10 High-Res Pictures of the Pokemon Go Plus

The Pokemon Go Plus is out today, but we managed to get our mucky paws on one a little bit early.

To take a closer look at the sensor and everything you get in the box, swipe through the gallery of pictures below:

And if you want to see us unbox the device and set it up, check out this video:

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Undertale Creator Releases Unused Music

To celebrate its one year anniversary, Undertale's creator has opened up about how its success affected him, as well as releasing tracks that never made it into the final game.

Toby Fox has written a candid blog post about the highs and lows of making a successful indie game - a game we scored a 10 back in January.

"Not only did I not expect this level of popularity, but initially, I was afraid of it", writes Fox. "I didn’t want Undertale to become tiring for people, or become spoiled before anyone even got a chance to play it. Early on (this was probably excessive) I even tried to contact certain Let’s Players to tell them not to make any content about it.

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What to Expect from Spider-Man’s Clone Conspiracy

The Spider-Man franchise is gearing up for another major crossover this fall. The Clone Conspiracy will pit Spidey against the Jackal once again. But this time Miles Warren has unlocked the secrets of death itself, resurrecting many of Peter Parker's deceased friends and foes. For Peter, the question isn't simply whether he can defeat his old nemesis, but whether he even wants to.

Marvel held another "Next Big Thing" press call today to shed more light on this upcoming event. Both writer Dan Slott and editor Nick Lowe were present to answer questions about The Clone Conspiracy and how the rest of the Spider-Man line will factor into the crossover. Scroll down to find out what we learned on the call and to check out some gorgeous preview art from artists like Jim Cheung and Gabriele Dell'Otto.

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Madden Topped Sales for August, No Man’s Sky Was Right Behind

The best-selling game for August 2016 was Madden NFL 17, followed by No Man's Sky. However, sales of No Man's Sky didn't take into account digital sales for the period, meaning only physical copies of the game were tallied in the results.

While Madden was the top game, when compared to Madden NFL 16, spending was actually down by 3 percent, according to the report.

The Xbox One S, already revealed by Microsoft as August 2016's top-selling console, also saw its popularity spill over to controllers. The Xbox One S white controller sold 79,000 units, "26 percent of all Xbox One gamepads sold for the month," making it the month's top seller.

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No Man’s Sky Player Walks Completely Around Planet

One player in No Man's Sky spent two weeks circumnavigating his planet, venturing out from his ship and traveling all around the planet back to it safely.

Steambot detailed his story on Reddit and to IGN, as well as captured the final hour of his trip as he returned to his ship and launched into space.

"After it was done I was relieved that I could finally do something else but also a little sad that it was over. I will remember this experience fondly," Steambot told IGN about the experience, the end of which you can watch below:

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American Horror Story Was Right to Be Secretive about S6

After five seasons on FX, the freaky and shocking elements of American Horror Story began to have a numbing effect. The fifth season, Hotel, especially seemed guilty of delivering diminishing returns as it perhaps went too far over the edge in an attempt to make our jaws drop. And after each AHS season ended, the same "news cycle" would begin: We'd learn who'd be back (usually most everyone). We'd learn the time period and location. Then we'd tune in and watch Jessica Lange -- before she decided to leave the series after the fourth season -- lord over a collection of outcasts and oddities, occasionally grimacing at the bloodshed and overall ickiness.

In the show's sixth year, however, things changed. We learned nothing about the new season beyond the cast. Where and when would the story take place? Who would the actors be playing? The hook to get you in wasn't a hotel or an asylum or a freak show, but the mystery itself. The slew of teasers seemed to suggest that this year would involve everything under the sun - from possessed children to alien abductions. Finally, in Wednesday's premiere, audiences found out what Season 6 would be about.

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Haunting New Art From Syfy’s Channel Zero: Candle Cove

Syfy is tackling annals of Internet urban legends, creepypastas, in its new anthology series Channel Zero. The first season of the series is bringing to life Kris Straub's classic Candle Cove, which follows a man trying to recall a children's TV show he watched in his youth and discovering that it's much more of a nightmare than he realized.

Channel Zero: Candle Cove premieres on October 11th, and to get viewers into the spirit of the new show, IGN is exclusively debuting some especially creepy illustrations. The art pairs dialogue from the season's scripts with some of the most terrifying imagery from the show that gives a pretty good sense of what's in store.

If you're unfamiliar with the Candle Cove story, you can read it in its entirety online. Channel Zero's first season will follow some of the ideas from that creepypasta, while expanding on the idea that the children who were watching the show mysteriously disappeared, and even more mysteriously would seemingly appear in the next episode of Candle Cove.

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Daily Deals: Xbox One S With Halo and $50 Credit, Star Wars LEGOs, $260 PS4

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Xbox One S with Two Halo Games and $50 Gift Card

Dell has the 500GB Xbox One S, which includes both Halo 5 and the Master Chief Collection, and it's tossing in a $50 gift card to boot. I wouldn't sweat the console's smaller hard drive, since it's super easy to add more storage via USB (check out our guide to Xbox One hard drives for more).

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HBO Now Launching on PS4, PS3 Ahead of Westworld Debut

HBO Now is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 before Westworld's October 2 debut, HBO and PlayStation announced today.

Additionally, PlayStation Vue subscribers will be able to add HBO and Cinemax on to their current subscription plans for an additional $15 each, which will also give those subscribers access to the HBO Now app.

No exact date has been set for when Now will come to both platforms, but it is expected in the coming weeks. A standard HBO Go app has previously been available for both systems.

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