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• Don't play Far Cry Primal Survivor Mode if you can't deal with perma-dead pets

  13-04-2016 23:59 via gamesradar.com
  
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• Final Fantasy 15 is "make or break for the franchise," says director

  13-04-2016 23:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 15 isn't just a much-anticipate ...
  
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• 19 Images From the Adorable New Sailor Moon Game

  13-04-2016 23:30
  
  Sailor Moon Drops is now available in English for Android and iOS devices, and it's adorable.
  The match 3 puzzle game originally released on the Japanese iOS and Android stores in fall 2015. The puzzle game lightly follows the original Sailor Moon story, and features the Sailor Senshi, Tuxedo Mask, and the villains from the Dark Kingdom. Check out screenshots from the game below.
  There are many different objectives for the levels, and as a free-to-play game, there's plenty of items available for
  
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• Charlize Theron "would love" to play Furiosa in a Mad Max sequel

  13-04-2016 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mad Max: Fury Road did a lot for movies. It reinve ...
  
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• Beyond: Do We Care About Titanfall 2's Campaign?

  13-04-2016 22:53
  
  This week, Garfield and Muffy are off in the land of the rising sun, so it's Max "Homesteaks" Scoville, Brian "Sauceman" Altano, and Alanah "The Dunkaroo" Pearce. We're talking about how I'm not a gigantic loser for sucking at Dark Souls III, but I am a gigantic idiot for sort of wishing it had an easy difficulty. Ratchet & Clank is gorgeous, and Titanfall 2 has swords! Upper-case S-words, even.Download Podcast Beyond Episode 439
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• The Division's missing Xbox One characters will return with a rollback

  13-04-2016 22:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox One players of The Division, your missin ...
  
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• Extended Captain America: Civil War clip teases Ant-Man's role on Team Cap

  13-04-2016 21:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the anticipation builds for Captain Americ ...
  
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• Two Star Wars Fan Favorites Coming to Battlefront

  13-04-2016 21:13
  
  According to a post on its official site, Star Wars Battlefront is getting a whole bunch of new content in the months to come. Most notably, two new characters are being added to the game—Lando Calrissian and bounty hunter Dengar.
  The second digital expansion pack, Star Wars Battlefront Bespin, will release in June for all season pass holders. Four new maps will take players "in and around Cloud City." More blasters, new Star Cards, and a new game mode are also included.Lando will join Sta
  
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• Final Fantasy 9 May Hit PC Sooner Than You Think

  13-04-2016 21:13
  
  According to a listing on Green Man Gaming, Final Fantasy IX may finally be coming out on PC as early as tomorrow.
  Though publisher Square Enix has said nothing definitive about the exact release window since they announced the PC version's existence in January, they also stayed mum about the iOS version up until the moment it came out in February. The Green Man listing indicates April 14, 2016 as the release date, but this hasn't been echoed on the game's Steam listing, or in any official capac
  
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• Lando Calrissian is coming to Star Wars Battlefront in June

  13-04-2016 20:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Star Wars Battlefront's first expansion...
  
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• Nintendo’s first social networking experiment seems to be an early success

  13-04-2016 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Seeing how Nintendo’s Miitomo represents the company’s first entry in the mobile application market, people are likely interested in how the app is performing. Well, it’s been almost two weeks since Miitomo’s release, and based on early numbers, the app seems to be doing just fine, according to SurveyMonkey. According to the survey website, Miitomo has been downloaded 2.6 million times between iOS and Android since last week, though the majority of download
  
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• Second Star Log Stream Details Combat, Watch It Here

  13-04-2016 20:10
  Square Enix held its second official Star Log stream updating fans on Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness yesterday. In it, Square revealed the details about the game's battle system, included two new character trailers, and more.The presentation included plenty of new gameplay footage, highlighting the importance of attack range, combos, and switching between seven characters at once in real-time combat. The Kingdom of Langdauq area was also shown off later in the show, along with two new
  
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• Fable Legends Closes Down For Good

  13-04-2016 19:57
  
  The Fable Legends beta has officially closed as of today, according to a blog post on the official Fable Legends website.
  The game's cancellation was originally announced in March, but the beta remained online online until today, albeit with the ability to purchase in-game items with real-world money de-activated. If you happen to be one of the many folks who already dropped a few bucks on the ill-fated game, worry not; Microsoft is already beginning to process your refund. The post states that
  
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• Iron Fist's Finn Jones does two hours of martial arts every day to get in shape

  13-04-2016 19:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Training to get your body in superhero shape is an ...
  
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• Watch new Game of Thrones season 6 clips flee for their lives and ponder death

  13-04-2016 19:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Game of Thrones season 6 premiere dr ...
  
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• Here's why Jared Leto sent his Suicide Squad co-stars used condoms and anal beads

  13-04-2016 19:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Each time we think we've heard it all when it come ...
  
