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  The Callisto Protocol Director Deletes Tweet Boasting About Crunch Culture at Studio

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 09-03-2022, 03:52 PM
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  The Callisto Protocol Director Deletes Tweet Boasting About Crunch Culture at Studio

  U do it cause ya luv it
  
  Game director on The Callisto Protocol, Glen Schofield, recently put up a tweet talking about the game's development. In the tweet, Schofield says that the team at Striking Distance Studios is working "6-7 days a week" with 12-15 (hour) days" to try to meet the game's December 2 release date. In addition, he says that this is being done while dealing with issues such as exhaustion and COVID.
  
  As you can imagine, Schofield's tweet immediately...

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  Valve Says They Have Several Games in Development

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 09-02-2022, 04:28 PM
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  Valve Says They Have Several Games in Development

  Though whether or not any of them will be released is anybody's guess.
  
  In a recent interview conducted by Famitsu (via Tweaktown) with long-time Valve employee Greg Coomer, the Half-Life studio is still very much in the business of creating games. Coomer told the publication that Valve has a lot of projects currently in development.
  
  Coomer says, "Valve has a lot of games in development. We will continue to release games. Game development is very important to Valve....

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  Here's Biomutant Running on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 09-02-2022, 02:40 PM
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  Here's Biomutant Running on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S

  Get a look at some of the next-gen visual upgrades coming very soon.
  
  If you own Biomutant already and have a next-gen console, you may be happy to hear that a next-gen update is coming on September 6 for the open-world adventure game. On the 6th, those who already own Biomutant on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will get free upgrades to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions.
  
  If you do not yet own the game and you want to (we won't judge), you will be able to buy this...

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  Overwatch, Diablo, and Call of Duty Coming to Game Pass

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 09-01-2022, 06:44 PM
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  Overwatch, Diablo, and Call of Duty Coming to Game Pass

  Cross-platform play also confirmed for these Activision Blizzard titles.
  
  Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, took not to the Xbox Wire page but rather to the official Microsoft Blog to talk about some of the changes and concerns over Microsoft's potential acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In the blog, Spencer tries to put to bed fears that long-standing multi-platform titles like Call of Duty would suddenly become Xbox exclusive.
  
  In the blog post, Spencer also says that franchises...

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  Assassin's Creed Mirage Officially Announced

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  • Published: 09-01-2022, 05:45 PM
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  Assassin's Creed Mirage Officially Announced

  The announcement comes shortly after a leak made the rounds online.
  
  Ubisoft has officially confirmed a rumor that sprung up less than a day ago. The company announced via Twitter that the next Assassin's Creed game will be called Assassin's Creed Mirage. They also said that more information will be coming at the Ubisoft Forward event that is planned for next week.
  
  Alongside confirmation of the new game, comes a single screenshot. The image shows off a character that may...

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  343 Industries Delays Next Halo Season, Cancels Local Co-op

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 09-01-2022, 03:41 PM
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  343 Industries Delays Next Halo Season, Cancels Local Co-op

  343's handling of the Halo franchise has left a lot of fans very angry.
  
  343 Industries released the latest roadmap for Halo Infinite today and the news is not exactly great. The roadmap showcases multiple delays, a small amount of new content, and even the outright cancellation of an anticipated feature. The ever shrinking fanbase for Halo Infinite's multiplayer have not taken too kindly to any of this.
  
  Right now in Halo Infinite, the second season has been underway since...

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  The Mortuary Assistant is Being Turned into a Movie

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  • Published: 09-01-2022, 02:43 PM
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  The Mortuary Assistant is Being Turned into a Movie

  
  A feature film adaptation of the horror game is now in production.
  
  The Mortuary Assistant is a fairly competent horror game that released way back in the far-off time of August 2022. As far as new horror games go, it wasn't exactly terrible which meant that it picked up quite the decent following from horror fans of the world. Apparently, it was popular enough that publisher DreadXP and developer DarkStone Digital just announced a film adaptation of the game.
  
  In...

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  Can Counter-Strike Global Offensive Remain at the Top of the Esports Scene Forever?

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  • Published: 08-31-2022, 11:12 PM
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  Can Counter-Strike Global Offensive Remain at the Top of the Esports Scene Forever?

