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• ReCore Patch Will Improve Load Times on Xbox One

  21-09-2016 23:58
  
  A patch dedicated to reducing ReCore's load times on Xbox One will be released this week.
  As noted on the game's official website, load times for larger areas, however, "may continue to take more time than expected," even after the patch is deployed.
  "We want you to know that we’ve been listening closely, and the number one thing you’ve mentioned you’d like to see improvements on is load times," the post says. "We heard you, we appreciate your patience."
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• Here's how Battlefield 1 aims to make melee weapons matter again

  21-09-2016 23:46 via gamesradar.com
  Modern warfare doesn't involve much close-quarters or melee fighting, but back in the era that Battlefield 1 is portraying, clubs, knives, bayonets, shovels, pickaxes, and more were all fair game
  
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• Blizzard Dropping Battle.net Name, Focusing on Brand

  21-09-2016 23:42
  
  Blizzard Entertainment's online gaming service, long known as battle.net, will now be known simply as Blizzard tech.
  According to an update on the World of Warcraft website, the change is in name, and name alone. The core technology behind Battle.net will "continue to serve as the central nervous system for Blizzard games," Blizzard said.
  Battle.net has been around for a long time. The original version of the service launched nearly 20 years ago, on November 30, 1996. Over the years, Blizzard sa
  
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• A 'key' tip about keys and doors from BioShock's lead level designer

  21-09-2016 23:29
  
  Former BioShock lead level designer Bill Gardner explains why you should think carefully about how players' path to a puzzle can influence their desire (and ability) to solve it. ...
  
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• New custom overlays make 360Fly action-cam shots look like a video game

  21-09-2016 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Beware, using this software may remind you of your favorite racing video game. A new partnership between 360Fly and RaceRender allows users to upload custom speedometers, track maps, and more to their own 360 footage.
  
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• Paper Mario: Color Splash Gets A Splashy New Trailer

  21-09-2016 23:06
  Paper Mario: Color Splash is hitting Wii U on October 7, and there's a new trailer featuring all kinds of bells, whistles, and dollops of paint to check out.After some extensive time with the title at PAX West 2016, I'm definitely curious to see how things shake out for the precision-tapping turn-based combat of the upcoming Mario RPG.The trailer features a solid mix of gameplay, environments, and a host of characters and foes, so give it a look if the hammer-slamming, pig summoning, card-paint
  
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• ReCore is getting an update to reduce its abysmal load times

  21-09-2016 22:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the biggest sticking points I brought up in my ReCore review was its ridiculously long load times - often coming close to, or taking longer than, two minutes
  
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• What's the difference between PS4 slim and Xbox One S: all your questions answered

  21-09-2016 22:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One just so happened to get their most significant hardware revisions yet within a month and a half of each other
  
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• Dishonored 2 Community Events Announced for NYC, SF, LA

  21-09-2016 22:04
  
  Bethesda has announced plans to host three separate community events in the United States to provide fans the opportunity to play Dishonored 2 before its release in November.
  The first event will be held next week in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 28. The remaining two will take place in Los Angeles and New York City on October 3 and October 10, respectively.Dishonored 2 fan event invite, via BethesdaContinue reading…
  
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• Get a job: Irrational, Sony and more now hiring on Gamasutra's Job Board!

  21-09-2016 22:02
  
  From Irrational Games to Disruptor Beam to Sony itself, here are just a few of the many great job openings you'll find over on Gamasutra's industry-leading job board!...
  
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• Beyond: What Are Your 3 Most Anticipated Games This Fall?

  21-09-2016 22:00
  
  This week, Max "True Lies" Scoville, Brian "Raw Deal" Altano, Marty "Junior" Sliva and Alanah "Kindergarten Cop" Pearce break down the three games each of them are looking forward to most about this fall's lineup of big game releases. Plus, Max played Last Guardian (along with Zach, who wrote a great preview) and Hideo Kojima threw some shade in the direction of Metal Gear Survive.
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• Don't Miss: Jesse Schell speaks to games' power for peace

  21-09-2016 21:49
  
  In a moving keynote at the 2011 Games for Change event, veteran game dev Jesse Schell advocated games' power to create peace, and the concept of media as an expression of care for others....
  
