SNK Neo Geo Mini Revealed

It looks like the SNK Neo Geo Mini has been revealed by an anonymous source.

Spawn Wave has posted a video on his YouTube channel showing what are likely images of the Neo Geo Mini. You can check out the video below.

The console looks to sport a built-in joy stick and button set with an attached 3.5" screen designed for portability. The Neo Geo Mini also appears to have the ability to output its audio via AUX and video through HDMI to other devices.

Additionally, a port for adding extra controllers to the system is shown on the side and the controllers themselves look to come in white and black variants.

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Final Fantasy 7, Tomb Raider Among 2018 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees

The four 2018 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees have been announced at The Strong National Museum of Play.

This year Spacewar!, John Madden Football, Tomb Raider, and Final Fantasy 7 are added to the list which brings new games into the fold annually to recognize their sustained popularity or impact.

Spacewar! for instance, was not added for commercial success but for its contribution in launching the industry and changing the way people thought about computers.

The list was started back in 2015 and the new games join the likes of Donkey Kong, Halo: Combat Evolved, and Street Fighter II which were added last year.

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Guardians Vol. 3 Begins Filming Next Year, Says Chris Pratt

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will starting filming in 2019, according to Chris Pratt.

In a post on Instagram, the Star-Lord actor wished Pom Klementieff (who plays Mantis is the MCU movies) a happy birthday and then said, "Can’t wait to start shooting Guardians Vol. 3 with her next year!"

While Marvel Studios has yet to formally reveal its plans for a third Guardians of the Galaxy movie, director James Gunn confirmed he's returning to write and direct Vol. 3.

Last year, we spoke with Gunn about his plans for Adam Warlock, who will make his MCU debut in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. While the director initially tried including him in Vol. 2, he ultimately opted to drop the character from the film for creative reasons.

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Twitter Warns Users To Change Passwords Following Internal Glitch

Social media giant Twitter is recommending its over 330 million users change their passwords.

According to a post on Twitter's official blog, the company discovered a glitch causing user passwords to be stored as readable text on its computer system rather than being disguised, which normally takes place by way of a process called "hashing."

Screen_Shot_2018-05-03_at_3.14.41_PM Warning notification sent to Twitter users

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Fox Made Ryan Reynolds Remove Disney Joke from Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 originally included a joke about Disney, but Ryan Reynolds was told by 20th Century Fox to cut it from the film.

"This is a sore spot for me because there's a joke in the movie that is not in the movie now because—I'm probably not even allowed to say this—Fox made me take it out," Reynolds, who co-wrote the film with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, told Entertainment Weekly.

"It had more to do with Disney, and they made me take it out," he said, noting how, in the wake of Disney's deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, it was probably a smart move. "As I look back at it, I think maybe that was a wise decision," Reynolds added.

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NVC LIVE – Today at 3 pm PT/6 pm ET!

Hey! Listen! NVC will be live streaming IGN's weekly Nintendo Podcast today exclusively on ign.com!

Join the NVC crew today at 3:00 PM PT/6:00 PM ET as they discuss the latest Nintendo releases and chat with the community LIVE! This week, the crew welcomes IGN's newest Host/Producer, Sydnee Goodman! Later, NVC shares their picks for the game they want to see announced for Switch at E3 2018, and much more!

Don’t worry, you can still catch the full episode on Friday as usual on YouTube.com/NintendoVoiceChat and your favorite podcast listening services.

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Fortnite Players Are Using Green Screens to Create Fan Films

Green screens were recently discovered within the map of Fortnite and players are already using them to create new fan films.

New locations and Easter Eggs were added to the map with the launch of Season 4 of Fortnite, including new filming sets that feature in-game green screens. Players who record their character in front of the green screen can later edit the background during video editing.

Fans have taken the opportunity to take their dancing characters and place them in just about any location they want. YouTube user GameNight shows just how far this new feature can go by using the Ride the Pony emote on the top of a mountain, in space, and of course, on a horse.

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Solo Estimated to Have $170 Million-Plus Domestic Debut

Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to have a huge domestic opening.

Variety reports the upcoming standalone Stars Wars film is currently tracking to make between $165 million and $175 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend in North America. The movie hits theaters on May 25 in the U.S.

For comparison, last year's Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened with $220 million, while 2016's Rogue One made $155 million in its opening weekend. The current Memorial Day weekend record-holder is 2007's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, which grossed an estimated $139.8 million over the four-day weekend.

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Destiny 2 Comic Teases Warmind Expansion

Bungie has released a new Destiny 2 comic teasing the upcoming Warmind expansion.

The 11-page comic follows gunslinger Anastasia (Ana) Bray. You can read it for free right now on Bungie's website.

warmind Destiny: Warmind comic, image via Twitter

The comic is written by David A. Rodriguez and Mark Waid, and illustrated Kris Anka (Captain Marvel). Coloring is by Mathew Wilson.

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