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• Latest Humble Bundle Includes $144 Worth of Telltale Games

  13-04-2016 18:36
  
  Humble Bundle's latest package includes a selection of Telltale games that would normally cost a total of $144 USD.
  By paying more than $1, contributors receive Back to the Future: The Game, Sam & Max: Devil's Playhouse, Poker Night at the Inventory, Puzzle Agent 1 & 2, and The Walking Dead: Season 1. Giving more than the average—which, at the time of writing, is $8.05—grants contributors The Walking Dead: 400 Days, The Wolf Among Us, Poker Night 2, and Tales from the Borderl
  
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• How I Spent 2 Hours in No Man's Sky

  13-04-2016 18:00
  
  Suzy Wallace is acting pretty casually, considering that she’s about to show me the way to the center of the universe. She’s the Senior Producer on No Man’s Sky, and after the past year’s-worth of vague allusions to what might lie at the heart of its galactic tangle, her offer sounds too good to be true; as if men with dark suits and darker glasses will bust in any moment to keep her from spilling the beans. The truth is out there, and all of that.
  But the truth will have
  
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• Minecraft Realms Coming to Pocket and Windows 10 Editions

  13-04-2016 17:44
  
  Minecraft Realms—developer Mojang's subscription-based server hosting service—is in production for Minecraft: Pocket Edition and Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta.
  A free alpha is currently running for Minecraft: Pocket Edition players using Android devices. However, only users with Xbox Live accounts will be able to participate. According to Mojang, an Xbox Live account will only be required for online play, and not for single-player Pocket Edition.
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• Witcher 3 Expansion Release Date Possibly Leaked

  13-04-2016 17:42
  
  The upcoming Blood and Wine expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt could be releasing on June 7.
  This was spotted recently by WccfTech, who noticed Polish gaming site GRYOnline had stated a release date. We have had no confirmation about this possible release date yet, but we will update you when we know more.
  Developer CD Projekt Red says Toussaint, Blood and Wine's new area, will be huge. It will reportedly "rival the size of those Continue reading…
  
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• Halo 5 is getting a revamped Firefight mode, watch more than 30 mins of gameplay

  13-04-2016 17:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Firefight has been a fan-favorite staple of the Ha ...
  
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• The Resistance Is Taking Back Philadelphia Zone By Zone In The Latest Trailer

  13-04-2016 17:00
  The latest Homefront: The Revolution trailer outlines, in detail, how you're taking back Philadelphia.
  You can check out the trailer below, which alongside showing the assorted avenues by which you can take back the city, also shows some of the characters you will be working with as you fight against the oppressive Korean invasion.
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  Publisher Deep Silver and developer Dambuster has also detailed Merits as part of the game's latest update. Merits can be
  
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• New Wonder Woman movie footage: bullet deflecting bracelets are IN

  13-04-2016 16:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wonder Woman's bracelets aren't just good for abso ...
  
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• Daily Challenge Mode Missing from The Division

  13-04-2016 16:03
  
  The Daily Challenge mode in The Division is missing, and it won't be back until tomorrow.
  The official Division Twitter account gave the following statement: "We are aware of the missing Daily Challenge mode. While we won’t be able to fix it today, we can confirm that it will be back tomorrow."
  In addition, there are reports of people being unable to play the new Falcon Lost incursion. Also on Twitter, Ubisoft has been replying to complaints saying if you're unable to play Falcon Lost, you
  
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• Flappy Bird's Newest Platform Is an E-Cigarette

  13-04-2016 15:55
  
  The true measure of a game's success is how its fanbase adopts it. People have played Pac-Man on the side of a building, replaced the entire World 1-1 soundtrack on violin, and introduced Minecraft to advanced AI. Now, Dong Nguyen's unlikely mobile hit joins the club, by becoming playable on something you'd ordinarily use to vape.
  As spotted by Kotaku, enterprising future-person Balázs Bánk made a fully playable version of Flappy Bird for the screen of his VTC Mini E-Ciga
  
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• EA Releases Schedule for its EA Play Event at E3

  13-04-2016 15:41
  
  EA has given us the rundown of its EA Play event, which will be taking place just before this year's E3.
  EA Play is a live event that is taking the place of the normal EA Booth at E3 this year. Players will be able to go hands-on with games, talk to development teams, and take part in competitions.
  Not only will it be running from June 12 - 14 in Los Angeles, there will also be a London event on June 12. EA has confirmed that the recently announced Titanfall 2 will be joining three titles from i
  
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• Watch Us Play the Doom Beta Live

  13-04-2016 15:15
  
  Get ready to hurt us plenty. Doom's open beta goes live this weekend, and we're going to be livestreaming it so you can play along with us.
  IGN's Rory Powers and Joe Skrebels will be descending into Hell to take on other beta players. In the old-school spirit, we'll aim to frag as many people as possible but undoubtedly, will quickly be gibbed. Just like the good old days!
  So bookmark this page and check back at 12PM BST / 4AM PT / 9PM AEST, on Friday 15th April to see the game in acti
  
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• Official UFC 2 create-a-fighter contest is equal parts impressive and terrifying

  13-04-2016 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  EA has revealed the ten finalists in its search fo ...
  
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• That Men in Black/Jump Street crossover you can't believe is happening has an official title

  13-04-2016 14:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  It may be time to start taking that Men in Black/J ...
  
