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  Travis Scott Earned $20 Million for Fortnite Concert

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 12-01-2020, 04:24 PM
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  Travis Scott Earned $20 Million for Fortnite Concert

  A big payday for a record breaking event.
  
  According to a new article from Forbes, the one and only superstar Travis Scott earned one hell of a paycheck for his virtual concert in Fortnite. The event, which took place in April, reportedly drew in a record breaking number of concurrent Fortnite players. More than 12.3 million people were online at the same time experiencing the spectacle.
  
  Forbes reports that the virtual concert earned the hip-hop star a cool $20 million...

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  New Master Level for DOOM Eternal Now Available

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  • Published: 12-01-2020, 04:04 PM
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  New Master Level for DOOM Eternal Now Available

  Featuring new challenges and rewards.
  
  The Master Levels for DOOM Eternal have been few and far between. The game launched with just one Master Level, or two if you had pre-ordered. There was a promise of more to come in the future. Thankfully, there is a new one available right now.
  
  Today, a new Master Level was released for DOOM Eternal. That brings the total up to a whopping three Master Level maps. Fans can download and play the Super Gore Nest Master Level. To those...

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  Worms Rumble Launch Trailer

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  • Published: 12-01-2020, 02:39 PM
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  Worms Rumble Launch Trailer

  Warms royale.
  
  Team17 launched the latest entry in their Worms franchise today. Unlike most of their other entries, this one is a battle royale fight to the death available for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC platforms. Worms Rumble brings fast and frantic real-time action to the series for the first time.
  
  Today's launch includes three diverse maps: Missile Mall, Portal Park, and Transforming Towers. There are plans for free additional content and updates in the...

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  Chronos: Before the Ashes Trailer

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  • Published: 12-01-2020, 02:12 PM
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  Chronos: Before the Ashes Trailer

  Now available on PC and consoles.
  
  If you've been hoping for a brand new action-RPG, you are in luck today. Today marks the release of Chronos: Before the Ashes on the PC, Stadia, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 platforms. This game is actually said to serve as a prequel to the story in 2019's hit action-RPG Remnant: From the Ashes. Just don't expect the game to play like its spiritual successor.
  
  In Chronos: Before the Ashes, you will enter into a labyrinth full of challenges...

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  Everspace Arrives on Stadia

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  • Published: 12-01-2020, 01:39 PM
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  Everspace Arrives on Stadia

  Roguelike space shooter to hit Stadia.
  
  Rockfish Games just announced that their "roguelike space shooter" Everspace will be coming out on Stadia come December 1. To those keeping track at home, today is December 1 at the time of this writing. This Stadia release joins the two million lifetime sales of the game on the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.
  
  Everspace will be free to claim for those with Stadia Pro subscriptions. Otherwise, the price will be $29.99 (USD) at...

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  Development of Gambling and Video Games in Japan

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  • Published: 12-01-2020, 01:19 PM

  Development of Gambling and Video Games in Japan

  Japan has been the leader in game development for so long that some parts of the world believe all games are from this island country. The last few years haven’t been so kind to the gambling industry, though, since casino games from the west have become more prominent these days. That doesn’t mean Japanese consumers have totally deserted games developed by their own.
  
  
  Here’s why Japan is regarded as a leader in the gaming world; Nintendo arcade and Classic...

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  How Gambling Has Impacted the Video Game Industry

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 12-01-2020, 11:26 AM

  How Gambling Has Impacted the Video Game Industry

  
  Some folks love playing video games, others like to gamble, many love both and sometimes at the same time. Today, gambling and gaming are so intertwined that we often use these words as synonyms with no distinction between them. It wasn’t always so, as maybe just a decade ago, there was a clear difference between playing high stake poker and shooting Nazi zombies while playing Sniper Elite. When did things start to mix to this point where gambling is becoming an integral part of video...

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  VR Headset Spending to Surpass $1 Billion in 2020

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  • Published: 11-30-2020, 03:51 PM
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  VR Headset Spending to Surpass $1 Billion in 2020

  New information from market analyst Omdia.
  
  According to the latest research by market analyst firm Omdia (via GI.biz), spending on VR headsets will surpass $1.1 billion in 2020. Notably, there will be a rough total of 6.4 million VR headsets sold in 2020.
  
