games news

• Sorry, no customer refunds for now-abandoned nuke project

  01-08-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Customers who have helped foot a multibillion-dollar bill for two new nuclear reactors won't see a dime in refunds even though the project has been abandoned.
  
  Read more

• How NASA Could “Armageddon” An Asteroid

  01-08-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  If an asteroid were to suddenly appear and threaten to crash into the Earth, NASA has a few ideas of how to divert the space rock.
  
  Read more

• Moltres is now live for Pokemon Go - here are some tips to help you take it down

  01-08-2017 23:31 via gamesradar.com
  A new Legendary Pokemon has appeared in Pokemon Go - the fire bird Moltres
  
  Read more

• Kobach tries to avoid answering questions under oath

  01-08-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is seeking to avoid answering questions under oath about two documents containing plans for changes to U.S. election law.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Is Nintendo Taking Amiibo Exclusives Too Far?

  01-08-2017 23:18
  Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch, the SNES Classic, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
  Download Game Scoop! Episode 447
  Or subscribe in iTunes and never miss an episode.
  Subscribe to the Game Scoop! YouTube channel and never miss a video.
  
  Read more

• Prosecutor: St. Louis officer 'executed' suspect

  01-08-2017 23:13 via finance.yahoo.com
  A white former St. Louis police officer charged with killing a black man "executed" him after a car chase, then planted a gun in the slain drug suspect's vehicle as an excuse for opening fire, ...
  
  Read more

• 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive

  01-08-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  And you thought a key to the executive washroom was bad-ass.
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump may have negotiated for a cheaper Air Force One fleet by buying abandoned 'Russian' jets

  01-08-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  Sitting in the dry and hot Mojave Desert are two jets that may help Donald Trump in his quest to show the nation that he’s really good at making deals.The two jets that may become the next iconic Air Force One fleet have been sitting in the desert since earlier this year, after a deal between the jet’s manufacturer Boeing and a Russian airline fell through.The planes were originally ordered by Russian airline Transaero in 2013.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• White House: Trump worked on Don Jr.’s Russia meeting statement ‘as any father would’

  01-08-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  Sarah Huckabee Sanders downplayed a Washington Post report that President Trump personally dictated Don Jr.’s misleading statement about a 2016 meeting.
  
  Read more

• Apple’s earnings just gave us a huge hint about the iPhone 8’s release date

  01-08-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Not very hidden in Apple's Q3 earnings announcement today was a big boost for the iPhone 8. Apple's forward guidance for Q4 2017 -- the period which finishes at the end of September, just days after Apple traditionally launches a new iPhone -- was $49 to 52 billion. Analyst predictions averaged out at $49.1 billion.
  The bump in forward guidance over expectations hints very heavily that the iPhone 8 may go on sale in September, just inside the fourth quarter. Now, strong forward guidance doesn't
  
  Read more

• Ex-Fox News executive 'being considered for White House communications job' after ousting of Anthony Scaramucci

  01-08-2017 22:47 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump is reportedly considering Bill Shine, a former Fox News executive, for a role on his press team, a day after the humiliated Anthony Scaramucci was removed as White House communications director.Mr Shine – who was forced out of Fox News following allegations that he covered up incidents of sexual harassment against anchor Bill O’Reilly and former chief Roger Ailes – is said to have spoken with White House officials about taking a position on the communications team.
  
  Read more

• Trump extols corporate profits while seeking corporate tax cut

  01-08-2017 22:41 via yahoo.com
  By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump sent a Twitter message bragging about corporate America's high profits under his presidency on Tuesday, prompting critics to say he was undercutting Republican arguments in favor of a tax cut for corporations.As Republicans in Washington try to refocus on taxes after the collapse of their failed drive to repeal Obamacare, Trump sent a morning tweet that said: "Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now."Corp
  
  Read more

• Hiker Captures Harrowing Moment He Was Followed by Mama Bear and Her Cubs

  01-08-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  Geoffrey Glassner was hoping that the family would turn off the trail, but they just kept coming.
  
