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• The Unspoken Review

  06-12-2016 23:15
  
  The Unspoken justifies its exclusivity to the Oculus Rift by making great use of the Oculus Touch controllers to believably give you the hands of a spellcaster. It’s a physically engaging urban-wizard duel that challenges you with aim, what spells to cast, how much time it takes to cast them, and where in the dense arenas you’ll cast them from.Having you conjure a library of elaborate spells with hand gestures is a complicated concept that The Unspoken makes simple, easy to pick up,
  
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• Video: Grappling with the dark side of game development

  06-12-2016 22:54
  
  As part of the GDC 2016 Independent Games Summit, game designer Joshua Boggs (Framed) gave an emotional talk about how his quest for validation and acclaim led him to sacrifice things he held dear....
  
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• Update: Navigation Character, Supporting Cast Revealed

  06-12-2016 22:43
  Update: Another pair of videos came out today detailing Futaba Sakura, the hacker who will help the main party traverse the various dungeons. There's also an interview with her voice actress, Erica Lindbeck,  which you can view down below.
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  Original Story: Atlus released three trailers today to give fans a peek at some of the NPCs you'll encounter while playing through Persona 5. These characters will help
  
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• Get a job: Industrial Light & Magic xLab is hiring a Gameplay Programmer

  06-12-2016 22:00
  
  ILMxLAB is looking for a Gameplay Programmer to design and implement solutions for gameplay mechanics, write polished and optimized code, and collaborate with artists and engineers in San Francisco, CA....
  
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• Google DeepMind releases open-source AI research tool, DeepMind Lab

  06-12-2016 21:43
  
  In the spirit of furthering AI development, Google DeepMind has publicly released a variant of the resource used by the company to test AI agents. ...
  
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• Do you want a Groot/Rocket Raccoon spin-off movie? Vin Diesel does

  06-12-2016 21:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first official teaser trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol
  
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• Do you want a Groot-Rocket Raccoon spin-off movie? Vin Diesel does

  06-12-2016 21:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first official teaser trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 has the world ready for more shenanigans from the whole team of space-faring misfits, but once again Groot and Rocket Raccoon have stolen the show
  
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• The Elder Scrolls Online Homestead DLC Coming in February

  06-12-2016 21:15
  
  The Elder Scrolls Online's housing DLC, titled Homestead, is coming in February for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, publisher Bethesda announced today.
  Homestead will be free in the next Elder Scrolls Online major update and includes nearly 40 unique homes with over 2,000 individual decorative and furniture options, according to Bethesda.
  Accompanying the announcement, Bethesda also released a trailer, seen below, showcasing some of the housing and decoration options. Bethesda no
  
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• Don't Miss: When big games launch badly: Breaking the 'vicious cycle'

  06-12-2016 20:50
  
  A closer look at the aspects of game development that drive so many games -- especially big-budget AAA productions -- out the door before they're ready, and what developers can do to prevent it....
  
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• Catch the Job Simulator devs sharing VR spatial storytelling tips at GDC 2017

  06-12-2016 20:18
  
  At GDC 2017, Owlchemy will share tips to avoid uncanny valley, build empathy via character interactions, and share lessons learned from Job Simulator & Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality....
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront's Rogue One DLC is out now and so is the free PSVR X-Wing mission

  06-12-2016 20:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you have the Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass, you can deploy to Scarif right now
  
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• Overwatch Christmas Event Begins December 13

  06-12-2016 20:07
  
  Overwatch is officially having a Christmas event and it will begin on December 13.
  Word of the event comes by way of Twitter, where Overwatch's official account tweeted out a GIF of a holiday card, which includes the date along with the message, "It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we hope you'll join us for some holiday cheer!"You're invited! pic.twitter.com/MQZPZOW4Y1
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• Nintendo offers hackers a bounty for 3DS security exploits

  06-12-2016 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo has reached out to the hacking community with cash rewards for users who report vulnerabilities in Nintendo 3DS system security, revealing that it now plans to address software exploits before they become public knowledge.
  
