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• Red Dead Redemption 2 will let PS4 players "earn select online content" first

  20-10-2016 23:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer may not have told us much about the game (it's pretty and it's set in the old west, we get it) but Sony is more than happy to tip its hand
  
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• Blog: Prototyping a virtual reality app with Enlighten

  20-10-2016 23:55
  
  This dev diary takes a look at the behind-the-scenes of an Enlighten demo development process, describing what goes into creating a VR showcase. Starting with the essential first phase of prototyping. ...
  
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• Developers Respond to Nintendo Switch

  20-10-2016 23:48
  
  This morning, Nintendo announced its new home console and portable hybrid, the Nintendo Switch, along with an image boasting third-party support from some of the industry’s biggest names.
  While we don’t have a full list of every game coming to Switch just yet, IGN reached out to various publishers and developers on the list to get their thoughts on Nintendo’s new platform, and their plans to support it.
  Not every publisher or developer was willing to comment, but here are the o
  
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• A brief history of Nintendo Switch - reports, patents, and so many rumors

  20-10-2016 23:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo Switch, the console formerly known as Nintendo NX, has finally had its public debut
  
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• 100ft Robot Golf Review

  20-10-2016 23:13
  
  Problems number one and two are that 100ft Robot Golf is neither a good golf game nor a good giant-robot game. Problem number three is that its PlayStation VR mode actually makes it worse. Throw in bad graphics, limited gameplay options, and an attempt at cheesy humor that forgets the humor part and you’ve got one of PSVR’s more forgettable games.
  To its credit, 100ft Robot Golf takes its clever premise – an anime-style far future where the once-popular sport of giant robot gol
  
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• Nintendo’s Switch is everything the Wii U should have been, but it might be too late

  20-10-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  When Nintendo unveiled the Wii U at E3 2011, I was baffled. Sitting in the back row at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles, I distinctly remember that I started laughing out loud, because I couldn't believe what I was seeing . As in, I literally didn't know what it was that Nintendo was trying to announce. Was it a new console? A hardware upgrade for the Wii? Some kind of supersized portable device? I, along with countless other gamers, couldn't wrap my head around the Wii U, but as a Nint
  
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• What Wii U Games Could Be Ported to the Nintendo Switch

  20-10-2016 23:06
  
  Nintendo’s official unveiling of the Nintendo Switch — previously codenamed NX — included gameplay of several familiar titles. The reveal trailer highlighted both Splatoon and Mario Kart playing on the Switch, but Nintendo has yet to confirm whether these are entirely new entries in the series or the Wii U’s Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon.
  If the latter is the case, the appearance of these ports would support rumors reported earlier this year reported by Eurogamer, Ninten
  
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• Slime Rancher fan letter highlights how games can be a force for good

  20-10-2016 22:54
  
  Slime Rancher dev Nick Popovich shares a snippet of a nice fan letter from a mother who says a love for Slime Rancher inspired her dyslexic son to develop his writing and problem-solving skills....
  
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• PS4 Pro Users Can Replace Internal Hard Drive

  20-10-2016 22:53
  
  While the PlayStation 4 Pro won't feature a built-in solid state drive, users will be able to replace the console's internal HDD with a new drive of their choosing.
  "Yes, it is user replaceable," PlayStation 4 lead architect Mark Cerny told IGN when asked if PS4 owners will be able to upgrade the console's internal hard drive.
  Cerny went on to note that PlayStation 4 Pro has "the same setup" as the standard PS4, confirming that while the company has no current plans to release a version of the c
  
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• Driveclub VR Review

  20-10-2016 22:42
  
  Unlike a lot of VR projects at this early stage for the technology, Driveclub VR is a proper, full-fat game. It’s not a low calorie, 25-minute “experience”, or a glorified tech demo; it’s a content-rich racer packed with plenty of courses and cars, and hours and hours of solo and multiplayer racing. Unfortunately the trip from standard screens to PSVR has stripped Driveclub of most of what it does best – notably its cutting-edge visuals and weather effects – a
  
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• Deadpool 2 brings in mutant femme fatale Domino, here's the shortlist to play her

  20-10-2016 22:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's not just Cable that Deadpool fans ought to be excited to see in Deadpool 2
  
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• Deadpool 2 brings in mutant femme fatale Domino, here's the shortlist for her actress

  20-10-2016 22:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's not just Cable that Deadpool fans ought to be excited to see in Deadpool 2
  
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• IndieBox is bringing select indie games to GameStop stores

  20-10-2016 22:32
  
  Through a partnership with GameStop, IndieBox is gearing up to sell a selection of popular indie games physically in stores with limited-run steelbooks. ...
  
