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• No One Can Agree On Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Microtransactions

  15-10-2018 23:57
  In the days and weeks following the release of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, an uproar over the game’s inclusion of time-saving microtransactions touched a nerve with the community. Do they cross the line from harmless enhancers to practically necessary against Odyssey’s difficulty spikes? The overall conclusion has people torn.
  You don't have to look further than the Assassin's Creed subreddit to find divisiveness over the game's real-money timer savers that generally boils down t
  
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• Out This Week: Soulcalibur VI, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Dark Souls: Remastered on Switch

  15-10-2018 23:30
  
  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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• A Missing Journalist Has Created a Window of Opportunity

  15-10-2018 23:14 via yahoo.com
  The best U.S. reaction to the current crises with Saudi Arabia might be one that tempers a major change with something more incremental and concrete.
  
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• In-game tournaments are coming to Fortnite tomorrow, here's how to join in

  15-10-2018 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  The in-game tournament system will be used in the 2019 Fortnite World Cup qualifiers
  
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• Canceled version of a Shenmue HD remaster shows what could've been

  15-10-2018 22:47
  A video compares footage from the canceled, unreleased HD remake of Shenmue against the shipped and finalized product to reveal graphical and technical differences....
  
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• Yahoo News Explains: Does Trump owe Sen. Warren $1 million?

  15-10-2018 22:46 via yahoo.com
  Under pressure from President Trump, Elizabeth Warren finally released her DNA results, which show distant Native American ancestry.The Massachusetts senator first faced criticism over her assertions about her heritage during her 2012 Senate race, with many questioning her statements.“I’ve got more Indian blood in me than Pocahontas, and I have none,” he said during an October rally.
  
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• Calls for Idaho wildlife official to resign after baboon hunting picture surfaces

  15-10-2018 22:39 via yahoo.com
  An Idaho wildlife official is facing calls to resign over a photo he posed for with a family of baboons he killed on a hunting trip last month in Namibia.Blake Fischer, an Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner, has come under fire for a picture of him smiling and posing with what looks to be three adults and baby baboon on a recent hunting trip.The image was included in an email obtained by The Idaho Statesman newspaper through a public documents request with the governor’s office.
  
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• Get a job: Airship Syndicate is hiring a Sr. Programmer

  15-10-2018 22:33
  Airship Syndicate is looking for an experienced gameplay programmer to help build a cool new action game for PC and consoles. ...
  
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• PlayStation says malicious message problem crashing systems has been fixed

  15-10-2018 22:30 via gamesradar.com
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• GM Adds Optional Extended Warranty That Lasts Up to Six Years

  15-10-2018 22:15 via yahoo.com
  But buyers get only one chance to add the extra coverage.
  
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• Pokemon: Let's Go Is Relaxing and Approachable by Design

  15-10-2018 22:00
  For anyone unfamiliar, Pokemon is an easy series to underestimate. On the surface, it’s bright, cute, and basically the opposite of what a lot of people think when they hear “competitive multiplayer” or “deep RPG.” But as any experienced player will tell you, the core Pokemon series is full of elements like breeding, hidden abilities, and a ton of other factors that require meticulous stat tracking and battle strategies.
  For that reason, Pokemon: Let’s Go is d
  
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• Does No Man's Sky need a VR update? Hello Games is asking

  15-10-2018 21:57 via gamesradar.com
  "There's nothing more cool and sci-fi than VR and a big procedural universe"
  
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• Edvard Munch 'The Scream' Themed Pokemon Cards Coming to Japan

  15-10-2018 21:55
  Norwegian painter Edvard Munch is best known for a series of paintings known as “The Scream” and, for whatever reason, there are now five official Pokemon trading cards that play on its distinct style.
  As revealed on the official Japanese Pokemon Trading Card Game website, the cards each feature a different Pokemon: Pikachu, Eevee, Rowlet, Psyduck and Mimikyu. It appears that each one uses a scream-based attack to cause confusion.
  Though the pairing may seem exceptionally random, the
  
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• Hurricane Michael: Trump says authorities doing ‘incredible job’ in Florida as search for survivors continues

  15-10-2018 21:54 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump arrived in Florida just days after it was devastated by Hurricane Michael and said Republican governor Rick Scott was doing fan incredible job” in overseeing relief efforts.Michael was a Category 4 storm with winds reaching speeds up to 155 mph.The president and first lady Melania Trump, are touring the state, as well as parts of Georgia.
  
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• Canada's FM calls for 'transparent' probe into missing Saudi journalist

  15-10-2018 21:53 via yahoo.com
  Canada's foreign minister called Monday for a full and transparent probe on the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, during a telephone conversation with her Saudi counterpart.Speaking to lawmakers, Chrystia Freeland said Canada was "very concerned" about Khashoggi's disappearance and conveyed this earlier to Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.
  
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• God of War devs share early level designs for #Blocktober

  15-10-2018 21:50
  Developers from Sony Santa Monica share early versions of levels from God of War in celebration of #Blocktober....
  
