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• Hands on: ‘Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour’ for PlayStation VR

  21-06-2016 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Capcom’s E3 demo for Resident Evil 7 looks back to the series’ "horror roots" while taking big steps in new directions. The game is a perfect balance of unsettlingly creepy and mysteriously enthralling.
  
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• Opinion: We need more Marcuses

  21-06-2016 23:24
  
  Marcus Holloway is a brilliant hacker and the new protagonist in Ubisoft's upcoming Watch Dogs 2--he's also a young black man. Katherine Cross argues how video games need such morally complicated characters of color....
  
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• Hearts of Iron IV becomes Paradox's fastest-selling historical game

  21-06-2016 23:17
  
  Paradox's latest game Hearts of Iron IV shoots past 200,000 units sold, becoming the company's fastest-selling historical game....
  
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• Ghostbusters Video Game Bundle Will Come With a Copy of the Film

  21-06-2016 23:16
  
  Those who purchase Activision and Sony Pictures' Ghostbusters Ultimate Bundle will receive FireForge Games' upcoming Ghostbusters game and a digital copy of the upcoming Ghostbusters movie, the companies announced today.
  It's unclear when the digital download code for the Ghostbusters film will be released. According to the press release, it'll be "delivered at a future date." The Ghostbusters film hits theaters July 15.
  Additionally, the Ghostbusters Ultimate Bundle will include DLC featur
  
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• Halo 5 gets all-new Grunt Goblin boss and Spartan Wasp vehicle in next update

  21-06-2016 23:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Well, this is different. The Halo universe is getting two all-new vehicles, but you won't see them i ...
  
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• Roku owners get another live-TV streaming option with addition of PlayStation Vue

  21-06-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The potential user base for Sony's PlayStation Vue live-TV streaming service just got bigger. Previously only available on Sony game consoles, Amazon Fire TV devices, and iOS, it is now available on Roku devices and TVs.
  
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• Nintendo of America doesn’t think VR is ready for mainstream consumers

  21-06-2016 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently spoke to Bloomberg during E3 2016 about the company's take on virtual reality. The interview follows recent, skeptical comments about the VR industry from Take 2 Interactive's CEO.
  
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• Dark Souls 3 streamer fights bosses with the power of dance

  21-06-2016 22:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  You may not realize it, but playing through a demanding game like Dark Souls 3 is at least as much of a feat of manual dexterity as it is of skill and persistence
  
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• The biggest theories and clues about the Resident Evil 7 demo's hidden ending

  21-06-2016 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a week since the Resident Evil 7 demo was loosed upon the public, and many fans are convinced there's more secrets to uncover
  
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• The biggest theories and clues about the Resident Evil 7 demo's alleged hidden ending

  21-06-2016 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a week since the Resident Evil 7 demo was loosed upon the public, and many fans are convinced there's more secrets to uncover
  
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• Get a job: Be an AI Software Engineer at Respawn

  21-06-2016 21:45
  The house that built Titanfall seeks an AI engineer to work on its upcoming third-person Star Wars game alongside the rest of the team at Respawn's Southern California HQ. ...
  
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• From PS4 to 1.44 MB floppy: Porting Retro City Rampage to MS-DOS

  21-06-2016 21:33
  
  In this video recorded at GDC 2016, Vblank Entertainment's Brian Provinciano walks through how (and why) he ported his modern throwback game Retro City Rampage to run on MS-DOS. ...
  
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• Why Bayonetta and God of War Fans Might Love Nier: Automata

  21-06-2016 21:18
  
  What do you do when your planet is overrun by aliens and their murderous robot minions? Escape to the moon, of course.
  So explained game designer Takahisa Taura when asked about the conspicuous absence of humans in Nier: Automata during a hands-on demo at E3 last week. Unable to deal with overwhelming odds, most homo sapiens have left the fight for Earth to androids created specifically to take on the extraterrestrials' “bio-machines.” It’s a fight to the death, and from what I
  
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• Razer aims to spur (OS)VR game development with $5M VR dev fund

  21-06-2016 21:17
  Heads up, VR devs: This month Razer launched its OSVR Developer Fund, which has a starting pool of $5 million and a mandate to aid VR developers with funding, marketing and promotional support. ...
  
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• That axed Star Wars TV show was going to make Palpatine into a nice guy

  21-06-2016 21:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  A proposed live-action Star Wars TV show first reported back in 2012 isn't happening any time soon
  
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• The Game Launches Tomorrow, June 22

  21-06-2016 20:57
  Drama Drifters' game Breached is out tomorrow, and ahead of its release we have a launch trailer for the action-puzzle game. Check it out below.
  Breached puts players in the role of Corus Valott, who recently woke from a cryogenic sleep to find his base destroyed by an unknown cause. With limited resources, players must manage their time each day, using a drone to gather element samples to synthesize fuel or collect capsules to help replenish your oxygen. While playthroughs generally only
  
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• Video: See some of the many prototypes inside Valve's VR lab

  21-06-2016 20:48
  
  Make magazine recently travelled to Valve's headquarters in Washington to check out the game company's VR efforts, and they brought some cameras with them....
  
