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• Space saga ‘Adrift’ makes its way to PlayStation 4 consoles next week

  08-07-2016 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Adrift will launch on PlayStation 4 on July 15, creator Adam Orth announced on Twitter on Friday. The game follows astronaut Alex Oshima, who is jettisoned out into space after an accident on a space station.
  
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• Yes, it’s popular, but is ‘Pokémon Go’ even a video game? We debate

  08-07-2016 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sometimes, we here at Digital Trends have strong opinions. This debate revolves around the popular app, Pokémon Go, which gaming writer Mike Epstein says is not a game. DT's Staff Writer Julian Chokkattu defends it.
  
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• Pokemon Go International Launch Being Paused

  08-07-2016 23:32
  
  Pokemon Go has begun rolling out around the world this week, but any further debuts in territories that have yet to get the game have been "paused" while developer Niantic Labs addresses the game's server issues.
  Speaking with Business Insider, Niantic CEO John Hanke said that the developer is aware of the server problems preventing players from launching the game and are currently hard at work finding solutions to those issues. However, while Niantic focuses on those repairs, the game's release
  
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• Pokemon Go has a secret Pikachu starter hiding in its tutorial

  08-07-2016 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  First of all: I don't know how you're reading this, since everyone and their dog is currently walking the streets, plumbing their toilets, or ignoring their wives giving birth in search of Pokemon
  
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• What You Should Know About Red Dead Redemption

  08-07-2016 23:00
  With Red Dead Redemption being added to the Xbox One backward compatibility library today, many may be saddling up and venturing onto the dusty plains of Nuevo Paraiso. Whether you are a return visitor or a first-timer, this guide will help keep your outlaw upright. Enjoy the trip back to the Wild West.
  [Original Article]
  We’ve spent enough time robbing trains, clearing bandit camps, and surviving high noon duels to confirm that Red Dead Redemption is an ambitious and impressive inte
  
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• Get a job: Respawn Entertainment is hiring a Camera Designer

  08-07-2016 22:31
  The makers of Titanfall are looking for a camera designer work on an upcoming third-person Star Wars game alongside the rest of the team at Respawn's Southern California HQ. ...
  
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• CS:GO gambling site accused of offering to rig bets for YouTubers

  08-07-2016 22:18
  
  "Not that I'm a saint in all of this, but I guess it is just a common practice for website owners to be open and okay with proposing rigging," repentant CS:GO YouTuber Lewis Stewart tells Eurogamer....
  
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• PlayStation VP Adam Boyes departs, announces ‘return to game development’

  08-07-2016 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sony Computer Entertainment America executive Adam Boyes announced that he is departing the company after spending the last four years as the PlayStation brand's VP of publisher & developer relations.
  
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• Counter-Strike gambling YouTubers could be "looking at real jail time"

  08-07-2016 22:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  What would you do if got caught promoting a highly profitable Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling website without disclosing the fact that you owned it? Well, Trevor "TmarTn" Martin found himself in that situation earlier this week, and he chose to post an apology video where he sits in the foyer of his expensive house and makes a sad face at his dog
  
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• Red Dead Redemption runs better on Xbox One than it did on Xbox 360

  08-07-2016 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Long was its coming foretold, and now it has arrived - Red Dead Redemption is finally available on Xbox One thanks to backwards compatibility
  
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• Don't Miss: Approaching the tricky issue of indie game pricing

  08-07-2016 21:00
  Dan Adelman -- formerly Nintendo's indie guy, now a consultant to independent devs -- outlines in this timeless blog exactly why a game like Axiom Verge is worth $20, and what goes into indie pricing. ...
  
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• Study: Big discounts on bulk IAP buys in mobile games barely affect earnings

  08-07-2016 20:42
  
  University of Chicago economists worked with F2P mobile game maker King to study how deeply discounting IAP bought in bulk affects a game's profitability. Their findings? Not much, apparently....
  
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• Less than a day after launch, Pokémon Go tops the iOS charts

  08-07-2016 19:47
  
  Less than a day after it launched, the location-based mobile game Pokémon Go from Niantic and The Pokemon Company is now the #1 most popular and top grossing free iOS app on the U.S. App Store....
  
