Told to Destroy his Special Edition to Secure Refund

  05-02-2016 16:40
  
  A Fallout fan had to destroy his $125 special edition vinyl soundtrack in order to secure a refund.
  According to Eurogamer, Paul Watson contacted Bethesda when he realised one of his four-disc Fallout 3 vinyl special edition soundtrack records arrived warped.
  After providing Bethesda with photographic evidence of the issue, he then received a $25 credit to his account. When enquiring if he could receive a full refund, Bethesda informed him that to qualify for the full credit, he would have to de
  
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• Grand Theft Auto 5 Tops 2015 Most-Tweeted About Chart

  05-02-2016 14:59
  
  30 million tweets were made about Grand Theft Auto V in 2015.
  Despite only releasing in November, Call of Duty: Black Ops III was runner-up with 25.5 million tweets, and in third place was FIFA 16, with 7.1 million mentions.Surprisingly, FIFA 15 also charted with 4.9 million tweets, beating Assassin's Creed: Syndicate and The Witcher 3 to secure fifth place.
  Compiled by Twitter Gaming, the chart demonstrates that we also spent much of last year tweeting about Fallout 4, Assassin's Creed Syndicat
  
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• TrackMania Turbo Release Date Revealed

  05-02-2016 14:58
  
  Ubisoft has announced that TrackMania Turbo will be released on March 22 in North America and March 25 in Europe.
  Turbo, the latest installment in the Nadeo developed TrackMania franchise, will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
  TrackMania Turbo was revealed at E3 2015, where we learned that it will include 200 tracks spread across four different environments, four gameplay modes, and five difficulty levels.
  The new environments are: Rollercoaster Lagoon, which is set in a "tropica
  
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• DayZ Forum Information Compromised by Hackers

  05-02-2016 14:29
  
  DayZ players who have signed up to the official forums are being warned to changed their login credentials, particularly if they use the same password on multiple sites.
  Forum usernames, emails and passwords have been leaked following a hack which also brought down Mini DayZ, the free, browser-based game.
  Though passwords were not stored in plain text, developer Bohemia Interactive strongly advises players to update their information and change passwords.
  "A security incident occurred on forums.
  
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• Major Multiplayer Changes Accompany the Next Destiny Event

  05-02-2016 14:27
  
  Destiny will soon introduce a whole host of multiplayer changes — both in the competitive Crucible and the cooperative King's Fall.
  In a new blog series called "This Week At Bungie" (formerly the Bungie Weekly Update) community manager David "DeeJ" Dague went into specifics. The crux of upcoming additions will land in the Crucible, though the game's latest raid will also see some improvements.
  First off is a major change to special ammo in 3v3 Crucible matches. Namely, players will no long
  
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• Rainbow Six Siege Update Causes More Glitch Issues

  05-02-2016 14:03
  
  The latest Rainbow Six Siege patch may have introduced a series of new glitches to the game.
  On the Rainbow Six Siege Reddit players are reporting issues with hit registration, rendering problems (operators become black shadows), and problems with knife melee attacks, such as those demonstrated in the video below.
  "Nothing was as game breaking before as I'm seeing now," said one player, while another added: "I don't play that often, but yesterday I got a headshot bonus without get
  
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• BMX Athlete Dave Mirra Passes Away at Age 41

  05-02-2016 14:03
  
  UPDATE: The Mirra family released the following statement:
  "Dave's wife and family are shocked and saddened by the loss of such a remarkable person whom they loved so deeply. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers and for respecting their privacy through this difficult time.”
  Dave Mirra was found dead yesterday at the age of 41.
  Mirra was found in his truck in Greenville, North Carolina, on Thursday afternoon with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Greenville Police Depart
  
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• Trackmania Looks Absolutely Bonkers As It Speeds Toward March Release

  05-02-2016 14:00
  For the first moments of the trailer below, you’d be forgive for assuming that Trackmania Turbo is your run-of-the-mill racer. And then cars start driving on the walls, speeding through loops, and flipping through the air. You know, as they do.
  Ubisoft’s getting ready to zip toward release. Today, the publisher announced that Trackmania Turbo will be out toward the end of March.
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  In addition to the absolutely bonkers racing action, players w
  
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• Nintendo gives 'The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess' a HD makeover

  05-02-2016 11:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess " has been given a makeover in the form of an HD upgrade.
  
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• Nintendo's sleep-tracking device may never wake up

  05-02-2016 04:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo's mysterious "Quality of Life" initiative was meant to have launched by the end of this March, but the first product in the program isn't going to make that date — if it ever comes out at all. CEO and president Tatsumi Kimishima made a point of bringing up QOL himself during an investor Q&A session following the company's earnings release this week, saying that Nintendo doesn't have enough confidence that the sleep-tracking device announced in 2014 could become a via
  
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• Game Scoop!: Is The Witness a Stealth Metroidvania?

  05-02-2016 01:30
  
  Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing The Witness, Hearthstone, Far Cry Primal, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
  Download Game Scoop! Episode 376
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