[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Some Sony related news:

• Sony announced they have finished the final hardware design for their Morpheus VR headset and are currently waiting for games to be made for the device.
  http://www.destructoid.com/sony-s-vr...s-306862.phtml
• Similar to Microsoft, Sony also announced they will be starting beta programs for major PS4 firmware updates as a way to help improve them before their official releases.
  http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...mware-updates/

2) Some Nintendo related news:

• Nintendo teased they will be revealing some new games during the upcoming Nindies@Night event at Pax East.
  http://gonintendo.com/stories/240770...-nindies-night
• Developer Galaxy Trail announced the Wii U version of Freedom Planet has been delayed indefinitely with the official reason related to game breaking bugs.
  http://www.destructoid.com/freedom-p...y-306927.phtml

3) Amazon announced they will be shutting down their Trade-In program starting on August 31st although just for the UK at the moment.
http://www.destructoid.com/amazon-uk...s-306923.phtml

4) Similar to Konami, SNK's parent company Leyou Millenium stated they are shifting priority towards gambling machines for how they will use SNK's franchises.
http://www.destructoid.com/someone-b...s-306857.phtml

5) The on-going legal mess regarding ownership of the Duke Nukem franchise was recently settled with Gearbox Software gaining full control of the IP in return for all lawsuits against Interceptor Entertainment and 3D Realms being dropped.
http://www.egmnow.com/platforms/its-...ns-duke-nukem/