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• Narrated Playthrough Of E3 Demo Released Online

  08-07-2016 18:46
  Dawn of War III was announced for PC earlier this year, offering players a return to the world of Warhammer 40,000. The game had an impressive showing at E3 and now an extended playthrough of an early mission has been released, showing off the battle system's core mechanics.In this mission, Chapter Master of the Blood Ravens Gabriel Angelos takes on a hive of Eldar. The Space Marines are highly leveled and use some of their most powerful units in this video, demonstrating the game's true scale
  
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• Animal action: 5 video games that let you be a bear

  08-07-2016 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With bears making recent headlines after a 61-year-old Ontario, Canada man punched his way out of a bear fight on July 3, and a Canadian hiker was saved from a wolf by a mother bear in June, we take a look at five games starring the Northern Hemisphere's omnivorous woodland creature  in treatments that range from cartoonish to more realistic. Unleashed in May 2016 for iOS and Android, "Bushido Bear" has players take control of a ninja bear and swipe their way through cohorts of evil beings
  
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• Forget strikes and raids - try Destiny as a 2D platformer in honor of Bungie Day

  08-07-2016 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny has always had something of an identity crisis
  
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• Key reseller G2A looks to secure marketplace with front-end verification

  08-07-2016 18:20
  
  Video game key reseller G2A has taken more steps to reform its controversial marketplace after developer TinyBuild alleged the company has cost it roughly $450,000 in fraudulent sales.  ...
  
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• At GDC Europe, learn the IAP strategies that set top mobile devs apart

  08-07-2016 18:18
  
  At GDC Europe Amazon dev evangelist Mike Hines will share data on how devs of the top 50 apps use IAP differently -- and how that affects how much they sell and how long people play their games....
  
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• A New Experience And Leveling System Changes Things Up

  08-07-2016 18:06
  Facepunch has released a new update to Rust that adds an all new experience and leveling system. Experience is gained by doing almost anything in the game. Players can earn experience fishing, chopping trees, and lots of other activities. In addition, the developers behind Rust say they'll be adding more XP-generating activities in the future.Using the ownership system, which tracks your influence in the world, you can get more experience points. As you complete more actions, you leave your mar
  
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• Halo 5 has Highest Number of Active Players Since Halo 3

  08-07-2016 18:03
  
  Halo 5: Guardians has outstripped every Halo game since 2007 in monthly active users - even before offering the full game as a free trial.
  Halo community manager Andy Dudynsky, known on Reddit as bravo343, revealed the fact when responding to a thread about Halo's position in the Xbox One most-played charts.
  "This isn't something we've talked about yet," he said, "but I am rather happy to share that even before the free play period, Halo 5 has had the highest monthly active players for
  
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• 12 Fantastic Overwatch Cosplay

  08-07-2016 18:00
  
  Though Anime Expo is dominated by anime, there still is a large games presence at the convention. The most notable one was easily Blizzard's Overwatch. There was a ton of Overwatch fan art in Anime Expo's Artist Alley, and the Overwatch Cosplay meetup was so huge that the participants had to crowd into the meeting space.
  Below is a gallery of some of the awesome Overwatch cosplay at Anime Expo, and a few group shots of cosplayers.
  There was a ton of other great cosplay at Anime Expo, including&n
  
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• How Pokémon Helped Nintendo Crack the Mobile-Game Market

  08-07-2016 17:55 via news.yahoo.com
  Pokémon hunting has become a new American hobby. Investors sent the stock of Nintendo up 13% in two days in response. It didn’t develop the game but owns minority stakes in both companies that did, Pokémon Co. and Niantic, a spinoff from Google.
  
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• Tomb Raider movie gets a March 2018 release date

  08-07-2016 17:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been 13 years since Angelina Jolie reprised the role of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, but the gaming icon is finally returning to the silver screen
  
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• Chris Hemsworth teases "big and little changes" for Thor 3 with funny new pic

  08-07-2016 17:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Chris Hemsworth is being a bit cheeky this week. The Thor actor posted a picture of his hand - or at ...
  
