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Microsoft issues system-level ban for “unauthorized” Xbox accessories

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Crackdown limits some cheat devices but also hurts fighting and accessibility hardware. http://dlvr.it/Sy9sdq

Where to Buy a PS5 Console Online in 2023

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You can buy a PS5 everywhere these days. http://dlvr.it/Sy7KJ0

How Remedy Created Alan Wake 2's Horrifying Game Over Screen

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Alan Wake 2 is pure survival horror by way of Remedy, and the studio has created one of the most terrifying game over screens in games this decade. http://dlvr.it/Sy5WN0

Why Unity felt the need to “rush out” its controversial install-fee program

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New report details internal divisions, intense push for mobile ad money. http://dlvr.it/Sy3n5t

Ex-Skyrim Developer Explains the Key Difference Between Bethesda Games and Baldur’s Gate 3

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The lead designer of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has discussed the difference in design philosophy between Bethesda games and Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3. http://dlvr.it/Sy1NN7

Xbox Partner Preview October 2023: Everything Announced

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The first Xbox Partner Preview has arrived and it featured new looks at Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, Alan Wake 2: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, ARK: Survival Ascended, and so much more. http://dlvr.it/SxymfY

PS5 Slim’s new external disc drive requires online “pairing” before use

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Registration system may be tied to DMCA protection for drive firmware. http://dlvr.it/SxymSr

Bethesda Thought It Was 'Infallible' Before Fallout 76 Launch, Says Former Design Director

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Bethesda's former design director has said the developer thought it was infallible ahead of Fallout 76's disastrous launch. http://dlvr.it/Sxw6wd

Dev sets up “goatse” trap for sites that steal his free web game

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Thieving iFrame sites now say: "I steal other people’s code because I’m a total hack." http://dlvr.it/SxsSNz

Over 10 Years After It Was Announced, Star Citizen’s Single-Player Squadron 42 Is ‘Feature Complete’

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Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has said Squadron 42, the single-player portion of its controversial space sim, is finally “feature complete”, over a decade after it was announced. http://dlvr.it/Sxqf6t

Spider-Man 2 Dev Promises Fix After Fans Spot Cuban Flag in Puerto Rican Miles Morales' House

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Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac has promised a fix for a flag error in the PS5 exclusive. http://dlvr.it/SxqFpy

Daily Deals: Get The Callisto Protocol on PS5 for $3.75, TCL 65-inch QLED TV for $399, and More

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The best daily deals for Sunday, October 22 include a Callisto Protocol on PS5 for just $3.75, a TCL 65" Smart TV for $399, $300 off a great Acer Predator gaming laptop, and a lot more. Callisto Protocol PS5 for $3.75 The Callisto Protocol is a good game, but you don't need to take my word for it, just check out our review from Tristan Ogilvie. While this game, which was originally set to be a tie-in with PUBG, it also draws a lot of inspiration from Dead Space, and right now you can get a Day One Edition physical copy of the PS5 version from GameStop for just $3.75. You'll have to pay a few bucks for delivery if there isn't one you can pick up from your local store, but it's still far cheaper than you could get it otherwise. TCL 65" Q5 QLED Smart TV for $399 TCL is a solid brand for affordable quality, and while this 65" QLED HDR Smart TV is normally $599, you can save $200 and get it for $399 at Best Buy. It has Google TV support, is direct ...

Where to Buy Xbox Series X|S Consoles Online in 2023

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Planning on buying an Xbox this year? Here's everything you need to know. http://dlvr.it/Sxpw2m

Spider-Man 2: The Origins of Every Unlockable Costume

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 features over 70 unlockable costumes for Peter Parker and Miles Morales. We're here to break them all down. http://dlvr.it/Sxn3XW

Buy Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Get a Free $10 PlayStation Store Gift Card at Newegg

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Today's the day: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac is finally swinging its way onto PlayStation 5 consoles! If you're still waiting to get your hands on the game, you can buy it over at Newegg with a nice little bonus. When purchased there, you can also get a free $10 PlayStation Store gift card. That's a great way to add some extra cash to your account for future purchases while also getting your hands on the latest and greatest title from Insomniac. Head to the link below to take advantage of this deal. It's only available for another 16 hours, though, so you'll want to act fast. Purchase Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Get a Free $10 PlayStation Store Gift Card at Newegg For $69.99, this purchase will net you the PS5 Launch Edition of the game. This version comes with the Arachknight Suit for Peter in three color variants, the Shadow-Spider Suit for Miles in three color variants, the Web Grabber gadget, and 3 Skill Points, so you can start up the g...

EA Iron Man Game Being Developed in Unreal Engine 5

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EA Motive has confirmed it's developing its upcoming Iron Man game in Unreal Engine 5 in a long-awaited update from the studio. http://dlvr.it/SxjXvH

Exclusive Developer Interview ft. Phantom Blade Zero

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Soulframe, you studied architecture in Beijing and New Haven. How did this education inspire development of S-Game and Phantom Blade Zero? Soulframe: Architecture is not only about building houses. It taught me almost everything that I need to complete games–from traditional drawings, to animations, to 3D modeling, to programming, and engineering–budgeting and program management. So when I began to develop my first indie game, I was a "one man army" who did almost everything on my own. Game development is a mysterious and coveted profession, how did you get your start? And how did S-Game come to be? Soulframe: I finished my first indie game before I graduated college, and after that, I moved to the U.S. for graduate school. Then I tried to translate the game into English, and put it on several indie game websites. In that way, I made my first group of fans outside of China. This goes even beyond gaming, because it really helped me overcome the loneliness and frustra...

