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Nintendo eShop New Years Sale Discounts Several First Party Exclusives
The Nintendo eShop New Year's sale has discounted several great titles for Nintendo Switch and 3DS like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario 3D Land. As most Nintendo fans are probably aware, games by the first-party publisher rarely go on sale. With how wildly successful the Nintendo Switch has been, most of its first party titles haven’t seen great discounts until today. Nintendo began a New ...read more
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Four New Microsoft Patents Hint At Improvements In Xbox Controller
In December, Microsoft filed four new patents (1, 2, 3, 4) for tech to be used in controllers that all seem to be hinting at significant new improvements to be made in Xbox controllers down the line (via Windows Latest). The focus of all four patents, collectively and individually, seems to be on implementing force feedback tech in Xbox controllers, moving away from the haptic feedback that has ...read more
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'Half-Life 2' Mod Completely Overhauls the Game's Combat
This mod, called MMod, has been almost a decade in the making and it's now finally available to play for PC fans of the iconic Valve franchise. Though we probably won't see a Half-Life 3 anytime soon, this mod completely changes the way the game feels - almost making it an entirely new title in the process. The modder couldn't wait to share the good news, starting off the new year right by ...read more
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Steam’s Top 100 Most Played Games Didn’t Include Valve’s Artifact
Steam’s Top 100 most-played games of 2018 was released this week (H/T Reddit) and Valve’s own card battle game, Artifact, didn’t manage to break into that list. Artifact has been making waves for all the wrong reasons since launching in November last year as players were left disappointed by the game’s lack of replayability. According to SteamCharts, Artifact boasted a fairly hefty ...read more
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Fortnite Mix-up Angers Players, Epic Games Apologizes
Earlier today, Epic Games apologized for its miscommunication regarding Fortnite‘s “14 Days of Fortnite event. The company announced that anyone that completed at least one challenge from the event will be receiving the game’s Equalizer Glider at some point in the near future.
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More Evidence That Dragons Are Coming to 'Fortnite' Emerges
It's a new year, which means Epic Games is gearing up for a lot of "new" weirdness for their ever-popular online game Fortnite. With the snow-capped hills and the fun 14 Days of Fortnite challenge officially wrapped, the dataminers out there are having a field day with trying to find out what secrets the game's files are hiding. In this case, it looks like something to do with dragons is on the ...read more
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Player created shops are coming to Fallout 76
Your dreams of being a post-apocalyptic merchant are about to be realised. Player vending is coming to Fallout 76. From the outset, it was clear that Bethesda wanted to create a sandbox in which players became the NPCs. The developer wanted people to roleplay in Fallout 76, but it didn’t provide enough tools to make its vision work. In a recent blog post, Bethesda teased some updates that ...read more
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Epic explains how exclusive deals for the Epic Games Store get made
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney has spent a day answering fan questions and assuaging concerns about the new Epic Games Store. In what ended up being an incredibly popular Reddit thread, Sweeney first came in to refute some claims about the Epic Games Store being “spyware” due to some items in its TOS. The Epic chief executive and founder explained that Epic does not sell or share user data ...read more
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Focus on NES Games in the Next Event
Characters from NES and Famicom games are the focus in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits event this upcoming weekend. Nintendo is almost at a full month since the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and they seem to have set a precedent of regular weekly Spirit events. This weekend, the new event is a nostalgia-driven one called “Classics!” or “Now You’re Playing With ...read more
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Anthem VIP Demo Coming January 25, Free Demo One Week Later
EA and Bioware have announced the start date for both the Anthem VIP Demo, for those who pre-ordered and subscribe to EA's services, and the free version. EA and Bioware have announced when players will be able to get some hands on time on Anthem outside of the NDA Alpha that some have been playing since last year. For those who pre-ordered the game or are EA Access (or Origin Access) ...read more
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