Assassin's Creed: Valhalla has apparently just lost its director in the latest scandal to rock the gaming community. According to a report from Kotaku, Ubisoft creative director Ashraf Ismail is stepping down from working on the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, tweeting about "personal issues."
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Thanks to video games like the Watch Dogs franchise, gamers have gotten used to doing a bit of fictional hacking in their downtime. However, Sony is now looking to pay actual hackers to help them secure the safety and privacy of future gamers. Sony has announced the PlayStation Bug Bounty program.
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Doom Eternal was originally supposed to release in 2019, but was pushed to early 2020. Recently, Bethesda's Pete Hines offered some more insight into the delay, saying that it was inspired by the negative response to Fallout 76.
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We are getting closer than ever to the release of the Xbox Series X. Recently, Microsoft revealed that certain games will begin bearing a badge that reads, "Optimized for Xbox Series X." While the wording is already impressive, it may not be immediately clear to some customers what that all means.
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The Last of Us Part 2 has only been in stores for less than a week, but it has already proven to be divisive among fans of Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic franchise. It has proven so controversial, in fact, that a large group started a petition to get Naughty Dog to start from scratch on the sequel.
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Sony made waves with the PlayStation 5 reveal event. It sure seemed like Sony had thrown a gauntlet down, and many have been curious to see how Xbox would respond. Now we have an idea of how the Xbox team feels about the big reveal event — and it doesn't seem like Microsoft is particularly worried.
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Microsoft shocked fans earlier this week with the announcement that it would be shuttering its streaming platform, Mixer. The plan in the coming days is to usher content creators and subscribers alike over to Facebook Gaming. However, it appears that the change won't be too limiting for Xbox owners.
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The final update for Battlefield 5 was somewhat delayed due to health and safety concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. However, there is a petition gathering quite a bit of steam from fans who aren't ready to say goodbye to Battlefield 5. Not only that, but #SaveBFV is trending on Twitter.
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Sony had a huge day yesterday. The Future of Gaming livestream unveiled games for the upcoming PlayStation 5. These included several new entries in popular franchises, as well as a great number of original games. However, there was one aspect of the event that it seems few people are talking about.
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The trailer for Resident Evil 8: Village was revealed and it was a doozy. It seemed to confirm all of those insane rumors we heard in the past, but raised a ton of new questions. Let's take a look at some of the finer points of this trailer and what it could mean for the Resident Evil franchise.
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Though Facebook Gaming was launched back in April, it seems as though Facebook is now finally beginning to make big waves within the gaming world. Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it has acquired Ready At Dawn, the video game developer behind such titles as Lone Echo and The Order: 1886.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender is seeing something of a resurgence in fan culture recently. The series was finally added to Netflix last month, which allowed fans to revisit the series and for new viewers to discover it for the first time ever. Now, Avatar is making a return to the world of video games.
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It's a simple fact that making games is more expensive than it used to be. As technology progresses and games become longer and more advanced, development costs go up, and this is reflected in the climbing price tags attached to those games. Or is it?
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We're still a few months away from the release of Marvel's Avengers, but fans of Earth's Mightiest Heroes finally have some great news. Though the game is launching before the release of the PS5, fans looking for a next-gen world-saving experience won't have to wait until that version is available.
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There have been plenty of video games based on The Lord of the Rings released over the years. Jon Burton, founder of Traveller's Tales (the developer behind several LEGO games), recently shared the story of how close his studio came to making a full-fledged game adaptation of The Hobbit on consoles.
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Gamers were shocked yesterday by the breaking news that Microsoft is now shutting down its Mixer platform. Reactions were all pretty much shocked across the board, with some streamers expressing their concern or surprise. These reactions include Ninja, Shroud, Dr Disrespect, TimTheTatman, and more.
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One of the rarest and most valuable Pokemon trading cards in the world has just been lost. Needless to say, the owner isn't happy about it one bit. Lee Seinfeld, a.k.a. "Leonheart," is a YouTuber who focuses on curating his Pokemon card collection. He recently found an original 1st Edition Charizard
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Things have been pretty quiet lately in regards to the next Batman-related video game. It's been five years since Batman: Arkham Knight, but it appears as though Warner Bros is getting ready to announce something big. It does make sense for WB to lean heavily into the Suicide Squad for a video game.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 will be around eight years old by the time the latest port of the game releases. This has led some fans to vent their frustrations online and demanding to know why GTA 6 seems to still be so far away. One of the people asked about this was Darion Lowenstein, formerly of Rockstar.
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Since its launch back in March, Call of Duty: Warzone has proven to be something of a divisive game. Some people, like Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect, have pointed out that the game has some issues that must be fixed. However, a recent study from SlottyVegas has revealed just how popular Warzone is.
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Insomniac Games delighted fans with the recent reveal of Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the new title spinning off from the massively successful Marvel's Spider-Man. Still, there were several questions left. Thanks to a blog post, we may now have an idea of how long the game actually is at this point.
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Fortnite: Chapter 2 - Season 3 has finally launched and brought some interesting changes with it. New weapons, new maps, and a slew of new strategies. One of the most vocal people regarding the new season's content has been Ninja, who has expressed his excitement for it on two different occasions.
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EA recently unveiled its Positive Play Charter, which provides a list of rules and guidelines meant to help everyone enjoy themselves while playing EA's games. Here's what it's all about.
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As Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics' Marvel's Avengers gets closer to its September release date, the game's Twitter account has been sharing downloadable video conference backgrounds inspired by the game. One of these backgrounds recently caused an uproar, prompting an apology from the developers.
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Microsoft changed the game with its Smart Delivery system. Through Smart Delivery, any gamers who purchase a cross-gen title for the Xbox One will be able to play the newest version of the game on the Xbox Series X. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear as though the PlayStation 5 will be following suit.
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With concerns surrounding business closures and furloughs at a higher number, it is easy to wonder what will become of the next console generation. What if this isn't the right time for people to invest in a new console? According to the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, that is perfectly okay with him.
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The PlayStation 5 has finally been revealed, as has the fact that there will be at least two different versions of the console. One will be the standard edition PS5 with a disc drive, while the other will be the Digital Edition. It seems like picking your preferred edition would be a simple choice.
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