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Xbox’s Scorpio at E3 2017 live: See Event Details

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The highly anticipated answer from Microsoft to Sony’s powerful PS4 Pro and the hype created by the release of Nintendo Switch will be streamed live at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2017 in true 4K Ultra HD, beginning at 2:00 pm PDT on June 11th. The annual summit of gaming industry titans runs from June 13-15 for the public, but things will get started a few days earlier with press conferences from Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Bethesda, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft. During last’s year’s E3 Microsoft announced a major new successor to the Xbox One and later the Xbox One S, scheduled for release in late 2017. This enhanced version of the console is now famously codenamed “Project Scorpio” and Microsoft is promising that it will be THE 4K console gaming platform of 2017 and into 2018, with true, heavy-duty frame rate power for an assortment of existing and upcoming 4K HDR games from Microsoft’s partners as well as all existing games for both the Xbox One and Xbox One S cons

Meet The 208 Subaru WRX BRZ Sti Type RA

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Subaru will be pushing its performance envelope even further in 2018 thanks to special edition variants of the WRX STI sedan and BRZ coupe. Dubbed the WRX STI Type RA and BRZ tS, both will be offered in WR Blue Pearl, Crystal Black Silica and Crystal White Pearl. Production runs will limited to just 500 units and the first cars will arrive in dealers early next year. Would-be BRZ fans wishing for more power shouldn’t get too excited as the tS’ 2.0-liter flat-four puts out the same 205 hp and 156 lb-ft of torque. Instead, Subaru says this variant of its sports coupe “delivers the highest level of “fun to drive” and “pure handling delight” through greater flexibility, better control and stability.” Those claims are backed by the use of STI-tuned Sachs dampers and coil springs front and rear, the addition of flexible V-braces to the engine compartment, new draw stiffeners in the chassis and subframe that improve steering response, lightweight 18-inch wheels (a BRZ first), Brem