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• Pokemon Go 'New Level of Invasion,' Says Snowden Director

  21-07-2016 23:50
  
  During a Comic-Con 2016 panel for his upcoming film Snowden, director Oliver Stone (Platoon, Natural Born Killers) accused the Pokemon Go app of threatening to turn us into a "robot society" that will bring about totalitarianism.
  According to Variety, Stone called Pokemon Go "a new level of invasion," stating: "They are data mining every person in this room. It’s what they call surveillance capitalism."
  Pokemon Go's app permissions came under fire early on when it was discovered the game g
  
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• Prey, Dishonored 2 Headline QuakeCon 2016 Lineup

  21-07-2016 23:23
  
  Bethesda Softworks and id Software have announced the schedule of events for QuakeCon 2016.
  QuakeCon 2016 will begin on August 4 at 10 am CT and run through August 7 at 12 pm CT. The event's annual welcome presentation will start at 3pm CT, and feature a "special look" at developer id Software's upcoming Quake Champions, along with an exclusive look at publisher Bethesda Softworks' Prey and Dishonored 2 gameplay.
  Arkane Studios will return on August 5 at 2pm with an encore presentation featuring
  
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• NES Visual Compendium Returns to Kickstarter

  21-07-2016 23:18
  
  After disappearing from Kickstarter abruptly, Bitmap Books' visual love-letter to the games of the Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom has returned to the crowd-funding site.
  The company, known for compendiums of classic systems like the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64, suffered a setback on the NES/Famicom version of its tried and true formula when Nintendo issued a Digital Millennium Copyright Act take-down.
  The DMCA notice against the NES visual compendium boiled down to Ninte
  
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• Don't Breathe Director Gives Dante's Inferno Movie Update

  21-07-2016 23:02
  
  Fede Alvarez's second feature film, Don't Breathe, is set to scare moviegoers later this summer, but the director updated us on a few of the apocalyptic projects he has in the works.
  Alvarez, who also directed the 2013 take on Evil Dead, has been attached to a film adaptation of the EA game Dante's Inferno since 2013, but not much has been said about the project since then. During IGN's San Diego Comic-Con livestream, however, Alvarez said that the project is still in development and that t
  
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• FIFA 17 Cover Star Announced

  21-07-2016 22:59
  
  Following a two-week long fan vote, EA announced German soccer star Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund will grace the cover of FIFA 17.
  Reus beat out three others to earn his spot on the cover: James Rodriguez of Real Madrid C.F., Anthony Martial of Manchester United, and Eden Hazard of Chelsea FC. Over 3 million votes were cast, according to EA.
  The Xbox One box art for FIFA 17The cover for this year's entry in EA's long-running soccer franchise won't feature superstar Lionel M
  
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• NES Classic Edition trailer showcases Nintendo’s 8-bit legacy

  21-07-2016 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Players eager for an early glimpse at Nintendo's upcoming NES Classic Edition plug-and-play console can sample the device's bounty of bundled 8-bit titles in a new trailer released today.
  
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• Get a job: Cryptic Studios is looking for Producers

  21-07-2016 22:40
  The Star Trek Online dev is currently hiring producers to work closely with programmers and artists at Cryptic's Los Gatos, CA office to make sure everything comes together smoothly. ...
  
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• Universal wants Matt Damon to make Bourne sequels forever and ever and EVER

  21-07-2016 22:38 via gamesradar.com
  
   Jason Bourne marks the return of Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass to the action franchise following a lengthy break during which we had The Bourne Legacy
  
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• Universal wants Matt Damon to make Bourne sequels for ever and ever and EVER

  21-07-2016 22:38 via gamesradar.com
  
   Jason Bourne marks the return of Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass to the action franchise following a lengthy break during which we had The Bourne Legacy
  
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• Video: Dipping into Ink, 80 Days' narrative scripting language

  21-07-2016 22:10
  
  Inkle cofounder Joseph Humfrey takes the stage at GDC 2016 to explain how the studio's open-source narrative scripting language Ink works, and how it was used to create games like 80 Days and Sorcery!....
  
