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• Building controllers in the Xbox Design Lab is my new guilty pleasure

  01-07-2016 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  I'm not typically one for customization. When an RPG gives me the option to retool my character—his face, his size, his shape, the color of his nose hairs—I just hit the "randomize" button and take whatever the game spits out. It's not that I don't see the value in customization, it just doesn't really do anything for me... which is why I was so surprised to find myself obsessed with the newly introduced Xbox Design Lab . DON'T MISS:  If VR is going to have a futu
  
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• New FIFA 17 screens show Juventus players in the Frostbite engine

  01-07-2016 22:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  EA has announced an official partnership with Italian giants Juventus – and released some fine-looking screens of the 32-time domestic champions taken with FIFA 17’s Frostbite engine
  
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• VR experiences are best when they're brief, says Sony boss

  01-07-2016 22:12
  
  With PlayStation VR soon to debut, Sony chief Andrew House cautions investors that the current state of VR tech is best suited to short, simple experiences -- not full AAA-length games. ...
  
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• Shenmue 3 development has "really taken off" in past six months, says Yu Suzuki

  01-07-2016 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  In summer 2015, crowdfunding history was made when Shenmue 3 became the most-funded game on Kickstarter
  
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• Video: Videoball and video games' superiority over sports

  01-07-2016 21:22
  
  Videoball designer Tim Rogers takes the stage at GDC 2016 to lead attendees on a tour through various frustrating thought-experiments one might encounter on the quest to triangulate The Perfect Sport....
  
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• Former EA DICE chief departs to join indie game publisher Raw Fury

  01-07-2016 21:06
  
  Electronic Arts is losing longtime executive and EA DICE chief Karl Magnus Troedsson, who joins indie publisher Raw Fury Games this week as a partner and co-owner. ...
  
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• Pacific Rim 2 scores a 2018 release date AND Suicide Squad's Scott Eastwood

  01-07-2016 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Monsters shall once again rise from the glittering breach for Pacific Rim 2, the sequel to 2013's creature feature that's now due to to arrive in theaters on February 23, 2018
  
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• EA confirms FIFA Ultimate Team chemistry glitch and is working on a fix

  01-07-2016 20:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  FUTers the world over can officially say "I told you so," as the FIFA Ultimate Team glitch that makes some players perform worse than their stats indicate has been confirmed by Electronic Arts
  
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• Don't Miss: 6 ways Street Fighter V tries to reinvent the franchise

  01-07-2016 20:43
  
  With Street Fighter V Capcom seems to want to turn its venerable franchise into a tentpole eSport that could stand alongside League of Legends. How well does it do with this new direction? ...
  
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• New Gameplay Video Shows The Environments Your Severed Head Travels To

  01-07-2016 20:40
  One of our stand out indies of PAX East 2015, whacky platformer Headlander, got a new gameplay video so you can see exactly what robotic bodies you will be able to attach your disembodied floating head to.In Headlander you play as an astronaut who can jump around to different bodies in order to solve puzzles and learn more about your forgotten past. It is being published by Adult Swim with developer Double Fine, you can check out the announcement trailer here, or the new gameplay trailer below.
  
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• ESPN partners with Evo to put Street Fighter V finals on live TV

  01-07-2016 20:13
  The Street Fighter V World Championship is taking place on the final day of the Evo tournament later this month, and ESPN will broadcast the event live on television via its ESPN2 cable network....
  
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• Microsoft details rollout plan for Xbox Play Anywhere launch

  01-07-2016 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft laid out a detailed plan for introducing Xbox Play Anywhere, its new cross-play initiative for the Xbox One and Windows 10. This included a list of upcoming games that will support it, and what users will need to take advantage of it.
  
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• At GDC Europe, learn to make MMORPG tradeskills fun and profitable

  01-07-2016 19:23
  
  Daybreak Games' Emily Tayalor will speak at GDC Europe 2016 in August about how tradeskills (think crafting, buying and selling) strengthen your game's community and retention, and ultimately profit. ...
  
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• Animal Crossing Noir shows the seedy underbelly of Nintendo's cutest town

  01-07-2016 19:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Animal Crossing series is known for two things: letting you have adorable, anthropomorphic animals as your neighbors, and one of the most predatory loans in all of video games
  
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• Layoffs rake Aeria Games in the wake of Gamigo merger

  01-07-2016 19:15
  
  German game publishers Aeria Games and Gamigo recently merged, and now a source close to the matter tells Gamasutra that a number of staffers have been fired at Aeria following the deal. ...
  
