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• Darth Vader vs Buzz Lightyear fan video is so very, gloriously dumb

  02-02-2017 23:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  We've all played "who would win in a fight" with our friends
  
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• GTA Online: Half Off CEO Offices and More in New Update

  02-02-2017 22:34
  Get a 50% price cut on Executive Offices, plus a bunch of discounts and bonuses all across GTA Online through February 13th.
  
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• Complete This New Side Quest in Pokemon Sun and Moon

  02-02-2017 22:34
  With the Pokemon Bank update you can now complete a new out-of-this-world side quest in the Haina Desert.
  
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• 10 Pokemon Duel Tips

  02-02-2017 22:34
  Take these tips to heart to be a master at Pokemon Duel.
  
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• How Much Should AAA Games Really Cost?

  02-02-2017 22:23
  Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing the cost of AAA gaming, Deus Ex, Bioware, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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• Having problems with your Xbox One? We have some possible solutions

  02-02-2017 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Xbox One has evolved over the years, but so have its problems. Thankfully, we have solutions for some of the console's most enduring problems, whether you're experiencing issues with connectivity or your discs.
  
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• Get a job: Blue Isle Studios is hiring a Community Manager

  02-02-2017 22:22
  
  Blue Isle Studios is looking for a passionate gamer with experience in the promotional and publishing side of the games industry to join its team as a Community Manager. ...
  
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• The Google Play store is full of Pokemon Go rip-offs, but this might be the worst

  02-02-2017 22:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  With Niantic's Pokemon Go continuing to be one of the biggest apps on both iOS and Android, it's no wonder that other developers want to ride the wave of popularity
  
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• Mass Effect: Andromeda's asari squadmate Peebee is "completely goofy" and has a big ol' hand cannon

  02-02-2017 22:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  BioWare has unofficially declared February 2 "Peebee Appreciation Day" with a detailed art/cosplay guide for the character, a new video interview with her voice actress, and a brief bio on its official site
  
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• Exactly how and why Zenimax was awarded $500M in lawsuit against Oculus

  02-02-2017 21:58
  
  Zenimax has been awarded $500m in a recently concluded legal battle with Oculus. Here's a detailed breakdown of exactly which charges stuck, and which claims Oculus was found innocent of....
  
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• Video game releases for February 6 and beyond: 'Mobius Final Fantasy,' 'Nioh,' 'Gunmetal Arcadia,' 'We Are Chicago'

  02-02-2017 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Among upcoming video games for the week of February 6, 2017, franchise extravaganza "Final Fantasy" got compressed into a mobile game and now "Mobius Final Fantasy" is coming back to PC; "Nioh" offers its own skillful spin on the challenge of recent titles like "Dark Souls III" and "Bloodborne"; retro gaming gets a shake-up in "Gunmetal Arcadia"; South Side blocks become the setting for urban survival pitch "We Are Chicago."
  
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• Hear real talk from fellow devs at GDC 2017's Independent Games Summit!

  02-02-2017 20:05
  
  From digital psychedelics to reflecting on good, old advice for indie devs that's now maybe totally wrong, there are a lot of great sessions lined up for GDC 2017's Independent Games Summit!...
  
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• Valve under investigation by EU Commission over geo-blocking concerns

  02-02-2017 19:51
  
  An investigation to uncover anticompetitive practices in e-commerce is taking a deeper look at Valve and a handful of game publishers that could possibly be in violation of EU competition rules. ...
  
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• New Injustice 2 Trailer Reveals Black Canary As Next Fighter To Join The Roster

  02-02-2017 19:50
  NetherRealm Studios revealed the next character to join the Injustice 2 roster today, via a new trailer on IGN. The reveal showcases DC fan-favorite Black Canary, as well as a previously unseen stage set in Arkham Asylum. As she battles Blue Beetle and Atrocitus, players can get a look at some of her special moves including a parry and grenade setups, as well as a devastating super move where she unleashes her iconic "Canary Cry" against her opponent. You can see her in action for yourself in t
  
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• Blog: A deep dive into the data of 2016's video game Kickstarters

  02-02-2017 19:24
  
  ICO Partners founder Thomas Bidaux puts forward a detailed analysis of the games that hit Kickstarter in 2016....
  
