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‘FIFA 17’ improves upon its predecessor

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Gameplay gets upgrade, but minor issues hold it back “FIFA 17” has made some huge improvements since last year’s version, including a new story mode and an improved passing system. However, the game is still weighed down by small but apparent flaws. This year’s version of FIFA is glossed over with a new game engine called Frostbite, which has been used to power games such as the military blockbuster “Battlefield.” To put it simply, it looks and acts better than ever before. There’s a certain amount of authenticity that can be found in the beautifully crafted stadiums along with the…

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Playstation Now best cloud gaming service so far

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Sony Interactive Entertainment recently released a streaming service platform called PlayStation Now on Microsoft Windows devices. PlayStation Now is a cloud computing service where customers can play PlayStation 3 games via subscription. About 400 titles are available including new titles being added every month. Sony originally announced the platform at Consumer Electronic Show 2014. Along with the announcement, they revealed “PS Now” is powered by cloud gaming service Gaikai. It has been in beta since 2014 and recently had a full release. Like Netflix, customers are required to have a strong Internet connection. I tested out my connection through PS…

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The legacy continues in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’

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When the book “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” came out on July 21, 2007, the whole world thought this was the end of his adventures. Even author J.K. Rowling was convinced that would be the end, thus trying to move into publishing more adult fiction. She also wrote the Harry Potter Hogwarts collection, with all money made going to charities in the U.K. About a year ago Rowling announced that she would be writing another (possibly final) Harry Potter story, but not a novel — this time it was a theater script for “West End.” “Harry Potter and the…

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‘Battlefield 1’ beta promising for upcoming official release

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The “Battlefield 1” beta recently went live for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and also the PC, with the full game to be released on Oct. 21. When I heard the beta was due to be released in August of this year I was both surprised and excited to see how the early build was going to look and play out. When I first played the conquest mode it did feel like previous titles. It’s gritty combat was tight and fierce while the weapons felt new and took some getting used to. The mechanics are much different from “Battlefield Hardline” and…

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‘Hell or High Water’ one of year’s best

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Latest Western film bound to become a staple within genre Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com In a summer of blockbusters that fell short, director David Mackenzie teams up with Chris Pine and Ben Foster to deliver one of the best movies of the season. The opening scene of “Hell or High Water” shows a quiet Texas town on a hot day, a setting that many Texas natives will find all too familiar. The quiet scenery moves to a woman unlocking the doors of a bank, with two masked strangers showing up behind her, guns pointed toward her head. As they begin robbing the bank,…