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• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Release Date Announced

  01-07-2016 19:06
  
  Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will release on October 25 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and for PC via Steam on October 28.
  In addition, Bandai Namco announced a "special collaboration" with Grammy nominated musician DJ Steve Aoki, who's remixing a selection of popular Dragon Ball Z tracks for the game, including "We Gotta Power" and "Cha-La Head-Cha-La."
  DJ Steve Aoki will also be featured in the game as a non-playable character located in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2's hub city for players to interact w
  
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• Blizzard Hiring Director for Unannounced Diablo Project

  01-07-2016 18:25
  
  Blizzard has begun advertising for a game director to "lead the Diablo series into the future".
  Reported by BlizzPro, Blizzard's Irvine studio career page added the job yesterday, listing it as "Game Director, Unannounced Project - Diablo".
  Blizzard has posted several previous vacancies for the same project, but it was unclear whether that might be a new game, DLC or otherwise. However, the latest listing's call for the applicant to "lead the Diablo series into the future" appears to indica
  
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• FrightFest London's August line up is a terrifying selection of horror

  01-07-2016 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Want to be scared for five days straight? What do you mean no? Of course you do
  
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• Prey's storyline leaked years ago - everyone just forgot

  01-07-2016 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the most enticing teases from E3 2016 was Bethesda's re-reveal of Prey
  
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• The Dark Tower set photos reveal Matthew McConaughey as the Man in Black

  01-07-2016 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest shots from the set of The Dark Tower adaptation have arrived online, giving us our first look at the film's villainous Man In Black played by Matthew McConaughey
  
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• NX doesn't exist yet but here's your chance to win one autographed by Shigeru Miyamoto

  01-07-2016 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo and Uniqlo are partnering up for the clothing company's annual T-shirt design competition, and part of their grand prize is a Nintendo NX autographed by Shigeru Miyamoto himself
  
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• GDC Europe's Innovative Games Showcase reveals 2016 game lineup

  01-07-2016 18:06
  GDC Europe organizers debut the games that will be in the big European Innovative Games Showcase during the Indie Games Summit at GDC Europe next month....
  
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• 11 Underrated Overlooked Wii Hidden Gems

  01-07-2016 18:03
  
  The Wii library is full of underrated and overlooked hidden gems. Here are eleven of the best Wii games you might have missed.
  This complete reimagining of David Crane’s memorable NES odyssey is one of the sweetest, most beautiful video games of its generation. Laying aside the original’s brutal difficulty, A Boy and His Blob on Wii focuses on using the Blob’s myriad, adorable transformation abilities to avoid deadly obstacles. And whenever you feel like he needs encouragement,
  
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• The Origins of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE

  01-07-2016 18:00
  
  In the three years since a Shin Megami Tensei / Fire Emblem crossover was first announced, the project has changed a lot. Rather than mashing together existing characters from separate games in the style of Persona Q, Atlus instead took a battle system inspired by SMT and spinoff Persona and added Fire Emblem characters to the mix.
  In an email interview with IGN, Atlus producer Shinjiro Takata and Nintendo designer Hitoshi Yamagami explained how the project evolved from the team’s original
  
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• PlayStation's 'indie game champion' Nick Suttner departs after 7 years

  01-07-2016 17:39
  
  "From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of the amazing developers I've worked with, and PlayStation fans who've enjoyed the results."...
  
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• Analysis: State of crowdfunding for games, first half of 2016

  01-07-2016 17:13
  A mid-year assessment of games on Kickstarter: how well are games doing in 2016? ICO Partners' Thomas Bidaux takes a look. ...
  
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• All 50 Mystic Western Game Jam entries now available for free

  01-07-2016 17:07
  Indie community Juegos Rancheros has released every single game from its recent Mystic Wester Game Jam for free through itch.io....
  
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• Doom photo mode gives you a distressingly good look at demon head holes

  01-07-2016 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doom has a photo mode as of yesterday, and thanks in no small part to the gorgeously unsettling designs of the game's demonic foes, the results have been spectacular
  
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• Resident Evil 7 Demo's Dummy Finger Doesn't Have a Use... Yet

  01-07-2016 16:20
  
  Only yesterday, Capcom was telling us, "we can’t confirm any specifics about thedemo", but at least one mystery seems to have been temporarily solved for us.
  In an email to fans who had joined the series' Ambassador Program (reported by Eurogamer), Capcom addressed the ongoing saga of the mannequin digit that's tortured the demo's community - and it seems like it's bad news for now:
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• Tintin 2 is still happening...after Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's secret film

  01-07-2016 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been five years since Steven Spielberg directed The Adventures of Tintin, a modest hit which earned $374 million worldwide
  
