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  Saints Row Reboot Announced, Exclusive to Epic Games Store on PC

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  • Published: 08-25-2021, 04:24 PM
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  Saints Row Reboot Announced, Exclusive to Epic Games Store on PC

  There's always a catch with these things.
  
  As expected, a new Saints Row game was announced today during Gamescom Opening Night Live. Let's just address the elephant in the room: Saints Row is exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC. It may come to other stores in the future, but there's literally no confirmation yet about that. Saints Row will also be released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
  
  The release date is set for February 25,...

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  New House of Ashes Gamescom Trailer

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  • Published: 08-25-2021, 03:26 PM
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  New House of Ashes Gamescom Trailer

  New footage asks who the real enemy may be.
  
  A new trailer for the upcoming horror title The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes was released today during Gamescom Opening Night Live. House of Ashes is slated to arrive on October 22, 2021 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. ...

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  World War Z: Aftermath Dated for September

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  • Published: 08-25-2021, 12:57 PM
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  World War Z: Aftermath Dated for September

  Pre-orders get two days of early access.
  
  Saber Interactive announced that World War Z: Aftermath will be released on September 21, 2021 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games Store. This will also be the first time that the game, in any form, is available through Steam. This release will also be playable on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X through backwards compatibility.
  
  Don't worry next-gen owners, a true next-gen update is coming in 2022. This...

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  State of Decay 2 Update Coming with New Map

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  • Published: 08-24-2021, 07:47 PM
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  State of Decay 2 Update Coming with New Map

  Or would that be an old map?
  
  During their Gamescom event today, Microsoft announced that the original map from the first State of Decay game is coming to State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition. This map, Trumbull Valley, has been fully remastered as a fully open world map, and will be included in the game's "Homecoming" update set to drop on September 1.
  
  Microsoft says that the new version of the map will allow players to learn about the latest developments in...

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  Unlock a Unique Borderlands Themed Ship in Sea of Thieves

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  • Published: 08-24-2021, 07:30 PM
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  Unlock a Unique Borderlands Themed Ship in Sea of Thieves

  A new event in Sea of Thieves will lead you to unexpected rewards.
  
  The super popular Sea of Thieves just kicked off another new in-game event today that will allow would-be pirates to earn some sick booty. That booty that I speak of? Why it's none other than a special Borderlands themed pirate ship. Because when I think setting sails on the high seas, I think of... Borderlands?
  
  In what is undoubtedly a very unique crossover, players are tasked with "Making Mayhem"...

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  New Forza Horizon 5 Gamescom Gameplay Footage

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  • Published: 08-24-2021, 06:20 PM
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  New Forza Horizon 5 Gamescom Gameplay Footage

  Eight minutes of gameplay plus cover cars revealed.
  
  Playground Games and Microsoft offered racing fans a fresh look at Forza Horizon 5 today during their Gamescom Xbox stream. However, let's just get the cover cars out of the way right now. The cars that will be showcased on the cover of the game are the Mercedes-AMG ONE and the 2021 Ford Bronco Badlands.
  
  Now that the boring stuff is out of the way, let's focus on the new gameplay footage that was shown off. This new footage...

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  Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Get Cloud Gaming this Holiday Season

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  • Published: 08-24-2021, 05:54 PM
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  Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Get Cloud Gaming this Holiday Season

  You'll soon be able to play next-gen games on your Xbox One.
  
  What a time to be alive. You will soon be able to play next-gen games on your original Xbox One. This will be done through the power of cloud gaming from Microsoft. This holiday season, Microsoft will bring their cloud gaming service to the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, which will allow Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to stream over 100 titles to their consoles without the need to download them or even have the right hardware...

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  California Expands Lawsuit Against Activision Blizzard to Include Temporary Workers

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  • Published: 08-24-2021, 05:31 PM
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  California Expands Lawsuit Against Activision Blizzard to Include Temporary Workers

  The state of California also says the studio interfered with its investigation.
  
  California has just expanded its lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. The state's Department of Fair Employment and Housing are now adding in temporary workers to the full-time female employees that they are already representing in the lawsuit. The state also claims that Activision Blizzard actively interfered with their investigation.
  
  This new report comes from Axios, whom have seen a copy...