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• New Iron Fist images show Danny Rand is a martial arts master ready to go to work

  02-02-2017 19:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  How good is Iron Fist at kung fu? He's so good at kung fu that he doesn't even need to stand up for you to know that you definitely shouldn't mess with him, as this new promotional image from Netflix proves
  
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• Here are the winners for GDC 2017 and iam8bit's Art Boss showcase!

  02-02-2017 19:09
  
  Game Developers Conference are proud to announce the artists selected to take part in the first annual Art Boss showcase, presented at GDC 2017 in partnership with iam8bit! ...
  
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• Here are the finalists for GDC 2017 and iam8bit's Art Boss showcase!

  02-02-2017 19:09
  
  Game Developers Conference are proud to announce the artists selected to take part in the first annual Art Boss showcase, presented at GDC 2017 in partnership with iam8bit! ...
  
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• Unlocked: Where's the Halo Wars 2 Hype?

  02-02-2017 19:00
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  Our Xbox crew wonders why there's no buzz for Halo Wars 2, speculates about BioWare's Destiny-sounding new IP, pieces together EA's E3 2017 lineup, analyzes the ramifications of Zenimax's $500 million lawsuit victory over Oculus, discusses what former GTA mastermind Leslie Benzies is up to with his new game, and more!
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• Want your mind blown? That was actually, literally Nolan North's face in Uncharted 4

  02-02-2017 18:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fans have long pointed out that video game voice actor Nolan North bears more than a passing resemblance to one of his most famous roles, Nathan Drake
  
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• Retired robot: Nintendo cancels ‘Project Giant Robot,’ focuses on Switch games

  02-02-2017 18:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo has canceled the Wii U game "Project Giant Robot" as it continues to distance itself from the outdated console. Its efforts are now completely on the Nintendo Switch and 3DS.
  
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• Zenimax vs. Oculus: Carmack denies allegations, slams expert analysis

  02-02-2017 18:38
  
  Oculus CTO John Carmack has published a statement refuting some of the allegations levelled at him during the recent Zenimax vs. Oculus trial. ...
  
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• At GDC 2017, see how Capcom took Resident Evil 7 forward by looking back

  02-02-2017 18:31
  
  At GDC 2017, game director Koshi Nakanishi and Capcom Global R& D senior manager Peter Fabiano will break down how Resident Evil 7 was conceptualized, designed and developed!...
  
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• New Ghost in the Shell trailer gives a first good look at its villain, plus fresh footage

  02-02-2017 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you’re looking forward to the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, today’s your lucky day: Paramount has released its Super Bowl spot for the movie a few days early
  
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• Official Rocket League Toys Revealed

  02-02-2017 18:12
  
  Rocket League is getting an official line of toys coming this Spring, Psyonix has announced.
  In a partnership with Zag Toys, 12 battle cars will be available for purchase as themed mini "pull-back" racers, according to Psyonix.
  Octane, Dominus, Masamune, Hotshot, Grog, X-Devil, Merc, and Backfire as well as "four limited variants" will all be a part of the lineup.Continue reading…
  
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• Police: Girl shot brother after fight over video-game system

  02-02-2017 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old Ohio girl told them she fatally shot her 15-year-old brother after they fought over a video-game system and he repeatedly hit her in the face.
  
