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  Bungie is Increasing the Price of Destiny 2's Seasons

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  • Published: 05-04-2023, 06:28 PM
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  Bungie is Increasing the Price of Destiny 2's Seasons

  Bad news for those who buy each Season individually.
  
  In their latest edition of This Week at Bungie, the studio behind Destiny 2 announces a price increase coming for standalone Season purchases. These Seasons, when purchased either on their own or as part of each expansion release, allows players access to limited-time activities and story content roughly every three months.
  
  Starting with Season of the Deep, expected to go live on May 23, 2023, each Season Pass will go...

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  Respawn Finds Single Line of Code that Caused Months of Issues for Apex Legends Players

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  • Published: 05-04-2023, 06:03 PM
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  Respawn Finds Single Line of Code that Caused Months of Issues for Apex Legends Players

  It was like "finding a needle in a haystack."
  
  For months now, Apex Legends players have been complaining about issues where various weapon sound effects and visual effects just flat out stopped playing during a match. The issue seemed to start for most of those impacted around the start of Season 16, which began in February 2023.
  
  The story of this bug and how Respawn arrived at the fix is quite interesting. Thankfully for all of us, they shared the entire story...

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  Redfall's Disastrous Release is Phil Spencer's Fault

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  • Published: 05-04-2023, 05:10 PM
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  Redfall's Disastrous Release is Phil Spencer's Fault

  The Head of Xbox assumes "full responsibility."
  
  Blame Phil. Really, he said it's ok to blame him. For what? For the overwhelmingly negative response to the recent release of Redfall. And, which Phil are we blaming? Phil Spencer, of course. The Head of Xbox himself says that he takes "full responsibility" for that game and the everything that's wrong with it.
  
  Spencer's noble self-sacrifice here was shared during a lengthy interview on the Kinda Funny...

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  Shadowman: Darque Legacy Announced

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  • Published: 05-04-2023, 02:26 PM
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  Shadowman: Darque Legacy Announced

  The comic series jumps to the world of video games.
  
  A video game adaptation of the Shadowman comic series is in development from Blowfish Studios. Shadowman: Darque Legacy is an upcoming action-horror game being worked on for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC for both Steam and Epic Games Store.
  
  Blowfish, in partnership with Valiant Entertainment, aims to place you in the shoes of Jack Boniface and other Shadowmen as they go up against...

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  Ten Minutes of Creepy Amnesia: The Bunker Gameplay

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  • Published: 05-04-2023, 01:16 PM
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  Ten Minutes of Creepy Amnesia: The Bunker Gameplay

  Run, run as fast as you can...
  
  It has been a little bit of time since we last got a good look at the upcoming Amnesia: The Bunker, but that all changes today. A 10-minute long gameplay video for the upcoming horror title from Frictional Games was shared. It gives just a little taste of the scares that await you in this totally normal World War I bunker.
  
  The last we heard about Amnesia: The Bunker came a little under a month ago when word was shared that the game had been...

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  What You Need to Know for Upcoming Texas Chain Saw Massacre Test

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  • Published: 05-04-2023, 11:15 AM
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  What You Need to Know for Upcoming Texas Chain Saw Massacre Test

  It's all quite technical.
  
  Gun Interactive just shared the details on what you should expect for the upcoming Technical Test for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. This asymmetrical horror title will have a test running from Thursday, May 25 through to Monday, May 29. This test will be focusing specifically on the PC version of the game.
  
  The purpose of the Technical Test is to collect data on the technical performance the the capabilities of the latest playable build for The...

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  Counter-Strike Used to Share Reality of Invasion of Ukraine with Russians

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  • Published: 05-03-2023, 03:09 PM
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  Counter-Strike Used to Share Reality of Invasion of Ukraine with Russians

  Custom maps are being used to bypass Russian media restrictions.
  
  According to a report by GamesRadar+, a Finnish newspaper us making use of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to share reports of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These reports allow anybody playing the game, particularly those in Russia, to see the reality of what Russia's army is doing instead of the typical Russian propaganda the state media deems they should see.
  
  Helsingin Sanomat launched a new Counter-Strike...

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  Xbox and Starfield Showcases Confirmed for June

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  • Published: 05-03-2023, 02:17 PM
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  Xbox and Starfield Showcases Confirmed for June

  Wasn't this already announced?
  
