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• A Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition is coming, we just don't know when

  06-07-2016 23:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt earned tons of praise when it launched, then again when its two DLC adventures, Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine, were released
  
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• Lara Croft GO Dev Makes Its Own Pokemon GO

  06-07-2016 23:16
  
  Pokemon GO has begun its worldwide launch, and Square Enix Montreal has taken to social media to showcase its own version of Niantic Labs' new mobile game.
  In a post on Twitter, the studio behind the board game-based spinoffs for Tomb Raider, Hitman and Deus Ex shared a video of its own version of Pokemon GO, which appears to be built in the Hitman GO engine.
  While Niantic Labs' new creature-collecting Pokemon AR game is already available in New Zealand and Australia, there's currently no w
  
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• Game of Thrones season 7 delayed so that winter can properly arrive

  06-07-2016 23:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bad news for Game of Thrones fans eager to see how season 7 will pick up from that great season 6 finale
  
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• The 9 Coolest Booths at Anime Expo

  06-07-2016 22:52
  
  Taking up more space in the Los Angeles Convention Center than E3, Anime Expo is huge. This year's Anime Expo hosted some fantastic booths that not only offered exclusive collectibles and chances to win prizes, but also a look at some of the real art used to make anime. Here are nine of the coolest booths IGN saw at Anime Expo 2016.The Aniplex booth hosted an A-1 Pictures exhibit that featured art used in several A-1 Pictures anime — including Sword Art Online, Erased, Your Lie i
  
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• Sphinxes And Chariots Galore In New Trailer For Egyptian Leader Cleopatra

  06-07-2016 22:50
  Famous Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra VII is making her return to the Civilization series. Under her rule, you can build up your own empire in the cradle of civilization and create allies as the true Cleopatra did through her romances with influential Roman figures Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Check out the resources at her disposal in a new trailer.   
  Sid Meier’s Civilization VI boasts some big changes to core gameplay, including some new features specific to Egypt. The Mar
  
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• Overwatch is teasing its first new hero, here's what you need to know

  06-07-2016 22:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm still trying to learn how to play D.Va, but Blizzard is already gearing up for Overwatch's first ...
  
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• Koei Tecmo Reveals New Online Mode And Mechanic

  06-07-2016 22:27
  Koei Tecmo released a ton of new information and footage today of its video game adaptation of Hajime Isayama's manga series, including the announcement of a new online mode. [Except]
  Attack On Titan's new mode is called "Scout Mode." In it, a player can recruit an online team of three, which he or she picks missions for throughout different locations, but with the similar goal of taking down Titans. Koei Tecmo says the missions contained in Scout Mode differ from those in the main campaign.
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• When Will Pokemon GO Be Available Worldwide?

  06-07-2016 22:17
  
  UPDATE: Pokemon GO is now available in the United States via the Apple iOS App Store and Android Google Play store. The app is free to download.
  Stay tuned for more on Pokemon GO and for more information on the game check out IGN's Pokemon GO wiki.
  Original story follows:
  Pokemon GO has launched in Australia and New Zealand, but there's no word yet about when the augmented reality game will launch in other regions.
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• Get a job: Be a Lead Level Designer at Double Fine Productions

  06-07-2016 22:10
  The studio responsible for games like Psychonauts is looking for an experienced level designer to take a lead role on Psychonauts 2 alongside the rest of the team at Double Fine's San Francisco HQ....
  
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• Shadow of the Colossus-inspired Prey for the Gods now on Kickstarter

  06-07-2016 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Last fall, a group of three independent developers revealed Prey for the Gods, an impressive looking giant slayer simulator that leaned heavily on Shadow of the Colossus-inspired monsters and gameplay
  
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• To get young people gambling, casinos embrace video games

  06-07-2016 21:49
  
  "Millennials have grown up in an era of digital media and games," a skill-based gambling game company exec told the NY Times. "The passive experience of a slot machine does not resonate with them."...
  