  Read more

• U.S. eases environment laws for Mexico border wall near San Diego

  01-08-2017 22:23 via yahoo.com
  By Susan HeaveyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will waive environmental rules so additional barriers can be built to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the border with Mexico near San Diego, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday.The projects, on about 15 miles (24 km) of the frontier extending east from the Pacific Ocean, are part of President Donald Trump's planned wall between the United States and Mexico.The planned border wall was a centerpiece of Trump's 2016 presi
  
  Read more

• White House: ‘Legal review’ holding up Russian sanctions

  01-08-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  Days after declaring that President Trump would sign legislation imposing tough new sanctions on Russia, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said government lawyers needed to wrap up a “legal review” first.
  
  Read more

• Venezuela sends two top opposition leaders back to jail

  01-08-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela's intelligence service hauled two prominent opposition leaders back to prison Tuesday, triggering international outcry as embattled President Nicolas Maduro moved to shore up his power after an election widely denounced as a sham.In a statement, the Supreme Court said protest leader Leopoldo Lopez and Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma were sent back to prison because they had violated the terms of their house arrest by making political statements.In a video he pre-recorded in case he was s
  
  Read more

• Ancient fidget spinner confirms there's really nothing new under the sun

  01-08-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  Old trends always have a way of popping back up, don't they?Wired editor, Arielle Pardes, left Twitter shook on Monday after posting a very revealing photo of how far we have come as a society. Spoiler: we haven't come that far. SEE ALSO: The Hidden History of Fidget Spinners You know these new wacky gadgets called fidget spinners that have taken over the internet? Apparently, they have been around since roughly 2000-1800 B.C.E., as made evident by this museum display. Proof that there are
  
  Read more

• Three new Xbox One controllers are on the way for the vampire, minimalist, or military buff in you

  01-08-2017 21:59 via gamesradar.com
  Hey. You want to see some dope new Xbox One controllers, maybe buy 'em once they come out?...
  
  Read more

• Fishermen Catch Largest Blue Shark Ever Captured In British Waters

  01-08-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  Four fishermen caught a record-breaking shark in British waters.
  
  Read more

• What Haircut You Should Get Based On Your Zodiac Sign

  01-08-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Take a cue from the stars to pick your next hairstyle.From Woman's Day
  
  Read more

• Evidence is mounting for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on Xbox One

  01-08-2017 21:17 via gamesradar.com
  The first three Crash Bandicoot games hold a special place in many original PlayStation owners' hearts - maybe that's why the revamped Crash Bandicoot N
  
  Read more

• Trump delays signing Russia sanctions bill until after legal review

  01-08-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  At today’s White House briefing, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked what has delayed President Trump’s signing of the Russia sanctions bill. She responded by saying a “legal review” is in process.
  
  Read more

• Latest Switch Update Remedies Console's Battery Bug

  01-08-2017 21:15
  With the release of Nintendo Switch's 3.0.0 update, a new bug was introduced causing some users to experience issues with the system's battery indicator, which Nintendo has now addressed.
  The bug caused the battery indicator to display as though the console was out of charge, even if it had plenty of charge left, or simply not update during the charging process. Luckily Nintendo has acted quickly and pushed out update 3.0.1 to fix the problem.
  However the update may not be the quick fix the affl
  
  Read more

• Rex Tillerson says US would like to seek dialogue with North Korea and does not blame China for tensions

  01-08-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  Rex Tillerson has said the US does not blame China for escalating tensions with North Korea and would like to seek a dialogue with Kim Jong-un's regime. The US secretary of state's diplomatic tone directly contradicted President Donald Trump, who tweeted two days ago that he was "very disappointed" with China and accused Beijing of doing “nothing” over Pyongyang's military ambitions. Sec. Tillerson: US doesn't seek regime change in North Korea, "would like to sit and have a dialogue
  
  Read more

• Man charged with killing Minnesota woman appears in court

  01-08-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The man who evaded police for days after he allegedly killed a Minnesota financial adviser inside her suburban St. Paul office made his first court appearance Tuesday, hours after he was arrested in a northern Twin Cities suburb.
  
  Read more

• Trump: 'That White House is a real dump.'

  01-08-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow relays a report on Golf.com that Donald Trump explained his frequent visits to a New Jersey golf course by calling the White House "a real dump."
  
  Read more

• Verizon is screwing internet users who aren’t even its own customers

  01-08-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  By now, we're used to our local internet monopolist taking its pound of flesh in return for access to a basic utility. We also know that maintaining that monopoly -- and crushing any attempts at competition -- is the key to keeping those annual profits ticking.
  So I guess that it shouldn't be surprising to hear that Verizon is allegedly going out of its way to stop Charter from deploying broadband in New York State. But the brazenly anti-competitive practices outlined in a complaint from Charter
  
  Read more

• California Father Aramazd Andressian Pleads Guilty To 5-Year-Old Son’s Murder

  01-08-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  The young boy's remains were found in June after he was missing for more than two months.
  
