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  • The WHO Reverses Course On Video Gaming

    As with pretty much everything else, the coronavirus outbreak has caused a massive impact in the gaming industry. However, now there's an opportunity for the gaming industry to make a positive difference. The WHO has started a new initiative to raise awareness of the importance of social distancing.

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  • Why No One Should Trust That Low PS5 Price

    We've been waiting for quite some time to find out how much the PlayStation 5 is going to cost. Now, NotebookCheck is reporting that Canadian video game retailer Play N Trade has listed the PlayStation 5 for sale, and at an insanely low price. They're saying it is around CAD$559, or about $397 USD

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  • What The Critics Are Saying About Resident Evil 3

    Once gamers got a taste of the new RE2, the demand for a remake of that title's follow-up materialized almost instantly. A year and a few months later, we're about to get our hands on Resident Evil 3 Remake. Here's what the critics have said about the remake so far.

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  • We Finally Know What Inspired The Steam Workshop

    Through the Steam Workshop, players have been able to tweak and transform and mod their favorite games in a myriad of ways. In a recent interview with gaming magazine Edge (via PCGamesN), Valve CEO Gabe Newell explained where he and his team got the initial idea that became the Steam Workshop.

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  • Things Keep Going Downhill For GameStop

    GameStop is continuing to have a difficult time. We already know that the coronavirus outbreak caused a massive impact on the gaming industry, but there may not be a place where that's felt harder than at GameStop. According to a report, GameStop intends to permanently close over 300 of its stores.

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  • Capcom Postpones Resident Evil Resistance Beta

    The beta for upcoming multiplayer game Resident Evil Resistance is currently available for download on Xbox One. The game is launching as part of the highly-anticipated Resident Evil 3 remake. Unfortunately, Capcom has some bad news for zombie hunters with a PlayStation 4 or PC. It's been delayed.

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  • The Real Reason Half-Life: Alyx Is Missing The Crowbar

    After more than a decade, the Half-Life series has finally returned in the form of Half-Life: Alyx. The new VR game from Valve Software is currently receiving rave reviews from critics and fans alike. However, longtime fans of the series may be missing a iconic piece of weaponry from the games.

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  • We Finally See What's In Those Warzone Bunkers

    Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Warzone was released earlier this month and it has already brought with it a series of mysteries. And no, we're not just talking about the different-sized hitboxes, which is about to make Dr Disrespect stop streaming Warzone. We're talking about those bizarre bunkers.

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  • Sony Has The PS5 Situation Under Control

    The coronavirus outbreak is having quite an impact on the gaming industry. It's understandable, then, that fans would be concerned about the next console generation, which is meant to launch later this year. For Sony fans who have questions about the state of the PlayStation 5, you may be in luck.

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  • Apex Legends Leak Reveals Next Heirloom Item

    Only a few Apex Legends characters have heirlooms at the moment. Wraith is one. Lifeline is another. Bloodhound, Pathfinder, and Octane are all covered. Now we finally have an idea of who might be the next combatant in Apex Legends to get an heirloom.

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  • Mortal Kombat 11 Leak Reveals The Next Characters

    Mortal Kombat 11 has featured some fun characters, particularly in its first round of DLCs. According to a report from Game Rant, data miners have been hunting around in the files of Mortal Kombat 11's newly-released Spawn DLC, finding what appear to be direct references to the three new characters.

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  • Gearbox Co-Founder Landon Montgomery Passes Away

    Landon Montgomery, co-founder of Gearbox Software, has passed away. The news was recently shared in a statement from Gearbox on its official Twitter account. No cause of death has been reported. In response to Gearbox's statement, many offered their condolences and fond memories of Montgomery.

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  • Sony Wants PS5 To Be 'Easy As Netflix'

    The Playstation 5 continues to be a bit of an enigma for gamers. Though the system is supposedly coming out at some point later in the year, we don't know a whole lot about it other than bits we've gleaned from patents mysterious dev kits. However, we may know how fast Sony wants the system to run.

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  • Hacker Reportedly Holding Xbox Source Code For Millions

    Microsoft has been incredibly transparent about its upcoming next-gen console. We highly doubt, however, the company wants the entire world knowing how the Series X graphics work. Yet that's the danger currently faced thanks to someone who is now holding details about the Series X ransom.

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  • Did Animal Crossing Introduce Nintendo's First Gay Character?

