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New Xbox CEO Can Probably Kick Your Ass
Asha Sharma was a name the gaming industry was unfamiliar with a week ago, but now, she's in charge of Xbox. This has led to questions about Sharma's background in
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New Xbox CEO Wants To "Return To Our Roots"
Asha Sharma, the new Microsoft Gaming CEO, has commented again on her vision for the Xbox brand going forward. Posting on social media, Sharma also reacted to what people have had to say about her gamer cred.
Sharma recently shared her Gamertag online, and people had a lot of things to say about that. She clarified that
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A Kingdom Come Movie Is Now In The Works
Daniel Vavra, an industry veteran known for the Mafia and Kingdom Come franchises, has announced he is changing roles at his company, Warhorse Studios, and will now focus on helping to make a Kingdom Come film.
Following Czech media reports, Vavra himself confirmed that the news is true. He jokingly added that the
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Resident Evil Requiem Recommended PC Specs Are Here
Resident Evil Requiem's PC system requirements have been revealed ahead of the game's release on February 27. It's good news for anyone gaming on an older rig, as the survival horror's recommended specs are relatively low-end--meaning no expensive upgrades in an era of ballooning hardware prices.
In what seems to be an
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Rust Developer Embraces AI As A "Tool"
The issue of AI in game development remains thorny, but Alistair McFarlane--the COO and company director of Rust developer Facepunch--doesn't see it as a detriment to in the industry. Instead, he embraces it as "another tool" that's "for the better, not the worse."
"[AI is] powerful, it's efficient, and at the end of the day, it's just
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Grab 18 PC Games For $51 With Fanatical New February Deal
What better way to fight off that Valentine’s Day hangover than with a bunch of new games on Steam? Fanatical’s Platinum Collection Bundle for February includes 18 games to choose from--the more you add to your bundle, the deeper your discount gets. Add all 18, and you're picking up $376 of games for just $51. This month’s selection even includes 12 games that are making their
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Amazon's King Of Meat Is Shutting Down, Less Than A Year After Launch
It seems like more and more live-service games are dying or being put on life support within mere months of launch. The latest casualty is Amazon Game Studios and developer Glowmade's online multiplayer dungeon-crawler/party game King of Meat.
While King of Meat launched on October 7 of last year on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 in a massive marketing blitz--including prominent
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Future Diablo Games May Release Faster Than They Have In The Past
Diablo isn't a franchise known for frequent new releases, with only five games in 30 years, but that could change in the future.
In an interview with Variety, Diablo 4 executive producer and VP Gavian Whishaw teased Blizzard is looking to release
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New Arc Raiders Update Is The Hairiest One Yet
The upcoming Shrouded Sky update for Arc Raiders ushers in the next evolution of the game, and that includes facial hair. Developer Embark Studios has announced that the update, which releases on February 24, allows players to "become feared with a beard," as the studio put it.
Players will be able to deck out their solider with stubble when the update arrives at no extra cost, but to
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Xbox's Matt Booty Says "No Organizational Changes" Are Coming After Big Shakeup
Matt Booty, who just got promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer at Xbox, has signaled in a memo that the recent upheaval at Xbox may not lead to any layoffs at the company's collection of nearly 40 game development
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