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• Here's everything we know about Death Stranding's Guerrilla Games produced Decima engine

  03-12-2016 23:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  The last Death Stranding trailer teased a Decima logo that many assumed was the name of the new engine
  
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• Playing as a Bird Is a Great Way to Explore an Open World

  03-12-2016 23:29
  
  Being a bird must be nice. When the sky is literally your limit, there are suddenly a lot fewer obstacles to get in your way, which comes in handy when you want to go on an adventure.
  While you’ll control multiple forms in Vane, an upcoming exploration game from studio Friend and Foe Games, flying as a bird is surely the most freeing. In a brief demo at PSX, we soared high overhead above a vast desert and dove deep into caverns burrowed through the sand, all with only a single button press
  
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• Destiny Sparrow Racing League Coming to Private Matches

  03-12-2016 23:27
  
  Sparrow Racing League will remain available as part of Destiny's private match system, IGN confirmed at PlayStation Experience 2016.
  The Dawning winter event, which ushers in the second year of Sparrow Racing League (SRL), will conclude on January 3, 2017, but the game's executive producer, Scott Taylor, confirmed it will continue to be available as part of the private match system.
  This is important for Destiny players, not only because the game has entered its "long winter" of fewer conte
  
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• Death Stranding Will Run on the Horizon Zero Dawn Engine

  03-12-2016 22:42
  
  Death Stranding, the debut game of Hideo Kojima’s new development studio Kojima Productions, will be powered by the Decima engine, developed by Horizon Zero Dawn studio Guerrilla Games. The news was announced earlier today at PlayStation Experience, during an interview between Kojima and Geoff Keighley.
  PlayStation 4 systems architect Mark Cerny took the stage with Guerrilla Games director Hermen Hulst to explain more about the technicalities of the engine.
  "The Decima engine is not just a
  
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• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Setting, Story Details Revealed

  03-12-2016 22:33
  
  Naughty Dog has shared a few story and setting details about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, shedding light on what fans can expect from Chloe and Nadine's upcoming standalone adventure, which was announced today for PS4.
  During a panel today at PSX 2016, creative director Shaun Escayg confirmed that The Lost Legacy will take place after Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and the section shown during the reveal was taken from the beginning of the game.
  The Lost Legacy will be set in Ind
  
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• Latest Horizon Zero Dawn Trailer Showcases More Exotic Mechanical Beasts

  03-12-2016 22:11
  Today at the PSX presentation, Guerrilla Games released another trailer showcasing the breathtaking landscapes and dangerous robotic creatures roaming the vast expanses of its open world RPG. 
  Take a look at the trailer for yourself to witness the impressive scale the developers are shooting for:
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  The trailer reveal was unaccompanied by any new information about the game, but with a February 28 release only a couple months away, we don't have to wa
  
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• How Mass Effect's Relationships Will Evolve in Andromeda

  03-12-2016 21:41
  
  Choices define the Mass Effect gameplay experience, and one of the biggest choices a player can make is who they decide to pursue romantically. Did you go for Ashley Williams, or was Liara more up your alley in the original trilogy? Did you prefer Kaidan or Garrus? With Mass Effect: Andromeda introducing a new swath of love interests for the two playable characters, the Ryder twins, Bioware creative director and Mass Effect franchise lead writer Mac Walters talked to IGN about how pursuing
  
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• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is longer than The Last of Us: Left Behind, more open than Uncharted 4

  03-12-2016 21:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Naughty Dog has confirmed some more details about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, the new standalone followup to Uncharted 4 starring Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross
  
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• Ys Origin Coming to PS4 and PS Vita

  03-12-2016 21:18
  
  Ys Origin is coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita February 21, 2017.
  The game, which is a prequel to the Ys series, has been available on PC since 2012. The original, Japanese language version of the game was released for Windows in 2006.
  The announcement came during the PSX 2016 opening ceremony, which saw a whole slew of trailers and reveals. The ceremony closed with the reveal of The Last of Us Part II.
  Also revealed during the opening ceremony was the trailer for the upcoming remastered Crash
  
