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  New Oculus Quest 2 Model Announced

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-27-2021, 06:50 PM
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  New Oculus Quest 2 Model Announced

  Sales of the current model are paused while Facebook readies the new model.
  
  There have been some rumors swirling around for a bit that Facebook was going to announce some new VR hardware soon. And while that rumor is true, this probably isn't the hardware announcement some fans may have wanted.
  
  Today, Facebook announced that they will be releasing a slightly upgraded Oculus Quest 2 model to consumers. Starting on August 24, all base Quest 2 VR headsets will ship with a...

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  Xbox Series X|S are Microsoft's Fastest Selling Consoles

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-27-2021, 06:29 PM
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  Xbox Series X|S are Microsoft's Fastest Selling Consoles

  Even with constrained supplies, Xbox is at the top of its game.
  
  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are now officially the fastest-selling Xbox consoles ever.
  
  This reveal came during Microsoft's earnings call earlier today. Microsoft announced that they have sold more Series X|S consoles than any previous Xbox generation has in the same amount of time. Due to limited supply of chips, availability is still super limited across the board...

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  BioWare Shares Interesting Details About Player Choices via Mass Effect Legendary Edition Infographic

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-27-2021, 06:17 PM
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  BioWare Shares Interesting Details About Player Choices via Mass Effect Legendary Edition Infographic

  Apparently, 6% of players did not have Wrex survive on Virmire. These people are monsters.
  
  BioWare and EA have shared a new infographic for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Players seemed to again trend towards the male version of Shepard, with only 32% of people picking the far superior FemShep. Once again, just as the case was with the game's original release, players also overwhelmingly chose to play as the super boring Soldier class above all others.
  
  Why? Why would you...

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  PAX West 2021 Requires Vaccination Proof

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-27-2021, 05:20 PM
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  PAX West 2021 Requires Vaccination Proof

  The chances of getting the PAX Pox just became that much smaller.
  
  PAX West 2021 will require that those attending the event provide proof that you have been vaccinated from COVID-19 or, at the very least, that you provide a negative COVID-19 test. These requirements are being made in accordance with recommendations from state and local public health authorities.
  
  The event organizers say that you need to have completed the vaccination series or provide a negative COVID-19...

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  Activision Blizzard Employees to Stage Walkout in Support of Harassment Lawsuit

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-27-2021, 04:59 PM
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  Activision Blizzard Employees to Stage Walkout in Support of Harassment Lawsuit

  Over 2,600 employees, past and present, have signed a letter in support of the lawsuit.
  
  On Wednesday, July 28, Activision Blizzard employees will stop work and stage a walkout. This walkout is being done in protest of the disgusting response from company leadership to a lawsuit filed against them that highlights the sexual harassment, inequality, and discrimination within all levels of the company.
  
  The lawsuit was filed on July 22 by the California Department of Fair Employment...

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  Marvel's Avengers Updated with First End-game Challenge

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-27-2021, 04:21 PM
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  Marvel's Avengers Updated with First End-game Challenge

  The first end-game challenge is now available.
  
  Square Enix just released the free and first ever end-game challenge for Marvel's Avengers. This update includes an Omega-Level Threat challenge called Family Reunion. According to Square Enix, Omega-Level Threat missions require a full four-player team at Power Level 145 of above. Players are free to run through these as many times as you like. Rewards for completion include some of the best gear currently available in the game, though...

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  Discord Now Has Threaded Conversations

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-27-2021, 03:30 PM
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  Discord Now Has Threaded Conversations

  This is apparently a big deal because they sent out a press release.
  
  We typically never get any new emails about what Discord is doing. That all changed today when they sent me a press release talking about their new Threads system for conversations. So I'm going to assume here that these Threads are a pretty big deal if they're actually sending out press releases concerning their updates now.
  
  What are Threads? Threads are a way to split off a topic of conversation into...

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  How to Find the Best Portable Gaming Screen?

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 07-27-2021, 01:48 PM

  How to Find the Best Portable Gaming Screen?

  Gaming had come a long way since it was exclusively about gaming consoles, big screens, and optimized systems. Now you can play video games with the comfort of your portable gaming monitor, and you won't be able to tell the difference between that and an expensive gaming monitor. Developers are working overtime to find new ways to optimize these features, and that's why we now have an array of portable gaming screens that do way more than anticipated. Mobile gaming screens come in different shapes,...