    May fans of the newly-released Animal Crossing: New Horizons are finding multiple reasons to love this new game. Not only does it allow you to craft your own adorable little island; fans believe that a couple of the new game's characters may be the first openly gay characters in Nintendo history.

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  • Dr Disrespect May Stop Streaming Warzone

    Call of Duty: Warzone has proven to be something of a divisive game. Though it has received pretty positive reviews from critics, it has also been a frustrating experience for professional gamers. Recently, Warzone drew the ire of the one and only Dr Disrespect. This blowup feels particularly real.

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  • The Truth About Gamers Clogging The Internet

    Some in media are telling people to avoid playing video games during working hours, citing strain on the internet as a chief concern. Here is why that's flat-out wrong, and why your video games are likely doing less to weigh down the internet than others would have you believe.

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  • Konami Smashes Our Dreams For A Silent Hills Reboot

    Silent Hill fans may want to sit down. Despite all of the rumors we've heard recently, it appears that there may not be a new Silent Hill game in the works, after all. At least, that's what Konami would have us believe, according to a statement Konami US made to Rely On Horror. It's a total bummer.

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  • The Truth About PlayStation's Throttled Download Speeds

    As we have seen multiple times over the past month or so, the coronavirus outbreak continues have unforeseen impacts on gaming. With more people staying indoors than ever before and attempting to curb the spread of COVID-19, some gaming companies are taking steps to ease the situation for everyone.

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  • Steam Breaks Records. Again.

    Wow, that didn't take long at all, did it? Just last week, it was reported that Steam broke an all-time record for most concurrent users on the platform. Over 20 million users were logged into Steam at the same time, with around 6 million users playing a game. Those numbers have just been exceeded.

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  • Rumor Report: Spider-Man PS4 Sequel Includes Venom

    According to a new supposed leak, we may know more about Spider-Man's next video game adventure than ever before. Reddit user UtopianThrowaway90 claims to have spoken to a source close to the development of the sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man from Insomniac Games about the game's release window.

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  • Rockstar Updates The GTA 6 Sites

    What does a website URL redirection have to do with the next entry in a huge video game franchise? Absolutely everything if the game in question is Grand Theft Auto 6.

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  • GameStop Finally Caves To Pressure

    Well, it looks like GameStop finally got the message. A few days ago, we reported that the struggling video game retailer had elected to stay open during the coronavirus outbreak. Now, following a ton of backlash, GameStop has announced that they will not be keeping their doors open for customers.

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  • Nothing Can Stop This Twitter Hero From Petting The Dog

    Tristan Cooper is the hero we need right now. Cooper is the mad genius behind the Twitter accounts chronicling his efforts to check out what's behind every waterfall and, more importantly, to pet every dog in video games. He's a man with a singular resonating question: "Can You Pet The Dog?"

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  • PS5 Could Seal The Deal With A GTA Exclusive

    If a resurfaced rumor is to be believed, Sony could be looking for a way to land a major timed exclusive for the PlayStation 5. It's one that could help the PS5 sell in a very big way. It's also one that'll have a lot of Xbox fans very angry.

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  • Pokemon Go Player Punished For Playing During Lockdown

    Since earlier this month, Italy has been on an enforced lockdown to help cut off the spread of coronavirus cases. While Italian citizens have been advised not to leave home unless they are going to their jobs or picking up necessary supplies, one 31-year-old man was stopped for playing Pokemon Go.

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  • Lisa From P.T. Is At It Again

    For a ghost who only appears briefly in a demo for a game that was never released, Lisa sure stays pretty busy, doesn't she? At least, that's what has been uncovered by a fan of P.T., the teaser for the unmade Silent Hills. In a video posted to YouTube, Lance McDonald shows us more of Lisa from P.T.

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  • Valve CEO Thinks Tech Is On Its Way To The Matrix

    It turns out that Valve Software has been researching different methods of human-video game interaction. Specifically, the company has been expanding on research involving brain-computer interfaces. Valve Software CEO Gabe Newell has compared these new advances to the Matrix motion picture series.

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  • Dr Disrespect Brutally Roasts Viewer

    Dr Disrespect had some choice words for a viewer who was getting on his nerves during a recent stream. Dr Disrespect isn't exactly known for his willingness to put up with fools, so this likely came as little surprise to his longtime fans. However, this troll was so roundly trolled in return.