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• Playstation Vue comes to Roku, Android next week

  21-06-2016 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Playstation Vue is expanding to Roku as from June 21, with Android compatibility arriving next week, Sony has revealed. The live streaming service Playstation Vue is now available on the Roku Streaming Stick, Roku Streaming players, and Roku TV. Access via Android devices is to launch next week, although the date has not been specified.
  
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• Check out Overwatch's golden guns, coming in Competitive Mode

  21-06-2016 20:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Whether you unlock them by show of skill or microtransaction, golden guns have become a staple of online shooters
  
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• Analysts weigh in on Tencent's $8.6 billion purchase of Supercell

  21-06-2016 20:27
  
  We asked industry analysts for their take on Tencent's purchase of an 84.3 percent share of Supercell's stock for $8.6 billion. ...
  
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• Hadean Lands dev offers 'no-hint pledge' certificate as $35 DLC

  21-06-2016 20:23
  
  "It might be easier to stick to that [no hints] promise once you've laid down some cash on it," reads a post from the developer on the DLC's Steam page. "Just a thought. It's up to you." ...
  
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• Longtime Angry Birds frontman Peter Vesterbacka is leaving Rovio

  21-06-2016 19:49
  
  Finnish developer Rovio is saying goodbye this week to longtime Angry Birds frontman Peter Vesterbacka, who -- after over six years with the firm -- is stepping down as chief marketing officer to focus on being an entrepreneur....
  
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• Justice League has more humor compared to Batman v Superman says Ben Affleck

  21-06-2016 19:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  One aspect of Batman v Superman that stands out above all others is its tone
  
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• South Park: The Fractured But Whole lets you play as girl but it'll treat you differently if you do

  21-06-2016 19:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  There was a lot you could do in South Park: The Stick of Truth
  
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• South Park: The Fractured But Whole adds "very 2016" feature of playable girls

  21-06-2016 19:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  There was a lot you could do in South Park: The Stick of Truth
  
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• Justice League will be one standalone movie, not a two-parter

  21-06-2016 19:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Back in 2014 Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara announced that we'd be getting two Zack Snyder directe ...
  
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• Unleash The Dark Side In Short Vignette

  21-06-2016 18:22
  Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens launches next week, bringing an adaptation of the latest film with the traditional Lego charm. The latest teaser for the game shows off the villainous Kylo Ren in action.
  In this footage, we get to see some moments directly from the movie recreated with Lego characters. Kylo Ren is still voiced by Adam Driver, and we see his interrogation of Rey and a humorous twist on his interaction in a village on Jakku. Check out the new footage below.
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• Spider-Man E3 Trailer Was Running In-Game On a Current PS4

  21-06-2016 18:22
  
  Insomniac's Spider-Man reveal trailer shown at E3 was recorded in-game, in real time from a non-Neo PS4.
  Spotted by DualShockers, a Twitter conversation featuring Insomniac itself says that the fantastic new look at your pleasant hometown arachnidperson from Sony's E3 conference was running in-engine, and it didn't take a mid-generation hardware upgrade to get it looking like that:Continue reading…
  
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• Mario, Zelda, and more Mario: The 10 best games for Wii U

  21-06-2016 18:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Wii U has had some of the most interesting games of this console generation. Here are our picks for the system's 10 best games, whether you like building platforming levels or fighting demons in style.
  
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• Fallout 4 Contraptions DLC lets you start building your own weird machines today

  21-06-2016 18:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Contraptions Workshop DLC for Fallout 4 is now inflicting marble madness and related ailments (logic gate fever, armor rack shingles, conveyor belt cholera, etc
  
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• Fable Fortune Kickstarter Cancelled, But Project Lives On

  21-06-2016 17:45
  
  Flaming Fowl Studios, developers of collectible card game Fable Fortune, has ended the Kickstarter for its game early.
  However, this does not mean the game is dead. On the contrary, Flaming Fowl has secured additional development funding, and will soon be releasing a Closed Beta build.
  The studio was formed after the closure of Lionhead Studios, and Fable Fortune is a game the company was secretly working on.
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• Destiny's Iron Banner cancelled for the week due to matchmaking issues

  21-06-2016 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wait up, Guardian. Listen. Do you hear that? No? Exactly. No gunfire, no swords clashing, no curse w ...
  
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• Anyone keeping count? ‘Mighty No. 9’ has been delayed again on Xbox 360

  21-06-2016 17:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mighty No. 9 is available now on PC and almost every console imaginable, but the Xbox 360 version has suffered a last-minute delay. Developer Comcept expects it to be ready in a few more days.
  
