New Details on Gears of War Remaster Leaked

Additional information on the heavily rumored Gears of War Remaster for Xbox One has surfaced online, thanks to a leak from the official Russian Gears of War website.

Details from the Russian site claim the game will feature 90 additional minutes of content previously exclusive to the PC version. On top of that, Gears of War 3 features like improved sensitivity and the ability to mark enemy targets has reportedly been added to this remade version of the original Gears as well.

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New Details on Gears of War Remaster Leaked

Additional information on the heavily rumored Gears of War Remaster for Xbox One has surfaced online, thanks to a leak from the official Russian Gears of War website.

Details from the Russian site claim the game will feature 90 additional minutes of content previously exclusive to the PC version. On top of that, Gears of War 3 features like improved sensitivity and the ability to mark enemy targets has reportedly been added to this remade version of the original Gears as well.

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Starbreeze Reveals Its Own Virtual Reality Headset

Starbreeze Studios, parent company of Overkill, is developing a head-mounted virtual reality device called the StarVR headset through the acquisition of French VR hardware developer InfinitEye.

Starbreeze StarVR claims that its head-mounted display (HMD) prototype features the widest horizontal field-of-view in the world with 210 degrees and offers panoramic definition of 5120x1440 pixels with dual 5.5" Quad HD panels. According to the announcement, the new device features position tracking through the combination of gyroscopes, accelerometers and magnetometers real-time data with an optical tracking system. Launch date and price is yet to be announced.

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Starbreeze Reveals Its Own Virtual Reality Headset

Starbreeze Studios, parent company of Overkill, is developing a head-mounted virtual reality device called the StarVR headset through the acquisition of French VR hardware developer InfinitEye.

Starbreeze StarVR claims that its head-mounted display (HMD) prototype features the widest horizontal field-of-view in the world with 210 degrees and offers panoramic definition of 5120x1440 pixels with dual 5.5" Quad HD panels. According to the announcement, the new device features position tracking through the combination of gyroscopes, accelerometers and magnetometers real-time data with an optical tracking system. Launch date and price is yet to be announced.

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Jurassic World Dominates with $500 Million Opening Weekend

Chomping and stomping its way to box office infamy, Jurassic World took in $511.8 million dollars around the world this weekend, setting the record for biggest global opening of all time.

This is the first time a movie has grossed more than a half a billion dollars in one weekend, notes The Wrap - the previous record for a global opening weekend was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 with $483.2 million. Directed by Colin Tevrorrow, and starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World was number one in all 66 markets it debuted, which includes the United Kingdom, China, Russia, Australia and Mexico.

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New Miiverse and Classic Dreamland Stages Available for Super Smash Bros.

New Classic Dreamland and Miiverse stages are now available to download for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U,

Dreamland is based on the first Dreamland stage from the original Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64. It is available for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS /Wii U for $1.99, or $2.99 for both game versions.

The free Miiverse stage features Miiverse posts created by players. "During matches while connected to the Internet, players will see Miiverse posts appear that cheer specific fighters on from the background," according to a press release. "These messages will be pulled from individual Miiverse communities that just opened for each Super Smash Bros. character."

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Tourney Update Coming to Super Smash Bros. for Free

Tourney mode is finally coming to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS as a free update this August. Tourneys come in two flavors: Community Tourneys, and Tourneys.

"Community Tourneys let players compete for the highest points in a certain amount of time," Nintendo explained, "while regular Tourneys have a specific set of rules and only happen at select times."

Perhaps this will factor into this year's (or future years') Nintendo World Championship.

Earlier today, Nintendo unveiled YouTube replay uploads, and revealed that every Super Smash Bros. character would get an Amiibo figurine, in addition to Lucas, Ryu, and Roy joining the roster today for various prices.

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Mega Man, Virtua Fighter Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighter Costumes On the Way

New Mii Fighter costumes from the Virtua Fighter series, Tekken, Megaman.EXE, Animal Crossing and Splatoon are on the way to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS, director Masahiro Sakurai announced during a Nintendo Direct today.

New costumes include Heihachi from Tekken, Akira and Jacky costumes from the Virtua Fighter series, MegaMan.EXE from Mega Man Battle Network, ZERO from Mega Man X, along with the Inkling Girl and Boy and the squid hat from Splatoon.

The new set of eight Mii Fighter costumes now available for Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U for $6, both game versions together for $9.20, purchased individually for $0.75, or both game versions together for $1.15 each.

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