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• SMT 4: Apocalypse Release Date Announced

  06-07-2016 21:37
  
  Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse will release in the United States on September 20, Atlus has announced.
  While this new 3DS-exclusive RPG is set in the same post-apocalyptic world as Shin Megami Tensei IV and has a plot that overlaps with the original game, it's an entirely new experience that features fresh faces and a few returning characters.
  Check out the new trailer below to get acquainted with Apocalypse's diverse cast.
  Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse tells the story of a lone Hunte
  
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• New Ghostbusters footage introduces a female Slimer... Slimerella? Bride of Slimer?

  06-07-2016 21:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slimer's return to the world of Ghostbusters remained up in the air for a while, before we finally caught sight of the translucent spectre in a trailer
  
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• Ghostbusters footage introduces a female Slimer ... Slimerella? Bride of Slimer?

  06-07-2016 21:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Slimer's return to the world of Ghostbusters remained up in the air for a while, before we finally caught sight of the translucent spectre in a trailer
  
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• Steam Spy: Steam summer sale revenues rise nearly 50% year-over-year

  06-07-2016 21:03
  
  Valve's latest Steam summer sale just ended, and now Steam Spy creator Sergey Galyonkin reports that (based on Steam Spy data) devs actually earned more this year than in the same event a year prior....
  
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• Overwatch Twitter Teases New Hero

  06-07-2016 20:41
  
  Blizzard Entertainment appears to be teasing a new Overwatch hero, and the company's recent hints at the character line up with recent rumors and leaks that have suggested the hero's existence.
  Today, the Overwatch Twitter account posted a communications record from Angela Ziegler — that's Mercy — to Soldier: 76 and Reaper. The file details a rifle that uses Mercy's biotic healing mechanism intended for "medics in the field."
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• Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Arrives In Late September

  06-07-2016 20:40
  Atlus is squeaking this one in under the wire. We were told to expect Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse during summer 2016 and the release will barely make it in that window.
  This game’s story criss-crosses with the narrative of the original Shin Megami Tensei IV. However, Atlus says you don’t need to have played that game to enjoy this one.
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  The trailer above introduces you to other hunters you’ll meet as you traverse the ruins of Tok
  
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• Don't Miss: The secret history of Donkey Kong

  06-07-2016 20:06
  As we reach the 35th anniversary of the game that helpd kickstart Shigeru Miyamoto's career, look back at Donkey Kong's complex history of secret development contracts and protracted legal battles....
  
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• Nintendo patent could show rumble system for NX, smartphones, or maybe even both

  06-07-2016 19:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  A newly published patent application for Nintendo shows the company is interested in new ways to provide haptic feedback in a portable device
  
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• Reminder: Submit your VRDC talk proposals by Friday!

  06-07-2016 19:41
  Heads up: The call for submissions to present talks, roundtables, and panel sessions for the first-ever standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference ends this Friday, July 8th at 11:59 PM Pacific. ...
  
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• Pokemon Go keeps finding pokemon in toilets and other weird places

  06-07-2016 19:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Go promised us we'd be able to find and catch our favorite pocket monsters in the real world
  
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• South Park: Fractured But Whole Sneak Peek at SDCC

  06-07-2016 19:15
  
  Comedy Central and South Park Studios will be holding a panel for South Park's 20th anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con, during which attendees will be treated to a sneak peek at Ubisoft's upcoming game South Park: The Fractured But Whole.
  The panel will take place on Friday, July 22 at 5pm PT and be moderated by Chris Hardwick. In addition to providing an early look at the upcoming game, the panelists will field questions from fans and take a look back at how the series has evolved over the past
  
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• Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition Available in September

  06-07-2016 19:15
  
  Bethesda will release The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition on September 9, the publisher announced today.
  In an effort to bring new players to the game, The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition will give users "immediate access" to the game's entire story, including four DLC packs: Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, and Dark Brotherhood. Additionally, Gold Edition players will receive an in-game Palomino horse mount.
  Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition is available for pre-order for $60.
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• Mad Max: Fury Road black and white edition finally lands a home video release

  06-07-2016 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the moviegoing world celebrated the brilliance of Mad Max: Fury Roadlast year, its director George Miller was raving about a version of the movie audiences still have yet to see: the black and chrome edition
  
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• 16 of Gamasutra's best articles over the last quarter

  06-07-2016 18:31
  Hey readers! I'm back with another quarterly roundup of Gamasutra articles over the past quarter (April-June), as I continue my heroic efforts to excavate the best recently-published work....
  
