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Bungie Foundation Teams Up With Extra Life For Destiny 2 Charity Event

Calling all Guardians! Bungie is hosting its latest Game2Give fundraising event this year with the Bungie Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to raise money for children in need. All donations will be split evenly between the Bungie Foundation and…

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The Fortnite Galactus Event Was Fine.

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The closure of the Fortnite Nexus War season has been a huge point of hype for players, especially coming off of the heels of that insanely good Travis Scott in-game concert (seriously, I’m not even a fan of his music…

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343 Industries Shuts Down Halo Infinite Battle Royale Rumor

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While it’s disappointing that Halo Infinite wasn’t the launch title it was supposed to be, the team over at 343 Industries is hard at work getting everything titled up and ready for launch. But with the delay comes the return…

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Fortnite Galactus Event — Game Informer Live

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Click to watch embedded media Join Alex Van Aken, Marcus Stewart, Jay Guisao, and Alex Studnik as they fight their way through the Fortnite Galactus event. We aren’t exactly sure what to expect, but this special in-game event not only…

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Apex Legends Winter Holiday Event Drops Today

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After a bunch of sales on legend, charm, and weapon cosmetics, the festivities are truly ramping up. Apex Legends’ winter event, Holo-Day Bash, is back with exclusive skins and collectibles as well as the staple limited time mode: Winter Express.…

Doom Eternal Arrives To Xbox Game Pass PC This Week, New Master Level Available Now

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Doom Eternal is already stretching its demonic wings over to Nintendo Switch next week, but Xbox fans on PC get to play even sooner. The acclaimed shooter is heading to Xbox Game Pass PC this week. Meanwhile, a new Master…

Xbox

Xbox Game Pass Is Adding 17 New Games This Month With 10 Leaving

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Xbox Game Pass is a constantly evolving library of free games that players can enjoy at no additional cost outside of the established membership price. This includes day-one first-party titles, DLC, and more. Now that we’re in the thick of…

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EA Sports Lawsuit Alleges FIFA 21 Difficulty Is A Deliberate Push For Loot Box Purchases

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It’s the Star Wars Battlefront II launch all over again. A new EA Sports lawsuit is alleging that the publisher deliberately pushed difficulty spikes in order to pressure players into buying loot boxes for the Ultimate Team mode (FUT). When…

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Enter for your chance to win one of 5 full digital bundles of all 6 movies!

9 hours ago Game Informer

Return to the stunning locations and epic adventures in Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth™ saga THE HOBBIT™ and THE LORD OF THE RINGS™. Now more stunning than ever before, the films have been beautifully remastered in 4K UHD, under the supervision of…

Nintendo

New Nintendo Switch Update Offers An Easier Way To Share Content

11 hours ago Game Informer

A new Nintendo Switch update is now live and while it offers a ton of helpful new tweaks, including an easier way to share content. The only downside is subjective, some players are tagging Twitter online with complaints about how…

Reviews

World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands Review – Old Ghosts And Bold Beginnings

1 day ago Game Informer

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Release: November 23, 2020 Reviewed on: PC Compared to the lifespan of most games, World of Warcraft is ancient – but it’s hardly a relic. Even today, Blizzard’s MMORPG continues to keep the content…

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This Electronic Poké Ball Replica May Be The Very Best, Like No Other Ever Was

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If you’re a Pokémon fan, I bet you’ve always dreamed of owning and/or throwing a real-life Poké Ball. Now you can live out that fantasy in style with these premium Poké Ball replicas coming next year. You probably don’t want…

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Rainbow Six Siege Hibana Statue Revealed In Incredible Detail

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If you’re a Hibana fan, this Rainbow Six Siege statue is a must-have, but it’s going to cost you more than just a pretty penny. Whether you’re an avid collector or looking for a nice gift for the gamer in…

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Immortals Fenyx Rising Review – Divine Inspiration

1 day ago Game Informer

Click here to watch embedded media Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Quebec Release: December 3, 2020 Rating: Teen Reviewed on: Xbox Series X/S Also on: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia, PC When a powerful titan defeats the Greek…

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Doom Eternal Comes to Nintendo Switch In December

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Doom Eternal joined some of this year’s most stellar gaming experiences in The Game Awards’ Game of the Year category. Despite FPS experiences being one of the most popular genres on a yearly basis, Doom Eternal added to the formula…

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The Children In Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Are Terrifying

2 days ago Game Informer

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla offers a stunning open-world for players to live out those Viking fantasies in. It even houses some pretty stellar references, including a Dungeons & Dragons game. That being said, there is one aspect that is far from…

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These Legend Of Zelda Makeup Brushes Are Perfect For The Holidays

2 days ago Game Informer

The holidays are just around the corner and many are looking for the perfect stocking stuffers for gamers. For anyone looking for a unique gift (or just a cool fandom buy), there is a new set of Legend of Zelda…

