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Marisa Tomei Joins Empire Season 2—Get the Scoop On Her New Role!
by E! Online (US) - TV News | July 2, 2015 at 8:16 pm

The star power for Empire season two just keeps on growing with Marisa Tomei! Fox's breakout hit drama just cast the Oscar winner in a major season two role, and it's sure to...

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Yup, We’re Getting Two Versions of Fire Emblem: Fates in the West
by GameSpot | July 2, 2015 at 7:47 pm

As with the game's Japanese release, it appears there will be two separate physical releases of Fire Emblem: Fates in the United States.Following a reference to "two versions" of the game in a press release Nintendo sent out in June, listings for Conqu...

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Sonia Manzano on Retiring From Sesame Street, Favorite Memories and Missing Oscar the Grouch
by E! Online (US) - TV News | July 2, 2015 at 7:44 pm

After more than 40 years, "Maria" is saying goodbye to Sesame Street. Sonia Manzano will not return to the show as the character she's portrayed since the 1970s. Manzano announced her...

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PS4 Service Alert Issued, Destiny Affected [UPDATE]
by GameSpot | July 2, 2015 at 7:22 pm

[UPDATE] According to Sony's official PlayStation Network status page, all services are back up and running.The original story is below.Sony has issued a PlayStation Network service alert, informing PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 owners that they may ...

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Major Team Fortress 2 Update Brings New Challenges, Guns, and Maps
by GameSpot | July 2, 2015 at 7:08 pm

Valve has detailed a significant new update for Team Fortress 2, which consists of both free and premium content.The part of the update you have to pay for is the Gun Mettle campaign. This is a roughly three-month event during which you're assigned var...

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Kingdom Hearts Action Figures: S&M Mickey – Technabob (blog)
by Action Figures - Google News | July 2, 2015 at 7:00 pm

Technabob (blog)Kingdom Hearts Action Figures: S&M MickeyTechnabob (blog)There are four action figures in the set, including Organization XII Version King Mickey, Halloween Town Version Sora with a Pumpkinhead key blade and two Jack Skellington fig...

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Here Are the Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Fixes Coming From Player Feedback
by GameSpot | July 2, 2015 at 6:50 pm

The beta test of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition took place over the week of E3, and developer The Coalition has just released a list of all the changes and fixes coming to the game as a result of the beta.According to a post on its blog, the studio rec...

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Getting Its Own Prequel Comic Book
by GameSpot | July 2, 2015 at 6:37 pm

Call of Duty fans looking to dive deeper into the story of Call of Duty: Black Ops III may be happy to learn that Dark Horse Comics has announced a new comic book series based on the upcoming shooter.The series serves as a prequel to the game, with the...

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Total Divas Season Three Refresher: Where Did We Leave Off?
by E! Online (US) - TV News | July 2, 2015 at 6:32 pm

It's almost that time again. Season four of Total Divas is premiering this Tuesday, July 7th and we can barely wait any longer. To hold you over a few more days, we rounded...

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Far Cry 4’s Crazy Pagan Min Audition Involved Threat of Cutting Someone’s Face Off
by GameSpot | July 2, 2015 at 6:23 pm

Troy Baker's performance as Far Cry 4 antagonist Pagan Min is among that game's most memorable elements, right there alongside trampling an enemy base on the back of an elephant. But Baker's audition to get that role sounds as if it might have been eve...

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