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  Embracer Group Starts to Close Studios After Multi-Billion Dollar Deal Falls Through

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-04-2023, 03:26 PM
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  Embracer Group Starts to Close Studios After Multi-Billion Dollar Deal Falls Through

  The company announced in June it would start closing studios and laying off employees.
  
  Campfire Cabal has been shut down by Embracer Group. Campfire Cabal is the first studio being shut down by Embracer after a deal worth $2 billion (USD) fell through several months back.
  
  The closure of Campfire Cabal was first shared on LinkedIn (via bogorad222 on Twitter) by Bruno-Christian Belibou, the now former executive producer at Campfire Cabal.
  
  Campfire Cabal first...

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  Valve Hits Reset Button on CS:GO Tournaments

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2023, 04:31 PM
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  Valve Hits Reset Button on CS:GO Tournaments

  No business agreements allowed between pro teams and tournament organizers.
  
  For years now, Valve has kept a rather hands-off approach to the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. That's all about to come to an end as the studio announced major sweeping changes to the rules that apply to CS:GO tournament organizers.
  
  Despite these statements being made today, August 3, 2023, the changes will not go into effect until 2025.
  
  In short, these changes...

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  Baldur's Gate 3 is Out Now on PC

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2023, 03:09 PM
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  Baldur's Gate 3 is Out Now on PC

  No longer in Early Access, the full game is here, bear sex and all.
  
  Larian Studios has just released their Dungeons & Dragons fueled RPG that has been in development for about six years and in Early Access for about three years. Today's release is for the full game and can be picked up for PC on Steam, GOG, and Nvidia GeForce Now.
  
  Today's release of Baldur's Gate 3 comes more than 20 years after the release of Baldur's Gate 2.
  
  Players will have 12 classes...

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  Baldur's Gate 3 Probably Not on Xbox Until 2024 Due to Series S

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-02-2023, 06:51 PM
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  Baldur's Gate 3 Probably Not on Xbox Until 2024 Due to Series S

  There is no exclusivity deal, it's simply a matter of the Xbox Series S.
  
  An Xbox release of Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3 is still coming but it probably won't be out for a long while. The reason isn't due to any sort of timed exclusive deal inked with Sony, but rather because of issues related to the Xbox Series S.
  
  Larian Studios' director of publishing Michael Douse took to Twitter to very heavily imply that issues related to Microsoft's weaker Series console may not...

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  Poll: What Do You Think About AI Generated Content?

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2023, 06:37 PM
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  Poll: What Do You Think About AI Generated Content?

  6 Voters

  I support the use of AI in any and all cases (Full AI articles, image creation, fully recreating a person's voice, etc.)	16.67%	1 vote
  I support the use of AI but only when it is used to help humans ("Smart" writing suggestions, search engine results, smart home devices, etc.)	83.33%	5 votes
  I do not support the use of AI in any situation	0%	0 votes

  The poll is expired.

  The future of "journalism" or a never ending disaster?
  
  Over the past several months, many media outlets have made major pushes to automate their content output with AI generated articles. Some groups, such as Gamurs, had the audacity to put up a job listing for an AI Editor that would help facilitate the creation of 250 AI generated articles per week. That situation is made all the worse by the fact that Gamurs had just laid off roughly 40% of its workforce only a month before...

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  Remnant 2 Sells 1 Million in First Week

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2023, 05:28 PM
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  Remnant 2 Sells 1 Million in First Week

  Proof that it is possible to make a really fun third-person co-op shooter.
  
  Gearbox Publishing announces that Remnant 2 has sold over one million copies since its launch on July 25, 2023. This sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes once again blends together co-op survival with third-person shooting action.
  
  Gearbox Publishing also notes that Remnant 2 has "more than doubled the number of concurrent players at launch" compared to the original title. The publisher also...

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  SiN Reloaded Put on Hold

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2023, 04:12 PM
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  SiN Reloaded Put on Hold

  Nightdive says they'll get back to it at a later date.
  
  Nightdive Studios took to the Steam listing for SiN Reloaded to announce that the project has been put on hold at their studio. SiN Reloaded being a remastered take on the original 1998 FPS from Ritual Entertainment.
  
  The update to the Steam listing for SiN Reloaded says that the project is currently on hold and will be tackled "at a later date." It seems as though the studio just has a bit too much going...

