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Microsoft and 343 Industries knows the Halo: MCC package was, shall we say, less than ideal. Ok, it was a straight-up disaster. The games themselves were fine, but the integration…

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PUBG’s Hunt for a Blue Zone Solution

Posted on April 16, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The folks at PUBG Corp. want to change the blue zone. They tried changing it earlier this month only to be met with a quick pushback from many in the…

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PUBG’s Randomly Flying (And Flipping) Cars Get Fixed on Xbox One

Posted on Last Updated on April 10, 2018
byAlex Chavers

One of the more infuriating bugs (and sometimes hilarious) is now a thing of the past for PUBG. A few days ago, the developers deployed a patch fixing the bug…

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Michael Ironside is Sam Fisher Once Again

Posted on April 6, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Ubisoft is killing it right now. But, before Rainbow Six: Siege, Assassin’s Creed: Origins, and now Far Cry 5 – there was Splinter Cell. And Splinter Cell isn’t Splinter Cell…

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Spider-Man PS4 Swings By on September 7

Posted on April 4, 2018
byAlex Chavers

September 7. That’s the release date for Insomniac Games hotly anticipated take on Spider-Man hits PS4. It’s been a long two-years since that stunning debut trailer at E3 2016, but…

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Sea of Thieves Forges Thousands of New Pirate Friendships

Posted on March 28, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Sales numbers are easy headline grabbers, but it’s the connection pirates are forging in Sea of Thieves that jumps out in today’s blog post from Rare Studio Head Craig Duncan.…

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Battlefield 1’s Self-Teaching AI Bots Don’t Revive Each Other Either

Posted on March 26, 2018
byAlex Chavers

EA’s Search for Extraordinary Experiences Division (SEED) and DICE teamed up to build a self-learning AI-agent in Battlefield 1. A single neural network controls all the characters seen in the…

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“Visually Climbing Mount Everest,” Crafting God of War in One Seamless Take

Posted on March 21, 2018
byAlex Chavers

God of War’s trek into Norse mythology is one of the most anticipated games of 2018. I’m also pumped to see Christopher Judge’s (Teal’c!) take on Kratos. We already know…

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Sea of Thieves’ Launch Trailer Shows That Rare Magic is Coming Back

Posted on March 15, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The days of toiling away at Kinect Sports are over. Rare is looking for a return to form and Sea of Thieves is shaping up to deliver. We are five…

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Sales, By the Numbers (UPDATED)

Posted on Last Updated on March 15, 2018
byAlex Chavers

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had all the markings of being a success. The Battle Royale genre is at its peak thanks to H1Z1: King of the Kill. The biggest Twitch streamers were…

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Tomb Raider’s Teaser Website Goes Up, But Lets Slip Title and Release Date Already (UPDATE)

Posted on Last Updated on March 15, 2018
byAlex Chavers

A splash page went live this morning teasing something Tomb Raider related being revealed tomorrow morning. But it didn’t take long for folks to take a peek at the HTML…

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Ditches November for October 12 Release Date

Posted on March 8, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The last time Call of Duty wasn’t a November game was way back with Call of Duty 2. It hit PC on October 25, 2005 followed by the Xbox 360…

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The Division 2 is Happening, and We’ll See A Lot More at E3

Posted on March 8, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Ubisoft’s latest game announcement will come as little surprise. This morning, a press release popped up revealing a sequel to Ubisoft’s newest franchise bearing the Tom Clancy name – The…

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PUBG Will Start Testing A New Vehicle/Limb Penetration System This Week

Posted on March 5, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The folks behind PUBG are working on a system that will add vehicle and limb penetration mechanics to bullets. You’ve probably noticed the uptick in people leaning during firefights lately.…

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H1Z1 Cruises Out of Early Access With New ‘Auto’ Royale Mode

Posted on February 28, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The once king of Battle Royale finds itself struggling amidst two juggernauts in the genre – PUBG and Fortnite. A quick glance at the title’s SteamCharts page tells the story.…

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Xbox Game Pass New Releases – What’s Coming and Going in March

Posted on February 26, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Back in January, the folks at Xbox made a huge announcement making Xbox Game Pass an instant buy for most fans. All future first party games would be available on…

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Rainbow Six Siege Is Only Getting Started

Posted on February 20, 2018
byAlex Chavers

More people play Rainbow Six Siege than Call of Duty. Now there’s a statement most of us would never believe could come true. Yet, there it is. Siege sits below…

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How Sea of Thieves Makes Sure You’ll See Other Players

Posted on February 13, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The beta for Sea of Thieves sold me. Today’s news/preview dump just makes the wait for its official release even more agonizing. Eurogamer’s short video sums up some of the…

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Rides Again In October

Posted on February 1, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Rockstar Games has a funny definition for spring 2018. But hey, we all knew another delay was likely. Rockstar is like SpaceX. They can’t hit a schedule, but when they…

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The Ongoing War Against PUBG’s Vehicles on Xbox One

Posted on January 30, 2018
byAlex Chavers

More than 4 million folks are gorging on chicken dinners. Since its release, PUBG continues its march up the most played games list on Xbox One. Last time I looked,…

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They Are Billions’ Community Challenge Puts Everyone on the Same Map

Posted on Last Updated on January 28, 2018
byAlex Chavers

One of my favorite games of 2017 is getting better. They Are Billions added community challenges in their latest update. Everyone plays through the same survival map and can see…

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New Battlefront 2 Update Takes Aim at Finn and Boba Fett

Posted on January 16, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Everyone’s favorite game to hate (it’s actually fun when you look past the loot/progression system) gets its first update of 2018. And with it comes a few new pieces of…

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The OG Xbox ‘Duke’ Controller Returns in March With a Price Tag Almost as Big

Posted on January 15, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Count me as one of the weirdos who liked the first iteration of the Xbox controller. Yes, I’m talking about this behemoth. Ok, so it probably had more to do…

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Activision’s Big E-Sports Weekend is Stuffed With Overwatch and Call of Duty Action

Posted on January 12, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Activision’s much-hyped Overwatch League kicked off its first season this week, and I have to say, I was impressed. It was much better than I thought it would be. I…

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