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  Battlefield Portal Brings Many Eras of Battlefield Together in One Place

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-22-2021, 03:14 PM
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  Battlefield Portal Brings Many Eras of Battlefield Together in One Place

  Ok, but like, what if we played all the Battlefields?
  
  Battlefield Portal was officially announced today during EA Play Live. Rumors about this mode for Battlefield 2042 have been circulating for a while now, but today the news was officially confirmed. Battlefield Portal is billed as a "community-driven platform within Battlefield 2042 that will let you create and find fantastic experiences made by the series' creative and passionate community."
  
  Players will...

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  Embrace the Countryside in The Sims 4 Cottage Life - Out Today

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  • Published: 07-22-2021, 02:22 PM
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  Embrace the Countryside in The Sims 4 Cottage Life - Out Today

  Y'all like milkin cows?
  
  Available today, players can pick up The Sims 4 Cottage Life expansion for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC/Mac from Origin and Steam. This new expansion lets players enjoy the thrill of living out in the quiet countryside of Henford-on-Bagley. You can grow produce, harvest produce, raise animals, befriend animals, and become one with nature.
  
  In Henford-on-Bagley, players will get to explore the countryside and partake...

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  GRID Legends is a New Story Driven Racing Title from Codemasters

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  • Published: 07-22-2021, 01:56 PM
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  GRID Legends is a New Story Driven Racing Title from Codemasters

  Who knew racing could be so dramatic?
  
  Codemasters and big papa EA announced GRID Legends today. This is a new racing game that places players "at the heart of the action" thanks to it having an "immersive story." On top of the drama filled story, GRID Legends will also feature a variety of race tracks and city circuits to race on, assuming you like racing in your racing games.
  
  There is also a new race creator that will allow players to select mixed-class...

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  Lost in Random Releases September 10

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-22-2021, 01:36 PM
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  Lost in Random Releases September 10

  Dice battles and adventure combine in this surreal game from Zoink.
  
  Swedish gaming studio, Zoink, along with EA just revealed Lost in Random today during EA Play Live. The teams said that the "gothic fairytale-inspired action adventure game" will be released on September 10, 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Origin and Steam.
  
  This is a game that combines dice battles with various abilities and spells...

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  Dead Space is Getting Fully Remade

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-22-2021, 01:12 PM
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  Dead Space is Getting Fully Remade

  EA gave fans a short teaser.
  
  As previous leaks and rumors suggested, we did indeed see a new Dead Space revealed today at the very end of EA Play Live. EA Motive is leading the development on this complete remake of the original Dead Space. It's being built from the ground up using the Frostbite engine and is coming only to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
  
  The original Dead Space was first released 12 years ago.
  
  Phillippe Ducharme is the senior producer...

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  Steam Community Throws Slur Filled Tantrum After Superhot VR Devs Remove Self-Harm Scenes

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-21-2021, 08:34 PM
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  Steam Community Throws Slur Filled Tantrum After Superhot VR Devs Remove Self-Harm Scenes

  I'll never understand how some of these people can even function within society.
  
  Earlier today, Superhot VR was updated to remove a couple of "disturbing scenes" from the game. Prior to this update, there was an in-game toggle that allowed players to skip the scenes in question if they so desired. Those scenes being depictions of self-harm including shooting yourself in the head and jumping off of a building.
  
  If you chose not to toggle these scenes off, you had...

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  New World MMO Blamed for Bricking Nvidia GPUs (Update 2)

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-21-2021, 07:08 PM
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  New World MMO Blamed for Bricking Nvidia GPUs (Update 2)

  This seems to mainly impact RTX 3090 cards made by EVGA.
  
  Update 2 (8:03PM ET on July 21, 2021): JayzTwoCents has tweeted out that he has received reports of 6900 XT and 6800 cards from AMD also encountering issues where they have died while playing New World.
  
  These two card models are the two most powerful cards currently available on the market from AMD.
  
  This does seem to indicate that it's not limited to Nvidia hardware. We'll be sure to update this as new...

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  Konami Turns PES into eFootball and is Making it Free-to-Play

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  • Published: 07-21-2021, 06:12 PM
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  Konami Turns PES into eFootball and is Making it Free-to-Play

  New engine, new name, new release, new pricing model.
  