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• Juri Joins Street Fighter 5 Later This Month

  21-07-2016 22:07
  
  This week at San Diego Comic-Con, Capcom announced that Juri will be added to Street Fighter V's growing roster of playable fighters next week on July 26.
  According to an announcement post on Capcom's official blog, Juri's Story and Premium Battle Costume will also be available to download alongside the character this coming Tuesday.
  Juri's V-Trigger is called Feng Shui Engine Type Alpha, which allows her to cancel any of her standard attacks and more easily chain together co
  
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• Survey: Co-op more popular than competitive multiplayer, especially if it's local

  21-07-2016 21:47
  
  In Quantic Foundry's latest survey of 1,200 video game players, cooperative play proved more popular than competitive play -- especially if the people you're playing with are in the same room. ...
  
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• The Mini NES starts Playing With Power in this retro-rad commercial

  21-07-2016 21:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Apparently Nintendo felt the old-school packaging for the NES Classic Edition wasn't '80s enough on its own, so it's put together a new trailer bursting with star fields, glowing neon, and - most importantly - the slogan that started it all
  
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• The Best Batteries for Pokemon Go

  21-07-2016 21:17
  
  Pokemon Go is an absolute blast, but it can drain your phone's battery like a rampaging Electabuzz. If you want to go out on an all-day Poke-venture, you're going to need to keep charged, so we've rounded a bevy of portable smartphone batteries that'll have your phone humming like handful of happy Voltorbs.
  Before we dish out the recommendations, here's what you should know about buying a smartphone battery: First, battery capacity is measured in milliampere-hours, or mAh. The iPhone 6
  
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• Pokemon Go is popular but polarizing, according to Nielsen data

  21-07-2016 21:09
  Surprise: Market research firm Nielsen claims Pokemon Go has quickly become the most interesting and well-liked mobile game in the U.S., even as it registers higher-than-average rejection rates. ...
  
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• Telltale's Walking Dead: Season 3 Gets New Screens, Poster

  21-07-2016 20:52
  
  Ahead of its debut later this year, Telltale Games has released a new poster and batch of screenshots from The Walking Dead: Season 3.
  The poster pays tribute to the original art for The Walking Dead when the series was first shown back in 2011 at San Diego Comic-Con.
  The studio will discuss later this summer how fans can get a copy of the limited edition poster, so stay tuned for additional details on that front.
  The Walking Dead: Season 3 will feature a brand-new character who's never appeared
  
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• Hitman is giving you one week to kill Gary Busey

  21-07-2016 20:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The votes are in, and Gary Busey is officially the "winner" of the Choose Your Hit contest - meaning you can take your one shot at hunting him down as of today
  
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• The NES Classic Edition Is Adorable in Person

  21-07-2016 20:19
  
  If you've been living under a rock, you should definitely peek out from underneath of it once in a while and check out the NES Classic Edition from Nintendo. The rest of us are already aware of its surprising, and completely awesome, existence.
  Nintendo has its all-in-one console on display on the floor of San Diego Comic Con, and we not only got to check it out, we grabbed photos so you can see it for yourself.
  Next to the original NES, the difference in size looks almost as though it's the sam
  
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• The practical benefits of making games for older folks

  21-07-2016 20:17
  
  In a new feature on how the game industry is overlooking its older members, game designer and Indiecade cofounder Celia Pearce tells Polygon "this isn't a utopian dream; it's a business opportunity."...
  
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• Star Wars 8 cast were told to watch these six movies by director Rian Johnson before filming

  21-07-2016 20:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Way before cameras started rolling on Star Wars 8 director Rian Johnson handed out some of the coolest homework ever to his cast
  
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• PlayStation VR wants to put you in front of a 226-inch screen with its virtual cinema mode

  21-07-2016 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PlayStation VR might be behind the Oculus RIft and Vive on features and release date, but it does have a few tricks up its sleeve. It's shipping with a VR cinema mode, which puts viewers in front of the virtual equivalent of a 226 inch screen.
  
