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Rainbow Six Siege Year 4 Will Bring Big Changes, Including Reworked Friendly Fire System
Ubisoft has announced big changes coming to Rainbow Six Siege in Year 4. One of the biggest is a complete change to how friendly fire will work. These changes were revealed in a livestream during the Six Invitational 2019. Friendly fire will now do reverse damage to players. This will only activate after a player…
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The Rise Of The Video Game Selfie
Photo modes have been around for some time now, appearing in various video games. From Far Cry New Dawn to Spider-Man to Assassin’s Creed Origins, it seems more and more video games have been giving players the ability to become virtual photographers. Using these tools, some players have created incredibleand gorgeouspictures. While photo modes have…
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VR Game Sees Huge Increase In Sales As Players Confuse It For Apex Legends
Apex Construct is a VR game that was released on Steam back in March 2018. Last week it sold more copies in China than it sold in all of 2018. Why the sudden increase? It seems a lot of folks are confusing Apex Construct for the popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends. PC Gamer first…
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Gex Speedruner Finds Mysterious Floating Cube
I love mysterious Easter Eggs and weird secrets in video games. So does YouTuber Oddheader, who put together a great video showcasing some lesser-known and more obscure secrets and discoveries. Maybe the most interesting secret seen in the video involves a strange cube that a speedrunner encountered in Gex Enter The Gecko. All six sides…
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Every Fake Game In Kingdom Hearts 3, Reviewed
Inside the Toy Story world in Kingdom Hearts 3, players can find a video game store. This store is filled with games that presumably exist in the Toy Story universe. These games also need to be reviewed. I watched my girlfriend play Kingdom Hearts 3 and she found this game store. We both had a…
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10 Months After Opening, The Razer Game Store Is Closing
After only 10 months of operation, The Razer Game Store is closing permanently at 4AM EST on February 28 2019.According to a post on The Razer Game Store site, the closing is part of a company wide realignment plan. The Razer Game Store was a digital storefront that provided Steam and Uplay keys to players.…
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I Made This GIF & I Hate It
There was a new Pokémon Detective Pikachu video released and in it we see some new scenes and a better look at some beloved Pokemon, like Bulbasaur. But we also see what a Lickitung looks like in this new realistic style. I hate it. I’ve been a big fan of what I’ve seen of this…
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Hasbro Is Releasing Overwatch Action Figures Later This Year
Hasbro has announced that they are partnering up with Blizzard Entertainment to release a series of action figures and other toys based on the popular hero shooter Overwatch Nine Overwatch heroes are getting turned into figures, which will be available Spring 2019. Lucio, Sombra, Tracer, Reinhardt, Anna, Soldier 76, Pharah, Mercyand Reaperare the first heroes…
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Far Cry New Dawn Is Filled With Splinter Cell, Rabbids & Other Ubisoft Easter Eggs
Far Cry New Dawn players are discovering that the wasteland of Hope County, Montana is littered with Easter Eggs to other Ubisoft games. Popular YouTube channel “The Easter Egg Hunter”put together a video showcasing some of the secrets players have already found in New Dawn. Some of the secrets are small references to previous Far…
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After Latest Minecraft Update, Fans Are Creating In-Game TVs
Minecraft’s latest snapshot update, 19w07a, changed the way paintings work which has allowed some crafty players to create in-game TVs. The new update, which also added adorable foxes into the game, breaks paintings into multiple textures. Before this update, paintings in Minecraft were created using a single texture. This new change has allowed modders to…
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How Those Weird Animorph Book Covers Were Made
Does anyone else remember those book fairs that would stop at your school? I remember being so excited to buy books, even though I probably only read like half of the books I bought. The Animorph books always caught my eye, mainly because of those weird and unique covers. The popular YouTube channel LGR made…
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Pokémon GO Lawsuit Settlement Might Lead To Some Pokéstops And Gyms Being Removed
Pokémon GO creator Niantic is looking to end a lawsuit that was first started back in 2016, during the height of Pokémon GO’s popularity. The suit was filed by numerous homeowners who believed the company had caused players to trespass onto their property to catch Pokémon or activate Pokéstops. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter,…
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Your New Weekend Editor Has Sent You A Letter
Dear Kotaku Readers, Hi! I’m Zachary Zwiezen, but most folks call me Zack. I have some news for you. Starting today, I’m officially your new weekend editor. I’m sure you have some questions and maybe even some concerns. So let me try and help ease your concerns and answer your questions. Right now you might…
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Mysterious Items Found In Call Of Duty Blackout Seem To Be Teasing A Big Map Update
Teasers have been trickling in for Black Ops 4’s Blackout, suggesting that new locations could be added with the next big update. There hasn’t been much visual change to Blackout with the exception of some fall trees and Black Ops 2’s fancy “Hijacked” yacht arriving near the coast. With Apex Legends sweeping in as a…
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The New Apex Legends Skin Prices Are Too Damn High
Apex Legends got its first update on February 13th, and with it came Valentine’s Day-themed cosmetics. Although players have been posting online about how they are grateful for the treat, some have expressed worry about the relatively high prices of these cosmetics, and what that might say about the game’s future. Apex Legends is a…
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Apex Legends Is The Game We Didn’t Know We Wanted
Apex Legends blindsided me in more ways than one. I had already been making a loose gaming schedule for the weeks ahead, and now this fantastic battle royale game is pretty much the only thing I want to play. It wasn’t actually that hard to make room in my schedule for Apex Legends. With Overwatch…
By Paul Tamayo