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• Nintendo combines portable and home gaming with Switch

  20-10-2016 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo has announced a new gaming system that combines a portable handheld device with a dock to use at home. Nintendo Switch will be released in March. The gaming giant released a preview video of the ...
  
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• Diablo designer David Brevik joins Path of Exile dev as advisor

  20-10-2016 21:20
  
  A press release confirmed that Brevik is working with Grinding Gear Games as an advisor for Path of Exile's launch in China....
  
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• Is Blizzard Hinting at Hearthstone for Nintendo Switch?

  20-10-2016 21:10
  
  Blizzard may already be teasing the possibility of Hearthstone, their wildly successful free-to-play digital card game, coming to the newly revealed Nintendo Switch.
  Despite Activision-Blizzard not technically being on the list of third-party partners released by Nintendo, the official Hearthstone Twitter account posted this earlier this morning, telling Nintendo that "we see you."
  While the image below is clearly from Hearthstone, this is in no way an offical game announcement, and could just b
  
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• Trends with Benefits: First look at the Nintendo Switch and Tesla goes all-in with autopilot

  20-10-2016 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo's mysterious NX hybrid console is now officially being called the Switch, and we got a first look at it today. Will this be a success, or is the NES Classic going to be Nintendo's real winner?
  
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• Nintendo’s new Switch system has home and portable gaming covered

  20-10-2016 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Plus: Elon Musk says Tesla will install hugely upgraded Autopilot in every new car it makes, and the ESA works to figure out the reason for the possible loss of its Schiaparelli Mars lander.
  
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• PlayStation 4 Pro Has an Extra 1GB of RAM

  20-10-2016 21:05
  
  Sony's enhanced PS4 will feature an extra 1GB of RAM, PlayStation 4 Pro lead architect Mark Cerny has revealed.
  In an interview with IGN, Cerny explained that because PS4 Pro is part of the PlayStation 4 generation, the company took a "different direction" in upgrading the hardware, when compared to the significant memory upgrades typically seen in the shift to an entirely new console generation.
  "We felt games needed a little more memory, about 10 percent more, so we added about 1GB of slow, co
  
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• Inside the PlayStation 4 Pro with Mark Cerny

  20-10-2016 21:03
  
  In which we attempt to distill the salient points Gamasutra gleaned from going over the technical specifications of Sony's bigger, faster PlayStation 4 Pro with lead system architect Mark Cerny....
  
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• Nintendo Confirms Amiibo Support for Nintendo Switch

  20-10-2016 20:53
  
  The Nintendo Switch home gaming system will "absolutely" support amiibo for compatible Nintendo Switch games, Nintendo has confirmed to IGN.
  "If a Nintendo Switch game supports amiibo then the Nintendo Switch home gaming system will as well," a Nintendo representative told IGN.
  Nintendo also clarified a couple more features of its newly unveiled Nintendo Switch console, including the function of the Nintendo Switch Dock seen in its announcement trailer, which you can watch below.
  "The Nintendo S
  
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• Nintendo gives sneak geek peek at new portable console

  20-10-2016 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Thursday gave gamers a sneak peek at a long-awaited new console, a portable device dubbed Nintendo Switch, which could be key to boosting its bottom line. In a three-minute video on its YouTube channel, Nintendo unveiled a hybrid machine that can be played at home and on the go, thanks to a removable screen like a tablet with the controllers attached. "The mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system to enable unprecedented new vid
  
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• Don't Miss: A postmortem of Dinosaur Polo Club's Mini Metro

  20-10-2016 20:15
  Since Mini Metro just released for iOS and Android, take a look back at this postmortem from dev Peter Curry for a closer look at what went into creating the endearing subway-based puzzle game....
  
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• Nintendo's versatile Switch console is powered by Nvidia tech

  20-10-2016 19:36
  
  In a blog entry posted shortly after Nintendo's announcement trailer, Nvidia detailed the technology that powers the handheld-hybrid console. ...
  
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• Nintendo Switch is the only current-gen console powered by Nvidia - here's what that means

  20-10-2016 19:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch (or The Console Formerly Known As Nintendo NX if you prefer) will be the first console powered by Nvidia technology since the company co-developed the PS3's "Reality Synthesizer" graphics processor with Sony
  
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• Four gifs that show Resident Evil: The Final Chapter's trailer getting back to zombie slaying basics

  20-10-2016 19:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest trailer for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter reassures us that it will still have plenty of time to slaughter zombies between tying up all the narrative threads from the last five films
  
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• The Nintendo ‘NX’ is Now the Nintendo ‘Switch’

  20-10-2016 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Here is everything we know about the Nintendo Switch, the big N's upcoming hybrid portable/home console, including rumors from when we called it the "NX."
  