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• Why KOTOR 2 Dev's Xbox One Launch Game Was Canceled

  02-02-2017 18:00
  Obsidian Entertainment was developing a role-playing game called Stormlands for the launch of Xbox One that was ultimately canceled, and studio CEO Fergus Urquhart has come forward to reveal why Microsoft scrapped the project.
  "It comes down to budget and it comes down to having a champion ," Urquhart said on the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered. "I can see games that had champions and weren't canceled until $80 million were spent.... There's games
  
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• Injustice 2: All Our Exclusive New Info

  02-02-2017 18:00
  February's IGN First game is Injustice 2! We traveled to NetherRealm's Chicago studio and brought back a ton of new info and a couple of character reveals, starting with Black Canary (see below). Also stay tuned later in the month for an IGN Unfiltered conversation with Mortal Kombat and Injustice creator (kreator?) Ed Boon, where we'll chat through his incredible career. Bookmark this page and keep checking back here all month long; all of our new Injustice 2 coverage will be logged here.
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• FFXV's Controversial Chapter 13 Getting Updated in March

  02-02-2017 17:45
  An update for Chapter 13 of Final Fantasy XV will release on March 28, Square Enix has announced.
  During its latest Active Time Report (via Gematsu), Square said the update will feature improvements to the later portions of the game, including the controversial thirteenth chapter, which takes the campaign in a more linear direction. Additionally, players will be able to assume the role of Gladiolus for a brief period of time.
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• Nintendo prioritizes continued stream of Switch games over strong launch lineup

  02-02-2017 17:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo has admitted that the Nintendo Switch's launch lineup isn't the strongest, but the system will receive a steady stream of games over the course of 2017, including Arms and Splatoon 2.
  
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• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Is Finn paralyzed? Josh Gad asks Daisy Ridley the big questions

  02-02-2017 17:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Josh Gad continues to fight the good fight on behalf of Star Wars fans and is once again attempting to get Daisy Ridley to answer questions about Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  
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• The Oculus/ZeniMax lawsuit: all your questions answered

  02-02-2017 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The big legal battle between Oculus' dad and Bethesda's dad has finally reached its (first) conclusion, and the result is… nobody's really satisfied
  
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• The Walking Dead season 7 producer reveals how Rick and co have changed and what it means

  02-02-2017 17:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're wondering what's in store for Rick and crew when The Walking Dead season 7 returns to television on February 12, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd has some insight to share
  
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• The Last Guardian Has Had Its Price Cut

  02-02-2017 17:09
  The Last Guardian has only been out for a couple of months, but it's already had its price slashed by 33 percent in the US.
  According to Polygon, Sony has confirmed a permanent price cut down to $40 from $60 on the PlayStation Store.
  The game has also been cheap to buy in the UK for a good chunk of time. It's currently £30 on the UK PlayStation Store, and £27 on Amazon. However Sony has given no word on whether the price cut is permanent in the UK as well as the US.
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• Lego Dimensions: Goonies and Harry Potter Packs Dated

  02-02-2017 17:08
  The eighth wave of Lego Dimensions packs will release May 9 in the US, and May 12 in the UK.
  Wave Eight features the likes of The Goonies, Harry Potter, and Lego City.
  The Goonies level pack sees players helping Sloth and Chunk escape the Fratelli hideout to re-join the rest of the Goonies crew, and comes with a rebuildable One-Eyed Willy pirate ship, which can be reconstructed as a skeleton jukebox or a skeleton organ.
  For Harry Potter fans comes the Hermione Granger fun pack, which comes with
  
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• Blog: Procedural level generation in Unity for M.E.R.C. - part 1

  02-02-2017 17:01
  
  For M.E.R.C. we relied on procedural level generation to add more content and randomness to our game. This article details how we built our procedural system....
  
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• Nintendo president expects Switch sales to match the Wii

  02-02-2017 16:47
  
  Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has said he expects the Switch to sell as well as the Wii, which just over 101 million units during its lifetime. ...
  
