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Valve Finally Confirms Dota 2’s Latest Loot Box Was Bugged
After days of players complaining of a rare item not dropping in Dota 2’s latest loot box, Valve put out a statement overnight confirming that they were right: Theories that the loot box was bugged weren’t sour grapes, but actually true. On July 31, Valve released “Immortal Treasure III,” the newest Dota 2 loot box…
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Black Ops 4‘s Beta Is Fast-Paced, Frantic Fun
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is now in closed beta for PlayStation 4, and it’s an addictive, fast-paced, fresh change to the formula. 2016’s Infinite Warfare’s high-speed jetpacking catered to a newer generation of Call of Duty players but isolated many old school fans of boots-on-the-ground gameplay. 2017’s WWII brought the franchise back to…
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I’m Back
Back in March I suffered a devastating injury and was rushed to the hospital for emergency open heart surgery. Since then I’ve spent every waking hour working my way back to you folks. Hi. As our Editor-In-Chief documented in an April post filled with comments I cannot read without tearing up, on March 22 I…
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Four Years Later, Players Found A Metroid Hidden In Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze
There’s a metroid in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and someone finally found it. The search took four years, but it turns out it’s actually not that hard to find once you know where to look. Players have long suspected there might be more Metroid-themed easter eggs hiding out in Tropical Freeze after seeing Samus’…
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No Man’s Sky Bug Causes Ships To Shoot Themselves
In a game as big and complex as No Man’s Sky, some things are bound to go wrong. Some players in this vast virtual universe have been running into an unusual problem: their ships appear to be shooting themselves. Players on the No Man’s Sky subreddit have been noting the bug since the release of…
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Epic Will Keep Fortnite Off Google’s Store To Make More Money
Epic Games has confirmed that when Fortnite Battle Royale releases on Android phones it won’t be sold through the Google Play store. In an email to The Verge, CEO Tim Sweeney said this was in part to avoid the 30% cut Google takes on in-app purchases for games sold through its storefront. “The 30 percent…
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COD: WWII‘s Latest Map Is A Sandbox—Literally
Heard of “sandbox games?” Well, now it’s literal: You can play as tiny, plastic soldiers in a sandbox as part of Call of Duty: WWII’s Days of Summer event. The seasonal fun also spans across Black Ops III, Modern Warfare, and Infinite Warfare, but this particular map is exclusive to WWII, and is one of…
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In Magic: The Gathering Creator’s New Card Game, Every Deck Is Unique
KeyForge: Call of the Archons bills itself as a card game in which no two decks are the same. Maker Fantasy Flight Games announced it at GenCon 2018 today, revealing that Richard Garfield, veteran designer behind Magic: The Gathering, is working on it. It sounds wild. Games like Magic release new expansions every few months,…
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For Honor’s seventh season went live today, including the addition of a new map and reworks to the Warden and Valkyrie classes. The update also adds new legendary gear, an additional 10 reputation levels, and Master and Grandmaster player ranks. Ranked duels will now be in rotation outside of tournaments as well.
By Ethan Gach
