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• PlayStation Vue to drop all Viacom channels from Nov. 11

  08-11-2016 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Reuters) - Sony Corp's cloud-based TV service, PlayStation Vue, said on Tuesday it would drop all Viacom Inc channels, including Comedy Central, Spike and MTV, starting Nov. 11. PlayStation Vue will add BBC America, NBA TV and broadcast stations from CBS and Fox, according to a blog post on Sony's PlayStation website. Dwayne Benefield, the head of PlayStation Vue, said the decision was part of an ongoing evaluation of the service.
  
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• How to connect your smartphone to an Xbox One with the Xbox app

  08-11-2016 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft's Xbox app can't do it all, but it does allow you to access your profile information and launch media content directly from your mobile device. Check out our quick guide on how to connect your smartphone to an Xbox One, regardless of your platform.
  
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• 37 New Things We Know About Mass Effect: Andromeda

  08-11-2016 23:12
  
  From the first details about Mass Effect: Andromeda's story to the original's plans for the Andromeda Initiative, N7 Day 2016 provided us a ton of details for the next Mass Effect game.
  Here are 37 of the biggest details we learned about Mass Effect: Andromeda from the new trailers, creator tweets, and more. For everything we learned, be sure to check out the Mass Effect: Andromeda wiki.
  The first details about the Andromeda Initiative were released in the Andromeda Initiative trailer.The c
  
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• Power Rangers movie's Megazord revealed - in toy form, at least

  08-11-2016 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh the times, they are a-changing. We've already seen how the Power Rangers 2017 movie is trading sp ...
  
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• Power Rangers 2017's Megazord revealed - in toy form, at least

  08-11-2016 22:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh the times, they are a-changing. We've already seen how the Power Rangers 2017 movie is trading sp ...
  
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• Fantastic Beasts 2 casts Johnny Depp as the second most evil wizard of all time

  08-11-2016 22:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel will star Johnny Depp as the infamous Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald
  
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• Fantastic Beasts 2 casts Johnny Depp as Grindelwald, the second most evil wizard of all time

  08-11-2016 22:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel will star Johnny Depp as the infamous Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald
  
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• Pizza Hut is giving away an Xbox One S every hour during the holiday season

  08-11-2016 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft and Pizza Hut have partnered to give away an Xbox One S to customers who purchase the Triple Treat Box. They will have a chance to win the console as well as a discount on games.
  
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• More Mass Effect Andromeda Release Date Evidence Emerges

  08-11-2016 20:49
  
  An Amazon promotional image for Mass Effect Andromeda provides further evidence of a March release.
  The Xbox One digital download code on the  Amazon page has "21 March 2016" printed on it. Right away, you can see why it isn't quite a smoking gun, since March 21, 2016 already passed.Is March 21 the official release date?However, when compared with an earlier clue on the Mass Effect Andromeda art book, the March 21 release date looks to be pretty solid. The Dark Horse book, releasing Ma
  
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• Watch the new Assassin's Creed movie story featurette and let Fassbender explain it all

  08-11-2016 20:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're an Assassin's Creed fan you already know the backstory for the upcoming film
  
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• The Batman movie will take "a road that no one's really gone down," says Deathstroke actor

  08-11-2016 20:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Batman movie is happening. While official details remain limited, there's plenty of rumors to ke ...
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Review

  08-11-2016 19:57
  
  Once held up as the great example for contemporary-era shooters, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is now an enlightening time capsule for an style of Call of Duty that no longer exists. When IGN first reviewed it back in 2007, we gave it a 9.4 and said this about it:"Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a fantastic game. The single-player experience is easily Infinity Ward's best work to date. Calling it intense may be an understatement. The overall story is standard action movie fare, but the relat
  
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• Pokemon Go data-miners have more info on the elusive Ditto, plus 100 Gen 2 Pokemon

  08-11-2016 18:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Go may soon have plenty more pocket monsters to catch, including the much-speculated-about Ditto, if a datamine of the game's latest update is anything to go by
  
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• Now anyone can be an Xbox insider

  08-11-2016 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It means that anyone with the latest-generation Microsoft games console nestling under the television will soon be able to offer feedback, guidance and pointers as to how to make the console and its services better. As well as opening up the system to all users, Microsoft is changing the platform's name from the Preview Program to the Xbox Insider Program.
  
