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• Apex Legends: Respawn Has Plans For Wattson, Wants To Change How She Feels To Play

  28-06-2021 23:46
  
  Developer Respawn seems to have plans in store for Wattson, one of the more dominant playable characters in Apex Legends. It looks like the studio wants to change how it feels to play as the static defender."[Wattson] outperforms Wraith and Lifeline in winrate (and they have very similar hitboxes to her)," Respawn lead game designer Daniel Klein tweeted in response to a comment that Wattson's abilities are easy to counter. "What is true, I feel, is that her abilities aren't fun to use, and their
  
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• Xbox Cloud Gaming Open Beta Now Available, Upgraded To Series X Hardware

  28-06-2021 22:37
  
  Xbox Cloud Gaming's open beta is officially live now. To mark the occasion, Microsoft has given Xbox Cloud Gaming a big hardware boost: its cloud streaming service will run on Xbox Series X hardware, meaning that the games should be able to achieve higher graphical quality and performance.The Cloud Gaming beta is now widely available for use across iOS devices, Windows 10 PCs, MacOS computers, and Android devices. It's available to anyone who subscribes to Game Pass Ultimate. On Windows PCs, you
  
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• John Wick 4's Production Kicks Off

  28-06-2021 21:09
  
  Actor Shamier Anderson and the official John Wick Twitter account revealed that John Wick 4 has started filming, a little less than a year from when the movie releases. The fourth John Wick film featuring Keanu Reeves as an extremely competent assassin hits theaters on May 24, 2022.Anderson was confirmed for John Wick 4 on June 4, but his role has been kept a secret. Rina Sawayama--British pop star--and Donnie Yen are part of the cast as well, with similar mystery around what characters they'll
  
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• NHL 21 Predicts This Year's Stanley Cup Winner

  28-06-2021 21:00
  
  The Stanley Cup Finals are set to begin this evening, June 28, with the Montreal Canadiens taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning. EA Sports has now released the results of its simulation of the final series, choosing Montreal to win in seven games.According to the simulation, which was conducted using NHL 21, the Canadiens will take Game 1 by a close score of 1-0 before dropping Game 2 by getting blown out 1-5. The Canadiens will then win two in a row before dropping the next two as the Lightning fo
  
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• Forza Horizon 4 Not Getting Any More Cars Or Features; Forza Horizon 5's Performance Discussed

  28-06-2021 20:47
  
  One of the big surprises of E3 2021 was Microsoft's announcement of Forza Horizon 5. Ahead of that game's release, it appears that new development for Forza Horizon 4 is being wound down: there won't be any more new cars or features coming to it.In Playground Games' Forza Monthly livestream for this month, the studio announced that it will no longer be adding vehicles or features to Forza Horizon 4 after several years of consistent live-game support for it. Due to most of the employees shifting
  
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• A Plague Tale: Innocence's Free PS5 Upgrade Will Support DualSense Features

  28-06-2021 20:17
  
  A Plague Tale: Innocence is getting free Xbox Series X|S and PS5 enhancements on July 6. The trailer for the upgrade revealed that it will enhance the game's visuals, playing in 4K resolution at 60fps. According to publisher Focus Home Interactive, the upgrade goes beyond visual enhancements--it takes advantage of current gen tech, including the PS5's DualSense controller."We can say that [A Plague Tale: Innocence] will feature faster load times, audio enhancement, DualSense features (i.e. hapti
  
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• The Rock Will Star In New Amazon Holiday Movie That Could Go Beyond The Screen

  28-06-2021 20:15
  
  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Amazon Studios are teaming up for a new holiday movie that could incorporate some kind of new way to reach "multiple industries and businesses." The film is called Red One, and it's written by Fast and Furious writer Chris Morgan. Amazon said in an announcement that Red One is a "globe-trotting, four-quadrant action-adventure comedy, imagining a whole new universe to explore within the holiday genre."Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Red One is "Santa-centric
  
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• Sea Of Thieves: A Pirate's Life Review - Dead Men Tell Five Tales, Actually