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  New Alone in the Dark Teaser Trailer

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2023, 02:52 PM
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  New Alone in the Dark Teaser Trailer

  Get another look at this "love letter" to the original game.
  
  We finally get another look at the upcoming Alone in the Dark game. Today's new trailer shows just a tiny bit more of the thrills and chills that await our protagonists, including a look at the Dark Man.
  
  Alone in the Dark is said to be a "love letter to the ground-breaking original" game. Players will get to experience the story through the experiences of two different protagonists: Edward...

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  Atlas Fallen 'Lord of the Sands' Trailer

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-01-2023, 01:30 PM
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  Atlas Fallen 'Lord of the Sands' Trailer

  Another look at this action-RPG ahead of its release.
  
  Focus Entertainment and Deck13 Interactive shares yet another new trailer for their upcoming action-RPG, Atlas Fallen. This trailer comes about a week and a half ahead of the game's scheduled release on August 10 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
  
  This new trailer, Lord of the Sands, includes new gameplay footage and a "jaw-dropping vision of your journey in Atlas Fallen."
  
  Atlas Fallen...

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  New PlayStation 5 Update Lets You Mute the Power On Beep

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-31-2023, 07:16 PM
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  New PlayStation 5 Update Lets You Mute the Power On Beep

  Plus Dolby Atmos support, new accessibility features, and much more.
  
  A new beta is underway for the PlayStation 5 system software. This update includes some very nice new features, including several new accessibility features, support for Dolby Atmos audio, improvements for ease of use of the PS5 dashboard, support for larger M.2 drives, and much more. However, there is one addition that seems to be getting the most attention from fans and that is the addition of a new option that...

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  Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition Released

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-31-2023, 03:44 PM
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  Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition Released

  What's old is new again.
  
  Apogee Entertainment and Nightdive Studios just released Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition today for PC. You're able to pick it up right now through either GOG or Steam for $19.99 (USD), or less if you buy it on sale during the launch period.
  
  Like other modern releases from Nightdive Studios, Rise of the Triad has been brought over to the KEX engine. Today's relesae features 4K graphics, 60+ frames per second, ultrawide resolution support, increased...

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  Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker Finale Begins in Patch 6.5

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-31-2023, 03:19 PM
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  Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker Finale Begins in Patch 6.5

  First details for Patch 6.5 revealed to fans of the MMO.
  
  Following last week's big reveals of Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail and Final Fantasy 14 for Xbox, Square Enix offers up yet another Final Fantasy 14 related update. Today, the studio reveals some of the first details on Patch 6.5 coming soon for this MMORPG.
  
  Patch 6.5 is titled "Growing Light" and will mark the end of the main story threads for the Endwalker expansion while also leading into the upcoming...

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  Path of Exile 2 is Now a Standalone Sequel, Closed Beta Coming June 2024

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-30-2023, 01:43 PM
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  Path of Exile 2 is Now a Standalone Sequel, Closed Beta Coming June 2024

  This expansion has grown to becoming a full blown sequel.
  
  Path of Exile 2 has gone from being merely an expansion to the original Path of Exile to being a full standalone sequel. Announced at ExileCon 2019, Path of Exile was originally slated to just be an expansion to the free-to-play ARPG. With this weekend's latest reveal at ExileCon 2023, game director Jonathan Rogers says that the scope of Path of Exile 2 "continued to grow and grow."
  
  The decision was made...

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  Woo Casino Review: Australian Online Casino 2023

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 07-29-2023, 11:56 PM

  Woo Casino Review: Australian Online Casino 2023

  When you hear the word 'casino', what's the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the flickering lights of slot machines, the tension in the air around poker tables, or perhaps the swirl of numbers on a roulette wheel? But now, imagine all that excitement right in the palm of your hand. Sounds amazing, right? Enter Woo Casino. Woo Casino burst onto the Australian scene and has since become a force to be reckoned with in the world of online casinos. Let's dive deeper and understand what makes Woo C...

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  Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail Expansion Coming Summer 2024

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 07-28-2023, 04:50 PM
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  Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail Expansion Coming Summer 2024

  Will also include a major graphical overhaul.
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  Dawntrail is the name of the fifth expansion for the widely acclaimed MMO, Final Fantasy 14 Online. This new expansion is expected to be released in the summer of 2024 for PC, PlayStation, and for the first time ever, Xbox.
  
  Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail will bring in a ton of new content to the game, as you may have come to expect from a fresh expansion release. Included in the content will be an increased level cap,...

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