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• Star Wars: Rogue One behind-the-scenes pics reveal Warwick Davis' alien, portraits, and gritty alien warfare

  08-11-2016 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  After decades of being teased about the rebels who nabbed the Death Star plans, we're over a month out from discovering how that all went down
  
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• US Game Deals: Get a Battlefield 1 Xbox One bundle with 3 extra games and a 55" 4K/HDR TV for $200 off

  08-11-2016 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've been holding out for a 4K TV with HDR support for gaming, but really don't want to drop more than a grand, today is your day
  
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• Nintendo’s Switch is one console you can take everywhere – here’s what you need to know

  08-11-2016 18:10 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." The system is set to launch in March 2017.
  
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• So uh, GTA Online has gone full-on Tron with its new lightcycle races

  08-11-2016 18:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Here's a weird one: GTA Online has added a Tron-esque lightcycle mode called Deadline to its multitude of multiplayer modes, complete with arcade-like power-ups and some sick, synthetic beats
  
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• Westworld finally dropped THAT Easter egg everyone was waiting for

  08-11-2016 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Westworld is based on a 1973 film of the same name and starring Yul Brynner, juuust in case you didn't know
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Watch Dogs 2

  08-11-2016 17:30
  
  Watch Dogs 2 is nearly upon us. While Ubisoft’s original Chicago-based open-world game was revealed long before its eventual May 2014 release, the studio smartly waited until just before this year’s E3 to reveal the sequel. Set in San Francisco, we’ve really dug everything we’ve seen so far of the game.
  Here’s everything you need to know about Watch Dogs 2 leading up to its November 15 release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
  After a few weeks of rumors revolving
  
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• Xbox's beta testing program gets a new name and will no longer be invite-only

  08-11-2016 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Xbox Preview Program has been around since February 2014, letting a select group of users beta test upcoming Xbox One features and provide feedback to Microsoft
  
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• Mass Effect: Andromeda has *10* Collector's Editions, including a $270 remote-control space car option

  08-11-2016 16:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Listen, I'm going to tell you two words about Mass Effect: Andromeda's Collector's Editions
  
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• Rockstar Reveals New GTA Online Mode and Tron-Style Bike

  08-11-2016 16:27
  
  Rockstar has revealed and released Deadline, a new Adversary mode for GTA Online, as well as the Nagasaki Shotaro, the somewhat familiar bike used to play the mode.
  The Shotaro bears more than a passing resemblance to Tron's light cycles, right down to leaving behind a deadly neon trail in Deadline mode. It's unlocked for purchase by playing Deadline for the first time (as well as the accompanying Deadline Outfit). For a limited time, buying the Shotaro will also net you an in-game Nagasaki logo
  
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• Xbox Scorpio will play UWP games and even help developers make them

  08-11-2016 15:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Microsoft's Scorpio will make it possible for developers to make games for just one platform: the UWP. That should mean better PC ports for Windows gamers and even the potential for console versus PC wars like never before.
  
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• Nintendo to offer special edition 3DS on Black Friday

  08-11-2016 14:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In order to make North America's busiest single shopping day, even more hectic, Nintendo will be offering its handheld gaming system at the cut price of $99.99.
  
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• Nintendo to offer special edition 3DS just on Black Friday

  08-11-2016 14:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In order to make North America's busiest single shopping day, even more hectic, Nintendo will be offering its handheld gaming system at the cut price of $99.99.
  