  Read more

• Kenya leader 'deeply shocked' at election official's killing

  01-08-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president said Tuesday he is "deeply shocked" by the torture and killing of an election official who was crucial to next week's presidential vote, while concerns grew that the tightly contested election again will face dangerous unrest.
  
  Read more

• Sessions to lead attack on affirmative action

  01-08-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  Vanita Gupta, former acting head of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, talks with Joy-Ann Reid about the DoJ's civil rights division under Jeff Sessions and his reported intention to attack affirmative action in college admissions.
  
  Read more

• Trump DoJ to Attack Affirmative Action

  01-08-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Charlie Savage, reporter for The New York Times, talks about his reporting on a memo that shows Donald Trump's Justice Department under Jeff Sessions intends to sue universities for discriminating against white people through affirmative action.
  
  Read more

• Top White House officials tricked by incredibly basic email scam

  01-08-2017 20:12 via yahoo.com
  An "email prankster" in the UK has tricked numerous high-ranking White House officials into believing he was other high-ranking officials over email, CNN reports. Compromised individuals included now-fired Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, Eric Trump, and the White House official responsible for cyber-security.In one exchange over the weekend, the prankster tricked Scaramucci into thinking he was recently-departed Chief of Staff Reince Preibus. "I had promised myself I would
  
  Read more

• Two New Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Characters Revealed

  01-08-2017 20:11
  Capcom has revealed two new fighters for Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite.
  Capcom announced the two characters on Facebook, the first of which is Marvel's Dormammu, who first appeared in comics in Strange Tales #126 in 1964. Most recently, he appeared in the live-action Doctor Strange film after having been previously available to play in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.Dormammu and Firebrand Marvel Comics variant cover.Continue reading…
  
  Read more

• Lawsuit accuses Fox of concocting 'fake news' for Trump

  01-08-2017 20:11 via yahoo.com
  Fox News contrived with a Donald Trump supporter and the White House to fabricate "fake news" to advance the president's agenda and try to bury speculation that his campaign colluded with Russia, a lawsuit is claiming.The suit, filed at the US federal court house in Manhattan on Tuesday, is brought by Rod Wheeler, a Fox News contributor and retired police detective, against the television network, one of its journalists and another of its contributors.It alleges a May 16 article sought to promot
  
  Read more

• Nintendo confirms that SNES Classic US pre-orders will start in late August

  01-08-2017 20:06 via gamesradar.com
  Pre-orders for the pint-sized SNES Classic will begin in late August in the United States, according to a post on Nintendo of America's official Facebook page
  
  Read more

• Transgender Man Gives Birth To Baby Boy In Portland

  01-08-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  A transgender man and his partner of seven years delivered their first biological child earlier this month.
  
  Read more

• Father Overdoses in Dunkin' Donuts Bathroom While Son Waits Outside: Cops

  01-08-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  The young boy alerted a staff member that Christopher Morrissey was inside of the bathroom for a long period of time
  
  Read more

• Stardew Valley Multiplayer Coming in Early 2018

  01-08-2017 19:45
  A blog post on the official Stardew Valley site has announced details about its upcoming multiplayer mode, while also revealing that the feature won’t be coming until early 2018.
  The post reveals that multiplayer will be played through players' ability to build up to three cabins on their farms for “farmhands,” which will controlled by other players.
  “Farmhands can do almost anything the main player can do,” the post explains. “They can farm, mine, fight, fish
  
  Read more

• Kushner says Trump campaign was too dysfunctional to collude

  01-08-2017 19:34 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's son-in-law told a group of congressional interns that the Trump campaign couldn't have colluded with Russia because the team was too dysfunctional and disorganized to coordinate with a foreign government.
  