  
  Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the best-known, most popular, and longest-running eSports games in the world. Indeed, the game from Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment has been around since 2012, which is when the eSports scene started to really kick off. Over the last decade, the industry has grown and is now worth over $1 billion.
  
  CS:GO has played a massive part in this success, and it’s hard to imagine it ever being tipped off its perch as one of the top...

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  Lady Gaga Might be the Next Fortnite Concert

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-31-2022, 06:48 PM
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  Lady Gaga Might be the Next Fortnite Concert

  Assuming some leaks and rumors are to be believed.
  
  Several little snippets of leaks are adding up to suggest that Lady Gaga will be the next major concert event coming to Fortnite. The most recent piece of evidence pointing at this becoming a reality comes from a major Fortnite leak and datamining Twitter account, FNLeaksAndInfo.
  
  On their Twitter is an audio clip for an emote named "Jug Band." Jug Band is one of those synced emotes that, as more people join in,...

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  Sons of the Forest Delayed Again

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  • Published: 08-31-2022, 06:04 PM
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  Sons of the Forest Delayed Again

  This is now the second time the game has been delayed.
  
  The open world survival horror game, Sons of the Forest, has once again been hit with a delay. This sequel to the similarly themed game, The Forest, was first slated for release on May 20, 2022. It was then delayed until October 2022. Now, the game has been moved all the way to February 23, 2023.
  
  Developer Endnight Games announced the delay by way of a short tweet. They say that "it has been hard to pinpoint an...

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  Ubisoft Postpones Plan to Decommission Old Games

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  • Published: 08-31-2022, 05:53 PM
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  Ubisoft Postpones Plan to Decommission Old Games

  You can still play these old Ubisoft games, at least for now.
  
  In July, Ubisoft updated their list of decommissioned games to add 15 titles that would soon have their online services turned off. At the time, it was also said that access to several pieces of downloadable content would no longer be accessible by players. There was also a worry that at least one game, Assassin's Creed Liberation HD wouldn't be accessible at all, but Ubisoft made a correction on that one to say the game...

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  A New Rumor Suggests Konami will Make a Big Reveal at Tokyo Game Show

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-31-2022, 05:32 PM
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  A New Rumor Suggests Konami will Make a Big Reveal at Tokyo Game Show

  It's that time again. Time to get your hopes up!
  
  Last year, we were treated to a rumor by VGC that said Konami was working on remasters of the first Metal Gear Solid games, along with a reimagined Castlevania game, plus several new Silent Hill games from various development studios. Well, VGC is back again with another hot Konami rumor that may or may not pan out. Why report on these at all? Because if I have to suffer through this nonsense, then so do you.
  
  According to...

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  NetEase Acquires David Cage's Studio Quantic Dream

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  • Published: 08-31-2022, 04:33 PM
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  NetEase Acquires David Cage's Studio Quantic Dream

  NetEase moves from being a minority stakeholder in Quantic Dreams to outright owning them.
  
  The Chinese gaming and tech giant not named Tencent is again making acquisitions. NetEase Games, a division of NetEase Inc., have acquired the French development studio Quantic Dream.
  
  Quantic Dream is the studio led by David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière. The studio specializes in creating choice-based adventure games that can feature a number of diverging story paths. Some...

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  Full List of Licensed Courses in PGA Tour 2K23

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  • Published: 08-30-2022, 04:29 PM
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  Full List of Licensed Courses in PGA Tour 2K23

  There will be 20 official courses available at launch.
  
  The full list of 20 officially licensed courses available at launch for PGA Tour 2K23 were revealed. There will be 17 courses returning from PGA Tour 2K21 plus three new courses: South Course of Wilmington Country Club, The Renaissance Club, and St. George's Gold and Country Club.
  
  The courses were created using a combination of aerial drone footage, lidar data, high resolution photography, and some additional assets...

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  September 2022 Games with Gold Titles Revealed

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  • Published: 08-30-2022, 03:21 PM
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  September 2022 Games with Gold Titles Revealed

  Ho boy...
  
  Those of you with Xbox Live Gold are getting another mix of games for September 2022 that they can "freely" add to their game collections. Microsoft says that these games are typically valued at $66.96 (USD), but let's just say that value is rather subjective when it comes to the past several months of Games with Gold titles.
  
  These titles will start to be offered starting on September 1. They include Gods Will Fall, Double Kick Heroes, Thrillville,...

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