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• Did You Catch the Destiny Reference in Netflix's Travelers?

  05-01-2017 23:56
  
  New Netflix sci-fi series Travelers snuck in a fun nod to Bungie's Destiny in its first season, which is all the more clever considering the show's name.
  The Canadian drama, which premiered on Showcase in October before Netflix debuted it internationally in late December, tosses in the reference in episode 8, "Donner." Reilly Dolman's Philip Pearson is making bets on a horse race, and the horse's names sound strikingly familiar.
  Here's the moment, as GIFed by Redditor Paracelus:
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• Thor: Ragnarok official synopsis reveals the nature of Thor and Hulk's relationship

  05-01-2017 23:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite knowing that a third Thor movie was coming for years - and knowing Hulk would be involved in some way for nearly as long - we don't actually know that much about the Thor: Ragnarok plot
  
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• Nyko unveils lineup of accessories for PSVR, HTC Vive, PS4 Slim, and Xbox One S

  05-01-2017 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Third-party accessory giant Nyko revealed its new lineup of future-thinking accessories for PSVR, HTC Vive, PS4 Pro, and Xbox One S at CES 2017, including one that will give your PS4 multiple hard drive capability.
  
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• Rime: All Our Newest Info – IGN First

  05-01-2017 21:33
  
  Rime has been quietly in development for a while now following a couple Gamescom's worth of impressive trailers. We're thrilled to help re-reveal it, including its May 2017 release window and multiplatform status (yes, it'll be on Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch as well as PS4, which it was originally announced for). We'll be updating this page with all of our coverage as it rolls out, so keep checking back!
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• How will Star Wars 9 work without Carrie Fisher? Disney is 'weighing its options'

  05-01-2017 21:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Carrie Fisher made a dramatic return to Star Wars in The Force Awakens
  
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• Disney is weighing options for how to do Star Wars without Carrie Fisher

  05-01-2017 21:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Carrie Fisher made a dramatic return to the Star Wars franchise in The Force Awakens reprising her role as Leia Organa, princess turned general of the Resistance against the First Order
  
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• How to Watch Nintendo's Switch Reveal Live Streams on Any Device

  05-01-2017 20:36
  
  Nintendo is streaming the big reveal of the Nintendo Switch where we hope we'll get the first details on Nintendo Switch's release date, launch games, and price. There are two live Nintendo Switch-related live streams announced a this time:
  This is the stream in which we expect to hear about release date, price, and possibly other details about games, the device itself, and peripherals. This broadcast will be presented in Japanese with English voiceover. IGN will be providing both a pre-show dis
  
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• Pokemon Go Was Most Downloaded Apple App in 2016

  05-01-2017 20:18
  
  Pokemon Go was the most downloaded app in the App Store in 2016, Apple has announced.
  The mid-year hit from Niantic took the top spot in the list, but it wasn't the only Nintendo-related app to appear in the top 10 most downloaded apps. Super Mario Run was also among the top ten most downloaded apps worldwide for 2016. Super Mario Run has already been downloaded over 50 million times since its release in December and was the most downloaded app globally on both Christmas and
  
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• 6 Nintendo Switch Accessories Announced

  05-01-2017 20:06
  
  California-based Hyperkin unveiled six accessories at CES 2017 for the upcoming Nintendo Switch console. The company also has a three-in-one adapter for its Retron 5 console in the works that can play Game Gear, Master System, and Master System Card games.The accessories for Nintendo Switch include a 5 ft. USB Type-C charging cable, a USB-C AC adapter with a 4 ft. cable, a car charger adapter for the console that has a 5 ft. cable. Hyperkin also announced a screen protector, a hard shell carryin
  
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• 19 New Shots of Mass Effect: Andromeda's Collector's Edition

  05-01-2017 20:04
  
  The Mass Effect: Andromeda RC Nomad ND1 Collector's Edition (that's a mouthful) is the top of the line when it comes to owning Bioware's upcoming sci-fi space epic.
  Starting at $200 USD (not including the game), the remote control Nomad ND1 edition includes an individually numbered scale replica of the vehicle that can be driven around using a downloadable app for your smart device. It's got a built-in rechargeable battery with USB cable, an on-board camera with LED lights, and six-wheel drive.
  