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• Get ready to hate Zynga all over again

  06-12-2016 19:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Zynga — the once king of mobile gaming that nobody talks about anymore but which still makes hundreds of millions of dollars every year — is headed back to court over an insider trading scandal that just won't seem to die. After originally being dismissed, Reuters reports the case has been revived by the Delaware Supreme Court and will proceed.  DON'T MISS:  Apple admits the iPhone 6s battery problem is more widespread than first thought The suit was brought by Zynga shareh
  
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• New Story Trailer Sets The Stage For Allied Invasion Of Sicily

  06-12-2016 18:49
  After finishing up his role in the Allies' North African Campaign in Tunisia, Lt. Karl Fairburne heads to nearby Sicily to begin the story of Sniper Elite 4.
  A new story trailer released today provides some context. Sicily was a strategically crucial launch point for the Allies' Italian Campaign, which sought to unseat dictator and German ally Benito Mussolini. By linking up with Italian anti-Mussolini fighters in Sicily, Fairburne's job will be to help sow seeds of rebellion and prepare the wa
  
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• Star Wars: Rogue One director wants an Obi-Wan anthology movie, too

  06-12-2016 18:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  We already had Star Wars fans and Ewan McGregor presenting a united front in their desire for an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, and now even Star Wars: Rogue One director Gareth Edwards has voiced his support
  
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• Death Stranding star Mads Mikkelsen calls Hideo Kojima "the Kasparov of video games"

  06-12-2016 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the newest Death Stranding trailer was full of weirdness and mysteries to analyze, it also confirmed the involvement of Hannibal and Rogue One star, Mads Mikkelsen
  
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• IGF 2017 announces juries for Nuovo, Student, and Visual Art awards

  06-12-2016 18:20
  
  The juries behind the GDC 2017 Independent Games Festival include a diverse lineup of lauded developers and industry professionals sign on to decide the finalists for next year's awards. ...
  
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• New Trailer And Registration Opens For Upcoming Beta

  06-12-2016 18:00
  Ghost Recon Wildlands, the stealthy open-world shooter about taking on the Santa Blanca drug cartel in Bolivia, is opening up registration for an upcoming beta.
  The trailer, which you can see below, details the game's structure while showing off how many things in the world can explode (spoiler: it's a lot). For more on the game and how to sign up for its beta, you can head to its official website, here.
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• Beta Registration for Ghost Recon: Wildlands Open Now

  06-12-2016 18:00
  
  Ubisoft has announced that fans can sign up from today at ghostrecon.com for a chance to join a beta test for its upcoming, open-world tactical shooter Ghost Recon: Wildlands.
  It was confirmed last month that the game would have multiple betas prior to its release.
  Set in a corrupted, cartel-controlled Bolivia “a few years from now”, Ghost Recon: Wildlands will be the largest action game Ubisoft has ever made. It will be playable in single-player or up to four-player co-op and, from
  
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• New Pokemon may be coming to Pokemon Go this week according to a leaked… uh, Starbucks memo

  06-12-2016 17:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  According to a leaked Starbucks memo, new Pokemon are coming to Pokemon Go soon
  
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• Writers' Guild Awards names noms, including this year's best game scribes

  06-12-2016 17:12
  
  The Writers' Guild of Great Britain has announced the nominations for its annual Writers' Guild Awards, which look to celebrate the best wordsmiths in the business....
  
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• Pokemon Go Will Reportedly Get New Monsters This Week

  06-12-2016 16:58
  
  Update: Niantic has officially confirmed that Pokemon Go will soon receive new Pokemon - but it doesn't seem like it tallies with the "Starbucks update".
  In a statement, the developer said: "The Pokémon Company International and Niantic, Inc. will reveal details on December 12 about the first addition of more Pokémon to Pokémon GO, one of the most popular mobile games of the year. Stay tuned, Trainers!"
  It seems we'll be waiting a little longer for that Johto Pokedex&nb
  
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• Finally, something exciting happens in The Walking Dead: Negan's shaved in the new trailer. Here's why...

  06-12-2016 16:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you’re already salivating for more The Walking Dead, AMC has shared a new teaser for next week’s episode
  
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• Valve, Oculus, Nvidia and others back Khronos' new VR standard

  06-12-2016 16:48
  
  The Khronos Group has called for the virtual reality market's biggest players to unite to create a cross-vendor, royalty-free, open VR standard. And some big names have already lent their support....
  
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• Star Wars: Rogue One might feature a version of Darth Vader you weren't expecting

  06-12-2016 16:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spoilers here okay. If you don't want potential Star Wars: Rogue One details revealed then...
  