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• PlayStation Experience 2016: Trailers, reveals, and everything you need to know

  03-12-2016 21:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just in case you decided to sleep in this morning and missed the PlayStation Experience 2016 keynote, don't fret; we were keeping a watchful eye on things
  
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• Twitter reacts to the PlayStation Experience

  03-12-2016 21:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  This year's PlayStation Experience has happened and while it might not have been huge on big titles, it still had a great spread of games
  
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• There's a new Resi 7 demo update out now with two new endings - here's how to get them

  03-12-2016 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Resident Evil 7 Beginning Hour demo has had a third, and possibly final, update - unlocking a new area and two new endings (that we currently know about)
  
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• Nex Machina Is Housemarque's New Game for PS4

  03-12-2016 21:00
  
  Nex Machina, a new top-down shooter from Resogun developer Housemarque, was revealed today for PS4 during Sony's keynote at PSX 2016.
  In a post on PlayStation Blog, Housemarque's Mikael Haveri shared a few details on the title, which is being created in collaboration with Defender and Smash TV creator Eugene Jarvis.
  Nex Machina, which roughly means "Death Machine," draws inspiration from some of Jarvis' prior work, and "focuses on pure arcade action, voxel destruction, and co
  
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• Destiny Christmas event, The Dawning, starts December 13. Here's what it's bringing (spoiler: a lot)

  03-12-2016 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Get ready to flip a Strange Coin down to that scruffy boy in the street and ask for a turkey, because Destiny’s big Christmas event, The Dawning, is on the way
  
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• Free Gravity Rush 2 Story DLC Lets You Play As Raven

  03-12-2016 20:59
  
  The first story DLC for Gravity Rush 2 stars Kat's ally and fellow shifter, Raven.
  Gravity Rush 2 Another Story: The Ark of Time - Raven's Choice DLC was announced at the 2016 PlayStation Experience conference and will be available for free for players in March.
  Gravity Rush 2 was delayed to January 20, and as a result, Gravity Rush 2 director Keiichiro Toyama announced that the first planned paid story DLC would be available for free. Gravity Rush 2 will also have an anime that bridges the gap
  
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• Phantom limb pain may be addressed by computer games

  03-12-2016 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As per a new study led by Max Ortiz Catalan of the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, amputees who engaged in computer games with a virtual on-screen arm reported relief from phantom pain.
  
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• Could computer games be the answer to phantom limb pain?

  03-12-2016 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As per a new study led by Max Ortiz Catalan of the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, amputees who engaged in computer games with a virtual on-screen arm reported relief from phantom pain.
  
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• Watch The Last Guardian's new gameplay trailer from PlayStation Experience

  03-12-2016 20:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last Guardian is nearly here - how weird is that - but Sony still had one more trailer to share before releasing Trico from its extended development prison
  
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• New Horizon: Zero Dawn trailer gives us the best look at its robotic wildlife yet

  03-12-2016 20:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The robotic creatures of Horizon: Zero Dawn have been a draw since the game first debuted and teased us with its unique take on the post-civilized world
  
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• PlayStation VR gets a new space dogfighter in spring 2017: Starblood Arena

  03-12-2016 20:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new PlayStation VR-exclusive multiplayer game is headed to PS4 in spring 2017: Sony announced Starblood Arena as part of its PlayStation Experience Showcase, and it looks like a more approachable take on zero-G dogfighting games like EVE Valkyrie
  
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• The Last of Us 2 has been officially revealed - repeat, we are go for The Last of Us: Part 2

  03-12-2016 20:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Feel that shiver down your spine? Those hairs raising up along your arm? Don't worry, you're not coming down with a bad case of cordyceps brain infection, you're just excited that The Last of Us 2 (although it's technically called "The Last of Us: Part 2") was just announced at PlayStation Experience 2016
  
