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Good News: New PlayStation State of Play this Week, Bad News: No PS5

Sony announced the date and time for their second ever State of Play live streamed broadcast. The new episode will air on Thursday, May 9 at 3 pm Pacific/6pm Eastern....Read More

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Portal-Meets-Halo Shooter Splitgate: Arena Warfare Launching as Free-to-Play

Indie developer 1047 Games announced that competitive shooter Splitgate: Arena Warfare will be launching as a free-to-play game on PC (Steam) on May 22. “As Splitgate evolved, we realized that...Read More

PAX West 2019, PAX Unplugged 2019 Dates Revealed

ReedPOP and Penny Arcade have announced the dates for PAX West 2019 and PAX Unplugged 2019. PAX West will take place August 30 – September 2 at the Washington State...Read More

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Sea of Thieves Anniversary Update Adds The Arena and New Story Missions

Online multiplayer pirate adventure Sea of Thieves is celebrating its one year anniversary of with a massive 2.0 Anniversary Update. The Sea of Thieves Anniversary Update adds a new competitive...Read More

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Epic Games Acquires Rocket League Developer Psyonix

Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite, have been making waves in the gaming industry by snatching up deals to release new and upcoming PC games exclusively on their Epic Games...Read More

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Get a Shiny Pickahu and Shiny Eevee at Target Stores

Nintendo has launched a promo event with Target stores in the United States this Summer. Starting May 11 you’ll be able to download a rare shiny Pikachu for Pokémon: Let’s...Read More

The First Trailer for the Live-Action Sonic Movie Will Haunt Your Dreams

Sega has infamously fumbled with the Sonic franchise for the last two decades. The once prominent mascot for the Sega Genesis, and the video game company overall, has struggled through...Read More

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Microsoft Exclude’s Minecraft Creator from 10th Anniversary Event

Microsoft is hosting a ten year celebration event on May 17 for seminal game Minecraft. A spokesperson from Microsoft told Variety that Markus “Notch” Persson, the original creator of Minecraft...Read More

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Nintendo Fiscal Year: Switch Falls Short, Digital Sales Rise to $1 Billion

Nintendo’s 2018 fiscal year ended on March 31, 2019. The company recently revealed its sales numbers for hardware and software sales throughout the year. Despite surging popularity and praise, their...Read More

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Risk of Rain 2 Details Year Long Roadmap to Spring 2020 Release

It’s only been a month since indie sequel Risk of Rain 2 was released via Steam Early Access. Hopoo Games have already revealed their road map for future updates and...Read More

Parenting Hero App Adds New Scenarios

Parenting Hero is a mobile game app designed to help parents deal with common child-raising challenges through illustrated scenarios. The app originally launched last year on iOS and Android. This...Read More

The Fortnite Avengers: Endgame Event has Begun

As teased earlier this week, Epic Games have added an official tie-in event with Marvel Studios and Avengers: Endgame. The Fortnite Avengers Event officially kicks off today. The event adds...Read More

Kingdom Hearts 3 Adds Challenging New Critical Mode

Kingdom Hearts 3 received a free update today that adds a challenging new difficulty setting called Critical Mode. Critical Mode is here!🔥 To celebrate, check out this video message from...Read More

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Planet Coaster Developer Announces Planet Zoo for PC

Frontier Developments, makers of 2016’s Planet Coaster and 2018’s Jurassic World Evolution, announced their newest theme park game: Planet Zoo. Planet Zoo will launch this fall exclusively on PC (Steam)....Read More