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• Maria Menounos on her brain tumor journey: 'I look back and I don’t feel like I even went through this'

  15-10-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  The best ideas are born from hands-on experience and exposure, whether it
  
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• Experts: Hurricane Michael failed to end Florida's red tide

  15-10-2018 21:42 via yahoo.com
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Michael failed to break up a patchy and toxic algae bloom that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida's shoreline for the last year, experts said Monday, meaning the red tide outbreak could continue to cause problems in the weeks ahead.
  
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• Think tanks reconsider Saudi support amid Khashoggi controversy

  15-10-2018 21:31 via yahoo.com
  The push to disassociate from Saudi Arabia has proven complex for Washington’s most prominent public policy institutions.
  
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Zombies Review

  15-10-2018 21:28
  Hello Call of Duty fans! This year we're trying something new: because Black Ops 4's modes are so different, we're reviewing them separately, followed by our overall review and score. This part covers Zombies – be sure to check out the others next.Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies is fantastic. The tactile, satisfying feedback of the weapons; the varied, confined passageways and wide open spaces; and the ability to customise the experience with a broad range of options makes it the most co
  
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• Fortnite to Receive In-Game Tournaments Open to Everyone

  15-10-2018 21:18
  Fortnite, with the release of v6.10, will be introducing In-Game Tournaments that are open to everyone and will be located in a new 'Events' section of Fortnite Battle Royale.
  Announced by the Fortnite Esports Team, these tournaments will each have scheduled dates and times during which all players will begin with a "clean slate" and the same score every time and fight for glory.
  Fortnite players will compete over "several hours of intense competition to earn as many points as possible," and wil
  
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• Elizabeth Warren's DNA release proves it: she's running for president

  15-10-2018 21:12 via yahoo.com
  More conclusively than it tells us anything about her genetic heritage, Senator Elizabeth Warren’s neatly choreographed release of her own DNA analysis makes one thing abundantly clear: she’s running for the White House in 2020.Technically it was released by her Senate campaign against the Republican Geoff Diehl, but it’s clear it has nothing to do with that race, which Warren is expected to win handily.Instead, the release was a direct rebuke to Donald Trump, who has made a ha
  
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• Why Paradox is bringing visual editing tools to its next engine update

  15-10-2018 21:04
  "We want to put as much power as we can into the hands of the people who are making content," says engine team lead John Wordsworth. "They shouldn†™t have to ask a coder for help."...
  
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• Mom Goes on Desperate Search for 10-Year-Old Son Missing in the Wake of Hurricane Michael

  15-10-2018 20:49 via yahoo.com
  The mom of Eli Pugh feared the worst after her son was lost in the catastrophe of the storm.
  
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• Battlefield 5 hires Kingsman and Kick-Ass star Mark Strong to tell its story

  15-10-2018 20:42 via gamesradar.com
  Strong choice
  
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• Pete Davidson Joked A Lot About Breaking Up With Ariana Grande On 'SNL'

  15-10-2018 20:32 via yahoo.com
  And he said it wouldn't last.
  
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• Alyssa Milano Marks 1 Year Of Me Too With Heart-Wrenching Message To Her Daughter

  15-10-2018 20:30 via yahoo.com
  Alyssa Milano shared a powerful and emotional message for her 4-year-old
  
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• Red Dead Redemption 2 has a 60-hour story, 500,000 lines of dialogue

  15-10-2018 20:29 via gamesradar.com
  Red Dead Online is being written as we speak
  
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• 'Cornerstore Caroline' Breaks Her Silence After Falsely Accusing Black Boy of Groping Her

  15-10-2018 20:12 via yahoo.com
  She thought the 9-year-old had groped her, but it was actually the child's backpack that brushed up against her.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Going Down Under. Here’s What to Know About Britain's Tangled Role in the Region

  15-10-2018 20:01 via yahoo.com
  What the Duke and Duchess of Sussex encounter in Oceania will be inextricably linked to the legacies of the sometimes painful past
  
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• Rockstar Clarifies Statement About Red Dead Redemption 2's 100-Hour Weeks

  15-10-2018 19:58
  A recent interview with Rockstar Games suggested Red Dead Redemption 2 saw weeks of massive overtime work; however, one of the company's executives has clarified his statements.
  Rockstar co-founder and Vice President of Creativity Dan Houser told Vulture that the team behind Red Dead 2 worked very long weeks this year.
  “We were working 100-hour weeks,” Houser said, initially in a comment that has since drawn ire on social media given the continued discussions about the nature of
  
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• Video of city commissioner shooting man released by police

  15-10-2018 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Surveillance footage shows Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn fatally shooting a man at a military surplus store in Florida.
  
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• Fox News' Brian Kilmeade Calls Man-Made Climate Change A 'Point Of View'

  15-10-2018 19:32 via yahoo.com
  The co-hosts of "Fox & Friends" predictably were full of praise Monday for
  
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• Trump And His Supporters Seem Primed To Accept Saudi Denials Over Jamal Khashoggi

  15-10-2018 19:29 via yahoo.com
  President Trump jumped on the bandwagon of conservatives who argue that he should not risk a serious rupture with Saudi Arabia over a missing journalist.
  
