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• 2 New Gears of War 4 Xbox One S Bundles Announced

  30-09-2016 23:41
  
  Microsoft has unveiled two new Gears of War 4 Xbox One S bundles ahead of the shooter's October 11 release.
  The first includes Gears of War 4 and a 1 TB white console, according to Xbox Wire. This standard bundle will be available worldwide October 11 for $350 USD.
  The second, "special edition" bundle features a 500 GB "deep blue" console and will only be available in the US and Australia for $300 USD. This bundle, exclusive to Microsoft Stores and GameStop (EB Games for Australian shoppers), hi
  
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• Get a job: Nintendo needs a Product Marketing Specialist fluent in Japanese

  30-09-2016 23:16
  
  Want to be the uncle (or aunt) who works at Nintendo? The company is hiring a bilingual marketing specialist who can speak Japanese and English. ...
  
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• Final Fantasy 15's car radio has tunes spanning every numbered Final Fantasy game

  30-09-2016 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 15 is, among many other things, a road trip with your bros
  
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• What do the PS4 Pro and Xbox's Project Scorpio mean for the game industry?

  30-09-2016 23:01
  
  Gamasutra staffers weigh in on the PS4 Pro and the Xbox Scorpio. Do these souped-up mid-cycle console refreshes foretell a fundamental change in the concept of console cycles? Or... maybe not so much? ...
  
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• Sunless Sea Lead Writer Announces New Digital Board Game

  30-09-2016 23:00
  Alexis Kennedy, the lead writer and creative director of Sunless Sea,
  announced on his blog today that he's working on new game calledCultist Simulator.
  Kennedy, who has also worked as a writer, coder, and creativedirector on games including Fallen London, Dragon Age: The Last Court,and Stellaris, said Cultist Simulator will be a "digital board game ofmystery, experimentation, and self-destruction."
  The single-player game is set to feature what Kennedy calls "parallel
  victory conditions" for "s
  
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• Don't Miss: When the player's screen is the game's screen

  30-09-2016 22:58
  Since we took the time to play Duskers today, why not take a look back at our examination of games that turn the player's computer into a diegetic interface? ...
  
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• Watch Gamasutra play Duskers with designer Tim Keenan

  30-09-2016 22:43
  
  We talked with Duskers designer Tim Keenan about how he survived the process of making his own indie game, and how his game evolved from a tower defense game into a horror experience over time. ...
  
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• The Purge is coming to TV - batten down the hatches!

  30-09-2016 22:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Of all the film franchises that are currently raking in the big bucks, The Purge is possibly the most surprising
  
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• Gears of War 4 on disc needs an 11GB day-one patch, plan your launch marathons accordingly

  30-09-2016 22:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Be advised, non-connected and/or impatient Gearheads: physical copies of Gears of War 4 will require an additional 11GB of data to be downloaded before you can start playing
  
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• Nintendo of Japan prepares mini NES for worldwide release

  30-09-2016 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With a miniaturized version of the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System already anticipated for November 11, a similarly small edition of its Japanese equivalent, the Famicom, is now on its way for November 10. Originally launched in 1983, the Family Computer video game console became Nintendo's first major, worldwide success. The Famicom brought Mario from video game arcades into the home.
  
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• Gears of War 4 gets 2 new Xbox One S bundles in white and teal

  30-09-2016 21:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you want to pick up an Xbox One S and Gears of War 4 together and you don't want your new console to look like it narrowly survived a bear attack, Microsoft has some more options for you
  
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• This Is the Biggest LEGO Ship Ever Built

  30-09-2016 20:22
  
  A Danish shipping company has built the world's biggest ship made of LEGO bricks. As reported by Brothers Brick, DFDS built the giant plastic vessel, dubbed Jubilee Seaways, with over 1,000,000 individual LEGO bricks.
  According to the DFDS blog, the ship was constructed to celebrate the company's 150th anniversary. Modeled after one of DFDS' real-life ferries, over 7,000 employees worked on the construction by assembling thousands of bricks made of 45 individual LEGO pieces.
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• Marvel Future Fight publisher Netmarble is gearing up to go public

  30-09-2016 20:19
  
  The Korean publisher hopes to be rolling in cash as it gets ready for an initial public offering on the Korean stock market. ...
  
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• Paladins: Champions of the Realm Coming to PS4, Xbox One

  30-09-2016 20:17
  
  Hi-Rez Studios' team-based shooter Paladins: Champions of the Realm is getting a closed beta on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
  Just like on PC and Mac, Paladins will continue to be free on consoles. If you're on PS4, you can sign up for the beta here. Xbox One players can sign up here.
  "From day one of development, Paladins was designed with console in mind," the developer wrote on its website. "We’ve enlisted some big-name console gamers to make sure the control scheme feels just right.
  
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• Retro and revamped: Nintendo Mini Classic has save function, digital manuals

  30-09-2016 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As we get older, finding the time to game is harder, so the ability to save games is really important. When Nintendo launches the Mini Classic in November, you'll be able to save wherever and whenever you like.
  
