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Overwatch’s first experimental mode is all about damage dealers
Andrew Webster//33 views
Last month, Blizzard announced plans to make Overwatch a bit more experimental through limited time modes that may — or may not — eventually become permanent fi...
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HyperX Cloud Flight S review: the ‘S’ stands for sacrifices
Cameron Faulkner//47 views/1 comments
HyperX is banking on your desire to have Qi wireless charging support in everything you own, including in your next gaming headset. It’s the main selling point ...
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Overwatch League games in South Korea canceled amid coronavirus concerns
Andrew Webster//34 views
Blizzard has been forced to cancel even more Overwatch League games in Asia following growing concerns around the coronavirus outbreak. The company has canceled...
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Fortnite will let players mute the Rickroll emote in order to avoid getting copyright claimed
Julia Alexander//29 views
Fortnite introduced its Rick Astley-inspired emote just one week ago, and the company has already rolled out an update to let PC players mute the music in respo...
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Bethesda follows Activision in pulling games from Nvidia’s GeForce Now
Nick Statt//37 views
Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service has had a somewhat rocky launch since it exited beta earlier this month, and it’s getting even rockier. The company sa...
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Fortnite’s wonderfully weird personality is back in latest season
Andrew Webster//40 views
Fortnite is weird again — and I couldn’t be happier. The game’s latest season finally launched yesterday and, on the surface at least, it seems like a standard ...
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Fortnite: Chapter 2 season 2 is a secret agent-themed battle royale
Andrew Webster//24 views
Fortnite’s latest season is shaken, not stirred. After months of waiting, the second season of Fortnite: Chapter 2 is finally here, and it introduces a secret a...
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Twitch adds real-time stats tracking extension for League of Legends streamers
Taylor Lyles//29 views
Twitch debuted a new extension for the League of Legends community this week, allowing viewers to keep track of streamers by displaying details on their overall...
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Eli Roth is directing a film adaptation of Borderlands
Adi Robertson//34 views/2 comments
Director Eli Roth has signed onto a film adaptation of Gearbox’s Borderlands games, joining Chernobyl writer Craig Mazin and producers Avi and Ari Arad. Roth of...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons: 11 things we learned about the Switch game
Andrew Webster//52 views/2 comments
The vibe around Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a lot less secretive now. This morning, Nintendo showed off a lengthy presentation that provided plenty of deta...
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Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Nvidia’s GeForce Now on launch day
Taylor Lyles//31 views
One of the most anticipated titles of 2020, Cyberpunk 2077, is coming to Nvidia’s cloud gaming service this year. GeForce Now members who purchase CD Projekt Re...
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HTC unveils new Vive Cosmos VR lineup with swappable faceplates
Sam Byford//20 views/1 comments
HTC is expanding its range of virtual reality headsets today with multiple new variants of the Vive Cosmos. The original Cosmos launched last year as a $699 hig...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons: hands-on with Nintendo’s adorable Switch life sim
Andrew Webster//33 views/2 comments
New Horizons isn’t just the series’s long-awaited debut on the Switch; it’s also what looks like the biggest departure for Animal Crossing to date. By shifting ...
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World of Horror is a creepy, retro, and completely hypnotic horror game
Adi Robertson//31 views
Little is more terrifying than the unknown and the inevitable. The combination permeates the work of horror authors H.P. Lovecraft and Junji Ito, whose characte...
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Fortnite’s next season needs to tell a good story
Jay Peters//29 views/2 comments
Fortnite’s next season kicks off tomorrow, and more than anything else, I really hope it tells a good story. While Epic Games’ hugely popular free-to-play battl...