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  • Twitter Reacts To The Resident Evil 3 Demo

    After months of waiting and speculation, the demo for the Resident Evil 3 remake has finally arrived. Fans of the long running survival horror franchise have been chomping at the bit at the prospect of once again mowing down zombie hordes in Jill Valentine's first adventure. So how does it stack up?

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  • Rockstar Breaks Its Silence On GTA Content

    Will some of your favorite live-service titles keep getting updates, despite all the chaos that's happening outside? For Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Redemption Online, at least, the answer is yes.

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  • Fans Think GTA Online Teased GTA 6

    Another new day brings even more new rumors regarding Grand Theft Auto 6. However, the latest apparent leaks seem rather convincing, so let's take a look at what some enterprising GTA fans have seemingly uncovered. In true conspiracy theory fashion, tenet007 has circled special portions of the map.

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  • Arthur Morgan Looks Even Better As Breaking Bad's Walter White

    Character customization is one of the more exciting aspects of getting started with RDR2. In fact, in a post titled "The Meth in the West!," one Reddit user has used the intricate customization options to perfectly recreate the One Who Knocks in Red Dead Redemption 2. Reactions have been positive.

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  • The Truth About Steam's New Records

    Over the weekend, Steam set a new record for the largest number of concurrent users in the history of the platform. At one point, over 20 million people were logged in at once. That's a massive number, so let's break this number down and look at some of the reasons why this record may have been set.

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  • These CoD: Warzone Bunkers And Phones Are Confusing Everyone

    Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Warzone has only been out for a few days, but players are working hard to master the new battle royale spinoff. However, there are still plenty of mysteries in the game that have yet to be deciphered, such as the presence of a number of bunkers scattered around the map.

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  • Things Keep Getting Worse For Naughty Dog

    Naughty Dog is the studio behind The Last of Us. A recent report from Kotaku uncovered an alarming trend in Naughty Dog's production cycles. Specifically, the legendary developer has a crunch culture that's wearing down its employees and anyone brought in to help finish one of the company's titles.

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  • Dr. Disrespect Says He Has A Big Announcement Coming

    Dr. Disrespect may be making a big change in the very near future, and his fans are on the edge of their seats. During his March 11 broadcast, Dr. Disrespect was asked by a fan to give them some hints about future plans. The Doc went one step further that that, hinting at a new streaming platform.

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  • Apex Legends Players Make It To Secret Island

    From giant sea monsters called Nessy to adorable stuffed dogs hidden in the map, Apex Legends continues to yield some bizarre secrets. The latest such secret to be discovered is that players can actually reach an island with an airship that was long thought to simply be part of the background.

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  • Have Kojima And Konami Reunited?

    Norman Reedus recent participated in one of Wired's "Autocomplete Interviews," which take questions based on common Google searches about the subject. He had a few interesting things to say in regards to future projects with Hideo Kojima, including a possible Death Stranding sequel.

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  • Warzone's Shady Trick Gives You An Early Lead

    Well, that certainly didn't take super long. Call of Duty: Warzone has been out for a just about a day and already some sneaky players are finding exploits within the game to put themselves ahead of the competition. Now thanks to this new trick, some players aren't even making it to the ground.

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  • Sony Just Gave PC Fans Bad News

    Earlier this year, we got some pretty astounding news about Sony bringing Horizon Zero Dawn to PC. Unfortunately, it looks like the company won't be making PC ports a habit -- at least not right away.

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  • Ex-Nintendo President Becomes A Board Member For GameStop

    GameStop is a company desperately in need of a boost. Revenue is down. The very industry it serves is changing in a way that could leave it behind. And several pivots haven't worked out in the retailer's favor. Never fear, though -- the Reginator is on the case.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Tamagotchis

    There's a lot more to these egg-shaped virtual pet keychains than beeping and pooping, even if that's what we all remember most. From anime adaptations to real-life cemeteries, here are some oddities from the history of this '90s fad.

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  • Nemesis Keeps Making Things Worse For Resident Evil 3 Fans

    Things are about to get a whole lot scarier in Raccoon City. The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine reveals some new and interesting details regarding the Resident Evil 3 remake. These were shared on Reddit by AestheticGamer, a noted source for leaked video game information particularly RE3.

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  • Sony Revealed A PlayStation Trick From 20 Years Ago

    The console that brought us such stone cold classics as Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Devil May Cry, the original Kingdom Hearts, and plenty of other gems has passed an incredible milestone. Sony took to Twitter to show off a secret PS2 feature that many fans may not have been aware of.

