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• Lucky Pokemon Are Now Available in Pokemon Go

  25-07-2018 23:57
  UPDATE: Lucky Pokemon are now available in Pokemon Go. Check out the video below to see a successful Lucky Pokemon trade in action:
  Original story follows:
  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 mu
  
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• Rocket League loot box percentages revealed - including the 1% chance of Black Market items

  25-07-2018 22:39 via gamesradar.com
  Never tell me the odds
  
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• Why Cyberpunk 2077's super into mega-corporations and just Japan in general

  25-07-2018 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  Cyberpunk 2077 goes corporate in its latest frame-by-frame analysis
  
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• PUBG mobile reaches $30M in revenue 4 months after launch

  25-07-2018 21:47
  PUBG mobile has acquired more than $30 million in revenue since it first launched four months ago....
  
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• Heads up, devs: XRDC 2018's Session Scheduler is now live!

  25-07-2018 21:22
  Conference officials encourage you to take advantage of the free, easy-to-use XRDC 2018 Session Scheduler to check out what's happening and plan out your time at the show!...
  
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• Paladins is Now Free on Nintendo Switch

  25-07-2018 21:09
  Last month, Hi-Rez Studios launched Paladins: Champions of the Realm for the Nintendo Switch. The hero shooter, which shares many similarities to Overwatch, is free-to-play on other platforms, but at the time of its release on Switch was only available through purchase of the Founder's Pack for $29.99.
  At the time of its release, the developers stated that a free-to-play version would be available later this summer, and apparently, that time is now. Players can now enjoy Paladins for free o
  
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• No Man's Sky Next update attracts over 40,000 players on Steam

  25-07-2018 20:38
  No Man's Sky Next, a sizable overhaul of the once infamous 2016 space sim, launched this week and brought a fair number of players back to the game on its 2-year anniversary....
  
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• No Man's Sky Multiplayer Unavailable on DRM-Free GOG Version Until Later This Year

  25-07-2018 20:31
  Owners of the DRM-free version of No Man's Sky, which can only be purchased at GOG.com, will not be gaining access to the multiplayer features that have just been added in No Man's Sky NEXT update until later this year.
  In a joint statement on the GOG.com forums, GOG and No Man's Sky developer Hello Games explained that while "the DRM-free edition of No Man's Sky will include all single-player content introduced by NEXT: third-person mode, upgraded visuals, better base building, player customiza
  
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• Fortnite Frustrations Emerge with Overpowered SMG and New Building Meta

  25-07-2018 19:49
  An even more powerful SMG is the latest controversial addition to Fortnite that has fans worried about the consistantly weakening building meta.
  Yesterday's 5.1 patch added the Compact SMG, the epic and legendary variety of the recently released SMG that can rip through walls and precisely nail your targets. The standard SMG was already alarm for concern when they quickly outpaced the need of shotguns. With an even more monstrous addition to the SMG family, playing without this weapon is quickly
  
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• Dota 2 loot boxes now reveal contents ahead of purchase for Dutch players

  25-07-2018 19:43
  The change is likely a response to complaints from regulatory boards in the Netherlands that previously caused Valve to disable certain features from both Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive....
  
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• Octopath Traveler: Where to Find Side Quests and How to Solve Them

  25-07-2018 19:41
  Check out how to solve some early side quests with your team in Octopath Traveler.
  
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• No Man's Sky Update: How to Get Off Your First Planet

  25-07-2018 19:41
  No Man's Sky has a huge update, see how the intro has changed so you can start reaching for the stars.
  
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• GTA Online: After Hours Update Goes Live

  25-07-2018 19:41
  This week on GTA Online, the free After Hours update officially goes live and players can now manage their own nightclub in Los Santos.
  
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• Fortnite Weapons List and Stats for Every Battle Royale Weapon

  25-07-2018 19:41
  See our updated list of Fortnite weapons with our mobile friendly guide, complete with weapon stats.
  
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• Fortnite Birthday Challenges: Dance in Front of Different Birthday Cakes Locations

  25-07-2018 19:41
  Fortnite's one year anniversary kicks off today with a set of Birthday Challenges and we have location tips for all three.
  
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• Fortnite 5.1 Update: Latest Map Changes, Risky Reels Restored

  25-07-2018 19:41
  A few more map changes came with the 5.1 patch of Fortnite, including a revamped Risky Reels, new trucks, and clay pigeon shooting machines.
  
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• Blog: Composing video game music for virtual reality - Part 4

  25-07-2018 19:15
  In the fourth part of her blog series, video game composer Winifred Phillips shares ideas from her GDC 2018 talk 'Music in Virtual Reality' and discusses the idea of comfort versus performance....
  
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• Fortnite May Be Getting a Sniper Rifle That Can Shoot Through Walls

  25-07-2018 19:05
  Being behind cover may no longer be sufficient protection for Fortnite players if a new leak is accurate. Various Fortnite leakers are reporting a datamine showing a new weapon called the Heavy Sniper Rifle that can shoot through walls is on its way.
  "Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism with an extremely slow reload," reads the weapon's description on Storm Shield One. "Shots pierce through the first wall it hits."
  Twitter's Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks tweeted the rifle's
  
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• Monster Hunter: World's PC Port Actually Runs Great So Far

  25-07-2018 18:48
  Six months after its console release, we've finally got our hands on the PC version of Monster Hunter: World! Even better still, I'm happy to say that, so far, it seems to be a great port.
  First off, it looks fantastic. That's helped by the fact that it doesn't have a resolution or frame rate cap – it defaults to being locked at 60fps, but that's super easy to change. The graphics options aren't overly deep, but there are enough nitty-gritty options there to tune it nicely to your sys
  
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• Chat with one of Sunless Skies' artists today at 3PM EDT

  25-07-2018 18:26
  We're talking to one of the artists who has helped bring Failbetter's spooky sensation Sunless Skies to life at 3PM EDT. ...
  
