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• Watch Nintendo Voice Chat Live at a Special IGN Streetpass Event

  30-06-2016 23:30
  
  Do you have a Nintendo 3DS? Do you like IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat podcast? Well, do I have some great news for you! We're inviting you to come hang out with us for a special StreetPass event and join us for a live recording of Nintendo Voice Chat.Come hang out with us! There will also be snacks and *gasp* Capcom has provided some prizes you can win.Thursday, July 7, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM PT
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• Xbox One finally gets background music with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

  30-06-2016 23:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prepare your summer jams, Xbox faithful. Microsoft has confirmed that it will finally enable playing ...
  
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• We Spent a Week With Pokemon Go

  30-06-2016 22:20
  
  Pokemon Go, the augmented reality game that’s coming to smartphones, sets up some awesome possibilities if you’ve ever been a fan of the series: Imagine walking home and discovering a Pikachu or a Snorlax hiding right in your neighborhood. Prior to this, each chapter of the series focused on catching Pokemon in a specific region. This mobile game lets you catch them all over the real world.This massive project combines the talent of Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, and Ingress-develope
  
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• Japanese Trailer Introduces Seven New Monsters To Befriend

  30-06-2016 22:00
  The most exciting part of a new generation of Pokémon games is the reveals of new Pokémon players can meet on their journey. Some new footage released from Pokémon Sun and Moon today shows off seven new creatures from the Alola region.The lengthy trailer seen below for Pokémon Sun and Moon introduces us to some interesting type combinations and some unique new designs. The names of these creatures will likely be different in the English release.
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• Forget new heroes, Overwatch just added special effects for playing basketball

  30-06-2016 21:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are a few things you can do while you're waiting for the pre-match counter to tick down in Overwatch, and one of them is go for a three-pointer
  
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• Captain America: Civil War Blu-ray includes the usual bonus features plus a Doctor Strange preview

  30-06-2016 21:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  If for some reason you happened to miss out on Captain America: Civil War while it was in theaters, there's not too long to wait until it arrives on home video
  
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• See What Enemies Await You In The Latest Boss Trailer

  30-06-2016 20:55
  Action-RPG Death's Gambit takes place in a alien medieval world where monsters both small and horrifyingly massive await to battle the player that seeks to rid the world of immortals. In a new trailer from developer White Rabbit, we get a closer looks at some of those bosses.Using your arsenal of weapons and abilities, the player strategically decides the best way to tackle each beast who have unique abilities of their own. After killing an immortal boss, they come back to life. However, you do
  
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• ‘Super Mario RPG’ joins Nintendo Wii U’s digital catalog

  30-06-2016 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo has updated its eShop multiplatform digital storefront with a Wii U version of its classic SNES role-playing game Super Mario RPG, among other newly released digital standouts.
  
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• Overwatch Competitive Play Now Available on Xbox One

  30-06-2016 20:21
  
  Update: Competitive play is now available on Xbox One.
  Blizzard has announced that Overwatch's Competitive Play, its ranked competitive mode, is coming via a new patch to PC players today.
  A post on the Battle.net forums outline the plans for Competitive Play's release. Console players can expect the mode sometime next week, though Blizzard does not have an exact date to announce at this point.
  "We know this isn’t an ideal way to deliver new content, so we’re going to continue t
  
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• Destiny's hinting at bigger roles and story for the Cryptarch and Xur

  30-06-2016 20:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Remember back when Cayde-6 was little more than a merchant inexplicably voiced by Nathan Fillion? Thanks to his central role in the many quests, cinematics, and mid-mission transmissions of The Taken King, he became every Guardian's best friend
  
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• Capcom Responds to Lingering RE 7 Demo Questions

  30-06-2016 19:57
  
  Resident Evil 7: The Beginning Hour, the demo for the upcoming Resident Evil 7 Biohazard that was revealed at E3, has offered players plenty of questions and mysteries, leaving the community around it wondering if it's actually possible to solve the demo's main goal of escaping the house alive.
  "We hope fans are enjoying the demo and discovering all it has to offer. While we can’t confirm any specifics about the demo, the team is definitely keeping an eye on all the feedback," a representa
  
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• Tap Your Screen Across Four Different Worlds To Get Your Katamari To Legendary Size

  30-06-2016 19:40
  The Katamari series from Bandi Namco comes to mobile devices as Tap My Katamari is now available for download on iOS and Android.Like the original games, players are the Prince tasked by the King Of All Cosmos to restore the universe, but this time around that is done by tapping onto your phone's screen repeatedly. Across four different worlds, you attempt to get your magic sticky Katamari ball to legendary size.
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• Ghostbusters new footage showcases the team's wacky haul of gadgets

  30-06-2016 18:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  By now you'll have heard that Ghostbusters is a loose reboot of the original, with a new team fighting a new supernatural infestation of New York City
  
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• Splatoon's Final Splatfest Coming in July

