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Gears 5 Won't Have A Season Pass, Gear Packs, Or Loot Box Content
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Gears 5 Won't Have A Season Pass, Gear Packs, Or Loot Box Content

The Coalition studio has just posted an update on the official Gears 5 website on how players will earn content in the game. It even includes a "TL:DR" summary: "Gear Packs are gone. So is Season…

June 21, 2019 | 01:15 EDT

GTA Online Will Soon Open The Diamond Casino & Resort in Los Santos
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GTA Online Casino Coming Soon With The Diamond Casino and Resort

If you've been driving around the Los Santos Freeway recently, you probably noticed a new construction project at a small building between Vinewood Hills and the scenic backdrop of the Tataviam…

June 20, 2019 | 04:14 EDT

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Gears of War 5 Lobby Browser Will Help You Find The Online Game You're Looking For

Eagle-eyed fans at E3 2019 this year noticed something unique about Gears 5, that the game will contain a new lobby browser as part of a new online lobby system. Gears of War 5 multiplayer design…

June 13, 2019 | 10:30 EDT

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Square Enix E3 2019 - Outriders Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer Action and a Scary World

From People Can Fly the next reveal at Square Enix's E3 2019 press conference is Outriders. This is a game that Square Enix teased earlier this month. The trailer shows a band of adventurers on a…

June 10, 2019 | 11:03 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2019 - The Division 2 Year 1 Expansion Plans Detailed

Continuing the theme of Tom Clancy titles after seeing some more Rainbox Six, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is the next title on our place. After a brief sizzle reel of the game as it is and community…

June 10, 2019 | 06:07 EDT

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PC Gaming Show E3 2019 - Remnant: From the Ashes Details

At E3 2019's PC Gaming Show, Gunfire Games showed off a new trailer for their upcoming co-op survival game Remnant: From the Ashes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcBei3JUz5s Originally announced…

June 10, 2019 | 03:14 EDT

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PC Gaming Show E3 2019 - Zombie Army 4: Dead War Official Trailer and Release Window

Set in 1946 Zombie Army 4: Dead War was the next game to be revealed at the PC Gaming Show at E3 2019. This title was accidentally leaked last week by Amazon Spain so it's been one that we've been…

June 10, 2019 | 02:51 EDT

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Xbox E3 2019 - Gears 5 is coming

The Gears of War franchise is growing. Gears 5 was announced in a big way at the Xbox E3 show, with multiple events taking place leading up to the game's release. Gears 5 takes place in a crumbling…

June 9, 2019 | 06:05 EDT

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Gears 5 Has Tons of Posters at E3, Confirms it's Coming This Fall

Microsoft is going big with Gears 5, the latest in the Gears of War franchise. After revealing Gears 5 at last year's E3, Microsoft has been tight-lipped on any details regarding the game. This time…

June 8, 2019 | 12:52 EDT

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Zombie Army 4: Dead War Leaked by Amazon Spain

Users of the Metacouncil forum have once again spotted another leak, this time of the latest of Rebellion's Zombie Army series. Retail console versions of Zombie Army 4: Dead War were spotted on the…

June 5, 2019 | 02:20 EDT

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Square Enix Teasing New Sci-Fi Game Outriders for E3 Reveal

Ahead of its E3 showcase, Square Enix pushed out a brief teaser for Outriders, a new sci-fi game from the studio. The teaser reveals remarkably little, but a little more information can be gleaned…

June 5, 2019 | 09:45 EDT

"Uncooperative" Multiplayer Shooter Vicious Circle Announced
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"Uncooperative" Multiplayer Shooter Vicious Circle Announced

Vicious Circle was unofficially announced for the first time on the Rooster Teeth Podcast "Ep. 526 - Are Feet Private?," but today Rooster Teeth Games released the first screenshots and an official…

May 24, 2019 | 08:44 EDT

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Saber's World War Z Sells Almost 2 Million Units In One Month

Within one month of its release, third-person co-op shooter World War Z has sold almost 2 million units - prompting the release of a trailer and details of upcoming content. Inspired by the 2013 film…

May 23, 2019 | 10:20 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Adds Localization Support For 10 Languages

Risk of Rain 2 took everyone a bit by surprise in March with its Early Access launch. We knew the game had been in development since 2017, but the Early Access release went in with a bang and it has…

May 21, 2019 | 09:16 EDT

Risk of Rain 2 1 Million Units Sold May 3 2019
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Early Access Hit Risk of Rain 2 Racks Up One Million Sales in One Month

