Of all the surprising gaming news this week, the stealth release of LEGO Worlds on Steam was certainly a highlight. After years of rumors and speculation, LEGO finally launched its own Minecraft competitor, but even though they share similar conceits, Minecraft and LEGO Worlds are clearly two distinct games.
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We’re just over a week away from E3 2015, the most anticipated gaming event of the year. Everyone is excited to see what Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have to announce, but after the reveal of the Fallout 4 trailer this week, Bethesda has suddenly taken pole position in the eyes of many gamers ahead of its first ever press conference on June 14th.
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Do we really want to pay for things in retail outlets with our smartphones instead of our credit cards? Both Google and Apple think we do but so far contactless mobile payments haven’t caught on in a big way at all. Reuters took a survey of 98 of the top 100 retailers as listed by the National Retail Federation and it found that many of them simply have no interest in supporting Apple Pay in the near future.
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On Monday, June 8th, Apple will unveil its streaming music offering at WWDC 2015, but our knowledge about the service is still fairly limited. We know it will likely be called Apple Music and reports have claimed it will have a monthly subscription fee of $9.99, but according to the Financial Times, the launch of Apple Music will also signal the death of the iTunes brand.
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Halo fans, Xbox fans, and pretty much anyone with thumbs: you don’t want to miss this one. We’ve put together an amazing Xbox giveaway worth $650 at the BGR Store, and entering to win couldn’t be easier.
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Depending at how you look about it, Facebook Messenger has either gotten insanely better on iPhone and Android, or much worse. Why? Because the app now includes a new way of sending your location to friends and family.
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The FBI is worried that stronger encryption from tech companies like Apple is making it more difficult for law enforcement agencies to effectively keep tabs on terrorists. As a result, some in the FBI believe that we are sacrificing safety at the altar of privacy.
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iOS and Android users who double as Star Wars fans should be thrilled to hear that an amazing console-grade Star Wars RPG is going to be launched this year — and as Wired reports, it will be huge in scope.
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Third-party iOS camera app Camera+, which launched five years ago this month and brought a companion app to the Apple Watch this week, is known for its extensive suite of editing tools, filters, and settings that let shutterbugs customize and tinker with their images the way the pros do. Amid all that functionality, though, there’s one big feature that it doesn’t have.
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It’s only been a few days since we discovered a 1TB PS4 model is in the works, and now it looks like Microsoft is joining in on the fun as well. On Friday afternoon, a listing appeared on Amazon for an Xbox One with a 1TB hard drive and a new controller, presumably spoiling one of Microsoft’s E3 2015 announcements.
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