  30-06-2016 18:36
  
  The 16th and final Splatfest will come to Splatoon on July 22, Nintendo announced via the game's official blog.
  Players will choose their allegiance to one of the two Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie, with the Splatfest running from 2 a.m. PT on July 22 through 2 a.m. PT on July 24. Voting for teams will begin on July 4 at 7 a.m. PT.
  The final Splatfest will feature some region separation for matches — players in Japan will play with players in Japan, while North American and European playe
  
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• Nintendo is apparently researching VR, says it has the core technology

  30-06-2016 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has been looking into virtual reality, according to remarks made during a shareholder meeting
  
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• If VR is going to have a future, PlayStation VR can’t fail

  30-06-2016 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It has been a very, very long time since a peripheral has shaken up the game industry. EyeToy was a bust, Kinect died a slow, excruciating death and there's a pretty good chance you'd completely forgotten about the GBA e-Reader. All of those hardware add-ons failed (or are in the process of failing), but it never really mattered. They took a risk; it didn't pan out; we all moved on. With all of that failure in the rearview mirror, PlayStation VR has a mighty tough row to hoe, but if VR really is
  
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• PlayStation VR Pre-orders Sold Out, No More Until Release

  30-06-2016 17:36
  
  The final wave of PlayStation VR headset pre-orders went live today, but they're already sold out.
  According to Gamespot, a Gamestop representative said its entire allocation of PSVR units sold out "within minutes."
  Sony said yesterday that there won't be any more pre-order opportunities now, so if you haven't been able to pre-order, you'll have to wait until the full release on October 13.
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• Pokemon Sun / Moon trailer introduces seven new pokemon

  30-06-2016 17:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon won't be a case of "same faces, different places
  
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• Behold The Builders In New Civilization VI Trailer

  30-06-2016 17:03
  Big changes are coming to Civilization VI, and today Firaxis is sharing what's in store for construction. In the latest game, workers have been replaced by builders – and it goes beyond a simple name change.
  In previous Civ games, players used worker units for construction. These units would take several turns to work their magic, building new structures and other must-have places for your burgeoning nation. With Civilization VI, workers have been replaced with builders. These new units a
  
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• Stephen King's It movie has begun production, get ready to fear clowns all over again

  30-06-2016 16:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The two-part movie adaptation of Stephen King's It is finally in production, according to some new images shared on Instagram by director Andy Muschietti
  
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• Spider-Man: Homecoming adds Emmy-winner Tyne Daly to its cast

  30-06-2016 16:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  This month has seen a flurry of casting announcements for Spider-Man: Homecoming, which recently began filming in Atlanta
  
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• Capcom Shows Off Rejected Street Fighter 5 Characters

  30-06-2016 16:10
  
  Capcom has revealed a selection of rejected character designs for Street Fighter V. They get pretty odd.
  Shown off on Capcom Fighters Network, director Takayuki Nakayama shows off sketches for eight characters and explains parts of their backstory or reasons they were cut.
  They include the Fighting Literary Master ("constantly grumbles to himself), the Fighting President (a popular suggestion - he was in the planning for Street Fighter IV, too), Miss Babo (an alternate design for Laura), So
  
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• Twitch Launches a Social Eating Category

  30-06-2016 15:13
  
  You've probably seen your favorite Twitch streamers eating food before, but now they can do it officially in a new Social Eating category.
  The Social Eating category has been rolled out without much fanfare, but a handful of streamers have begun broadcasting on it.
  The "muk-bang" originated in South Korea, a trend where streamers will broadcast themselves eating lots of food while talking with the audience.
  Last year Twitch launched the Creative category, and there was a huge Bob Ross marathon t
  
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• The Assembly Shows How First-Person Adventure Can Be Great In VR

  30-06-2016 15:00
  Virtual reality has opened up a world of possibility for developers. Some are experimenting with genres only possible in that format, while others are visiting gaming’s past to resurrect old concepts with new hooks.
  One such genre, first-person adventure games, isn’t quite as popular as it was in the days when Myst and Zork Nemesis launched. However, since those games hinge greatly on their atmosphere, VR makes that mode of play compelling once more.
  The Assembly puts you in the hea
  
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• The Assembly Brings Point and Click Adventure to VR

  30-06-2016 15:00
  
  We still don’t really know what a VR game ‘should’ be - since the technology is so new, there’s no standard for what kind of game should exist on VR, and what might remain better without. I feel like every experience is enhanced by VR, but I never expected a 90s-style Point and Click Adventure to make the jump to Oculus and Vive, and even PSVR when it releases later this year.
  The Assembly is a narrative-driven, interactive story that takes you through the struggle of two
  
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• Our Pokémon Go Field Report

  30-06-2016 15:00
  We still don’t know when Pokémon Go will release, but it did get a closed beta and Jeff Cork and myself spent about a week with it exploring the wild and capturing Pokemon. We decided to discuss our adventures, what we like about the game, what we feel needs some work, and whether or not we’ll play the full release when it becomes available.
  Kyle: Hey Jeff. You and I have been playing the Pokémon Go beta for about a week.
  Jeff: Yes. Yes we have.
  Kyle: So, as a refreshe
  