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• “Someone sent me a Stormtrooper” Game of Thrones’ casting director reveals the weird bribes A-listers have sent her

  08-11-2016 14:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game of Thrones is no stranger to having famous faces turn up from time to time with Richard E Grant, Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and even creators David Benioff and D
  
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• UK Game Deals: LOADS of Xbox One savings, a 1TB PS4 Slim with Fifa 17 and extra DualShock for £290 and more

  08-11-2016 13:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're after a new Xbox at the moment then today's a good day to go shopping, with great deals on a 1TB Xbox One with an Elite controller, two basic Xbox One options, and an Xbox One S Battlefield 1 bundle, each one for less than £220
  
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• Nintendo's Mini-NES Gets Cracked Open, And Here's What's Inside

  08-11-2016 13:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In July, Nintendo announced the Mini-NES (aka Nintendo Classic), a $60 miniature replica of the NES with thirty games built in, and it also comes with one controller, an HDMI cable, and a USB cable (but on USB-to-AC adapter). There are a few downsides to it (like a very short controller cord), but overall it looked like a lot of fun if you don’t want to program your own NES emulator in Linux with a Raspberry Pi. Unless you want to desolder flash memory from the motherboard, looks like it's
  
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• We now have a TON of new info on Mass Effect Andromeda. Space hammers?!

  08-11-2016 13:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yesterday was N7 day which means we got some more Mass Effect Andromeda info in the form of trailers like that one, and plenty of gameplay details which NeoGAF has helpfully collated
  
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• Hear Chewbacca speak English in behind-the-scenes Star Wars clip

  08-11-2016 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  No, you’re not dreaming. Chewbacca did actually speak English or, more accurately, the man beh ...
  
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• Mod Support Finally Coming to Fallout 4 on PlayStation 4

  08-11-2016 13:02
  
  Fallout 4 mods are finally coming to PlayStation 4.
  In a tweet yesterday, Bethesda has confirmed mod support for PS4 players will roll out with the next title update.Our next title update for #Fallout4 will add PS4 Mod Support. We expect it to release this month. Stay tuned for updates https://t.co/qPbPnawl7O
  — Fallout (@Fallout) November 7, 2016
  Bethesda delayed its PlayStation 4 mod beta in late June after reporting issues with its development. Three known issues were repo
  
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• Yes, Resident Evil 7 Will Have Supernatural Monsters Too

  08-11-2016 12:44
  
  We've been told that Resident Evil 7 Biohazard is aiming to be classic Resi, but one crucial element's been missing up until now - monsters.
  Until today, we'd only seen antagonists in the form of the human (if distinctly Chainsaw Massacre-y) Baker family. That's been rectified in one of the last in a series of mini-trailers being released to show off features from the upcoming game. The "Shadow" trailer shows us something going more than bump in the night:
  There's clearly a reason for that
  
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• Exclusive behind-the-scenes X-Men: Apocalypse video reveals how Bryan Singer cast young Storm

  08-11-2016 12:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Most actors get a call from their manager when they’ve landed a big blockbuster role, but not Alexandra Shipp
  
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• Dumbledore will appear in Fantastic Beasts 2, but who should play the future head of Hogwarts?

  08-11-2016 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the Fantastic Beasts franchise continues to expand on J
  
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• Resident Evil 7 finally shows its monsters. There are too many teeth (and a third demo on the way)

  08-11-2016 11:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  That up there is a whole lot of nope. So far Resident Evil 7 has limited its horrors to the Baker f ...
  
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• Resident Evil 7 finally shows its monsters. There are too many teeth

  08-11-2016 11:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  That up there is a whole lot of nope. So far Resident Evil 7 has limited its horrors to the Baker f ...
  
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• Sony Drops Viacom Channels From Live Streaming Service PlayStation Vue

  08-11-2016 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BBC American and NBA TV will join the PlayStation Vue lineup as MTV, Comedy Central and Spike leave.
  
