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• Updated: No Man's Sky Review in Progress

  10-08-2016 23:45
  
  On day three of my No Man’s Sky journey, I find myself losing faith that there’s something better waiting for me out there. I’ve jumped to more than a dozen stars and passed through a black hole that told me I’d leapt more than 500 light years toward the galactic center. What wonders awaited me on the other side? Pretty much exactly the same things I’d been doing since I awoke on that first world. At this point No Man’s Sky is in desperate need of radical chan
  
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• No Man's Sky player reaches the secret at the center of the galaxy and it's… (SPOILERS)

  10-08-2016 23:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  You had to figure this was coming. When a game is touted by its developer as being hundreds of hours ...
  
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• More People Are Playing Rainbow Six Siege Now Than At Launch

  10-08-2016 22:32
  
  According to numbers provided to IGN by Ubisoft, Rainbow Six Siege's "daily player total is higher today than it was when we first shipped the game nine months ago."
  The actual number of daily active users is up 40%, and the spike comes on the heels of the new content update, Skull Rain, which went live last week.Rainbow Six Siege player activity since launchContinue reading…
  
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• Uncharted, Star Wars Director to Deliver PAX West Keynote

  10-08-2016 22:08
  
  Amy Hennig, former Uncharted series creative director and current senior creative director for Visceral Games' Star Wars project, will give the PAX West opening keynote at this year's convention.
  The expo's full schedule of panels and speakers, meanwhile, will be available via the official guidebook app, available through the PAX Website, later this week.
  Hennig is currently overseeing the development of Visceral's currently untitled Star Wars game, which is due out in 2018. Though few concrete
  
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• Luke Cage images reveal the bulletproof cool of Harlem's newest superhero

  10-08-2016 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Minds were blown yesterday when the first full-length trailer for Luke Cage hit the web
  
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• Beyond: Getting Lost In No Man's Sky's Endless Worlds

  10-08-2016 22:00
  
  This week's Beyond is a little unusual, as Max "Roof-Rack" Scoville, Brian "The Glovebox" Altano, Andrew "Center Console" Goldfarb and Zach "Cool Skull-Shaped Gearshift Knob" Ryan talk about their mixed, but mostly positive feelings toward the much-anticipated No Man's Sky.
  Then, Zach and Goldie take off to make room for Iron Galaxy bigwigs Chelsea Blasko and Dave Lang, as well their newly-hired colleague Adam Boyes, who you might
  
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• Battlefield 1 in black and white looks like real-life history

  10-08-2016 21:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  DICE is trying hard to make Battlefield 1's equipment and, er, battlefields look as historically authentic as possible
  
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• Mafia III's Writers Give An Inside Look At What Drives The "Voodoo Queen"

  10-08-2016 20:40
  In a new Inside Look released today by developer Hangar 13, the writers of Mafia III give new insight into the motivations of Cassandra, the leader New Bordeaux's Haitian syndicate. Though her relationship with protagonist Lincoln Clay is a turbulent one, their common enemy and her desire to reclaim and rebuild the Del Ray Hollow community trumps a lot of their distrust.
  "The two of them don't trust each other very much," Senior Writer Charles Webb explains in the video. "Lincoln is concer
  
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• If you pre-ordered No Man's Sky, watch out for this game-breaking bug

  10-08-2016 20:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Busting out the pre-order bonus ship in No Man's Sky with its built-in hyperdrive will get you exploring the galaxy far faster than going through all the tutorials… but the shortcut could lead straight to a dead end
  
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• Fan-made Pokemon Uranium adds more than 100 new Pokemon and Nuclear type

  10-08-2016 20:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Within a week of the Metroid 2 remake getting released - and immediately shut down - another group of Nintendo fans has decided to try its luck
  
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• Rime Gets a New Publisher, More Info Coming Next Year

  10-08-2016 20:13
  
  Grey Box and Six Foot will be teaming up with developer Tequila Works to publish adventure game Rime, which was originally set to be published by Sony.
  Back in March this year, we learned Sony would no longer be publishing the game via a statement from Tequila Works, despite the game being announced as a PlayStation exclusive in 2013. Additional information, including platform availability and gameplay details, will be coming early next year, according to a joint announcement from Grey Box
  
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• Make the next-gen jump with our favorite Xbox One bundles

  10-08-2016 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft's latest consoles are just as capable at streaming media as they are tackling games, even if they're not the cheapest consoles around. Check out our current picks for the best Xbox One bundles available this summer, whether you're looking for additional titles or expanded storage.
  