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• Steam sale 2016: Revenues up despite conservative discounts

  08-07-2016 17:21
  
  After revealing that this year's Steam sale was significantly more lucrative than the last, Steam Spy creator Sergey Galyonkin has crunched the numbers in an attempt to figure out why.  ...
  
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• This Doom BFG is maybe a bit too FB in real life

  08-07-2016 17:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's part of the name, but you probably don't realize just how effing B Doom's BFG 9000 is
  
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• At 80, John Madden is still helping to make the Madden NFL series

  08-07-2016 17:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Gridiron legend John Madden having retired from commentating on American football in 2009 – and been swapped out of his own videogame earlier that same season – many fans, myself included, have long assumed that his role in making EA’s Madden series these days is a purely ambassadorial one
  
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• Most Red Dead Redemption DLC Currently Free on Xbox One

  08-07-2016 17:08
  
  After making the much-requested game backwards compatible today, Rockstar has discounted most of Red Dead Redemption's DLC to free on Xbox One.
  The Legends and Killers, Liars and Cheats and Outlaws to the End DLC packs come at no cost, as do the Myths and Mavericks and Hunting and Trading expansions.
  Not included is the more sizable Undead Nightmare DLC, nor are the smaller cosmetic downloads; War Horse, Golden Guns and Deadly Assassin will all set you back a dollar.
  The main game is curren
  
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• Two New Characters Jump In To Kick Off Free Event

  08-07-2016 17:07
  Atlas Reactor, Trion Worlds' turn-based battle arena game, is going free-to-play for the next 10 days. In addition, Trion Worlds is announcing two new additions to the character roster of freelancers, as well as an early implementation of ranked mode.The first new character has already been revealed as Celeste, a firepower freelancer with smoke bombs, a dash ability called "On the Run," and a damaging ultimate called "Safecracker." We don't know much about the second freelancer Trion Worlds is
  
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• Blog: Why VR excitement needs to come back to reality

  08-07-2016 16:59
  The VR industry is off to a strong start, but has a long way to go before being a success. But there are a number of challenges that may not be resolved....
  
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• Nintendo Shares Rise 10 Percent Thanks to Pokemon Go

  08-07-2016 16:30
  
  Nintendo's share prices are benefiting from the release of new mobile game Pokemon Go.
  According to Reuters, shares in Nintendo jumped 10 percent overnight, reaching their highest level in more than two months. Nintendo currently has a market value of $23 billion.
  This is all despite Nintendo having not much to do with the augmented reality game where you can catch Pokemon out in the real world. Pokemon Go is from Niantic and The Pokemon Company, however Nintendo does own a stake in each of them
  
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• Spider-Man PS4, Battlefield 1's pigeon mode & Counter Strike gambling: The News Show

  08-07-2016 15:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  This week on the news show I take a look at some new Spider-Man PS4 info from developer Insomniac, check out why it's looking increasingly likely we'll be getting a pigeon mode in Battlefield 1, and I try to unravel the mess behind this week's YouTube counter strike gambling scandal
  
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• The 10 Best Video Game Podcasts Right Now For Every Gaming Fanatic

  08-07-2016 15:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Do you also need to listen to other folks talk about video games? As somebody who spends around 10 hours a day in front of the computer with some sort of gaming chatter usually playing in the background, I feel like I’m particularly well-qualified to point people toward the 10 best video game podcasts.
  
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• Lord of the Rings Online dev Turbine hit with layoffs

  08-07-2016 14:56
  Lord of the Rings Online creator Turbine is being hit with layoffs as parent company Warner Bros. continues to transition the studio into a free-to-play mobile developer. ...
  
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• The Walking Dead upgrades Negan to series regular for season 7

  08-07-2016 14:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  We still have a while to wait to find out which unfortunate member of The Walking Dead cast Negan kills, but we can at least be sure that Jeffrey Dean Morgan's villain will be sticking around for a while
  
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• Someone actually managed to complete Fallout 4 without being hit

  08-07-2016 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yes,  the correct word is 'how.' Twitch streamer T Ronix - real name Mike - has managed to make ...
  
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• Bethesda 3D Prints a Real Version of DOOM's B.F.G.

