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Rockstar, Take-Two Remember Midnight Club Exists

13 years after Midnight Club LA , Take-Two mentions the series as it plans its mobile gaming future

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 10, 2022

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LAPD Officers Fired For Ignoring Robbery To Play Pokémon Go

Rather than assist a fellow officer, these cops were in pursuit of a Snorlax

By Ian Walker Published January 10, 2022
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The Metaverse Is Already Here For Cows And It’s Very Sad

Cows in Turkey are entering the matrix to create more milk for humans and 2022 is off to a weird start, huh?

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 10, 2022
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Spectacular Vid Showcases Evolution Of Godzilla’s Iconic Atomic Breath

Even the crappy versions of Godzilla look sick in FilmCore's lavishly rendered video

By Isaiah Colbert Published January 10, 2022
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Top Twitch Streamer Amouranth Buys Inflatable Pool Company

A prominent figure of the ‘hot tub meta’ puts on a master class in literally owning your brand

By Ari Notis Published January 10, 2022

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Man Invents Possibly The Worst Way To Play Doom

Just dial 1-800-RIPNTEAR and a cacodemon will be with you at its earliest convenience

By Ian Walker Published January 10, 2022
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Xbox Boss Not Interested In ‘Virtue Shaming’ Activision

Phil Spencer won’t say how Microsoft has altered its partnership with the Call of Duty maker

By Ethan Gach Published January 10, 2022
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Star Wars Battlefront II Bug Is Making Players Unkillable

EA is aware of the issue but has no 'further updates' on what will be done to address it going forward

By Levi Winslow Published January 10, 2022
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New Game Collects Dozens Of Lockpicking Minigames, From Skyrim To Mass Effect

Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking unlocks on Steam on January 13

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 10, 2022
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Speedrunning Refs: Rapid Fire OK In Metroid Dread

The speedrun.com leaderboard ruling 'sets a precedent that hopefully other games will consider following'

By Sisi Jiang Published January 10, 2022

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Halo Infinite Players To 343: Ignore The Pros, Don’t Nerf The Best Gun

The mangler is phenomenally powerful, and Halo players want it to stay that way

By Ari Notis Published January 10, 2022
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Fan-Made Adapter Lets You Play PlayStation 5 With One Hand

This 3D-printed DualSense adapter allows for one-handed play of games like Rocket League and It Takes Two

By Isaiah Colbert Published January 10, 2022
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Among Us Beats Spider-Man As Last Month’s Most Popular PS5 Download

Innersloth’s mystery game finally came to PS4 and PS5 in December and showed it’s still a hit

By Ethan Gach Published January 10, 2022
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Elden Ring Character Creator Leaks And Fans Are Totally Loving It

Leaked footage shows just how versatile the character creator is in FromSoftware's action-RPG

By Levi Winslow Published January 10, 2022
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GTA Publisher To Buy Farmville Maker Zynga For $12.7 Billion

Take-Two’s purchase of social gaming giant Zynga will dwarf last year’s Bethesda acquisition

By Ethan Gach Published January 10, 2022

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The Week In Games: God of War and Monster Hunter Arrive On PC

Big console exclusives make head to PC this week, plus The Anacrusis releases and Astroneer hits Switch

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2022
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Half-Life Mod Ditches Gordon For Spyro The Dragon

A new demo for Half-Life: Year of the Dragon is out later this month for PC

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2022
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Red Dead Online Players Are Frustrated After Months Without A Major Update

#SaveRedDeadOnline trending on Twitter as players share their disappointment over how Rockstar has handled RDO

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2022
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Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 Starts Today, Here’s How To Watch

Upcoming games that will be played this week include: Deathloop, Half-Life 2, Kirby's Dreamland 3, and more!

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2022
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Sunday Comics: I Did It!

Another Sunday means more video game-related webcomics

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2022

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