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• Transformers 5 adds another Decepticon in Barricade

  10-08-2016 19:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Transformers 5 is slowly stacking up every major 'bot from the franchise to fill out its non-human cast
  
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• The Smiths and PETA team up to release 8-bit ‘Meat Is Murder’-themed video game

  10-08-2016 19:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Smiths have partnered with PETA to release an 8-bit clicker called This Beautiful Creature Must Die, in which users click on animals to save them as they descend slowly to bladed, bloody doom.
  
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• Gears of War 4 really messed up by not calling a pre-order Dom skin "Dom of the Dead"

  10-08-2016 19:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft has detailed Gears of War 4's pre-order bonuses and all I have to say is … really? Nobody in marketing suggested the vastly superior "Dom of the Dead" over the comparatively plain "Zombie Dom" as the name of the skin pre-order customers unlock in the game's multiplayer? For shame
  
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• PlayerUnknown Teams Up With Bluehole For New Battle Royale Experience

  10-08-2016 19:01
  
  Game modder Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown’ Greene, creator of 'Battle Royale' game modes for H1Z1 and ARMA 3, is teaming up with South Korean game studio Bluehole in the making of a new open world PvP shooter titled PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.Up to 64 players will either work with or against one another on a secluded island during a last-man-standing fight to the death. Survival depends on finding vehicles, weapons, and supplies in a shrinking safe area in this core Battle Royale experi
  
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• Sony confirms it's hosting a PlayStation Meeting on the same day as those PS4 Neo rumors

  10-08-2016 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony will host a "PlayStation Meeting" event at 3 pm EDT / 8 pm BST on September 7 in New York City, and everything's coming up PS4 Neo
  
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• PlayStation Neo tipped for September 7th unveiling, the same date as iPhone 7 - rumours

  10-08-2016 18:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony will host a "PlayStation Meeting" event at 3 pm EDT / 8 pm BST on September 7 in New York City, and everything's coming up PS4 Neo
  
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• Doom, Uncharted 4, The Witcher 3: the best games of the EU PlayStation Summer Sale

  10-08-2016 18:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  It might be August, but it's still summer dammit, and that means the EU PlayStation Summer Sale is still going strong
  
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• Gears of War 4 'Impact' Multiplayer Map Revealed

  10-08-2016 18:00
  
  Meet 'Impact', a brand-new Gears of War 4 multiplayer map, not seen in the multiplayer beta or since. It's a symmetrical, multi-level playground suitable for shooting your opponents.
  First, a casual flythrough of the map:
  And now take a look at what gameplay looks like on 'Impact,' including your first look at the DeeBees in multiplayer.
  If you missed our IGN First kickoff on Monday, here's eight minutes of new campaign gameplay, featuring your first look at the DeeBees and some awesome old-man
  
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• PlayStation 4 Neo unveil set for September 7: report

  10-08-2016 17:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sony Interactive Entertainment is expected to reveal a significant step up from the PlayStation 4 console, the PlayStation 4 Neo, at an event on September 7. An official PlayStation Meeting event set for 3pm on September 7 in New York City is expected to mark the unveiling of the PlayStation 4 Neo, according to reports from Gameblog (French) and Vice Gaming. Such an announcement would also fall in line with previous practice, which saw the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 consoles unveiled at
  
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• Standalone Gwent Game's Closed Beta Delayed

  10-08-2016 17:53
  
  CD Projekt has announced that the closed beta for upcoming card game Gwent has been delayed until October 25.
  The beta was originally scheduled to launch in September. "Unfortunately," said the development team in a statement, "we feel we need some extra time with the game before we hand it off to you for testing."
  "We know we can make a first impression only once, and want to be sure everything is ready before we blast off," the statement continues. "Delivering a good game is more imp
  