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• The Witcher 3 last major update fixes falling horses and harassing dwarves with bees

  21-06-2016 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  This is it, proud members of the Geralt appreciation society
  
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• Oh hell yes, the Last Guardian Collector's Edition is a solid package

  21-06-2016 16:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  I remember when collector's editions were a considerably more rare expense and were almost always worth getting
  
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• Mass Effect Andromeda “moving away” from the Paragon/Renegade system for “shades of grey”

  21-06-2016 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Mass Effect Andromeda has been through two E3s now, we’ve still yet to get that much info on key features
  
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• Mass Effect Andromeda ditching the Paragon/Renegade system for “shades of grey”

  21-06-2016 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Mass Effect Andromeda has been through two E3s now, we’ve still yet to get that much info on key features
  
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• Ed Boon Could Make a Horror Movie Fighting Game 'One Day'

  21-06-2016 16:33
  
  Ed Boon, director of Mortal Kombat X and Injustice 2, has said he'd be open to the idea of making a fighting game with a cast of horror movie characters.
  The last two Mortal Kombat games have included guest characters from the Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Alien, Predator and Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchises, and Game Informer asked Boon whether NetherRealm Studios might take the next logical step and build a whole game around horror icons.
  "Yes, yes! You know, as we've b
  
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• Justice League movie reveals story and official logo

  21-06-2016 16:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Filming on Justice League is currently underway, and today a ton of information about DC's ambitious superhero team-up has been revealed
  
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• Overwatch Competitive Mode Details Leaked from Korean PTR

  21-06-2016 16:00
  
  New information on Overwatch's upcoming competitive mode has emerged, just after game director Jeff Kaplan detailed the feature in a developer's diary entry.
  The screenshots show seasons lasting three months, as Kaplan mentioned. However, we now know players must begin the first season by playing 10 placement matches. The competitive rank will start at one and cap at 100, and rank will increase or decrease based on wins and loses.Image via Inven, NeoGAFContinue reading…
  
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• Here's what Doctor Strange would have looked like in Disney Infinity (before it was canned)

  21-06-2016 15:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney Infinity is done, meaning no more of Disney's various and sundry franchises will be rendered in NFC-enabled plastic after the Finding Dory playset arrives this month
  
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• The Girl with all the Gifts is basically The Last Of Us the movie and it looks amazing

  21-06-2016 15:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  It might be in production hell but The Last Of Us movie really doesn't need to come out when we've got The Girl with all the Gifts
  
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• The God of War E3 Trailer Hides Some Big Secrets

  21-06-2016 15:35
  
  Several hidden details that could be bosses or characters for the upcoming God of War sequel have been spotted hiding in the game's E3 reveal trailer.
  Compiled by NeoGAF user, (ahem) Bitch Pudding, three major details have been pored over. The first is a hovering, ghostly figure in the trees behind Kratos' son, which promptly flees when they approach:The spectral background detail in close-up.Continue reading…
  
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• Doctor Strange toy finally reveals Mads Mikkelsen's character

  21-06-2016 14:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  WARNING: This article contains potential spoilers for Doctor Strange
  
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• First Spider-Man: Homecoming set photos feature Tom Holland, Zendaya, and more

  21-06-2016 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  While filming on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has just come to a close, Tom Holland and director J ...
  
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• Free DOOM Demo Extended

  21-06-2016 12:42
  
  Bethesda has extended the timed free demo for DOOM.
  The demo was released last week, and contains the first level of the game. It was originally only supposed to be live during E3, however Bethesda has now extended the period, with the Doom Twitter account giving a succinct reasoning: "we figured, what the hell."
  Get it while it's hot though, as there's no information yet on how long the extension will last, or whether it's now an indefinite demo.
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• 'Warcraft' breaks record for movie adapted from a video game

  21-06-2016 12:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Warcraft" has snagged bragging rights to becoming the highest-grossing film based on a video game franchise in the movie biz. According to stats from Box Office Mojo, "Warcraft" the movie has raked in more than $378.4 million since its June 10 release. In comparison, "Prince of Persia" grossed $336 million across its entire run, points out The Independent UK.
  
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• Mighty No. 9 Delayed Again On Xbox 360

  21-06-2016 12:10
  
  Mighty No. 9 has been delayed on Xbox 360, with other platforms still waiting for release.
  The reasoning for the delay comes down to a bug found by Microsoft during the certification process.
  Via the official website: "There were issues regarding the publishing process for the Xbox 360 version of the game, and a certification bug was found in the final round of testing which is delaying the release of that version for several days.
  “Our team has already re-submitted the build to Deep Silve
  
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• Nintendo Details Amiibo Support

  21-06-2016 03:41
  Metroid Prime: Federation Force was viewed as a largely disappointing reveal at last year's E3 by fans who wanted a new entry in the Metroid series that mirrored the games that made the series so great in the first place. While the title was completely absent at this year's E3, the game is nearing the end of its development as it gears up for launch in just under two months. Nintendo has filled us in with new details regarding how its Amiibo figures will augment play in Federation Force.Much li
  
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• 10 awesome Wii U games worth dusting off your neglected Nintendo for

  21-06-2016 02:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Although the Wii U never found a wide enough audience, it has had some of the most interesting games of this console generation. Here are our picks for the system's 10 best games, whether you like building platforming levels or fighting demons in style.
  
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