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Pokemon Shuffle launches on mobile platforms

The Pokemon Company and Nintendo’s free-to-play puzzle game Pokemon Shuffle is out now for iOS and Android devices. Nintendo had made good on its promise to bring the game to mobile devices prior to the end of the year, with the title available to download on theApp StoreandGoogle Play. Pokemon …

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Humble introduces ‘choose your own charity’ on store purchases

Humble Bundle has updated its storefront to vastly increase the number of charities patrons can choose to support when purchasing games. A post on theHumble Mumble blogannounces the Humble Store has expanded from just five to over 35,000 charities to select from while shopping or at checkout. For those unable …

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus for PS Vita rated by ESRB

A PS Vita edition of XCOM: Enemy Unknown is in the works, according to a new ESRB rating. The rating indicates the Vita release will be dubbed XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus, though its unclear what the addition in the title means in terms of differences from Enemy Unknown’s PC, console …

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Upcoming PS4 firmware update adds 10 GB of cloud storage, YouTube streaming

Sony has revealed a list of new features set to arrive alongside the forthcoming PS4 3.00 firmware update, including an increase in online storage space and the ability to livestream to YouTube. In a post on thePS Blog, Sony’s John Koller announced those opted into PS4’s beta testing system will …

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Star Wars Battlefront beta scheduled for October

EA has announced a beta for Star Wars Battlefront will arrive in early October. The beta testwill launch simultaneously on all platforms, and will feature the Walker Assault on Hoth scenario – a 40-player multiplayer battle revolving around the Rebel Alliance and the Empire. Walker Assault will give players the …

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Nintendo launches digital store on Amazon for Wii U, 3DS games

Amazon users in the US now have the option to purchase Wii U and 3DS digital downloads, thanks to Nintendo’s new space on the online retailer. The storefront currently carries 61 titles between Nintendo’s current console and handheld, including Mario Kart 8, Splatoon and Super Smash Bros. The partnership with …

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Steam top ten sellers: August 23-29

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has surged to the top of Steam’s best sellers chart ahead of its worldwide release this week. Pre-orders for the title beat out Valve’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Psyonix’s hit Rocket League, with Ark: Survival Evolved and Pillars of Eternity rounding out …

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Warner Bros axes Mortal Kombat X PS3, Xbox 360 editions

Warner Bros has confirmed the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions of Mortal Kombat X have been officially cancelled. In a post on theMortal Kombat X forums, community manager Yorick confirmed what was more or less expected at this point. "After months of development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has come to …

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Windows 10 now operating on 75m devices

Windows 10 has been installed on over 75m devices, Microsoft has announced. The figure is spread across 90,000 unique PC and tablet models,” along with 192 countries around the world, according to Microsoft’s blog. The post adds that more than 122 years of gameplay has been streamed from Xbox One …

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Rocket League on Steam hits 1m sales milestone

Valve has announced Psyonix hit multiplayer title Rocket League has sold more than 1m copies through Steam. It took just over seven weeks for the PC edition to reach the milestone. Psyonix announced last month that in a matter of weeks the game had garneredmore than 5m downloadsbetween PC and …

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