  28-06-2021 20:06
  
  Sea of Thieves is often at its best when it devolves into chaos. After raiding a skeleton ship and loading up your brig with loot, suddenly, a player galleon appears from behind an island, turning its broadside cannons in your direction for a sneak attack. Returning fire, repairing your ship, and desperately turning your sails to make an escape--or firing a crewmate over to the enemy to lay waste to them and steal their stuff--are the moments that make Rare's pirate adventure live game so memora
  
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• Fear Street Part 1: 1994 Trailer Delivers Glorious '90s Slasher Movie Vibes

  28-06-2021 20:01
  
  The final trailer for Fear Street Part 1: 1994 has been released. The first part of the three-movie adaptation of RL Stein's hugely popular young adult horror series hits Netflix this Friday, July 2.While previous Fear Street trailers intercut scenes from all three films, this one focuses purely on the first instalment. The movie is set in Shadyside, an Ohio town that supposedly carries a centuries-old curse. The town's teenagers don't believe in these myths, but when a masked killer starts pick
  
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• Team Fortress 2 Reached 150,000 Players On PC For The First Time In 14 Years

  28-06-2021 19:59
  
  For the first time in the game's 14-year history, Valve's hero shooter Team Fortress 2 has managed to surpass 150,000 concurrent players on PC.According to stats reported by SteamDB and the site's creator, Pavel Djundik, Team Fortress 2 amassed 151, 253 players on Friday, June 25. This is the all-time peak for Team Fortress 2, which originally launched in 2007. As of this writing, the game currently has a little under 120,000 players currently active, with a 24-hour peak of approximately 140,000
  
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• John Lithgow Returns As Trinity Killer For Dexter Revival

  28-06-2021 19:31
  
  Actor John Lithgow will be revisiting his role as the Trinity Killer in the upcoming Dexter revival season, according to Deadline. It's also being reported that Lithgow will "only film for about a day or so," which, if true, indicates the character's return will not command a sizable amount of screen time.Even if that proves to be the case, regardless, it's safe to assume Trinity Killer's presence will be pretty impactful in the next batch of episodes. In the show's previous run, Lithgow's chara
  
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• Nier Reincarnation Gets A Release Date In The West And Korea

  28-06-2021 19:30
  
  Nier Reincarnation has been out in Japan for a while now, but we now know when the game will be playable in several other territories, including North America and Europe. The mobile game will be available for free on iOS and Android devices on July 28, and will offer in-app purchases.Additionally, the number of pre-registrations that players notch before the game's release in July will have an impact on all players. The game has already received over 400,000 registrations, but if it reaches 600,
  
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• Call Of Duty: Warzone And Black Ops Cold War -- Everything New This Week

  28-06-2021 19:23
  
  It's a new week, and that means Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War are being refreshed yet again with new playlists and store bundles. Activision ran through all the updates in a blog post, and we're breaking out the key takeaways here. New PlaylistsIn Black Ops Cold War, a new playlist called Collateral Combined Arms 24/7 is coming to the game that offers up the 12v12 mode all-day long so you can play it to your heart's content.Continue Reading at GameSpot
  
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• Get $50 Steam Credit To Shop The Summer Sale With This Limited-Time Razer Basilisk Bundle

  28-06-2021 19:19
  
  Best Buy's newest Razer deal is live at an opportune time. Through July 4, you can pick up the Razer Basilisk wireless gaming mouse for $130 and get a $50 of Steam gift card for free with your purchase. Considering the Steam Summer Sale kicked off last week, you likely won't have a hard time finding some games to snag with the Steam credit.Razer Basilisk Mouse + $50 Steam Credit$130 (was $220) The Razer Basilisk wireless gaming mouse normally goes for $170, so you're already saving $40 on the mo
  
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• F9 Stars React To Movie's Massive Opening

  28-06-2021 19:14
  
  The Fast and Furious cast has more than a few reasons to celebrate. One being they have the highest opening weekend since 2019, and of course, the recent announcement that Fast 10 parts one and two will start filming in the new year."I think what feels best is just the idea that people are returning to the theatrical experience, Diesel told Variety. "It feels good to say, 'cinema is back'.""You can't fault another studio for wanting to stream a movie," Diesel continued. "But the ones like Univer
  
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• Sony Files PSX Trademark To Conduct Game Conferences And Exhibitions