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• Paul Heyman wants a former ECW star in WWE 2K17 – but it’s not who you’d expect

  01-07-2016 15:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former ECW boss Paul Heyman has singled out one of his former charges as a potential addition to the WWE 2K17 roster – but surprisingly, it isn’t a former company champion like The Sandman, Sabu or Rob Van Dam
  
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• Resident Evil 7’s dummy finger mystery gets a hint from Capcom: “patience”

  01-07-2016 15:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  At this point there probably isn’t anything left in the Resi 7 Beginning Hour demo that hasn’t been poked with that mystery finger
  
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• British eSports Association formed to assist players and nurture talent

  01-07-2016 15:41
  The UK has established a new governing body to provide representation and support to players at all levels, and help build-out the region's eSports scene. ...
  
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• Dead Rising 4, Battlefield 1 info and GTA 5 secrets - The News Show

  01-07-2016 15:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's that time again and I'm back from a week of post E3 flu to take you through the latest gaming news
  
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• Wreck-It Ralph 2 confirmed for March 2018 release

  01-07-2016 14:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are few animated films - or films in general - that are as perfectly set up for sequel possibilities as 2012's Wreck-It Ralph
  
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• Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location, June 1 - 3. Bad Juju!

  01-07-2016 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xur, Destiny’s weekend trader, fan of late Gothic Revival furnishings, and tireless Disco Hopper enthusiast, is back
  
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• Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location, July 1 - 3. Bad Juju!

  01-07-2016 13:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xur, Destiny’s weekend trader, fan of late Gothic Revival furnishings, and tireless Disco Hopper enthusiast, is back
  
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• Titanfall 2’s single player will be a “free-form experience” playing with AI themes

  01-07-2016 13:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Titanfall 2’s big reveal was at E3 its new single player campaign, Respawn sure is trying to not let too much slip out
  
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• IGN UK Podcast #338: Justice League? Wow. OK. Woof

  01-07-2016 13:52
  
  Just what is going on with the first Justice League movie? No one making it seems quite sure of what it's going to be. Thankfully, we have Daniel Krupa, who applies real-life investigative journalism to... make us slightly more confused about it all.
  Alongside that, we get our stand-up routines confused as we ask what the deal is with airplane movies, go through an exhaustive list of every movie sequel no one needed in 2016 and then cryptically rhapsodize about Playdead's new Inside which y
  
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• New Han Solo movie has "by far the best Star Wars script"

  01-07-2016 13:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Han Solo standalone movie is arguably the most daunting movie on Lucasfilm's slate
  
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• There's actually loads of info about Insomniac's PS4 Spider-Man

  01-07-2016 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of of the many reveals in Sony's powerhouse (eyeball offensive) of an E3 conference was the small matter of a PS4 exclusive Spider-Man game from Ratchet & Clank devs Insomniac
  
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• This Abzu trailer makes it look even more like Journey than ever before

  01-07-2016 12:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fancy some Journey underwater? Well, Abzu is looking like the best way to scratch that beautiful exploration itch
  
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• Brighton's Develop conference broadens its purview as virtual reality sets a new industry agenda

  01-07-2016 11:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Virtual reality, unsurprisingly, will be the main focus of this year’s Develop
  
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• PlayStation 3 Was a ‘Nightmare’ Says Gran Turismo Creator

  01-07-2016 04:22
  
  Polyphony Digital CEO and Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi has conceded the PlayStation 3-era was a “nightmare” for the Polyphony team. Yamauchi has also noted the conditions for Gran Turismo 6 – which was released after the arrival of the PS4 and sold considerably fewer copies than Gran Turismo 5 – were particularly tricky.
  “We always have the pressure that we have to sell numbers,” Yamauchi told IGN when asked whether the dip in sales from GT5 to GT6 a
  
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• Everything on Cersei's Game of Thrones dress has a meaning

  01-07-2016 02:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Warning: this article includes spoilers for the Game of Thrones season six finaleThere I was thinking Cersei's dress in the Game of Thrones season six finale was an ode to Pinhead
  
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• Sony’s answer to the Xbox One S expected to launch in September

  01-07-2016 00:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One of the biggest surprises of E3 2016 was the lack of new hardware on display. Although Microsoft used its press conference to unveil both the Xbox One S and Project Scorpio, Nintendo and Sony decided to save their hardware announcements for a later date. There's no telling how long we'll have to wait to see the NX , but it sounds like we might only be a few months out from a PS4 Slim. DON'T MISS:  The best Grand Theft Auto easter egg of all-time was just discovered In a story about Sony'
  
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