  The research by Omdia continues on to suggest that VR content revenues will hit $4 billion in 2025, of which 90% will be from games. In 2025, the combined hardware and software value of VR will be worth nearly $10 billion,...

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  Hwang Returns to Soulcalibur Franchise

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  • Published: 11-30-2020, 03:13 PM
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  Hwang Returns to Soulcalibur Franchise

  Series mainstay is back for Soulcalibur VI.
  
  A series mainstay, Hwang Seong-gyeong will return very soon to the Soulcalibur franchise when he appears as DLC #13 for Soulcalibur VI. Hwang is a part of Season Pass 2 for the game. He aims to "fight against evil and strike down anyone or anything that represents it."
  
  Some bits of DLC 14 were also mentioned alongside today's reveal of Hwang. DLC 14 will add a bunch of new content for the Character Creation Set. There...

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  The Good Life Aiming for Summer 2021 Release

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  • Published: 11-30-2020, 02:52 PM
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  The Good Life Aiming for Summer 2021 Release

  The White Owls Inc. developed game has a new publisher.
  
  Today, it was announced that The Irregular Corporation will serve as the publisher for White Owls Inc.'s upcoming "freestyle RPG" known as The Good Life. A new trailer was released today that shows off an updated look at the game that was Kickstarted over a year ago by more than 12,000 fans.
  
  Yes, this is the same The Good Life that is the brainchild of Swery. You may recognize his name for his work on Deadly...

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  Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Reveal Trailer

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  • Published: 11-30-2020, 01:53 PM
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  Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Reveal Trailer

  Hot on the heels of last week's surprise release.
  
  Last week, a little whoopsie resulted in the Brotherhood of Steel showing up in Appalachia a bit earlier than expected for Fallout 76 fans. The content wasn't technically supposed to be out until this week, but an early release on the Xbox platform meant that Bethesda simply released it early for everyone else instead of rolling back the update on one platform.
  
  Today, we have a new trailer to share with you for this Steel...

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  Switch Release of DOOM Eternal is Coming Very Soon

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  • Published: 11-30-2020, 01:31 PM
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  Switch Release of DOOM Eternal is Coming Very Soon

  Release date revealed today for Switch owners.
  
  It has been a long time coming, but the release date for DOOM Eternal for the Nintendo Switch is finally known to the world. That date is none other than December 8. December 8 is the date in which the game will launch digitally on the Switch.
  
  The Switch version of the game was developed in pa partnership with Panic Button. This is the same studio that brought over Switch ports of the 2016 DOOM, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus,...

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  Video Game Loot Boxes - Another way to play?

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  • Published: 11-30-2020, 12:43 PM

  Video Game Loot Boxes - Another way to play?

  
  Loot boxes have become the centre of controversy ever since they began appearing as a standard feature in many video games. They have been equated with what is on offer at casinos – canadagamblingonline.com provides an excellent guide to the online gambling market in Canada and what is available – because they share characteristics of providing virtual games of chances, where the odds are stacked against the player in favour of the house. And they also appeal to the same psychological...

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  Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Reveal Delayed Until After Release

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  • Published: 11-27-2020, 02:17 PM
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  Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Reveal Delayed Until After Release

  Original plan was to have it be revealed pre-release.
  
  Originally, CD Projekt Red was going to reveal their DLC plans for Cyberpunk 2077 ahead of the game's release. Like with most things concerning this game, it seems as though this has also been postponed to a later date. Now, the plan seems to be that we will learn about the post-release DLC plans for Cyberpunk 2077 only after the game is released on December 10th.
  
  This news originally came via CD Projekt Red's quarterly...

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  GreedFall Coming to Next-gen with Additional Content

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  • Published: 11-27-2020, 01:09 PM
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  GreedFall Coming to Next-gen with Additional Content

  Comes after the game surpassed 1 million sales.
  
  GreedFall, the action-RPG that proved to us that it was a mighty impressive experience, is now coming to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This news comes hot on the heels of word that the game has surpassed 1 million copies sold in less than a year.
  
  NACON and Focus Home Interactive came to a new agreement that will see the action-RPG appearing on the next-gen platforms. There is no word just yet on when the next-gen...

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