  28-06-2021 19:09
  
  In new documentation found on the US Patent and Trademark Office directory, Sony has filed a new trademark for something dubbed "PSX."According to the documentation, the trademark is for "arranging, organizing, and conducting exhibitions and conferences in the fields of entertainment and video games" both online and offline, as well as providing entertainment and educational services including "video game playing and news [...] conferences, meeting, and networking events." The filing was submitt
  
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• Square Enix's Mana Series Is Getting Two New Games And An Anime Series

  28-06-2021 19:00
  
  Legend of Mana fans have plenty to look forward to in the coming months, as Square Enix marked the 30th anniversary of the cult-classic JRPG franchise with three new project reveals. In a livestream broadcast last week, a new mobile game titled Echoes of Mana was shown off. A free-to-play action RPG for Android and iOS devices that's scheduled to launch in 2022, Echoes of Mana has an all-star cast that brings together characters from previous Mana titles such as Trials of Mana, Secret of Mana, a
  
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• The Highly-Respected Emulator Developer Near Has Passed Away

  28-06-2021 18:11
  
  Content warning: this article mentions suicide and self-harm.The emulator developer Near--a highly-respected luminary in the fan emulation scene--has died, according to social media posts from a close friend. Several friends of the developer grew concerned when Near posted a photo of themselves along with several messages that seemed to suggest suicidal ideation.Then, on June 27, notable hacker Hector Martin posted a Google document that he said was authored by a close friend of Near's, which co
  
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• Fortnite Season 7 Week 4 Challenges

  28-06-2021 18:11
  
  The Fortnite Season 7 Week 4 challenges are just around the corner. This week's Legendary Quests are expected to go live on Wednesday, June 30 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET, while Epic Quests will follow a day later on July 1 at the same hour. As is often the case, this week's Fortnite challenges have leaked ahead of time, so we've got your full preview here. Plan accordingly and you'll unlock hundreds of thousands more XP toward your Battle Pass. Here are your Week 4 challenges in Fortnite.Legendary Qu
  
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• Knockout City Roadmap Details 2021 Content, Including A New Map And Events

  28-06-2021 18:00
  
  The breakout success of team dodgeball title Knockout City means it isn't going anywhere anytime soon. EA and Velan Studios revealed the game's roadmap today, along with the launch date of the game's second season and everything players can expect to come with it.Season 2 of Knockout City will start July 27, and it will introduce more cosmetics to the game, along with events and an entirely new map. Knockout City's second season will also include five new playlists to try out and a new suite of
  
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• Today's Best Deals: M1 MacBook Air, 4K TVs, PS5 Exclusives, And More

  28-06-2021 17:54
  
  Amazon Prime Day is in the rearview mirror, but that doesn't mean there aren't good deals to snag this week. A number of deals we saw during Prime Day are still live now, including big discounts on PS5 games like Demon's Souls, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and The Nioh Collection. In addition to game deals, you can save $100 on a MacBook Air with an M1 chip, Skullcandy wireless earbuds, and 4K Fire TVs--you even get a free Echo Dot when you buy this 50-inch Toshiba 4K TV. We've put together a list
  
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• Tarantino Says He Considered A Reservoir Dogs Remake As His Last Film

  28-06-2021 17:54
  
  Writer-director Quentin Tarantino is making one more movie, and then he plans to retire. But what will the final film be? We still don't know for sure, but Tarantino recently told Bill Maher that he considered dipping back into his past for his final movie by remaking Reservoir Dogs."I considered a remake of Reservoir Dogs as my last movie," he revealed, before turning to the camera and gesturing to make it extra clear. "I won't do it, internet, alright, but I considered it."Released in 1992, Re
  
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• Ron Perlman Will Voice Optimus Primal In Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts - Report

  28-06-2021 17:25
  
  Hellboy himself, Ron Perlman, has reportedly been cast as the voice of Optimus Primal in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, according to Collider. Optimus Primal, the leader of the Maximals, was originally voiced by Perlman in the animated series Transformers: Power of the Primes.Rise of the Beasts will introduce Transformers: Beast Wars lore into the live-action films for the first time--meaning there will be robots that transform into animals and vehicles. For those that don't closely follow th
  
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• Knives Out 2 Begins Filming, Director Rian Johnson Releases First Photo

