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  New Image of Master Chief from Halo TV Series

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  • Published: 12-09-2021, 05:06 PM
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  New Image of Master Chief from Halo TV Series

  Plus, Microsoft files a new Halo trademark.
  
  A new image of Master Chief from the upcoming Halo TV series for Paramount+ has made its way online today. The image shows a great looking and quite accurate Mjolnir armor.
  
  The image comes to us courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. The photo shows actor Pablo Schreiber decked out in Master Chief's iconic armor in some sort of a sandy environment.
  
  A new trailer for this Halo TV series will be debuted tonight during The...

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  Activision Blizzard Employees Announce a Full Strike

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  • Published: 12-09-2021, 04:46 PM
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  Activision Blizzard Employees Announce a Full Strike

  The announcement comes from the ABK Workers Alliance.
  
  The group of Activision Blizzard employees known as the ABK Worker's Alliance, have announced that they will be striking against their employer. The group says that they will cease working until their demands are met. This move comes shortly after the Activision owned Raven Software had their QA department stage a walkout earlier this week following a contentious round of layoffs.
  
  The ABK Worker's Alliance made their...

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  Fix Coming for Halo Infinite Quick Resume Bug

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  • Published: 12-09-2021, 03:52 PM
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  Fix Coming for Halo Infinite Quick Resume Bug

  343 Industries is aware of the issue and a fix is coming.
  
  There currently exists a bug with Halo Infinite's newly released campaign that seems to impact all players on the Xbox Series X|S. This bug centers around the console's quick resume feature. Specifically, those that make use of quick resume may find that multiplayer cosmetics that are earned through the campaign may find that they are not showing up in their inventories.
  
  Community director at 343 Industries Brian...

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  Battlefield 2042 Review: A Battlefield in Ruins

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-09-2021, 02:18 PM
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  Battlefield 2042 Review: A Battlefield in Ruins

  Battlefield 2042 is a shallow, feature-lacking mess of a game that appeals to neither long-time franchise fans nor newcomers.
  
  The release of Battlefield 2042 on November 19th should have been a joyous occasion for fans of the franchise. Instead, what the world received was a broken mess of a game that has long-standing "legacy" features removed, barren maps, and a tone that was often at odds with itself. Even after receiving three major post-launch updates, there is very...

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  GTA Online Getting a New Story Expansion with Franklin

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-08-2021, 07:10 PM
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  GTA Online Getting a New Story Expansion with Franklin

  Remember him? From the single player campaign? Yes, there's a single player campaign for Grand Theft Auto.
  
  Rockstar announced a new expansion for GTA Online that will arrive on December 15. It's called "The Contract" and it will feature Franklin from the single player campaign of Grand Theft Auto V. This content will be set years after the events that took place in the main game's campaign.
  
  Franklin is working with his new celebrity solutions agency, F. Clinton...

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  Fallout 76 'Night of the Moth' Content Update Released

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  • Published: 12-08-2021, 06:16 PM
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  Fallout 76 'Night of the Moth' Content Update Released

  It's free and available to all Fallout 76 players.
  
  The Night of the Moth update is a free update that was just released today for Fallout 76 owners. This new update adds in some fresh content for players to tackle. It introduces the "Mothman Equinox" seasonal event along with a bunch of quality-of-life improvements.
  
  Players will help the Enlightened, a new sect of the Mothman Cult, in hunting down the rival Cultish High Priests through Appalachia for Mothman...

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  God of War PC Requirements

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  • Published: 12-08-2021, 05:27 PM
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  God of War PC Requirements

  One of 2018's best PlayStation games is coming to PC very soon.
  
  Sony Santa Monica Studio just revealed what PC hardware you will need in order to run God of War. The PC release of the 2018 PlayStation mega hit will be released on January 14, 2022.
  
  Santa Monica Studio put together five different configurations that should show what you would need to run at various resolutions and framerates. These range from the lowest of 720p and 30fps up to 4K and 60fps. You can see all...

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  Battlefield 2042 Update 3.1 Drops on December 9

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  • Published: 12-08-2021, 04:05 PM
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  Battlefield 2042 Update 3.1 Drops on December 9

  More fixes for the broken game are about to be released.
  
  DICE and EA just released the changelog for Update #3.1 for Battlefield 2042. This will be the third major post-launch update released for the game. It will also be the last update for the game in 2021 with more undoubtedly to come throughout 2022.
  
  One of the biggest changes in this update is a supposed improvement to bullet hit registration consistency. DICE has also implemented more balance changes for bullet dispersion...

