It's that time of the year again. Last week, Apple sent out invitations for a special event to be held on September 9, exactly one year after the company revealed the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, its first smartwatch, and the Apple Pay service.

So what will Tim Cook and company have in store for us this time around? We have a few guesses as to what will be introduced in San Francisco next week.

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Star Wars Battlefront will not feature a server browser.

Developer DICE confirmed the news via EA's community manager, Sledgehammer70, on the game's Subreddit page, stating that while a server browser will not be available it will use a "new skill-based matchmaking system" to match online players.

This moves away from server set-ups in games like Battlefield 4, where players can select from a variety of servers providing different maps, modes, player numbers, and the ability to find active games with their friends.

"I want to have specific, favourite servers with communities I know etc.," said one fan on the Subreddit page. "I want to have servers with one map only. Matchmaking won't offer me that."

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Nintendo has revealed what will be the last item of its Club Nintendo rewards scheme for fans in Europe and Australia, the Goodbye Coin.

Available now on the Club Nintendo store, the Goodbye Coin costs 2,000 stars, and features Mario and Luigi waving a fond farewell along with the words "thank you" in Japanese.

It also comes with a 50mm x 60mm velvet drawstring pouch for safekeeping. The coin itself is around 40mm in diameter and 3mm thick.

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Konami has revealed the licensed tracks that will be in Pro Evolution Soccer 2016.

PES 2016 will be out on September 15 in North America and September 17 in Europe for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC.

The full track list is as follows:

• Queen - We Will Rock You
• Joywave - Somebody New
• Broken Bells - After the Disco
• Passion Pit - Lifted Up (1985)
• Asgeir - In Harmony
• St. Lucia - Elevate
• Royal Blood - Figure It Out

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Hideo Kojima and Konami have released a 10-minute mini-documentary about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

The Debriefing video features a look inside the world of MGSV from the perspective of the actors, developers, and media personalities. It also shows us what inspires Kojima to keep doing what he loves.

“I always felt that every chapter I made would be the last, and nothing would follow. But suddenly, before I knew it, 28 years had passed!” says Kojima.

The video later sees Kojima visit the family of Sean Paul Gillespie, who died at his home in Ventura after a long battle with cancer on February 8, 2015. According to Kojima, Gillespie sent an email to the Metal Gear team. Kojima – inspired by Gillespie’s story – then "shared Sean’s message with the team, and it motivated everyone to complete the game.”

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Harmonix has unveiled the Rock Band Road Crew, a community program which grants fans access to free stuff.

If you're 18 or older and live in the US or Canada, you can apply from now until September 13 by completing an application and submitting a video. The video has to be between one and three and a half minutes long, and include footage of you and your friends playing Rock Band (as well as including the phrase "impressive solo!" somewhere).

If you're accepted into the Road Crew, you'll have to complete challenges, ranging from posting about Rock Band on social media to playing with friends and family. Completing challenges earns you points which you can use to redeem for rewards.

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Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego demonstrated a new wireless communication proof-of-concept that effortlessly pushes magnetic signals through the human body.

The technique harnesses the body’s magnetic field to send data between wearable devices, passing freely through biological tissues. The prototype sends signals between body parts by coiling magnetic field-generating insulated copper wires around three areas of the user’s body.

According to the announcement (via Engadget), the method a more power efficient and more secure way to send information between wearable devices than Bluetooth.

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Sonic the Hedgehog has come to Angry Birds Epic.

Players will be able to unlock Sonic for a limited time. Once unlocked, Sonic will be able to fight in the new Golden Pig Dungeon, and play through a selection of other new levels.

You’ll also be able to get hold of a new headgear for Chuck.

The Angry Birds joined Sonic Dash earlier in the year. This, it would seem, is Sega returning the favour.

Speaking of, we reviewed Sonic Dash back in 2013. In our review, we said “Racing through Sonic Dash’s idyllic locales can be a lot of fun,” before a realisation struck: “the game plays it too safe – there is nothing here that hasn’t been done before. This combined with its pay-to-win leaderboard environment makes Sonic Dash an unexceptional experience.”

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Evil Twin Artworks has teamed up with Games Workshop to develop Man O' War: Corsair, a game based on the Man O' War table top game.

It's a "sea faring open world combat-action title" set in the Warhammer world, and is scheduled for release on Steam Early Access in 2016.

The game world features a day / night cycle and changing weather, as well as over 50 ports, a variety of different customizable vessels, and the ability to trade and fight. You'll be commanding allies from different races and fighting against the likes of Orcs, Dark Elves, Skaven, Chaos, and more.

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GAME has the Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain PS4 for only £319.99.

• PS4 with Batman Arkham Knight - £299.99 at Amazon
• Limited Edition PS4 with Destiny: The Taken King - £319.99 at Amazon

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