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CultureMortal Kombat 11‘s Joker Gets A Much-Needed Makeover
In August, when Netherrealm Studios revealed the full roster of downloadable fighters for Mortal Kombat 11’s first Kombat Pass, many fans were put off by the buff, well-groomed version of DC Comics villain Joker. Apparently Netherrealm took those concerns to heart, as last night’s video announcing a January 28 release for the character stars a…
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UncategorizedThe Elder Scrolls Online is getting more Skyrim “Explore the dark heart of Skyrim”, reads the teaser text at the end of the Video Game Awards debut of the latest cinematic trailer for the game’s Season of the Dragon event. We’ll find out more during a global reveal event on January 16.
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CultureGame AwardsDisco Elysium Developers Shout Out Marx And Engels In Game Awards Victory Speech
During the speech for their second win of the night, ZA/UM, the team behind Disco Elysium, gave a special thanks to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the authors of The Communist Manifesto In this acceptance speech for the Fresh Indie Game Award, Helen Hendepere said that the team would like to thank “some of the…
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CultureGame AwardsApex Legends Is Getting A Mirage-Themed Holiday Event
Tonight, my boyfriend Mirage from Apex Legends announced a new limited-time holiday event, Mirage’s Holo-Day Bash. This event comes with extremely adorable new skins. Everyone looks like they’re in The Nutcracker! Once again, I want to thank Respawn for marketing Apex Legends directly to me. This event apparently starts now, so as soon as Geoff…
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CultureGame AwardsBaldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance Is Coming Back With A Brand New Game
A spiritual successor to 2001’s Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is coming next year, Wizards of the Coast announced tonight at the Game Awards. Called Dark Alliance, the action role-playing game is based on Dungeons & Dragons’ Forgotten Realms campaign and will follow the exploits of the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden, created by fantasy writer R.…
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CultureGame AwardsA New Bravely Default Is Coming To Switch
The beloved 3DS JRPG series Bravely Default is getting a third game on Nintendo Switch next year. The first Bravely Default started out as a sequel to Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light, but ended up becoming its own series and getting a direct sequel, Bravely Second: End Layer. The games have beautiful towns, grindy…
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CultureGame AwardsSenua’s Saga: Hellblade II Announced For Xbox Series X
Following the official reveal of the Xbox Series X at the 2019 Video Game Awards, Microsoft showed off a trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the follow-up to Ninja Theory’s Senua’s Sacrifice. All the footage seen in the trailer below is captured from a build created to make the most of the new Xbox hardware,…
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UncategorizedMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3 gets four more X-Men on December 23. The Switch exclusive’s second DLC pack, Rise of the Phoenix, adds Iceman, Gambit, Phoenix, and Phoenix’s, time-displaced son, along with a Danger Room mode where players can fight against the AI or each other.
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