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  Prices Leak for AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and RX 6600

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-26-2021, 03:52 PM
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  Prices Leak for AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and RX 6600

  More GPUs are coming that you probably won't be able to buy.
  
  AMD is making another push with their 6xxx lineup of graphics cards in 2021. These will presumably begin to launch on or around August 11 and include the Radeon RX 6600 XT and RX 6600 GPUs. At least, that seems to be the ongoing rumor since AMD hasn't officially confirmed anything yet.
  
  To add to the growing list of rumors today comes word about the potential pricing on these cards. An unnamed source on Neowi...

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  New Screenshots for Forza Horizon 5 Shared Alongside New Biome Info

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-26-2021, 03:19 PM
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  New Screenshots for Forza Horizon 5 Shared Alongside New Biome Info

  Beaches, deserts, volcano peaks, and everything in between.
  
  How do you feel about checking out a bunch of new screenshots for Forza Horizon 5? Good news then, because Playground Games just released a bunch of them today alongside news about the various biomes that you will be racing through when the game releases later this year.
  
  There are 11 unique biomes to be found throughout the game. Not only that, but Forza Horizon 5 will still include seasons like Forza Horizon...

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  Mortal Kombat 11 is the Best Selling Mortal Kombat Game Ever

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-26-2021, 02:48 PM
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  Mortal Kombat 11 is the Best Selling Mortal Kombat Game Ever

  Franchise sales have surpassed 73 million copies sold.
  
  Warner Bros. shared news today that Mortal Kombat 11 is now the best selling Mortal Kombat game ever. The latest release in the brutal fighting franchise has sold over 12 million units around the world. Mortal Kombat 11 helped the entire franchise hit sales figures of over 73 million copies sold just on consoles. No, we do not know why they are specifically excluding sales figures of PC releases here. Perhaps PC sales figures are...

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  Valve Clears Up '30 FPS Target' for Steam Deck

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-26-2021, 01:43 PM
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  Valve Clears Up '30 FPS Target' for Steam Deck

  30 FPS is the bare minimum accepted by Valve.
  
  In speaking with IGN, a Steam Deck designer Pierre-Loup Griffais, said that Valve has a target of "30Hz" for their output framerate with Steam Deck. He says that everything they (Valve) have tested have run "without issues" and have hit that 800p and 30Hz target really well.
  
  Obviously, some people took this to mean that the Steam Deck would only run games at a 30FPS cap. Some have even begun to doubt the...

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  Amazon MMO New World Beta is Quite the Hit

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-26-2021, 01:06 PM
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  Amazon MMO New World Beta is Quite the Hit

  Player counts rose above 200,000 this weekend on Steam.
  
  Over the weekend, the closed beta for Amazon Games' New World MMO surpassed 200,000 concurrent players on Steam. The closed beta began back on July 20 and had already proven to be quite the hit amongst fans. The average player counts each day hovered around 180,000 leading up to this past weekend. The game peaked on July 25 with 200,856 players on at once.
  
  This is all in spite of reports that the game may have led...

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  Redditor Sent Fake Death Threats to Himself and Blamed Girlfriend Reviews

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-24-2021, 06:39 PM
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  Redditor Sent Fake Death Threats to Himself and Blamed Girlfriend Reviews

  Gamers once again proving that they are, in fact, the worst.
  
  There is a popular YouTube channel called Girlfriend Reviews. It's a gaming focused channel that offers up video game reviews for new or recently released titles. Girlfriend Reviews blend together comedy with personal opinions on the games they review, with the boyfriend (Matt) typically offering up the viewpoint of the player and the girlfriend (Shelby) offering up the viewpoint of a spectator.
  
  Though their...

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  Remedy Celebrates Max Payne's 20th Anniversary in the Best Way Possible

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-23-2021, 04:16 PM
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  Remedy Celebrates Max Payne's 20th Anniversary in the Best Way Possible

  The trouble with wanting something is the fear of losing it, or never getting it. The thought makes you weak.
  
  Max Payne just turned 20. The neo-noir third-person shooter that popularized the use of "bullet time" throughout the series is celebrating 20 years since the launch of the first game. Max Payne came out on July 23, 2001 from Remedy Entertainment.
  
  The game tells the story of a pill addicted former NYPD cop Max Payne and his attempts to hunt down the people...

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