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Another Steam Lunar New Year Sale is up and running and this year, players will receive one-time automatic $5 discounts on certain purchases over $30. Also, buying games will earn you tokens, which can be traded for Steam rewards.
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Microsoft have officially revealed the full list of Crackdown 3 achievements, which players will get to earn on 15 February. The list counts a total of 70 achievements and they are split into single player and multiplayer categories.
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EA have confirmed that Battlefield V failed to meet their expectations, as its underperforming sales resulted in poor Q3 for the company. They said that they made a mistake prioritising the campaign instead of the battle royale mode.
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NetherRealm Studios Community Manager Tyler Lansdown has shot down the idea of Shaggy's potential guest appearance in the upcoming fighter Mortal Kombat 11, sayin that Scooby Doo's goofball buddy will never appear in a Mortal Kombat game.
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NetherRealm Studios have revealed insectoid character D'vorah and warrior Kabal as the latest additions to Mortal Kombat 11 roster. These fighters are returning to the series after a successful appearance in the previous installment.
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According to CEO of Respawn Entertainment Vince Zampella, a new Titanfall game could see the light of the day sometime in 2019. The confirmation comes just one day after the studio launched their new battle royale game Apex Legends.
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Square Enix have reported that their action RPG Kingdom Hearts III has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. These impressive numbers include both physical and digital sales across all platforms since the launch on 29 January 2019.
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SIE Bend Studio have shared a new trailer for the upcoming zombie survival Days Gone. The trailer is part of the World Video series and it's dubbed Fighting to Survive. It shows various types of zombies along with weapon crafting and more.
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Pokemon Go Lunar New Year event is bringing in-game bonuses, special spawns and discounts in the shop. 2019 is the Year of the Pig which means that the featured Pokemon is Spoink and the event is scheduled to run until 13 February 2019.
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NetherRealm have officially confirmed that Kano is joining the Mortal Kombat 11 fighter roster. The developer revealed The Black Dragon clan member during a stream in Brazil before confirming the addition on Mortal Kombat's Twitter.
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Pokemon Go's latest update brings new evolutions for Sinnoh region Pokemon. Players will get to use Sinnoh Stone to evolve Lickitung into Lickilicky, and Tangela into Tangrowth. Niantic also added two wild Pokemon - Cranidos and Shieldon.
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Creative Assembly have teased the upcoming Skaven DLC for Total War: Warhammer 2. While the update doesn't directly mention or confirm the DLC, the developers wording clearly suggest at the Skaven faction. It won't be out soon though.
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