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Rainbow Six Siege's Road To Six Invitational Event Is Coming Back For The 2021 Season

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Ubisoft has announced that the Road to Six Invitational in-game event will be returning to Rainbow Six Siege this year, alongside the Six Invitational 2021 Battle Pass. The Road to SI 2021 begins here! Play as any operator in the…

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Nintendo Has A New Twitter Account

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Nintendo has started a new Twitter account, though you probably shouldn’t expect big game announcements or other fan-focused tweets. Instead, this account is focused on corporate happenings, specifically for investors. The Nintendo Co., Ltd account issued a welcome tweet announcing…

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Destiny 2 Patch Notes: Update Nerfs Hunter Shatterdive, Fixes Deep Stone Crypt Bug

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A big chunk of the Destiny 2 community has had a rough time since the release of the Beyond Light expansion and the addition of its new icy abilities, known as Stasis. One ability in particular–the Hunter class’s Shatterdive–has been…

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Team Ninja Is Not Working On New Ninja Gaiden Or Nioh Projects

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With the Nioh 2 Complete Edition around the corner, game director Fumihiko Yasuda sat down to do some interviews about both the open-world samurai action game and one of Team Ninja’s other well-known IPs, the character-action title Ninja Gaiden. According…

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Nioh 2 Is Dirt Cheap At Amazon Ahead Of Free PS5 Upgrade

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One of the best action-RPGs of 2020 is on sale for its lowest price yet right now. Nioh 2, Team Ninja’s challenging and engaging game that has drawn comparisons to Dark Souls, is discounted to only $10 at Amazon and…

Mobile Gaming Is More Popular Than Console/PC And Had A Huge Year In The US And Canada

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The NPD Group has released a new report, detailing just how much growth the video game industry in the US and Canada saw in 2020 for mobile games specifically. For the year, the NPD said there were 303.7 million people…

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Scalpers Continue To Snatch Up PS5 Orders, Retailer Investigating

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The next generation of video game consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have been out for several months now, but it appears that scalpers are still snapping up many consoles as soon as they become available. Now,…

Kingdoms Of Amalur Re-Reckoning Release Date For Nintendo Switch Announced With New Trailer

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Following its debut on PS4 and Xbox One in September 2020, THQ Nordic has confirmed that it’s launching Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning for Nintendo Switch in March. The HD re-release of the RPG comes to Nintendo Switch on March 16,…

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17 Years Later, Breaking Benjamin's Halo 2 Song Goes Platinum

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An official soundtrack for Halo 2 was released in 2004 alongside the game. In addition to tracks composed by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori for the sci-fi FPS, the soundtrack featured tunes by famous bands like Breaking Benjamin, Incubus, and…

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Hitman 3 Review Roundup

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IO Interactive’s rebooted Hitman series has been lauded for its clockwork open-world approach, and this week the trilogy comes to a close. Hitman 3 marks the last game in the stealth trilogy, and critics have started giving their impressions just…

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Fortnite Is Adding New Football Skins For 23 Famous Soccer Clubs

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Following skins based on NFL teams, Fortnite is adding a series of skins and an emote based on another form of football, known as soccer to some. The new Kickoff Set and Pele’s Air Punch emote are coming to the…

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New Best Buy Sale Discounts Switch Exclusives, Gaming Laptops, And 4K TVs

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Best Buy’s latest big sale is live now and features some really nice deals on gaming, tech, and entertainment products. On the gaming front, there are some noteworthy deals on Nintendo Switch exclusives such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath…

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New Xbox Game Pass Titles For January 2021 Just Got Even Bigger

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Microsoft has announced a second wave of new additions to Xbox Game Pass in January. Following an initial run of titles like Injustice 2 and Torchlight III earlier this month, Microsoft has now announced nearly 10 more games that will…

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Hitman 3: How Long To Beat?

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Hitman 3 is nearly here; the newest entry in the stealth-action series launches on January 20. Ahead of that, reviews for the game have started to appear online–including GameSpot’s 9/10 Hitman 3 review–and alongside that, we now know about how…

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Microsoft HQ Will Become A COVID-19 Vaccine Site

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Microsoft’s sprawling North American headquarters in Redmond, Washington will become a COVID-19 vaccination site. The announcement comes by way of Washington governor Jay Inslee’s statement regarding its vaccine distribution system, which hopes to reach 45,000 residents every day. Microsoft’s role…

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Hitman 3 Review — Perfect Execution

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Since it rebooted its Hitman franchise in 2016, IO Interactive has been putting on a level design masterclass. Each of the missions the developer rolled out in what it calls its World of Assassination series has contained a huge, intricate…