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• Pokemon Go Is Doubling Sales At Some Businesses

  21-07-2016 19:45
  
  Pokemon Go’s explosive popularity is having an unexpected and overwhelmingly positive effect on real-world businesses.
  For anyone returning from outer space or a weeks-long expedition into the deep wild, Pokemon Go is an augmented-reality (AR) game that requires players to physically explore the real world in order to find and catch Pokemon. Besides trying to catch ‘em all, Pokemon Go players will intentionally seek out PokeStops to stock up on in-game items or gyms to prove their Po
  
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• Watch Nintendo’s awesome retro trailer for the mini NES

  21-07-2016 19:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Although we're all dying to see what Nintendo has in store for the next generation, the gaming company made waves earlier this month will some decidedly less timely news: the Nintendo Entertainment System is coming back. On July 14th, Nintendo announced the NES Classic Edition — a miniature version of the original NES with 30 classic games built in. A week later, Nintendo shared a radical, tubular, totally retro trailer to hype up the console. SEE ALSO:  This free app will help you fi
  
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• Trailer For Civ Leader Montezuma I Shows Off New Features For The Aztecs

  21-07-2016 19:30
  Montezuma I, the ruler of the Aztec Triple Alliance and second Emperor to the empire, is coming to Sid Meier's Civilization VI as the head for the Aztec people. Along with his leadership, the Aztec pack includes a wealth of new features.Following in the footsteps of Cleopatra of Egypt, Queen Elizabeth of England, and President Roosevelt for America, the announcement of Montezuma I's inclusion in the game came with a trailer and explanation of the new features surrounding the Aztec people. The A
  
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• Witcher Dev ‘Would Love’ PS4-Xbox One Cross-Network Play for Gwent

  21-07-2016 19:13
  
  The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt is interested in PlayStation 4 and Xbox One cross-play for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game.
  Like Rocket League developer Psyonix, CD Projekt has a cross-play solution ready to go; Sony just needs to give the green light. "We are keeping our fingers crossed for Rocket League paving the way," CD Projekt CEO Marcin Iwiński said in a statement issued to IGN. "Our upcoming Gwent: The Witcher Card Game will launch in closed beta for PC and Xbox One later this
  
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• Analysis: Pokemon Go's through-the-roof media coverage

  21-07-2016 19:08
  "While it's hard to predict how the Pokemon Go hype will develop over the next couple of days, it is already clear that it's the strongest covered Nintendo title in years and it will almost certainly be the most covered game of 2016. ...
  
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• From The Streets To The Funeral Parlor

  21-07-2016 19:04
  Wherever protagonist Lincoln Clay goes, a trail of blood soon follows. In this new live-action trailer, Clay's vengeance is once again the focus, showing the moment of his revenge and the funeral parlor it leads to. There's no new game footage in the trailer, but developer Hangar 13 is really nailing down the game's dark, revenge-heavy narrative. However, that said, the trailer does not shy away from the effects Clay's actions have on others. In pursuit of revenge, his actions seem to mirr
  
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• Coloring Between The Lines

  21-07-2016 19:01
  The Paper Mario series has always relied on quirky humor, interesting gameplay twists, and thick layers of nostalgia, and with Paper Mario: Color Splash, Nintendo shows no signs of changing its course. I had the chance to play Paper Mario: Color Splash and came away excited to extend my time with the game.The segment I played gave me a small open area to explore, a few enemies to battle, a battalion of Toads to find, and a boss to take on. The early moments played like a tutorial, teaching me a
  
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• A Suicide Squad figure might have given away a pretty big spoiler for the movie

