WWE 2K16 Gallery Shows Off the Squared Circle of Life

New gameplay details for 2K's upcoming WWE 2K16 came out of Gamescom last week, including the news that the WWE 2K16's roster will top out at over 120 unique playable characters.

Among the playable characters are two versions of the T-800, the cybernetic organism played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1984 Terminator and 1991 sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The option to play as the Terminator in WWE 2K16 will be open for gamers who pre-order a copy before its October 27 release date.

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Grow Home is Coming to PS4 Soon

Ubisoft has confirmed that Grow Home will soon be coming to PlayStation 4.

The game had been revealed in the leaked PS4 Vote to Play video, and last week Grow Home was listed on a Taiwanese games rating board for PS4, sparking rumors that it would soon be coming to Sony's system.

As part of the Vote to Play feautre, users will be able to vote for the game between August 13 and August 24 at 8:30 am PDT. Whichever game wins will be free for the whole of September.

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Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture Has a Run Button

It turns out that Everybody's Gone to the Rapture does actually have a sprint button.

There have been complaints that the walking speed is too slow in The Chinese Room's latest game. However the company has confirmed that holding down the R2 button builds up to sprint speed over a couple of seconds.

A blog post from Dan Pinchbeck entitled "A few bumps on landing" on The Chinese Room's website details the reasons behind this.

Just a couple of weeks before the game went to final, there was an auto-sprint function where you would gradually ramp up speed if you kept moving. "The problem was, playtesters wanted to be able to trigger it themselves," writes Pinchbeck.

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The Rising Thunder Alpha is Now Open to All

The Rising Thunder alpha is now open to everyone.

Here’s the tweet in case anyone thinks we’re making it up:

IGN recently caught up with Radiant Entertainment’s Seth Killian to chat about the fighting game your keyboard was made for.

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The Walking Dead’s 25 Best Characters

Two things set The Walking Dead apart from most other zombie franchises - the large ensemble cast and the years-long, slowly unfolding storyline. At this point the Walking Dead cast is large enough to rival Game of Thrones, and just as prone to dying in tragic and horrific ways. Look for that trend to continue as AMC debuts the spinoff series Fear the Walking Dead later this month.

To celebrate that upcoming series, we've compiled a list of the 25 greatest Walking Dead characters - heroes and villains, living and dead. This list covers both the comic book and TV series, so beware of spoilers for both.

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This is When the iPhone 6S Event is Likely to Be

Apple is expected to be hosting its fall media event on September 9, which will focus on the company's next iPhones.

This news is according to a Buzzfeed source, who says that the company is intending to hold the week during the week of September 7, with Wednesday September 9 being the most likely day.

Force Touch on iPhone 6S has recently been revealed, and we should expect shortcuts and faster actions across iOS. According to 9to5Mac, Force Touch on the iPhone is different to the function on the Apple Watch. It is designed to "skip existing lists of options or button presses."

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Bungie Explains Why Destiny Ditched Peter Dinklage

Bungie has gone into detail over why it made the decision to replace Peter Dinklage as the voice of Ghost in the upcoming The Taken King expansion

It was announced last week that all of Dinklage's dialogue would be removed from the game, with video game veteran Nolan North re-recording all the old lines as well as the new ones. As Dinklage faced a lot of criticism for his unenthusiastic performance in Destiny, many speculated this was why he was removed from the game.

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This Week’s Xbox Live Deals with Gold Revealed

Microsoft has revealed the Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles on sale this week as part of its Deals with Gold program.

The company's Major Nelson has the full list on his blog, with the discounts active from today through August 17. Though most are available to all, higher profile titles like Mortal Kombat X, Project Cars and Thief are reserved for Gold subscribers, with those members also getting higher discounts on some titles.

The full list of discounts is below:

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Pillars of Eternity Expansion Gets a Date

Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive have announced that The White March - Part I will be released on August 25.

The White March - Part I is the first expansion to Pillars of Eternity, and was revealed during E3 this year.

It can be played alongside the original game whether players have completed it or not. It adds a higher level cap, artifacts, new companions, new abilities, and a new realm to explore. The story is penned by Carrie Patel, author of the Recoletta series, and Eric Fenstermaker, who worked on South Park: The Stick of Truth.

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