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  • The Real Reason Death Stranding Got So Many Low Review Scores

    Death Stranding was an oddly polarizing game, even by Hideo Kojima standards. Telling the story of a future where the world has been affected by anomalies in time, Death Stranding was released to critics who weren't completely sure what to make of it. Some reviewers just plain hated the game.

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  • Do You Need A New TV With The Next-Gen Consoles?

    Even if you're one of the lucky ducks with a 4K TV right now, there's still no guarantee it'll support everything the PS5 and Series X have to offer when they launch. Yes, the TV you own could be outdated already.

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  • The Video Game Researchers Are Using To Battle Coronavirus

    Launched in 2008, Foldit was designed to be a research tool, utilizing players from all around the world to hopefully find cures and vaccines for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. Now, the researchers and designers behind Foldit have turned their attention to the current coronavirus outbreak.

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  • The Real Reason Sony Won't Reveal The PS5

    Microsoft has pulled out all the stops, actually showing off what the Xbox Series X looks like during The Game Awards in 2019. And Sony? Sony has yet to reveal the PlayStation 5. Why is that?

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  • Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Cuts $5 Million Mode

    Fans of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night may be in for a bit of a disappointment when it comes to a new announcement from the game's publisher. Backers of the game's original Kickstarter are going to miss out on a gameplay mode that was originally promised to players, but there is some good news.

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  • Roommate Damages Streamer's Set Up Mid Stream

    A few nights ago, Twitch streamer True_Schu found his broadcast being loudly interrupted by an unexpected development. As viewers looked on, a visibly intoxicated roommate of his, identified in the stream as "Bones," came into the room with a chip on his shoulder. He yelled at the streamer.

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  • Dr Disrespect Comes Face To Face With The Undertaker

    Given his over-the-top character, it only makes sense that notorious streamer Dr Disrespect would go toe to toe with a WWE superstar for some kind of new promotion. We're just wondering if maybe he picked a fight with the wrong guy.

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News (6)

  • Rumor Report: Xbox And PS5 Release Date

    The release dates of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X may be seeing delays. While both systems were originally planned to have a retail release window of some time in the later part of this year, DFC Intelligence reports it's looking more and more like that's no longer a realistic goal.

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  • Xbox's New Tech Explained

    Microsoft -- eager to recapture the lead in the next generation -- has been incredibly generous with news about its upcoming Xbox Series X. Here's what the company shared today.

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  • Judge Denies Nintendo's Request To Dismiss Lawsuit

    Nintendo is continuing to have a rough time dealing with complaints over the design of the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. The company currently faces a class action lawsuit and it looks like the case is going forward. Nintendo's request to have the lawsuit thrown out has been dismissed.

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  • The APA Breaks Its Silence On Video Game Violence

    The American Psychological Association has continued to look into the effects of violent video games on players' behavior over the last several years. The APA have maintained in the past that there is a lack of evidence suggesting that video games can cause people to become outwardly violent.

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  • Half-Life: Alyx May Not Be The End After All

    It's been nearly two decades since the last installment of the Half-Life series was released. In the years since Half-Life 2: Episode Two, it had basically become accepted that the Half-Life franchise was dead. According to comments made by Valve, a sequel no longer sounds like a crazy proposition.

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  • Every Time Hideo Kojima Predicted The Future

    Many of Hideo Kojima's video games contain shocking and somewhat dystopian elements that have the uncanny habit of predicting aspects of the near future. Here are just a few times Kojima's fiction has come to pass as reality.

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  • The Untold Truth Of Ninja's New Duos Partner

    Together they have a chance at claiming their regional Championship when the finals roll around in late April. You'll have to wait to see how it all shakes out, but, for now, you can learn a little more about Ninja's new Duos partner.

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  • The Shady Side Of Kurt0411

    Fenech has made his displeasure with the current state of FIFA known multiple times and built a career based on flinging insults and spewing hate. This approach has landed him in a variety of questionable situations. Here are some of Kurt0411's shadier moments.

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  • Here's How Much NickMercs Is Really Worth

    NickMercs is a pro gamer and pro streamer who will likely be very familiar to fans of watching Fortnite streams on Twitch. NickMercs is a former member of the esports organization 100 Thieves, leaving just last year to join FaZe Clan. NickMercs expressed some issues with how the team was managed.

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