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HexGaming Phantom PlayStation 5 Controller Review

In a market full of premium controllers, the Phantom manages to come out on top.

The PlayStation 5 DualSense is arguably one of the best first-party controllers to ever exist. This base PS5 controller already features amazing haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, motion controls, a touch pad, and a tried-and-true design that fits comfortably in most everyone's hands. Sony essentially combined some of the best features of the previous-generation PlayStation controllers and then added...
 

Bethesda Previews DOOM: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jones, and Starfield: Shattered Space

Punch demons, punch Nazis, punch space, punch ghouls, punch Khajiit.

Bethesda showed off a bunch during the Xbox Game Showcase today, including a reveal for Doom: The Dark Ages. The studio also shared a new look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Starfield's Shattered Space expansion, and more for Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls Online.

DOOM: The Dark Ages
id Software shared the first look at the next entry in the DOOM franchise. DOOM: The Dark Ages is a new...
 

Review: 5-hour Energy Gamer Shot

You ever write a three-page review for an energy supplement?

In early May 2024, 5-hour ENERGY (hereto after shown as 5-hour Energy) released a new Gamer Shot line of energy drink supplements. We got some news about it because this is a video game website that posts video game related news. That is how these things work. These 5-hour Energy Gamer Shots are available in three flavors: Pineapple Charge, Rocket Raspberry, and Apple Bash. Unless things have suddenly changed in the fe...
 

Band Together in Terror: The Outlast Trials Review

The Outlast Trials proves that survival horror can be more fun with friends.

The Outlast Trials is a four-player PvE game taking place in the Cold War era. The game's opening moments and lore paint a gruesome and wicked scene that will be familiar to series veterans but disquieting to those new to the Outlast universe. Players work their way through a series of experiments, each of which plays out on various large maps like a police station, a courthouse, a carnival, and more. The g...
 

Microsoft Shutdown Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games

The company valued at over $3 trillion just closed several game studios.

Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
 

TikTok Ban Signed Into Law by President Biden

Owner ByteDance has 270 days to sell off TikTok.

On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.

This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
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  • These Grand Theft Auto 6 Rumors are Apparently True

    These Grand Theft Auto 6 Rumors are Apparently True

    Looks like we're headed back to Vice City.

    A number of sources have all separately said many of the same things regarding Grand Theft Auto 6. For instance, they say that the game won't be out until at least 2024, probably 2025. This past week, insider Tom Henderson revealed what he knew about the game's ongoing development at Rockstar. Since then, that information was corroborated by industry veteran Jason Schreier and Andy Robinson from VGC.

    Outside of the far off release...
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  • God of War, Judgment, and Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PlayStation Now in July 2021

    A lot of great games are joining the PlayStation Now lineup.

    Sony announced a number of great titles that are joining PlayStation Now starting for July 2021. Hey, that's this month! The following six titles will be added to PlayStation Now starting on July 6.

    The games being added include Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Nioh 2, Judgment, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Moving Out, and NASCAR Heat 5. Alright, so they aren't all top-tier titles, but you can't deny that the...
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  • Apex Legends Draws Wrath of Hackers Complaining About Titanfall Hackers

    Apex Legends Draws Wrath of Hackers Complaining About Titanfall Hackers

    Playlists and in-game messages have been hacked, preventing players from enjoying the game.

    Earlier today, Apex Legends was hit by some hackers that feel as though Respawn and EA have not done enough to fight hackers and DDOS attacks in the original Titanfall.

    See, the original Titanfall release has been suffering from DDOS attacks and hackers off and on for about the past 2-3 years now. Apparently the DDOS attacks against Titanfall ramped up about a year ago, essentially...
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  • Black Ops 4 and A Plague Tale are Among the Free Console Games for July 2021

    Black Ops 4 and A Plague Tale are Among the Free Console Games for July 2021

    PlayStation Plus comes out swinging once more this month.

    Both Xbox and PlayStation have listed their "free" games being offered up to Xbox Live Gold Subscribers/Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Plus subscribers for the month of July 2021. As always, these are only "free" if you are an active subscriber to these services during the point in which they are offered. And in the case of PlayStation, you have to keep your subscription live to access the games afterwards...
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  • Gears of War Studio will Show off Unreal Engine 5 Demo at GDC

    Gears of War Studio will Show off Unreal Engine 5 Demo at GDC

    Get another look at Unreal Engine 5 later this month.

    The Coalition, the development studio behind the latest Gears of War titles, will be showing off a new Unreal Engine 5 tech demo at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) later this month.

    The presentation will run for roughly one hour. It will be hosted by The Coalition's technical director Kate Rayner and technical art director Colin Penty on July 20 at 1:20PM (PT). It's dubbed the "Alpha Point" UE5 Demo....
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  • The Witcher: Monster Slayer to Launch in Late July

    The Witcher: Monster Slayer to Launch in Late July

    Putting the AR in RPG.

    CD Projekt Red announced today that their upcoming free-to-play, location based AR RPG called The Witcher: Monster Slayer, will be released on July 21st.

