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Atari Reveals New Acquisition For Night Dive Studios

Developer Night Dive Studios in recent history has been coined a unique team on restoring beloved classics. From the re-releases of fan-favorites like Turok, Quake, and even Doom 64, the firm currently endures its biggest project yet with a complete remake for System Shock. Recently, the game studio unveiled a ...
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Microsoft Confirms $1 Xbox Game Pass Deal Is No More

One of the growing trends concerning the video game industry is the ongoing new heights of prices for indulging in new products. For the latest console hardware, $500 has become a standard – even for Sony’s PlayStation 5. Additionally, titles as well. Over at Microsoft, its new first-party releases will ...
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Sonic Origins Plus coming June 23 with Amy joining the party

SEGA announced on Thursday that Sonic Origins Plus will be coming this Summer on June 23rd that will bring extra games and challenges. The big part of this is that Amy will be making her debut into the game as a playable character. Sonic Origins Plus will be available as ...
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Valve Announced Counter-Strike 2 Coming Summer 2023

Valve has finally announced that Counter-Strike 2 is coming this Summer with Limited Testing available to some CS:GO players starting today. CS2 is a free upgrade to CS:GO, marking the start a new era of Counter-Strike on Valve’s Source 2 engine. The game’s full range of new features will be ...
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Netflix Features Some New Titles On The Way To Its Platform With 40 Scheduled Additionally

Exploring the avenues that Netflix is taking to bring more attention to its Netflix Gaming platform has been quite the sight. Roughly a year ago now, Netflix officially shipped the free category for its users via mobile for Android with iOS in a later update. The firm also voiced its ...
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MLB The Show 23 And Infinite Guitars Slated For Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Late March Update

In March, Xbox Game Pass has continued to offer unique and exciting titles to its subscribers. From a surprising reveal by Arc System Works, Guilty Gear Strive was being added. Not to mention the slew of titles also accompanying the fighter with Civilization VI & Valheim as well. Of course, ...
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Sonic Frontiers ‘Sights, Sounds, & Speed Update’ Comes Wednesday With Juke Box Mode, Photo Mode, And Two Challenge Game Types

This past November, many fans of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchised were moved away by the launch for Sonic Frontiers. Although previous titles illustrated to be missing something or a vacant shell of what it was, the new release proved to be a breath of fresh air for the series ...
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Respawn Entertainment Opens Another Apex Legends Support Studio In Madison, Wisconsin

The most surprising turn of events happens to be from Respawn Entertainment in some instances. For one, it’s least received game – Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond – despite its less flattering reception still managed to win an Oscar for Best Documentary Short back in 2021. However, Apex Legends ...
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Upcoming Zack Snyder Picture Rebel Moon Told To Receive RPG Game, Director Reveals

It is no secret the amount of direction Netflix is taking to establish itself in the video game industry. Although the firm is going head first with mobile gaming via the Netflix app currently, the firm is certainly not holding back. In the past, we saw this with the surprising ...
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Microsoft Hosts ID@Xbox Online Demos For Latest Titles Featured At GDC 2023

For Microsoft, the Xbox firm is always evolving its formula when it comes to the gaming industry. And one of the most evident is its inclusion of the independent video game market. Previously, we saw this with xCloud – now Xbox Cloud Gaming – to feature streaming demos straight to ...
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Turbo Golf Racing Early Impressions – Leave it Alone

Turbo Golf Racing on Xbox Game Preview is a mess. There unfortunately is no other way to put it. I’ve ...
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Early Preview: Scathe (PC)

Scathe is an Upcoming adrenaline-fueled, classic “Bullet Hell” FPS , from publisher Kwalee and developer Damage State . with big guns ...
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// Product Reviews

Review: MAINGEAR FORMA GT Gaming Chair

Price Of Reviewed Product $349 When I was a kid, I used to sit in front of our family computer on a folding chair you would generally find paired with a cheap card table. Of course, I was nine, and what I was sitting on was far less important than ...
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Review: HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset for PS4

As a father of three and maintainer of a full-time job, what I look for in my gaming accessories has changed pretty drastically over the years. Thankfully, HyperX has a solution that meets the majority of those needs, while maintaining a price point that is easy to swallow. The durability ...
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Product Review: BenQ Zowie XL2740 Monitor

