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  Battlefield 2042 is Having a Free Weekend and Sale Right Now

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-17-2021, 12:02 PM
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  Battlefield 2042 is Having a Free Weekend and Sale Right Now

  One month later and already hitting its second sale.
  
  Battlefield 2042 currently has a free play weekend underway on Steam. The free weekend is available through Steam right this very second (so long as you read this before the end date) and can be downloaded and played until your little heart is content.
  
  The free weekend is available (presumably) until December 20 at 1PM (ET). But wait, there's more.
  
  Battlefield 2042 is also on sale from now through December...

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  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Devs Double Down and then Backtrack on NFT Idea

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-16-2021, 08:12 PM
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  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Devs Double Down and then Backtrack on NFT Idea

  Yet another company has backtracked on using NFTs after seeing the immense public backlash.
  
  On Wednesday, GSC Game World announced that they will hold an auction to win an NFT that would eventually lead to the owner becoming an in-game NPC for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl called a "metahuman." On Thursday (that's today), GSC Game World announced that they would not include any NFT related items in connection with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl.
  
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  Dying Light 2 PC System Requirements

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-16-2021, 03:37 PM
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  Dying Light 2 PC System Requirements

  Techland says that even five-year old hardware should be able to run the game.
  
  The PC system requirements were revealed today for Dying Light 2 Stay Human. The requirements include both the minimum system requirements for running the game at 1080p and 30fps. It includes various tiers of performance all the way up to what you will need for 1080p, 60fps, and ray tracing enabled.
  
  Techland says that Dying Light 2 is accessible to "a wide PC market" due to the use...

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  Shenmue III is Free as Epic Games Holiday Sale Begins

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-16-2021, 02:51 PM
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  Shenmue III is Free as Epic Games Holiday Sale Begins

  Get a free game every day for the next two weeks.
  
  The Epic Games Store has just kicked off its Holiday Sale 2021. To kick things off, the Epic Games Store is giving away Shenmue III - Standard Edition for completely free. This freebie lasts just for today until another free game replaces it tomorrow. And then the day after that, another free game will be given out. All total, it seems as though the Epic Games Store will give out 15 free games for the duration of the sale.
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  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Offering NFT That Turns You into an In-Game NPC

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-15-2021, 04:42 PM
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  S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Offering NFT That Turns You into an In-Game NPC

  DEAR GOD MAKE IT STOP!
  
  GSC Game World, the developer behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, just announced that the game will be supported by a variety of stupid NFTs when it is released in 2022. Details are relatively scarce right now, but the studio did reveal some information on at least one of the NFTs.
  
  This particular NFT will allow the owner to become the "first ever metahuman" in the game. This is just fancy marketing speak to say that they will...

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  First Balance and Content Update in Over a Decade Coming to Diablo II

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-15-2021, 03:52 PM
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  First Balance and Content Update in Over a Decade Coming to Diablo II

  Between all of the harassment and union-busting, the developers found time to create some new content.
  
  The last balancing-focused patch for Diablo II was released on March 23, 2010. In early 2022, the first balancing and content update in almost 12 years will be released for Diablo II: Resurrected. That 2010 update brought Diablo II up to version 1.13c. This was the foundation from which Diablo II: Resurrected was created.
  
  Blizzard announced that they will release a new...

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  Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 Still Looks Amazing

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-15-2021, 03:05 PM
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  Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 Still Looks Amazing

  New screenshots were shared by Guerrilla.
  
  Guerrilla Games just showed off some additional screenshots for Horizon Forbidden West. Unlike the previous media released for the game that showed off the game running on PlayStation 5 hardware, these new shots are all from the PlayStation 4. Wouldn't you know it, the game still looks pretty darn good.
  
  The screenshots were shared through Twitter. Guerrilla says that they've "showed you a lot of footage of Horizon Forbidden...

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  Ubisoft Announces a Splinter Cell Remake is in Development

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-15-2021, 02:44 PM
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  Ubisoft Announces a Splinter Cell Remake is in Development

  But how many NFTs will it have?
  
  Ubisoft just announced that they are starting development on a Splinter Cell remake. Development will be led by Ubisoft Toronto and will be "rebuilt from the ground up using Ubisoft's own Snowdrop engine."
  
