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  Trailer for Cancelled Duke Nukem Begins Appears Online

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-09-2021, 05:11 PM
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  Trailer for Cancelled Duke Nukem Begins Appears Online

  Third-person Duke and four-player co-op looked like the main focuses.
  
  A trailer for the cancelled, and probably long-forgotten about, Duke Nukem Begins has surfaced online. The game was in the works at Gearbox around 2008 when it was cancelled, probably due to legal issues surrounding the use of the IP, which is a battle that is still raging even now.
  
  Animation studio Janimation was hired by Gearbox to put together a cinematic trailer for the game before it was scrapped....

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  No Man's Sky Turns Five; New Frontiers Add-on Revealed

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-09-2021, 04:23 PM
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  No Man's Sky Turns Five; New Frontiers Add-on Revealed

  Five years and one impressive glow up later...
  
  Hello Games is celebrating its fifth anniversary since the release of No Man's Sky. The open world universe space sim game was first released back on August 12, 2016 to some less than favorable opinions. Since then, the team at Hello Games has worked relentlessly to turn No Man's Sky into one of the best must-have games of all time.
  
  A new post hit the PlayStation Blog today by Sean Murray. In the entry, Murray talks about...

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  Forza Horizon 5's Full Map Revealed

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-09-2021, 03:41 PM
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  Forza Horizon 5's Full Map Revealed

  Where do you want to drive today?
  
  Developer Playground Games has just revealed the full map for their upcoming open-world racing game, Forza Horizon 5. Just as you probably expected, the map is absolutely massive.
  
  The studio revealed the map via Twitter earlier today. It includes a look at some of the location names you will get to experience. It also includes a look at the different biomes that Playground Games talked about in detail just a couple of weeks back. It should...

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  Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Gets a Nice Series X Optimization Update

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-09-2021, 03:11 PM
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  Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Gets a Nice Series X Optimization Update

  Visual improvements, faster loading, and a chapter select.
  
  One of the best games released in 2017, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, has been updated today with a special optimization patch for the Xbox Series X|S. Developer Ninja Theory released an update that improves some of the game's visuals, including the addition of ray tracing.
  
  Today's update bumps the resolution up to 4K with framerates that make use of the system's 120Hz mode. Ray tracing is available on both the...

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  Xbox Confirms Gamescom Showcase

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  • Published: 08-09-2021, 02:45 PM
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  Xbox Confirms Gamescom Showcase

  Just don't expect to see any new games.
  
  Xbox has confirmed that it will be holding a Gamescom stream on August 24. It will show off "new looks at upcoming games." The event will begin on August 24 at 10AM (PT). From the sounds of things, this event seems like it'll focus on games that have already been announced by the studio. The whole event takes place before the official start of Gamescom on August 25.
  
  A post on the Xbox blog says that fans will get "in-depth...

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  Fans are Remaking Team Fortress 2 in Source 2

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-09-2021, 02:20 PM
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  Fans are Remaking Team Fortress 2 in Source 2

  A group of modders are working together to update the game they love.
  
  Facepunch Studios is hard at work developing a spiritual Garry's Mod successor that they're calling s&box. The sandbox style game started life out as an Unreal Engine project but has since swapped to using Source 2, the engine developed by Valve that is currently in use in games like Dota 2 and Half-Life: Alyx.
  
  Thanks to the limited public availability of s&box to eager developers, Source 2 is...

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  Here is Ariana Grande's Full Fortnite Concert

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-06-2021, 11:01 PM
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  Here is Ariana Grande's Full Fortnite Concert

  In case you don't want to download the game.
  
  This evening included the first of five planned showings of a virtual Ariana Grande concert in Fortnite. This is being called the Rift Tour and while you still have at least four more opportunities to catch the show live, I understand that not everyone really cares enough to download Fortnite just for a short virtual concert.
  
  That's totally fine because we have you covered. Some viewers that caught the first show recorded the...

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  More of Blizzard's 'Frat Boy' Culture Revealed in New Report

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-06-2021, 06:04 PM
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  More of Blizzard's 'Frat Boy' Culture Revealed in New Report

  The toxic culture extends far into Blizzard's past but the merger with Activision just made it worse.
  
