The Biggest Unanswered Questions From The Xbox Games Showcase
Any major event like the Xbox Games Showcase leaves viewers with questions, and this one may have raised more questions than others.
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Stories By Eric Henn
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Streamers Who've Admitted They Wanted To Quit
Whether it's because of the everyday stresses of the job, an especially disturbing incident, or just because they want to try something new, many streaming personalities have thought about calling it quits; a few have even gone through with it.
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Why These Gamers Were Banned From Twitch In 2020
From the deserved, to the questionable, to the downright silly, here are some of the many bans that Twitch issued in 2020.
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The Most Expensive Bugs In Gaming History
As more and more money goes into the gaming industry, mistakes become increasingly devastating for players and developers alike.
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Super Mario Odyssey 2: Will We Ever Get A Sequel?
Despite all the love Super Mario Odyssey has received, so far there's been no official confirmation or denial that a sequel is in the works. However, a few details have given Mario fans hope that Odyssey 2 might be on the horizon.
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This Mistake Changed Final Fantasy 5 Forever
From obviously mistranslated monster and spell names to Faris sporting a swashbuckling dialect that makes Long John Silver sound like a Harvard scholar, the PlayStation release of Final Fantasy 5 was rife with linguistic failings.
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What Every Player Banned From Fortnite Is Doing Now
Let's take a look at some players who caught the business end of a Fortnite ban, and what they've been doing since.
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Next-Gen Gaming Could Look Like Movies
Could the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X make games that look as good as modern-day movies? That's what Epic Games' Kim Libreri believes.
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Player Hilariously Trolls Cheaters
Cheating is a major problem in CS:GO these days. Apparently, a YouTuber named ScriptKid thought the issue was out of hand -- so he decided to do something about it.
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Amazon's Game Is So Bad It's Being Unreleased
Crucible by Amazon Game Studios is off to a rough start. Its first month was so bad that Amazon is sending it back into closed beta.
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Nintendo Finally Apologizes To Switch Owners
Joy-Con drift has been a sore subject for Switch customers, driving some to join a class-action lawsuit against the company. Now, after years of trying to address the problem quietly, Nintendo has finally offered a mea culpa.
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The Dr Disrespect Drama Takes Another Turn
On June 26, Dr Disrespect was hit with a sudden, and supposedly permanent, ban from Twitch. Now the story has gone from mysterious to downright weird, as users of popular gif site Giphy recently noticed that all gifs featuring the streamer seem to have vanished from it.
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We Finally Know Why Mixer Failed
Microsoft's June 22 announcement that it would be shutting down Mixer surprised and shocked the streaming world. Thanks to some new reporting, we now know what might be causing the closure.
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Dr Disrespect Breaks His Silence On Twitch Ban
Last Friday, Dr Disrespect himself took to Twitter to offer his own statement on his recent Twitch ban. It turns out he didn't have much to say.
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Ninja Responds To Bizarre CNBC Claim
Ninja, the ex-Twitch, ex-Mixer, now free agent streaming superstar recently got some pretty surprising news: apparently nobody knows what his real name is.
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The Brime Conspiracy Theory Explained
A conspiracy theory is tying together Ninja and Shroud's decision not to transfer to Facebook Gaming, Dr Disrespect's recent ban from Twitch, and an upcoming streaming service called Brime. Here's the scoop on what the theory claims.
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We Finally Know Why Doom Eternal Was Delayed
Doom Eternal was originally supposed to release in 2019, but was pushed to early 2020. Recently, Bethesda's Pete Hines offered some more insight into the delay, saying that it was inspired by the negative response to Fallout 76.
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The Real Reason Pokemon's Announcement Is Causing An Uproar
Pokemon Unite was announced recently for Switch and mobile devices, and the trailer has certainly united a lot of people against it.
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We Finally Know Who The Villain Is In Marvel's Avengers
The developers behind Marvel's Avengers have finally spilled the beans on who the main villain is in the game.
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Steam Should Start To Worry About The Epic Games Store
Epic's storefront recently hit 13 million concurrent users, which is quite a ways off from Steam's peak of 24.5 million. Still, that figure is enough to match Steam's user count at low ebbs. Here's why Epic's growing numbers should be very concerning to Steam.
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The Sad Truth About Video Game Prices
It's a simple fact that making games is more expensive than it used to be. As technology progresses and games become longer and more advanced, development costs go up, and this is reflected in the climbing price tags attached to those games. Or is it?
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The Real Reason Nintendo Is Slowing Down Its Mobile Gaming
Nintendo's riding high these days. The huge success of the Switch has launched the gaming company back into the spotlight, and a number of massively popular games have again cemented Nintendo as one of the Big Three of console gaming. One area Nintendo doesn't seem as hot on now, however, is mobile.
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The Real Reasons Microsoft Is Shutting Down Mixer
The streaming community was shaken to its core as Microsoft announced that in just one short month, on July 22, 2020, it will be shutting down Mixer for good.
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We Now Know Where Miles Morales Got His Suit
Where does Miles get his suit? There are as many different answers as there are Spider-Man continuities. Let's dig in and find the answer.
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The Real Reason The Last Of Us 2 Is Getting Review Bombed
Within four days after release, The Last of Us Part 2 has gotten thousands of user ratings on Metacritic, more than half of which are as low as they can get.
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The Last Of Us 2 Takes Some Serious Digs At Naughty Dog
It seems The Last of Us Part 2 is looking to court even more controversy -- this time with some in-game collectibles that appear to reference developer Naughty Dog's infamous crunch culture.
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Was The Next Crash Bandicoot Just Leaked?
The Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee seems to have jumped the gun and confirmed the next Crash Bandicoot game before it was even announced.
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