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• Darkest Dungeon coming to PS4 in September, abandon all hope ye who enter its depths

  03-08-2016 23:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Darkest Dungeon is known among PC gamers for being brutally difficult; a dungeon-crawler that mixes in elements of the roguelike genre with RPG-style party management and Lovecraftian horror
  
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• Fantastic Beasts sequel to (magically) appear in theaters on November 2018

  03-08-2016 23:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The sold-out run for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the record-breaking sales of its script book are proof that the Potterverse resurgence is well and truly upon us
  
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• Pokemon Go causes Olympic athlete to accidentally rack up $5,000 phone bill

  03-08-2016 21:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've all had that moment where we realize we should've paid more attention to the fine details in the various contracts we sign
  
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• Xbox One S iFixit teardown reveals easily replaceable component parts

  03-08-2016 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hardware disassembly and repair guide iFixit set its sights on Microsoft's Xbox One S in its latest teardown feature, detailing the process involved in cracking the unit open and examining its innards for the sake of science.
  
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• New Trailer Introduces The New Monsters And First Wave Of DLC

  03-08-2016 21:42
  
  Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is bringing a series high amount of demons when it lands on September 20. The latest trailer for this 3DS exclusive shows off all the unique mechanics that come with these demonic entities.The Shin Megami Tensei series has always involved players tracking down, befriending, and combining demon spirits to unlock new powers to use in battle. The story of Apocalypse has players interacting with demons even more than before, and over 450 characters will be availabl
  
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• 10 Big Changes Coming to Pokemon Sun and Moon

  03-08-2016 21:17
  
  Learn about old Pokemon returning in different forms, a whole new battle mechanic, and much more.
  
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• What’s inside?! Watch us unbox the new Xbox in 60 seconds

  03-08-2016 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  There's a lot of hype around the new Xbox One S. It does 4K, HDR, and you can stand it up vertically. Take 60 seconds and watch this video to know exactly what you're getting inside the box.
  
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• Watch as the new Xbox One S is unboxed in 60 seconds

  03-08-2016 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  There's a lot of hype around the new Xbox One S. It does 4K, HDR, and you can stand it up vertically. Take 60 seconds and watch this video to know exactly what you're getting inside the box.
  
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• Thor: Ragnarok's Mark Ruffalo has already finished filming

  03-08-2016 20:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thor: Ragnarok has been shooting in Australia for almost a month, and in that time we've gotten numerous (and humorous) set photos and videos from director Taika Waititi and his stars Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo
  
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• Pokemon Go says ArticuNO and takes legendaries away from players who got them early

  03-08-2016 20:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alright, so two things: 1) those Pokemon Go players who claimed they got an Articuno were telling the truth, at least about having the Pokemon and 2) they don't have them any more
  
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• Dota 2's $20 Million International Starts Today

  03-08-2016 20:28
  
  The biggest event in eSports is here: Dota 2’s The International 2016. From August 2-13, the 18 best Dota 2 teams from around the world will compete for an insane prize pool of nearly $20 million -- culminating in the grand finals at Key Arena in Seattle next week.
  Whether you’re brand new to Dota or a player with a few hundred (or thousand) games on your record, there’s a lot to keep in mind. From what’s at stake to who’s playing to the biggest stories to keep trac
  
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• Darkest Dungeon PS4, Vita Release Date Revealed

  03-08-2016 19:56
  
  Sony fans have long wondered when they’ll get to play the psychological roguelike Darkest Dungeon. We finally have that release date.
  Darkest Dungeon will arrive on PlayStation 4 and Vita on September 27th.
  Darkest Dungeon is that dungeon-crawling RPG where your heroes' mental faculties are affected the deeper they delve. It officially launched on PC early this year.
  The PlayStation version will be packing a bunch of added content. There are now 15 total heroes to play with and a larger ca
  
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• The Final Fantasy 15 season pass has extra "episodes" for Noctis' bros

  03-08-2016 19:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  The wait is almost over for Final Fantasy 15. But heck, we've been on this ride for 10 years, why no ...
  