  28-06-2021 17:19
  
  The first of at least two planned Knives Out sequels has begun filming in a completely different location than the first movie. Writer-director Rian Johnson shared a photo from the set in Greece, which looks very beautiful and sunny. "Day one of filming on the next Benoit Blanc mystery," Johnson said of Daniel Craig's Knives Out character. "Thanks to all the lovely, patient people here in Greece for letting us do all this murdering on their peaceful shores."Aaaaaaaand WE’RE OFF! Day one of
  
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• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Kazuya DLC Launches June 29, New Min Min Amiibo Coming

  28-06-2021 16:41
  
  As part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct today, Nintendo announced that Tekken's Kazuya will release as the latest paid DLC on June 29, while the company also revealed a new Amiibo set to release in 2022. Kazuya, who was announced for Smash during Nintendo's E3 showcase, will release June 29 for $6 USD. Alternatively, you can buy the latest Fighter Pass ($30 USD), which includes Min Min, Steve & Alex, Sephiroth, Pyra/Mythra, and one more character later on.Kazuya is the 81st
  
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• WitcherCon's Schedule Revealed By Netflix And CD Projekt Red

  28-06-2021 16:39
  
  The first-ever virtual Witcher event will be held on July 9, and ahead of that event Netflix has revealed what fans can expect from the show schedule. Streaming on both of Netflix's Twitch and YouTube channels from 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, WitcherCon will be hosted by television presenter Julia Hardy.WitcherCon will kick off when The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and several members of the cast draw cards from a deck of fan questions that will determine the path of the panel and the fate
  
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• Impact Wrestling Finally Available On Pluto TV In Europe

  28-06-2021 16:31
  
  Impact Wrestling has announced an expansion through Pluto TV that its shows will now stream across multiple countries in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria starting June 28.This expansion is part of Impact's partnership with Pluto TV, which started in April 2018 in the US. Impact's television history can be a bit convoluted as it's switched platforms more times than its Legends championship has changed its name, but their relationship with Pluto has been steady so far."
  
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• Call Of Duty Mobile Season 5 Launches Today; Here's What's New

  28-06-2021 16:09
  
  Call of Duty Mobile Season 5, titled In Deep Water, launches later today, June 28, and players can expect a host of naval-themed additions. Alongside new weapons and four new characters, the game is also getting three additional multiplayer maps.The three new maps are Suldal Harbor, Docks, and Aniyah Incursion. Suldal Harbor is a close-quarters map based on a shipping port that supports 5v5 and 10v10 game modes, while Docks is modeled after a Thames shipyard and built for the Gunfight mode. Fina
  
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• Loki Mid-Season Trailer Teases Final Three Episodes

  28-06-2021 16:05
  
  The new mid-season trailer for Loki has been released. The Disney+ Marvel is now halfway through its six episode run, with Episode 4 set to arrive this week.While the trailer mostly contains footage from the first three episodes, it does give us an idea of what to expect from the rest. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) end up back in the hands of the Time Variance Authority--and Loki isn't happy about the fact they are taking her apprehension a lot more seriously than his. The
  
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• Hone Your Art Skills With This Ultimate Drawing And Design Bundle

  28-06-2021 16:00
  
  There is a difference between drawing and drawing well. Many of us like to sketch and may have shown a talent for it, but that's as far as most of us have taken it. To really learn to draw well, you've got to do just that. You have to study, which requires time, dedication, and the right instruction. Finding that instruction has never been easier than with this course bundle. The Pencil Kings Ultimate Character Drawing and Design Course Bundlehas everything even someone who has never picked up a
  
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• Mads Mikkelsen Discusses Replacing Johnny Depp In Next Fantastic Beasts Movie

  28-06-2021 15:53
  
  Mads Mikkelsen is taking over for Johnny Depp in the role of Gellert Grindelwald in the next Fantastic Beasts movie, and now the Hannibal actor has spoken about the change. He told The Sunday Times that he wishes he could have spoken to Depp, but it didn't work out. The actor also discussed how he put his own stamp on the character."I mean, obviously, they were going to do the film, and obviously he was not involved any more," Mikkelsen said of Depp (via EW). "But I didn't have a dog in that fig
  
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• Vin Diesel Talks New Riddick Game Possibility

