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  Black Mesa is Getting a Demake on the Half-Life Engine

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-08-2022, 05:11 PM
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  Black Mesa is Getting a Demake on the Half-Life Engine

  So, a fan remake on a new engine for a game released on an old engine is getting demade back on the old engine?
  
  You ever see a news story that just makes you scratch your head? This is one of them.
  
  It took almost 15 years from a mod team to create and fully release Black Mesa, a Source engine remake of Valve's original Half-Life. A bit more than a simple remake, Black Mesa took a few liberties with some aspects of their creation, opting to expand the game a bit beyond...

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  First Look at RoboCop: Rogue City Gameplay

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-08-2022, 03:52 PM
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  First Look at RoboCop: Rogue City Gameplay

  Plus, our first look at the return of Peter Weller as Alex Murphy.
  
  The first gameplay reveal for the upcoming first-person shooter, RoboCop: Rogue City, was shown off just yesterday. This new video features some gameplay along with our first look at RoboCop himself, Alex Murphy. Murphy will once again be played by the original actor Peter Weller.
  
  The new gameplay footage shows off a very dystopian Detroit. Feel free to make whatever jokes you want about it being modern...

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  Red Dead Online Updates are as Good as Dead as Rockstar Shifts to GTA 6

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-07-2022, 07:08 PM
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  Red Dead Online Updates are as Good as Dead as Rockstar Shifts to GTA 6

  Rockstar abandons plans for major content releases for Red Dead Online.
  
  Rockstar Games confirmed that they will not be working on or releasing any major content updates for Red Dead Online. The company will instead be shifting their focus and resources into the development of Grand Theft Auto 6. GTA Online, on the other hand, will continue to get more updates and other quality of life improvements.
  
  Rockstar made this disappointing announcement by way of a new blog post...

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  Skull and Bones Release Set for November 8

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  • Published: 07-07-2022, 06:30 PM
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  Skull and Bones Release Set for November 8

  It's finally got a release date.
  
  Barring even more delays, Skull and Bones now has a set release date, and that date is November 8, 2022. Ubisoft announced the date earlier today and noted that this high-seas pirate action game will be coming to Xbox Series X|S, Stadia, Amazon Luna, and PC through the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store.
  
  Taking place in the 17th century in the Indian Ocean, players will get to experience the "Golden Age of Piracy." You know, the...

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  Devin Booker and Michael Jordan are the NBA 2K23 Cover Athletes

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-07-2022, 05:37 PM
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  Devin Booker and Michael Jordan are the NBA 2K23 Cover Athletes

  A different face depending on which version you buy.
  
  Devin Booker from the Phoenix Suns will be the cover athlete for both the Standard Edition and cross-gen Digital Deluxe Edition of NBA 2K23. Michael Jordan, the six-time NBA Champion and five-time MVP, will appear on the covers of both NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition and NBA 2K23 Championship Edition.
  
  Booker is a three-time NBA All-Star and was the Kia All-NBA First Team selection in 2021-22. Sharing some words about...

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  GWENT: Rogue Mage Expansion Now Available

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  • Published: 07-07-2022, 04:17 PM
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  GWENT: Rogue Mage Expansion Now Available

  Play the hand you're dealt.
  
  GWENT: Rogue Mage is a new single-player and standalone expansion that is now available. This is the first expansion for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game and it can be yours on PC through GOG or Steam, macOS devices with at least an M1 chip, and on both iOS and Android mobile devices.
  
  The game takes place hundreds of years before Geralt and the other witchers were out and about roaming the Continent. This was a time where a lot of monsters were...

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  SGDQ Speedrunner Admits to Faking Metal Gear Rising World Record Run

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  • Published: 07-07-2022, 03:11 PM
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  SGDQ Speedrunner Admits to Faking Metal Gear Rising World Record Run

  It was all smoke and mirrors... and pre-recorded.
  
  Summer Games Done Quick 2022 has come and gone. This year's event pulled in over $3 million (USD) for charity and was full of ridiculous runs, various incentives, and a few cases of "that's never happened before." One run in particular, the one for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, seemed to pull in a lot of hype.
  
  Metal Gear Rising also happened to be one of the games that had an incentive. If enough money was donated,...

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  HexGaming Announces New eSports Focused Hex Rival Pro PlayStation 5 Controllers

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-07-2022, 02:04 PM
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  HexGaming Announces New eSports Focused Hex Rival Pro PlayStation 5 Controllers

  A new custom controller just hit the market.
  