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• What's New in Splatoon and Mario Kart for Nintendo Switch

  20-10-2016 18:42
  
  The reveal of Nintendo's upcoming new console, the Nintendo Switch, included gameplay footage of both Mario Kart and Splatoon. And while Nintendo has yet to confirm whether these games are updated versions of the Wii U's Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon or new games entirely, the footage teases some new content updates for both games.
  So what's different in the Switch's takes on these two Nintendo franchises? Let's take a deeper dive into the footage and check it out.
  The Mario Kart footage starts off
  
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• Video game voice actors poised to begin strike against major developers

  20-10-2016 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will begin a strike this Friday affecting several game publishers. Demands include "contingent compensation" and safer working conditions.
  
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• The Nintendo Switch Sees Nintendo Taking Aim At Apple And Google For The Tablet Market

  20-10-2016 18:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo has taken everything people love about the company, namely its portable consoles and casual multiplayer games, and condensed it down into one console. It looks great, and if it can deliver on the promises of its first trailer, Nintendo is likely to have an enormous winner on its hands.
  
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• PS4 Players to Get 'First Access' to Some Red Dead 2 Content

  20-10-2016 18:19
  
  PlayStation has announced a partnership with Rockstar that will give PS4 players online DLC timed exclusives and will bring the original Red Dead Redemption to its PlayStation Now service.
  "We are pleased to announce that PS4 players get first access to earn select online content in the vast open world of Red Dead Redemption 2", reads a PlayStation Blog post.
  No details are given about what that online content might be, with PlayStation adding only: "Check back on PlayStation.Blog for more detai
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront DLCs Free For Weekend in November

  20-10-2016 18:15
  
  Star Wars Battlefront's first three DLCs will be free to play during the weekend of November 18 through November 20.
  The free trials of Outer Rim, Bespin, and Death Star will be accompanied by a quadruple XP score event during the same weekend, according to EA.
  Star Wars Battlefront Ultimate Edition will also be available in November. The special edition includes the game, season pass, and the three already released content packs, plus the Rouge One: Scarif DLC coming in December.
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• Zampella: No Regrets on Lack of Titanfall 1 Campaign

  20-10-2016 18:00
  
  Respawn Entertainment opted to make Titanfall 1 a multiplayer-only experience, and despite disappointment from some fans over the game's lack of a single-player campaign, studio co-founder Vince Zampella believes it was ultimately the right move.
  When asked during the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered whether or not he regrets not including a single-player campaign in the original Titanfall, Zampella responded with a confident "no."
  With regard to why he believes the lack of a campaign in Ti
  
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• Sid Meier's Civilization VI Review in Progress

  20-10-2016 18:00
  
  As of this writing I’m around 10 hours into my first game of the final version of Civilization VI, and I’ve completed a full standard-length game with a near-final preview version. Obviously, that’s nowhere near enough time to review a Civ game – especially this one – and I’ll continue to play for another week or so before I finish this review. But, since its release is imminent depending on where you are around the world, here’s what I think of it so fa
  
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• Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 1 Now Free

  20-10-2016 18:00
  
  The first episode of Minecraft Story Mode is now free on Xbox One, Xbox 360, Windows 10, iOS, Android, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4.
  For PlayStation customers, Episode One: The Order of the Stone is available for free right now in North America, and will come to European regions “very soon.”
  Minecraft Story Mode features an original story with branching outcomes decided by player choice. The series follows the exploits of Jesse, an unlikely hero who is given a sword and must emba
  
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• Nintendo Reinvents Consoles with Switch: What You Need to Know

  20-10-2016 17:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Nintendo NX finally has a name, and it's called the Switch. Keeping in line with Nintendo's wacky console naming conventions, the Nintendo Switch is a hybrid games system that you can play at home on your TV and also take on the go.
  
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• Nintendo unveils next-gen gaming console Nintendo Switch

  20-10-2016 17:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd launched Nintendo Switch, its next-generation gaming console, as the company looks to catch up with rivals Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp. Nintendo Switch, the company's first console since Wii U in 2012, is a hybrid device, doubling up as a traditional console as well as a handheld device. The console's success will be crucial to Nintendo as the firm still places console gaming at the center of its business, even as casual gaming shifts from living rooms to sma
  
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• Nintendo unveils versatile Switch console

  20-10-2016 17:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With a three-minute preview trailer, Nintendo has unveiled a first look at its new, March 2017 console: a handheld-home console hybrid, the Nintendo Switch. Giving form to two years' worth of rumors, leaks and speculation, Nintendo's next main console represents a convergence of handheld and home console technology. As for storage media, cartridges are the physical media of choice, succeeding optical discs as Nintendo's home format for the last 15 years.
  
