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Australia is Having a Difficult Time Managing its Game Censorship Rules

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In Australia, adults can purchase Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 Reservoir Dogs with no trouble whatsoever. However, they can’t purchase the 2006 video game of Reservoir Dogs, which follows the plot of the movie exactly. According to the Australian Classification Board, the video game is banned “because of high impact violence and torture,” while the movie itself is not banned for the same reason. This is only one example of the major issues Australia has when classifying and banning video games.

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The US Army Now Looks to Video Games to Bolster Recruitment

The US Army Now Looks to Video Games to Bolster Recruitment

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Imagine joining the Army, going through boot camp, and being certified to use real world weapons, but your job in the military is actually to play video games. It sounds like fantasy, but is closer to the truth than one would think. Christopher Jones enlisted in the Army back in 2003; at the time, he purchased many game consoles to use in his off time. However, sixteen years later, he no longer plays games for recreation, but as his actual job in the military.

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Top 5 Fastest Growing Jobs

Top 5 Fastest Growing Jobs

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Students just getting into college have already declared their majors, but it’s not uncommon for them to change their minds more than once during their course of study.Some change due to the outlook of their chosen profession, whether they can make money or if they place they want to live even offers a career path for them. “The Occupational Outlook Handbook” puts out the top 100 jobs each year that are not only growing in their hiring capacity but the expected salary and wages someone can expect to earn. Here’s the top 10 fastest growing occupations as listed by “The Occupational Outlook Handbook.”

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Ben Irving, Lead Producer of Anthem is Leaving BioWare for Another Company

Ben Irving, Lead Producer of Anthem is Leaving BioWare for Another Company

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The lead producer of BioWare’s Anthem, Ben Irving, has recently announced that he is leaving the game developing company. According to a Twitter post by Ben Irving, he is leaving because he has accepted a position at another company, though he firmly believes that Anthem still has a bright future under new, but currently unannounced direction.

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Tim Longo, Creative Director of Halo Infinite Leaves 343 Industries

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Tim Longo, who was previously the creative director of Halo 5: Guardians and until recently, the creative director of Halo Infinite, has left 343 industries. He was part of the leadership shakeup 343 had a few weeks ago, in which he was moved from his position as creative director to a different one. Following this change in positions, Longo voluntarily left 343 Industries.

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Amazon FedEx Cut Ties

Amazon and FedEx Cut Ties

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Now that Amazon is finally investing in its own personal delivery fleet, FedEx is cutting ties with the e-retailer. After all, Amazon will now be directly competing with the very people that used to ship their boxes.This was revealed when FedEx stated they would no longer make ground deliveries for Amazon once their contract with them expired at the end of the month. This is only two months after FedEx said it would terminate its air delivery contract with the e-retailer as well.

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The Holy Trinity of Gaming Commits to New Loot Box Disclosure Policies

The Holy Trinity of Gaming Commits to New Loot Box Disclosure Policies

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At a Federal Trade Commission public panel regarding micro transactions in video games, the Entertainment Software Association that the three largest console platform holders, those being Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo, have voluntarily agreed to a policy change regarding loot boxes. While ESA’s Michael Warnecke broadly defended the concept of loot boxes, he also stated that any new games or game updates from now on would need to disclose the rarity of the various drops included in their loot boxes.

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A 1987 Nintendo Game Found in an Attic Sold for $9,000 in Auction

A 1987 Nintendo Game Found in an Attic Sold for $9,000 at Auction

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Many of us have often wondered if some toy or game from our childhood could be worth a lot of money today. And honestly, a lot of our old stuff could be worth something, if only we hadn’t done the pesky thing and actually opened and used them. Fact of the matter is, no matter how collectible an item is, it is worth far less if it’s been used or even opened. But hey, don’t give up hope: you could always find an unopened Kid Icarus game cartridge from 1988 and sell it online for $9,000. That’s exactly what happened for Reno Resident Scott Amos.

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Did Target Make a Big Mistake Causing it to Lag Behind Walmart and Amazon?

