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• The Walking Dead season 7's mid-season finale could've been a lot grosser, says someone who died

  15-12-2016 23:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alright, before you read even a single word: spoilers
  
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• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founder’s Edition Review

  15-12-2016 23:42
  
  Editor's note: IGN is going to be reviewing a lot more GPUs, gaming mice, keyboards, and other hardware in 2017. We're kicking off our renewed tech coverage with deep dives into some of 2016's heavyweights. Hit up the comments below for more details, and to give your feedback. We want it.
  The launch of the GTX 1080 ($600-$700 on Amazon, depending on the manufacturer) isn’t some nuanced affair about balancing price and performance. This card was launched with the tagline of being &ldqu
  
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• Fans behind canceled Resident Evil 2 remake show off their next project, and it looks familiar

  15-12-2016 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  The fans responsible for that lovely-but-canceled unofficial Resident Evil 2 remake have returned with a successor no less proud of its classic inspiration
  
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• GameStop Restocking Limited Quantities of NES Classic

  15-12-2016 22:51
  
  Those still looking to track down the NES Classic Edition in time for the holidays will have another chance to purchase Nintendo's micro-console this week at GameStop.
  The video game retailer has announced that limited qualities of the NES Classic are coming to GameStop stores today and tomorrow. Since supply is limited, GameStop recommends that consumers call their local store or check GameStop.com for availability information.
  For our thoughts on Nintendo's retro mini-console, check out&n
  
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• The Justice League Aquaman set photos are like a swimsuit shoot by Zack Snyder

  15-12-2016 22:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Aquaman is one of the most contentious pieces of DC canon
  
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• Justice League Aquaman set photos are like a swimsuit shoot by Zack Snyder

  15-12-2016 22:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Aquaman is one of the most contentious pieces of DC canon
  
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• When will Super Mario Run come out on Android? Nintendo won't say more than "2017"

  15-12-2016 21:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  All their friends with iPhones are tapping away at Super Mario Run, making the little guy vault goombas and jump chasms like a happy fool, and Android owners are just sat there swiping at overwhelming nothingness
  
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• Super Mario Run review: Nintendo’s seamless transition into mobile gaming

  15-12-2016 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than anything, I'm still shocked that Nintendo nailed mobile gaming on its first try. While Super Mario Run is technically the second real smartphone app from the illustrious company ( Miitomo came first), it's one of the most polished games I've ever played on a mobile device, and deeper than I expected. Super Mario Run is split into three modes, the first of which — World Tour — will be most familiar to Mario fans. World Tour is made up of 24 levels, each more diffic
  
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• Twitch Announces Mobile Broadcasting, Vlogs and More

  15-12-2016 20:32
  
  Your phone will soon be able to act as a hub for your next live stream, as Twitch announced today a number of features coming to the streaming platform.
  Mobile broadcasting from phones, a new category for vlogs called "IRL," and updated community guidelines are all set to be introduced, according to a new Twitch blog post.
  Set for next year, a native streaming solution for mobile devices will be coming to the Twitch mobile app. Many have gone to great lengths in the past to stream on mobile, IGN
  
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• The Walking Dead: A New Frontier Not Coming to 360, PS3

  15-12-2016 19:32
  
  The next installment of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series will also be the first to skip the last generation consoles.
  The company announced today that The Walking Dead: A New Frontier will not be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in either digital or physical form.
  Those looking to play the third season of Telltale's series on a new generation of consoles will still be able to carry over their saves. Through a process detailed on the studio's website, saves from The Walking Dead &m
  
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• Super Mario Run is out, and the reactions are pure gold

  15-12-2016 19:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  First we had Miitomo. Then Pokemon Go. Now Nintendo has brought its most iconic mascot to mobile wit ...
  
