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  Metacritic to Finally Implement Better Moderation to Combat Review Bombing

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-25-2023, 04:13 PM
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  Metacritic to Finally Implement Better Moderation to Combat Review Bombing

  Expect to start seeing these changes in the months ahead.
  
  A long, long overdue overhaul to Metacritic's extremely lax moderation is finally being worked on following yet another round of "abusive and disrespectful" user reviews.
  
  I will say upfront that this story will contain spoilers for the recently released Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC. I would strongly advise you to stop reading right now if you do not want to have anything about that game spoiled...

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  DICE Adds Battlefield Friends 'Recon' Homage in 2042

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-25-2023, 02:30 PM
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  DICE Adds Battlefield Friends 'Recon' Homage in 2042

  A player card and title in honor of Thick44.
  
  Those of us who have been with the Battlefield franchise for a while are probably well aware of who or what Battlefield Friends is. For those unacquainted with their hijinks, Battlefield Friends is an animated web series of three friends (Engineer, Medic, and Recon) and a Noob, who go on a series of adventures through the Battlefield franchise. Each episode mostly focused on various references or in-jokes to the multiplayer component for...

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  First Song Reveals for Samba de Amigo: Party Central

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  • Published: 04-25-2023, 11:43 AM
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  First Song Reveals for Samba de Amigo: Party Central

  Prepare to shake your groove thing.
  
  Sega just shared the first batch of songs that will be included in Samba de Amigo: Party Central. These are the first tracks to be revealed out of the initial lineup of 40 songs that will be included at the launch of the game.
  
  We're looking at tracks from artists like Ariana Grande, Icona Pop, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Carly Rae Jepsen to name a few. These tracks here are in addition to the selection of Sonic the Hedgehog tracks...

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  Final PC Requirements for Diablo 4

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-24-2023, 06:55 PM
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  Final PC Requirements for Diablo 4

  You won't have to sell your soul to run this one.
  
  Blizzard just shared the final PC system requirements that you will need to play Diablo 4. The upcoming action-RPG looks like it won't exactly need the world's most powerful hardware to run, at least at a 720p render resolution and 30 FPS framerate target.
  
  The system requirements shared by Blizzard cover four different graphical options. Those range from that aforementioned 720p render resolution at 30FPS up to 4K resolution...

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  Dead Island 2 Sells Oodles of Copies in First Three Days

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-24-2023, 05:30 PM
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  Dead Island 2 Sells Oodles of Copies in First Three Days

  Over 1 billion zombies have been made extra dead thus far.
  
  Dead Island 2 seems like it's off to a strong start for Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios. The companies announced today that Dead Island 2 has already sold over 1 million copies just in its first three days of being available.
  
  Naturally, some context is needed here. Dead Island 2 shipped across five platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via the Epic Games Store. A million copies...

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  Epic Games Loses Yet Another Court Battle Against Apple

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-24-2023, 04:09 PM
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  Epic Games Loses Yet Another Court Battle Against Apple

  Epic has lost a challenge made to a 2021 ruling that favored Apple.
  
  A new report by Bloomberg sheds light on the latest defeat Epic Games has suffered in court in their legal battle against Apple. On Monday morning, Apple won an appeals court ruling that upholds its App Store's policies against an antitrust challenges brought about by Epic Games.
  
  This ruling was made by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and upholds an earlier decision made in 2021 by a lower-court...

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  Grosvenor Sports Sign-Up Offer

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 04-24-2023, 04:00 PM

  Grosvenor Sports Sign-Up Offer

  The betting industry is developing rapidly every year, and today many bookmakers on the market are trying to offer customers the most favorable conditions for cooperation. This allows you to keep regular customers, as well as attract new users when transferring gifts after registering an account on the network. The following is a detailed description of the Grosvenor Sport Sign Up Offer, which is one of the best bonus programs in this type of betting.
  
  How to use the Grosvenor Sports Si...

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  New Horizon Sequel Quietly Announced Amid Management Reshuffle

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-24-2023, 03:14 PM
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  New Horizon Sequel Quietly Announced Amid Management Reshuffle

  This is in addition to the multiplayer game in development.
  
  Details about a management shuffle on its website led to Guerrilla Games apparently announcing a sequel to Horizon: Forbidden West. The post in question talks about "Aloy's next adventure" along with Guerrilla's "exciting online project."
  
