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Activision and Sledgehammer Games have released the newest update, update 1.06, for Call of Duty: WW2. The update is actually fairly small, at just under 400MB, and it reworks the UI in the multiplayer portions of the game, while also reportedly changing the HQ mode, so that it is not automatically persistent, but needs to be actually activated and visited. That is a major change to how the ...read more
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With gaming revenue already dwarfing the film industry, itself reporting $38 billion in ticket sales during the 2016 calendar year according to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), it was only a matter of time until it matched that of sports. According to a new report by Newzoo (Paid), gaming has surged to an estimated $149 billion in global revenue. Predominantly driven by the ...read more
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After what can only be described as an incredibly messy multiplayer launch, developer Sledgehammer Games has officially released a brand new patch for the kid, in what will hopefully be one of the last patches for a while. First and foremost, every player’s Headquarters finally be fully populated. While the social space was full of players in the first couple hours of launch, it was quickly ...read more
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The install size of the Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been revealed as physical editions of the games surface throughout retailers, an install size that shouldn’t take up too much room on your Xbox One. According to the description on the back of the boxed version of the upcoming Xbox One game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds requires you to have up to 30 GB worth ...read more
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We haven’t seen much action on the Xbox One backward compatible front since a few original Xbox games joined the fray a few weeks back. But it is growing, slowly but surely, and today, we saw the addition of two more titles that fans won’t want to miss. First up is Peggle 2, PopCap Games’ hit ball-bouncing sequel. In it, you’re tasked with clearing puzzles filled with pegs using ...read more
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The ability to create you own Transform races in GTA Online is now live. Transform races challenge players to complete courses in multiple vehicles, switching at checkpoints between bikes, planes, boats, parachutes, cars and other modes of transport. This is the first time players have been able to create Transform races, following the release of creation tools for normal races and other ...read more
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The internet’s favourite game sees its first major discount on Xbox One before its launch. Ahead of its Xbox One release on December 12th, you can order yourself a copy of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in its boxed form at the cheapest price its ever been. ShopTo is offering pre-order copies of PUBG for £19.85 at the moment, though this is likely to be a pre-release only offer timed ...read more
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If you missed the recent Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals on Xbox Live, hopefully there’s something in the Deals with Gold sale to tempt you this week. The weekly Xbox Live Deals with Gold are up, and all deals are for Gold members only this week. Mordheim: City of the Damned is 75% off and the Witch Hunter and Undead add-ons are each 33% off. The rather wonderful Never Alone is 80% off ...read more
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The microtransactions and loot boxes controversy surrounding Star Wars Battlefront 2 is the definition of ‘that escalated quickly’, moving rapidly from internet fan outrage to Disney getting involved, to governments around the world getting involved, to EA backtracking on microtransactions entirely, to, apparently, the whole ordeal causing EA’s stock to crash on the stock market, losing ...read more
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Destiny 2 quickly became one of this year’s biggest hits, and for those that have yet to jump on their Sparrow and join in on the adventures – strap in, Guardians, because your chance arrives tomorrow. Activision has announced that a free trial of Destiny 2 will debut tomorrow (November 28th, 2017) for PS4, Xbox One, and PC (through Blizzard’s Battle.net client), giving new players the ...read more
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