  A new report from Bloomberg has uncovered even more details about the "frat boy" like culture that has been festering for years at Activision Blizzard. This includes an incident from 2018 involving then Blizzard chief information officer Derrick Ingalls. While addressing the departure of chief technology officer Ben Kilgore, Ingalls made a crude joke about having sex with...

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  The Ascent Update Fixes Bugs and Adds Missing Features to Game Pass Version

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-06-2021, 04:42 PM
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  The Ascent Update Fixes Bugs and Adds Missing Features to Game Pass Version

  The Game Pass version is now much closer to the Steam release.
  
  The isometric RPG The Ascent was updated this week on PC for both the Windows Store version and the Steam version. The Windows Store version was given a much more substantial update if only because it was lacking features at launch that the Steam version already had included. For example, the Windows Store version lacked features like ray tracing and DLSS support.
  
  Thankfully, developer Neon Giant has been working...

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  Niantic Responds to the Fans Furious Over Pokemon Go Changes

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-06-2021, 03:37 PM
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  Niantic Responds to the Fans Furious Over Pokemon Go Changes

  They're opening up a dialogue.
  
  Recently, Pokemon Go developer Niantic made some changes to the game that didn't exactly sit right with fans. Specifically, Niantic reverted some changes that they made to the game during the early days of the pandemic (that's still a thing btw). Niantic had made it so that players could interact with Pokestops from further away, something that was a really smart move during this ongoing time of "social distancing."
  
  Unfortunately,...

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  Top 8 Typical Mistakes of Newbies at Online Casinos

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 08-06-2021, 02:50 PM

  Top 8 Typical Mistakes of Newbies at Online Casinos

  Online casinos are becoming more and more popular. Gambling people are turned on by the gameplay, and the benefits of such services online are much better than in real institutions. There is no need to leave the house - just sit and play, and if you are lucky, you will earn money. The rules of the game at online casinos are quite simple. Nevertheless, beginners often make the same mistakes over and over again. By avoiding them, the pleasure of the game will be much stronger. So here are these a...

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  Mass Effect Legendary Edition Sales Surpassed EA's Expectations

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  • Published: 08-05-2021, 06:05 PM
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  Mass Effect Legendary Edition Sales Surpassed EA's Expectations

  This is what happens when you make fans happy.
  
  EA says that sales of the recently released Mass Effect Legendary Edition were "well above" their expectations. This news came from an investor earnings call on Wednesday.
  
  EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that the release "reignited the passion of fans around the world, driving sales performance well above our expectations."
  
  The company did not share exact sales figures for Mass Effect Legendary Edition....

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  Someone Listed PlayStation 5 Dev Kits on eBay

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-05-2021, 05:14 PM
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  Someone Listed PlayStation 5 Dev Kits on eBay

  Listings were available for a few hours before being pulled.
  
  A couple of days ago, someone somewhere listed two PlayStation 5 development kits on eBay. The listings allegedly lasted a few hours before eBay pulled the listings from view.
  
  Twitter user @iDCx1337 spotted two models listed on the online marketplace on August 3, 2021. The dev kits were had the model numbers of DFI-T1000AA and DFI-D1000AA. The T variant is a dev kit that more closely resembles the consumer model...

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  FIFA 22 to Finally Allow Fans to Create Their Own Teams

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  • Published: 08-05-2021, 04:56 PM
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  FIFA 22 to Finally Allow Fans to Create Their Own Teams

  The dream is finally becoming a reality.
  
  The career mode shipping with FIFA 22 will finally allow players to create their own club to manage. This will come with the ability to create custom kits, stadiums, and more. Of course, you will have a full roster of players that you will get to manage.
  
  These clubs will be available in the game's Manager Career mode, but they can be used in any of the game's leagues. It's important to note that your created club will replace an...

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  Fullbright Co-founder Steve Gaynor Steps Back Following Allegations of Creating a Toxic Work Environment

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-04-2021, 09:36 PM
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  Fullbright Co-founder Steve Gaynor Steps Back Following Allegations of Creating a Toxic Work Environment

  Gaynor is accused of being extremely controlling, toxic, and would break down employees via microaggressions.
  
  Steve Gaynor, the co-founder of Fullbright, developers of games such as Gone Home and Tacoma, has stepped back from his position as creative lead and manager. This comes after allegations were levied against Gaynor that he fostered a very toxic work environment. Gaynor will now only be a writer on Fullbright's upcoming title, Open Roads.
  
  In the late evening hours...

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