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• GDC 2019 welcomes five new members to the Advisory Board!

  25-07-2018 18:07
  As preparations begin for GDC 2019, organizers are proud to welcome game dev luminaries Caryl Shaw, Nick Popovich, Carolin Krenzer, Andreas Fredriksson, and Jamie Cheng to the GDC Advisory Board!...
  
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• Firewatch Voice Actor on How Campo Santo Changed Her Life

  25-07-2018 18:00
  Before she became a voice actor in games like Firewatch, Darksiders 3, and Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Cissy Jones found herself in a moment of existential crisis. Her corporate job brought her a comfortable amount of income, but it didn’t fulfill her the way she imagined voice acting might. Little did she know that a writer named Sean Vanaman and a studio named Campo Santo would give her the break every actor dreams of, and lead to international recognition. Jones sat down on IGN U
  
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• Overwatch's new hamster hero Wrecking Ball was meant "to be polarizing" according to Blizzard

  25-07-2018 17:52 via gamesradar.com
  Love or hate him, Hammond is here to stay
  
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• Blog: Being a solo indie in a post-Steam Greenlight world

  25-07-2018 17:23
  Moving into the "Post-Steam Greenlight" era where do solo indie developers go? Are they a dying breed destined to fade away into the ocean of games that Steam has become?...
  
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• Report: Epic's net worth could rise to $8B thanks to Fortnite

  25-07-2018 17:18
  The success of popular battle royale effort Fortnite means developer Epic Games could soon be worth as much as $8 billion. ...
  
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• Fortnite Has Helped Make Epic Games Worth Up to $8 Billion

  25-07-2018 17:14
  If there's one indisputable fact about video games in 2018, it's this: Fortnite is doing really, really well. It's done so well, in fact, that Bloomberg now says developer Epic Games is worth between $5 billion and $8 billion.
  Although it's not known precisely how much Fortnite has fueled that valuation, it's clearly played a major role in it. But, as Bloomberg pointed out, it is known that Chinese company Tencent Holdings Ltd. purchased 40 percent of Epic in 2012 for $330 million, when the enti
  
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• Arizona Sunshine dev Vertigo Games launches VR publishing company

  25-07-2018 16:25
  Vertigo Arcades will look to drive the success of VR arcades and developers by connecting them through its VR Arcade Suite, a content launcher for free-roaming location-based VR titles.  ...
  
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• Jason Statham takes a deep dive in this exclusive image from The Meg

  25-07-2018 16:03 via gamesradar.com
  Thought it was safe to go back in the water, eh?
  
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• BAFTA appoints Dr Jo Twist as chair of Games Committee

  25-07-2018 15:49
  Dr Jo Twist has been named chair of the BAFTA Games Committee, succeeding Nick Button-Brown who held the post for the past two years. ...
  
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• WWE 2K19 WOOOOO! Edition Announced

  25-07-2018 15:35
  
  WWE 2K19 will be celebrating the 16-time WWE World Champion and Hall of Famer Ric Flair with the Wooooo! Edition that includes a WWE Hall of Fame replica ring, exclusive WWE Hall of Famers, and even a "Nature Boy"-inspired Funko Pop! figurine.
  Announced by 2K, this collector's edition will be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, will retail for $129.99 USD, and will be limited to 30,000 copies worldwide.
  “For all of my fans around the world, it’s exciting and humbling to see my c
  
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• Blog: Is randomness your friend or foe?

  25-07-2018 15:05
  When it comes to games, is randomness a force of good or a force of evil? In this article, Nick Kinstler claims that it's neither...and both....
  
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• Henry Cavill wasn’t allowed to do the best Mission: Impossible – Fallout stunt because he would have literally killed Tom Cruise trying it

  25-07-2018 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
  
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• Turns out a massive story spoiler for God of War was secretly revealed at the very beginning

  25-07-2018 11:56 via gamesradar.com
  You've Godda be Friggin' kidding me
  
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• How Nyamakop designed Semblance's spongy, deformable terrain

  25-07-2018 09:55
  "I think we could have spent five or ten years on this game," says Semblance dev Ben Myres. "There's really enough interesting stuff there that you can build on top of the core deforming terrain." ...
  
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• Darksiders 3: All Our Newest Info

  25-07-2018 01:40
  We're covering Darksiders 3, which was unveiled here on IGN last year, all July long as this month's IGN First game. Keep checking back on this page, as we'll be archiving every piece of our exclusive coverage right here.
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• Video: The unconventional launch of Fortnite

  25-07-2018 00:24
  In this GDC 2018 session, Epic Games' Ed Zobrist discusses the unique challenges of launching Fortnite and goes into the strategy and impact of adding the successful Battle Royalde mode....
  
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