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• Pokemon Go Dev 'Revokes' Legendary Pokemon Access from Players' Accounts

  03-08-2016 19:26
  Pokemon Go developer Niantic Labs has responded to the alleged appearance of legendary Pokemon, including most prominently Articuno, in Trainers' accounts, revealing that the company has removed these Pokemon from players' accounts.
  In a statement provided by a Niantic representative to IGN, the company said that it has "rectified the situation" and "revoked" the legendary Pokemon. The statement reads:
  "We recently noticed that a few Legendary Pokemon got into a few accounts when they shouldn&rs
  
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• In-Game Footage Revealed In Brock Lesnar Entrance Video, 19 New Fighters Confirmed

  03-08-2016 19:25
  
  In preparation for WWE 2K17's October release on last and current-gen systems, 2K is revealing new Superstar fighters by categorizing them into interactive online neighborhoods with "Suplex City." Amusement Park, the first of five neighborhoods, houses 19 new fighters who will be coming to the wrestling ring.Those wrestlers include Aiden English, Booker T, Brian Pillman, Brie
  Bella, Chris Jericho, Diego, Erick Rowan, Fernando, Heath Slater, Jey Uso, Jim
  Neidhart, Jimmy Uso, Konnor, Larry Z
  
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• Close to the Metal Ep. 6: Is the Xbox One S the console for PC gamers?

  03-08-2016 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft has released its revised Xbox One S. Smaller than the original, and now with 4K support, it's a decent piece of hardware. But Xbox isn't just targeting console players with this release -- its audience is broader than that.
  
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• New Reveal Trailer Shows Off Vikings Meets Diablo Gameplay

  03-08-2016 19:10
  
  Kalypso has released the first reveal trailer for its recently announced game, Vikings - Wolves of Midgard. Developed by Games Farm (known previously for developing a number of budget military and hunting titles), the game features an isometric perspective, loot left behind by enemies, and the option to play in co-op mode.You can find the full reveal trailer below.
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  Coinciding with the trailer, the game is now available for pre-purchase on Steam, where
  
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• New Medic Character Among Big Updates Coming to Evolve

  03-08-2016 19:00
  Evolve is kicking off a new event today called Shear Madness, and with it comes an update each week for the next five weeks. The Quantum Surge Update, the first of the new changes, launches today.
  Among the changes coming to Evolve is a new medic character Quantum Caira who uses "sustained healing and careful positioning" to keep the team in the hunt.
  Shear Madness also introduces a new co-op mode, character adaptations, 3 map variants, as well as community-suggested features and improvemen
  
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• Suicide Squad's messy tone is all down to studio panic and last-minute changes

  03-08-2016 18:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Based on the general critical consensus Suicide Squad isn't quite the funtime caper we were expecting
  
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• Seven Key Takeaways From The NHL 17 Beta

  03-08-2016 18:36
  
  We've spent the past several days bag skating through the NHL 17 beta. After touring the online versus, EASHL, and Hockey Ultimate Team offerings, we have some key takeaways the direction the game seems to be heading in advance of its September 13 release date on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.If you haven't been keeping up with the news on NHL 17, you can dive deep here before you get to our beta impressions. 
  New Classes Give More Variety To EASHL
  With the return of the EASHL last year,
  
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• Every Xbox One S has a teensy Master Chief hiding inside and it's the best

  03-08-2016 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you just got a shiny new Xbox One S, ripping it open is probably the furthest thing from your mind right now
  
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• Suicide Squad director responds to negative reviews

  03-08-2016 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a tough couple of days for Suicide Squad's David Ayer
  
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• The Prey trailer actually explained aliens, powers, and more according to Bethesda

  03-08-2016 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Boy, that Prey E3 2016 trailer really was something, huh? Weird, exciting, full of danger and mystery, and according to developer Arkane, packing a few secrets you may have missed
  
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• Grow Up Might Look Like More of the Same - It Isn't

  03-08-2016 18:00
  “Wheeee!” “Errrrk!” “Ahhhh!”
  These are some of the noises elicited by Grow Home, last year’s Ubisoft Reflections’ side project-turned-acclaimed wobbly heart-melter. One noise you’re unlikely to have made is “I am deeply happy to have efficiently and quickly reached the end of this starry adventure and will now return to the drab vicissitudes of life”.
  Grow Home was a game technically about Pixar-y robot, BUD, climbing an alien bea
  
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• Playdead’s delightfully creepy platformer ‘Inside’ is coming to PlayStation 4

  03-08-2016 17:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Inside, developer Playdead's follow-up to Limbo, will hit PlayStation 4 this month. It was previously available on both Xbox One and PC, where it was met with critical acclaim for nearly every gaming publication.
  