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New Phasmophobia Prison Level Beta Is Live

2 days ago Game Informer

Phasmophobia is a campy co-op horror game that is terrifying and hilarious (due to the graphics and its resulting comedic glitches). Due to its ghost-hunting nature and scary as all hell levels, this experience quickly skyrocketed to streaming fame and…

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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Has A Cool Dungeons & Dragons Nod

2 days ago Game Informer

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla is a massive game that has so much more than just its incredible main story to enjoy. Strategic building, meaningful romance, hilarious and intriguing sidequests; the new game has it all. It also has a pretty nifty…

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SaGa Frontier Remastered Is The Latest Remaster From Square Enix

2 days ago Game Informer

Square Enix has another remaster on the way, this time with SaGa Frontier Remastered. While we don’t have a release date quite yet, we do have a trailer showing off the latest nostalgia play from the studio. The below announcement…

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Super Nintendo World Opens In February And It Looks Awesome

2 days ago Game Informer

When we first learned of the Super Nintendo World coming to Universal Studios in Japan, immediately my inner-child screeched in excitement with millions of others. Since then, every new look had that delight escalating further, and now? Now we’ve got…

Trailers

Monster Hunter Movie Crossover Revealed In New Trailer For Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

2 days ago Game Informer

The upcoming Monster Hunter live-action movie starring Milla Jovovich is almost ready to launch and to celebrate, Capcom is bringing the film’s influence into the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne with a new crossover. The latest crossover event will kick off…

Playstation

PS5 Users Are Being Banned Due To PS Plus Collection Abuse

2 days ago Game Informer

PS Plus is a membership service that unlocks online play for PlayStation players while also awarding free games each month in addition to special sales on certain titles. The PS Plus Collection awards a total of 20 PS4 classics to…

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Astro's Playroom Is A True Next-Gen Experience

4 days ago Game Informer

On the PlayStation 5, you can swing around a lovingly recreated New York City as Spider-Man, zipping around at 60 frames-per-second or in 4K resolution. You can listen to the explosions in Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War surround…

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5 Hidden Gem Games You Missed In 2020

4 days ago Game Informer

Click here to watch embedded media In a year defined by ample hardships, video games have been a routine escape for many of us. Luckily, we saw the release of several incredible games, including Hades, The Last of Us Part…

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5 Hidden Gem Games You Missed In 2020

4 days ago Game Informer

In a year defined by ample hardships, video games have been a routine escape for many of us. Luckily, we saw the release of several incredible games, including Hades, The Last of Us Part II, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and…

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Persona 5 Royal Makes The Long Replay Worth It

4 days ago Game Informer

In a year filled to the brim with tragedy, never-ending stress, and political unrest, Persona 5 Royal defined my summer staycation in the best possible way. Last week, Royal was nominated in the Best Role-Playing category at The Game Awards,…

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The Creative Puzzle Design of Immortals Fenyx Rising

4 days ago Game Informer

Click here to watch embedded media When the developers at Ubisoft Québec set out on their newest title, they weren’t content with just rehashing what worked in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. For Immortals Fenyx Rising, they ventured to add a new…

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Top Of The Table – Dune: Imperium

4 days ago Game Informer

Science fiction enthusiasts hardly need an introduction to Dune. The original book, along with the long-running novel series that ensued, are foundational pieces of the genre canon. The series also has close ties with the early days of the strategy…

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Half-Life: Alyx Is Great For Horror Fans

4 days ago Game Informer

Half-Life: Alyx is one of the best games of the year, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t get around to playing it. In order to jump into Valve’s immersive new shooter, you also need to have access to…

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Pokémon Teases 25th Anniversary Celebration In 2021

4 days ago Game Informer

During yesterday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Pokémon Company International revealed its 25th anniversary logo. Accompanied by a giant Pikachu parade balloon, a dance troupe of Pikachu and trainers performed a short routine to an instrumental version of “Gotta Catch…

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Yakuza: Like A Dragon Is The Series’ Perfect Entry Point

4 days ago Game Informer

The Yakuza series intimidates me. It includes seven huge mainline games, and even though I’ve made two earnest attempts to start the saga, I’ve never even finished Yakuza 0. That says more about me than the games, but I’m sure…

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Missile Reversal Is A Game-Changing Skill In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

4 days ago Game Informer

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla mixes up its RPG elements a bit in how it plays with the concept of a skill tree. Rather than give up the goods from the start, you reveal chunks of it from the fog as you…

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Fuser Is The Escape I’ve Needed In 2020

5 days ago Game Informer

For decades now, Harmonix has brought a very particular set of skills to the gaming audience – finding ways to share the joy of music-making with players, even if those players have never picked up the instrument(s) in question. Time…