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• Nintendo Switch's online fee could be half of PlayStation, Xbox plans

  02-02-2017 16:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo's president has provided further detail to online plans for March's Switch console, naming a price that comes in at a good deal less than either the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live -- but will it be enough? Speaking to Japanese daily financial paper The Nikkei, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said that Switch's online service charge would be between ¥2,000 and ¥3,000 per year.
  
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• Alt.CTRL.GDC Showcase: Lil Deer's Orpheus Quest

  02-02-2017 16:22
  
  The Laser Lyre, inspired by the antique Greek instrument, is a wooden controller with green laser strings. ...
  
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• Nintendo says Pokemon players are now older than ever

  02-02-2017 16:20
  
  During its latest financial briefing Nintendo revealed that Pokemon Sun and Moon pulled in more players in their 20s and 30s than previous entries.  ...
  
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• Sony's games division in good health thanks to strong PS4 sales

  02-02-2017 15:25
  
  Sony has posted its financials for the quarter ending December 31, and sales and profits are down at the Japanese electronics giant despite strong PlayStation 4 sales. ...
  
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• EU probes online sales in electronics, video games, hotels

  02-02-2017 15:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators opened three investigations on Thursday into 15 companies suspected of restricting online sales of electronics, video games and hotel rooms to deny consumers choice and prevent them from buying at the lowest prices. The EU aims to boost online cross-border sales and stop "geo-blocking" - restricting offers based on a customer's location - which runs counter to its goal of a single market for digital goods and services that would underp
  
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• Here's why The Walking Dead's annoyingly catchy Easy Street song is actually a continuity error

  02-02-2017 15:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  You’ve probably only just got Easy Street – the song used to torture Daryl (and the rest of us) in episode 3 of The Walking Dead season 7 – out of your heads but, sorry, it’s about to become a catchy earworm yet again
  
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• Road to the IGF: Kinmoku's One Night Stand

  02-02-2017 15:16
  One Night Stand's humanistic approach to storytelling earned developer Lucy Bundell an IGF nomination for Excellent in Narrative. Here's how it was made. ...
  
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• Blog: A postmortem of our Ludum Dare entry, Free The Frog

  02-02-2017 15:04
  
  Free the Frog is the game that I developed for the Ludum Dare game development competition in December 2016. In this article, I explain the process I used for developing the game....
  
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• Blog: A postmortem of our Ludam Dare entry, Free The Frog

  02-02-2017 15:04
  
  Free the Frog is the game that I developed for the Ludum Dare game development competition in December 2016. In this article, I explain the process I used for developing the game....
  
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• Blog: More business advice for the video game music composer

  02-02-2017 15:03
  
  Video game composer Winifred Phillips discusses what constitutes strong personal presentation for job seekers, networking tips, and best practices for communication with development teams....
  
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• Nintendo Switch Online Service Will Be Cheaper Than PS4, Xbox

  02-02-2017 14:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nintendo is joining the ranks of PlayStation and Xbox in that it will finally start charging for its online services with its Switch console, but its option will be far more affordable. In an interview with Nikkei, a Japanese publication, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said online services for the Switch will cost between 2,000 and 3,000 Yen, or between $17 and $26. Nintendo is offering online multiplayer, but chat is via a phone app rather than the console itself, and its free monthly NES
  
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• How to download Nintendo’s ‘Fire Emblem Heroes’ on iOS and Android right now

  02-02-2017 14:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It's only the second day of February, but 2017 has already been a huge year for Nintendo. The Wii U was finally put to rest, the Switch made a splash at its debut in Japan and now the company's new mobile game has started rolling out for iOS and Android. On Thursday morning, Fire Emblem Heroes  began appearing on the App Store and Google Play in various countries, including Japan and New Zealand. Unfortunately, the app hasn't made its way to the US quite yet, but hold tight -- it shoul
  
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• Stranger Things season 2's "immediately memorable" new characters detailed

  02-02-2017 12:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  If Stranger Things season 2 is anything like the first season it’ll surely surprise us and horrify us in equal measure
  
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