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• Super Mario Run Review

  15-12-2016 18:58
  
  Super Mario Run asks you to surrender some direct control of Nintendo’s mascot, but what it gives you in return is a stylish, addictive platformer you can play with one hand. Slick new moves and highly replayable stages make Mario’s iOS debut feel like a parkour collect-a-thon loaded up with Nintendo charm. Admittedly, Mario games have looked better on Nintendo’s own platforms, but Super Mario Run’s elegant mechanics and great level designs kept me coming back in search o
  
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• The multiplayer season pass is almost dead, this is how For Honor and Titanfall 2 are killing it

  15-12-2016 18:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  For Honor's developers plan to release all of the game's post-release multiplayer maps and modes for free, following more than a year of high-profile games that have abandoned the once-common paid DLC format
  
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• Super Mario Run Now Available on iOS

  15-12-2016 18:44
  
  Super Mario Run, Nintendo's first-ever Mario game for mobile, is now available for download on the App Store for iOS devices.
  You can download the game for free to try out each of the game's three modes. You also have the option to purchase all six worlds for $9.99 USD, $14.99 AUD/NZD and £7.99 in the UK. You can download Super Mario Run at the following links:AU: Buy Super Mario Run on AU App StoreUK: Buy Super Mario Run on UK App StoreUS: Buy Super Mario Run on US App
  
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• Nintendo Switch's reported specs mean it won't be as powerful as Xbox One or PS4 - what that means for you

  15-12-2016 18:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Wii was graphically less powerful than the PS3 and Xbox 360
  
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• Super Mario Run Gets Free Toad DLC

  15-12-2016 18:04
  
  Nintendo has revealed its first batch of rewards for the game available through the My Nintendo loyalty service, including a new character, Toad, available for free as soon as the app is released.
  Available in return for just having a My Nintendo account, Toad is described as "a playable character in the Super Mario Run game. Toad can run a little bit faster than others."
  Toad can't be pre-downloaded without the app already installed, as it needs to be linked to one's My Nintendo account fi
  
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• Fallout Minecraft Mash-Up Pack Coming to Consoles

  15-12-2016 17:16
  
  Bethesda's post-apocalyptic wasteland is coming to Minecraft in the form of a Fallout Mash-Up Pack for the console versions of Mojang's popular world-building game.
  In a post on the game's official website, Mojang's Marsh Davies announced the Fallout Mash-Up Pack will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita for $5.99 USD (or your local equivalent).
  In addition to transforming the world into an expansive wasteland filled with gh
  
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• An Assassin's Creed movie ad will live broadcast a 100ft leap of faith on UK TV

  15-12-2016 16:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've ever thought that no one could perform real life Assassin stunts, prepare to watch TV through your fingers
  
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• Dawn of War 3: Ork Faction Reveal

  15-12-2016 16:00
  
  Editors Note: Who better to reveal a major Dawn of War 3 faction than the developers themselves? As part of the IGN First - Hot Games of 2017, Relic Entertainment's Dawn of War III Team explains everything you need to know about the savage Orks!
  Brutish and violent, Orks are viewed with both derision and fear by other races. Orks are a part of a larger species known as Orkoids, but they are without a doubt the most dominant and aggressive of the known subspecies.
  The faction is split into thousa
  
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• New Nintendo Switch Patents Show VR Headset Accessory

  15-12-2016 15:49
  
  A new set of Nintendo patents for its upcoming home-handheld hybrid Switch console show what appears to be an accessory allowing for virtual reality play.
  Spotted by NeoGAF user Rösti, the accessory is referred to as an "HMD (head mounted display)", and appears to work similarly to Google and Samsung's smartphone VR solutions - the core Switch tablet is placed into a headset, which features lenses to create the 3D effect.
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• Fallout 4 gets a Minecraft mash up pack. Great, *another* settlement needs our help

  15-12-2016 15:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh God, no one tell Preston Garvey but Minecraft is adding a Fallout 4 mash up pack to consoles "soon"
  
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• Lionhead Tracked Down a Teenage Fable Leaker and Threatened to Tell His Mother

  15-12-2016 15:12
  
  Sam van Tilburgh, formerly of Lionhead Studios and now of Gfinity, has revealed the tactics employed to stop Fable leaks being posted back in 2003.
  On a recent BAFTA Games Panel titled "Who Rules Games?", van Tilburgh recounted the time a young hacker got hold of screenshots and other information about Fable that was never meant to be released (the story begins at 34:12 in the video below).The group, called Kibitz, was a small group of hackers, and one of the screenshots "was the hero of Fable s
  