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• Creepiest person in Wonder Woman trailer confirmed as villain

  21-09-2016 21:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're under a year away from Wonder Woman hitting screens and there's a fair amount of details we still don't know
  
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• Check Out Five Minutes Of The Upcoming Ashes of Ariandel Dark Souls III DLC

  21-09-2016 21:31
  Dark Souls III's first chunk of DLC, Ashes of Ariandel, arrives on October 25th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.If you're looking for a sneak peak of what to expect, Bandai Namco has unveiled a new five minute video packed with action. Be warned, if you're trying to avoid spoilers, you should probably skip the video and wait for the DLC. However, if you're looking for a taste of things to come, it's a fairly hearty helping of some new environments and action!
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• Submit talks to the GDC 2017 Mobile Summit now!

  21-09-2016 21:08
  
  The popular Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit at GDC is now the Mobile Summit, and to celebrate organizers of the 2017 Game Developers Conference are calling for great talk submissions! ...
  
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• Gwent Is Getting A Stress Test This Week

  21-09-2016 21:03
  
  CD Projekt RED has announced a server stress test for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game that will take place this Friday, September 23, from 11am ET / 8am PT to 3pm ET / 12pm PT, and Tuesday, September 27, from 2pm ET / 11am PT to 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT.
  Called Kill The Servers, the stress test will only be available on PC and won’t have deck building functionality. If you’re looking to participate, you need to be signed up for the game’s closed beta that’s launching in late Octobe
  
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• Naomi Plays World of Warcraft: Legion

  21-09-2016 20:59
  
  I was starting high-school when Warcraft came out and well, now is as a good a time as any. With Mark back on the show to play along, join us as we level up and quest through Azeroth in World of Warcraft: Legion. Wish us luck!
  Just so you know, we're going to be livestreaming every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1PM - 3PM PT. We'll focus on new releases and DLC drops, but let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see!
  We'll be answering questions live during the stream, so tweet
  
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• Q& A: The state of the indie game industry from the view of an indie publisher

  21-09-2016 20:56
  
  Indie game publisher Versus Evil has worked with developers behind games like The Banner Saga, Bedlam, and Guild of Dungeoneering. General manager Steve Escalante shares his insight into the business....
  
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• How Nintendo devs grappled with making the first 3D Mario game

  21-09-2016 20:51
  
  "Implementing jumping in 3D is really difficult," says Miyamoto in newly-translated Super Mario 64 chats. "We had to design the levels so that as long as your jump was 'close enough', you'd make it."...
  
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• The Gwent stress test and beta: How to start playing

  21-09-2016 20:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gwent, the card game mini-game introduced in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, is getting its own standalone release, and your chance to try it is fast approaching thanks to recently-announced stress tests and a closed beta
  
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• Blizzard is saying goodbye to the 20-year-old Battle.net brand

  21-09-2016 20:10
  
  Blizzard announced today that it's deep-sixing the "Battle.net" brand -- though not the technology itself -- now that the notion of a dedicated multiplayer network for games seems quaint. ...
  
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• Xbox exec claims PS4 Pro specs are ‘not enough to do true 4K’

  21-09-2016 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Xbox senior director of product management and planning Albert Penello claims that the computing speed driving Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 Pro console is "not enough to do true 4K."
  
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• PS4 Pro specs are ‘not enough to do true 4K,’ says Xbox executive

  21-09-2016 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Xbox senior director of product management and planning Albert Penello claims that the computing speed driving Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 Pro console is "not enough to do true 4K."
  
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• Magic Leap's 'chief game wizard' has big ideas for the mixed reality future

  21-09-2016 19:31
  
  Graeme Devine was enjoying his time away from games, walking his dog along the beach in Santa Cruz, California. He was essentially retired. But then he got a call from a startup called Magic Leap. ...
  
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• Blog: 5 lessons I learned as Failbetter Games' marketing manager

  21-09-2016 19:29
  
  Haley Uyrus, marketing manager at Failbetter Games, discusses five lessons for indie marketing after switching from pre-release to post-release marketing and PR....
  
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• Baseball! Apocalypse! Prison! Here are October’s Games With Gold for the Xbox

  21-09-2016 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  If you like baseball, escaping prison, or wallowing in depression as everyone around you dies, then October's Xbox Games With Gold has something for you. I Am Alive and The Escapists are among the freebies being offered.
  