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• Inside is officially coming to PS4 on August 23

  03-08-2016 17:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Former Xbox One console exclusive Inside is coming to PS4, less than two months after it first came out on June 29
  
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• No Man's Sky devs wrapping up first update, which will bring 'lots of new features and content'

  03-08-2016 17:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  PS4 space simulator No Man's Sky isn't even out yet, but developer Hello Games is still busting its hump to bring players new content
  
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• Destiny: Rise of Iron has new game-changing, class-neutral Artifacts

  03-08-2016 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny's Artifacts are going to get a lot cooler when Rise of Iron comes out next month
  
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• Every Madden 17 rating revealed in comprehensive EA spreadsheet

  03-08-2016 16:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Desperate to know how your favourite NFL team’s back-up running back is rated for Trucking ahead of Madden 17’s August 23 release date? Then do a little dab, because EA has unleashed a colossal spreadsheet which will tell you this, and every other default rating in the game
  
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• Hidden Agendas and Improved AI in Civilization 6

  03-08-2016 16:04
  
  The intention was for Gandhi to be peaceful to a fault. That the famous Indian leader would be near impossible to anger, to reflect his famous passive resistance philosophy. In Civilization, hostility was handled on a ten point scale, and to reflect Gandhi's pacifism his hostility would hover at around one or two on the scale.
  The problem for Civilization players was, however, that if they caused global hostility to reduce all at once, Gandhi's hostility would drop below the lowest measure on th
  
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• New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 image gives us a closer look at Yondu's new head-fin

  03-08-2016 16:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Those who attended Marvel's Hall H panel at San Diego Comic Con last month would have seen Michael Rooker debut the fancy new head-fin Yondu will be sporting in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol
  
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• Fake Band's Video Shows Footage From New Hitman Episode

  03-08-2016 15:59
  Hitman’s next location, Thailand, has been premiered in a fake band’s music video.
  The fake band in question is known as The Class, and the video for their actually real single Are We Stars (from a forthcoming possibly real or possibly fake EP, Providence), can be seen below, and contains hazy glimpses of the locations we'll soon be murdering our way through.
  Interestingly, the lead singer of the band is apparently one Jordan Cross, whose name you may have heard uttered by some of th
  
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• WWE 2K17 roster may have been revealed by clever forum poster

  03-08-2016 15:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  An enterprising forum poster appears to have figured out the majority of the (mostly unannounced) WWE 2K17 roster – with returns expected for Alberto Del Rio and The Dudley Boyz, but no place for the heavily rumoured Kurt Angle
  
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• Final Fantasy 15 Is Getting a Season Pass

  03-08-2016 15:09
  Surprise! Final Fantasy XV is getting a season pass.
  As reported by Gematsu, the Japanese version of the pass will feature the following six pieces of DLC:Booster Pack DLC #1Episode Gladiolus DLC #2Holiday Pack DLC #3Episode Ignis DLC #4Episode Prompto DLC #5Expansion Pack DLC #6
  As for what each of the packs will be remains to be seen. Currently, the Japanese season pass costs 2,700 yen, which is around $30 / £20. Again, we don’t know non-yen pricing, but we’ve reached out to
  
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• Read the first 145 issues of Nintendo Power online, right now

  03-08-2016 14:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Anyone looking for a dose of Nintendo nostalgia is in luck, as the first 145 editions of Nintendo Power magazine dating from 1988 to 2001 have been made available online in their entirety.
  
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• Online archive lets fans revisit the first 13 years of Nintendo Power

  03-08-2016 14:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Anyone looking for a dose of Nintendo nostalgia is in luck, as the first 145 editions of Nintendo Power magazine dating from 1988 to 2001 have been made available online in their entirety.
  
