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Updated: PS4 Will Get First Access to Destiny Beta, With Alpha Entry This Week

PS4 owners will get a first crack at the beta for Bungie’s highly-anticipated shooter, with some having the chance to access the Destiny ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2014

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Updated: PlayStation TV Announced for U.S. Release This Fall

Sony’s answer to set-top box devices will be available for $99 or in a $139 bundle, and allow owners to stream PS3 games ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2014

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The Last of Us: Remastered Due on PS4 July 29

Fans will get a chance to relive the celebrated title later this summer, in glorious HD. Sony will release a remastered version of ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2014

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Dead Island 2 Announced, With Exclusive PS4 Beta

Dead Island 2 will hit PC, PS4 and Xbox One in Spring 2015, but with a few extra perks exclusive to PS4 owners. ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2014

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Ubisoft Won’t Release A Finished Wii U Game Until Nintendo Sells More Consoles

“We have a game that has been done for six months. It’s on the shelf, waiting for more families to have the console,” ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2014

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George RR Martin Sells Chance to Die in His Books for Charity

Two fans have already snapped up the chance to have their fictitious selves murdered by Martin for a cool $20,000. If you’re good ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2014

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Klei Bringing Don’t Starve: Giant Edition to PS Vita

While no release date has been confirmed yet, the Giant Edition will bring the original game plus the Reign of Giants expansion to ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2014

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Nintendo of Europe Cuts 130 Jobs as German Headquarters Closes

Nintendo’s European wing will be consolidated into another German office in Frankfurt. Nintendo of Europe’s headquarters in Großostheim, Germany, has been closed with ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2014

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U.S. Secret Service Requests Software to “Detect Sarcasm” on Twitter

“The ability to detect sarcasm and false positives is just one of 16 or 18 things we are looking at,” a Secret Service ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2014

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Reading Rainbow Will Head to Consoles, Mobile and Android if Funding Hits $5 Million

LeVar Burton’s next goal for his wildly successful Kickstarter is to raise $5 million and get Reading Rainbow on more devices, including mobile, ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2014

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Scientists Achieve First Ever Quantum Teleportation

Image Source: Delft University No, it won’t let you beam straight from your house to work, but it’s still really cool. PolicyMic reports ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2014

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Josh Brolin Rumored As Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy

Image Source: Rotten Tomatoes Sources for Latino Review confirmed that the True Grit and No Country for Old Men star will provide the ...

By Robert Stoneback Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2014

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