  Microsoft just announced that there will be an Xbox Games Showcase streamed live on June 11 at 10AM (PT). The Xbox Wire announcement suggests we will see a blend of both first-party and third-party titles that are coming to Xbox platforms in the months and possibly years ahead.
  
  There were no specific developers or games shared in today's announcement. All we can say with certainty is that the titles shown off will be coming to Xbox, PC, and...

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  First Trailer for the Gran Turismo Movie

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  • Published: 05-02-2023, 04:47 PM
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  First Trailer for the Gran Turismo Movie

  It's got cars and they're going fast. That's all it needs.
  
  The first trailer for the upcoming Gran Turismo film by Neil Blomkamp made its debut earlier today. The film is obviously based off of the racing game franchise of the same name, but there are a few liberties being taken here or there for this film adaptation.
  
  Blomkamp, who is perhaps best known for directing movies like District 9 and Elysium, puts his own spin on that deep Gran Turismo lore for this film. Based...

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  Game Pass Referral Program Opens Doors to Two-Week Trials

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  • Published: 05-02-2023, 04:17 PM
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  Game Pass Referral Program Opens Doors to Two-Week Trials

  Friends can now get 14 days of PC Game Pass for free.
  
  Microsoft announced a new referral program that will allow existing Game Pass subscribers to refer friends for a free 14-day trial to the service. Each person with either Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass will be able to send up to five referrals by clicking on the new "Give PC Game Pass" button from the Game Pass home screen.
  
  Each of these trials can be redeemed for access to a 14-day PC Game Pass trial...

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  Guardian Games Begins in Destiny 2

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  • Published: 05-02-2023, 03:47 PM
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  Guardian Games Begins in Destiny 2

  The friendly competition between Guardians is now underway.
  
  Each year in Destiny 2 the Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans engage in a little friendly competition called Guardian Games. This event allows you to play the game and push your favorite class to a hopeful victory. The free in-game event starts today and will run for three weeks, ending when the current Season of Defiance ends on May 23.
  
  Like in previous years, players will earn Medallions for performing certain tasks...

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  Redfall Releases to Unfortunate Reviews, Glitches, and Performance Woes

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  • Published: 05-02-2023, 03:04 PM
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  Redfall Releases to Unfortunate Reviews, Glitches, and Performance Woes

  Move over Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, your issues are old news.
  
  Arkane Austin and Bethesda released their open-world vampire slaying game Redfall today and it's not great. I'll say it. It's not great. Still, if you are interested in finding out for yourself if it's good or not, you can presently play Redfall on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass.
  
  In Redfall, you assume control over one of four vampire slayers as they try to rid the city of Redfall, Massachusetts from a bunch...

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  Super Mario Bros. Movie Surpasses $1 Billion Gross Revenue

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  • Published: 05-01-2023, 05:03 PM
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  Super Mario Bros. Movie Surpasses $1 Billion Gross Revenue

  The milestone was hit roughly one month after release.
  
  Nintendo, Universal, and Illumination Entertainment really struck gold with The Super Mario Bros. Movie as global box office gross revenues have now surpassed the $1 billion mark. Variety's report on this milestone came on April 29th, meaning that the number is probably a fair bit higher now after the past weekend has come and gone.
  
  The Super Mario Bros. Movie is also the first film release in 2023 to surpass the $1...

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  Spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are Leaking Online

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  • Published: 05-01-2023, 01:48 PM
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  Spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are Leaking Online

  You should probably stay off the Internet for a while if concerned.
  
  With The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom being just a week and a half away from release, it stands to reason that some people are getting their copies earlier than they should. It also stands to reason that because people are getting copies early, they want to share the game with others for a quick 15 minutes of fame.
  
  Well, this obviously means that there are now spoilers out there for Tears of the...

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  First of Many Performance Patches Released for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

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  • Published: 05-01-2023, 01:11 PM
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  First of Many Performance Patches Released for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

  More updates are already promised.
  
  A new update for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was released on May first specifically for the PC version of the game. This update supposedly tackles some of the title's massive performance and technical issues that were so bad EA had to issue a public statement on the day of the game's release.
  
  Today's update is specific to the PC release of the game. The update says that it offers "performance improvements for non-raytraced rendering."...

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