Risk of Rain was a massively successful and massively challenging indie roguelike 2D platformer. It was developed by two students at the University of Washington, Duncan Drummond and Paul Morse, who…

May 3, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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World War Z Roadmap for First Season of Content Revealed

Saber Interactive announced the first season of content updates for World War Z, bringing new weapons, customizations, and more. The World War Z roadmap announcement comes after weeks of bug fixing…

May 2, 2019 | 10:42 EDT

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Risk of Rain 2 Roadmap Outlines Upcoming Updates

Risk of Rain 2 is a brilliant sequel to its 2D roguelike predecessor. Already it's received critical acclaim from fans on Steam, and it's been less than a month since its early access debut. Now,…

April 26, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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Inside Xbox 4/16 - Gears 5 eSports Coming to TBS This June

Rod Ferguson arrived on today's Inside Xbox stream to announce that Gears 5 will be hitting TBS in a six-episode event series and live tournament. The first episode of the series starts airing on…

April 16, 2019 | 06:37 EDT

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Banned In Nepal Due To Addiction Concerns

Popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) was banned in another region yesterday. Nepal's federal investigation agency has asked that the country's Telecommunication Authority…

April 12, 2019 | 08:20 EDT

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You Can Play Risk of Rain 2 in Early Access Right Now

The follow-up to the hit indie action-platformer Risk of Rain is available on Steam's Early Access. At first glance, you'll notice that it's quite different than its predecessor. Risk of Rain 2 can…

March 28, 2019 | 02:55 EDT

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Indonesia Considers PUBG Ban

Indonesia's Communication and Information Technology Ministry is considering banning the battle royale game PUBG. The debate has been sparked by a call from an Islamic organization in the country for…

March 24, 2019 | 02:59 EDT

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The Division 2 Gets Full Year of Free Post-Launch Content

Ubisoft has announced that The Division 2 will be receiving a full year of free post-launch content. The content will range from Episodes, major content updates with new narratives and missions, new…

March 1, 2019 | 11:00 EST

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The Division 2 Open Beta Begins March 1st

Following the closed beta that ran earlier this month, Ubisoft has announced that The Division 2 will be getting a multi-platform open beta. The upcoming beta will run from the 1st of March to the…

February 14, 2019 | 01:20 EST

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Creator of GTA V Cheat Must Pay $150,000 in Damages

Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games and 2K Games, has won a default judgment against the developer behind the Elusive Grand Theft Auto V cheat. The cheat creator, Florida…

February 9, 2019 | 12:05 EST

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Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain Falls on PlayStation 4 in April

It's time to rally the troops once again. While we just recently saw a new Earth Defense Force release on PlayStation 4, we'll see a different take on the franchise later this year. On April 11th, …

January 25, 2019 | 01:00 EST

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The Division 2 Beta Launches This February; New Story Trailer Launched

The Division 2 launches March 15, 2019, but you can get your hands on it sooner if you pre-order. Pre-ordering any version of the game will grant you access to the private beta. Alternatively, sign…

January 16, 2019 | 04:03 EST

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The Game Awards 2018 - PUBG Winter Map Playable Tonight

PUBG has a trailer next showing off their new snow map. Joining the current maps this snow level will be a 6v6 to mix together the chaos of a big team with the strategy of hunting down your prey. The…

December 6, 2018 | 11:30 EST

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Amazon May Have Leaked Sunset Overdrive PC Release Date

Amazon may have leaked the PC release date for Sunset Overdrive. The Amazon page (it has since been taken down, but you can view the archived page here) lists the release date as November 16, 2018,…

November 14, 2018 | 12:38 EST

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Landing On PS4 This Holiday

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds launch on Xbox One was a timed exclusive, but now it'll finally make its way to PlayStation players this holiday season. PUBG for the PS4 launches on December 7, 2018.…

November 13, 2018 | 02:13 EST

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PUBG Apparently Hits PS4 In December, Suicide Squad Crossover Coming

Popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (or PUBG) will be released for PS4 this December, according to Eurogamer and analyst Daniel Ahmed. The PS4 release comes one year after PUBG …

November 6, 2018 | 02:30 EST

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Xbox One "Exclusive" Sunset Overdrive Rated On PC By ESRB

Open-world Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive has been given a rating by the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board), indicating that the game will be coming to PC soon. The ESRB rating for the…

November 5, 2018 | 09:36 EST

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Front Mission Spin-off Left Alive Releases March 5

