Microsoft Hacks Xbox One Price All The Way Down To $249 Ahead of Slim Launch and other top stories.

• Microsoft Hacks Xbox One Price All The Way Down To $249 Ahead of Slim Launch

  

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• Google Play Store to get smaller app updates, clearer info

  

  By nature, mobile apps are meant to be small in size. In the past, that was primarily due to the extremely limited data storage space inside our mobile companions. These days, however, the concern has mostly switched over to the amount of Internet bandwidth each app consumes, both on initial download as well as on updates. Android apps are, however, somewhat notorious for having larger payloads than competing iOS versions. That will hopefully change with Google's introduction of new features th..

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• A New Sonic The Hedgehog Game Was Revealed That Could Pay Tribute To The Classic Games

  

  Had enough of Sonic Boom? Well, you're in luck because in celebration of Sonic The Hedgehog's 25th anniversary, the Sonic dev has just announced a new "passion project" that could make fans of the classic Sonic games very, very happy. Meet Sonic Mania. The game's idea grew out of Sonic fans' love for the classic renditions of Sonic The Hedgehog in the 2D platformers. You can check out the reveal trailer below. For those diehard Sonic The Hedgehog fans, it certainly looks like it's up to par w..

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• Nintendo shares dive as company plays down Pokemon GO's earnings impact

  

  TOKYO Shares in Nintendo Co tumbled as much as 18 percent on Monday after the company said Pokemon GO would have a limited impact on its earnings - their biggest setback so far after a huge run-up on the smash-hit game.The Kyoto-based gaming company, which is due to report first-quarter results this week, surprised markets with a statement on Friday that income garnered through its 32 percent stake in affiliate Pokemon Company, which owns the licensing rights, would be limited and that it did ..

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• 'Gears Of War 4' For PC Will Not Be A Simple Xbox One Port: Dynamic Resolution, Benchmarking Mode And More

  

  The first game that will be benefiting from the Xbox Play Anywhere program of Microsoft is brutal third-person shooter Gears of War 4. The title will not be similar for the Xbox One and Windows 10 though, with certain features only accessible through the PC. Xbox Play Anywhere, which was unveiled by Microsoft at this year's E3, will launch on Sept. 13. Through the program, gamers can play titles on both the Xbox One and Windows 10 PC with just one digital copy, with the save files and achieveme..

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• Pokémon Go creator John Hanke talks game's success and future at Comic-Con

  

  Niantic Labs’ John Hanke will be delivering a fireside chat for AR/VR day (augmented reality/virtual reality) at GamesBeat 2016. Get a ticket here! (Reuters) — The creator of the wildly popular Pokémon Go gaming app received the celebrity treatment on Sunday at the final day of San Diego’s annual Comic-Con, as he discussed the viral popularity and future of the game. John Hanke, founder of Niantic Labs and developer of Pokémon Go, was welcomed with loud applause from more than 6,500 fans on a s..

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