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Brian Renadette

Former Staff Writer

About Brian Renadette

I am a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University with a major in writing and a minor in gaming. I have a passion for video games and writing. I also enjoy volunteering at my local SPCA by walking the dogs.

Articles by Brian Renadette


Total Articles: 429


The Witcher 3, one of CD Projekt Red's most well-known titles.
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CD Projekt Red Hires Creators of Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk Mod Tools

A group of developers behind the WolvenKit modding tool for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 have been hired by CD Projekt Red.

August 30, 2021 | 11:05 EDT

A screenshot from Summer of '58.
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Refund Abuse Causes Horror Developer To Stop Developing Games

Emika Games, the solo dev behind Summer of '58, is stepping away from games development after Steam's two-hour refund policy led to too many false refunds.

August 27, 2021 | 10:58 EDT

A shrunken Xbox 360 avatar as seen on a modern Xbox console.
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Xbox Engineer Takes Up Charge To Fix Gamerpics

An engineering lead at Xbox is looking to try and fix vintage avatars from the Xbox 360 so that they show up properly in modern iterations

August 26, 2021 | 10:21 EDT

The Activision Blizzard logo.
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California Alleges Activision Blizzard HR Shredded Documents, Expands Lawsuit

The State of California has expanded its lawsuit against Activision Blizzard and claims the company's HR department has interfered with the investigation

August 25, 2021 | 11:29 EDT

A shrine from the Pilgrim mod for Skyrim.
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Pilgrim Mod Overhauls Religion in Skyrim

A new mod for Skyrim provides a major overhaul to the game's religion system by adding new gods and powerful shrine effects to the game.

August 24, 2021 | 11:57 EDT

The protagonist of Fallout: London dressed as a royal guard.
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Head Writer for Fallout: London Mod Joins Bethesda

The team behind the Fallout: London mod announced that their head writer, Stephanie Zachariadis, has left the project to join Bethesda.

August 23, 2021 | 09:39 EDT

The logo for DAGERSystem
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DAGERSystem to Launch Accessible Games Database

DAGERSystem, a company that specializes in game accessibility, is launching a database of accessible games at the start of October.

August 20, 2021 | 10:42 EDT

Promotional art for Cyberpunk 2077.
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Cyberpunk Megamod Seeks to Fix the Game's Flaws

A modder is releasing a Cyberpunk megamod tomorrow evening that will help balance the game and fix many of its remaining bugs.

August 19, 2021 | 09:39 EDT

Combat with a troll with the True Directional Movement mod in Skyrim.
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Skyrim Mod True Directional Movement Adds Modernized Combat

A new mod for Skyrim modernizes the game's combat to be more like modern action RPGs along with other improvements to the game.

August 18, 2021 | 12:06 EDT

A gameplay screenshot from World of Warships.
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World of Warships Faces Mass Exodus of Content Creators

Content creators are leaving World of Warships' community contributor program due to aggressive monetization and gambling mechanics among other issues.

August 17, 2021 | 10:06 EDT

A screenshot from the Sigil mod for DOOM.
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Sigil 2 Announced During John Romero Interview

Was Sigil 2 first announced as a joke by John Romero? Absolutely, but John Romero has now seriously announced that the project is in development as a Doom 2 Mod

August 16, 2021 | 09:50 EDT

A screenshot of a zeppelin from the Castlevania Bloodlines beta.
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Castlevania Bloodlines Beta ROM Released to Public

A beta ROM for Castlevania Bloodlines that "got away" on eBay twenty years ago has resurfaced and been released to the public.

August 13, 2021 | 10:08 EDT

A Khajiit reading a book from the recently-released Skyblivion devlog.
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Biggest Skyblivion Update Shows Off The World

The team behind the ambitious Skyblivion mod have released their biggest update in a new devlog showing off their work with the world

August 12, 2021 | 09:32 EDT

A still from the Bakugan: Battle Planet anime.
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Roblox to Premiere New Episode of Bakugan

Spin Master has announced that they will be premiering a full-length episode of the Bakugan Battle Planet anime on Roblox next month.

August 11, 2021 | 10:26 EDT

The logo for the Xbox Indie Showcase.
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Everything at the Xbox Indie Showcase

The Xbox Indie Showcase has come and TechRaptor followed all the information live with their running recap showing all about ID@xbox games

August 10, 2021 | 12:11 EDT

Promotional art for BIONICLE Masks of Power
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Fan Game Bionicle: Masks of Power is Getting a Steam Release

BIONICLE: Masks of Power, a long-running fan project, is getting an overhauled version, and releasing on Steam, first with a demo.

August 10, 2021 | 10:27 EDT

A screenshot from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
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Fan-made Ocarina of Time PC Port Nearly Finished

A fan-made port of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is nearing completion, and will make the classic game playable on PC.

August 9, 2021 | 09:19 EDT

A picture of the original Super Mario Bros.
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Super Mario Bros Copy Sells for Record-Breaking Price

The collectibles company Rally has sold a copy of the original Super Mario Bros for $2 million, breaking the record for the most expensive video game.

August 6, 2021 | 12:33 EDT

A screenshot of Skyrim, one of the games Arthmoor modded during their time at Nexus Mods.
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Prominent Skyrim Modder Arthmoor Leaves Nexus Mods

Prominent modder Arthmoor has announced that they are leaving Nexus Mods over their recent policy change over deleting mods.

August 5, 2021 | 11:37 EDT

The logo for Red Bull Metropolis, a major competitive event for Cities: Skylines.
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Red Bull Metropolis Brings Competition to Cities: Skylines

Red Bull Metropolis, the first major competitive Cities: Skylines event, will have popular content creators go head to head in a variety of challenges.

August 4, 2021 | 10:00 EDT

Art from Honor of Kings/Arena of Valor, one of Tencent's most popular games.
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Tencent Stock Plummets Over Fears of Chinese Regulations

Tencent and some other Chinese video game companies suffered a sudden drop in their stocks amid fears of tightened government restrictions on video games.

August 3, 2021 | 11:14 EDT

A still from The Last Worker's announcement trailer.
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The Last Worker Nominated at Venice Film Festival

The Last Worker, an upcoming narrative adventure game, has been nominated for the VR Expanded category in the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

July 30, 2021 | 10:16 EDT

Pelican Town's town square as recreated in Minecraft.
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Minecraft Player Builds Beautiful Pelican Town Square

A Minecraft player has built a beautiful recreation of Pelican Town's town square from the highly popular farming sim Stardew Valley.

July 29, 2021 | 02:12 EDT