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• Pokemon Go Introduces Lucky Pokemon

  23-07-2018 22:37
  Niantic has announced a new feature for Pokemon Go, a new type of Pokemon called Lucky Pokemon.
  According to a blog post on Pokemon Go’s official site, Pokemon have a chance to become Lucky Pokemon when they’re traded. Lucky Pokemon will require less Stardust to power up than regular Pokemon, so you won’t have to spend as much to get them to their maximum CP.
  According to Niantic’s post, a Pokemon is more likely to become Lucky the longer it’s spent in your Pokemon
  
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• Microsoft's Next-Gen Xbox Scarlett Devices Include Streaming-Only Console, Source says

  23-07-2018 22:32
  We learned the name of the new series of Microsoft consoles back at E3 named Scarlett, but more possible details have emerged from Thurrott.
  Thurrott reports that Microsoft is currently planning two different pieces of hardware, one of which will be a traditional console similar to the Xbox brand. The specs are still unknown due to the hardware being in such early development.
  More info comes from the second device, which is said to be a streaming box that is designed for Microsoft's upcoming ga
  
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• Why Players Are Freaking Out Over This Crazy Rare Magic Card

  23-07-2018 22:27
  A brand new copy of the rarest card in Magic: The Gathering’s history was just found during a Grand Prix tournament in Chiba, Japan.
  Black Lotus is without a doubt the most famous card in Magic, both for its incredible power in-game and the insanely high price it can fetch. Only around 1,100 copies of Black Lotus were printed in the original Alpha set, and those have been known to sell for more than $25,000.BLACK LOTUS #GPChiba pic.twitter.com/KvlFn2vMTf
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• Fortnite's Playground Mode Returns This Week

  23-07-2018 22:23
  Fortnite's Playground mode is returning on Wednesday as part of the 5.10 patch, Epic Games announced today. This new version of Fortnite will include team select options, additional loot, and the ability to ride all-terrain karts.
  Playground mode was designed to give players a place to test out weapons, practice their skills in a group of four, and try building new structures or even games within the game. Unfortunately, Epic had to take Playground offline just hours after its June 27 release du
  
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• StarCraft's Legacy Is More Than Just Multiplayer

  23-07-2018 21:34
  “I play StarCraft for the plot” is a phrase you don’t hear often when Blizzard’s iconic RTS is brought up. A franchise built on the back of competitive multiplayer, StarCraft became an international phenomenon shortly after its 1998 release. Garnering overwhelmingly positive reviews, players were drawn to the complex, fast-moving matches that not only rewarded their reaction time, but sheer creativity. Despite sporting a unique single-player component, StarCraft’s m
  
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• Is Hearthstone’s New Pinata Card a Fortnite Reference?

  23-07-2018 21:24
  
  Blizzard just hosted a livestream with a bunch of new card reveals from Hearthstone’s upcoming Boomsday Project expansion, and one of them bears a striking resemblance to a familiar item from Fornite.
  The ‘Weaponized Pinata’ is a new Mech minion that shares more than a few similarities with the smash battle royale hit. Most obviously its art, which isn’t exactly the same as Fornite’s Loot Llamas, but definitely mirrors their shape -- as well as using close shades of
  
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• New Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Video Gives Us An In-Depth Look At Paititi

  23-07-2018 20:25
  Shadow of the Tomb Raider is only a few months away, so Square Enix is giving players the longest look at the game yet with a new video showcasing the Paititi area.Paititi contains a hub for Lara to explore and interact with the various indigenous people to take on new side quests, similar to 2015's Rise of the Tomb Raider. Lara can also investigate nooks and crannies to find hidden secrets and challenge tombs along the way. Check out the video below.Paititi is apparently the largest hub in the
  
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• Capcom goes behind the scenes of the RE2 remake and shows off a collector's edition

  23-07-2018 19:58 via gamesradar.com
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• Rocket League Loot Drop Rates Revealed

  23-07-2018 19:41
  Ahead of Rocket League's big summer changes, like the coming introduction of Rocket Pass, developer Psyonix today pulled back the curtain on how crate and key drops work. In an official post, Psyonix revealed the drop rates for all five rarity levels for items and also for painted and certified attributes. Rare item: 55 percent
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• Fallout 76 Beta Begins in October

  23-07-2018 19:27
  The Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. (Break-it Early Test Application) will begin in October and Bethesda will be "selecting people who have pre-ordered the game from a participating retailer."
  Announced by community administrator Jurassica on Bethesda's Fallout 76 general discussion forum, she continued to say "we'll start small and grow over time as we prepare for launch."
  Jurassica also confirmed that "During the Fallout 76 panel at QuakeCon, we'll be answering some of your questions."
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ for Switch Will Have 1v1 and 2v2 Battles, Open Beta in August

  23-07-2018 18:46
  
  When Dragon Ball FighterZ for the Nintendo Switch is released on September 28, it will feature three new local multiplayer game modes that are currently not on any other platforms.
  1v1 and 2v2 matches, as well as an offline six-player party match mode, will be a part of the Switch version and will shake up the traditional 3v3 match structure that FighterZ is known for.
  Also announced in the same tweet by Bandai Namco, an Open Beta has been announced for Dragon Ball FighterZ on Nintendo Switch th
  
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• QuakeCon 2018 Lineup Includes Doom Eternal, Fallout 76, Rage 2

  23-07-2018 18:34
  Bethesda has announced its games lineup for QuakeCon 2018, including Doom Eternal, Rage 2, and Fallout 76.
  This year's event, running from August 9-12 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, will see the return of official Bethesda Panels, the Keynote Address, and a BYOC area which will be twice as large as 2017's event.
  The keynote will be held on August 10 at 9 a.m. PT/11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET and will include a gameplay reveal of Doom Eternal with id Software's Marty Stratton and Hugo
  
