Review: 5-hour Energy Gamer Shot
You ever write a three-page review for an energy supplement?
In early May 2024, 5-hour ENERGY (hereto after shown as 5-hour Energy) released a new Gamer Shot line of energy drink supplements. We got some news about it because this is a video game website that posts video game related news. That is how these things work. These 5-hour Energy Gamer Shots are available in three flavors: Pineapple Charge, Rocket Raspberry, and Apple Bash. Unless things have suddenly changed in the fe...
In early May 2024, 5-hour ENERGY (hereto after shown as 5-hour Energy) released a new Gamer Shot line of energy drink supplements. We got some news about it because this is a video game website that posts video game related news. That is how these things work. These 5-hour Energy Gamer Shots are available in three flavors: Pineapple Charge, Rocket Raspberry, and Apple Bash. Unless things have suddenly changed in the fe...
Band Together in Terror: The Outlast Trials Review
The Outlast Trials proves that survival horror can be more fun with friends.
The Outlast Trials is a four-player PvE game taking place in the Cold War era. The game's opening moments and lore paint a gruesome and wicked scene that will be familiar to series veterans but disquieting to those new to the Outlast universe. Players work their way through a series of experiments, each of which plays out on various large maps like a police station, a courthouse, a carnival, and more. The g...
The Outlast Trials is a four-player PvE game taking place in the Cold War era. The game's opening moments and lore paint a gruesome and wicked scene that will be familiar to series veterans but disquieting to those new to the Outlast universe. Players work their way through a series of experiments, each of which plays out on various large maps like a police station, a courthouse, a carnival, and more. The g...
Microsoft Shutdown Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games
The company valued at over $3 trillion just closed several game studios.
Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
TikTok Ban Signed Into Law by President Biden
Owner ByteDance has 270 days to sell off TikTok.
On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.
This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.
This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
Ubisoft Pulls Licenses for The Crew, Makes the Game Completely Inaccessible to Buyers
From the same company trying to sell you a $130 version of Star Wars Outlaws.
From announcing a $130 edition of Star Wars Outlaws to pulling game licenses from those that bought The Crew, Ubisoft sure is on a roll this week.
The Crew was Ubisoft's open-world racing game that was pulled from sale back in December 2023. As of March 31, 2024, Ubisoft shut down the online servers for The Crew. This effectively made the game unplayable across all platforms, including: PC,...
From announcing a $130 edition of Star Wars Outlaws to pulling game licenses from those that bought The Crew, Ubisoft sure is on a roll this week.
The Crew was Ubisoft's open-world racing game that was pulled from sale back in December 2023. As of March 31, 2024, Ubisoft shut down the online servers for The Crew. This effectively made the game unplayable across all platforms, including: PC,...
Tim Sweeney Called Valve 'Assholes' in Email to Gabe Newell, Valve COO Says 'You Mad Bro?'
Tim Sweeney is always mad.
The antitrust lawsuit against Valve from Wolfire Games got a little spicy this week. To quickly get you up to speed: Wolfire claims that Valve uses its position with Steam to control game prices and muscle out competition. Though the initial lawsuit against Valve was dismissed, Wolfire amended their suit in May 2022 and the legal battle was back on.
It may have taken almost two years, but we are now starting to see some of the documents that...
The antitrust lawsuit against Valve from Wolfire Games got a little spicy this week. To quickly get you up to speed: Wolfire claims that Valve uses its position with Steam to control game prices and muscle out competition. Though the initial lawsuit against Valve was dismissed, Wolfire amended their suit in May 2022 and the legal battle was back on.
It may have taken almost two years, but we are now starting to see some of the documents that...
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Why Crypto and iGaming is a Match Made in Heaven
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Why Crypto and iGaming is a Match Made in Heaven
The idea of cryptocurrency, as conceived when it first arose a little over a decade ago, and the reality as we see it in 2022, are two very different things. As interesting as crypto has come to be, it seems hard now to imagine a future in which it could be even close to replacing fiat currencies or competing as an alternative. As the world of technology evolves, though, there may be something in the idea of crypto being a payment method with applications in specialist areas. And perhaps no industry...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Smashes Sales Records
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Smashes Sales Records
The latest installment approached the $1 billion mark in just three days.
The latest Call of Duty game just set a sales record for the entire franchise. In its first three days since release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 pulled in $800 million (USD) worldwide. This makes it the biggest release for the franchise that dates back to 2003.
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Activision Blocks Modern Warfare 2 from Steam Family Sharing
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Activision Blocks Modern Warfare 2 from Steam Family Sharing
The change was quietly made without any announcement.
Those playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 through Steam may have just discovered they lost the ability to share the game via Steam's Family Sharing feature. According to findings reported on by Rock Paper Shotgun, Activision quietly disabled the use of this feature just yesterday without any sort of warning or announcement.
The change was noted on SteamDB.
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Fortnite Celebrates Skywalker Week with a Free Pickle Rick
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Fortnite Celebrates Skywalker Week with a Free Pickle Rick
Is Rick and Morty now part of the Star Wars universe?
No, the answer is no. Despite a free Pickle Rick item being added to Fortnite the same week they are selling a bunch of Star Wars skins, it does not mean Rick and Morty are party of the Star Wars universe.