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• Nintendo Mini Classic will let you save games wherever, whenever you like

  30-09-2016 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As we get older, finding the time to game is harder, so the ability to save games is really important. When Nintendo launches the Mini Classic in November, you'll be able to save wherever and whenever you like.
  
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• Persona 5 gets the Catherine costume DLC you didn't know you wanted

  30-09-2016 19:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 5 has had a successful launch in Japan, and to celebrate, Atlus is giving away free costumes
  
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• Blog: A crowdsourced guide to crowdfunding

  30-09-2016 19:37
  
  In preparation for his own Kickstarter campaign, programmer Piotr Lipert asked around 1000 creators who've used the platform a few questions. Here's what they had to say. ...
  
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• Report: Pokemon Go may have given the mobile market a shot in the arm

  30-09-2016 19:24
  According to data from Newzoo, Pokemon Go may have given the mobile games market a boost by introducing new players who haven't played any major mobile games yet....
  
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• Dishonored 2 lets you play how you want, so watch the same level beaten three different ways

  30-09-2016 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dishonored 2 is adding plenty of cool new features, but it's also keeping a lot of what made the first game fun
  
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• Japan's getting its own Mini NES/Famicom and it's even cuter than ours

  30-09-2016 18:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Japan is getting its own NES Mini with 30 built-in games, but more importantly it's the most adorable thing ever made from molded plastic
  
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• At VRDC, experts share lessons learned surviving the early days of VR

  30-09-2016 18:02
  
  You can hear some of those learnings for yourself at the inaugural standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference this November, where a group of VR/AR pioneers will share their experiences....
  
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• Why is selling good games so hard? A look back at an Early Access launch

  30-09-2016 17:56
  
  "We are here to reveal the good, the bad, and the ugly of first two months of marketing and sales of Book of Demons, our first ever Steam published game."...
  
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• What We Do in the Shadows is getting a TV spin-off

  30-09-2016 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've known for a while that What We Do in the Shadows - the cult vampire comedy conceived by Jermaine Clement and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi - would be getting a werewolf-focused sequel titled 'We're Wolves', but today brings news (via Radio New Zealand) that a TV spin-off is in the works too
  
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• Blog: Generic classes in Unity

  30-09-2016 17:10
  
  Blindflug Studios' former game designer and programmer Tabea Iseli has put together a short beginners guide to generic classes in Unity and when they might be useful to you. ...
  
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• Pokemon Go traffic data explains staggered launch

  30-09-2016 17:04
  A Google blog post detailing the relationship between Pokemon Go and the Google Cloud goes some way to explaining the game's stop-start launch.  ...
  
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• Fifty times the expected users is why Pokemon Go was so slow, bro

  30-09-2016 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've heard a lot from Niantic and The Pokemon Company about how Pokemon Go exceeded expectations, but just how unprepared were the people behind the game? About 50 times less prepared than they should've been, it turns out
  
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• NES Classic Is Budget-Priced NES-talgia...With a Catch

  30-09-2016 16:58
  
  Nintendo’s new mini-console, called the NES Classic, is an ‘80s-themed throwback for anyone who wants to play 30 of the best video games made for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. It packs in truckloads of mostly-excellent classic games, including hits like Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda, and Castlevania. Overall, it’s an impressively lightweight system that outputs significantly better software emulation compared to Nintendo’s current offerings. 
  
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• Emily Keeps A Low Profile In Sneaky Clockwork Mansion Playthrough

  30-09-2016 16:46
  Yesterday, we got to see what a mission in Dishonored 2 would look like if Emily Kaldwin threw caution to the wind and obliterated everything in her path. Today, we get to see a mission set in the same Clockwork Mansion, where she plays it cautious and avoids direct confrontation.
  In this mission, Emily infiltrates the Clockwork Mansion to rescue an old friend, Anton Sokolov. She makes short work of the security, using methods including blink teleportation, sleep darts, and summoning a mysterio
  
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• Win The Walking Dead: The Complete Sixth Season on Blu-ray

  30-09-2016 16:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Join Rick Grimes and his ragged band of survivors as The Walking Dead: The Complete Sixth Season arrives on Blu-ray and DVD
  
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• PewDiePie working on new games with Goat Simulator designer

  30-09-2016 16:21
  
  YouTube powerhouse Felix Kjellberg, better known as "PewDiePie," has struck up a multi-game deal with Goat Simulator designer, Armin Ibrisagic....
  
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• Weekly video game releases: 'FNAF: Sister Location, 'Mafia III,' 'Wheels of Aurelia,' 'Vermintide'

  30-09-2016 16:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Among video game releases for the week of October 3, "Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location" becomes a fifth game in the renowned horror series, "Mafia III" takes its franchise in a new direction, road trip "Wheels of Aurelia" trundles around the Med, and "Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide" welcomes an intense multiplayer experience onto console.
  