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• This is what it's like to walk through Universal Studios' terrifying Walking Dead attraction

  06-07-2016 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Don't fancy paying for a flight to California just to have the wits scared out of you? Let us help
  
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• Lost footage shows Call of Duty game set in ancient Rome

  06-07-2016 18:18
  Activision seem intent on firing the Call of Duty franchise into the far flung future, but the series almost went in the opposite direction thanks to Skylanders developer, Vicarious Visions....
  
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• No text, no tutorial: Learn to design intuitive VR games at GDC Europe

  06-07-2016 18:04
  At GDC Europe Kayla Kinnunen, game director at Roadhouse Interactive, will be leading a smart session on how to best design humane, intuitive virtual- and augmented-reality experiences....
  
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• What do you think this mysterious new PS4 "wireless adaptor" could be?

  06-07-2016 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The FCC is becoming quite the helpful source these days
  
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• Blog: The power fantasy of Doom

  06-07-2016 17:28
  A look at how the latest Doom created an effective power fantasy that controlled the mood of the story. ...
  
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• Nintendo Files Patent for Handheld Device

  06-07-2016 17:12
  
  Nintendo has filed a patent for what appears to be a new handheld device.
  The patent, which was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (spotted by Twitter user ZhugeEX), is for a "handheld information processing apparatus" that has a single screen and some sort of touch interface. The unit also has built-in speakers that emit sound from the ends of the device, as well as a vibration system to provide a "higher sense of immersion."
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• Nintendo believed Wii U sales would hit 100 million, says Kimishima

  06-07-2016 17:09
  "In an internal sales representative meeting, someone projected that we would sell close to 100 million Wii U systems worldwide."...
  
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• Persona 5 Finally Gets a Publisher in Europe

  06-07-2016 17:06
  
  Saints Row publisher Deep Silver is bringing Persona 5 to Europe.
  Deep Silver has signed a publishing agreement with SEGA to bring Atlus' long-awaited JRPG to the region, as well as a few other titles, including 7th Dragon III: Code VFD and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, which will be available both digitally and at retail.
  "In entering this partnership with Deep Silver, I am truly delighted we will be able to release our titles in the European regions," Atlus USA CEO and SEGA of A
  
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• Pokemon Go is a big battery drain, here's how to play for longer

  06-07-2016 17:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  You may want to pick up one of those handheld battery chargers before you start playing Pokemon Go
  
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• Sea of Thieves - The pirate ship simulator you've always wanted

  06-07-2016 16:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The fantasy of being a 17th-ish-century pirate is cobbled together with wide-open seas and the freedom to do whatever you wish
  
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• Ubisoft expands board of directors to combat Vivendi influence

  06-07-2016 16:24
  
  Ubisoft is looking to shield itself from the growing influence of French media conglomerate, Vivendi, by filling out its board of directors with two new independent directors.  ...
  
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• First Batman: The Killing Joke clip sees The Dark Knight pay Joker a visit

  06-07-2016 16:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Batman: The Killing Joke made it pretty clear that Sam Liu's animated adaptation of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s seminal graphic novel would be sticking pretty close to the aesthetic of the source material, and the first clip from the film - courtesy of DC All Access - is further confirmation of that fact
  
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• Blog: The stats behind an Android indie game launch

  06-07-2016 15:55
  Triple-A game industry veterans who made the move to small-scale mobile game development share the numbers behind their Civilization-inspired Android game. ...
  