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• See These Dream Teams In Action In New NBA 2K17 Trailer

  10-08-2016 17:42
  
  NBA 2K17 by developer Visual Concepts includes both this year's men's national team as well as the fabled 1992 Dream Team featuring Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and numerous other NBA stars from the time. This new teaser trailer gives a glimpse of what they might be capable of in the title.
  To access the two teams you'll have to pre-order the title. The wider context of how the teams are used in the game is unknown at this point.
  We don't know a lot about NBA 2K17 at this point, so take a look a
  
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• New Mafia 3 trailer gives the lowdown on another untrustworthy ally

  10-08-2016 17:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The cliche of gang members turning on their leaders is a well-known and well-worn storytelling device by this point, but it looks like Mafia 3 is at least trying to add some depth to the trope
  
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• We Sing Announced for PS4, Xbox One

  10-08-2016 17:00
  
  A new version of multiplayer karaoke game, We Sing has been announced for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
  The game features support for up to four USB mics (or eight via a companion app which turns your smartphone into a mic) and comes equipped with 30 songs and their respective music videos.
  The full tracklist hasn’t been revealed as of yet, but we do know it’ll contain Dancing Queen by Abba, Let’s Dance by David Bowie, Cake by DNCE, Stitches by Shawn Mendes, Chandelier by Sia, an
  
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• Star Wars: Rogue One - Riz Ahmed's pilot is "a little tense and volatile"

  10-08-2016 16:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's a safe bet that the second trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One - which will be arriving later this week - will give us a better look at the rebels we'll be getting to know later this year
  
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• How PS4 Neo Could Change No Man's Sky

  10-08-2016 16:07
  
  Sean Murray has discussed the implications of using the upcoming PS4 upgrade, codenamed Neo, to power No Man's Sky.
  Speaking to the Daily Star, Murray explains that the Neo - which will reportedly be revealed on September 7 - would "fundamentally change the experience" of the space exploration game.
  The key seems to be in the way the game is created, as compared to most others:
  "If you play another game and if they do a remaster of that game Continue reading…
  
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• Ultra-Violent Brawler Mother Russia Bleed Gets Release Date

  10-08-2016 16:02
  
  Violent four-player beat-‘em-up Mother Russia Bleeds is coming to PC, Mac, and Linux on September 5.
  Mother Russia Bleeds is set in an alternate version of the USSR and follows the exploits of a crew of imprisoned street fighters who must battle an oppressive criminal authority while overcoming forced drug addictions. It’s kind of like Streets of Rage if it were made by Rob Zombie.
  There’s also a special edition of the game available which comes with the soundtrack, a documenta
  
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• Here's why everyone is so confused about No Man's Sky having multiplayer

  10-08-2016 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Welcome to the rabbit hole. After two No Man's Sky players ended up on exactly the same planet last...
  
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• Final Just Cause 3 DLC Out Tomorrow

  10-08-2016 15:55
  
  Square Enix and Avalanche Studios have announced Just Cause 3's third and final DLC pack, Bavarium Sea Heist, will drop on August 11 for Air, Land & Sea expansion pass holders.
  For everyone else, you'll have to wait an extra week until August 18. The standalone DLC costs $6 / € 6 / £5, or the full expansion pass is still available for $25 / €25 / £20.
  Bavarium Sea Heist sees you braving the waters of West Medici in your new heavily armored rocket boat, where you'll be i
  
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• PlayStation 4 Neo details set for September 7: report

  10-08-2016 15:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sony Interactive Entertainment is expected to unveil a significant step up from the PlayStation 4 console, the PlayStation 4 Neo, at an event on September 7. An official PlayStation Meeting event set for 3pm on September 27 in New York City is expected to mark the unveiling of the PlayStation 4 Neo, according to reports from Gameblog (French) and Vice Gaming. Such an announcement would also fall in line with previous practice, which saw the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 consoles unveiled at
  