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• 7 Things Resident Evil 7 Needs to Do to Win Me Over

  30-09-2016 16:00
  
  Resident Evil 7 is just a few months away, and we still don’t know what it actually looks like.
  Capcom says the Beginning Hour demo is a “tone piece” designed to match the final “feel” of Resident Evil 7, and not an actual gameplay preview. The recent Lantern demo, available exclusively at conventions and private press appointments, is a section straight out of the game, but rather than give us a look at the “core” gameplay of Resident Evil 7, it pulls f
  
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• Ubisoft enthuses over Nintendo NX console

  30-09-2016 15:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo is on the comeback trail with March 2017 home console, the NX, according to the CEO of Ubisoft, whose company has used new console launches as a jumping-off point for a number of blockbuster franchises. On the occasion of a board election meeting that took place at a critical juncture in Ubisoft's 30-year history, co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot took a moment to praise the upcoming Nintendo NX. Interest surrounding the console is high, particularly considering Nintendo's secretive sta
  
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• Amazon bets big on Twitch generation with new game line-up

  30-09-2016 15:25
  
  Amazon Game Studios has unveiled three new PC games, and it's clear the developer is gunning for the Twitch generation. ...
  
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• Doctor Strange's new motion poster takes you on a trippy journey

  30-09-2016 14:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doctor Strange is less than a month away from making its cinematic debut in the UK, and the past few days has seen a new TV spot, a slew of posters, and a ton of new information arrive online
  
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• Potential Assassin's Creed screen leak might confirm Egypt and crafting

  30-09-2016 14:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  As ever, we might have an Assassin's Creed leak on our hands
  
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• Game of Thrones fans think Devin Oliver is playing Rhaegar Targaryen in season 7... because of his hair?

  30-09-2016 13:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arguably the biggest revelation of Game of Thrones' sixth season was the confirmation (of sorts) of Jon Snow's real parentage, strongly hinting that - as many fans have long theorised - Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen are indeed mother and father to the newly crowned King in the North
  
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• Amazon to Release eSports Brawler by Killer Instinct Devs

  30-09-2016 13:15
  
  Amazon Game Studios has announced Breakaway, a four on four "mythological sport brawler," from Double Helix, the team behind Killer Instinct.
  The game's description says it is "made by streamers, for streamers." Your team builds its composition from legendary warriors, each with their own skills, weapons, and Buildables, structures which will change the way the game plays out.Breakaway's Morgan La FeyContinue reading…
  
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• Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location, September 30 - October 2. MIDA Multi-Tool!

  30-09-2016 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xur, Destiny’s travelling weekend exotic trader, award-winning avant garde milliner, and shameless Tuesday drunkard, is back
  
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• New Modern Warfare Remastered trailer reveals you can play 30 days early if you pre-order on PS4

  30-09-2016 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yes, you did read that right. If you preorder either Call of Duty Infinite Warfare's Digital Deluxe ...
  
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• Pokemon Go Launch Suffered Because it Had 50 Times More Traffic than Expected

  30-09-2016 12:38
  
  Ever wondered why the Pokemon Go launch was plagued with problems? It’s all down to ridiculously high traffic.
  According to Google’s Director of Customer Reliability Engineering, Luke Stone, he has never “taken part in anything close to the growth thatcustomer Niantic experienced with the launch of Pokémon GO.”
  Stone says within just 15 minutes of Pokemon Go launching in Australia and New Zealand, traffic had already passed Niantic’s initial predictions.Image
  
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• Justice League set picture has Zack Snyder working on Deathstroke storyboards

  30-09-2016 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've gotten various teases from the set of Justice League over the past few months, the biggest of which came from Ben Affleck himself when he revealed that Deathstoke - who will be played by Joe Manganiello - will be making an appearance in the film
  
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• We've got one! It's PlayStation VR unboxing time

  30-09-2016 02:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Someone call Brad Pitt, we've found out what's in the box - it's a PlayStation VR headset
  
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• It's PlayStation VR unboxing time

  30-09-2016 02:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Someone call Brad Pitt, we've found out what's in the box - it's a PlayStation VR headset
  
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• Lincoln Clay Can Kill In Many Different Ways

  30-09-2016 01:30
  A number of sandbox games don't actually embrace openness in their mission design. Mafia III, if this trailer is any indication, shows otherwise.Vietnam war veteran and protagonist Lincoln Clay can face missions in a handful of different ways. Stealth, melee takedowns, explosions, sniping, or just regular ol' gunplay seem to cover the options Mafia III makes the available to the player. Given how most games funnel you down one specific path for each mission, this choice is quite refreshing.
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• Blizzard is Finally Making Hearthstone Less Random

  30-09-2016 00:57
  
  Hearthstone’s most recent round of nerfs represents the first step towards a more consistent and competitively viable card game. Yogg Saron will now stop casting spells if it dies during its effect and Tuskar Totemic can no longer summon Totem Golem. These changes may seem minor, but this is the first time in history of the game that a card has been changed to reduce the variance of its random effects.Continue reading…
  
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• Commodore 64 kept running for 25 years -- in a Polish auto shop

  30-09-2016 00:29
  
  34 years ago, Commodore International introduced its Commodore 64 home computer to the world. On Monday, the company introduced one that's still running (and has been for 25 years) in a Polish garage....
  
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