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  Bungie Reveals Season of the Splicer for Destiny 2

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  • Published: 05-04-2021, 03:33 PM
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  Bungie Reveals Season of the Splicer for Destiny 2

  How do you feel about the Vex and baby Fallen?
  
  Earlier today, Bungie revealed their next season of content that is coming on May 11 for Destiny 2. They're calling it Season of the Splicer and it seems to be focused on combating the Vex. The trailer also shows off some baby Fallen which just has all of the Internet a flutter.
  
  A new season of content for Destiny 2 means a few things. You're looking at a new group activity that will run throughout the duration of the season....

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  Apex Legends Servers Buckle Following Season 9 Launch

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  • Published: 05-04-2021, 02:38 PM
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  Apex Legends Servers Buckle Following Season 9 Launch

  Respawn says they are working on a fix.
  
  Apex Legends just launched Season 9, or Apex Legends: Legacy if you want to be official, and already the servers are buckling under the pressure from players trying to get in. This new season added in a bunch of new content including a permanent 3v3 mode, Arena.
  
  Respawn has been updating fans on Twitter about ongoing server issues as players rush to get into the game. Their most recent update came about an hour ago at 2:30PM (ET)...

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  Stadia Head of Product John Justice Leaves Google

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  • Published: 05-04-2021, 02:20 PM
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  Stadia Head of Product John Justice Leaves Google

  There is no Justice.
  
  VP and head of product for Google Stadia, John Justice, has parted ways from Google. This was confirmed in a statement issued to 9to5 from Google. The company says that they "can confirm John is no longer with Google and (they) wish him well on his next step."
  
  Justice was responsible for overseeing the consumer experience for Stadia and often talked to the press about what was coming next to Google's game streaming service.
  
  Speaking...

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  The Witcher 3 Director Leaves CD Projekt Red Following Workplace Bullying Claims

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  • Published: 05-04-2021, 02:07 PM
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  The Witcher 3 Director Leaves CD Projekt Red Following Workplace Bullying Claims

  The claims have been denied but Tomaszkiewicz is still parting ways with the studio.
  
  Konrad Tomaszkiewicz was the director for The Witcher 3. He was recently accused of workplace bullying and has decided to leave CD Projekt Red as a result of the accusations.
  
  Bloomberg says that CD Projekt Red has been looking into the accusations for multiple months. A committee was formed to investigate the allegations and found him to be not guilty. Despite these findings, Tomaszkiewicz...

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  Dragon Quest Builders 2 is Out Now on Xbox

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  • Published: 05-04-2021, 01:04 PM
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  Dragon Quest Builders 2 is Out Now on Xbox

  The block-building JRPG from Square Enix is now available on Xbox platforms.
  
  Square Enix just released Dragon Quest Builders 2 today for the Xbox One, Windows 10 PC, and Xbox Game Pass. This release includes all of the previously released DLC that hit the PlayStation 4 and PC (Steam) versions of the game. This DLC includes the Hotto Stuff Pack, Modernist Pack, Aquarium Pack, Designer's Sunglasses, Historic Headwear, Dragonlord's Throne, and more.
  
  Today's release on Xbox...

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  Video Games We Want to See Turned into Slot Games

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  • Published: 05-04-2021, 12:45 PM

  Video Games We Want to See Turned into Slot Games

  
  Slots game developers like to draw from different aspects of life when creating new games. One of the more recent genres to be included in the production of online slots is video games. We have already witnessed the introduction of some excellent video game based slot games, including Resident Evil, Hitman, Space Invaders, Lara Croft: Temples and Tombs, Street Fighter, and Call of Duty. However, there are plenty of hugely popular video games that are yet to be granted the slot game treatment...

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  Borderlands 3 Cost Epic $146 million for Six Months of EGS Exclusivity

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 07:20 PM
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  Borderlands 3 Cost Epic $146 million for Six Months of EGS Exclusivity

  At least $80 million was guaranteed to 2K.
  
  Another big reveal came today from the legal battle between Epic Games v. Apple. This time we learned a little bit about what it takes to buy off six months of exclusivity for the Epic Games Store. Specifically, we learned just what it took to make Borderlands 3 a six month Epic Games Store exclusive.
  
  According to internal Epic finances from October 2019, Epic Games paid a total of $146 million (USD) to Borderlands 3 publisher...

