Activision is all about pleasing its shareholders. And in order to keep that growth train chugging, the company has had to make some pretty seedy decisions. It's time you learn about them. This is the shady side of Activision.
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Fortnite: Battle Royale's gliders aren't just awesome looking -- they're handy traversal tools. Epic has been testing the ability to re-deploy them for the past week, and according to the company, the results have been "positive." So glider re-deploy isn't going anywhere. At least for now.
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Looking for a new game to play this Halloween? Were you a fan of Undertale, the widely loved indie RPG released in 2015? If both of those are true, you may want to download the newest title from Undertale creator Toby Fox. It's called Deltarune, and it's free to install right now.
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You're probably sick and tired of hearing about how popular Fortnite is, but there's a good chance one Fortnite-related statistic can still shock you, and it has to do with how many Nintendo Switch consoles have downloaded the game since June. Spoiler: it's a lot.
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Sony has announced which games are coming to PlayStation Plus in November, and it's safe to say the lineup has a little something for everyone. PlayStation Plus subscribers can look forward to Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Yakuza Kiwami, along with several other titles.
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It's easy to dismiss FIFA as "just another" sports title, but that would be ignoring the many innovations and design decisions that have made the franchise so popular. There's a lot of insight to be gained in examining what makes the FIFA game series tick.
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There's nothing more frustrating in a loot-based game than getting the same loot you already have, over and over. The latest patch for Destiny 2 fixes that very problem, and it's available to download now.
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Nintendo isn't quite done with the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate news. In a Twitter post published today, the company instructed fans of the series to tune in on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 7:00 a.m. PST for a special Smash-focused Nintendo Direct.
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A favorite of the survival horror genre, the Silent Hill series contains some of the most terror-inducing games ever made. With its top-notch narratives and haunting environments, this reputation is well deserved; but the plot lines delve deeper into the human psyche than you may realize.
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Rockstar Games has done it again with its latest release, Red Dead Redemption 2. The company boasted in a press release today that RDR2 had the biggest opening weekend in history, racking up over $725 million in sales over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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With Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, it seems that developer Treyarch has learned a few lessons about mistakes made in the past. That's a lesson quite a few other franchises could stand to learn from Call of Duty. Here are a few other things others games could learn from the latest Black Ops.
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We're just a few days away from November, which means brand new games are slated to arrive on Xbox Game Pass very soon. Earlier today, Microsoft revealed five of the games coming to the service next month. Not only that, the company teased the possibility of more being added in the weeks to come.
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Nostalgic PlayStation fans can now view the entire list of games coming to the PlayStation Classic in December. In a blog post published today, Sony listed all 20 titles included on the miniature console, which releases on Dec. 3.
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Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to getting a few more games next year, thanks to an announcement made today by Capcom. Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil 4 will all be making their way to Switch sometime in 2019, though specific release dates were not shared.
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Sony's PlayStation Hits program is adding a few more budget titles, giving gamers a chance to catch up on some of the platform's best releases. In a blog post published today, Sony announced that 16 new games are getting the PlayStation Hit treatment, coming in at a standard retail price of $19.99.
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Xbox Game Pass​ is one of the best reasons to own an Xbox. But soon, console players won't be the only ones enjoying Microsoft's monthly subscription service. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated today that Game Pass will be making its way to PC sometime in the future.
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Did you miss your chance to buy Alan Wake while it was available for PC and Xbox? Your second chance is coming. According to Remedy Entertainment, Microsoft -- which published Alan Wake -- has renegotiated the rights to music tracks used in the game. Which means Alan Wake is on sale once again.
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Some games pull off a masterful bit of storytelling: they fool you into thinking you're saving the day before revealing the ugly truth. These games use a variety of techniques into deceiving the player into acting as the bad guy.
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Those picking up Red Dead Redemption 2 this Friday will also have a smartphone app available to them. According to Rockstar, a companion app to the next Red Dead will launch day and date with the game, and will include an interactive map as well as a way to access Arthur's in-game journal.
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Bad news for Battlefield 5's battle royale hopefuls. The Battlefield take on the genre, Firestorm, won't be launching until March 2019. The news comes via a content roadmap released for Battlefield 5, which details modes and missions that will be added in the month's after the game's release.