  Studio director Ange and executive producer Angie Smets is parting ways from Guerrilla. She is taking on the role of head of development strategy at PlayStation...

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  It's 2023 and a New GameBoy Color Game was Just Released

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-24-2023, 12:27 PM
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  It's 2023 and a New GameBoy Color Game was Just Released

  Dango Dash out here living like it's 1999.
  
  If you still have a GameBoy Color in good working condition, you may be excited about this one. Incube8 Games and Rebusmind just released Dango Dash for the GameBoy Color.
  
  This is a new platform adventure game that blends "fast-paced action with an engaging story about growing up and fighting for what you believe in." You control Dango as he tries to save his village and take down the evil Hanami ninja clan.
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  There's a Call of Duty Board Game Coming

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  • Published: 04-24-2023, 11:23 AM
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  There's a Call of Duty Board Game Coming

  Teabagging, mom jokes, and slurs sold separately.
  
  There is a Call of Duty board game in the works. It's being called simply Call of Duty: The Board Game and it's in development from Arcane Wonders, Activision Publishing, Genuine Entertainment, and Evolution. Because even the board game version of this franchise requires multiple studios working on it.
  
  Pre-orders will kick off on Kickstarter this fall. There will be a worldwide retail release of Call of Duty: The Board...

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  Discarded Map Rework Coming in Battlefield 2042 Update 4.2.0

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-21-2023, 03:54 PM
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  Discarded Map Rework Coming in Battlefield 2042 Update 4.2.0

  The map rework is just one of many changes coming in this update.
  
  DICE just shared the big changelog for the upcoming Update 4.2.0 for Battlefield 2042. Of note in this update is the inclusion of the latest map to be reworked: Discarded. Of course, there is plenty more included in this update. For instance, you're going to be able to remove attachments from weapons in the Collections Screen.
  
  A few other notable improvements coming with this update include: A showcase of...

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  Steam Puzzle Fest Begins April 24

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-21-2023, 02:12 PM
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  Steam Puzzle Fest Begins April 24

  Riddle me this.
  
  Another Steam "Fest" event is soon to kick off. Valve passed along word that the Steam Puzzle Fest is the next in the "Fest" lineup.
  
  The Steam Puzzle Fest begins on April 24 at 10AM (PT) and will conclude on May 1 at the same time. This week-long event will focus on, you got it, games that include puzzles. These include games that focus on escape room style mechanics, games with physics puzzles, tile matching games, party games, hidden...

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  Dying Light 2 Upgrades the Gore in 'Gut Feeling' Update

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-20-2023, 06:30 PM
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  Dying Light 2 Upgrades the Gore in 'Gut Feeling' Update

  And on the eve of Dead Island 2's release no less.
  
  In a curious case of timing, the folks over at Techland just released a big update for Dying Light 2: Stay Human that makes "major" improvements to both the combat and physics of the game. This update, dubbed the "Gut Feeling" update, includes improvements to the game's visuals and effects to make the combat "more physically rewarding and goresome."
  
  This update also includes some community...

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  Indie Live Expo 2023 Promises to Show Over 300 Titles

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  • Published: 04-20-2023, 03:09 PM
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  Indie Live Expo 2023 Promises to Show Over 300 Titles

  Two days. Over 300 games.
  
  The biannual digital showcase focused on indie games, indie developers, indie fans, but not Indiana Jones, is set to take place from May 20 through May 21. The INDIE Live Expo 2023 will be the home to over 300 indie games and DLC that are releasing in the future or just released.
  
  The first day will focus on new and never-before-seen full games. There will also be a look at DLC that has not been revealed yet. News and other updates will also be...

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  THQ Nordic to Hold a New Showcase in August

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-20-2023, 12:08 PM
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  THQ Nordic to Hold a New Showcase in August

  Expect to see games like Alone in the Dark and Trine 5.
  
  It may only be April 20th right now, but THQ Nordic is already looking forward to August. Specifically, August 11, 2023 at 3PM (ET) as that is when they will hold their Digital Showcase 2023 event. It is here that the company will provide some world premiere announcements as well as showing off some previously announced games.
  
  This year's show will provide new looks at the upcoming Alone in the Dark game, along with...

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