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Video Game Remakes Are Better Than Film Remakes

5 days ago Game Informer

In 2019, Disney debuted four remakes of beloved cartoon classics: Aladdin, Dumbo, The Lion King, and Lady and The Tramp. Reviews for all four films were mixed, but largely ranged from “Meh, it’s okay” to “Why was this necessary?” That…

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NBA 2K21’s The W Shows The Power Of Women In Sports

5 days ago Game Informer

Whether it’s the cutting-edge graphics, continually evolving gameplay, or always-contentious microtransactions, the NBA 2K series fosters plenty of passionate (and heated) discussions. That’s to be expected when you’re at the top of the sports genre, helping set standards and drive…

Microsoft Addresses Questions About Certain PS5 Games Outperforming Xbox Series X

5 days ago Game Informer

Both the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 are incredibly powerful systems, but that doesn’t mean what’s out now is what all there is to experience. As more and more games continue to be prepped for this new generation…

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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Update Tackles Stability Issues

5 days ago Game Informer

PlayStation fans have been diving into New York once more as Miles Morales, but that doesn’t mean that the enjoyable Spider-Man experience couldn’t be made a little bit better with a new patch. The latest Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales update…

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Hades' Chef Offers Special Happy Thanksgiving Message For Fans

5 days ago Game Informer

It’s Thanksgiving in the US and Supergiant Games is wishing fans a happy holiday with the head chef from Hades himself. Is this news? No, but it’s pretty obvious that we here at Game Informer have been mildly obsessed with…

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GI Show – Why We Can't Stop Playing Destiny 2, Call of Duty: Cold War, and Demon's Souls

5 days ago Game Informer

Click here to watch embedded media In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we’ve been playing recently, including Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Kentucky Route Zero, Demon’s Souls, and…

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Final Fantasy VII Remake: Our Sequel Wishlist

5 days ago Game Informer

The success of Final Fantasy VII Remake hinged on one central question: Would Square Enix be able to respect the classic 1997 original while also creating a modern RPG that was good on its own merits? When the game released…

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Crash Bandicoot, Streets of Rage, And How Familiarity Can Top Innovation

5 days ago Game Informer

2020 has seen its fair share of innovative experiences. The Last of Us Part II raised new bars in interactive storytelling. Half-Life: Alyx set a standard for story-driven VR campaigns. Watch Dogs: Legion ditched NPCs for a city filled with…

Xbox

Three Upgraded Controller Options For Xbox Series X

5 days ago Game Informer

When I reviewed the Xbox Series X and S earlier this month, I talked about the controller’s improvements over its Xbox One counterpart. However, if you played Xbox One using the base gamepad, chances are, it feels pretty familiar, particularly…

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How Xbox Is Becoming More Accessible And More Financially Available As A Brand

5 days ago Game Informer

Accessibility in games is an uphill battle, but the folks over at Microsoft have been leading the charge with this initiative in an effective and powerful way. Through the adaptive controller to development tweaks, Team Green has been making positive…

Reviews

Destiny 2: Beyond Light Review – Smaller World, New Trajectory

6 days ago Game Informer

Publisher: Bungie Developer: Bungie Release: November 10, 2020 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PC), December 8, 2020 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S) Reviewed on: PlayStation 4 Also on: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Stadia, PC Beyond Light has…

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Dragon Age 4 And The Mortalitasi

6 days ago Game Informer

Click to watch embedded media Earlier this month, I dove into red lyrium, the mysterious idol from Dragon Age 2, and why I think Solas purposefully tainted himself for the setup of Dragon Age 4. Now, let’s dive into the…

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Dragon Age 4 And The Mortalitasi

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Kentucky Route Zero Feels Like Home – For Better And Worse

6 days ago Game Informer

Kentucky Route Zero is, unsurprisingly, a game about Kentucky. But it’s not a game that romanticizes the state or makes it something it’s not. If anything, it places Kentucky under a microscope, revealing its many socio-economic flaws. Debt, addiction, communities…

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How Spider-Man: Miles Morales Reminds Me That Being The New Guy Is Okay

6 days ago Game Informer

Miles Morales has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He’s adjusting to becoming the man of the house after the death of his father. He’s moved from his native Brooklyn to Harlem. Oh, and he’s also a fledgling…

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Five Fun Games You Can Play In 15-Minute Chunks

6 days ago Game Informer

My average gaming sessions are probably between two and four hours. The lower number for competitive play and the higher for everything else. In between these sizable time commitments, I like to throw in what I call palate cleansers; games…

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The Divine Comedy Of Immortals Fenyx Rising

6 days ago Game Informer

A powerful titan of legend has launched a massive assault on the Greek gods of mythology, severing them from their essence, smashing open cracks to the underworld, and infesting Earth with corrupted beings from the afterlife. A setup like this…

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