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  Call of Duty: Warzone Update Includes New Operator and Weapons

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 03-24-2020, 04:38 PM
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  Call of Duty: Warzone Update Includes New Operator and Weapons

  Modern Warfare gets a new map.
  
  Update (March 24, 2020 at 7:18PM ET): The official Infinity Ward Twitter says that this update has been delayed a bit. It will now arrive "in the coming days" and not tonight as originally stated.
  
  Original: The latest Call of Duty focused entry from the Activision Blog details some new content that just dropped for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone. First off, we see that Modern Warfare gets the new Khandor...

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  Sam Fisher Guest Stars in Ghost Recon Breakpoint; Massive Overhaul Update Released

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 03-24-2020, 04:04 PM
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  Sam Fisher Guest Stars in Ghost Recon Breakpoint; Massive Overhaul Update Released

  A free weekend is also coming.
  
  Ubisoft announced the launch of Deep State for Ghost Recon Breakpoint. This second episode of content for the game will add in new missions and see the return of Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher to the franchise. You may recall Sam was briefly added for a mission in the original Ghost Recon: Wildlands in 2018.
  
  The return of old man Sam coincides with a fairly substantial update to the core game. The update is available for everyone but the new...

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  GWENT Finally Released on Android

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  • Published: 03-24-2020, 03:30 PM
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  GWENT Finally Released on Android

  Allows for cross-play with iOS and PC.
  
  CD Projekt Red just released GWENT: The Witcher Card Game on Android today. Today's release allows all Android players to begin building up their card-based army straight away. They can then take those cards and challenge other Android players, iOS users, and PC players thanks to the wonder that is cross-play. If you played this game on a different platform and tied your progress to a GOG.com account, your progress and purchases will carry over...

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  Half-Life: Alyx is Now Available

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 03-23-2020, 12:14 PM
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  Half-Life: Alyx is Now Available

  A new Half-Life game is actually here!
  
  Wow, who could have seen this coming? We finally have a new Half-Life game being released! Valve has just flipped the switch for every VR owner on Steam and Half-Life: Alyx is now released. It's the first Half-Life game released in 13 years. Let that sink in for a little while as Alyx decrypts in the background.
  
  Half-Life: Alyx is available now on Steam for $59.99 (USD). I'm going to do something I don't normally do during the day:...

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  Review: Persona 5 Royal

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 03-23-2020, 11:32 AM
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  Review: Persona 5 Royal

  A master class in improving upon what is already great.
  
  In September 2016, the original release of Persona 5 made its debut in Japan for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. It eventually had its Western market debut in April 2017. The game was developed by P-Studio and published in North America by Atlus. Despite a few minor issues, it was largely regarded as a fantastic JRPG with excellent art, an intriguing cast of characters, enjoyable gameplay, and even a rad soundtrack. Persona...

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  Gabe Newell Talks Epic Games Store, Dislikes the 'Apple Model' of Business

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  • Published: 03-20-2020, 05:15 PM
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  Gabe Newell Talks Epic Games Store, Dislikes the 'Apple Model' of Business

  👀
  
  Valve's Gabe Newell hasn't said too much about the new digital retailer on the market, otherwise known as the Epic Games Store. In an upcoming interview with Edge magazine's Alex Spencer (issue 334), Newell opened up about a number of hot button subjects such as Half-Life: Alyx, the future of VR, and how he views "competition" from the Epic Games Store.
  
  Spencer asked Newell whether or not the competition from the Epic Games Store has affected Valve's...

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons Available Now

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 03-20-2020, 04:12 PM
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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons Available Now

  Explore and decorate until it is done.
  
  A happy Friday to all you would-be island explorers out there. Today marks the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons from Nintendo. This release is another entry in the Animal Crossing franchise, the previous entry having come out in 2012, and is available right now for the Nintendo Switch.
  
  Most of you probably know what Animal Crossing is all about by now. You are a new resident on an island. You are decorating, fishing, and busy...

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  DOOM Eternal Available Now

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 03-20-2020, 03:41 PM
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  DOOM Eternal Available Now

  Rip and tear until it is done.
  
