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• Game Scoop!: The Ultimate Xbox Problem

  22-09-2016 23:14
  
  Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing Gears of War 4, games that mix genres, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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• Which Xbox Games With Gold games are free in October?

  22-09-2016 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Games With Gold goes to the dugout and then to prison in October, with Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings and The Escapists leading the way on Xbox One
  
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• WWE 2K17 Season Pass Details, All DLC Revealed

  22-09-2016 22:46
  
  2K Games has announced all of the DLC coming to WWE 2K17, including what will be available in the game's season pass and digital deluxe editions.
  WWE 2K17's season pass will cost $29.99 and include the Accelerator, Future Stars Pack, Hall of Fame Showcase, Legends Pack, and New Moves Pack DLC expansions, all of which will also be available separately.
  The Accelerator offers players access to all unlockable content in the game's VC Purchasable section that is available at launch while also allowi
  
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• Titanfall 2 has a "1v1 me bro" mode brought to you by Mtn Dew and Doritos

  22-09-2016 22:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first time someone challenges you to "1v1 me bro" in Titanfall 2, you don't have to just imagine the bottle of Mountain Dew and bag of Doritos at their side - you can thank PepsiCo for helping to make that moment possible
  
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• Mount & Blade: Warband Review

  22-09-2016 21:54
  
  Graphics aren’t everything - but they’re something. The sandbox-style RPG Mount & Blade: Warband is perhaps best compared to a work like the Bayeux Tapestry, a 230-foot long strip of cloth in northern France detailing one of the landmark events of the European Middle Ages. Background details barely show up at all, the people look two generations removed from Gumby, and the weavers couldn't even keep the lines on the border straight. Yet it's stunning to behold. Some parts look li
  
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• 'Fantastic' Nintendo NX Will Offer 'Different Experience' to Other Consoles - Ubisoft CEO

  22-09-2016 21:47
  
  Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has furthered claims that Nintendo's next console, codenamed NX, will stand apart from Microsoft and Sony's home consoles.
  Speaking to IGN at an Ubisoft event yesterday, Guillemot - who has previously expressed his admiration for the upcoming console - explained specifically why he was excited for NX:
  "I think, once again, the interface is very attractive," he said. "It's a machine that will be easy to use for all gamers. They have built in something that will give us
  
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• New Titanfall 2 trailer shows off-the-wall pilot combat - it's half a minute before they touch the ground

  22-09-2016 20:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  The big and boss Titans may be the eye candy of Titanfall 2, but don't forget about the Pilots, boost-jumping and wall-running all over the place as they take out enemy combatants with speed and precision
  
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• Destiny: Rise of Iron Review in Progress

  22-09-2016 20:23
  
  After a few months away from Destiny, I spent my first day with Rise of Iron as if I were joining anew. I was curious; how would a new player jumping into Rise of Iron via the Destiny Collection fare? It might take a bit to learn the difference between character level and Light level, sure, but I was immediately impressed by how quickly it brought me up to speed without sacrificing a challenge for the veteran Guardian. That aside, the new two-or-so-hour campaign feels short compared to its actua
  
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• Here's how to get a flying mount in Destiny: Rise of Iron. Kind of. Not really

  22-09-2016 19:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny: Rise of Iron lets you ride the little Fallen Shank looking things that fly harmlessly around the Plaguelands, and you don't even need to equip a weapon with the Rodeo perk first
  
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• PlayStation VR showpiece launch title ‘Rez Infinite’ supports 4K, 60FPS on PS4 Pro

  22-09-2016 19:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PlayStation virtual reality launch title Rez Infinite will output at 4K resolution with smoother framerates when played using Sony's upgraded PlayStation 4 Pro console hardware, port developer Enhance Games revealed this week.
  
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• How Dark Souls Made It Fun to Fail

  22-09-2016 19:17
  
  Dark Souls is five years old today, and even in this short time its legacy and influence has been great enough to leave a lasting impression on gaming that will live on for decades. Building on a formula first presented in From Software’s Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls is a game known for challenging players in ways few other games do.
  From this notorious difficulty, it’s given life to entire communities dedicated to helping one another or making it harder for one another. It’
  
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• 5 times the Dark Souls: Ashes of Ariandel gameplay showed it doesn't care about being fair

  22-09-2016 19:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Dark Souls games aren't just difficult because of the tough monsters you face or the ease with which they destroy you - they're also known for throwing all kinds of obstacles and traps into your path with little to no warning, challenging you to react quickly or die and remember not to do whatever it was you did last time
  
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• The Legend of Zelda as a Studio Ghibli film is the game-to-movie adaptation we need

  22-09-2016 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda is one of gaming's most consistently beautiful franchises, full of unique landscapes and expansive horizons
  
