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  Ubisoft is Bleeding Employees in Wake of Company-wide Issues

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-20-2021, 04:39 PM
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  Ubisoft is Bleeding Employees in Wake of Company-wide Issues

  Numerous employees are quitting due to low pay, the lack of change, and other issues.
  
  People quitting their jobs in search of more fulfilling careers really isn't all that uncommon here in late 2021. We have seen it across multiple industries and workplaces as workers start to realize that they're worth more than the bare minimum many employers offer them.
  
  And while this is happening within the gaming industry as well, it seems to be happening at a much higher rate at...

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  New Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Footage Revealed

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-20-2021, 03:31 PM
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  New Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Footage Revealed

  New gameplay and cutscenes were shown off.
  
  There was apparently some sort of an anniversary livestream recently for Final Fantasy? I don't know anything about it. I'm just relaying the information that Square Enix is telling me in this press release.
  
  This anniversary stream allegedly had some new gameplay and cutscenes shown off for Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. You know, the CHAOS game. The last we heard and saw about this game is that it will be released...

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  Tencent Acquires Turtle Rock Studios

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-17-2021, 04:37 PM
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  Tencent Acquires Turtle Rock Studios

  The former Valve subsidiary turned independent studio is now owned by Tencent.
  
  Tencent has announced that they have acquired Turtle Rock Studios, the development studio responsible for Back 4 Blood and Left 4 Dead. The press release sent out today says that Tencent acquired Turtle Rock Studios' parent company, Slamfire, Inc.
  
  Though Turtle Rock Studios is now owned by Tencent, the studio will reportedly retain its independent operations in their California based location....

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  Halo Infinite Glitch Enables Couch Co-op with a Catch

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-17-2021, 04:09 PM
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  Halo Infinite Glitch Enables Couch Co-op with a Catch

  There's a way to enable couch co-op in Halo Infinite, but it would be wise to wait.
  
  For most fans, the fact that Halo Infinite released without any sort of campaign co-op was quite disappointing. 343 Industries did say that co-op would be coming alongside Season 2 of the game, which may not be released until at least May 2022.
  
  However, there is a way to "play" Halo Infinite with local co-op thanks to a little workaround. This was discovered and posted to the...

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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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