  21-07-2016 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Obviously, huge Suicide Squad spoilers here if you want to read on so here's a Batman with a bomb to prevent you reading anything accidentally
  
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• Here's how Fallout 4's Vault-Tec DLC lets you be an evil (or not so evil) overseer

  21-07-2016 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout 4's Vault-Tec Workshop DLC will give you tangible rewards for your experiments, beyond watching the lives of your hapless residents be twisted at your whim
  
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• The Magnificent Seven trailer has the perfect amount of sweaty brows, bullets and death

  21-07-2016 18:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even if you aren't a fan of Westerns there's something about The Magnificent Seven's cast that makes this remake ridiculously tempting
  
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• GDC 2017 announces call for submissions

  21-07-2016 18:06
  
  Heads up game devs: GDC 2017 officials have opened the annual Call for Papers for the GDC 2017 Main Conference, from now through August 18th. ...
  
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• World of Final Fantasy Collector's Edition Unveiled

  21-07-2016 18:02
  
  Three different versions of World of Final Fantasy will be available when the game launches this October, as Square Enix has revealed a Collector's Edition, Limited Edition and Day One option.
  The Collector's Edition will be available on PlayStation 4 for $120 USD, exclusively through the Square Enix Online Store. In addition to a copy of the game and a special pop-up book, it includes an 80-page art book, the original soundtrack, mini-figurines of Cloud, Lightning and Squall, and bonus digital
  
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• Blog: How I learned to stop worrying and love video game sequels

  21-07-2016 18:01
  "While many gamers have decried the phenomenon of 'sequelitis,' their actual implementation is important and a part of what has led to some of the best games around."...
  
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• Someone Has 'Completed' the US Version of Pokemon Go

  21-07-2016 17:58
  
  Reddit user ftb_hodor has caught every currently available Pokemon in the United States in Pokemon Go, but their Pokedex isn't quite complete.
  According to ftb_hodor's post on Reddit, they have 142 Pokemon caught, and it took them walking 153km to do so. However the actual figure may be greater: "Game recorded 153km, but it's not all that accurate, and according to the Health app i've walked 129.04 miles in that time (almost all of that would be with the game open), or about 200km."
  Currently it
  
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• Metroid Prime: Federation Force Blast Ball Is Free On The eShop

  21-07-2016 17:41
  Metroid Prime: Federation Force is coming next month, and while it isn’t the Metroid game fans want, Nintendo hopes to win you over. Part of the campaign to win Chozo hearts and minds is a free demo for one of the modes out today.
  You can download Metroid Prime: Federation Force Blast Ball absolutely free on the 3DS eShop right now. The game is described as “the most intense 3-on-3 sport in the Metroid universe.”
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• Ubisoft talks up NX, hopes to emulate Pokemon Go's success

  21-07-2016 17:21
  Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the company has taken note of Pokemon Go's recent triumphs, and hopes to release its own augmented reality mobile title in the future.  ...
  
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• New LEGO Batman Movie images gives us our first look at Joker and Robin

  21-07-2016 17:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Ben Affleck's solo Batman film is at least two years away from its cinematic release, the wait for the return of his LEGO counterpart in The LEGO Batman Movie is thankfully much shorter
  
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• Nioh: Date for Second Downloadable Demo Revealed

  21-07-2016 17:04
  
  Koei Tecmo has revealed the next beta demo for Nioh will be available from August 23 until September 6.
  The first demo released in April, and players who completed one stage will be rewarded with some exclusive launch content when the game eventually comes out.
  The upcoming demo will feature a long-range hand cannon rifle, along with a new selection of katanas, spears, axes, and hammers. You'll be taught the basics of the combat system in a new dojo stage, face off against opponents in the Usuki
  
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• Pokemon Go Is Causing UK Shoppers to Go Into a Poke-frenzy