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  Saber Interactive Confirms New Game Announcements for Later this Week

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  • Published: 12-08-2021, 03:15 PM
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  Saber Interactive Confirms New Game Announcements for Later this Week

  An announcement of future announcements.
  
  Saber Interactive just sent along an email saying that they will be revealing "multiple new games at The Game Awards and the Twitch Winter Gathering" this week. The Game Awards will air on Thursday, December 9 at 8PM (ET) on just about every major streaming platform (not Netflix) out there. The Twitch Winter Gathering will take place on Friday at 4:50PM (ET) on Twitch.
  
  Saber Interactive states that The Game Awards will...

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  Among Us: Crewmate Edition Releasing in Time for Christmas

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  • Published: 12-08-2021, 02:58 PM
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  Among Us: Crewmate Edition Releasing in Time for Christmas

  I don't know man, you've been seeming sus lately.
  
  The North America release date for Among Us: Crewmate Edition has been revealed. It was previously expected to come out in January 2022, but it has instead been pushed up a bit to have a December 21, 2021 release! Pre-orders are also now available through the Maximum Games website.
  
  Those of you in the UK and Europe will be able to pick the game up from store shelves on December 14. The release in Japan and South Korea will...

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  You Won't be Able to Replay Halo Infinite's Campaign Missions at Launch

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  • Published: 12-07-2021, 07:16 PM
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  You Won't be Able to Replay Halo Infinite's Campaign Missions at Launch

  This feature will be added later on.
  
  A series mainstay for the Halo franchise is the ability to replay campaign missions. This is yet another of the major franchise features that will be missing when the game launches this Wednesday, December 8.
  
  The lack of mission replays joins other missing features such as Forge mode and campaign co-op that will be absent from the game's launch. Much like Forge and co-op, 343 Industries says that the ability to replay campaign missions...

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  Scuf Introduces First Third-Party PlayStation 5 Controllers

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  • Published: 12-07-2021, 06:23 PM
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  Scuf Introduces First Third-Party PlayStation 5 Controllers

  The controllers start at a mere $200.
  
  Third-party peripheral designer, Scuf Gaming, has come out with the first ever third-party PlayStation 5 controllers. If, for some reason, you dislike the DualSense, you may be interested in the Scuf branded Reflex, Reflex Pro, and Reflex FPS controllers.
  
  The bare minimum you will have to pay for any of these controllers is $199.99 (USD). That's the price of the Reflex. The Reflex Pro starts at $229.99 and the Reflex FPS starts at...

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  First Halo TV Series Trailer to Air During The Game Awards

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  • Published: 12-07-2021, 05:42 PM
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  First Halo TV Series Trailer to Air During The Game Awards

  The first full trailer will make its debut on Thursday.
  
  Geoff Keighley has confirmed at least one of the major reveals that will take place during The Game Awards on Thursday. We already knew that all of Thursday's reveals wouldn't be focused on games, which is a fact that led many to speculate as to what the other reveals might be. The prevailing thoughts focused on a trailer for the upcoming The Last of Us HBO series, which is still a real possibility.
  
  What I didn't...

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  Poll: NFTs and Video Games - A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-07-2021, 05:09 PM
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  Poll: NFTs and Video Games - A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?

  5 Voters

  Yes, I love this idea! Give me NFTs in my video games! I love blockchain technology and our metaverse future!	0%	0 votes
  No, I hate this idea! This is the start of something terrible and has no business being added to video games!	100.00%	5 votes
  Unsure or indifferent	0%	0 votes

  The poll is expired.

  The start of something amazing or a terrible fit?
  
  With news that Ubisoft is rolling out a beta for their blockchain powered NFT program, named Ubisoft Quartz, it seems only right to ask this question: Are you excited for this weird NFT-infused metaverse that developers and publishers are starting to push?
  
  Are you all about this idea of earning "limited" items in games that can possibly be sold for cryptocurrencies?
  
  Or are you against this idea, believing...

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  Ubisoft Announces Quartz - A Blockchain Powered NFT Cosmetic System

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-07-2021, 04:14 PM
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  Ubisoft Announces Quartz - A Blockchain Powered NFT Cosmetic System

  Hope you're ready for the latest terrible trend that will dominate gaming for the next few years.
  
  Ubisoft has officially announced their entry into the wonderful world of blockchain powered technologies and NFTs. They're calling it Ubisoft Quartz and it will offer players some limited cosmetic items for Ubisoft titles that can then be resold on third-party markets in exchange for cryptocurrencies. A beta for Ubisoft Quartz begins on December 9 with some items available for Ghost Recon...

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