This week, Epic is celebrating at least one particular family in Star Wars. For the next several days, you can enjoy Skywalker Week. During this limited time event, you'll be able to pick up various Star Wars player... -
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Poll: What's Currently a Better Deal - PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold?
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Poll: What's Currently a Better Deal - PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold?
2PlayStation Plus is clearly the better offer100.00%2Xbox Live Gold (Games with Gold) is clearly the better offer0%0Both are equal / Don't care / No preference0%0The poll is expired.
Let's focus on the free games being offered on both services.
For several years now, both Sony and Microsoft have offered their console subscribers some "free" monthly games as part of their subscription services. Sony has had PlayStation Plus and Microsoft has had Games with Gold as part of Xbox Live Gold. Each service typically gives out roughly two to four titles every month that you are free to keep so long as you were subscribed when they were offered.
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Ben Stiller Leads Celebrity Parent Support Group as Kratos
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Ben Stiller Leads Celebrity Parent Support Group as Kratos
God of Blue Steel.
The pre-release marketing campaign for God of War Ragnarök is really starting to pick up. This week, Sony rolled out the red carpet for some celebrities (and John Travolta) along with their kids. The new video ad features Ben Stiller dressed up as Kratos and leading a father-child support group.
The commercial also features LeBron James along with John Travolta. Of course, the ad also features the real children for each of the parents here.
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Embracer Announces Closure of One Recently Acquired Square Enix Studio
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Embracer Announces Closure of One Recently Acquired Square Enix Studio
The focus shifts more towards the remaining two studios.
In May 2022, Embracer Group announced that they had acquired a number of studios from Square Enix in a deal worth $300 million. At the time, Today, Embracer is shutting down at least one of those studios, a move that impacts roughly 200 employees.
CDE Entertainment, an Embracer-owned business group made up of assets acquired during that Square Enix acquisition, announced that they are shutting down its publishing... -
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Why We’re Living in the Golden Age of Gaming
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Why We’re Living in the Golden Age of Gaming
Any golden age tends to be at the peak of growth. This is considered to be the golden age of gaming, although, at the moment, the growth doesn't show any signs of slowing down. But there is so much going on that it is the perfect time to get involved and enjoy the absolute top benefits of this progressive industry. From accessing casinos with roulette games from your mobile phone to new studios exploding with fantastic ideas for games, this really is an amazing time.
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Unknown Worlds Make Drastic Changes to Moonbreaker Business Model
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Unknown Worlds Make Drastic Changes to Moonbreaker Business Model
The studio completely upended its existing business model for Moonbreaker after fan backlash.
Moonbreaker, the latest title from Subnautica developer, Unknown Worlds, received a substantial change in its latest Early Access update. Hearing the complaints from fans and the community, Unknown Worlds has removed the game's monetization mechanics entirely.
A new post from Unknown Worlds came alongside talk about the next content for the game that allows players to paint... -
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New Steam Big Picture Mode Available for Testing
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New Steam Big Picture Mode Available for Testing
Big changes are coming to Big Picture mode.
Valve is offering Steam desktop users a chance to check out the work-in-progress redesign of their Big Picture mode for Steam. This new look will be closer in design to what is currently available on the Steam Deck.
As this is something that isn't quite "finished" yet, Valve will be taking feedback on issues you may encounter when trying it out.
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Sackboy: A Big Adventure Released on PC
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Sackboy: A Big Adventure Released on PC
Sony quietly released another game on PC today.
Sony has this knack for releasing games on PC without much in the way of fanfare. The other day it was the PC release of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. Today, it's Sackboy: A Big Adventure. In fact, the last word Sony made about Sackboy even coming out today on PC happened back on September 29th when they announced the PC release date on their PlayStation Blog.
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The Callisto Protocol Canceled in One Major Region
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The Callisto Protocol Canceled in One Major Region
Striking Distance would rather cancel the release than make the required changes.
If you have seen anything concerning The Callisto Protocol over these past several months, you know that it's going to be a very gory and very violent game. The problem with games being too gory is that they sometimes won't pass regional ratings boards in various parts of the world.
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Denuvo Removed and then Added Right Back to Gotham Knights
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Denuvo Removed and then Added Right Back to Gotham Knights
Warner Bros. accidentally removed the anti-tamper protection from their game for a time.
For a brief moment in time, it almost appeared as though Warner Bros. did the PC gaming community a solid when they removed Denuvo anti-tamper from Gotham Knights. The controversial DRM has long been thorn in the sides of those looking to play games on PC. It aims to prevent, or at least slow the availability of, cracked versions of new releases, but it has often been found to be the source of... -
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Star Ocean The Divine Force Out Today
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Star Ocean The Divine Force Out Today
The latest in the long-running action-RPG series is now available.
Square Enix just released Star Ocean The Divine Force today for those on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. This release is developed by tri-Ace Inc. and it continues the story in the very long running action-RPG Star Ocean franchise. This is a franchise that tri-Ace has been making since 1996, with the first release being on the Super Famicom.
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PlayStation Plus Games for November 2022
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PlayStation Plus Games for November 2022
Three games set to drop on November 1.
Sony just revealed the monthly "free" games coming in November 2022 for those with any of the PlayStation Plus subscription tiers. The games include Nioh 2, LEGO Harry Potter Collection, and Heavenly Bodies. This also means that you have just a few days left to add the October 2022 games to your PlayStation account before they're gone. ... -
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