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HexGaming Phantom PlayStation 5 Controller Review

In a market full of premium controllers, the Phantom manages to come out on top.

The PlayStation 5 DualSense is arguably one of the best first-party controllers to ever exist. This base PS5 controller already features amazing haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, motion controls, a touch pad, and a tried-and-true design that fits comfortably in most everyone's hands. Sony essentially combined some of the best features of the previous-generation PlayStation controllers and then added...
 

Bethesda Previews DOOM: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jones, and Starfield: Shattered Space

Punch demons, punch Nazis, punch space, punch ghouls, punch Khajiit.

Bethesda showed off a bunch during the Xbox Game Showcase today, including a reveal for Doom: The Dark Ages. The studio also shared a new look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Starfield's Shattered Space expansion, and more for Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls Online.

DOOM: The Dark Ages
id Software shared the first look at the next entry in the DOOM franchise. DOOM: The Dark Ages is a new...
 

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...
 

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...
 

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...
 

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...
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  • Middle-earth Game Announced by Private Division and Weta Workshop

    Middle-earth Game Announced by Private Division and Weta Workshop

    The visual effects company will help to bring Middle-earth to life once more.

    Private Division announced that they are partnering with Weta Workshop for a new game set in Middle-earth. The world of Middle-earth was created by author J.R.R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, which may be a couple of titles that are familiar to you.

    This new game will be based on the books rather than the movies. Weta has apparently been given "the broadest creative license...
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  • Modders are Already Working on a Starfield Patch

    Modders are Already Working on a Starfield Patch

    We all know the game will probably need this.

    A group of mod makers are already coming together to begin work on a Starfield community patch. This patch aims to address the bugs in the game, despite the sci-fi RPG not coming out until the first half of 2023 at the earliest.

    PCGamesN reports that early work on the Starfield Community Patch (aka: SCP) is underway and that it will be a "collective effort by mod authors and the wider player community of Starfield to fix...
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  • Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered Becomes Second Largest PlayStation Launch on PC

    Better than Aloy, not better than Kratos.

    PC users finally got to become Spider-Man this past Friday, August 12 when Mavel's Spider-Man Remastered was released on Steam, Epic Games Store, and other digital PC platforms. Over the weekend, Spider-Man found itself climbing the sales and concurrent player charts with relative ease. It managed to become the second largest PC release of a PlayStation game thus far.

    According to the stats pulled by SteamDB, Marvel's Spider-Man...
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  • Richard Garriott's New NFT Fueled MMO Can Now be Named and Shamed Directly

    Richard Garriott's New NFT Fueled MMO Can Now be Named and Shamed Directly

    What the hell is Lord British thinking with this?

    Back in April of 2022, Richard Garriott announced a new MMO that would be full of NFTs. At the time, the project did not have a name and not much of anything besides the promise of NFTs. This week, Massively Overpowered found that Garriott's MMO has been named Iron and Magic and now also has a website.

    This new game is in development following the largely failed Shroud of the Avatar, another MMO by Garriott. Shroud of the...
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  • Marvel Collab Coming to FIFA 23 Ultimate Team

    Marvel Collab Coming to FIFA 23 Ultimate Team

    Uh, what?

    Electronic Arts and Marvel just announced a collaboration that will see "a new cast" joining FIFA Ultimate Team in FIFA 23. The new cast of FIFA Ultimate Team Heroes will see a number of players that are "reimagined and inspired by Marvel Comics."

    Specifically, this collaboration will "bring some of the game's fan favorites to the game and celebrate their larger-than-life cult hero status alongside the amazing artists at Marvel."...
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  • Overwatch 7 Best Tips and Tricks to Increase Your Rank

    Overwatch 7 Best Tips and Tricks to Increase Your Rank


    Overwatch is a highly competitive game that can be quite frustrating when you are stuck in a lower rank. In this blog post, we will discuss 7 tips and tricks that will help you increase your rank and become one of the best players in the game!


    1. Practice makes perfect - play Overwatch every day to improve your skills

    In theory, the idea of "practice makes perfect" is straightforward enough. The more you do something, the better you'll become at...
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  • Second Trailer for AEW: Fight Forever Shown Off

    Second Trailer for AEW: Fight Forever Shown Off

    A new look at the upcoming Yuke's developed game.