  HexGaming passed along word today that they are releasing new, custom eSports focused PlayStation 5 controllers. Their latest is the Hex Rival Pro and it can be yours from either HexGaming or Amazon for the princely sum of $199.99 (USD). Don't worry, there is a more expensive option available that adds in rubberized grips and something called "FlashShot" for just $289.99.
  
  According to HexGaming, the Hex Rival Pro is...

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  God of War Ragnarök Releases November 9

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  • Published: 07-06-2022, 04:42 PM
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  God of War Ragnarök Releases November 9

  Maybe now people can stop sending unsolicited dick pics.
  
  
  Santa Monica Studio and Sony just announced that God of War Ragnarök will be released on November 9, 2022 for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Perhaps now fans can stop sending devs unsolicited dick pics asking for the release date of the game.
  
  Today's release date announcement was made alongside the reveal of an all-new CG trailer entitled "Father and Son." You can obviously find...

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  Steam Next Fest Returns in October

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-06-2022, 02:34 PM
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  Steam Next Fest Returns in October

  It feels like we just had a Steam Next Fest only yesterday.
  
  Hot on the heels of the recent June Steam Next Fest comes word that another Steam Next Fest is coming in October. From October 3 - October 10, Valve will host the Steam Next Fest: October 2022 Edition.
  
  It will once again offer studios the chance to share demos and early looks at their upcoming games that will be hitting Steam in the near future. For players, this means that there will be a ton of new and possibly...

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  Diablo Immortal Pulls in $49 Million in First Month

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  • Published: 07-05-2022, 07:13 PM
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  Diablo Immortal Pulls in $49 Million in First Month

  The game has also been downloaded over 10 million times.
  
  On June 20, we learned not only that Diablo Immortal's release in China was delayed, but also that the game already pulled in $24 million (USD) through microtransactions. That's how much the game made just in its first two weeks of availability. At the time, I guessed that Diablo Immortal would pull in about $50 million over the course of an entire month.
  
  Now, Mobilegamer.biz reports (on data collected by Appmagi...

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  Big Changes Coming to Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Remaster

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  • Published: 07-05-2022, 06:40 PM
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  Big Changes Coming to Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Remaster

  Square Enix talks about some of the changes that make this more than just a remaster.
  
  This past June, Square Enix announced that they are working on a remaster for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII that Square Enix is calling Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion. Details were quite scarce at the time of the announcement besides the fact that Square is bringing this once PSP exclusive to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC.
  
  It does...

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  Remasters of Red Dead Redemption and GTA 4 Allegedly Canned by Rockstar

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-05-2022, 06:12 PM
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  Remasters of Red Dead Redemption and GTA 4 Allegedly Canned by Rockstar

  The decision was made based on the poor reception to the GTA Trilogy remasters.
  
  This past weekend, Kotaku shared word that Rockstar Games cancelled plans to remake or remaster games like Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto 4 to focus on working on Grand Theft Auto 6. Apparently, this decision was made by Rockstar after the poor reception and disastrous launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
  
  A few years ago, Rockstar Games was apparently...

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  Next Battlefield Might Bring Back the Single Player Campaign

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-05-2022, 05:27 PM
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  Next Battlefield Might Bring Back the Single Player Campaign

  A job listing could hint at the return of the Battlefield campaign.
  
  A new job listing was recently spotted over the past weekend. According to said job listing, Battlefield Seattle Studio is looking for a design director that will "manage the design team and design vision of a new Battlefield campaign."
  
  This "Battlefield Seattle Studio" seems to be the studio being formed by Marcus Lehto. In December 2021, we learned that Lehto was forming a new st...

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  Battlefield 2042 Update 1.1 Patch Notes

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  • Published: 07-05-2022, 03:51 PM
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  Battlefield 2042 Update 1.1 Patch Notes

  The first update for Season 1 drops on July 6.
  
  DICE just detailed what is coming in the 1.1 update for Battlefield 2042. Rather, it's Update #1.1.0, just so we're super clear on this because those previous update versions were needlessly confusing.
  
  The 1.1.0 update will drop on July 6 and is the first update since the launch of Season 1 for Battlefield 2042. Some of the notable changes and fixes in this update include some new XP events for pilot kills, disarming mines,...

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