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• Nintendo Switch Game Stream Announced for January 13

  05-01-2017 19:58
  
  Nintendo will hold a Treehouse Live stream on January 13 to showcase some of the games featured in next week's Nintendo Switch Presentation.
  In a post on Twitter, Nintendo of America announced the stream will begin next Friday at 6:30 a.m. PT/9:30 a.m. ET/2:30 p.m. UK (Saturday, January 14 at 1:30 a.m. AET), during which Nintendo Treehouse will provide "an in-depth look at upcoming games" releasing for Switch.Nintendo Switch Treehouse Live announcement, via TwitterContinue reading&hell
  
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• Don't play Resident Evil 7, live it with a haunted house-style experience in London

  05-01-2017 19:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Haunted houses in January? Sign me up. To celebrate the launch of Resident Evil 7, Capcom is invitin ...
  
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• GDC 2017 will host a Classic Game Postmortem of Civilization!

  05-01-2017 18:01
  Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley, a pair of game industry luminaries who have together shaped the history of game dev, will be delivering a Classic Game Postmortem on their landmark strategy game Civilization at GDC 2017!...
  
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• Nyko Announces PSVR, HTC Vive Accessories

  05-01-2017 18:00
  
  Nyko has revealed a host of new accessories set to release later this year for both the PlayStation VR and HTC Vive as part of the company's Consumer Electronics Show 2017 offerings.
  Accessories for the PSVR include a Charge Block, which can plug into any wall outlet or USB port to charge PSVR Move controllers and will cost $19.99, and a $14.99 10-foot USB Charge Link cable that can charge both PSVR controllers at once. Both items will be available in 2017.
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• New Beauty and the Beast teaser shows us the Beast's more charming side

  05-01-2017 17:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Beauty & The Beast looks positively lovely
  
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• Morrowind Setting Found in Elder Scrolls Online Files

  05-01-2017 17:47
  
  A setting from Morrowind may be coming to The Elder Scrolls Online, as a dataminer has discovered a map of Vvardenfell in the files of Bethesda's fantasy MMORPG.
  An image of the development map for Vvardenfell was shared on Reddit by user FloorBelow.Vvardenfell development map, via redditContinue reading…
  
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• Mass Effect Andromeda's combat gameplay shows fighting, engineer skills and flamethrower upgrades

  05-01-2017 17:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  First we got Mass Effect Andromeda's release date, then some screens, now we have some combat gameplay
  
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• Blog: Great game accessibility quotes from 2016

  05-01-2017 17:34
  
  2016 was a momentous year for accessibility. Not just the advancements that have been made, but also important because of the things that have been said, and those saying them. Here are some of my favourites....
  
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• Breath of the Wind might not be a Switch launch title in Europe (it's okay to cry a little)

  05-01-2017 17:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bad news, Europeans: you might have to take a trip to North America or Japan if you want to play Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Switch in March
  
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• Breath of the Wild might not be a Switch launch title in Europe (it's okay to cry a little)

  05-01-2017 17:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bad news, Europeans: you might have to take a trip to North America or Japan if you want to play Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Switch in March
  
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• App Store revenues up by 40 percent to $20 billion in 2016

  05-01-2017 17:13
  App Store revenues leapt up by 40 percent in 2016, with developers raking in a gargantuan $20 billion over the course of the year. ...
  
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• Look at old and young Han Solo getting lunch together - I hope their food's not Chewy

  05-01-2017 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  This is like a scene out of a time travel movie. Harrison Ford - star of the original Star Wars tril ...
  