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• Get Your First Look At Red Dead Redemption 2

  20-10-2016 17:00
  Rockstar finally gave us our first glimpse of its return to the wild west today with the debut Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer. 
  The trailer focuses predominantly on the idyllic frontier moments, showcasing the beauty of the unspoiled American landscapes (and the powerful Rockstar technology used to recreate it). We do, however get look at a posse of seven armed cowboys riding on horseback to conclude the trailer, with the narrator saying, "when the time comes, you gotta run and don't look b
  
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• Check out the first look at Nintendo Switch's new Mario and Mario Kart game

  20-10-2016 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch is here and so is a new Mario and Mario Kart game
  
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• 8 Secrets of Mario and Donkey Kong's Origins Revealed

  20-10-2016 17:00
  
  Mario and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto divulged some surprising secrets about the origins of Nintendo's first hit video game, Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong, released in 1981, introduced not only the titular ape, but also the unlikely mustachioed hero that became known as Mario. Our colleagues at IGN Japan took a look at the interview (check out the original Japanese text here) and translated out some of the choicest quotes from Shigeru Miyamoto on creating Mario and the arcade mega hit that p
  
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• Here's the Nintendo Switch and all the ways you can use it

  20-10-2016 16:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo NX mystery is finally over. Nintendo has published a "preview trailer" for its upcomin ...
  
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• Here's Nintendo Switch, the final form of NX - check out its multiple home and mobile configurations

  20-10-2016 16:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nintendo NX mystery is finally over. Nintendo has published a "preview trailer" for its upcomin ...
  
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• Nintendo reveals NX to be the Switch, a console-portable hybrid

  20-10-2016 16:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After many months of rumors and speculation, Nintendo has officially unveiled its hotly-anticipated Switch console, an intriguing console-portable hybrid that's set to release in March 2017.
  
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• Watch the first Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer here

  20-10-2016 16:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Here it is. Finally. It's not like we've been waiting on Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 for a very ...
  
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• Every new game shown off in the first Nintendo Switch trailer

  20-10-2016 16:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo finally just took the wraps off of its brand new video game console , the Nintendo Switch. It looks... interesting. The Japanese gaming company will take a unique new approach with its next-generation console, which features a modular design that allows the device to be used in a wide range of scenarios. At home, the Switch connects to your TV and acts like a typical home video game console. Then, the main component can be removed and two miniature controllers can be atta
  
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• Here's the Nintendo Switch/NX confirmed games and developers so far

  20-10-2016 16:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Goodbye, NX. Hello, Nintendo Switch. Nintendo has just revealed the long awaited home and portable c ...
  
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• Nintendo Switch Images: Mario, Splatoon, Skyrim and More

  20-10-2016 16:43
  
  After much anticipation, Nintendo finally lifted the curtain on its next console, the Nintendo Switch.
  The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid home and portable console and its reveal trailer dropped earlier today and had plenty of surprises in store.
  Take a look at our gallery of images taken from the trailer to get a better look at the hardware and software coming with Nintendo Switch this upcoming March.
  We all pretty much expected to see Zelda make an appearance, but Skyrim, NBA2K17, a new
  
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• New Super Mario Game Revealed for Nintendo Switch

  20-10-2016 16:12
  
  During Nintendo's first look preview trailer of its upcoming console, the Nintendo Switch, footage of a brand new 3D Super Mario game debuted alongside the console's first details.
  Check out the trailer below to see the new, currently untitled Mario game in action shortly after the two-minute mark.
  Two environments were shown off in the brief glimpses of footage, including a more desert-looking region, and Mario can also be seen jumping into a brightly colored village.
  The new Mario game is show
  
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• The Nintendo NX Has an Official Name - Nintendo Switch

  20-10-2016 16:05
  
  Nintendo has officially revealed the Nintendo NX, and it has a new name, Nintendo Switch. It will be released in March 2017.
  Announced in a teaser trailer, the Switch confirms the rumours we’ve heard previously - this is a powerful handheld console featuring two detachable pieces that can act as individual controllers (called Joy-Cons), and a TV-connected dock for playing on the big screen. Its physical games will come in the form of cartridges similar to those used for the Nintendo 3DS.
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