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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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  • Meta is Increasing the Price of their Quest 2 Headsets by $100

    Meta is Increasing the Price of their Quest 2 Headsets by $100

    The already lofty barrier to entry just got a lot higher.

    Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook and Oculus, just announced a price hike for their VR headsets. Starting in August, the price for the 128GB Meta Quest 2 will increase by $100 (USD) to $399.99 (USD). The price of the 256GB Meta Quest 2 will also increase by $100 to $499.99. As if that weren't bad enough, Meta says that they are increasing the prices for Meta Quest 2 accessories and refurbished units at the same time....
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  • World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic Releases September 26

    World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic Releases September 26

    An XP boost is available to help you level and prepare for the expansion.

    ​It's almost time to head back to Northrend when World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic releases on September 26. It will release at precisely 3PM (PT) globally.

    The Lich King, Arthas Menethil, is the main threat in Wrath of the Lich King. Players on both the Alliance and Horde will need to work together to take a stand against Arthas as he plans to erase life across all of Azeroth....
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  • The Last of Us Part 1 to Hit PC 'Very Soon' After PS5

    The Last of Us Part 1 to Hit PC 'Very Soon' After PS5

    There hasn't been any announcement yet of a release date.

    In June, Naughty Dog and Sony announced that The Last of Us Part 1 would be coming to PC in addition to PlayStation 5. We were given a firm release date of September 2, 2022 for the PlayStation 5 release. Most fans probably expected the PC release to arrive months after the PlayStation 5 release, but that may not necessarily be the case.

    Senior environmental texture artist at Naughty Dog, Jonathan Benainous, responded...
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  • No Online Matchmaking for Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op

    No Online Matchmaking for Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op

    Better start making some friends.

    The online campaign co-op feature for Halo Infinite will not feature online matchmaking. This is for both the current beta phase and the final public release.

    This news was confirmed by an Xbox representative to GamesRadar. In short, if you aren't planning on playing with friends, you better hope you can find a good looking for group (LFG) Discord server or something.

    Here is the full statement that was shared with GamesR...
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  • The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Delayed

    The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Delayed

    It has been pushed back for polishing.

    Daedalic Entertainment and Nacon announce that they need more time to work on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. All they said was that the game has been delayed by "a few months" in order to give the game some more polish. This marks at least the second time that the game has been delayed.

    The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was announced back in March 2019. At that time, it was planned for release in 2021. Following an agreement...
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  • EA Sports Enters into Multi-year Deal with Juventus Football Club

    EA Sports Enters into Multi-year Deal with Juventus Football Club

    The Italian football club will return in this year's annual installment.

    Electronic Arts just announced that they have partnered with Juventus. Juventus is said to be "one of the biggest and most successful Italian football clubs in the world." The two have entered into a new, multi-year partnership that will begin with Juventus returning in EA Sports FFIFA 23, which is slated to release on September 30.

    This makes EA an exclusive video game partner for Juventus....
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  • Halo Infinite Reportedly Downloads Over 1GB of Data Between Matches

    Halo Infinite Reportedly Downloads Over 1GB of Data Between Matches

    Those with data caps, you may want to stop playing until a fix is implemented.

    If you are still enjoying Halo Infinite's multiplayer mode, you may be upset to hear that something has gone terribly awry with how the menus download and cache data. Or rather in this case: How that data is not cached.

    Twitter user @NicmeistaR seems to have discovered that Halo Infinite was downloading a lot of data. He saw that just one match of Halo Infinite multiplayer ate up "305mb" of...
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  • New Gotham Knights Gameplay Showcases Batgirl

    New Gotham Knights Gameplay Showcases Batgirl

    Get another new look at Gotham Knights gameplay.

    A new gameplay trailer came out today from Warner Bros. Games and DC that shows off Batgirl in action in Gotham Knights. Gotham Knights is the upcoming open-world action-RPG from WB Games Montreal.

    This video shows off Batgirl, aka: Barbara Gordon, somehow translating her skills as a computer coder and hacker into being a skilled fighter. Batgirl utilizes a tonfa when in a fight and couples it with kickboxing, capoeira,...
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  • MultiVersus Roster Expands with LeBron James, Rick Sanchez, and Morty Smith

    MultiVersus Roster Expands with LeBron James, Rick Sanchez, and Morty Smith

    Yes, LeBron James is a Disney Warner Bros. princess.

    Warner Bros. Games announced three additional fighters that will be added to the roster of MultiVersus. These include professional basketball player LeBron James, along with both Rick and Morty from Rick and Morty.

    How does LeBron James fit into the Warner Bros. universe you may ask? Well, it's because James started in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.

    James will utilize "unbeatable basketball moves,...
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  • Resident Evil Village 'Gold Edition' Trailer Offers a Long, Hard Look at Lady Dimitrescu in Action

    They knew what they were doing.

    Capcom released a new trailer for Resident Evil Village Gold Edition this week. With it, we get a look at one specific piece of content that is set to arrive later this year: The Mercenaries Additional Orders. This is the DLC that adds Lady Dimitrescu, Heisenberg, and Chris Redfield as playable characters in the game's Mercenaries mode.

    This latest video offers everyone a little taste of what it's like to be the 9-foot-tall Lady D. You will...
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  • EA to Keep Russian Teams Out of FIFA 23

    EA to Keep Russian Teams Out of FIFA 23

    Russian teams were removed in FIFA 22 and will stay removed for FIFA 23.

    FIFA 23 was just announced and with that came fresh information concerning all of the new and improved features being made in this year's release. Those new and improved features include the announcement of HyperMotion2 technology improvements for the next-gen releases, the addition of the men's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 plus the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.

    We also learned...
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  • Ubisoft Cancels Ghost Recon Battle Royale, Splinter Cell VR, and Two Other Projects

    Splinter Cell just cannot catch a break.

    Ubisoft says that they have cancelled the development of four separate games that were at various stages of development. Two of the projects were never announced by Ubisoft. The other two are Ghost Recon Frontline and Splinter Cell VR.

    The choice to end the development on these four titles came as Ubisoft wants to focus on "sizable cost optimization" for their upcoming fiscal year. Chief financial officer Frederick Duguet...
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  • Gearbox Software Forums are Closing

    Gearbox Software Forums are Closing

    Discord is not a substitute for forums, but alas.

    Gearbox Software announces that they will be shuttering their forums. The process has already started to happen with old sections being converted to read-only a few days ago.

    Gearbox notes that users will have about 30 days to save any old posts they want to keep for whatever reason. Later this summer, it is expected that Gearbox Software will launch a new website and when that time comes, the forums will cease to exist....
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  • The Technology Behind Online Casinos

    The Technology Behind Online Casinos

    Typically, the tech needed to run online casinos banks on skill sets, so specialized development has to be outsourced to dedicated game developers. Digital casinos have evolved considerably. From the days of offering compatibility with only desktop computers, it's now hugely possible for you to play away anytime you prefer with your apps on your smartphone.

    For a casino to operate, however, it needs to obtain prior licensing from an appropriate authority. These bodies enforce the u...
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  • Cole's Legacy DLC for inFAMOUS Second Son is Now Available for Free

    Cole's Legacy DLC for inFAMOUS Second Son is Now Available for Free

    Now is your chance to get the elusive DLC.

    When Infamous Second Son (stylized as inFAMOUS) first came out in 2014, it offered a small piece of DLC that bridged the gap between the span of time between Infamous 2 and the events of Second Son. This DLC was called Cole's Legacy and the only way that you could obtain this content was to have pre-ordered the game in the US or purchased the Special Edition elsewhere in the world. At least in Europe, the DLC was available to purchase separately...
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