Daily Deals: 1TB Xbox One With Two Fallout Games, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Save $50 On A PS4

1TB Xbox One With Fallout 3 and 4

There was no way Fallout 4 was going to get left out on the Xbox One bundle madness. You get a download of Fallout 3 and disc copy of Fallout 4 with a 1TB system.

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One Of The 3DS's Best RPGs is On Sale Right Now

With a 9.6, Fire Emblem: Awakening is one of the best reviewed 3DS games around, and since it's a Nintendo game, getting it for less than full price is basically a steal.

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Daily Deals: 1TB Xbox One With Two Fallout Games, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Save $50 On A PS4

1TB Xbox One With Fallout 3 and 4

There was no way Fallout 4 was going to get left out on the Xbox One bundle madness. You get a download of Fallout 3 and disc copy of Fallout 4 with a 1TB system.

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One Of The 3DS's Best RPGs is On Sale Right Now

With a 9.6, Fire Emblem: Awakening is one of the best reviewed 3DS games around, and since it's a Nintendo game, getting it for less than full price is basically a steal.

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FTL Soundtrack Coming to Vinyl

The soundtrack to 2012's space ship sim roguelike FTL: Faster Than Light is getting released on vinyl.

LA-based creative company iam8bit has taken charge on the project, and had composer Ben Prunty's audio mastered at Telegraph Mastering Studio. Graphic designer Leif Pordhajskay, who's created art for Aussie rock band Tame Impala, designed the vinyl package. Check it out below:

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Harry Potter Fans Leaving Socks to Free Dobby

Warner Bros. has Dobby, the lovable little house elf from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, enclosed in a glass display at its studio in England, and fans touring its premises are leaving socks in an attempt to set him free.

In a post on Twitter, Hogwarts Logic shared an photo of the display, which now has several pairs of socks draped beside its glass casing.

The 7 Best Anime from Summer 2015

Though we loved more than just the seven shows listed here, the IGN team got together and picked out the best shows from the 2015 anime season based on their ability to tell an awesome story. Let us know your favorite shows from the summer season in the comments below.

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Consistently engaging and entertaining, Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma takes the high-stakes shounen battle trope and refines it. Main character and cooking prodigy Soma aims to be number one (a mainstay of shounen anime) at his extremely prestigious cooking school. Food Wars nails that competitive intensity, and it takes the time to develop even its most minor characters so we have a reason to care about their successes and failures. It also does fan service the right way; characters’ over-the-top reactions to food make sense when that food is so beautifully animated and enthusiastically presented. We’re really hoping for a second season, because this is the show that demands it.

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Update on WildStar Server Issues Following Free-to-Play Launch

The WildStar development team has issued a statement on some of the server issues that have come up since the game went free-to-play.

WildStar went free-to-play earlier this week, and since then some players have been experiencing problems with long queue times and in-game lag. "Frankly, our megaservers are not handling the load they should," says the post on the WildStar website. "This means our server capacity isn’t keeping up with demand."

"While we're making progress, it's clear we need to do more," the post continues. "In the next 24 hours, we’ll be adding new hardware that will enable us to open up four realms across the United States and Europe. Adding these realms will significantly increase the amount of players who can get into WildStar. We believe that this will address the issues above, dramatically improving the game experience, reducing lag, and improving queues. Once we have resolved the current issues, we plan to merge these additional realms."

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Microsoft Buys Havok From Intel

Update: Microsoft has provided official comment to IGN on numerous subjects.

Havok will not be limited to Microsoft exclusively. “We will continue to license Havok’s technology to the broad AAA games industry," a representative told IGN. "This also means that we will continue to license Havok’s technology to run across various game consoles including Sony and Nintendo.”

On the subject of what Microsoft paid for the acquisition, we were told, “We are not discussing financial details at this time.”

Finally, Microsoft told IGN, "We are working closely with the team at Havok to ensure a smooth transition, but have nothing further to announce at this time.”

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Battlefield 4 Community Operations DLC Revealed

Community Operations, a free DLC pack for owners of Battlefield 4, is coming this Fall.

In February, DICE announced plans to build a community Battlefield map with the help of players. This map, called Operation Outbreak, will be included in the DLC.

Operation Outbreak's map description is: "Enter the dense jungle to battle for supremacy in a valley with a medical research facility, an ancient temple, and a lush waterfall. The valley is infantry-focused with limited access, making the use of agile vehicles (such as RHIB’s on the river, quad bikes for fast transportation, and light attack vehicles) critical for success."

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Heroes Reborn: Ryan Guzman Is Happy to Tackle Big Issues

Carlos Gutierrez (Ryan Guzman) might have picked up the mantle of El Vengador in Heroes Reborn's two-hour premiere, but he had a rough time of his new hero identity in Episode 3, "Under the Mask."

As more and more Evos populate the world of NBC's new supernatural drama, Carlos is the show's rare non-powered person who is fighting to do good in the world. His storyline currently stands on its own as he tries to track down his brother Oscar's killer, but he is clearly primed to be one of Heroes Reborn's central characters.

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