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CultureModern Warfare Is Denying Players The Time-Honored Tradition Of Stomping Noobs
Some Call of Duty players are deliberately tanking their stats to try and place themselves in better lobbies, testing for any exploits they can find in Modern Warfare’s strict matchmaking. One of the Call of Duty community’s greatest debates since the launch of Modern Warfare in October is about its skill-based matchmaking. The game looks…
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Tips & GuidesBuyer Beware: Nintendo’s Black Friday Switch Bundle Is The Old, Low-Battery Model
Some Black Friday Switch Bundles Include Older Versions Of The Console With Worse Battery Life There’s a $300 Switch bundle that includes a digital version of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on sale this Black Friday at a lot of stores. It would be a solid deal, but there’s a catch: The bundle includes the original…
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CultureIf You Didn’t Vote For The Sims Arts And Crafts Pack Then I Swear To God
The Sims 4 just had its first survey for another community-voted Stuff Pack, with features voted on by players who partake. If you all didn’t vote for Arts and Crafts I will be so fucking mad. There are three tiers of Sims 4 expansions, and Stuff Packs are the lowest tier. They’re cheap and come…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryGrid On Stadia Runs Well And Reminds Me What I Love About Racing Games
I’ve been flirting with the idea of playing a racing simulation again, so when Stadia finally launched with Grid, I figured I’d kill two birds with one stone: test out how smooth the game runs on Google’s new streaming platform and satisfy my motorsport craving. Turns out both are super effective. I remember fondly the…
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CultureGoogle Says It’ll Give Refunds To Anyone Who Bought Stadia’s Free December Games
The Stadia launch games Tomb Raider and Farming Simulator 19 will be free to Pro subscribers of Google’s streaming platform in December, the company said yesterday. This would have been a raw deal for anyone who has purchased either game since Stadia went live, on November 19, but Google added last night that it will…
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CultureNew No Man’s Sky Update Lets You Upgrade Your Ship
Tomorrow, No Man’s Sky will get a new update, called Synthesis, which incorporates long-asked for features and almost 300 bug fixes. It’s not as huge as the last update, but it will make changes to ships, the terrain manipulator, and building. The last No Man’s Sky update, Beyond, overhauled the game, especially multiplayer. “Beyond was…
By Gita Jackson
