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  Sony to Retire Unused PlayStation 5 Feature that Encouraged Positivity

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2022, 06:59 PM
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  Sony to Retire Unused PlayStation 5 Feature that Encouraged Positivity

  That headline almost reads as satire.
  
  Sony says that they will soon retire a PlayStation 5 launch feature that has gone largely unused. The system's Accolades feature will be killed off in Fall 2022 because there just hasn't been that many people making use of it.
  
  The statement by Sony, relayed by TheSixthAxis, says that since launch, the Accolades feature is one of the least used features on the platform. Accolades were a way of encouraging players to share a more positive...

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  Dying Light 2 Update 1.5 to Include Second Chapter of New Story Content

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2022, 06:42 PM
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  Dying Light 2 Update 1.5 to Include Second Chapter of New Story Content

  This new chapter will be free to everyone.
  
  The second seasonal chapter for Dying Light 2 Stay Human will be out in "a couple weeks." This new chapter, entitled "A Huntress and a Hag," will be free to everyone that owns the base game and will ship alongside the 1.5 update for the game.
  
  In "A Huntress and a Hag" players will be introduced to Shen Xiu, a "mysterious Chapter Agent and expert tracker who has a very special task for the Nightrunners."...

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  Battlefield 2042 Update 1.2 Includes Kaleidoscope Overhaul, Player Stats, and More

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2022, 05:21 PM
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  Battlefield 2042 Update 1.2 Includes Kaleidoscope Overhaul, Player Stats, and More

  This update will arrive on Tuesday, August 2.
  
  DICE just released the full update changelog for the upcoming 1.2 update hitting Battlefield 2042. This update is slated to go live across all platforms on Tuesday, August 2.
  
  This seems to be a pretty major update in the grand scheme of things. This update will offer the reworked version of Kaleidoscope. This update will also introduce the first style and tone changes for the Specialists. The updates coming to Kaleidoscope...

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  Blizzard to Potentially Sell Overwatch Skins for $45

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2022, 03:55 PM
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  Blizzard to Potentially Sell Overwatch Skins for $45

  So long loot boxes, hello overpriced microtransactions.
  
  When Overwatch 2 launches later this year, the loot boxes we have all come to know and hate will be no more. Replacing the RNG-filled boxes will be seasonal Battle Passes and apparently some optional cosmetic microtransactions that will allow you to, presumably, buy the skins you want without delay.
  
  This all sounds super great, until you hear that Blizzard recently sent out a survey that seems to suggest they are...

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  Getting Your Business Ready for Temporary Workers

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 08-01-2022, 01:12 PM
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  Getting Your Business Ready for Temporary Workers

  There can be a lot of reasons why you might be hiring temporary or seasonal workers - maybe you are in a slow economy, or your business needs a specific goal dealt with in the short term. Whatever the situation may be, it is important to make sure that your business is equipped to handle temporary workers properly.
  
  Temporary staff can be incredibly valuable, but only if you are actually prepared to take them in. How do you prepare for temporary workers, and what steps are necessary...

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  Five Ways to Get Better in Ready or Not Game

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 08-01-2022, 11:43 AM
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  Five Ways to Get Better in Ready or Not Game

  Ready or Not is an enjoyable and exciting game. Even though it’s a terrific game, there are times when it can be a little unpolished. Fortunately, tons of really awesome Ready or Not Mods are available that soften those edges or add something fresh and exciting. While you can count on these awesome mods, it can be frustrating when you fail to win. If you want to improve your chances of winning, here are some tips that’ll help make you an expert player!
  
  
  

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  Nier: Automata's Mystery Door was an Elaborate Ruse

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-29-2022, 03:13 PM
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  Nier: Automata's Mystery Door was an Elaborate Ruse

  It started with a door and ended in a way very few people expected.
  
  Recently, a Reddit user known as sadfutago posted a video on Reddit that showed a door, a hallway, and a location that no other Nier: Automata player had ever seen before. It sent the community into a frenzy. How did that door appear? What is the meaning behind the church location behind the door?
  
  In June, sadfutago posted a simple thread asking the community for some help in opening a mysterious door...

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  Valve Restricts What Can Appear on Steam Store Images

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-29-2022, 01:36 PM
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  Valve Restricts What Can Appear on Steam Store Images

  Valve putts their foot down on review scores, discounts, and more from being shown on Steam game banners.
  