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Rainbow Six Quarantine March 21 Release Date Is Not Correct

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Eagle-eyed fans recently discovered that Ubisoft’s own Ubisoft Connect website showed a March 21, 2021 release date for Rainbow Six Quarantine. However, this date is not correct. A spokesperson for Ubisoft told IGN that the date is wrong, but the…

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Ubisoft Returns To In-Person Events With Rainbow Six Siege Tournament In France

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Ubisoft has become one of the first major gaming companies to return to in-person gaming events in 2021. The publisher has announced that the 2021 Rainbow Six Siege Invitational will be held in Paris, France in February, and players will…

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Mario Gets A Gun In This Goldeneye 007 And Super Mario 64 Mashup

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’90s kids rejoice, the ultimate Nintendo 64 game has arrived. As picked up by Kotaku, GoldenEye With Mario Characters is a custom mod for Goldeneye 007 that, as the name suggests, adds a whole bunch of Mario characters to the…

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A Look At The Biggest Streaming Trends Of 2020

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It’s no secret that 2020 was big for game streaming. Stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever were both tuning into streams and starting their own. A new analysis by Stream Elements has wrapped up…

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Steam Reveals 2021 Roadmap Including Steam China Launch

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2020 was a huge year for gaming platform Steam, which reported a 50% increase in hours played over 2019 in its latest year in review. Now, the company is looking forward to plans for 2021, which include the launch of…

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Apex Legends Season 8: Start Date, Fuse, New Weapon, And More

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Apex Legends Season 8: Mayhem officially starts February 2, and it brings a ton of new content to Respawn’s battle royale. Per usual, players can expect a brand-new character, and the season is adding a new weapon and map changes…

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Amazon Employees In The US Will Vote On Forming A Union

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Amazon warehouse workers from the company’s Bessemer, Alabama site will soon vote on whether or not they want to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, NPR reports. The vote will take place by mail due to concerns around…

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Cyberpunk 2077 Patch Finally Comes To Stadia

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After a messy launch and more than its fair share of bugs, developers at CD Projekt Red have been hard at work issuing patches to address the game’s most glaring issue. Yet hotfix 1.06, an important patch that launched just…

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USB Is Now 25 Years Old

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USB connectors are the universal standard not just for computer peripherals, but for charging most phones, tablets, and small devices. It’s hard to remember a world without USB, which debuted almost exactly 25 years ago, on January 15, 1996. The…

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Pokemon Go Hack Lawsuit Ends With $5 Million Settlement

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A lawsuit filed in 2019 by Niantic Inc has reached a settlement, with hacking group Global++ agreeing to pay out $5 million to the Pokemon Go developer. As reported by Polygon, the rogue developers created and sold hacked versions of…

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Cyberpunk 2077: When Is DLC Releasing?

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Cyberpunk 2077 is available now and, if you can get the game to run on your system, it tells a complete story. However, CD Projekt Red has DLC planned for the open-world RPG, and earlier said this content was planned…

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Cyberpunk 2077: When Is Multiplayer Coming?

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Cyberpunk 2077 has been available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC since December 2020, offering the full single-player Night City experience with Keanu Reeves, tons of side missions, and nearly as many bugs. Despite the game’s rough edges, it’s a…

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The Best Things About Persona 5 Strikers: Music, Menus, Makoto, And More

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The Persona train isn’t stopping anytime soon with the upcoming Persona 5 Strikers launching next month. After getting hands-on with the game, I’m mostly impressed with its shift to Warriors-style action combat and happy to be with its familiar cast…

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Nintendo Switch Accounted For Nearly All Consoles Sold In Japan Last Year

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The Nintendo Switch remains an extremely hot console–figuratively, of course–nearly four years after its launch, and this is especially true in Japan. The console appears to have accounted for a remarkable 87% of all consoles sold in the country during…

Hitman 2 PC Owners Can't Play Levels In Hitman 3 For Free, But That Could Change

4 days ago Gamespot

Hitman 3 is offering players the chance to play the entire “World of Assassination” trilogy within one game client, with levels from the first two games available for import. This content is free to those who bought the console games,…

Hitman 2 PC Owners Can't Play Levels In Hitman 3 For Free

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Hitman 2 PC Owners Will Now Be Able To Play Levels In Hitman 3 For Free

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Update: IO Interactive now says PC players who own Hitman and Hitman 2 will indeed be able to access the games’ content for free in Hitman 3. However, in Hitman 2’s case, it won’t be ready quite yet, with the…

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Cyberpunk 2077 Developers Report Unrealistic Expectations From Studio Heads