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• Wait, Dark Souls 3 let's you emote monsters to death?

  13-04-2016 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Okay, it's one hell of a lucky shot but watch here ...
  
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• Spider-Man reboot gets an official title & maybe a villain

  13-04-2016 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  A few days ago we reported that the title for ...
  
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• Soccer-Facing Dortmund will be like playing video game - Sturridge

  13-04-2016 13:07 via news.yahoo.com
  Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has drawn comparisons between his team's upcoming Europa League quarter-final, second-leg clash against Borussia Dortmund and playing the FIFA video game. Dortmund, second in the Bundesliga, travel to Anfield for the return leg on Thursday having conceded an away goal in the 1-1, first-leg draw in Germany, and Sturridge drew the unusual parallel to describe his emotions before the game. "It's like when you're playing a final on FIFA and you're playing against y
  
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• Why Doom’s Multiplayer Really Isn’t an Arena Shooter

  13-04-2016 13:04
  
  id Software has a long and storied history in the first person shooter space, and I, like many gamers, have been hoping that the new Doom would deliver for fans of both the studio’s titanic series’. It would be a brutal, fast-paced single player game against overwhelming odds, while the multiplayer would build on everything that made the Quake series such a force to be reckoned with.
  The former may certainly come to pass, but as far as multiplayer is concerned, my time with the close
  
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• New Microsoft FCC filings point to a revised Xbox One, but don’t get your hopes up

  13-04-2016 13:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Judging by the last gaming console generation’s longevity, the silicon under the Xbox One’s hood is just short of middle age. But Phil Spencer, head of Xbox at Microsoft, has indicated that hardware refreshes could come more quickly this time around, and new FCC filings would seem to support that contention. Two documents filed by Microsoft in March, first spotted by a German user at popular gaming forum NeoGAF, conspicuously hint at revised Xbox On
  
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• New FCC filings by Microsoft lend credence to rumors of a new Xbox One

  13-04-2016 13:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Judging by the last gaming console generation’s longevity, the silicon under the Xbox One’s hood is just short of middle age. But Phil Spencer, head of Xbox at Microsoft, has indicated that hardware refreshes could come more quickly this time around, and new FCC filings would seem to support that contention. Two documents filed by Microsoft in March, first spotted by a German user at popular gaming forum NeoGAF, conspicuously hint at revised Xbox On
  
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• Gear of War 4's multiplayer drip feed adds a knife kill. The face: it loses

  13-04-2016 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yesterday we saw Gears Of War 4's new ...
  
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• Remedy Promises Fixes for Quantum Break Problems

  13-04-2016 12:48
  
  Remedy has released a lengthy forum post, addressing concerns and problems with Quantum Break on both PC and Xbox One.
  The post goes into detail about a number of issues raised by the community, and details Remedy's position on each, along with what will and won't be fixed.
  Confirmed fixes include:Removing frame rate stuttersAddressing performance problemsRemoving frame rate lockingAdding the missing quit option on the main menuSolving crashes when launching the game
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• Looks like Destiny isn't giving everyone their Sterling Treasure Boxes

  13-04-2016 11:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny's big update went live yesterday, adding n ...
  
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• The Division's Latest Patch Seems to be Deleting Xbox One Users' Characters

  13-04-2016 11:20
  
  UPDATE: Ubisoft has provided IGN with a detailed update on the issue - it's mostly good news for those affected:
  "Some of you reported that their characters went missing after Update 1.1. Our team has identified and fixed the source of this issue to ensure that your characters could be correctly restored.
  The issue was caused by a malfunctioning server that couldn’t synchronize character data correctly and corrupted them instead. The game client was unable to read this corrupted data, and
  
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• Ouch, looks like The Division's big update is wiping Xbox One characters

  13-04-2016 11:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Division's big update went live yesterday, add ...
  
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• Ben Affleck's solo Batman film is officially a go

  13-04-2016 10:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been rumoured and hinted at for a v ...
  
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• Take another peek at the 'The Angry Birds Movie' in the final film trailer

  13-04-2016 08:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The final trailer for "The Angry Birds Movie" has been unveiled ahead of its release next month reports Rolling Stone.
  
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• Doctor Strange's first mind-bending trailer has Benedict Cumberbatch in search of teaching

  13-04-2016 06:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the beautiful first poster for&nbs ...
  
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• Benedict Cumberbatch seeks teaching in mind-bending first trailer for Marvel's Doctor Strange

  13-04-2016 06:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the beautiful first poster for&nbs ...
  
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• Blizzard Hosting the Last Overwatch Closed Beta Test This Weekend

  13-04-2016 00:21
  
  Blizzard is hosting a short closed beta test for Overwatch from Friday, April 15 at 9:00am PTD to Saturday, April 16 at 9:00pm PTD.
  This test is intended to prepare Blizzard's hardware for Overwatch's May release. The test weekend runs in conjunction with the ongoing closed beta that started back in February.
  Players will have access to all 21 heroes and the Hanamura, Route 66, and Nepal maps. Weekly Brawl and competitive play will not be available during this test, and any progress made during
  
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