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Fortnitemares, a new Halloween-inspired event inside Fortnite: Battle Royale, is bringing PvE action to the PvP shooter for the very first time. Players will now have monsters to contend with as well as human enemies in this limited-time twist on the Fortnite: Battle Royale formula.
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Thinking about changing that really awful PSN name? You might want to reconsider -- at least while the feature is in its test phase. Those who go forward with a name change could end up losing a lot more than a bad name: they could lose games, DLCs, and save data, too.
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Destiny 2: Forsaken hasn't even been out for two months yet, but rumors are already abound about the next game in the series. According to a prominent Destiny leaker, Destiny 3 won't arrive for a few more years. But Guardians may have a brand new location to look forward to.
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As part of patch 6.20, Fortnite Battle Royale will start a week-long test of glider redeploy in all modes.
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When a game gets as popular as Overwatch has, it's tempting to believe that it's all been figured out already. That simply isn't the case, however. Take a gander at our comprehensive list of false facts about Overwatch you thought were true.
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Below, we'll detail some of the ways Minecraft turned the video game world on its ear, and how it continues to influence what games do to this day. And we'll tell you why other games need to sit up and take notice at what Minecraft has done and what it's doing.
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Intellivision is releasing a new console... but you'll have to wait two years to get your hands on it.
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Xbox Game Pass subscribers got a surprise Halloween drop featuring four new games today: Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition, Outlast, Hello Neighbor, and >observer_.
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Those not looking to spend money on Fortnite's PvE-focused survival mode will have to keep waiting. Save the World's free-to-play launch has been officially delayed until 2019.
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Easter eggs aren't perfect and neither are the people who make 'em, and occasionally they go bad. These ones certainly did. From out-of-date messages to hidden goodies that ended up costing studios millions, the following Easter eggs didn't deliver like their creators intended.
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The Grand Theft Auto games reward exploration, encouraging players to go off the beaten path. They have served up big urban environments which feel vibrant, alive, and full of secrets. But some secrets are darker than others. These are the creepiest things you can find in GTA.
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Those who want to purchase apps or avatar items for friends can now do so, thanks to new digital gifting features added by Microsoft.
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A few months after a plagiarism scandal cost him his job, former IGN editor Filip Miucin is returning to his first home: YouTube.
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Days Gone is exiting a very-crowded February 2019, and will now release two months later instead.
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The Orange Box, Portal: Still Alive, Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 now look a lot better on the Xbox One X.
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If you haven't played The Stanley Parable for a while -- say, five years -- you can now unlock a super rare achievement inside the game.
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We've searched far and wide across Fortnite's extensive database of skins to find some of the funniest. They're the kind that you'd undoubtedly see in game, chuckle at, and instantly want for your own -- whether you're becoming an unapologetic hippie or dressing as a deranged gingerbread man.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 has a huge file size, which could mean lengthy install times for those who purchase both digital and physical copies.
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Bad news for Rocket League fans with friends on other consoles. According to the official Rocket League blog, the RocketID system -- which would enable cross-platform friend lists and parties -- has been delayed until 2019.
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The newest iteration of Call of Duty is jumping on the battle royale bandwagon. Black Ops 4's BR mode is called Blackout, and time will tell if it can cut into the crowded landscape of BR games and make some gains on the genre's royalty, PUBG and Fortnite.
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It's time for the middle-of-the-month shuffle that Xbox Live subscribers know all too well: when two games exit from the service's free Games with Gold lineup and two brand new ones appear. The good news is, Victor Vran for the Xbox One and Hitman: Blood Money are now available for download.
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Epic Games, the studio behind Fortnite, is continuing what appears to be a never-ending crusade against cheaters. This time, the company has filed suit against two YouTube creators who advertised cheat tools in videos and sold them on a website.
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Games like Fortnite and PUBG have come in and made names for themselves. But the undisputed king of shooters, Call of Duty, has simply sat back and watched. But that time wasn't spent idling by. Instead, the team at Treyarch built a battle royale game that adds new twists to the genre.
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The cross-play tide looks to be turning. The latest beneficiaries? Owners of Diablo 3. According to a story from Business Insider, a representative from Blizzard Entertainment confirmed that cross-platform play is a feature currently in development for all versions of Diablo 3.
