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  Classic Survival Horror Lives on with Release of Tormented Souls

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-27-2021, 03:16 PM
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  Classic Survival Horror Lives on with Release of Tormented Souls

  Solve puzzles and face off against various terrors within an abandoned mansion.
  
  A new game for classic survival horror fans was just released today on PC via Steam and PlayStation 5. It's called Tormented Souls and it serves as a return to the day where survival horror games used a fixed camera perspective and offered limited resources. Today's release will run fans just $39.99 (USD).
  
  You play as Caroline Walker as she searches the halls of an abandoned mansion looking...

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  Skate is Coming to PC

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-26-2021, 06:10 PM
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  Skate is Coming to PC

  Yes, that Skate.
  
  EA just announced today that Skate (or is it Skate 4, or maybe skate.?) is also coming to the PC in addition to consoles. The confirmation was made via a short yet pretty clear tweet made earlier today.
  
  No, Skate has no release date. No, we haven't really seen any gameplay yet. All we know is that it's still in development after having been announced in June 2020. So yeah... Skate is coming to PC at some point. Neat. ...

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  Dying Light 2 Parkour and Combat Revealed in New Trailer

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-26-2021, 05:31 PM
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  Dying Light 2 Parkour and Combat Revealed in New Trailer

  Hardcore parkour!
  
  The latest "Dying 2 Know" episode for Dying Light 2 Stay Human made its debut today during Gamescom. This new episode focuses on the many traversal and combat options available to players.
  
  Techland says that navigating the area of Villedor will "offer players exciting, immersive movement with a birds-eye view of the infected below" all thanks to advanced motion capture and complex parkour mechanics. They also say that there will be...

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  SWERY's Life Sim 'The Good Life' on Track for Release this Year

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-26-2021, 04:46 PM
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  SWERY's Life Sim 'The Good Life' on Track for Release this Year

  Uncover a small town's dirty little secrets through the power of animals.
  
  A new trailer and screenshots were released today for SWERY's upcoming "life sim Indie RPG-adventure" that we have all come to know as The Good Life. The game is being co-developed by Hidetaka "SWERY" Suehiro, Yukio Futasugi, and their teams at White Owls and Grounding. The devs released new media today as the game nears its final stages of development.
  
  The Good Life will be out...

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  Insurgency: Sandstorm Coming to Consoles in Late September

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-26-2021, 03:49 PM
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  Insurgency: Sandstorm Coming to Consoles in Late September

  The tactical shooter is finally coming to consoles.
  
  New World Interactive and Focus Home Interactive announced that Insurgency: Sandstorm will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 29. This will be the game's console debut after having been out on PC since 2018. Those interested in playing this tactical co-op shooter should be able to pre-purchase the game right now for their platform of choice.
  
  Insurgency: Sandstorm is an award winning FPS that is...

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  Hitman 3 Gets New Gluttony DLC on August 31

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-26-2021, 03:29 PM
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  Hitman 3 Gets New Gluttony DLC on August 31

  Laugh and grow fat!
  
  Act 5 of the Seven Deadly Sins collection for Hitman 3 arrives on August 31. If you couldn't already tell by now, Act 5 focuses on the sin of Gluttony. That means that on the 31st some Gluttony themed content will be released for $4.99 (USD) on its own or as part of the Seven Deadly Sins collection for $29.99.
  
  Right now, PC players are still locked to playing on the Epic Games Store. There is still no Steam release in sight just yet. Hitman 3 is also...

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  Blizzard is Changing McCree's Name in Overwatch

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  • Published: 08-26-2021, 02:58 PM
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  Blizzard is Changing McCree's Name in Overwatch

  Change is coming for the character named after a sexual predator.
  
  Blizzard just announced that they will be changing the in-game name of Jesse McCree in Overwatch and the upcoming Overwatch 2. Jesse McCree was named after the real-world former Blizzard employee of the same name. It just so happens that the real-world McCree was one of the people involved in the now infamous Cosby Suite. This is where McCree along with several other Blizzard higher-ups referred to a 2013 BlizzCon suite...

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  Halo Infinite Releases December 8

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-25-2021, 04:57 PM
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  Halo Infinite Releases December 8

  Release date announced alongside a new trailer at Gamescom.
  
  December 8th is when you and other Halo fans will be able to begin playing Halo Infinite. The release date was confirmed today during Gamescom Opening Night Live.
  
  Also revealed today was a new story trailer for Halo Infinite's first free-to-play multiplayer season. We were given a new look at Commander Laurette Agryna and what seems like her origin story with the Spartans. Commander Agryna will serve as the person...

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

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • 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

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • 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

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • 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

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • 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

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • 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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