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In the wake of the tumultuous launch of Cyberpunk 2077, several CD Projekt Red employees have spoken out about the game’s development and how it could have been released in such a rough, unfinished state. The problems appear to stem…

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Cyberpunk 2077 Developers Report Unreastic Expectations From Studio Heads

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Best Gaming Chair For 2021: Top Chairs For PC And Console Gaming

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A gaming chair is one of the best investments you can make when it comes to your setup. Gaming chairs are specifically made for comfort, with an ergonomic shape designed to help reduce stress on your body while sitting for…

Huge Fallout: New Vegas The Frontier PC Mod Now Live

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After toiling in development for over seven years, the self-proclaimed “largest modification ever released for Fallout: New Vegas” is now live on PC, and it adds a bevy of new content. Titled The Frontier, the community-created mod brings over 150…

Yakuza: Like A Dragon Is One Of Many PC Games Getting A Big Discount In Humble's Winter Sale

5 days ago Gamespot

We thought winter sales were over for PC games, but it looks like Humble isn’t quite ready to say goodbye to the season of savings. The PC game retailer has kicked off the latest Humble Winter Sale, discounting hundreds of…

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Fighting Game Community Establishes Code Of Conduct Following Allegations And Controversies

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After the wave of sexual harassment allegations that swept through the fighting game community last summer, the FGC has established a new code of conduct to create a more inclusive community for all current and prospective members. The FGC doesn’t…

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An Animal Crossing ColourPop Makeup Collab Is On The Way, And It Looks Incredible

5 days ago Gamespot

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was undoubtedly one of the biggest game launches of last year, and its popularity isn’t slowing down in 2021. To the joy of makeup-wearing Animal Crossing fans everywhere, Nintendo has announced an Animal Crossing: New Horizons…

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Apex Legends Kings Canyon Map Returns Alongside The Mirage Voyage

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Respawn has snuck Kings Canyon back into Apex Legends for a limited time. And that’s not all either, Apex Legends’ original map seems to be the new home for The Mirage Voyage, which has parked in the empty crater where…

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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition Review

5 days ago Gamespot

When people think of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, they’ll likely gravitate to either the comics from Bryan Lee O’Malley or the live-action film from Edgar Wright. However, one of the lesser-known strands of the Scott Pilgrim brand was the…

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STALKER 2 Teaser Video, Development Update Released

5 days ago Gamespot

Ukrainian developer GSC Game World has provided an update on the status of the highly anticipated and long-in-development first-person horror survival title STALKER 2. According to GSC Game World, STALKER 2 development is “progressing smoothy” on PC and Xbox Series…

Capcom Cup Canceled Citing Coronavirus Concerns

5 days ago Gamespot

In response to an increase in COVID-19 cases, Capcom has decided to cancel its flagship fighting game series, the Capcom Cup. However, the event is living on, in a way, through an online season of the Capcom Pro Tour to…

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Destiny 2 Trials Of Osiris Rewards This Week (January 15-19)

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Another weekend has arrived in Destiny 2, and so the Trials of Osiris are back for players who want to take on the game’s toughest multiplayer challenge. As always, the rewards are great if you take on the Trials–this week,…

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New Pokemon Snap File Size, More Details Revealed

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Nintendo gave fans another look at New Pokemon Snap this week. In addition to announcing the game’s release date, the company has shared a few more details about the title on its website, including its file size. According to Nintendo’s…

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New Pokemon Snap File Size And More Details Revealed

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Microsoft Investigating Windows 10 Exploit That Can Easily Corrupt Your Hard Drive

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Microsoft is addressing a new Windows 10 exploit that can corrupt your hard drive with extreme ease, which could make it a nightmare for IT administrators globally. The exploit allows attackers to hide a single line of text in a…

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GameSpot After Dark Ep. 76: All Aboard The Banter Bus

5 days ago Gamespot

2021 has kicked off in earnest so the GameSpot After Dark crew are back with those sweet, sweet podcast you love so much. This week, Jake, Lucy, and Tamoor are joined by Gav Murphy of RKG fame. If you’re not…

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Denim Xbox Controller Is From Canada, Eh?

5 days ago Gamespot

A custom-made Xbox controller pokes a bit of self-deprecating fun at America’s northern neighbor, Canada. The official Xbox Canada account shared an image of the controller clad in all denim, calling it the “Canadian Tuxedo.” The tweet says it’s one-of-a-kind,…

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Don't Worry, Josef Fares Also Doesn't Understand Xbox Series X|S Naming Conventions

5 days ago Gamespot

Two months after the Xbox Series X and Series S launched, Microsoft’s naming conventions for this console generation are still confusing for those outside the know or unfamiliar with the industry. But even prominent developers have a hard time wrapping…

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