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• Battlezone is getting a rad free 80's mode, new campaign, and customisation options

  15-12-2016 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rebooted arcade classic Battlezone - one of our best PS VR games - is going back to its roots with a new 'Classic' mode that recreates the original game's neon green wireframes
  
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• PES 2017 online league launched – with cash prize of $200,000 for the winner

  15-12-2016 13:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Konami has revealed details of its eSports-focused PES League for PES 2017, with a cash prize of a whopping $200,000 for the overall winner
  
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• Star Trek: Discovery's finally revealed its lead actress - and she’s a Walking Dead survivor

  15-12-2016 13:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Trekkies will cling on (ahem) to any scrap of news surrounding the Star Trek: Discovery, the first Trek TV series in over a decade
  
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• Nintendo to release Super Mario Run in mobile game test

  15-12-2016 12:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo will on Thursday release Super Mario Run, its first iPhone game and a key test of its foray into mobile gaming, hot on the heels of the Pokemon Go craze. In March, Nintendo released its first mobile game "Miitomo" -- a free-to-play and interactive game that allows users to create avatars. Then the Pokemon Go game -- based on Nintendo characters -- exploded into the public consciousness, being downloaded more than half a billion times.
  
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• Doom's Last Piece of Paid DLC Out Now

  15-12-2016 11:57
  
  Doom’s final piece of DLC, Bloodfall, is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
  As well as the DLC, there’s also a double XP weekend going down in Doom’s multiplayer, which ends on December 19.Bloodfall, which costs £11.99, includes three multiplayer maps - Empyrian, Boneyard, and Outbreak - a player-controlled demon in the Spectre Pinky, a Grenade Launcher, Lateral Thrusters (for short directional boosts), hack modules, and some new customisation options.
  In o
  
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• Game of Thrones season 7 set photos sees characters in peril, and Dorne FINALLY getting interesting

  15-12-2016 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following on from yesterday’s news that Game of Thrones season 7 will feature new scenes shot in the original location for King’s Landing, new information and shots have dropped featuring a shock alliance, characters in peril and Dorne finally getting interesting
  
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• New Shenmue 3 Screenshots Released

  15-12-2016 11:55
  
  In celebration of PC pre-orders going live, developer Ys Net has released three new screenshots of the long-awaited Shenmue 3.
  While the dev's Kickstarter update makes clear that these visuals are still work-in-progress, they look like an improvement in quality since previous batches of screens (although Ryo's face is... interesting):
  The update also sheds some light on where development of the hugely successful crowdfunding project is up to.
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• SFX Wishlist: What do you want to see in Deadpool 2?

  15-12-2016 11:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  In a year of mostly underwhelming blockbusters, there was one movie that stood out and gave us a bracing whip across our chops, and that movie was Deadpool
  
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• New For Honor Trailers Announce Closed Beta For Next Month

  15-12-2016 02:59
  For Honor is going into closed beta next month, and in honor of the event, Ubisoft has released three trailers detailing the game's three factions, and one to set up the story.
  To take part in For Honor's beta, you can head here to sign up. The beta begins next month and will allow players to try out 12 different characters across the three factions (Viking, Samurai, and Knight) on the battlefields of Ashfeld, Valkenheim, and Myre. The beta activity will also be tracked for War of the Factions,
  
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• Nintendo in risky mobile games push with paid Super Mario launch on iPhones

  15-12-2016 00:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co will make a big push into mobile gaming on Thursday with the launch of the popular Super Mario Bros franchise on the iPhone, a risky bet because users will need to pay upfront, at a time when the gaming market is getting crowded. A lot is riding for the Japanese company on Super Mario Run, which is being released in 151 countries and regions on Thursday U.S. Pacific Time for Apple Inc's iPhone. While investors are hoping Super Mario Run will be a
  
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