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• The Last of Us Part 2 Announced

  03-12-2016 20:12
  
  Sony announced The Last of Us Part II today, a sequel to Naughty Dog’s 2013 post-apocalyptic shooter.
  Revealed at PlayStation Experience 2016, The Last of Us Part II trailer showcased an older Ellie from the original game playing guitar, as well as the return of Joel.
  Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann wrote in a post on the PlayStation Blog that more information on the game will arrive in the coming months, though its release is "a ways off." Druckmann didn't offer further story details but exp
  
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• Windjammers Coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita

  03-12-2016 20:10
  
  Windjammers is coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita, Sony announced today during its PSX 2016 keynote.
  The classic arcade sports game features six playable characters, each with their own unique skills, and for the first time ever, Windjammers will have an online versus mode and ranked matches.
  No specific release date was given, with Windjammers slated to release for Sony's home console and PS Vita sometime "soon." (UPDATE: A representative for DotEmu confirmed that Windjammers will launch
  
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• Tons of New Games Hit PlayStation Store Today

  03-12-2016 20:05
  
  Sony revealed a slew of new games are hitting PlayStation Store today, including Grasshopper Games' Let it Die, which is available for free.
  The other games announced for availability today are Mother Russia Bleeds, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Surgeon Simulator, and Lara Croft GO.
  Let it Die is the creation of Suda 51, and takes a dash of Dark Souls and mixes it with a pinch of a rogue-like to form a crazy mix of mutants, Death, and bizarre Grasshopper Games' charm.
  Seth Macy is IGN's weekend web
  
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• Lara Croft GO out now for PS4 and Vita, comes with Mirror of Spirits expansion launching first on PlayStation

  03-12-2016 20:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  The prophecy has come true: Lara Croft GO is now available on PS4 and PS Vita
  
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• Danganronpa 3 Coming to PS4, Vita in the West

  03-12-2016 20:02
  
  At PlayStation Experience today, Sony confirmed that Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony will come to PS4 and Vita in the West in 2017.
  A trailer promised showed off new locations, characters, and mini games.
  At TGS, Sony announced that Danganronpa V3 will also launch in 2017 in Japan and features a female protagonist for the first time in the main series. Danganronpa 3 was first revealed during last year’s TGS and previously announced for 2016 alongside an anime, which began airing earlier th
  
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• Nier: Automata Release Date is March 2017

  03-12-2016 19:58
  
  Sony announced at the 2016 PlayStation Experience that Nier: Automata will be released on March 7, 2017 in America, with a demo "coming soon."
  Check out the PSX trailer below:
  The follow-up to the 2010 cult hit Nier tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim a machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful weapons known as "machine lifeforms."
  Square Enix and Platinum Games recently announced a crossover collaboration where Nier: Automata will feature content from Fi
  
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• Knack 2 just got announced and the reactions are priceless

  03-12-2016 19:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  The idea of Knack 2 has been a long-running joke in the gaming community, but now it's actually happening
  
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• PaRappa the Rapper on PS4: It's a real thing, and you can download the demo now

  03-12-2016 19:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kick, punch, it's all in the mind! If you just started nodding your head and got your thumbs ready to press some buttons in rhythm, you'll be glad to hear that PaRappa the Rapper is being remastered for PS4
  
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• Yakuza 6 and Yakuza Kiwami Coming to the West

  03-12-2016 19:46
  
  Both Yakuza 6 and Yakuza Kiwami were confirmed for the West at the 2016 PlayStation Experience.
  Yakuza Kiwami is expected sometime in summer 2017, and Yakuza 6 in early 2018. Kiwami is an HD remake of the original Yakuza and was first announced at TGS 2015 along with Yakuza 6.
  For more news and revealed from PSX, be sure to check out IGN's PlayStation Experience event hub.
  Miranda Sanchez is an Editor at IGN. You can chat with her about cute things, anime, and video games on Twitter.
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• Parappa, LocoRoco, Patapon Remasters Coming to PS4