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Ever since Amazon helped initiate the retail apocalypse, classic stores have been going bankrupt left and right. Many of those that haven’t are still on the verge of collapse. And yet, among the ruthless demise of a dozen retailers, both Target and Walmart managed to not only survive, but adapt and grow. As far as retail was concerned, those two were the only ones managing to compete with Amazon at all, even if they were still behind the e-commerce giant by a significant extent.

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First Quarterly Drop in US Postal Service Shipping Volume in Nine Years is a Red Flag

First Quarterly Drop in US Postal Service Shipping Volume in Nine Years is a Red Flag

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Back in February of 2017, USPS sent a warning regarding its one consistently successful product. In a government filing, USPS stated that the multi-year growth of its shipping and package operations could be threatened if the three customers most responsible for the business, those being FedEx, Amazon, and UPS, continued to expand their own shipping infrastructure, diverting business away from the United States Postal Service.

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Microsoft Considers The Outer Worlds an Xbox Exclusive Franchise

Microsoft Considers The Outer Worlds an Xbox Exclusive Franchise

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Hype is pretty high for The Outer Worlds, which releases on Oct. 25th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, while a Nintendo Switch version is set to be released at a later date. But while the initial game is being released on various different platforms, you may not be able to play the sequel on anything other than Xbox. At least, that’s the statement from Xbox Studios Head Matt Booty.

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For a Limited Time, Buy One Get One Half Off on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Games

For a Limited Time, Buy One Get One Half Off on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Games

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For Amazon’s latest video game promotion, they’ve settled on a BOGO deal; the always welcome buy one get one setup. Unfortunately it’s not buy one get one free, but rather get one half off. Still, this is a pretty sweet deal, as a select number of titles from both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are available. The number of titles to choose from is varied, ranging all the way from nostalgic classics to the most recent big hits of 2019. There are even some pre-order only games you can take advantage of with this deal.

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Microsoft Gears the Next Gen Xbox for Framerate and Playability

Microsoft Gears the Next Gen Xbox for Framerate and Playability

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During E3 of 2019, Microsoft unveiled a few interesting details about its next generation Xbox, codenamed Project Scarlett. They didn’t show any actual hardware during the event, but the few details they provided did give us an interesting glimpse into what the Xbox of the next generation would provide. Like Sony’s PS5, it’ll get a solid state drive, and will allegedly be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X, which is currently the most powerful console on the market.

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Minecraft’s Massive Graphics Overhaul, the ‘Super Duper Graphics Pack’ gets Cancelled

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At some point, it was announced that the ever popular Minecraft was going to get a massive graphics update, dubbed the “Super Duper Graphics Pack.” However, Minecraft developer Mojang is apparently cancelling the overhaul effort, axing the smooth and improved new effects because they are “too technically demanding to implement.”

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Ninja

Ninja May Have Given out His Number on the Internet, but it’s mostly a Marketing Scheme

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On August 11th, previous Twitch and popular Fortnite streamer Tyler Blevins, more commonly referred to as Ninja, gave out his phone number on Twitter. Ninja asked his fans to text him and fill out some info so they could stay in contact, through a video that he posted alongside the tweet. He claimed that he would personally respond to some of the fans, and that he would team up with some of them to play Fortnite later in the week.

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Another Casualty in Retail Apocalypse - Walgreens to Close 200 Stores

Another Casualty in Retail Apocalypse: Walgreens to Close 200 Stores

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As research analyst Coresight Research predicted Aug. 2 that more than 12,000 stores would close before 2019 ends, another retailer announced hundreds of store closures nationwide. According to an Aug. 6 SEC filing, Walgreens undertook plans to close 200 locations in the U.K. at the end of its second fiscal quarter.

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For A Limited Time, The Wireless Logitech G533 Headset Has Dropped From $150 To Just $70

For A Limited Time, The Wireless Logitech G533 Gaming Headset Has Dropped From $150 To Just $70

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Video games and everything that is required to play them are expensive. You have the console, the TV, the controllers, the games themselves, and assuming you play with friends or just like communicating with your team, you have headsets. The latter, however, can be a bit cheaper if you keep your eyes peeled for a good deal on a high quality headset. After all, budget options are usually cheap and ineffective, so you want something that does cost enough to be reliable, and right now Amazon is selling the wireless Logitech G553 headset for a great price: $70.

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