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  The Division 2 and Anno 1800 Did Not Sell Well on the Epic Games Store

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 05:15 PM
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  The Division 2 and Anno 1800 Did Not Sell Well on the Epic Games Store

  Ubisoft games don't seem to be performing well on the EGS.
  
  If you are a PC gamer, the only places you can purchase Ubisoft games directly include the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect (formerly Uplay). New Ubisoft releases have not been made available through Steam for quite some time now. One of the last games available for purchase on Steam was Anno 1800.
  
  Anno 1800 was available for pre-purchase for a small period of time through Steam ahead of its release. Conservative...

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  Planned Fortnite Collaborations Include Metroid, Kill Bill, Naruto, LeBron James, The Rock, and More

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 04:39 PM
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  Planned Fortnite Collaborations Include Metroid, Kill Bill, Naruto, LeBron James, The Rock, and More

  These may still be coming or they may be scrapped.
  
  More news out of the Epic Games v. Apple legal battle today. This time it's a look at some of the potential collaborations that may still be coming to Fortnite, or collaborations that have fallen through and will never come to light. There are some wild collaboration ideas that were shared today.
  
  Planned collabs include an armored Batman Looper skin, Samus from Metroid, the Bride from Kill Bill, Snake Pliskin from Escape...

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  Leaked Document Shows How Much Epic Paid for the Free Games on EGS

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 04:09 PM
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  Leaked Document Shows How Much Epic Paid for the Free Games on EGS

  It apparently doesn't take much to sell your soul to the devil.
  
  Another document from the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple case surfaced today that sheds some light on how much money some studios got for offering their game for free on the Epic Games Store. Revealed were the first nine months of free games offered through the Epic Games Store, how many free entitlements were given, the total buyout price that Epic paid, how many new accounts were made during the free period, and the price...

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  Modders Find Way to Bypass Resident Evil Village Demo Time Limit on PC

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 03:52 PM
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  Modders Find Way to Bypass Resident Evil Village Demo Time Limit on PC

  It's actually quite easy.
  
  Capcom has been busy promoting Resident Evil Village through a series of time limited demos on all platforms. They started first with the PlayStation platform with two separate 30-minute long demos. Now, the demos are available as a package deal across all platforms, but the time limit is still in place. This means that you have just 60-minutes to complete the two segments of the demo. Once you hit that 60 minute mark, that's it. You can no longer play the...

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  PlayStation Charged Developers to Implement Cross-play

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 03:23 PM
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  PlayStation Charged Developers to Implement Cross-play

  For the players? Yeah, right.
  
  New documents have surfaced showing that Sony includes additional fees against publishers and developers for enabling cross-play with other platforms. It's been known that Sony was very much against enabling cross-platform play for years before they finally caved and "let it happen." New confidential documents reveal that Sony was holding out on cross-play in order to counter any potential revenue losses.
  
  As part of the opening for...

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  Facebook Acquires Onward Developer Downpour Interactive

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 02:58 PM
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  Facebook Acquires Onward Developer Downpour Interactive

  Onward will still be supported on all current platforms.
  
  Onward is a fairly popular VR mil-sim (military simulator) that has found moderate success through Steam since its release in 2016. This past week Facebook acquired Outward's developer, Downpour Interactive. Downpour's developers will be rolled into the Oculus Studios team "in some capacity."
  
  As part of Oculus Studios, Downpour Interactive will be working on the future of Outward along with future projects....

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  These Are the Games Coming and Going from Game Pass in May 2021

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 02:37 PM
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  These Are the Games Coming and Going from Game Pass in May 2021

  Say goodbye to Final Fantasy IX and hello to Red Dead Online.
  
  Microsoft just released an updated list of games that will be removed from Xbox Game Pass in May 2021 and a list of new games that will be added at the same time. First up, let's take a look at the games that are leaving Xbox Game Pass for both consoles and PC on May 15. ...

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  97 Games Feature FPS Boost

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  • Published: 05-03-2021, 02:22 PM
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  97 Games Feature FPS Boost

  This marks the largest drop of games to date to get FPS Boost.
  
  The total amount of Xbox titles that now feature FPS Boost totals a whopping 97 games. This is an increase today of 74 new titles that got the FPS Boost treatment on Xbox Series X|S hardware.
  
  Just as a quick refresher here, FPS Boost is an enhancement made to previously released backwards compatible titles that boost framerates to nearly double that of their original release. This is done in addition to other...

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