Hot Toys Reveals 21 Inches of Venom With New Spider-Man 2 Figure

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If you thought 19 inches of Venom was too much to handle, just wait till you get a look at Hot Toys' massive Venom figure. http://dlvr.it/SxhnNM

EA Sports FC 24 Bug Completely Breaks the Game

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Devastating EA Sports FC 24 bug sees players powerless to prevent their opponents simply running into the goal with the ball. http://dlvr.it/Sxhn7b

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Finally Lets Players Pause Cutscenes, but It Takes 10 Seconds

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Konami is finally adding the ability to pause cutscenes to the original three Metal Gear Solid games when the Master Collection launches October 24, but there's a strange catch: it takes ten seconds. http://dlvr.it/Sxhn0q

“Netflix effect” is back as studios license old shows to competitors again

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New audiences for Suits and Ballers, but licensing costs may squeeze profits. http://dlvr.it/SxfBlB

Insomniac 'Highly Encourages' Spider-Man 2 Physical Players to Download Day 1 Patch

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Spider-Man 2 physical release owners won't need to download its Day 1 patch to enjoy Insomniac's new PS5 exclusive in full, but they are still "highly encouraged" to get Patch 1.001.002 for new accessibility options and other improvements. http://dlvr.it/SxbbPy

Analogue’s next project is an accurate, hardware-emulated Nintendo 64 replica

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New console will be FPGA-based but won't support other openFPGA cores. http://dlvr.it/SxXzv9

AMD pulls graphics driver after “Anti-Lag+” triggers Counter-Strike 2 bans

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Apex Legends also among the games affected by overzealous DLL alterations. http://dlvr.it/SxXzdb

Yakuza Spin-Off Like a Dragon Gaiden Won't Launch With English Dub

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Yakuza spin-off Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name won't launch with an English dub language option but will receive an update with it later. http://dlvr.it/SxW5gQ

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Review

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Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 is an impeccably detailed and blisteringly fast racer with incredible graphics and rock-solid arcade underpinnings. http://dlvr.it/SxVhjF

Minecraft Live 2023: Everything Announced

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Minecraft Live returned for 2023 and brought with it some big announcements, including a new Star Wars DLC that takes players from padawan to Jedi knight, Planet Earth III DLC, a ton of new features in mid-2024's Minecraft Vanilla Update 1.21, and more! http://dlvr.it/SxTm5w

Mortal Kombat 1: Invincible's Omni-Man Gets a Gameplay Trailer and Release Window

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Alongside confirming a November 2023 release window, NetherRealm has revealed the first gameplay trailer for Invincible's Omni-Man in Mortal Kombat 1 at NYCC 2023. http://dlvr.it/SxSXM9

Ubisoft Admits Physical Sales Will Get Even Lower

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A Ubisoft executive has said physical game sales will get even lower over time, after the company snapped up cloud gaming rights to all Activision Blizzard titles. http://dlvr.it/SxQjQz

The Best Reviewed Games of 2023 (So Far)

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2023 is the most promising year of the PS5-Xbox Series X generation so far, and to track all the best new games, we’ve compiled a running list of every standalone release that received a review score of 8 or higher from IGN. http://dlvr.it/SxNJTK

Users mistake video game clips for real Israeli war footage on social media

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"With every video taken down, ten more are uploaded each day," developer complains. http://dlvr.it/SxKk3c

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Director Explains Why Sheikah Tech is Strangely Absent in the Sequel

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Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi has revealed Nintendo's reasoning behind the disappearance of Sheikah technology in the latest entry in The Legend of Zelda franchise. http://dlvr.it/SxH6qn

Unity CEO John Riccitiello is retiring, effective immediately

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Former EA CEO will be replaced in interim by James Whitehurst from IBM/Red Hat. http://dlvr.it/SxDTs5

Lamplighters League is light stealth, heavy pulp style, and XCOM gun battles

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There's a lot to dig in this intriguing blend, especially the voice acting. http://dlvr.it/SxB1SC

Kingdom Hearts 4: Everything We Know So Far

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The game was announced last year. http://dlvr.it/Sx8DGc

Valve’s leaked Steam Deck “Model 1030” probably isn’t a full “Version 2.0”

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Extra portable pixel-pushing power from Valve is still likely a few years off. http://dlvr.it/Sx6SPP

Wii U, 3DS online servers to shut down in six months

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Online player bases are already dwindling for Nintendo's aging hardware. http://dlvr.it/Sx44hd

‘Half-Sequels’ Like Uncharted Lost Legacy Are The Future

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The standalone expansion or 'half-sequel' has been derided as glorified DLC, but as games take longer to develop, they could be the future of AAA game releases. http://dlvr.it/Sx1Wwp

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: How to Access the Open Beta Early

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Here's everything you need to know about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Open Beta, including how to get early access to it this weekend. http://dlvr.it/Swyw17

Exclusive: See Doctor Who's Iconic Blink Episode and More as Magic: The Gathering Cards

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WOTC's Gavin Verhey tells us about Magic's upcoming Doctor Who crossover. http://dlvr.it/SwwL5W

Is Counter-Strike 2’s new match-abandonment penalty too harsh?

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Players lose significant matchmaking rank points even if the game crashes mid-match. http://dlvr.it/SwwKvh

EA Sports FC 24 Players Say $30 Launch Week Loot Box Highlights Everything Wrong With Ultimate Team

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With the launch of EA Sports FC 24, the community has reacted in shock to a $30 pack available to buy before the game even properly launched. http://dlvr.it/SwtYGB

No One Does a Tournament Like Pokémon

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IGN's Joshua Yehl covers the first day of the Pokémon World Championships. http://dlvr.it/SwsnvR

This Is Why I Shouldn’t Have the Power to Design My Own Pokémon Shirt

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IGN's Joshua Yehl is given free reign to create his own Pokémon shirt and the results are as... odd as you'd expect. http://dlvr.it/SwqyqG