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• Fortnite Founder's Pack Skins Are Finally Being Released on One Year Anniversary

  23-07-2018 18:22
  
  Players who purchased the original Save the World mode in Fortnite will finally receive their Founder's Pack rewards for Battle Royale.
  Epic announced legendary Warpaint and Rose Team Leader outfits will be included in the v5.1 update set to release on the one year anniversary of Fortnite's official release on July 24. Anyone who purchased any variant of the Save the World mode will recieve these new skins. This includes players who purchase the mode today and in the future.The legendary outfits
  
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• Out This Week: No Man's Sky Next, Ready Player One, Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2

  23-07-2018 18:00
  
  With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
  Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.Continue reading…
  
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• Darksiders 3 Lead Actor's Audition Was 4 Words Long

  23-07-2018 18:00
  Cissy Jones is no stranger to tough auditions. As a voice actor for games like Firewatch, Telltale's The Walking Dead, and now Darksiders 3, she’s put in some heavy duty hours. Many times, she doesn’t even know what she’s necessarily auditioning for.
  Darksiders 3 was no exception, but on the bright side, her recording was written to be only four words long. Jones sat down with IGN's Ryan McCaffrey to discuss her Darksiders 3 audition on this month’s IGN Unfiltered.
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• Todd Howard talks about "the greatest thing" Bethesda does - and it's not what you might think

  23-07-2018 17:58 via gamesradar.com
  "You want a reality check at work," says Howard
  
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• PES 2019 Demo Coming in August

  23-07-2018 17:56
  Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 will be receiving a demo on August 8 for the PS4, Xbox One and PC.
  The demo version of PES 2019 will let players play in exhibition match, online quick match, and offline co-op match modes, all playable in FC Barcelona's Camp Nou and FC Schalke 04's Veltins-Arena. 10 teams will be available in the demo, including FC clubs from Liverpool, Barcelona and Inter Milan, and the national teams from Argentina and France.
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• A Speedrunner Finished All 5 Fallout Games in Under 90 Minutes

  23-07-2018 17:23
  A speedrunner completed all five Fallout games in just under 90 minutes, setting the world record in the process.
  Speedrunner tomatoanus managed to finish Fallout 1, 2, 3, New Vegas, and 4 in a record-breaking 1:29:47 without load times, according to Speedrun.com. The speedrun was performed on PC with easy difficulty and glitches on.
  His previous Fallout anthology speedrun, which was also a world record at the time, clocked in at 1:41:15. You can check out tomatoanus' new and impr
  
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• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Will Get Zelda Gear in Nintendo Crossover

  23-07-2018 17:22
  Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is getting a Legend of Zelda crossover that will kit out your hunter and Palico in Breath of the Wild-themed gear.
  A trailer today revealed that the collaboration will see players don Link's Champions Tunic, hood, and wield his Ancient Bow, while Palicos can suit up as a Korok.
  The Breath of the Wild DLC released for Monster Hunter XX in Japan last year, but will be available in the west at launch.
  Last week, a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Breath of the W
  
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• Fortnite Is About to Get Slurp Juice Changes and Another New SMG

  23-07-2018 16:17
  Epic Games is bringing another new submachine gun to Fortnite soon. Dubbed the "Compact SMG," the weapon has turned up in in-game previews as was spotted by Reddit users yesterday.
  The SMG's official description reads: "Epic and Legendary rarity SMG that exceles  at close quarters combat." An Epic Games representative seemed to confirm the weapon by posting simply posting "Oops" when the "exceles" typo was pointed out.
  According to prolific Forrnite leaker Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks
  
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• Powering Up In Madden 19 Ultimate Team

  23-07-2018 16:00
  After Madden Ultimate Team fans didn't like how Madden 18 handled powering up specific players in the mode (it was too expensive and ultimate not worth it), developer EA Tiburon has gone back to the drawing board for Madden 19, making the feature more user-friendly in a variety of ways (click and scroll down in this past installment of The Sports Desk for more).I recently got to tour Ultimate Team in Madden 19, and received lots of info from associate producer Nick Schrieber.Note: Info in t
  
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• A Deep Dive Into Madden NFL 19's Franchise Mode

  23-07-2018 16:00
  Madden NFL 19 is changing the way that gamers progress their players in Franchise mode, moving away from buying traits and dumping XP into specific attributes. Instead gamers will choose player archetype buckets that randomly assign which attributes get bumped and how much (check out my previous preview for more info). This new system takes away granular control, but it also generalizes the process and even introduces an element of randomness that might result
  
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• Got a spare $240,000? Well, you should have picked up this Star Wars lightsaber at San Diego Comic Con 2018

  23-07-2018 12:42 via gamesradar.com
  Some of movie’s most iconic (and expensive) props were in touching distance at SDCC 2018
  
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• A newly released God of War prequel comic holds the key to the game’s final, undiscovered Easter egg

  23-07-2018 12:19 via gamesradar.com
  Players are on the hunt for God of War's last big secret, after Cory Barlog confirms not everything’s been uncovered...
  
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• What’s new on Netflix this week? (July 23-29)

  23-07-2018 11:40 via gamesradar.com
  A look at what’s new on Netflix this week, from the latest shows to cult classic movies
  
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• Destiny 2 players figured out the anomaly, so here's how to score your own Whisper of the Worm

  23-07-2018 07:10 via gamesradar.com
  Head to the Lost Oasis area of Io to get a revamped version of the Black Spindle Exotic sniper
  
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• Video Game Deep Cuts: Go, Go, No Man's Pokemon

  23-07-2018 05:51
  This week's longform game writing/video highlights include a report on the latest Pokemon Go Fest, the return of Sean Murray & No Man's Sky, and lots more besides....
  
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