  03-12-2016 19:45
  
  During Sony's PlayStation Experience 2016 keynote, Shuhei Yoshida announced that Parappa the Rapper, LocoRoco and Patapon are all being remastered for PlayStation 4.
  All three games will feature improved graphics with 4K support on PlayStation 4 Pro.
  In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Parappa the Rapper, a demo for the game will be available today via the PlayStation Store.
  For more on PlayStation Experience, head over to IGN's PSX 2016 hub.
  Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for
  
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• New Resident Evil 7 Demo and Trailer Revealed

  03-12-2016 19:41
  
  A new Resident Evil 7 demo, "Banned Footage DLC," will be available later today on PSN, playable on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and with PlayStation VR.
  Sony's Shelby Cox took the stage to announce the news at this weekend's PlayStation Experience, noting that this final demo for the upcoming Resident Evil 7 is a "massive update."
  A new Resident Evil 7 demo also debuted, showing more of the bayou farmhouse where the game takes place and a few glimpses at the enemies (including the Baker fa
  
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• Resident Evil 7 gets a new trailer, plus a final demo update to add more secrets and VR (Oh. God.)

  03-12-2016 19:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil 7 has got a new trailer and a new demo update
  
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• Resident Evil 7 gets a new trailer and a VR update for the demo (Oh. God.)

  03-12-2016 19:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil 7 has got a new trailer and a new demo update
  
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• Akuma Comes to Street Fighter 5 This Month

  03-12-2016 19:40
  
  During the opening ceremony of PSX 2016, Sony revealed Akuma will be coming to Street Fighter 5 December 20.
  Akuma is available as part of an upcoming character pack for Street Fighter 5. The character pack includes 5 new characters.
  During the event, Capcom revealed the next entry in the Marvel vs. Capcom series, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite.
  Seth Macy is IGN's weekend web producer and just wants to be your friend. Follow him on Twitter @sethmacy, or subscribe to Seth Macy's YouTube channel. Cont
  
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• Knack 2 Announced

  03-12-2016 19:34
  
  At PlayStation Experience today, Sony announced Knack 2.
  Gameplay showed multiple Knacks running around together in co-op, and Sony's Shuhei Yoshida described the sequel as "a game for everyone," from casual to hardcore players. No other details were revealed.
  The original Knack launched in November 2013 alongside PlayStation 4. A sequel has been rumored since earlier this year.
  For more on Knack, read our review of the original, and stay tuned to IGN for all the news from PSX.
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• Check out the first footage of the Crash Bandicoot HD remaster for PS4, ooga booga!

  03-12-2016 19:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Never let it be said that incessant prodding from fans never accomplished anything
  
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• Wipeout Omega Collection to Be Released in 2017

  03-12-2016 19:26
  
  A new Wipeout is coming to PlayStation 4, Sony announced at the 2016 Playstation Experience.
  Wipeout Omega Collection collects three games: Wipeout HD, Wipeout Fury, and Wipeout 2048. The last Wipeout game was released for the PlayStation Vita back in 2012.
  All previous Wipeout games were developed by Sony Liverpool, a studio that Sony closed in August 2012.
  For all the news from the PlayStation Experience, be sure to check out IGN's PlayStation Experience 2016 event hub.
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• New Destiny Winter Event Announced

  03-12-2016 19:26
  
  During Sony’s keynote today at PSX 2016, Activision announced a new winter event for Destiny called The Dawning.
  Much like last year’s event for Bungie's shared-world shooter, The Dawning marks the return of the Sparrow Racing League, complete with new tracks and Sparrows.
  In addition, strike scoring is on the way for Destiny: Rise of Iron, as well as new quests, weapons, gear, gifts and treasures.
  The Dawning kicks off on December 13 for PlayStation 4 owners, and will run until Janu
  
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• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite revealed for PS4, Iron Man and Ryu to punch each other again in 2017

  03-12-2016 19:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The next chapter of Marvel vs. Capcom is on its way: Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite is headed to PS4 in ...
  