Price Of Reviewed Product $599.00 The great folks at Zowie BenQ were kind enough to let us review some of their products including their XL2740 Monitor. Welcome to our review of the BenQ ZOWIE XL2740 monitor. This will not be your typical review because I think the XL2740 (at least ...
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CoolerMaster MH751 Headset – Review

The MH751 - Where has this headset been?! Review Summary If you’re looking for a clean, clear, crisp audio headset, with comfort that you’ve always dreamed about, then the MH751 delivers. In a land of endless headset possibilities, a well-established and highly regarded computer peripheral company hits the mark with ...
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// Media Events

Red Soul Games’ Post Trauma Announced For Consoles & PC

For the psycho-thriller genre, games are becoming more prevalent in recent years. Looking ahead, Resident Evil 4 is on the comeback with a remake slated for this March. Additionally, Konami has a slew of titles underway including Silent Hill 2 Remake, Silent Hill Townfall, and Silent Hill f just to ...
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Dontnod, Focus Entertainment Announces Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Among the realm for French developer Dontnod Entertainment, the firm is turning a new leaf. In one previous interview, the firm clarified it is stepping away from the Life is Strange IP. In a report from IGN, it shares the team is moving to other IP it has in incubation ...
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Michael Madsen, Michael Rooker, Chuck Norris, Danny Trejo and Vanilla Ice Star In Crime FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City

For those who watch The Game Awards, you certainly could not have missed the reveal for Crime Boss: Rockay City. The game alone drew eyes with its casting including Michael Madsen, Michael Rooker, Chuck Norris, Danny Trejo and Vanilla Ice. While crime first-person shooter titles is not a high demand ...
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Bioshock’s Ken Levin-led Studio Ghost Story Games Announces Judas

For many, the remembered Bioshock franchise while dormant is certainly overdue for a new installment. But don’t you worry, 2K is on the case with dedicated team Cloud Chamber. In one job listing for the developer, it was pointed out that the new project will be set beyond both Rapture ...
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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Announced At 2022 The Game Awards

To FromSoftware, the team is still running on the high that is Elden Ring. While only shipping in early 2022, it was swiftly deemed a Game of the Year contender at the time. By March, the game was already ranked one of the fastest-selling releases this year. In addition to ...
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PC Players Can Expect The Last Of Us Part I On March 3rd, The Game Awards Trailer Reveals

What came as a surprise was discovering that Naughty Dog – or should I say Sony Interactive Entertainment Visual Arts – was working on a remake for 2013’s The Last of Us. In a report from Bloomberg, the project overshadowed ambitions for 2006’s Uncharted. It was not until summer this ...
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// Editorial

Breakdown: How Sony’s New PS Plus Compares to Game Pass

Sony revealed its updated subscription details for PlayStation Plus earlier today. It comes with three different tiers and raises a lot of eyebrows. PlayStation users hoping for the “Game Pass Killer” were left disappointed as Sony opted for a more middle-ground, conservative approach to its Microsoft counterpart. Let’s take a ...
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/ Editorial, Game Pass, News, Ps Plus

PlayStation exclusive Godfall coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One

If you have been waiting to play Godfall from Gearbox on Xbox, your wait is over! The team at Xbox along with Gearbox have announced, the previously PlayStation exclusive, will be available on Microsoft’s latest console and last-gen on April 7th. The description of the announcement video reads: Godfall: Ultimate ...
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March Xbox update includes pin to quick resume, audio, controller updates, and much more

The much-desired share button remapping has finally arrived with the latest update to the Xbox Series X|S console. Check out what’s new below: Pin to Quick Resume  Xbox has given the users the option to pin two games to the quick resume list. Your pinned games will only drop out ...
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Why God of War Is One of the Greatest Games Ever Made

God of War surpasses all expectations when it comes to video games. Almost everything you have heard about Santa Monica Studio’s hit has been confirmed through gameplay. It presents an interesting contrast—the game is harsh but delicate; it is quick but meticulous; thunderous but silent; massive and expansive but personal ...
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/ Articles, Editorial

None of Us are Entitled to Free Next-Generation Game Upgrades

I’ve been playing games for 38 years since I was 5 years old. In those years, I’ve never seen a time where gamers have acted more entitled than they are now. The main topic recently has been upgrades to the next generation of consoles. It appears the gigantic leap in ...
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Fallout: New Vegas sequel is in ‘very early talks’ at Microsoft, according to Jeff Grubb