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Destiny 2: Forsaken has received rave reviews thus far, but players coming back to the game have been confused by the expansion's price tag and requirements. Fortunately, Bungie is clearing things up beginning next week.
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The October Xbox One update has finally arrived, adding a brand new avatar system, support for Dolby Vision HDR, and integration with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant.
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To obtain some of the skins listed here, League of Legends players would have to strain their wallets, patience, and perhaps benefit from a time machine, because some of these super rare skins were only awarded to the most OG of players who have been with the game since the beginning.
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We've assembled a list of Twitch stars who've endured some real-life scary moments. Some have come at the hands of fans. Some as a result of trolls. Let them be a lesson that it doesn't matter what kind of screen you make your living on. If you're well known enough, you can become a target.
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Destiny's Festival of the Lost debuted all the way back in 2015. It's been a fixture ever since, providing Guardians with a Halloween-themed intermission between content expansions. This year, Festival of the Lost returns with a few more tricks up its sleeve.
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Epic Games dropped a patch for Fortnite today that added a few new weapons and tweaked the drop rates on some existing in-game items. But those changes pale in comparison to the brand new mode -- because it finally gives you a legitimate reason to use all of those emotes you've been collecting.
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According to a job posting, Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward is looking for someone to help work on what it calls "an exciting, unannounced next-gen title." What makes this post interesting is that many believe we won't see a new PlayStation or Xbox until 2020.
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Video game code is full of pieces of the past. Over the years, players have located the following digital artifacts hidden inside their favorite games. It's pretty easy to see how they got there, but we're not sure why many of them exist in the first place. Look, people: video games are weird.
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Those concerned about the future of video game consoles need not worry. Months after Microsoft's Phil Spencer confirmed his company was working on next-gen Xbox hardware, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida has all but done the same for the PlayStation brand. Yes: the console wars will rage on.
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Left 4 Dead was originally planned as a mod for Counter-Strike, but released as a standalone in 2008. Unfortunately, we've not heard much about the series since the sequel in 2009. Will Left 4 Dead 3 ever arrive? Here are a few reasons Valve will probably never return to the franchise.
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In the world of licensed video games, no fans may be more tortured than those of the Harry Potter series. But salvation may soon be coming, as leaked footage of a still-unannounced Harry Potter title has made its way online. And dare we say: it actually looks pretty good.
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For several years, Microsoft has forgone the kind of game streaming Sony has embraced, instead choosing to focus on Xbox Game Pass. That changed today, as Microsoft officially pulled back the curtain on Project xCloud, which enables game streaming on consoles, PCs, and mobile devices.
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While LucasArts' days may be over, there's no doubt that the company created some of the greatest Star Wars ever made. One of their highs was the Rogue Squadron series, which put you in the cockpit of an X-wing. But we've not heard a peep from the series in 15 years. Here's why.
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Whether you're a fan of Fortnite or exhausted of hearing the game's name, it's impossible to deny that it has had an immense impact on the gaming industry. Here are some of the interesting strategies, ideas, and concepts other games, developers, and publishers can learn from Epic Games' Fortnite.
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It's a testament to the quality of the Fallout series that its entire roster of games, save one notable dud, are all in contention for being the best the franchise has to offer. Here's our purely subjective take on every single Fallout game, ranked in order of worst to best.
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The Legend of Zelda is one of the more difficult games you'll find on the Nintendo Entertainment System. But a new version released on the Switch's Nintendo Entertainment System app is looking to change that, and make Link's first outing far more approachable for new players.
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For over a decade, PlayStation Network users have been locked in to the very first names they registered -- no matter how embarrassing. That era is thankfully coming to an end. Sony announced today on its official PlayStation Blog that name changes are coming very soon.
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The Xbox first-party family might be getting another member. Microsoft might have its eyes on acquiring independent game studio Obsidian Entertainment, a move that would lend it some expertise in role-playing games.
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In the following titles, you'll see Mario shed his family-friendly public image.
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Dust off your old console, because there are tons of underplayed and under-appreciated Xbox 360 games for you to enjoy.
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