  There weren't too many concrete details shared as development has literally just started on this project. However, the announcement did include a brief interview with three developers working on the project. Those developers...

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  The Evolution of Online Gaming Communities - Usenet to Web 3.0: A Travel Down The Memory Lane

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 12-15-2021, 02:23 PM

  The Evolution of Online Gaming Communities - Usenet to Web 3.0: A Travel Down The Memory Lane

  
  Gaming history began in the 1950s when computer scientists ran simulations on mainframe computers. The gaming industry has drastically changed with the introduction of more advanced technology. Powerful graphical processing units and more significant memory provide gamers with a better visualization experience. Further, the arrival of the Internet made video games cheaper and more accessible to most people.
  
  
  Evolution: Usenet to Web 3.0
  
  Usenet
  Usenet...

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  Dr Disrespect Forms New Game Studio

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-14-2021, 05:44 PM
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  Dr Disrespect Forms New Game Studio

  It's claiming to be a new AAA game studio co-created with former Call of Duty and Halo developers.
  
  Guy Beahm, otherwise known as Dr Disrespect, just formed a new AAA game development studio called Midnight Society. While Midnight Society won't be telling scary stories around a campfire, they will be taking a "community approach to game development."
  
  Midnight Society was formed by Dr Disrespect along with former Call of Duty and Halo developers. Their "community...

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  Battlefield 2042 Now Has 64-Player Playlists on PC and Next-gen Consoles

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-14-2021, 05:03 PM
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  Battlefield 2042 Now Has 64-Player Playlists on PC and Next-gen Consoles

  These modes offer improved performance and smaller map sizes.
  
  Today's update for Battlefield 2042 offers next-gen players and PC players a little taste of what life is like on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. For a limited time, Battlefield 2042's All-Out-War modes will include 64-player options for both Conquest and Breakthrough game types.
  
  This is a change that has been requested by players pretty much right as the game launched. The idea is that these reduced player...

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  New Slayer Playlists Added to Halo Infinite

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-14-2021, 04:34 PM
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  New Slayer Playlists Added to Halo Infinite

  A pure Slayer playlist has been added in addition to other multiplayer improvements.
  
  343 Industries just rolled out a new update today for Halo Infinite's multiplayer that should appease those who are fans of the Slayer game types. Today, the studio added four new social matchmaking playlists for Halo Infinite. They are Team Slayer, Free-for-All, Tactical Slayer (SWAT), and Fiesta.
  
  The studio says that they will be continuing to work on "longer term plans for rotational...

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  Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Turns Players into Odin

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-13-2021, 07:25 PM
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  Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Turns Players into Odin

  Plus, a crossover with Odyssey was also confirmed.
  
  Ubisoft announced today that the next expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will arrive on March 10. The expansion, Dawn of Ragnarok, will transform players into Odin, the Norse god of death, battle, wisdom, and most everything else.
  
  Ubisoft says that Dawn of Ragnarok will be the "biggest expansion to hit the Assassin's Creed franchise yet." They say that this expansion will feature more content than some of...

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  Keanu Reeves Says He Never Played Cyberpunk 2077 Despite CD Projekt's Claims

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-13-2021, 05:03 PM
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  Keanu Reeves Says He Never Played Cyberpunk 2077 Despite CD Projekt's Claims

  I guess this is newsworthy.
  
  It looks like CD Projekt Red was just caught in a LIE! This mega scandal hit like a bomb this weekend after Keanu Reeves said he never played Cyberpunk 2077. This information comes from an explosive new interview with Reeves that aired this past week. CD Projekt Red previously claimed that not only did Reeves play Cyberpunk 2077 but that he loved it.
  
  This news that Reeves never played the game is just shaking the industry to its core. Outlets...

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  Sony Announces Colorful New PlayStation 5 Covers

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-13-2021, 04:01 PM
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  Sony Announces Colorful New PlayStation 5 Covers

  Accessorize your PlayStation 5 to fit your room decor.
  
  Sony just announced that they are going to release a slew of new PlayStation 5 console covers. And by "a slew" I mean five. They will release five new colors that aren't the default white that the console ships with. These will allow you to change the sides of your PS5 to either pink, blue, purple, red, and black.
  
  Yes, this now means that you can officially have a fully black PlayStation 5 as the center portion...

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