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• Jessica Jones showrunner says season 2 will show Jessica is still "messed up"

  21-09-2016 19:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Read with caution! This article contains spoilers for Jessica Jones season 1 What separates Jessica Jones from other superhero shows and movies is its approach to the darker side of being superhuman
  
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• Come out to VRDC and learn how to make VR/AR truly accessible

  21-09-2016 19:03
  At the standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference this November a panel of experts will gather to discuss just that in a session titled "For Every Gamer: Making VR and AR Truly Accessible." ...
  
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• Darkest Dungeon Hits PS4 And Vita On September 27

  21-09-2016 18:55
  Darkest Dungeon hits PS4 and Vita on September 27, and Red Hook Studios has released a new trailer showcasing some of the action players can expect as they unearth the horrors lurking beneath. The trailer includes accolades from the PC launch much earlier this year  and some gameplay.
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  Darkest Dungeon is definitely one of my favorite games that hit this year, an uncompromising dungeon dive with a unique aesthetic and unforgettable characters. I'm e
  
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• Four ways the new Dishonored 2 trailer proves an assassin's best weapon is creativity

  21-09-2016 18:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh sure, you might think all it takes to be a magical assassin in the world of Dishonored 2 is a blessing from The Outsider and some knives, but a new trailer shows that's only half the fun
  
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• Pokemon's CEO Offers Some Clues On Nintendo's Rumored NX Console-Handheld Hybrid

  21-09-2016 18:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo has yet to utter a peep about its next console, code-named the NX, but an increasing number of reliable rumors point to the new machine being a console-handheld hybrid. Well, Nintendo may not be talking, but their friends/business partners at The Pokemon Company have finally let a shred of NX information slip. “The NX is trying to change the concept of what it means to be a home console device or a handheld device.
  
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• Firefly star Nathan Fillion says one season was "enough"

  21-09-2016 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Firefly often comes up in discussions about TV shows that were cancelled too soon, and for good reason
  
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• Alt.Ctrl.GDC needs your unique alternative controller games!

  21-09-2016 18:03
  
  The ever-popular ALT.CTRL.GDC is returning for GDC 2017, and seeking submissions until Dec. 2nd for one-of-a-kind game peripherals, contraptions and novelties which enhance game experiences! ...
  
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• Xbox Live Games With Gold for October Announced

  21-09-2016 18:01
  
  Microsoft has announced its lineup of free games that will be available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers next month through its Games With Gold program.
  According to a post on Xbox Wire, Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings will be available as a free download throughout the month of October for Xbox One owners. Additionally, The Escapists will be free of charge on the platform from October 16 to November 15. For our thoughts on Team 17's prison escape game, read IGN's The Escapists review.
  
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• Freaking out about Nintendo NX? This Nightmare Before Christmas parody should help

  21-09-2016 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Are you waiting eagerly for the Nintendo NX to get an official reveal from Nintendo? Spending your free time poring through patents, release calendars, and confirmations from everyone but Nintendo itself? YouTuber RogersBase knows exactly how you feel, and has perfectly captured the mania of more than a year of NX speculation in this parody of The Nightmare Before Christmas' "What's This?" musical number
  
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• Every GTX 1070/1080 sold comes with a free ‘Gears of War 4’ on PC, Xbox One

  21-09-2016 17:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gears of War 4 is now free for anyone buying Nvidia GTX 1070 or 1080 graphics cards. The new title offers support for 4K gaming, so both Microsoft and Nvidia want to use it to showcase what the new generation of GPUs can do.
  
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• The Assassin's Creed movie's robot claw Animus might end up in the games

  21-09-2016 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  While it looks like the Assassin’s Creed movie is sticking to most of the stealthy rules of the franchise - hood, check, blades, check - one thing that was immediately different in the trailer was Abstergo’s Animus
  
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• Blog: Showcasing your game at EVO

  21-09-2016 17:17
  
  I'd like to share with you our experience with showcasing our upcoming game at various gaming events. Today's blog focuses on our time at fighting game extravaganza, EVO....
  
