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Bethesda’s marketing executive Pete Hines recently revealed that “Fallout 4” would be the most successful game in the company’s launch history. It even reportedly has the ability to surpass “Skyrim.” While it is a bit vague by what Hines meant as “most-successful,” sales figures up to now has been impressive for “Fallout 4.”
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Square Enix’s biggest plan for “Final Fantasy XV” DLC is its Virtual Reality (VR) version. The game released three months back but director Hajime Tabata is still not done working on the title. In fact, the developer, instead of moving on to another game, is not yet done. This is naturally great news for fans who now expect a plethora of major updates and DLC for the game.
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While “FIFA 2018” has been confirmed for Nintendo Switch, it is unknown if it will be based on the old Xbox 360 and PS3 editions. Earlier this year, when EA Sports revealed plans of launching a “FIFA” game, fans were confused if it was the “FIFA 2017” or the upcoming game. Now, EA's Peter Moore has said that that the new “FIFA” would be custom-built for Nintendo Switch.
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If latest reports are to be believed, Bethesda is hiring a 3D Animator for “The Elder Scrolls 6,” something they should have done ages ago. The 3D Animator is being hired for high-quality in-game animations.
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If latest reports are to be believed, “Vampyr” and “Call of Cthulhu” will be released in the fourth quarter of 2017. Focus Home Interactive recently updated the product pages of both the games and this has caused a lot of fan excitement.
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Some players may find the “Fire Emblem Heroes” difficult and confusing especially if they have not played a game in the series before. In order to pull better heroes, players may need to re-roll, that is, delete and reinstall the game, if they don’t receive anything good at the first go. The game showers players with Orbs that can be used to summon random characters.
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If latest reports are to be believed, “Overwatch” is getting new custom game options and a server browser. The game custom game option has been ineffective until now but that’s going to change finally. The server browser and game’s custom mode options are now available on the PTR for testing, Jeff Kaplan, the game director, and from the developer team has confirmed.
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“World of Warcraft” Tokens, the game currency, can be used to purchase and sell game time. However, Blizzard Entertainment has provided a very interesting option to fans. Instead of using the Token for game time, players may use it for $15 of Battle.net credit.
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Fresh reports have claimed that Apple is focusing a lot on its personal virtual assistant Siri and it could be a big feature in the Apple iPhone 8, apart from the much-publicized OLED curved display. However, it remains to be seen how Apple Siri fares against the likes of Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and also Samsung’s new Bixby assistant.
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If you are looking for an all-day-productivity Android tablet at a budget, you may look no further than the recently announced Lenovo Yoga A12 two-in-one Android tablet. It is priced at $299 and sports a 12.2-inch anti-glare display.
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Niantic is expected to come up with a mega “Pokemon GO” Valentine’s Day event on Feb. 14 or a few days before that. Details about the event are still sketchy and most of them are speculations at this stage. Meanwhile, it has also been reported that new PokeStops and Poke Gyms are coming to “Pokemon GO” via a new update.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to be a tech marvel and bring with a plethora of power-packed features and specs like never before. While it will be interesting to see how much of it is true, and how Samsung will win back its customers after the Galaxy Note 7 disaster, it will most-definitely face the toughest competition from Apple iPhone 8 and Google Pixel 2 among a few others.
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The Microsoft Surface Pro 5 is expected to dominate the hybrid device market in 2017. It is rumored to be released in April and the device will sport admirable performance capabilities, sleek design and raw power.
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