  Read more

• An Early Look at Batman: The Telltale Series Season 2 - IGN Plays Live

  01-08-2017 19:21
  
  Batman: The Enemy Within, the second season of Batman: The Telltale Series, is out next week on August 8, but we're going to be giving players an early look at what's in store for Bruce Wayne on this week's IGN Plays Live.
  So join Brian and Barrett today from from 1PM - 2PM PT (4PM - 5PM ET / 9PM - 10PM BST / 6AM - 7AM AEST) as they take a look at the first hour of the season premiere by tuning into IGN.com/live
  
  Read more

• The Most Surprising Results From Princeton Review's 2018 Top College Ranking

  01-08-2017 19:16 via yahoo.com
  From the party schools to the prettiest campuses, the Princeton Review has released its annual college rankings.
  
  Read more

• SNES Classic Preorders Will Begin This Month

  01-08-2017 18:54
  Despite an accidental preorder retail listing last month, Nintendo has announced that the Super NES Classic Edition will officially be available for preorder later in August.
  In a Facebook post, Nintendo said the company "can confirm that it will be made available for pre-order by various retailers late this month." While declining to mention a specific number, Nintendo said "A significant amount of additional systems will be shipped to stores for launch day, and throughout the balance of the ca
  
  Read more

• These Organisms Are Eating Greenhouse Gases

  01-08-2017 18:27 via yahoo.com
  Melting ice in Antarctica could send a lot of a dangerous greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, but microbes are eating all of that methane and helping us out.
  
  Read more

• China warns Trump over North Korea: ‘Don’t stab us in the back’ 

  01-08-2017 18:19 via yahoo.com
  China has hit back at Donald Trump over North Korea, with a top official blaming Washington and Pyongyang for raising tensions, while state media warned the US not to “stab China in the back”. The US president said in two angry tweets at the weekend that he was “very disappointed” with China and that he would no longer allow Beijing to “do nothing” over North Korea. Mr Trump has long believed that China holds the key to forcing North Korea to give up its nucle
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump 'cabinet members attend weekly Bible study'

  01-08-2017 18:10 via yahoo.com
  Members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet are believed to attend a weekly session to study the bible.According to Christian Broadcasting Network, once a week around a dozen members of the inner Trump circle gather to look at scripture.Regular attendees include Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Agriculture Secretary Sunny Perdue, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
  
  Read more

• On Rayman’s Absence And Mario Kart’s Influence

  01-08-2017 18:05
  Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of the big surprises at E3. Of course, we knew the game was coming; the surprise was how good it looked. After getting some extensive hands-on time with the game, we sat down to talk with creative director Davide Soliani and lead producer Xavier Manzanares about Mario + Rabbids’ unexpectedly deep strategy, the team’s response to early negative leaks, and the surprising ways Mario Kart influenced their development.
  How does Mario + Rabbids set i
  
  Read more

• Mario + Rabbids Is Really Weird, and That’s the Point

  01-08-2017 18:00
  I move an injured Peach into tiara-high cover. On the one hand, it obscures her line of sight, turning at least two Rabbids with springs attached to their feet into unreachable targets. On the other, I now hold the high ground over a third enemy - and I only need one more kill to complete the mission. My gumption is rewarded - it’s a 100% hit chance. A celebratory animation kicks in once I hit the fire button, zooming into the steely face of the Mushroom Kingdom’s de facto leader as
  
  Read more

• Lost Sphear Is Retro RPG Fun, a la I Am Setsuna

  01-08-2017 18:00
  When JRPG kingmaker Square Enix unveiled their new development studio Tokyo RPG Factory back in 2015, many fans were hopeful for a return to the company’s early RPG roots. Sure enough, the outfit’s first foray into nostalgia -- I Am Setsuna -- received a warm reception for its loving homage to '90s classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. This past week the developer released a short demo for its sophomore title, Lost Sphear. Will it be as welcomed as its spiritual predeces
  
  Read more

• Breaking Down 20 Minutes Of Gameplay

  01-08-2017 18:00
  Switch owners looking for something new to play only need to wait until August 29 for what promises to be one of the most unique strategy games of the year.
  We got our first look at Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle earlier this year at E3 and were immediately impressed. After getting our hands on an extended section of the game, Game Informer editors Dan Tack and Ben Reeves sat down to go over the finer points of Ubisoft's unique take on strategy action. Watch the video below to find out why we'
  
  Read more

• Assassin's Creed Origins has GTA-like gang fights between its factions (but with more horses)

  01-08-2017 17:58 via gamesradar.com
  Bayek isn't the only troublemaker in Assassin's Creed Origins
  
  Read more

Follow @Newslockergames on Twitter!