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• Celebrating the Women of Red Dead Redemption

  08-11-2016 03:56
  
  An exploration of masculinity lies at the core of the stories told within Rockstar’s beautifully crafted open-worlds. What does it mean to have it? What does it mean to want it? What does it mean to lose it? Women are more often than not extras and foils in these stories, or, in the case of GTA 5, easy punchlines (“I am woman, hear me roar!” chants Franklin’s pointedly middle-aged aunt).
  But not in Red Dead Redemption. Unlike GTA, which is played entirely through the lens
  
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• Putting the PS4 Pro Through Its Graphical Paces

  08-11-2016 02:08
  
  The PS4 Pro is finally here and we've put it through its paces. While not all games are supported, the ones that are have noticeably improved graphics that really do need to be seen to be believed.
  These clips are, for the most part, captured in 4K. If you want to really see how much the graphics are improved, you're obviously going to want a 4K monitor. However, even an UHD monitor will show you some of the improvements over high-definition.
  If you have a Macbook with Retina display, you'll be
  
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• PS4 Pro 4K Video Round-Up

  08-11-2016 02:08
  
  The PS4 Pro is finally here and we've put it through its paces. While not all games are supported, the ones that are have noticeably improved graphics that really do need to be seen to be believed.
  We've captured quite a bit of gameplay from the PS4 Pro, so if you're on a 4K TV or UHD-enabled monitor, you're going to want to make sure you check these out in their native resolution. If you don't have a 4K-enabled display, read our PS4 Pro review to get an idea of whether or not it's worth your ti
  
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• Square Enix and Machine Zone team up for Final Fantasy XV mobile MMO

  08-11-2016 01:31
  
  Square Enix and U.S. mobile game dev Machine Zone (best known for Game of War: Fire Age) will collaborate on a massively-multiplayer Final Fantasy XV online game for mobile devices. ...
  
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• First Mass Effect Andromeda Story Details Revealed

  08-11-2016 01:19
  
  The first official details about Mass Effect Andromeda's plot, the Ryder family's place in it all, and new gameplay details have all been revealed via Game Informer's latest cover story on the upcoming Bioware RPG.
  The latest Mass Effect game's namesake comes from the Andromeda Initiative, which was established around the time of Mass Effect 2, according to Game Informer's story. The Initiative's goal is to find a new home, and the group goes about doing this by creating four "arks," each of whi
  
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• Vivendi now owns nearly 25% of Ubisoft as it continues to snap up shares

  08-11-2016 01:12
  
  French media conglomerate Vivendi politely issued a press release today declaring that it now owns over 24 percent of the share capital (think: value) of French video game company Ubisoft. ...
  
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• RTS studio Artillery and its debut project Atlas are no more

  08-11-2016 00:43
  
  Artillery has closed, 3+ years after it first announced it was developing a browser-based real-time strategy game with eSports personality Sean "Day[9]" Plott in the lead design role....
  
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• The Division Surprise-Reveals Its New Survival Expansion

  08-11-2016 00:38
  
  The Division's upcoming Survival expansion will feature a new game mode that turns the shooter into a multiplayer survival game.
  The optional mode, which was revealed during a developer livestream today, via Kotaku, will take place on the same full map as the base game, but with a twist. A blizzard has covered the city and Division agents need to reach the center of Manhattan to retrieve vital antiviral drugs.
  The helicopter carrying the agents crashes, though, and up to 24 players are scattered
  
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• Valve aims to make Steam easier to sift through with 'Discovery 2.0' update

  08-11-2016 00:13
  
  Valve today released the "Discovery Update 2.0" for Steam, revamping the platform in an effort to give users more control over what games are shown to them when they browse the Steam storefront. ...
  
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• Meet the $11,000 ultra PC based on a religious artifact (and how you can build it too)

  08-11-2016 00:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Our friends over at sister site PC Gamer have been busy these past few weeks, putting the finishing touches on what just might be the most powerful gaming PC ever built
  
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