  A happy Friday to all you would-be Doom Slayers out there. Today marks the release of DOOM Eternal from id Software and Bethesda Softworks. This release is a direct sequel to the stellar 2016 DOOM and is available right now for the PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Stadia. All of your purchase options (save for Stadia) can be found here.
  
  Most of you probably know what DOOM Eternal is all about by now. You are the Doom Slayer. You are fighting...

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  Find the Letter H Released Today to Help You Find Some Peace of Mind

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 03-20-2020, 02:01 PM
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  Find the Letter H Released Today to Help You Find Some Peace of Mind

  Relax.
  
  If the stress of DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is too much for you to handle right now, why not relax a bit with something else. That something else could be an indie game called Find the Letter H.
  
  It's a free game with an option to purchase. It's a quiet game. All you do is walk around a pond and look for the letter "H."
  
  The developer, Will, says that they made Find the Letter H last year when they were "going through...

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  GameStop Considers Itself 'Essential Retail' as It Endangers the Lives of Its Employees

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 03-19-2020, 05:31 PM
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  GameStop Considers Itself 'Essential Retail' as It Endangers the Lives of Its Employees

  Imagine being this full of yourself.
  
  GameStop, the physical retailer that sells video games and video game accessories, told all of its stores today that they should remain open. A memo sent to all store managers says that all stores should remain open even if the city or state goes on lockdown to protect against the spread of Covid-19. The retailer told its employees that they, much like grocery stores and pharmacies, are "essential retail" and are thus exempt from abiding...

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  Game Grumps Coming to House Party on March 24

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  • Published: 03-19-2020, 04:12 PM
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  Game Grumps Coming to House Party on March 24

  Dan and Arin of the Game Grumps coming in highly anticipated update.
  
  House Party is a game in which you attend a house party. Oh yeah, you do other stuff while you're there. You do things like interact with others that are at the party. There are apparently over 25 different branching stories that you can try to play through. The developers call it a "sexually charged, 3D point-and-click adventure" that is "all about player choice and partying the way you want."...

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  WRC 9 Announced as New Cross-Gen Title

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  • Published: 03-19-2020, 03:22 PM
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  WRC 9 Announced as New Cross-Gen Title

  Aiming for a September 2020 release.
  
  Nacon (formerly Bigben) and KT Racing announced that WRC 9, the official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship, is in development for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (Epic Games Store). It's targeting a release date of September 3, 2020 for these platforms, with a Nintendo Switch release coming later.
  
  Perhaps the more exciting announcement here is that WRC 9 is also being developed for the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation...

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  Bleeding Edge Launch Trailer

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  • Published: 03-19-2020, 02:01 PM
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  Bleeding Edge Launch Trailer

  Ninja Theory's latest is almost here.
  
  The studio that brought us the fantastic Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and the very decisive DmC: Devil May Cry is about to release something quite a bit different. On March 24, Ninja Theory will release their 4v4 team fighter known as Bleeding Edge.
  
  The game is described as being "fast and frenetic." Much like other team brawlers on the market, Bleeding Edge features a rather eccentric cast of fighters to choose from. Each...

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  Nightdive Re-releases SiN on PC with Numerous Improvements

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  • Published: 03-18-2020, 03:16 PM
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  Nightdive Re-releases SiN on PC with Numerous Improvements

  Full remaster also planned.
  
  Nightdive Studios recently acquired the publishing rights to the original SiN game and wow did they make great use of the acquisition. The studio just re-released this old-school sci-fi shooter on both Steam and GOG with a wide array of improvements and fixes. It's listed as SiN: Gold and everything you're about to see is a prelude to a potential full remastering of the game from Nightdive. This release should be a free upgrade for those who owned the original...

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  Echo is the Latest Overwatch Hero Reveal

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  • Published: 03-18-2020, 01:36 PM
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  Echo is the Latest Overwatch Hero Reveal

  ECHO! Echo! echo! echo. echo...
  
  Blizzard just officially revealed their latest Overwatch Hero addition today. The new character is named Echo and is "an evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence." This character has a name and an origin story and not much else.
  
  Blizzard says that Echo is "coming soon" to the game. This presumably means it will be coming first to public testing and then to the general public, as these...

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