  Konami has officially announced that their Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) is no more. In its place will be eFootball, a new and free-to-play soccer game that will be released digitally only on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC this Fall. There will be mobile releases on iOS and Android coming later on. Full cross-play between all released versions will be allowed, though those on mobile will need to...

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  EA Sports PGA Tour will Feature the LPGA

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  • Published: 07-21-2021, 05:47 PM
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  EA Sports PGA Tour will Feature the LPGA

  What, you mean to tell me that men aren't the only golfers in the world?
  
  EA announced that the upcoming EA Sports PGA Tour will feature the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. Yes, this means the game will also feature playable women golfers. This LPGA inclusion will also include The Amundi Evian Championship, one of the sport's five major championships. This championship obviously being hosted at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France.
  
  The LPGA will be included...

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  Tom Clancy's Elite Squad Shutting Down in October

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  • Published: 07-21-2021, 04:59 PM
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  Tom Clancy's Elite Squad Shutting Down in October

  The game that used BLM imagery came and went like a fart in the wind.
  
  Tom Clancy's Elite Squad will just be barely a year old when Ubisoft pulls the plug on October 4. The game, which was first announced in a trailer that used Black Lives Matter (BLM) imagery in early 2020. It came out worldwide on mobile devices on August 25, 2020.
  
  When the game was announced, it angered a lot of people for different reasons. First off, they ticked off Splinter Cell fans by bringing back...

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  Ferrari is Coming to Fortnite

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  • Published: 07-21-2021, 04:28 PM
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  Ferrari is Coming to Fortnite

  Sure, why not.
  
  It looks like Ferrari has teamed up with Epic Games to bring the Ferrari 296 GTB to Fortnite. Starting tomorrow, players will be able to drive around the map in overpriced style. This was revealed today by the Fortnite and Ferrari Twitter accounts.
  
  The Ferrari 296 GTB was first announced earlier this year and is set to be released in 2022. The starting price for one of these rides is $330,000 (USD). Of course, you'll be able to drive it around Fortnite for...

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  Valve Announces a $1 Million CSGO 'Dreams & Nightmares' Art Contest

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  • Published: 07-21-2021, 03:34 PM
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  Valve Announces a $1 Million CSGO 'Dreams & Nightmares' Art Contest

  Might be one of the largest art contests ever.
  
  Valve just announced that they are launching what they believe to be one of the largest art contests ever in gaming. Starting tomorrow, July 22nd, Valve will kick off the $1 million (USD) "Dreams & Nightmares Content Contest."
  
  Valve will be looking for "10 original and shippable, dream-themed weapon finishes for CS:GO." Each of the 10 winners will earn $100,000 for their work. Entry is pretty simple:...

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  Netflix's First Foray into Gaming Begins with Mobile

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  • Published: 07-20-2021, 06:24 PM
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  Netflix's First Foray into Gaming Begins with Mobile

  Games to be included with a normal Netflix subscription.
  
  Netflix recently said that they would be getting into the world of video games. Today, the streaming company noted that their first efforts will focus on mobile gaming. Not only that, but they say that access to the games will be included with your regular Netflix subscriptions.
  
  Here is what Netflix told investors about their gaming efforts during it 2nd quarter earnings report. ...

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  Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed Out Now

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  • Published: 07-20-2021, 05:11 PM
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  Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed Out Now

  It's like one of my Japanese animes.
  
  XSEED Games and Marvelous USA, Inc. just released their new "debriefing" action-RPG Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed for the Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam, GOG, and Humble Store. This game, known as Akiba's Trip Plus in Japan, serves as a sequel to Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed.
  
  Today's release includes "enhanced HD graphics" along with dual-language options letting you switch between Japanese...

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  Capcom Finally Fixed the PC Performance of Resident Evil Village

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  • Published: 07-20-2021, 03:31 PM
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  Capcom Finally Fixed the PC Performance of Resident Evil Village

  And all it took was the game getting cracked.
  
  An update for Resident Evil Village came out yesterday for the PC version of the game. The patch includes just two items listed in the changelog, but these two items offer big improvements for most everybody.
  
  First up, Capcom has added in AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). This tech will allow you to push out some more performance from your aging hardware with a little hit to the image quality. We talked a lot about this...

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