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• Codsworth Can Now Say 300 New Names in Fallout 4

  06-07-2016 15:46
  
  Everyone's favorite friendly robot in Fallout 4 has expanded his vocabulary by a few hundred words.
  In Fallout 4's new patch, 300 new player names have been added which Codsworth can say. Ranging from Jamie, Brad, and Joanna to Cena, Rihanna, and Sherlock, the full list can be found here, thanks to Sable17 on Reddit.
  Fallout 4's patch 1.6 is live now on PC, and it'll be coming to Xbox One next week. Bethesda is currently "working on timing for the PS4 version." Troubles continue for the PS4 vers
  
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• Pokemon FireRed Recreated in Minecraft on Game Boy Advance

  06-07-2016 15:45
  
  Pokemon FireRed is now playable in Minecraft—sort of.
  Creator Reqaug designed a version of Pokemon FireRed to run on a virtual Game Boy Advance in Minecraft. It's an impressive feat, but still a work-in-progress. Reqaug created the Pokemon replica using Minecraft's structure blocks, which were introduced in update 1.10.
  The map—which took Reqaug three weeks to make—currently allows players to move around and interact with objects. Dialogue and actual Pokemon are still in develo
  
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• The Witcher 3 Game of the Year Edition Confirmed

  06-07-2016 15:20
  
  Developer CD Projekt Red has officially confirmed a Game of the Year Edition for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
  Word comes by way of Eurogamer, who received a statement from the developer confirming that a Game of the Year Edition was in the works.
  "With all the free DLC and updates the game received so far, including significant changes to the game's interface and mechanics, many gamers have asked us if we're working on some sort of a Game of the Year Edition," said Game director Konrad Tomaszkiewic
  
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• New Ghost in the Shell photo offers BTS look at Scarlett Johansson's Major

  06-07-2016 15:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Few upcoming films have had to endure as much controversy as the live-action adaptation of Japanese manga series Ghost in the Shell
  
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• inFamous Writer Does Scrolling Comic for Phones

  06-07-2016 15:00
  
  William Harms has some demons to exorcise. The writer behind such popular video game titles as inFamous and Mafia III, Harms returns to comics with a different sort of tale in Dark Deep Down, a comic designed specifically to be read scrolling down on a phone.
  Click through the slideshow below to read a preview of the first issue from publisher Stela. The synopsis for the story reads, "After losing his wife in a plane crash, Paul journeys beyond our reality, down into the underworld, to see her o
  
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• Twitch finally arrives for PlayStation Vita users

  06-07-2016 14:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The only current gaming device in Sony's PS ecosystem without a Twitch app is an outcast no more.
  
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• YouTuber Gives the Gift of Undertale to the Pope

  06-07-2016 14:04
  
  When you meet the Pope, you're supposed to bring a gift. So, when he met His Holiness recently, one YouTuber decided to give Pope Francis the gift of Undertale.
  This wasn't just a snap decision for MatPat, as he explains in the lengthy video below. Thanks, Eurogamer.
  "As gamers," writes MatPat, "we know who we are, but every once in a while it's important to let the world know that this community is about more than monster-hunting and level grinding. Undertale is a pretty awesome representation
  
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• Sales of Red Dead Redemption shoot back up after that Xbox One backwards compatibility reveal

  06-07-2016 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The message is clear. People still like Red Dead Redemption. So much so that John Marsden's gun-slin ...
  
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• Sales of Red Dead Redemption are up more than 6000% after that Xbox One backwards compatibility reveal

  06-07-2016 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The message is clear. People still like Red Dead Redemption. So much so that John Marsden's gun-slin ...
  
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• That ‘Battlefield 1 has a pigeon mode’ theory might actually have wings

  06-07-2016 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  If a video from March is to be believed then Battlefield 1 will have a multiplayer mode where you fight over pigeons
  
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• Red Dead Redemption Xbox 360 Sales up 6000 Percent

  06-07-2016 12:56
  
  Sales of Red Dead Redemption have jumped over 6000 percent following confirmation it will be playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility.
  According to Amazon.co.uk (thanks, VG24/7), sales of both the original 2010 game and the Game of the Year edition have been boosted by yesterday's confirmation the game is coming to Xbox One this Friday, July 8, 2016.Continue reading…
  
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• Thor: Ragnarok's Chris Hemsworth shares new video from set

  06-07-2016 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  We recently got word that cameras are now rolling on Thor: Ragnarok, which will see Chris Hemsworth suit up as the God of Thunder for the fifth time
  
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