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August 24, 2019
This week a major wave was made in the video game industry as Sony purchased Insomniac Games, tying up the major second-party developer for any future releases.
Sony and Insomniac have been tied together strongly in the past, as the company designed and released the Ratchet and Clank and Resistance series for the PlayStation brand. The groups did break away a bit earlier this decade, as Insomniac released the zombie blasting game Sunset Overdrive exclusively for the Xbox One. The two didn’t stay separated though, as Insomniac developed Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PS4 in 2018. That game proved to be a huge hit, having sold more than 13.2 million copies as of press time.
Speaking about the agreement Insomniac’s CEO Ted Price wrote: "Today we announced that Insomniac has a new home. It feels more like a homecoming though. We've collaborated with Sony for more than 20 years--spanning all four PlayStation consoles, 20 total games, and six franchises. We still work closely today
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October 15, 2018
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 now out and available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, the reviews are starting to roll in.
The general consensus for Black Ops 4 is very good. In fact, many people are claiming Black Ops 4 to be the best COD game for a long, long time.
It seems that long term COD lovers and COD haters are coming together to enjoy Black Ops 4.
There are three key elements to Black Ops 4’s latest success. The first is the refined multiplayer, which adds important changes to health, gadgets, and overall balancing.
These changes are huge for competitive gameplay and make a big difference for the casual players, too. It’s a fresh change for COD that has brought a lot of players back to the franchise for the first time in years.
The second winning feature for Black Ops 4, and perhaps the most impactful, is the new Blackout Battle Royale mode. Many people are putting down Fortnite for the first time since it launched to pick up and play Blackout. Interestingly,
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October 09, 2018
Are you looking forward to Fallout 76? If you are, you’ll want to take a read through this article.
Bethesda has just pushed out a bunch of new details about Fallout 76 ahead of the upcoming beta period. We’ll be sharing all of the new information in this article.
Firstly, it’s been confirmed that the beta will start on October 23 for Xbox One players and October 30 for PC and PS4 players. The beta will be live most days for roughly 4-8 hours each day.
What’s incredible is that the beta will run all the way up to a few days before the release date, which is on November 14. You must pre-order to get into the beta, but your progress made in the beta will carry on over to the full release.
We also now know that the player count will be between 12 and 36, but the final number still hasn’t been revealed.
There will be quests and objectives just like in Fallout 4, as well as dozens of different enemy NPCs to kill. There won’t be any human NPCs to interact with,
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October 04, 2018
While all of the hype has been surrounding Blackout recently, Treyarch certainly hasn't neglected the standard Black Ops 4 multiplayer by any means.
In fact, Treyarch has been very busy balancing and updating the game after their past multiplayer beta, and they have just now announced two new maps that'll be appearing in Black Ops 4's multiplayer.
The first map is Summit. This is a fan favorite from the very first Black Ops game, and many people are happy to see it return.
Summit is a research facility covered in snow. It's a fairly small map but it offers some excellent opportunities for close quarter combat.
The second map that Treyarch announced is Morocco. This is a brand new map that Treyarch mentioned will be available from October 12. Morocco takes part in a small Moroccan village. The full description for this map is as follows:
“Rebels in a small Moroccan village are using government military support planes as target practices as they fly over
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October 03, 2018
We have finally been given more information about the upcoming Fallout 76 beta across all platforms.
Bethesda has revealed some details about the beta and when we can expect to get access to it. Take a look at what we now know below.
Bethesda has announced that the Fallout 76 beta will come to the Xbox One first on October 23. One week later, the beta will be available for PlayStation 4 and PC players.
Bethesda has made it very clear that while they are excited to show people Fallout 76 for the first time, the beta is designed to be a stress test. As a result, the servers may go down, they may break, and there may be performance issues.
Bethesda also said that the servers will be going online at targeted timeframes so that Bethesda can get as many people online at once.