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• Uncharted 4 standalone DLC just debuted at PlayStation Experience, and it stars Chloe and Nadine

  03-12-2016 19:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Uncharted 4: A Thief's End may be Naughty Dog's last hurrah with Nathan Drake, but that journey didn't end with what's on the disc
  
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• Uncharted 4 single-player DLC just debuted at PlayStation Experience, and it stars Chloe and Nadine

  03-12-2016 19:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Uncharted 4: A Thief's End may be Naughty Dog's last hurrah with Nathan Drake, but that journey didn't end with what's on the disc
  
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• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Announced

  03-12-2016 19:17
  
  Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was shown off at the 2016 PlayStation Experience.
  The standalone story chapter features Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross. Chloe was introduced in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Nadine Ross made her debut in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
  A panel later in the day at PSX offered further details about the standalone story chapter, including the setting, its Hindu influences, and more.
  IGN recently got to check out Uncharted 4's co-op survival mode, a 50-wave challenge that you
  
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• Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite Announced

  03-12-2016 19:14
  
  At PlayStation Experience today, Capcom revealed Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite.
  Infinite, which runs on Unreal Engine 4, will launch in 2017 for PlayStation 4. A trailer shown at Sony's conference featured Mega Man, Ryu, Iron Man, Captain Marvel, and Thanos.
  The first gameplay will debut at the Capcom Cup this weekend.
  More details about the game were revealed on the PlayStation Blog. The game will include several single player modes: Arcade, Training, Mission, and a Story mode that revolves around
  
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• Watch the PlayStation Experience 2016 keynote live stream right here

  03-12-2016 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two years ago, Sony decided that E3 wasn't enough. Rather than wait a year to showcase its games to the world, the company behind the PlayStation decided to host its own event in Las Vegas — an event that anyone could attend — and thus the annual PlayStation Experience was born. Two years later, the third PSX, which will run from December 3rd-4th, is about to begin. Although we know the schedule of the two-day event and the panels that will be held, we still don't know what surp
  
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• Here's where to watch the PlayStation Experience 2016 livestream

  03-12-2016 15:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PlayStation Experience is only a few hours away - 10:00am PST/6PM GMT to be precise
  
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• Mortal Kombat dev Ed Boon recalls the uppercut that started it all

  03-12-2016 01:34
  
  "The big thing was this uppercut," remembers Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon. "The screen shook and the guy flew up in the air then like suddenly everybody is coming into my office 'Aw, let me see the game!'"...
  
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• Death Stranding: Everything You Missed in the New Trailer

  03-12-2016 01:18
  
  In the beginning of the new Death Stranding teaser, we get an opening very similar to its reveal trailer from E3 2016: a panning shot of dead sea creatures scattered around in the mud. This time, we get a much clearer shot of the strands of black wire running across the sand and directly into the abdomens of a number of dead crabs.
  In an interview at E3 this year, game director Hideo Kojima told IGN that Death Stranding will be played not with “sticks” like in most games — guns
  
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• How South Park: The Stick of Truth steeled Obsidian for making Tyranny

  03-12-2016 00:39
  
  The fart jokes, sexual delinquency and lightly-salted racism of South Park: The Stick of Truth helped Obsidian grapple with the morally repugnant acts players can commit in Tyranny....
  
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• Alleging theft of trade secrets, Zynga takes 2 ex-employees to court

  03-12-2016 00:32
  
  This week Zynga filed a lawsuit against ex-employees Massimo Maietti and Ehud Barlach, as well as their new employer Scopely, alleging that the pair pilfered valuable trade secrets when they quit. ...
  
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