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• You won't believe how similar the Game of Thrones season 1 and 6 finales are

  30-06-2016 14:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  WARNING: This article is dark and full of spoilers
  
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• BioShock: The Collection arriving September, here's the first trailer

  30-06-2016 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After nearly a year of leaks, The BioShock Collection has finally been officially announced
  
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• BioShock: The Collection arriving September, contains all games and DLC, here's the first trailer

  30-06-2016 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  After nearly a year of leaks, The BioShock Collection has finally been officially announced
  
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• BioShock Collection, Release Date Officially Revealed

  30-06-2016 13:59
  
  2K has officially announced BioShock: The Collection, headed to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC for $59.99 in North America on September 13, Australia on September 15, and internationally on September 16.
  BioShock: The Collection will include BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite remastered in 1080p and running at 60fps on all platforms. 2K worked with Blind Squirrel Games on the remaster. On PC, BioShock Infinite will not be remastered, as it “already meets current-gen console standa
  
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• Looks like there’s a PS4 slim on the way as well as a Neo

  30-06-2016 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Tokyo tech writer at The Wall Street Journal, Takashi Mochizuki, is reporting that a PS4 Slim is on the way, separate to the now confirmed upgraded PS4 Neo
  
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• Win a PS4 with Now You See Me 2

  30-06-2016 13:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Playstation could appear in your home like magic (sorry!) thanks to Now You See Me 2
  
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• Respawn admits Titanfall’s original Xbox exclusivity was “a bit of surprise”

  30-06-2016 12:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  When the original Titanfall first arrived on Xbox One there was a window of uncertainty surrounding it’s exclusivity
  
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• Update: Leaked Pokémon Confirmed to be Real

  30-06-2016 12:11
  
  UPDATE: Nintendo has now confirmed that the leaked Pokémon are indeed new designs for Sun and Moon, releasing a trailer including all the below entries.
  ORIGINAL STORY: A batch of new monsters from the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon has seemingly been leaked, a day before the Pokémon Company releases new information about the 3DS games. The reaction to them has been mixed, to say the least.
  Apparently coming from an embargo-breaking Russian source, images were
  
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• Let's Play Inside - Live!

  30-06-2016 05:00
  
  Destin is eager to hop into Inside, the latest from Playdead. Feel free to join him live as he embarks on this adventure.To join in on the fun simply watch the twitch stream below.Like or dislike more personal livestreams like this one? Let us know about it in the comments below! Enjoy Destin on twitch? Follow him at twitch.tv/thedestinchannel or on YouTube youtube.com/thedestinchannel
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• Gran Turismo Sport: New Model, Original Parts

  30-06-2016 04:34
  
  With over 75 million copies sold the Gran Turismo franchise remains the highest-selling series in Sony’s stable, and yet its presence at E3 this year was relatively understated. Gran Turismo Sport occupied a moderate slice of floorspace at Sony’s booth but it only snared a few seconds of airtime during Sony’s highly-praised press conference.
  Nudged from Sony’s own spotlight, and facing more competition than ever before, GT Sport represents an extremely important game for
  
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• Unlocked: Playdead's Inside is Glorious (No Spoilers!)

  30-06-2016 01:25
  
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  On this week's Xbox show, we gush over Inside and talk, in a totally spoiler-free way, about how it's not only a strong Game of the Year contender so far in 2016, but also one of the best Xbox One games, period. Plus: With Halo Wars 2's beta over, we discuss why we're excited for a new Halo RTS. Also: the Batman: Arkham remaster pack is delayed indefinitely, and we try to figure out what the hell is going on.
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• Zero Time Dilemma Review

  30-06-2016 00:54
  
  A man is strapped to a chair with a revolver pointed to his head. Three of the six rounds are live, but there is no telling which will fire next. Refuse to pull the trigger and the nearby incinerator is set ablaze with a woman inside. What do you choose? Decisions like this are at the heart of Zero Time Dilemma, the fitting conclusion to the Zero Escape trilogy that brings the inventive puzzles and stellar storytelling to a fulfilling end.
  Longtime fans of the series know what to expect from a Z
  
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• Microsoft shutting down Xbox Fitness service in 2017; no word on refunds

  30-06-2016 00:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft announced that it will discontinue support for its Xbox Fitness service in 2017, permanently closing off access to its associated Xbox One app and rendering user-purchased content inoperable.
  
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• Super Mario RPG Comes to Wii U Virtual Console Tomorrow

  30-06-2016 00:12
  
  The Super Nintendo classic role-playing game Super Mario RPG: Legend of The Seven Stars is hitting the U.S. Wii U Virtual Console on June 30, Nintendo's website has revealed.
  Super Mario RPG will cost $7.99 when it releases tomorrow and allow for off-TV play. The Square-developed SNES title first released in 1996 features Mario and friends journeying around the Musroom Kingdom to reclaim the titular Seven Stars and repair Star Road. The title later reappeared on the Wii Virtual Console in 2008.
  
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