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• Official XCOM 2 Mod, Long War 2 Announced

  05-01-2017 16:45
  
  Long War 2, an official mod for XCOM 2, has been announced for release on PC.
  In a post on the game's official site, Firaxis Games revealed the upcoming mod, which is being crafted by the modding team behind XCOM: Enemy Unknown's Long War total-conversion mod.Long War 2 official logo, via Pavonis InteractiveContinue reading…
  
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• New Vive Tracker can transport household objects into virtual worlds

  05-01-2017 16:15
  HTC has unveiled some new accessories for its Vive VR headset this week at CES, the most interesting of which is the Vive Tracker. ...
  
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• Project CARS 2 Tentative Launch Window Announced

  05-01-2017 15:51
  
  Project CARS 2 is slated for release sometime around September 2017, developer Slightly Mad Studios has revealed.
  "It's still a very tight run as we're a bit behind on GUI and Career so nothing is set in stone yet. Current guess is Septemberish," studio CEO Ian Bell said in a post on the game's official forums.
  As noted by GameSpot, Bell confirmed in a subsequent post that "none of the famous brands are missing this time." He also said that QA has begun, noting they "plan at least 7 months
  
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• Blog: Thoughts on my four year dev cycle

  05-01-2017 15:25
  
  For the past four years I've been working on the same project, which is coming to a concluding soon, Here are some random weird thoughts about that time, from tech to social things. ...
  
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• Zelda: Breath of the Wild May Be a Switch Launch Title After All

  05-01-2017 15:21
  
  Multiple sources are reporting that Nintendo has reversed its decision to push back The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's release date from Nintendo Switch launch day to June.
  Despite both insiders and retailers indicating a June release for the Wii U and Switch title, Eurogamer and Laura Kate Dale (both of whom have had multiple Switch rumours proven correct) report that sources close to Nintendo tell them that the publisher has reconsidered, and will release the game on Swit
  
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• PS4 sales hit 53M as Uncharted 4 closes in on 9M mark

  05-01-2017 15:14
  
  We already knew that lifetime PS4 sales had surpassed 50 million, but now Sony has served up a more exact number in the wake of the busy holiday season. ...
  
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• Resident Evil 7's Horror House Is Coming to London

  05-01-2017 15:00
  
  To celebrate the launch of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Capcom is building a version of the game's setting in London, and challenging the public to take a trip around it from January 20-23.
  Resident Evil 7: The Experience will be a 45-minute interactive trip around "a haunted and dilapidated venue in the heart of London’s East End", including puzzles and... interruptions from some soon-to-be familiar characters.
  You can see a trailer for the experience below:
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• Blog: Defining data as code files when rapid prototyping

  05-01-2017 14:58
  
  When you're trying to churn out a game fast, it might make more sense to define your items, texts or conversation in code files. Here's how to do it, featuring an example from my current project....
  
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• Star Wars Rebels season 3 reveals old Obi-wan and (maybe) a Darth Maul rematch 18 years in the making

  05-01-2017 13:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Rebels has just dropped a mid-season trailer for the third season into our laps just before its return this weekend and, oh boy, is it special
  
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• Terry Crews wants to voice Overwatch's Doomfist and Twitter has said YES, PLEASE GOD YES

  05-01-2017 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Alright Overwatch fans, it’s time for you to flex your muscles like the godly Terry Crews, as he’s enlisted your help to have him voice what’s rumoured to be Overwatch’s newest character: Doomfist
  
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• Mass Effect Andromeda's combat gameplay shows off loadouts, classes and... well, combat

  05-01-2017 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  First we got Mass Effect Andromeda's release date, then some screens, now we have some combat gameplay
  
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• Cryptic new Walking Dead season 7 posters tease Rick's uprising against Negan

  05-01-2017 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Walking Dead season 7 returns in just over a month and AMC have fired up the hype train with some suitably cryptic posters and one new image that offer some sort of insight into what to expect and what Rick is planning in the back eight episodes of the season
  