  21-07-2016 16:57
  
  It turns out there are Pokemon-related products other than Pokemon Go, and they're all doing really well because of it.
  For example, did you know there are other handheld Pokemon games? They've been making them for 20 years, apparently. In the UK, according to GfK via MCV, Pokemon 3DS game sales have increased by 145 percent since last week. As for the specific games, Pokemon X has been the most successful, with sales increasing by 238 percent in the week ending July 16.
  MCV also reports Nintend
  
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• New Nioh Screens Should Tide You Over Until Newly Announced Second Demo

  21-07-2016 16:49
  Players first got a taste of Team Ninja's upcoming game Nioh in April, thanks to an alpha demo of the Dark Souls-like title. Next month, PlayStation 4 players will get another chance to face off against fearsome supernatural creatures in a new beta for the game. They'll have access to a long-range hand cannon this time around, which should help even things out a little.
  Nioh's beta download will be available starting August 23, and the PS4 exclusive will be online until September 6. Look for th
  
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• Get Another Look At World Of Final Fantasy And Check Out The Collector’s Edition

  21-07-2016 16:25
  World of Final Fantasy blends the big-head chibi look of the original installments with the expressive Kingdom Hearts art style. All of this takes place in the pop-up book world of Grymoire.
  A trailer introduces us to the world and our two protagonists. Throughout their adventure in classic Final Fantasy settings, they’ll encounter classic summons, meet past series protagonists, and capture the franchise’s iconic monsters.
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• A live-action Detective Pikachu Pokemon movie is coming - no, really

  21-07-2016 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you told me back when I was training my first Bulbasaur that a major motion picture that follows a hardboiled Pikachu detective was going to happen, I would have waved it off as another schoolyard myth
  
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• Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale turns to publishing

  21-07-2016 16:03
  
  Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale is making the jump into publishing, describing the move as the "next natural step." ...
  
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• "Surprising" Rocket League Update to be Announced Soon

  21-07-2016 15:53
  
  Rocket League will reveal Rocket League's "surprising" next update in the next two weeks.
  "As we get closer to the Rocket League Championship Series," explained vice president Jeremy Dunham to IGN, "around that timeis when we're going to start promoting our next update - and wait 'til people see it.
  "We've got something brewing that a lot of people have been asking for in different forms but is also very surprising. It's going to be interesting, but it's going to be cool too."It's not immed
  
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• Blog: Being an indie game dev in South America

  21-07-2016 15:49
  Adrian Novell, an indie game developer from South America, gives a rundown of benefits and drawbacks of game dev in that region....
  
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• Ark: Survival of the Fittest on Hold for PS4

  21-07-2016 15:27
  
  Ark: Survival of the Fittest — the free-to-play, action-oriented version of Studio Wildcard's dinosaur survival game, Ark: Survival Evolved — has been put on hold for PlayStation 4.
  The game, which is already available on PC, was initially scheduled for release on Sony's console on July 19. A new release date has not been named. Developer Studio Wildcard will use this extra time to prepare Ark: Survival Evolved for its PlayStation 4 release.
  "While this means Ark:
  
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• Someone's caught them all in Pokémon Go (and walked 153km to do it)

  21-07-2016 15:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Redditor ftb_hodor has done something that feels a looong way off for most of us - caught all the Pokémon in Pokémon Go
  
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• Transformers: The Last Knight set video teases massive car stunt

  21-07-2016 15:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the Transformers movies are known for being CGI-fests, there's also a fair amount of practical effects that goes into creating their bombastic set pieces
  
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• Amnesia/SOMA Dev Working on First Non-Horror Game

  21-07-2016 15:19
  
  Frictional Games, creator of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and last year's SOMA, is branching out and starting work on its first non-horror game.
  According to Wow247's interview with creative director Thomas Grip, there are two games in the works: "One game is horror... the other is not."
  "We want to spread out on what Frictional does," said Grip. "We don't just want to be 'the horror guys.'" While the themes of the new project haven't yet been completely decided, Grip does want to look at taking "d
  
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