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• Shovel Knight To Make A Cameo Appearance In Yooka-Laylee

  25-09-2016 20:20
  A new trailer for the upcoming 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee teased that Shovel Knight will be making an appearance in the highly anticipated 3D platformer. Shovel Knight will appear as a non-playable character in the game.
  Shovel Knight has made cameo appearances in several other games, including Runbow, Road Redemption, and more. According to EuroGamer, Playtonic developers and Yacht Club Games hopped on Skype to practice Shovel Knight's silly-sounding dialogue, which is pretty amusing. 
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• Watch Lincoln Clay Infiltrate A Hotel To Take Out A Crime Boss

  25-09-2016 19:30
  Mafia III's release is just around the corner, and 2K has unveiled some extended gameplay that was shown at both Gamescom and Tokyo Game Show. In the video below, we are introduced to Tony Derazio, Sal Marcano's merciless underboss. To take out the crime lord, protagonist Lincoln Clay infiltrates the Royal Hotel where Tony resides in his penthouse.The beginning of the video gives a breakdown of the different districts in New Bordeaux, which is a reimagining of New Orleans in the '60s. Each area
  
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• Why more young men are playing video games instead of working

  25-09-2016 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A recent unpublished study from researchers at Princeton University, the University of Rochester, and the University of Chicago found that more young men, particularly those who don't have college degrees, are living at home, working part-time or not at all, and regularly playing video games. Recommended: Video game trivia: How much do you know?
  
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• Shovel Knight Guest Starring in Yooka-Laylee

  25-09-2016 18:37
  
  Yooka-Laylee will feature a very special guest character, as developer Playtonic Games has announced that Shovel Knight will make an appearance in its upcoming 3D platformer.
  The studio shared the news in a post on Twitter, as well as a brand-new trailer that showcases the game's expansive cast of colorful characters.
  Following a delay earlier this year, Yooka-Laylee is now slated to release sometime during the first quarter of 2017.
  While you patiently wait for the release of Playtonic's crowdf
  
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• Every video game launching this fall that you need to know about

  25-09-2016 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As of this week, fall has officially begun. That means a whole lot of things—changing colors, cooler temperatures, the weirdest presidential election of all time—but more importantly, it means that a truckload of video games are coming out. And by truckload, I means dozens and dozens for each and every platform (save for the Wii U). But rather than list all of the titles, we've decided to round up the best of the best; the ones you really need to be looking out for this fall. DON'T M
  
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• You can buy an Xbox One S 500GB Halo Console with a $50 gift card

  25-09-2016 15:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With Black Friday still weeks away, finding a deal on Microsoft's new Xbox One S console is nearly impossible. However, if you can't wait till the holidays, Dell currently has the Xbox One S 500GB Halo Edition console with a $50 gift card for $300.
  
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• Minecraft Chinese Mythology Pack Coming Soon

  25-09-2016 02:30
  
  Minecraft: Console Edition is receiving a ton of new content on October 4, with the Chinese Mythology Mash-Up Pack and a general game update that brings with it new mobs, items, terrain generation, blocks, banners, and more.
  The Chinese Mythology pack will cost $4.99 and includes of a pre-made world featuring mountain ranges occupied by dragons, a monastery, and a new map specially made for the Battle mini game. It also adds 41 new skins and 13 new music tracks to the game.
  A free content update
  
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