Left Alive is a mech-themed game is a spin-off Front Mission series and was initially unveiled at 2017's Toyko Game Show. It'll release March 5 for PlayStation 4 and Steam. The project has some…

October 11, 2018 | 03:56 EDT

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Nintendo Retains Cloud Saves After Switch Online Subscription Ends

After some confusion, Nintendo has clarified their policy on Switch cloud saves. In the update, they make it clear that any uploaded save data will remain in the cloud for a bit. Specifically, a user…

September 28, 2018 | 10:15 EDT

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Earth Defense Force 5 Coming West in 2018

After a successful launch in Japan last December, D3 Publisher just announced the release of the U.S. version of PlayStation 4 exclusive Earth Defense Force 5 with a special Deluxe Edition. Both the…

August 30, 2018 | 10:00 EDT

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August's PlayStation Plus Brings Hasty Shooting, Family Building, and Scares

Sony has now revealed the titles for August's lineup of PlayStation Plus titles. While it might seem that it's a bit late considering August has already begun these games will first become available…

August 4, 2018 | 02:01 EDT

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Sony E3 2018: The Last of Us Part II

Sony's E3 2018 show took place in a location they described as a church tent. The venue made a bit more sense once we got into the video for The Last of Us Part II as the Sony venue perfectly…

June 11, 2018 | 10:16 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2018: Tom Clancy's The Division 2

During their E3 press conference this afternoon, Ubisoft announced more information regarding Tom Clancy's The Division 2. The new squad-based shooter in the popular franchise puts players into the…

June 11, 2018 | 05:43 EDT

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Microsoft E3 2018: The Division 2 Announced

Microsoft showed off Tom Clancy's The Division 2 with a full-length gameplay demo, the first look we've had of the game since it was revealed. Check out the brief teaser showed before the demo below…

June 10, 2018 | 06:07 EDT

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GTA Online Tries Out Battle Royale With Trap Door Adversary Mode

No video game franchise is safe from the battle royale fad - five years after its initial release, Grand Theft Auto V is still seeing updates to its Online component, the latest addition is that of a…

May 16, 2018 | 11:44 EDT

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PUBG Map Codename: Savage Returning to Test Servers With New Name

PUBG Corp has announced that the new, smaller, island-themed map Codnamed: Savage will be returning to PUBG servers very soon. Speaking in a post on Steam, the team revealed that the map will be…

May 7, 2018 | 08:58 EDT

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PUBG Launches Player Survey on Recent Weapon Balance Changes

PUBG Corp has announced a survey for players to give feedback on the weapon changes recently implemented in PUBG. The new update tweaked the stats of several weapons, in an effort to add more balance…

May 5, 2018 | 04:38 EDT

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Rockstar Launches Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition

Rockstar Games has released a new version of Grand Theft Auto V. The updated version, titled Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition, bundles together Grand Theft Auto V with many of the expansion…

April 21, 2018 | 03:10 EDT

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PUBG Fans Rejoice! Map Selection is Coming

PUBG Corp has announced that map selection is due to arrive in PUBG. After being one of the most requested features from players, the option to choose from each of the soon to be three maps will be…

April 19, 2018 | 11:56 EDT

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[Updated]PUBG Corporation Admits Cosmetics Affect Gameplay in Lawsuit

In a market where everyone is attempting to be the next big hit, it is inevitable that some companies will copy one another in an attempt to get to the top. Unfortunately, this can lead to asset…

April 6, 2018 | 08:48 EDT

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Lindsay Lohan's Grand Theft Auto V Likeness Lawsuit Dismissed

A legal battle between Lindsay Lohan and Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive over the alleged use of her likeness in Grand Theft Auto V has been dismissed as reported by Gamasutra. In…

March 30, 2018 | 08:31 EDT

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PUBG Begins Region Lock Testing in KR/JP Servers

According to an update posted on the PUBG Steam Community, developers are testing region locking in KR/JP servers. Once the update is applied to the live version of the game, only players who reside…

March 26, 2018 | 01:50 EDT

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PUBG Creator Brendan Greene: "Region Locking Just Doesn't Work"

Since the end of last year, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been plagued by cheaters, with many claiming that it has gotten so bad, it has ruined the entire experience for them. After some digging…

March 24, 2018 | 03:00 EDT

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PUBG is Getting Custom Event Modes Soon

Bluehole, the developer behind PUBG has announced that the game will soon be getting custom game types as part of a new Event Mode. The news was revealed via a post on the game's Steam Community page…

March 22, 2018 | 02:55 EDT