    This game has been developed and published by Spokko, and is set to take place prior to the events of The Witcher games. This is a time "where monsters freely roam the land in large numbers."

    In Monster Slayer, players will get to see the world around them turn into the dark-fantasy...
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  • NetherRealm is Moving On to Its Next Project

    NetherRealm is Moving On to Its Next Project

    So ends the support for Mortal Kombat 11.

    Mortal Kombat 11 developer, NetherRealm Studios, took to Twitter earlier today to announce that they have started work on their next project. Because of this, there will be no additional content released for Mortal Kombat 11.

    Mortal Kombat 11 released back in late 2019. Since then, NetherRealm has supported the title with numerous content updates, many of which introduced new combatants. NetherRealm also released Mortal Kombat...
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  • Ghost of Tsushima Getting Director's Cut and New DLC

    Ghost of Tsushima Getting Director's Cut and New DLC

    Plus special PS5 enhancements are coming.

    Sucker Punch announced the Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut release will be available on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles on August 20. This new edition of the game includes the original game, all of the previously released add-on content, as well as an entirely new adventure to embark upon.

    This new story content will take place on the nearby Iki Island, situated right next to Tsushima. This new chapter for Ghost...
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  • Sony Acquires Nixxes Software

    Sony Acquires Nixxes Software

    This is Sony's second studio acquisition of the week.

    This past Tuesday, we reported on Sony's acquisition of Housemarque, the development studio behind games like Returnal and Resogun. Today, Sony announced that they have acquired Nixxes Software. This Dutch development studio is best known for bringing over a number of PC ports for games developed by studios such as Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, and Eidos Montreal.

    While Nixxes does excel at their work in porting...
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  • Destiny 2 'Solstice of Heroes' Event Gets a New Trailer

    Destiny 2 'Solstice of Heroes' Event Gets a New Trailer

    But how much will those glows cost you?

    Bungie just released a new trailer today for their upcoming "Solstice of Heroes" event coming soon to Destiny 2. This annual event is scheduled to run from July 6 through August 3 this year.

    What can you earn during the event? Well, you can earn glowing, class-specific Solstice armor. You can also earn some universal ornaments that also glow. You can even earn some new ships, Sparrows, and general "eye-catching cosmetics."...
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  • Dead Space Reboot is Reportedly in the Works at EA Motive

    Dead Space Reboot is Reportedly in the Works at EA Motive

    That is assuming these "sources" are to be believed.

    A rumor about a new Dead Space game has been circulating for a little while now. A few outlets, including Eurogamer and Gematsu first reported on the existence of the game. We also reported on this back on June 21 after GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb hinted at the possibility. Following that, a new report came from GamesBeat just today that confirms, via their own sources, much of what the other sites reported on initially....
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  • Get to Know the Scary Creatures You'll Face in Dying Light 2

    Get to Know the Scary Creatures You'll Face in Dying Light 2

    Techland showed off more gameplay during a recent livestream.

    Straight out of today's earlier livestream for Dying Light 2 comes an all-new gameplay trailer for the game. This latest video shows off a lot of the twisted infected that you will be facing off against when Dying Light 2 launches on December 7.

    Fans today got a look at new infected such as the Revenant. They also got a look at how the day/night cycle of Dying Light 2 can alter the gameplay and behavior of the...
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  • Best Way to Beat the Summer Heat?

    Best Way to Beat the Summer Heat?

    5
    Stay inside with air conditioning and play games
    60.00%
    3
    Sit, unmoving inside while you keep a cool cloth on your forehead
    0%
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    Go vacationing to some place cooler
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    Come to terms with the crippling fact that the Earth's climates are changing due to global warming and the point of no return may already be upon us
    60.00%
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    Go swimming!
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    0
    Other (specify in a comment below)
    0%
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    The poll is expired.

    Says tomorrow's gonna be hotter...

    What is your preferred way to beat the Summer heat?...
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  • First Three Final Fantasy Games Get 2D Pixel Remaster Releases on July 28

    First Three Final Fantasy Games Get 2D Pixel Remaster Releases on July 28

    Yep, they're getting re-released again, but it's different this time.

    Square Enix confirmed today that the first three Final Fantasy games are getting re-released on Steam and mobile platforms on July 28. Specifically, these will be "2D pixel remasters" of the games that bring a look and feel of the original releases but with some modern quality-of-life improvements.

    What does this mean? Well, the games will still feature 2D sprites that have been updated, slightly,...
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  • Returnal Developer Housemarque Acquired by PlayStation

    Returnal Developer Housemarque Acquired by PlayStation

    The Returnal developer joins Sony's ever growing family of first-party studios.

    It is now official: Housemarque has joined PlayStation Studios. This acquisition was rumored now for a little while, having been kicked around for about the past month or so.

    Housemarque, as we know them, was first established back in 1995. Their first PlayStation title was Super Stardust HD for the PlayStation 3 back in 2007. Prior to that they made a few games for MS-DOS, Windows, Xbox, and...
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