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• Star Wars: Rogue One gets a 15-second trailer teaser

  10-08-2016 14:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  A second trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One will be making its way online later this week, and as is still the custom for big blockbuster films a sneak peek at that new footage has emerged in the form of a 15-second teaser
  
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• Server Trouble May Have Affected No Man's Sky Player Meeting

  10-08-2016 13:45
  
  No Man's Sky creator Sean Murray has tweeted about yesterday's slightly anticlimactic meeting of players, suggesting that there's more to the space sim's ability to handle two games intersecting than we've seen so far.
  The developer - who has previously stated that the chances of meeting another player in the game's 18 quintillion-planet universe is "pretty much zero" - was understandably surprised at how fast it happened:Two players finding each other on a stream in the first day - that ha
  
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• Wolverine 3 could be the last time we see Sir Patrick Stewart's Professor X

  10-08-2016 13:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've known for a while that Wolverine 3 will be the last time we'll see Hugh Jackman as the clawed mutant, but it looks like there's a chance it will mark Sir Patrick Stewart's last appearance in the franchise too
  
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• Upcoming video games: 'Grow Up,' 'Okhlos,' 'F1 2016'

  10-08-2016 12:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Among upcoming video games, "Grow Up" sees red robot buddy BUD climb higher than ever before, "Okhlos" sees ancient Greek philosophers become cute but rabble-rousing rebel leaders, while the latest official Formula One racing game "F1 2016" aims to run rings around its predecessor.
  
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• Telltale Teases Mr. Robot Project

  10-08-2016 02:30
  
  Telltale Games has teased a possible project based on the Mr. Robot TV series.
  Telltale's Facebook and Twitter have shared a video from the series' 'E Corp Messaging' accounts. The video is promoting an upcoming messaging app from the fictional company seen in the Raimi Malik-starring cyber drama, which is apparently arriving August 17th. Check it out below.Coming this August, the new E Corp Messaging App for your mobile device. Together, we can connect the world... pic.twitter.com/fuaGSKsOWW
  Co
  
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• Two No Man's Sky Players Visit Same Planet at Same Time

  10-08-2016 01:59
  
  Two No Man's Sky players have attempted and failed to meet up in No Man's Sky after one player happened upon a planet already discovered by another.
  A thread on the No Man's Sky subreddit, as well as a Twitch live stream, show players thesadcactus and Psytokat coordinating to meet-up in front of the same NPC on the same planet's outpost. However, when the two appeared in the same location, they were unable to see each other.
  The players also were in the same location at different points in
  
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• PC game pirates begin to find cracks in Denuvo anti-piracy tech

  10-08-2016 01:32
  
  Vice Gaming reports that several pirates have begun to break through the protections offered by Denuvo's Anti-Tampering software....
  
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• No Man's Sky Servers Currently Down

  10-08-2016 00:42
  
  The servers for No Man's Sky are currently down.
  Hello Games founder and No Man's Sky creator Sean Murray humorously addressed the server status in a post on Twitter, saying, "There are way too many people playing right now. Maybe some of you can just log out? Decide amongst yourselves plz." In a separate post, Murray said:via Sean Murray on TwitterContinue reading…
  
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• Sony Confirms September PlayStation Event

  10-08-2016 00:21
  
  Sony has confirmed, in an invitation provided to IGN, that the company will hold a PlayStation-focused event in New York this September.
  The invitation does not elaborate on what will be specifically discussed at the event, which will be held in New York at the PlayStation Theater on September 7 at 3 p.m. ET. The invitation reads:
  "We hope to see you there, and we can’t wait to share details with you about the PlayStation business."Continue reading…
  
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• No Man's Sky dev talks about dealing with excessive fan enthusiasm

  10-08-2016 00:19
  
  In an ask-me-anything session on Reddit, Hello Games' Sean Murray offers insight into why developers can't say much even as fans clamor for answers about their game. ...
  
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• Two No Man's Sky players just reached the same place... but can't see each other

  10-08-2016 00:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  No Man's Sky's multiplayer status has been cloudy at best
  
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