If you’re a fan of Obsidian’s take on the Fallout, you just might love this news. Speaking to GiantBomb’s podcast GrubbSnax, Jeff Grubb has said Microsoft-owned studio Obsidian could make New Vegas 2 now that Bethesda is also under Xbox’s belt.  The journalist said: This is very early, but people ...
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// Esports

Capcom Backs Protest For Black Lives Matters With Postponement Of Pro Tour Online

Just earlier this morning, developer CD Projekt Red announced that the coming Night City Wire scheduling for next week has been postponed to the latter of June in efforts to give protestors the stage to amplify their voice when its needed most to be heard. While the contents of the ...
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EVO Online Announced – Events Spans Across Five Weekends, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Missing From Initial Lineup

At the beginning of the month, organizers for this year’s Evolution Championship Series shared that due to the situation sprouted by COVID-19 the July/August-held event would now be moving to an online alternative. As for how the event will function through a digital medium, the orchestrators did not share exactly ...
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Rectify Gaming Arena To Host Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Showdown on May 22

The Rectify Gaming Arena is excited to host its second tournament of May 2020 and it’ll be the fourth one in its existence. Today, we are announcing the RGA Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Showdown with a $250 prize pool. Rectify Esports has been involved with Super Smash Bros. since 2018 ...
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Organizers For EVO Shifts Operations To Online Event For 2020

Last we heard from the organizers behind this year’s Evolution Championship Series held in Las Vegas, Nevada, the organization was still committed to hosting the annual event later this coming summer. This came as a surprise at the time with tensions continuing to develop as the COVID-19 outbreak swelled to ...
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This Year’s Fortnite World Cup Shelved By Looming Virus, Other Competitions To Go Online Route

By this point now, it is basically expected that most approaching events scheduled until September this year to be either shelved completely or be replaced with a digital format to keep followers at bay during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lately, this tactic can be seen applied for the coming Fortnite competitions ...
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Twitch Adds Esports Directory To The Platform’s Search Categories

The intensive growth of electronic sports, dubbed esports, has continued to grasp a larger stance on entertainment platforms in the last couple of years. Last year in 2019 marked to be yet another monumental feat for the growing industry as League of Legends established an impressive milestone in the form ...
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// Entertainment

GET RECT Ep. 9: We Forgot to Play Red Dead Redemption 2

It’s a time for reflection for the boys this week as they look back on all the games that were released this year – the good, the bad and of course Fallout 76. Which games were their favorites? Which ones were close? How much is a reasonable amount of money to pay for a second ...
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GET RECT Ep. 8: The ToddCast ft WonderBread!

This week the boys are stoked to have Rectify Smash Master WonderBread on the show! They are also stoked to jump on the suing Fortnite gravy train, to judge previous video game legal disputes and to decide which MK fatality is the best one to die by. Y’know, if you had to choose. Get over ...
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GET RECT Episode #7 – There’s a word for this – we’re just dipsh*ts

This week the boys don their philosopher hats to answer questions that have baffled humanity through the ages. What does it mean to be doxxed by Todd Howard? What does the inside of Sonic’s sneakers smell like? Can someone please make an F-Zero movie for Evan? Would Nick’s femur work as a toothpick for Garrett ...
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GET RECT 5: The Big Damn Dreamhack Episode

The boys shake off their hangovers and give you the DEFINITIVE Dreamhack recap! How did our Rectify boys do? Is Halo 3 back? Did Nick’s monumental rise and fall as an esports pro go to his head? All the answers and more in this episode of GET RECT! iTunes Stitcher Check out the podcast crew ...
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Castlevania Season 2

Castlevania: Season 2 review (Netflix)

Last year, Netflix and Konami teamed up for one of the most unlikely partnerships which formed into one of the most surprising video-game-to-TV translations yet: Castlevania. If you haven’t seen Season 1, check it out; it’s only four episodes, but definitely worth the watch. Now enter season 2 in which the greater focus is on ...
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GET RECT Ep. 4 – xXGamerTagXx

Why the doesn’t Garrett have a gamertag? Which game do we think has the best post-game content? What the hell was going on with Nick Arcade? All of these questions and SO many more will be answered on this episode of GET RECT! iTunes Stitcher Check out the podcast crew and learn more about them ...
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