  28-06-2021 15:50
  
  Vin Diesel's most iconic role may be that of committed family man and car enthusiast Dominic Toretto, but the actor's multiple turns as the hardened prison-break expert Richard B. Riddick are a close second. Diesel hasn't just starred as Riddick in a trilogy of films, he also voiced the iconic sci-fi anti-hero in the well-received Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Assault on Dark Athena. When talking to GamesRadar about Fast 9 and the current state of Riddick 4: Furya, Diesel me
  
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• Fast And Furious 10 To Start Filming January 2022

  28-06-2021 15:24
  
  Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel revealed that the final installments of the franchise will start filming next year and will be a two-parter.Diesel, who plays lead character Dominic Toretto in the franchise told Regal Cinemas that the end of the saga is approaching and filming will start relatively soon. "I'm doing Fast 10 Part 1 and Part 2, the finale of the saga, in January."Great news for the Fast Fam! @vindiesel tells @MATTHEWHOFFMAN1 that he's filming Fast 10 Part One and Part Two in Januar
  
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• Apple's New Sci-Fi Show Foundation From Batman: The Dark Knight Writer Gets First Trailer

  28-06-2021 15:22
  
  Apple's new sci-fi TV show Foundation now has its first trailer, and it offers a glimpse into the intrigue and mysteries that await viewers. The show is led by David Goyer, who wrote The Dark Knight films. Foundation, which is based on the Isaac Asimov's novel series, follows a group of exiles who attempt to "save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire."Jared Harris (Mr. Deeds, Chernobyl) stars as Dr. Hari Seldon, while Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hobbi
  
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• Vin Diesel Really Wants To Be In A Musical

  28-06-2021 14:34
  
  Actor Vin Diesel has revealed that he is "dying" to appear in a musical someday, and that it almost happened with Hollywood titan Steven Spielberg.Appear on The Kelly Clarkson Show to promote F9, Diesel was asked directly if he'd like to make a Fast & Furious musical. He didn't answer that, but he said that overall he's interested in being in a musical one day when the time is right."I'm dying to do a musical, yes. I've been dying to do a musical my whole life. I was this close to doing Guys
  
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• F9 Conquers Box Office With Biggest US Opening Weekend Since 2019

  28-06-2021 14:28
  
  F9, the latest movie in the Fast & Furious series, has scored the biggest opening weekend at the US box office since the end of 2019. The movie made $70 million in its first three days on release.Not only is this by far biggest domestic opening weekend of the pandemic era, it's the highest since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released in December 2019. As Box Office Mojo notes, F9 managed to exceed the $60 million opening weekend of the previous film in the series--2018's spin-off Hobb
  
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• BioWare On Why The Mass Effect Movie Stalled And How A TV Show Might Be Better

  28-06-2021 14:08
  
  A Mass Effect film was announced in 2010 with Legendary set to produce and Warner Bros. on board to distribute the project based on BioWare's RPG series. One of the hired writers, Thor's Mark Protosevich, eventually dropped out, and the project never got off the ground. Mac Walters, a BioWare veteran who has been with the studio for 17 years and was a writer on the original game, explained in a recent interview why the film stalled. He told Insider, "It felt like we were always fighting the IP.
  
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• River, The Real Dog That Inspired Fallout 4's Dogmeat, Has Died

  28-06-2021 13:29
  
  River, the real-world dog that inspired Fallout 4's Dogmeat, has died. River's owner, Joel Burgess, confirmed the news in a heartfelt goodbye posted on social media."I said goodbye today to River, who most of you know as Fallout 4's Dogmeat," Burgess said. "Heartbroken doesn't cover it, but I won't eulogize her here. For twitter, I thought it'd be appropriate to look back at her impact on that game."Across a series of tweets, Burgess revealed a series of fascinating deals and insider information
  
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• Assassin's Creed Veteran Joins EA Motive As Game Director On Unannounced Title

  28-06-2021 13:05
  
  EA Motive, the studio that is reportedly making a reboot of a classic EA franchise, has hired veteran Ubisoft developer Eric Baptizat to become the game director for a new project. According to Axios, Baptizat is joining EA after 16 years with Ubisoft; most recently, he was the game director on the massively successful Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Baptizat actually joined EA Motive in April 2021, according to his LinkedIn page. EA Motive released Star Wars Squadrons in 2020 and is now said to be m
  
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