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• The Making of GDC 2019: Figuring out which pass is right for you

  15-10-2018 19:25
  GDC's audience is as diverse as the content it offers, and its numerous pass options reflect that. Here, GDC GM Katie Stern breaks down the mny passes to help you understand which is right for you!...
  
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• Aerion's supersonic business jet to meet U.S. noise standards

  15-10-2018 19:25 via yahoo.com
  Aerion Supersonic, the developer of a $120 million supersonic business jet, said on Monday it would be able to take off and land without regulatory changes in the United States, a potential boost to efforts to bring back faster air travel.General Electric's GE Aviation unit has completed initial designs for the new Affinity turbofan engine, which will be used in Aerion's AS2 jet, the companies said on the eve of the world's largest business jet show."We're on track to fly in 2023, and before tha
  
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• Sears Didn't 'Die.' Vulture Capitalists Killed It.

  15-10-2018 19:19 via yahoo.com
  If you've been following the impending bankruptcy of America's iconic retailer
  
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• Facing doubts from women voters, Tennessee’s Phil Bredesen opens up about his wife's kidnapping

  15-10-2018 19:16 via yahoo.com
  The centrist Democrat speaks out about his wife's kidnapping, explaining that protecting women is very personal to him.
  
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• Sony is working on a fix for a PlayStation 4-crashing messages bug

  15-10-2018 19:09
  Sony is in the process of fixing a bug that allows unsupported text characters sent via messages to lock up PlayStation 4 systems. ...
  
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• Valve Gives a First Look at Artifact's Draft Mode

  15-10-2018 19:00
  Artifact's beta is almost here, still scheduled for October even as the month rapidly approaches its end. But while an actual date hasn't been announced yet, we've got an early look at the newly revealed draft mode for Valve's upcoming card game.
  In the video at the top of the page, you can see me sit down with Richard Garfield -- creator of Magic: The Gathering and lead designer of Artifact -- as we go through the strategy behind drafting and then building a deck from five sealed packs of Artif
  
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• Valve Clarifies Statements on Artifact’s Chat Moderation

  15-10-2018 19:00
  Valve has clarified its statements about Artifact’s text chat and moderation, confirming to IGN that players will be able to turn off their opponent’s chat.
  During PAX West, Valve revealed that Artifact would have global text chat, including with the random opponents you play against. The studio quickly came under fire when the development team’s Jeep Barnett and Richard Garfield didn’t speak to what sort of moderation that chat would have during an interview with GamesIn
  
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• Proud Boys Street Gang Had A Weekend Of Coast-To-Coast Violence

  15-10-2018 19:00 via yahoo.com
  For one weekend, a violent misogynistic and homophobic street gang of proto-
  
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• NRATV Host On 'Fox & Friends': Alec Baldwin's A 'Deranged Lunatic' For GOP Remarks

  15-10-2018 18:55 via yahoo.com
  Speaking to "Fox & Friends" Monday, NRATV host Dan Bongino called Alec Baldwin
  
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• France says it could help North Korea denuclearize if it sees real commitment

  15-10-2018 18:53 via yahoo.com
  France, a nuclear power and permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, is not directly involved in talks between North Korea, South Korea and the United States to work toward the region's denuclearization."We are waiting for precise commitments from Pyongyang to demonstrate its real desire to engage in a dismantlement of its nuclear and ballistic programs," Macron told a news conference alongside his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in."We are ready to put forward our expertise an
  
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• 28-year-old woman dies after being shot while driving in Georgia

  15-10-2018 18:52 via yahoo.com
  Aspiring model Kelsey Quayle died after a head-on traffic collision that occurred after she sustained a gunshot wound while driving.
  
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• Hearthstone: Giggling Inventor is Being Nerfed into the Ground

  15-10-2018 18:50
  
  Blizzard’s Team 5 today announced the details of the balance changes that are coming to Hearthstone on October 18. They are:
  Giggling Inventor:The neutral minion Giggling Inventor will now cost 7 mana. (Up from 5.)Mana Wyrm:
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• Israel says troops kill Palestinian after attempted stabbing

  15-10-2018 18:47 via yahoo.com
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops on Monday shot and killed a Palestinian man who allegedly tried to stab a soldier in the northern West Bank, the military said.
  
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• Donald Trump Denies Making Charity Pledge Tied To Elizabeth Warren DNA Test

  15-10-2018 18:45 via yahoo.com
  Another day, another broken promise from President Donald Trump.
  
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• Indian minister sues woman alleging sexual harassment for defamation

  15-10-2018 18:42 via yahoo.com
  Indian government minister MJ Akbar filed a defamation suit against one of at least 10 women accusing him of sexual harassment on Monday, calling her allegations false and malicious. The lawsuit, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters, names journalist Priya Ramani as the sole accused and says that she "intentionally put forward malicious, fabricated and salacious" allegations to harm his reputation. Ramani was not immediately reachable for comment. The lawsuit comes amid widespread calls
  
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• Two Times Sears Tried to Sell Cars

  15-10-2018 18:40 via yahoo.com
  Cars appeared in the Sears catalog from 1908 to 1912 and in stores in 1952 to 1953.
  
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