  08-07-2016 13:51
  
  Bethesda has 3D printed a life size replica of the B.F.G. from DOOM, and given it away to a talented fan.
  The company ran a competition for fans to create their own paint job for the iconic weapon, and the winner, John Allen, got the B.F.G. to keep.
  The replica itself was created and crafted by, ironically, MyMiniFactory. Instead of working from reference images like normal, id Software shared in-game files with the designers so the gun would be as accurate as possible.
  To create such a gun was
  
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• Blog: Using GIFs to market your game

  08-07-2016 13:48
  Your game is awesome and has a lot of cool things to show, but your GIF should show off a single concept; laser-focus instead of floodlight....
  
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• IGN UK Podcast #339: The Best Games of 2016 (So Far...)

  08-07-2016 13:42
  
  This week, we forgot how time works and realised that we had COMPLETELY missed the June half-yearly milestone.
  So suspend all disbelief and step inside the Tardis with Alex, Alysia, and Joe to pretend it's six months into 2016 and time to look back at the biggest games, movies and TV shows thus far.
  Oh, by the way it's a mammoth podcast special, so settle down and perhaps grab a cup of tea while you're at it.
  Don't forget, we're all donning lycra to run 10k for an incredible charity called Speci
  
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• New Suicide Squad images feature The Joker, Harley Quinn, and more

  08-07-2016 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Judgement day is almost at hand for Suicide Squad, which finally opens in cinemas next month
  
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• A man catching a Pidgey in Pokemon Go while his wife gives birth is only the beginning of the madness

  08-07-2016 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  It was bound to happen. Pokemon Go has only been released a matter of days  - except in the UK...
  
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• Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location, July 8 - 10. MIDA Multi-Tool!

  08-07-2016 12:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xur, Destiny’s weekend trader, galactically famed stunt-bike rider, and artisan crafter of many a fine Christmas bauble, is back
  
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• New Assassin's Creed movie screens hint at what's to come

  08-07-2016 12:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hopefully as the Assassin's Creed movie stealths closer - five months and counting, humans -  we won't see too much that'll spoil the movie
  
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• Here's a first look at Spider-Man Homecoming's wall crawler wall crawling

  08-07-2016 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Homecoming - which is doing its best to cast every actor in Hollywood - is now a few weeks into production in Atlanta
  
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• New Overwatch Character to Be Revealed This Month

  08-07-2016 12:35
  
  There were rumours. There were teases. And now we know that, almost certainly, we'll see a new Overwatch character revealed on July 21.
  Listed among San Diego Comic-Con's many panels is a Blizzard-hosted affair tellingly titled, "Behind the Scenes of Overwatch's Newest Hero".
  The panel's listing says,"Blizzard developers James Waugh (director of story & creative development), Michael Chu (senior designer, Overwatch), and Arnold Tsang (assistant art director, Ove
  
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• Call of Duty Roman Wars was pitched but never prototyped confirms Activision

  08-07-2016 11:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  This week we discovered more about Call of Duty Roman Wars - a potential spin off from the main series that was internally pitched at Activision a few years back
  
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• Call of Duty Roman Wars was pitched but never prototyped comfirms Activision

  08-07-2016 11:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  This week we discovered more about Call of Duty Roman Wars - a potential spin off from the main series that was internally pitched at Activision a few years back
  
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• Google images fails again as Yahoo News uses a Destiny screen in a Saturn science story

  08-07-2016 11:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh dear, Yahoo, oh dear. In a news story about Saturn's largest moon, Titan, the site has used a Des ...
  
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• Interactive ads: The future of making money on mobile games?

  08-07-2016 10:37
  
  With most of the mobile game audience unwilling to spend money either upfront or in in-app purchases, many developers need to run ads to find success....
  
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• Nintendo shares soar as new Pokemon mobile game captures hearts

  08-07-2016 07:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Chang-Ran Kim and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's Nintendo Co surged on Friday as consumers flocked to try out its new Pokemon GO smartphone game, raising hopes that the company's long-awaited shift into mobile gaming will pay off. Seeking to protect its console business, the Japanese group had for many years resisted introducing mobile games with its best-known characters such as Super Mario Bros and Pokemon, finally yielding to investor calls last year when it announced
  
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