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• The Power Rangers strike hero poses on their mechs in 5 new posters

  22-09-2016 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're still waiting on our first bit of footage for the Power Rangers movie, but in the meantime Lionsgate have unveiled five new character posters that show our heroes posing with their Zords
  
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• Ubisoft says it wants The Division to 'feel like a shooter again,' with update 1.4

  22-09-2016 17:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been a few months since Ubisoft gave The Division some significant tweaks with update 1
  
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• WWE 2K17 Season Pass Includes New And Old Superstars, Moves, More

  22-09-2016 17:09
  Publisher 2K has revealed its DLC plans for the upcoming WWE 2K17, which include retro wrestlers such as The Fabulous Freebirds, up-and-coming Superstars, and some new moves and customization options. You can buy them a la carte if you like, but a season pass is coming as well.
  The season pass is priced at $29.99, and includes the following DLC, which will be coming out starting late 2016 and running through 2017. Check out the details below, with text from 2K.
  Accelerator 
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• Season Pass Includes New And Old Superstars, Moves, More

  22-09-2016 17:09
  Publisher 2K has revealed its DLC plans for the upcoming WWE 2K17, which include retro wrestlers such as The Fabulous Freebirds, up-and-coming Superstars, and some new moves and customization options. You can buy them a la carte if you like, but a season pass is coming as well.
  The season pass is priced at $29.99, and includes the following DLC, which will be coming out starting late 2016 and running through 2017. Check out the details below, with text from 2K.
  Accelerator 
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• John Wick 2 poster sees Keanu Reeves' hitman dressed to kill

  22-09-2016 16:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite the fact that it starred actors like Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Adrianne Palicki, and the ageless Keanu Reeves, John Wick wasn't really on many people's radar a couple of years ago
  
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• Star Wars' Felicity Jones was "doing kung fu rehearsals on a daily basis" for Rogue One

  22-09-2016 16:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  She knows kung fu. No, really. Star Wars: Rogue One's Felicity Jones has revealed that Jyn Erso clea ...
  
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• Rocket League Heads Underwater With Next Update

  22-09-2016 16:20
  
  Rocket League’s next free update, Aquadome, is coming in October.
  The underwater update includes a free water-themed arena, and will release alongside two premium DLC Battle-cars, Proteus and Triton, both of which cost $1.99 a pop.
  In the meantime, September’s Rocket League DLC takes the form of Rumble – a new mode that adds extravagant power-ups into the mix, such as being able to kick an opponent’s car, forcing your opposition to lose control, a grappling hook, a b
  
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• Iceland Not in FIFA 17 Due to Low Offer by EA

  22-09-2016 15:45
  
  Iceland won't be in this year's version of FIFA, because EA didn't offer its football association enough money.
  According to the BBC, Iceland's FA (KSI) said EA's offer of $15,000 was "below their expectations."
  Iceland's exclusion will come as a surprise to many, especially following their strong run at this year's Euro 2016 tournament in which they knocked out England. Iceland has never appeared in the game before.
  "They are the ones buying these rights and they almost want it for free," said
  
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• Star Wars movies are on the way for 2021 and beyond, confirms Disney

  22-09-2016 15:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lucasfilm are going to be very busy with Star Wars films for the next few years; In addition to December's Star Wars: Rogue One, Episode 8 and 9 already have release dates for 2017 and 2019 respectively, and a young Han Solo film will be sandwiched in-between them
  
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• The IGN UK Podcast x Inklecast Sorcery! Mash-Up

  22-09-2016 15:32
  
  Inkle's magnificent series of adventure games, Sorcery! comes to an end today with the release of Sorcery! 4: The Crown of Kings - last week, we helped give it a nice birth/send-off by joining studio co-founder Jon Ingold to perform a live mash-up podcast in London.
  For one glorious and mishap-filled evening, the IGN UK Podcast and the inklecast joined forces to play through the opening hour or so of the new game. The twist? The audience made our decisions for us. Expect goat lady burials, snake
  
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• Firewatch on Xbox One Delayed in Europe, Australia, NZ

  22-09-2016 15:30
  
  Firewatch is out now on Xbox One in a lot of places, however it has been delayed in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
  According to the Campo Santo blog, "some ratings issues delayed our Xbox One launch" in these three territories. Europe will be getting the game on September 30th, and New Zealand and Australia will be getting it a week after that.
  The Xbox One version of Firewatch is currently out in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina.
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• Vote in the Golden Joystick Awards 2016 and get 3 games, including Spec Ops: The Line, for £1/$1/€1

  22-09-2016 15:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The 34th Golden Joystick Awards are your chance to get behind your favourite games of the last 12 months
  
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• Support Ceases for Pokemon Fan Project Pokémon Uranium