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• New Character Kilgore Added to Killer Instinct

  05-01-2017 11:56
  
  Kilgore has joined the cast of Killer Instinct on Xbox One and PC, and is available now for the sum of $10.
  As the backstory goes… Ultratech created a series of cyborgs prior to the production of Fulgore. These bulky behemoths, however, were prone to overeating and deemed ineffective for their chosen role. One cyborg – by the name of Kilgore – refused to accept its fate; rewriting its programming after becoming self-aware in a bid to avoid extermination.
  Kilgore isn’t th
  
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• PlayStation 4 enjoys buoyant festive period

  05-01-2017 11:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  PlayStation 4 sold through more than 6.2 million units worldwide during the 2016 festive season, Sony has announced. 
  
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• 7 Educational games that every developer should study

  05-01-2017 10:02
  
  We reached out to some game devs who are also educators, or who work in educational software, and asked them to name some of the educational games that are most instructive to designers. ...
  
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• BioWare Shares New Gameplay On NVIDIA's CES Stage

  05-01-2017 04:12
  During NVIDIA's CES stage presentation, BioWare showcased some new footage of Mass Effect Andromeda.
  First up, BioWare's Aaryn Flynn offers some background on the gameplay clip, and then showcases in-engine footage of the game's ship flying through an asteroid field before getting into some more familiar action.You get to see some menu navigation, which showcases on-the-fly class changing, before getting into some third-person shooting on a new planet.
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• Our Most Anticipated Xbox Games for 2017

  05-01-2017 02:25
  
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  Fresh back from the holidays, our Xbox crew reconvenes to discuss what we played over the break, as well as what game we're most excited for in 2017. Red Dead Redemption 2, State of Decay 2, Cuphead, Sea of Thieves, For Honor, Mass Effect Andromeda, Crackdown 3, and more! Plus: Mass Effect Andromeda's release date is finally revealed!
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• Uncharted 4 Sold 8.7 Million Copies in 2016

  05-01-2017 02:15
  
  Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has globally sold through 8.7 million copies as of December 21, 2016
  Naughty Dog's PS4 sequel was released on May 10, 2016, which means these numbers occurred in under nine months. To put this number in perspective, Uncharted 4 sold over 2.7 million units worldwide in its first two weeks of release. In North America, the game's sales made Uncharted 4 the "fastest-selling PlayStation 4 first party title to-date."
  Sony also revealed that PS4 software sales total rem
  
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• Tips for Beating Dark Souls 3's Final Boss

  05-01-2017 01:36
  
  Yes, it's possible.
  
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• GTA Online: New Mode, Bonuses and More

  05-01-2017 01:36
  
  Celebrate the New Year in Los Santos with a new Adversary Mode, custom vehicle and plenty of bonuses.
  
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• Samsung says it's now shipped 5 million Gear VR headsets worldwide

  05-01-2017 01:23
  
  CES is happening in Vegas this week, and as part of the proceedings Samsung confirmed during a press conference that it's sold over 5 million of its Gear VR phone-powered virtual reality headsets. ...
  
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• To celebrate its 20th birthday, Blizzard recreates Diablo in Diablo III

  05-01-2017 00:41
  
  The devs at Blizzard have recreated Diablo's centerpiece 16-level dungeon in Diablo III, affording contemporary players and devs an interesting perspective on the original game's design....
  
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• New Batch of Mass Effect Andromeda Screens Revealed

  05-01-2017 00:30
  
  Electronic Arts has released some new screenshots for Mass Effect Andromeda.
  This most recent batch of media comes ahead of tonight's upcoming reveal of new Mass Effect Andromeda gameplay footage. Check them all out in the gallery below.
  Earlier today, EA formally announced Mass Effect Andromeda's release date, and it's coming a lot sooner than most of us thought. Tune in to Nvidia's CES 2017 keynote later today to watch the new footage debut.
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