Star Wars Battlefront will have dedicated servers.

Talking to PlayStation LifeStyle at TGS, senior producer Jamie Keen confirmed that while it was recently reported that the sci-fi shooter will not offer a server browser, there will, however, still be dedicated servers in order to provide an "unparalleled" online service.

"We’ll still have dedicated servers. Absolutely," said Keen. "It’s one of the hallmarks of making sure we deliver an unparalleled online

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Drew Karpyshyn has returned to BioWare Austin.

Via his blog, Karpyshyn explains he originally left BioWare to focus on his series of novels - titled Chaos Born - and now that the trilogy is completed, he’s come back to work on Star Wars The Old Republic (SWTOR).

“Working at BioWare was a challenging but very rewarding job, and it’s good to be back as part of the team,” writes Karpyshyn. “The thing I missed most about BioWare was the amazing people I got to work with, and luckily for me many of them are still there! I suspect a lot of folks are going to wonder if this means BioWare is about to announce a new project tied to my return. The short answer: no. I originally came to the Austin studio many years ago to work on SWTOR and – at least for now – that’s what I’m focusing on again.”

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Tokyo Game Show 2015 will run from Thursday, September 15 until at Sunday, September 18 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, organizer Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association announced today.

According to the announcement, this year’s four-day trade show saw more than 268,446 people attend from September 17 to 20. It's one of the highest attended shows in the event’s history, just shy of TGS 2013's record of 270,197 people.

The highest attendance during TGS 2015 was on Sunday’s public day with 112,230 visitors（including 14,517 in Family Area) followed by Saturday’s public day of 97,601（including 10,360 in Family Area). The show’s business days on Thursday and Friday saw 29,557 and 29,058 people visit, respectively.

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A research scientist has created a simulated flyover of Pluto, giving you an idea of what it’s like to fly through the atmosphere of the once mysterious dwarf planet at low altitude.

The ariel visualization was created by rendering a mosaic of images captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager on a sphere. The mosaic of the dwarf planet was stitched together by the NASA New Horizons team.

The flyover begins with the mountains region informally named Norgay Montes at a height of about 120 miles (200 kilometers) and heads up north over Sputnik Planum and Cthulhu Regio. The simulation ascends to a height of about 150 miles (240 kilometers) as it turns to the east and finally rises to more than 1,500 miles (2,500 kilometers).

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J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is getting a new "Illustrated Edition" featuring the work of the Kate Greenaway-award-winning artist Jim Kay.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone will be available next month on October 6, and is available for pre-order right here. This first entry in Rowling's 7-book series will include over 100 illustrations from Kay.

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Once again, HBO dominated the Emmys, with two veteran series, Game of Thrones and Veep, getting several awards this year.

For the first time, Game of Thrones won Outstanding Drama Series, beating out the likes of Better Call Saul and Mad Men. The series also won for best writing and directing in a drama series - both awards specifically for the Season 5 finale, "Mother's Mercy." Previously, Peter Dinklage's win for best supporting actor for the show's first season had been its only win in a major category, and Dinklage also picked up his second Emmy this year. Including the technical categories, Game of Thrones won 12 awards this year, a new record for one show in a single year.

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Seth Rollins was poised to either lose it all or stand extra triumphant tonight at Night of Champions. As both U.S. and WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth faced down two challengers tonight. In the end, he split the difference, losing to one but defeating the other.

So check out these Night of Champions match results. Ryback vs. Kevin Owens, Nikki Bella vs. Charlotte, New Day vs. The Dudley Boyz, and more!

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This weekend's box office results are in, and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials came in at number one with $30.3 million.

Despite coming out on top, however, 20th Century Fox's sequel to The Maze Runner wasn't able to eclipse its predecessor, which debuted to an impressive $32.5 million.

Meanwhile, Black Mass came in second with $23.4 million, owing much of its success to moviegoers in Boston, where approximately 10 percent of the total audience saw the film. Universal's Everest debuted in fifth with $7.6 million, just behind The Visit and last week's leader, The Perfect Guy.

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Director Paul Feig has announced that the Ghostbusters reboot has wrapped filming.

Speaking via Twitter, Feig also thanked original star Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore, for joining the cast. "Thanks to the great @Ernie_Hudson for joining us on our last day of production. He is a class act and an incredibly talented and funny man."

It's a wrap on Ghostbusters!!! pic.twitter.com/gzQFRrLUYU

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) September 19, 2015

Hudson has become the latest original actor to film a cameo in the Ghostbusters reboot after Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd signed on. However Murray will not be reprising his original role, and all three of the original cast members are expected to play new characters in the film.

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Amanda Seyfried is reportedly joining the cast of Twin Peaks, in what's described as a major role.

According to TVLine, who broke the news, details are being kept quiet for now, but Seyfried will be playing a "pivotal new character." It is expected that she will appear in multiple episodes of the new season.

Amanda Seyfried in A Million Ways to Die in the West.

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