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The Rockstar Editor is coming to Grand Theft Auto V on PlayStation 4, Xbox One

The Rockstar Editor from the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto V will indeed be coming to the game on consoles as well.
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SoundCloud hasn’t shown Sony the money, and Sony is pulling a lot of its artists’ music

Sony Music is reportedly pulling songs from many of its artists from SoundCloud due to “a lack of monetization opportunities.”
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Nintendo reports its first profitable year since 2011

According to Nintendo's latest fiscal report, the company saw a ¥41 billion ($350 million) profit for the last fiscal year ending March 31.
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Nintendo teams up with Universal for something close to a real-life Nintendo Land

Nintendo and Universal announced today that the “world of Nintendo” would be coming to Universal theme parks.
Dextro Periscope Streams

This app can help you find Periscope streams that are actually interesting

New York-based startup Dextro is using machine learning algorithms to find Periscope streams that actually interest you.
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Like the original Half-Life, but shinier: Black Mesa now in Steam Early Access

Black Mesa is a “re-imagining” of Half-Life, approved by its developer Valve Software, and now available in Steam Early Access.
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Fatality! Mortal Kombat X PC patch pulled after deleting save data

A patch issued yesterday was supposed to fix many of the PC version of Mortal Kombat X's issues, but deleted players' save data instead.
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PlayStation Now brings on-demand game streaming to the PS3 on May 12

Good news has come at last for eager PS3 owners waiting for their shot at the service, as PlayStation now officially arrives on the PS3 on May 12.
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Free DLC and new patch come to Dragon Age: Inquisition today

The already huge world of Dragon Age: Inquisition is about to get a little bit bigger with the release of two new pieces of DLC today.
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Google plans to make Inbox and Calendar think for you with Timeful acquisition

Google has acquired iOS time management app Timeful, with plans to halt development of the app and use its technology in its Inbox and Calendar apps.
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Banjo-Kazooie devs’ Yooka-Laylee smashes funding goals in less than a day

A spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie from former Rare developers, Yooka-Laylee was successfully funded less than an hour in its Kickstarter campaign.
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Meerkat embraces Facebook, distances itself from Twitter

In what seems to be a response to Twitter limiting the app's access to its social graph, Meerkat has added support for Facebook in its latest update.
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Valve introduces permanent game bans, defers decisions to developers

Valve has introduced Game Bans on Steam, allowing developers to permanently ban "disruptive players" from their games.
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Mozilla wants to force the web to be more secure by holding features hostage

Mozilla wants to see the web using only secure HTTPS connections, and it's willing to hold features in its Firefox browser hostage to make it happen.
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YouTube is 10 years old, and will celebrate for 26 days

YouTube is celebrating its 10-year anniversary by looking back at some of the best content posted to the site, from A to Z.
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Payday 2 developer bringing The Walking Dead FPS to PS4, Xbox One, PC

Fans of The Walking Dead and first-person shooters rejoice, as Overkill's The Walking Dead is coming to the PC, PS4 and Xbox One in 2016.
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Finally we can embed classic MS-DOS games within tweets

If you're always running out of interesting things to tweet, try embedding a classic MS-DOS game from the Internet Archive.
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Peer into the future of Chrome with the developer version, now available on Android

Android users eager for a peek into the future of Chrome can now download the browsers developer version on the Google Play Store.
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Mighty No. 9 slated for September release, retail versions for Xbox One, PS4, Wii U

Mighty No. 9 won't be released in April, but is adding new language support and DLC for its release in September.
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U.K. court blocks downloads of Popcorn Time, but that won’t stop its users

Sites offering torrent streaming app Popcorn Time in the U.K. are to be blocked by five ISPs in the country by order of a High Court ruling.
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Final Fantasy XV update: goodbye E3, hello Gamescom and updated demo

Final Fantasy XV is skipping E3 and heading to Gamescom instead, but at least an updated demo will hold fans over in the meantime.
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State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition is out today, so prep your weapons

State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition is available now on the Xbox One and on Steam, bringing improved lighting, textures, and animation.
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uBeam wants to make wireless charging as easy as connecting to Wi-Fi

Wireless charging startup uBeam aims to make wireless charging as easy as free Wi-Fi, and available in all the same places.
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Valve opens the valve on selling mods on Steam, but not everyone is happy about it

Valve has now given mod creators the option to sell their works in Steam Workshop, but a lot of users aren't happy about it.
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Assassin’s Creed creator unveils his new game Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets has revealed his new studio's first game, titled Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.
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Critical darling Axiom Verge heads to the PC on May 14

The PC port of Axiom Verge finally has a release date: May 14. The game is a 2D sidescroller influenced by the classic NES game Metroid, but that adds a number of unique additions, such as a tool that seems as if it is causing glitches in the game.
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Amazon Destinations launches, offering local getaways in NY, LA, Seattle

Following last month's launch of Amazon Home Services, the company is focusing on local getaways with Amazon Destinations.
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Fox Sports, NBC join ESPN in opposing Verizon’s custom FiOS TV package

Fox Sports and NBCUniversal have joined ESPN in claiming that Verizon's "Custom TV" bundles aren't covered by existing contracts.
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Halo 3: ODST and new map coming to Master Chief Collection next month

The free Halo 3: ODST update promised to those who faced the disastrous launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, will arrive next month.
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Verizon launches cord cutter-aimed FiOS Custom TV amid ESPN backlash (Update)

Newly launched Verizon FiOS Custom TV is first step towards cable TV unbundling and ESPN doesn’t want to be stuck in the sports package.
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You may lose YouTube: Users with old Apple TVs, iPhones, and other devices may be cut off

You might want to check the date you bought your TV, as soon the YouTube app will stop working on certain devices made in 2012 or earlier.
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Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm launches June 2, gets open beta on May 19

Blizzard's team brawler Heroes of the Storm, which mashes together characters and locations from the developer's other games, launches on June 2.
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You can now control Microsoft PowerPoint for iOS from your Apple Watch

An update to the Microsoft PowerPoint app for iPhone and iPad was released today, allowing users to use an Apple Watch to control presentations.
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Microsoft continues focus on iOS by adding OneDrive support for Apple Watch

As part of the latest update to its OneDrive app for iOS, Microsoft has added support for cloud storage service on the Apple Watch.
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Nokia may return to smartphones, but not until next year

Rumors have surfaced that Nokia may return to selling smartphones, but not until 2016 due to restrictions on using its brand name on phones.
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Steam cracks down on spammers, restricting new accounts until users pay up

To fight a recent increase in spam, Valve is limiting new Steam accounts until users pay the equivalent of at least $5 USD.
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Verizon gives potential cord cutters a better deal with custom FiOS TV package

The latest update to Verizon's FiOS TV sees it acting more like Sling TV, with a base pack of channels and a series of channel packs on top.
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Halo comes to the iPhone and iPad in Halo: Spartan Strike

Halo: Spartan Strike, a top-down shooter set in the same universe as the main games, is now available on Windows, iPhone, and iPad.