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  How to Get Mecha Morty in Fortnite

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  • Published: 08-23-2021, 05:35 PM
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  How to Get Mecha Morty in Fortnite

  Epic finally adds Morty proper to Fortnite.
  
  The launch of Chapter 2 Season 7 for Fortnite included some crossover content with none other than Rick and Morty. While it was possible to get Rick as a playable skin through the game's battle pass, Morty was reduced to only being a pickaxe skin. Thankfully, fans of the cartoon will now get to also play as Morty if they so desire.
  
  Morty will tackle the lack of height by wearing a mech suit.
  
  To unlock Mecha Morty...

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  Open Beta for Call of Duty: Vanguard Begins in September

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  • Published: 08-23-2021, 05:05 PM
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  Open Beta for Call of Duty: Vanguard Begins in September

  An alpha test is also slated to begin this weekend.
  
  Last week, Activision officially revealed 2021's Call of Duty release. It's called Call of Duty: Vanguard and it takes place in an alternate history WWII setting. An alpha test for the game's multiplayer is scheduled to begin on August 27 and run through to August 29, but this is exclusive to PlayStation consoles.
  
  This alpha will feature the new Champion Hill multiplayer mode, seen in the trailer below. This mode is "a...

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  Twitch Streamers Organize Boycott to Protest Hate Raids

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  • Published: 08-23-2021, 04:43 PM
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  Twitch Streamers Organize Boycott to Protest Hate Raids

  September 1st is #ADayOffTwitch.
  
  Multiple Twitch streamers are planning on boycotting the platform in protest of hate raids that have been hitting marginalized streamers across the site for a while now. They feel as though Twitch has done very little to prevent these hate raids from happening in the first place.
  
  For those in the dark, these "hate raids" are when a streamer is targeted by someone, or multiple someones, that spam the streamer's chat with hate speech....

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  Assassin's Creed Odyssey Getting a 60FPS Boost Tomorrow

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  • Published: 08-23-2021, 04:03 PM
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  Assassin's Creed Odyssey Getting a 60FPS Boost Tomorrow

  Update arrives for next-gen consoles on August 24.
  
  Ubisoft shared news today that they will be updating Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Title Update 1.6.0 tomorrow, August 24. Included in this update will be the addition of 60FPS support on both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This won't necessarily be a next-gen patch, but will instead be an update that focuses on the backwards compatibility capabilities of both next-gen consoles.
  
  Ubisoft says that the update will...

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  Seer Gets Nerfed in Latest Apex Legends Update

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  • Published: 08-23-2021, 03:36 PM
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  Seer Gets Nerfed in Latest Apex Legends Update

  His passive, tactical, and ultimate have all been hit by the nerf stick, but is it enough?
  
  Respawn has pushed out an update for Apex Legends that largely attempts to nerf the battle royale's newest legend, Seer. This was done after constant complaints from players ever since the character was released at the start of the game's latest season, Emergence, and for good reason.
  
  See, Seer shipped in a ridiculously overpowered state. His abilities allowed him to pinpoint the...

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  Bungie Shares Teaser for Next Destiny 2 Expansion - The Witch Queen

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  • Published: 08-23-2021, 03:10 PM
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  Bungie Shares Teaser for Next Destiny 2 Expansion - The Witch Queen

  A larger reveal is planned for tomorrow.
  
  Bungie announced today that they will host a special Destiny 2 showcase event. This showcase will air on August 24 (tomorrow) at 9AM (PT) through Bungie's Twitch page. It will focus on the upcoming major expansion for the game, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen. This expansion is slated to arrive in early 2022.
  
  Bungie says that "seven years of Destiny have led us here." A short teaser was released today that should get fans pretty...

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  Elder Scrolls Online Next-gen Update Arrives in September

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  • Published: 08-23-2021, 02:41 PM
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  Elder Scrolls Online Next-gen Update Arrives in September

  Plus get ready for two new dungeons.
  
  The next-gen update for The Elder Scrolls Online will be released on September 8. This update will release alongside Update 31 for the game for players across all platforms. Also of note today is the release of the game's latest DLC, Waking Flame, for the PC, Mac, and Stadia. This DLC will hit Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on September 8.
  
  The Waking Flame DLC offers two new four-player dungeons:...

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