Bethesda says they will reveal the live server times at a later point, but the servers will be live between four and eight hours at a time.
What's exciting is that the beta will
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September 28, 2018
Fortnite season 6 has dropped and it's easily one of the most exciting seasons we've seen so far. Here is a quick overview on everything that has been added in season 6.
First, let's start with the new map locations.
In season 6, four new locations have been added - corrupted areas, corn fields, and haunted castle. The fourth place is a large floating island that moves around the map. There are also other changes spread throughout the map.
The season 6 battle pass is also filled with 100 new cosmetic items and plenty of other rewards. There are two new evolving skins - one called Calamity and another called Dire.
Both advance as you level up your battle pass. The Dire skin is perhaps the best we’ve seen so far - you start off as an ordinary man but slowly turn into a wolf as the skin evolves.
There are of course many other great skins in the new battle pass, including the Nightshade pumpkin head skin.
Pets have been added to Fortnite, as well.
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September 27, 2018
With October starting, Sony has announced their free PS Plus games for the month. As Halloween will be taking part later this month, Sony has thrown in Friday the 13th to kick things off, alongside a number of other titles.
As mentioned before, Friday the 13th is easily the highlight of this month's free PS4 games. In Friday the 13th, one player gets to play as Jason Voorhees, while up to six other players must play as teen counselors.
The counselors must attempt to escape their location, while Jason gets to use a variety of tools and abilities to track them down.
The counselor players must communicate and work together to prepare a plan to escape. Playing as the counselors gives you a sense of panic and tension, while playing Voorhees is just as exciting, but for completely different reasons.
After that, we have Laser League. This is a fun multiplayer game that tests your reflexes and critical thinking. Laser League is very easy to pick up, but it takes lots
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September 04, 2018
In anticipation for the Red Dead Redemption 2 release, Rockstar Games has just announced a large line of Red Dead merchandise.
All of the new merch can be purchased directly from the Rockstar Warehouse on Rockstar's website.
All of the merchandise has been pinned under a new section called the Outlaw Essentials collection.
There are multiple dozen different items that are themed around outlaws and Red Dead in general. Alongside your standard t-shirts, you'll also find logo stickers, puzzles, phone cases, a bottle opener, a shot glass, and even a Zippo lighter.
It should be noted that all of the new merch has been launched already. None of the merchandise will be shipped with copies of Red Dead Redemption 2 but there are a number of limited versions of the game that do come with some sweet exclusive physical
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August 25, 2018
Destiny 2: Forsaken is set to be the biggest expansion yet. It will drop on September 4 for Xbox One, PC, and PS4 players.
Here is a look at everything that is included in this expansion:Cayde’s Death
One of Destiny’s most beloved characters dies in the Forsaken expansion and a new story campaign focuses around his death and the events that proceed it.
New weapons and Gear
Brand new gear and weapons will be added to the new Forsaken expansion. Players will be swamped with new exotics, legendaries, and exciting changes to the Masterwork system.
Players will also be able to finally add any weapon to each weapon slot. If you want to equip two rocket launchers at once, now you can. Two swords? Sure. Or maybe something more practical like a scout rifle and a pulse rifle.
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August 13, 2018
Wonder where the free PlayStation Plus games for August have been? Well, here they are.
In this article, we will showcase the official list provided straight from Sony. All of these games are available to download for free right now.
PS4
This month, the PlayStation 4 will have two games up for free - Mafia III and Dead by Daylight.
One of the most popular open world action-adventure games, Mafia III puts you in the shoes of a Vietnam War veteran as he seeks revenge on a group of mobsters that murdered his family.
Dead by Daylight is a unique multiplayer horror game where one player plays as a serial killer and four others play as the victims.
The serial killer must hunt the victims down, whilst the remaining players must work to fix up generators and escape their location.
PS3
PS3 will have Bound by Flame and Serious Sam 3 BFE available for all PSN members this month.
Bound by Flame is a fantasy-themed