    At the start of this month, AEW: Fight Forever was officially revealed with a very brief announcement trailer. This weekend, THQ Nordic and YUKE's showed off a bit more for the game that is still very much in development. We get a little look at some of the in-ring action, plus we get a quick look at some of the mini-games included with the game.

    AEW: Fight Forever features a "big roster of AEW talent," plus a...
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  • Wreckreation Announced from Former Burnout Creators

    Wreckreation Announced from Former Burnout Creators

    Create and alter the track as you race.

    A new racing game from the former creators of Burnout and Need for Speed was announced this past week during the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase. It's called Wreckreation and combines racing with live editing of the racecourse.

    Developer Three Fields Entertainment previously brought the world games like Dangerous Golf, Danger Zone, and Lethal VR. The studio was founded by former Burnout creators, so they probably know a thing or two...
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  • MultiVersus Season 1 Begins August 15

    MultiVersus Season 1 Begins August 15

    Morty will be available a week later on August 23.

    Last week, it was announced that the first season for MultiVersus would be delayed from August 9 to an unspecified time in the future. Today, we now know that the delay isn't very long at all. Through Twitter, we were informed that Season 1 for MultiVersus will begin on August 15. Furthermore, Morty from Rick & Morty will be out on August 23.

    In a follow-up tweet, it was noted that not everything coming in Season 1...
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  • SpongeBob - The Cosmic Shake Announced

    SpongeBob - The Cosmic Shake Announced

    A new SpongeBob adventure is just around the bend.

    THQ Nordic announced that there is a new SpongeBob SquarePants game currently in development by Purple Lamp. SpongeBob - The Cosmic Shake is an entirely new adventure from the same studio that brought us Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated.

    The Cosmic Shake is being developed for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Nintendo Switch. This new adventure will take you to a bunch of different "Wishworlds." These worlds...
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  • New Trailer Shows More of the Gothic Remake

    New Trailer Shows More of the Gothic Remake

    A fresh look at the iconic and difficult RPG being remade for modern hardware.

    A remake of Gothic is currently in development by Alkimia Interactive and will be published by THQ Nordic. This remake of the classic German RPG is slated for a release on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

    The original Gothic came out in 2001 and, despite a few rough edges, was a fantastic RPG. It was also a very challenging RPG, especially for the early parts of the game when you are...
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  • Hogwarts Legacy Delayed Until February 2023

    Hogwarts Legacy Delayed Until February 2023

    A few more months until you can be a wizard.

    Just a quick little update on the release date for Hogwarts Legacy to share with you today. The official Twitter account for the game announced that Hogwarts Legacy will now release on February 10, 2023.

    This new date is specifically for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation versions of the game. The new Nintendo Switch release date is still up in the air with that new release date being revealed later on. ...
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  • Re-Imagined Release of Alone in the Dark Announced

    Re-Imagined Release of Alone in the Dark Announced

    A re-imagining of the original trilogy is currently in development.

    As part of today's THQ Nordic showcase event, the publisher announced a new and re-imagined release of Alone in the Dark. THQ Nordic says that this will be a re-imagination of the original trilogy that "aims to scare you to the bone."

    From my understanding, this release will incorporate some characters and locations that are familiar to the fans, but it will be an entirely new story with several...
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  • Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for PC is Out Today

    Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for PC is Out Today

    What time is it? Pizza time.

    The PC release of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is now available for PC through Steam, Epic Games Store, and other digital platforms. To celebrate this release, Nixxes Software's community mananger Julian Huijbregts took to the PlayStation Blog to talk about some of the technical wizardry they and Insomniac Games included in this PC release.

    Things that many of us take for granted, such as ultrawide screen support, are included in this release....
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  • Less than 1% of Netflix's Subscribers Play its Games

    Less than 1% of Netflix's Subscribers Play its Games


    Since last year, Netflix has been by giving its users access to a selection of free video games as they continue to try and diversify the product that they continue to offer. However, it has been revealed to have been a rather sluggish start.

    The games to have been offered have only had a total of 23.3 million downloads, as well as an average of 1.7 million daily users, according to research undertaken by Apptopia for CNBC. These findings make for grim reading for the streaming...
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