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• Pokemon Walking Animations Discovered in Sun and Moon

  06-12-2016 16:36
  
  Ever since Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver featured sprites of the Pokemon that would follow their trainer around when traversing the world, fans have been requesting that the option return. According to files in Pokemon Sun and Moon, it appears this feature may have been cut from the game.
  Hacker KazoWAR (via Kotaku) discovered there are "low polygon models and walking animations" within the files of Pokemon Sun and Moon, and has taken to Twitter to share his findings.Continue
  
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• Hitman Holiday Update Channels Home Alone

  06-12-2016 16:01
  
  Two thieves. One big mansion. Lots of deathtraps. One (likely sociopathic) protagonist. Yep, Hitman's Holiday content update is all a bit Home Alone.
  Coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC next Tuesday, December 13, the update gives the Paris Showstopper level a Christmas makeover, and then drops in a little jeopardy.
  Two thieves are trying steal a selection of presents from the mansion, and it's your job to stop them by any means necessary. A nail through the foot will probably be the least of their pr
  
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• Sniper Elite 4 trailer invites you to summer (and sharpshoot) in Fascist Italy

  06-12-2016 15:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sniper Elite 4 gives sniping wunderkind Karl Fairburne an entirely new playground on which to inflict death and dismemberment on the Axis forces of World War 2: fascist Italy
  
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• Best of 2016: The afterimage of Final Fantasy VII

  06-12-2016 15:41
  
  "In an era of real-world income inequality and ecological crisis, it's also surprisingly potent and directly relevant in ways mainstream game stories rarely are."...
  
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• Nintendo wants people to hunt down 3DS security exploits for $20,000

  06-12-2016 15:10
  
  Nintendo is offering cash rewards of up to $20,000 for anyone who can find and identify security issues with its 3DS line of handheld systems. ...
  
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• Star Wars 9 to start shooting early in April in anticipation of epic climax

  06-12-2016 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  We’ve not even got a name for Star Wars 8 yet, but that hasn’t stopped news coming out about Star Wars 9’s upcoming production schedule
  
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• BoxBoy Amiibo Announced in Japan Alongside New Game

  06-12-2016 13:34
  
  Nintendo has announced a surprise addition to its amiibo line-up - 3DS eShop star, Qbby from the BoxBoy series - alongside a third (and possibly final) game in the platforming series.
  Currently only announced by Nintendo for release in Japan, a physical edition of the new game, Goodbye! BoxBoy! will include a soundtrack CD and the heart-stoppingly cute figurine:The Qbby Amiibo and Goodbye! BoxBoy! collection. Commence squealing.Continue reading…
  
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• Joel's dead, Ellie's pregnant - The Last of Us 2 theories fans are all arguing over

  06-12-2016 13:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  In what was a surprise to maybe three people, The Last of Us 2 was announced with a teasey trailer and the promise from director Neil Druckmann that it would be 'story about hate'
  
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• Here's the first Transformers: The Last Knight trailer and the 5 things it tells us

  06-12-2016 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth movie in the Michael Bay franchise, just landed and it’s full to the brim with Dinobots, a shock death, and a whole lotta Anthony Hopkins
  
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• 5 things the first Transformers: The Last Knight trailer tells us about the sequel

  06-12-2016 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth movie in the Michael Bay franchise, just landed and it’s full to the brim with Dinobots, a shock death, and a whole lotta Anthony Hopkins
  
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• Dataminers Discover Two Unused Enemies in PT

  06-12-2016 12:42
  
  P.T. - the "playable teaser" for since-cancelled Hideo Kojima/Guillermo del Toro team-up, Silent Hills - was hiding two unused enemies in its files.
  Discovered by Xentax user luxox18, the game seemingly includes five character models: Norman Reedus' protagonist, antagonist Lisa, that horrible sink-baby-thing and two unseen creatures.
  One is a grey, mottled humanoid we've never previously seen, the other a warped, headless female body we previously saw in a Tokyo Game Show concept trailer (below)
  
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• PlayStation Experience 2016: 6 of the biggest trailers - 'The Last of Us 2,' 'Uncharted,' more

  06-12-2016 08:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Just when you think a franchise might be reaching its accolade-studded conclusion, along comes a coda like "The Lost Legacy." Developer Naughty Dog pulled a similar trick with "The Last of Us: Left Behind" and here it's "Uncharted" support Chloe Frazer who becomes the lead, with "Uncharted 4" rival Nadine Ross also featuring.
  
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• Nintendo Switch accessories appear on Australian website but are taken down

  06-12-2016 01:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  EB Games in Australia previously listed accessories for Nintendo's upcoming Switch console. Two have already disappeared, including a 10-foot-long USB Type-C cable for power, but the page for black Nintendo Switch Pro Controller remains.
  
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• Delaware Court revives case over Pincus's Zynga stock sale

  06-12-2016 00:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The Delaware Supreme Court revived a lawsuit against Zynga Inc's controlling shareholder, Mark Pincus, and fellow board members for allegedly allowing leaders of the social gaming company to act on inside information and dump stock before it crashed in 2012. Delaware's high court ruled that the Court of Chancery erred when it dismissed the lawsuit against the board of Zynga, which created the online game Farmville, in February for procedural reasons. The
  
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