  22-09-2016 15:06
  
  Support for a Pokémon fan project, Pokémon Uranium, has ceased.
  After nine years in development, the fan-made RPG has more than 100 original Pokémon, complete with a new region and a new Uranium type.
  While download links were removed from the website following takedown notices filed against the team's website host shortly after launch, online support for those who'd managed to download the game continued by way of updates and patches.
  According to an update today, howe
  
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• Upcoming video games: 'FIFA 17,' 'Forza Horizon 3,' 'Yo-Kai Watch 2'

  22-09-2016 14:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EA Sports adds an expanded career mode and greater detail to "FIFA 17," the latest in its annual soccer sim franchise, motor-racing game "Forza Horizon 3" heads for Australia, and creature collection jaunt "Yo-Kai Watch 2" finally launches outside of Japan, while "Clustertruck" lets us all in on one of 2016's YouTube gaming successes, and sci-fi strategy "XCOM 2" arrives on consoles. Marco Reus, in the black and yellow kit of Borussia Dortmund, is the game's cover athlete.
  
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• Ghost in the Shell movie reveals its first (cryptic) footage

  22-09-2016 13:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  For better or worse, popular Japanese manga series Ghost in the Shell is getting a Hollywood live-action adaptation next year
  
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• Assassin's Creed movie director is already thinking about a sequel with Michael Fassbender

  22-09-2016 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  It’s not even out in cinemas yet but given the game franchise’s penchant for leaping through time, the Assassin’s Creed movie already has sequel chatter
  
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• DC Universe Online Going Through a Rebirth of Its Own

  22-09-2016 12:51
  
  Daybreak Games has laid out some major changes coming to DC Universe Online’s combat.
  The core changes, as revealed on the DCUO forums, are as follows:Removing combat rating differentialSmoothing out how you gain stats over the course of your character’s lifeRedistributing where stats come fromRevamping stat-related skill points
  The removal of Combat Rating Differential is sure to be a welcome change. While the idea of having enemies scale up and down around your level is sound in pr
  
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• New Walking Dead season 7 footage teases King Ezekiel's Kingdom

  22-09-2016 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're just over a month away from the season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead, which will finally reveal Negan's victim
  
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• New The Walking Dead season 7 footage teases King Ezekiel's kingdom

  22-09-2016 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're just over a month away from the season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead, which will finally reveal Negan's victim
  
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• Postmortem: Steve Jackson's Sorcery! series by Inkle

  22-09-2016 09:59
  
  Jon Ingold, the narrative director and co-founder of inkle, discusses the iterative process of turning Steve Jackson's beloved Sorcery! gamebooks into a series of well-received video games. ...
  
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• FIFA 17 Review

  22-09-2016 07:19
  
  FIFA 17’s headline feature is The Journey, a story about a prodigious young talent attempting to make a name for himself in the Premier League. It’s a microcosm of everything that’s good and bad about FIFA – peerless presentation surrounding a match engine that’s an improvement on last year, but still needs work – and yet it’s the most fun I’ve had with the series for a good few seasons. Perhaps more importantly, it’s a welcome reminder of th
  
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• Unlocked: Firewatch Creators Join Us

  22-09-2016 06:28
  
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  On this week's Xbox show, Firewatch releases on Xbox One, so we talk to creators Sean Vanaman and Jake Rodkin for an hour or so. Learn what it takes to make a game, plus a few interesting Telltale Walking Dead Season 1 anecdotes too (both Sean and Jake were instrumental in that game prior to making Firewatch).
  Oh, and Unlocked now has its own snazzy new homepage! Bookmark this: go.ign.com/unlocked
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• FIFA 17 The Journey spoilers – how long does it last and what do you get for completing it?

  22-09-2016 06:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The biggest new feature in FIFA 17 is its Mass-Effect-inspired story mode named The Journey, which follows fictional character Alex Hunter in his quest to make it from a Clapham Common under-11s team to the Premier League
  
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• NBA 2K17 Review

  22-09-2016 02:37
  
  NBA 2K17 succeeds by touching a spot on the backboard most other sports games can’t jump up and reach. Even when it feels too grindy or misses a step, it provides diverse options and singular moments of basketball gameplay bliss that are hard to top.
  The NBA 2K series as a whole works for me because it excites me as an NBA super fan. It’s a game that celebrates the athletes, taps into the excitement of a big-time dunk, and allows me to customize who I want to be on the court. Sometim
  
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• The realities of being a game designer in a big studio like BioWare

  22-09-2016 01:10
  James Ohlen has been in the game industry for a while now - 20 years just at BioWare. Today, he's design director of the EA-owned developer looking over franchises like Mass Effect and Dragon Age. ...
  
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