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• New Doctor Strange image give us a closer look at the Eye of Agamotto in action

  03-08-2016 14:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're just three months away from Doctor Strange - the final comic book movie of 2016 - and while we've gotten two trailers for the film the footage we've seen hasn't really emphasised the importance of the Eye of Agamotto, one of Strange's most powerful accessories
  
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• Standalone ARK Spin-Off Isn't Standalone Anymore

  03-08-2016 14:10
  ARK: Survival of the Fittest, formerly a free standalone game, will now be brought back to be part of the main ARK: Survival Evolved game.
  In a post on Steam this week, the developer did make clear that players who have played the game so far will continue to be able to do so without having to own ARK: Survival Evolved.
  Going forward however, you will have to own the main game in order to play the additional content.
  One of the reasons behind this is the release of the game's Development Kit. Th
  
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• Overwatch Has More Seasonal Events on the Way

  03-08-2016 13:27
  The Summer Games event is the first seasonal event for Overwatch, but it won't be the last.
  "This is our very first seasonal event in Overwatch," said Blizzard in a press release, "but there are more on the horizon. We're not quite ready to reveal our plans, but you can expect to see more festive Loot Box items, maps, and modes in the future." As soon as specifics are, IGN will let you know.
  Yesterday saw the release of the Olympics-themed Summer Games event, which adds new cosmetic items a
  
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• Suicide Squad fans petition to shut Rotten Tomatoes down after bad reviews

  03-08-2016 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've been following the movie news cycle for the last few hours then you're probably aware that the first wave of reviews for Suicide Squad have hit the web, and most of them are pretty negative
  
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• Pokevision's creator asks Niantic to listen to Pokemon Go fans

  03-08-2016 13:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Let's face it. We all miss the Pokemon Go tracking service Pokevision. Since the three step glitch h ...
  
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• This Super Mario map of the London Underground is every Nintendo-lover's dream

  03-08-2016 12:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LONDON — If you (a) live in London and (b) have at some point in your life played Nintendo, then it's pretty much unacceptable for you to not own a copy of this glorious London Underground map. The map is the latest in a series of Mario Maps made by Chicago-based graphic artist Robert Bacon. Copies can be purchased online for $25. SEE ALSO: This is what a 'Harry Potter' tube map looks like "One of the most complex maps that I've created and the very first with individual landmarks like Big
  
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• So that's where Xur goes on his days off - World of Warcraft...

  03-08-2016 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've all thought about it: what does Destiny's Xur do when he's not in the tower selling shiny things
  
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• No Man's Sky's First Update Is Already Complete

  03-08-2016 12:23
  Hello Games is ensuring there's more to come after the game's release next week.
  
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• Homage to Destiny's Xur Pops Up in World of Warcraft

  03-08-2016 12:09
  Blizzard has included a vendor named Xur'ios in World of Warcraft's Legion closed beta.
  According to the Destiny subreddit (via Eurogamer), Xur'ios offers items in exchange for "Curious Coins". Some items remain static, but one varies day-to-day. His inventory includes Gjallar’s “Horn”,  Ingram’s Puzzle, Krota’s Shield, and Mote of Light.
  The character is seemingly based upon Destiny's own high-end gear merchant, Xur, a mysterious figur
  
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• New FIFA 17 screens show off Bayern Munich's Frostbite makeover

  03-08-2016 11:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  After providing a sneak peek at Juventus in FIFA 17, EA has revealed how another club looks in the game's new Frostbite engine: German champions Bayern Munich
  
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• Hearthstone Fans: Got a Question for Ben Brode?

  03-08-2016 08:43
  Hearthstone's newest adventure - One Night in Karazhan - will begin in a little over a week, and takes place in a disco-fuelled remix of the iconic WoW location, complete with some of the most memorable encounters and characters.
  The adventure will also introduce 45 new cards to the game, and if the last adventure - The League of Explorers - is anything to go by, they could shake up the meta quite a bit.
  Hearthstone's Lead Designer Ben Brode is going to be coming into IGN's Sydney office tomorro
  
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• Pokemon Go Tracking Site Creator Sends Open Letter to Niantic

  03-08-2016 06:54
  Pokevision creator Yang Liu has described his disappointment regarding Pokemon Go’s current state in an open letter published via Medium.
  Explaining he was “never too excited about Pokemon Go” Liu conceded it became the “most amazing, yet simple thing” he’d seen in gaming, and he pronounced the effect of Pokemon Go has been “phenomenal.”
  “You’ve simply captured all of our hearts with Pokemon Go, Niantic,” wrote Liu. “But the
  
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• PlayStation's 'Powers' Canceled After Two Seasons

  03-08-2016 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Co-creator and EP Brian Michael Bendis broke the news on Twitter Wednesday.
  
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• PlayStation's 'Powers' Canceled After 2 Seasons

  03-08-2016 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Co-creator and EP Brian Michael Bendis broke the news on Twitter Wednesday.
  
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