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• Emily And Corvo Toy With Their Enemies In Dishonored 2 Creative Kills Video

  21-09-2016 16:56
  Emily and Corvo are a powerful force in Dishonored 2, capable of taking on veritable armies alone. A new video from Bethesda and Arkane Studios shows some spectacular kills and other stunts, highlighting some of the crazy things that players will be able to do with the game's impressive character skills and abilities.
  The lengthy video shows a variety of ways to take on foes – including throwing them around like dolls, vaporizing them with security gates, and misdirecting their attention
  
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• Dragon Ball Fusions Coming to the West

  21-09-2016 16:53
  
  Dragon Ball Fusions will release for Nintendo 3DS in the west on December 13, 2016, Bandai Namco has announced.
  The upcoming handheld action-RPG features a battle system that has both strategy and real-time action elements, combining fighting with customization for a new type of experience unique to the Dragon Ball franchise.
  In Dragon Ball Fusions, players will be able to traverse the world and find various items to collect, as well as fighters to ally with and fuse together to create more powe
  
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• New Zelda: Breath of the Wild Video Shows Link Cooking

  21-09-2016 16:50
  
  Nintendo released a new video for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild yesterday.
  The video was posted to the official Zelda Facebook page, with the caption "What's for dinner tonight, Link?"Link approaches a campfire to light a torch, which he then uses to light a fire under a cooking pot. He then selects which items to make into food, they're thrown into the pot, and a few seconds later, a tasty meal appears.
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• Capturing the essence of skyscraper management in Project Highrise

  21-09-2016 16:43
  
  "It's a chaotic system: small changes can cascade into large and unforeseen impacts, but also the use of the building by inhabitants causes constant flux and change." ...
  
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• Destiny: Rise of Iron brings back Thorn, here's how to get it

  21-09-2016 16:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thorn is back in Destiny: Rise of Iron. There's no point in trying to take the high road, the Crucib ...
  
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• Miyazaki Not Ruling Out Working on "Dark Souls-Like" Games

  21-09-2016 16:30
  
  Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has previously said that, for him, "Dark Souls is over", but has said that another From Software developer could convince him that they deserve to make another. That doesn't seem quite like the end of the story, however.
  In an interview with IGN at Tokyo Game Show, Miyazaki explained that while he doesn't feel like making another Dark Souls game right now, that doesn't rule out the idea of using the iconoclastic series' ideas elsewhere:
  "It doesn't necessaril
  
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• The Assassin's Creed movie's historical sequences are all in Spanish

  21-09-2016 16:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yes, you did read that right. Or, more appropriately ‘Si.’ All of the historical sequenc ...
  
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• From Software Working on 3 Games, One Is Armored Core

  21-09-2016 16:00
  
  From Software president and Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has said that his studio is currently developing three games, and that one of them will be a new entry in the Armored Core series.
  In an interview with IGN at Tokyo Game Show, Miyazaki gave hints as to what each of the three games will be:
  "So there are several titles that we are currently working onSome of those are dark fantasy, some of those could be a mech- that's one thing. The second thing is that one of the new titles I've b
  
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• Microsoft Exec: PS4 Pro Not Powerful Enough to Run True 4K

  21-09-2016 15:22
  
  Microsoft’s Albert Penello claims the PS4 Pro’s 4.2 teraflops of power isn’t enough to render ‘true 4K’ natively.
  In an interview with Eurogamer, he said “I think there are a lot of caveats they're giving customers right now around 4K. They're talking about checkerboard rendering and up-scaling and things like that. There are just a lot of asterisks in their marketing around 4K, which is interesting because when we thought about what spec we wanted f
  
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• Oculus Touch Controllers Reportedly Cost More Than Expected

  21-09-2016 15:20
  
  The Oculus Touch, the upcoming motions controllers for the Oculus Rift, reportedly cost way more than people were expecting.
  Engadget's Nick Summers noticed a pre-order sign for the Oculus Touch, stating you can order now for launch day delivery for £189.99 in the UK.
  You will be getting an extra camera in the bundle, as well as the two controllers, which may account for the unexpected price.
  For comparison, the HTC Vive costs £759 in the UK. If this pricing is correct, an Oculus Rif
  
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• Star Trek Beyond is warping to DVD and Blu-ray in November, watch the first deleted scene

  21-09-2016 14:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Trek Beyond only made its cinematic debut in July, but we'll be able to watch it at home as early as October
  
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• The majority of PS4 Pro 4K games will be upscaled, says Sony

  21-09-2016 13:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  PS4 Pro's power upgrade and 4K abilities have been fairly vaguely explained following its reveal
  
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