  Valve will soon implement some new restrictions on what can and cannot appear on the graphical assets that developers and publishers use in their Steam store listings. Starting September 1, game banner art (referred by Valve as "Capsules") can no longer include things like review scores, accolades, current sale discounts, and more.
  
  These banner art pieces...

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  Valve Shares Good News About Steam Deck Shipments

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-29-2022, 12:18 PM
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  Valve Shares Good News About Steam Deck Shipments

  Everyone with a current reservation will get their emails before the end of the year.
  
  If you have been waiting patiently for the day when your Steam Deck email would show up, Valve has some great news to share with you. The company says that they are going to be able to fulfill demand for the Steam Deck sooner than they had anticipated.
  
  Valve says that they have just updated reservation windows for the Steam Deck. Specifically, "everyone who's currently in the reservation...

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  As Complaints Grow, Mojang Says They Won't Back Down from Minecraft's New Reporting System

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-28-2022, 06:10 PM
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  As Complaints Grow, Mojang Says They Won't Back Down from Minecraft's New Reporting System

  The new system will let players report chat messages in multiplayer games, even in private servers.
  
  A new user reporting system was just added to a pre-release build of Minecraft that has large swaths of the community crying foul. As part of this week's 1.19.1 update to Minecraft, this new reporting system allows players both on private, self-hosted servers and Mojang-hosted servers to flag inappropriate chat messages. These messages will then, allegedly, be reviewed by Mojang and...

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  Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Delayed Until November

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-28-2022, 04:52 PM
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  Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Delayed Until November

  The Left 4 Dead style co-op FPS has been delayed by a couple of months.
  
  The co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has been delayed. The game, which was set to be out on September 13 has now been pushed back until November 30, 2022 on PC. The Xbox Series X|S release is coming a bit later than that.
  
  The delay announcement was made earlier today from Fatshark CEO Martin Wahlund through Twitter. Wahlund says that the team is "not excited" about this delay, but...

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  PlayStation 5 is Finally Getting 1440p Support

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-28-2022, 04:30 PM
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  PlayStation 5 is Finally Getting 1440p Support

  A new beta firmware update is adding in one of the community's most requested features.
  
  Today, a new beta firmware update is rolling out to some PlayStation 5 users that will finally introduce 1440p support. This update is currently being tested by those who have been invited into the beta program and will hopefully see a full public release within a few weeks' time.
  
  This beta firmware offers support for 1440p HDMI video output. If the game you are playing supports 1440p...

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  Star Citizen's Latest Update Doubles the Capacity of Servers

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-28-2022, 03:08 PM
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  Star Citizen's Latest Update Doubles the Capacity of Servers

  There is also a new dynamic event, more ships to explore, a new drivable vehicle, and more.
  
  Cloud Imperium Games just released Star Citizen's Alpha 3.17.2 update today. This update includes the new Siege of Orison dynamic event. It also adds in more derelict ships and outposts to explore, includes the first AI planetary nav mesh, adds the drivable Anvil Centurion anti-aircraft vehicle, and more. Perhaps more importantly, it also doubles the server capacity from 50 to 100 players per...

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  Steam Survival Fest Starts August 1

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-28-2022, 02:39 PM
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  Steam Survival Fest Starts August 1

  Here a fest, there a fest, everywhere a fest fest.
  
  In case you were starting to come down off your high from the most recent Steam Fest, that being the Steam VR Fest that ended just three days ago, Valve has you covered already. On August 1st, the Steam Survival Fest will begin!
  
  From August 1 - August 8, Steam will run the Steam Survival Fest. It will include demos. It will include discounts on games. The only thing it won't include is mud to build a hut out of and jars...

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  Steam Client Update for July 27, 2022

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-27-2022, 04:34 PM
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  Steam Client Update for July 27, 2022

  Haven't had one of these bad boys in a while.
  
  Remember when Steam was still in its infancy and every update was a relatively major news event? Those have largely gone by the wayside these days as Steam updates are a dime a dozen and outside of a new feature here or there, there really isn't much to write about when a new update lands.
  
  Today's update is no different. Frankly, I'm just writing about this new update because I happened to see that it was just released, and...

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