Geeking with the Moms

Nintendo put out a Nintendo Direct all about upcoming indie games for their platforms, also called Nindies. Gamescom wrapped up last week and there was a fair bit of news that came out of the show. Also wigs are apparently a big thing there. Final Fantasy XV is getting a weird crossover with Assassin's Creed Origins. Deathmatch has come to Overwatch, and the Miiverse is shutting down.

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We're entering into convention season. If you're a board game nerd you probably already know about Gencon. Next week Gamescom will be happening in Germany. We expect lots of news to come out of there. All the program information for PAX West is up on their site, so start planning now. In other news, Street Fighter is turning 30, and there are some new skins you can download for Street Fighter V.  You can a new free Pokemon for Sun and Moon by going to GameStop, and We Happy Few has a release date.

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It's summer time. And although we lost Regina to the beach, we've soldiered on. Summer time means one thing to Blizzard - crazy Overwatch skins. In other news, Valve is working on a card game, the Nintendo World Championships are back, No Man's Sky is getting an update with a story. Microsoft is offering game development classes in their store, and Minecon is going digital. And Stephen lets Nicole have a short Game of Thrones geek out.

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The first live event for Pokemon Go happened over the weekend and it didn't go so well. It was plagued with connection issues, but that doesn't mean some good didn't come out of it. In other news sales of the Nintendo Switch are going just fine. Ninteno projects they will sell 10 million units by this time next year. If you fly a lot, you're going to have to use a lot more bins thanks to some new TSA rules. Atari and Sega are jumping on the retro console bandwagon and The Sims 4 is coming to consoles.

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The D23 Expo just happened. This is the place Disney announced everything related to Disney. We've got the details on the big news. Comic Con is this weekend. There will be lots of everything there. We've got the scoop on what to look forward to. Atari is making a new console of some sort. The Nintendo Switch online app is available now, but there's not much to do with it. Plus Hearthstone is getting an expansion and a new character has appeared in Overwatch.

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