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• The Cast Of Suicide Squad Will Appear On TBS' Wipeout On August 1

  30-06-2021 23:12
  
  John Cena is using his pull as co-host of TBS game show Wipeout to have the cast and writer-director of The Suicide Squad appear on the obstacle-course series compete on August 1. Or, as writer-director James Gunn jokes about his upcoming Wipeout appearance in a newly released promo, "Well, John, we need that [Peacemaker] uniform back before you get slime on it or whatever it is you guys do here."For fans who have been psyched about the upcoming film adaptation of DC's Suicide Squad hitting thea
  
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• The Best 4th Of July Sales Happening Now

  30-06-2021 23:12
  
  Though Prime Day just ended, the deals aren't slowing down as we head into July, and as the US prepares for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, retailers are kicking their annual Fourth of July sales into high gear. Whether you're planning for some outdoor fun or escaping the heat indoors, there are plenty of Fourth of July sales to take advantage of, from deals on tech and PC gear to furniture, mattresses, and even meal kits. The Fourth of July deals bonanza includes sales from major retailers
  
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• Uno Is Getting Its First Championship Series With Big Cash Prize

  30-06-2021 22:30
  
  In unexpected esports competition news: The first Uno Championship Series is happening, and you can participate. Part of the card game's 50th anniversary celebration, the Uno Championship Series Invitational will be held in-person in Las Vegas on November 11, 2021 and offers a grand prize of $50K.Select players of the Uno mobile tournament in the Uno app will be invited to attend the Las Vegas event. It's currently unknown how Mattel will pick players from the mobile tournament pool, but ranking
  
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• Call Of Duty 2021's Code Name May Be Slipstream

  30-06-2021 22:20
  
  The next entry in the Call of Duty series is rumored to be codenamed "Slipstream." That's according to @Helba_The_AI, who runs blizztrack.com, a site that tracks updates and uploads to Activision Blizzard's storefront, Battle.net.#cod2021 aka Fore is called Call of Duty: Slipstream and here is the logos for it pic.twitter.com/YMKEQHSy8L— Helba (@Helba_The_AI) June 29, 2021Helba shared on Twitter that there is what appears to be files related to Call of Duty 2021 that have been uploaded to
  
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• Why Battlefield 4 Is So Damn Good

  30-06-2021 22:11
  
  Battlefield 4 servers are filling up again ahead of Battlefield 2042's release. In this video we take a look at what made BF4 an excellent first-person shooter and why you should give it another shot.
  
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• Nick Offerman Joins Amazon's A League Of Their Own Series

  30-06-2021 22:10
  
  Amazon's series adapting the classic Geena Davis and Tom Hanks comedy A League of Their Own has cast Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) in its version of the Jimmy Dugan role. The casting news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.This new adaptation will be an hourlong, live-action series that will not 1:1 revisit the 1992 film. For example, Offerman--arguably pretty much everyone's favorite deadpan comic actor--will play Casey "Dove" Porter, the coach of the team at the center of the
  
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• HBO's The Last Of Us Adds Nico Parker To Cast As Joel's Daughter

  30-06-2021 22:10
  
  Deadline is reporting that Nico Parker (Disney's Dumbo) has been cast as Sarah Miller, Joel Miller's (Pedro Pascal) daughter in the live-action adaptation of The Last of Us. She joins Pascal, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, and Bella Ramsey for the HBO TV series. Dandridge is the only cast member thus far to reprise their role from the game.The series will be based on the critically-acclaimed video game series of the same name that's about a super virus that destroys civilization with Ramsey's El
  
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• Battlefield 2042 Will Feature DLSS Support But Possibly No Ray Tracing

  30-06-2021 21:39
  
  Battlefield 2042 will feature some impressive tech, particularly to up the player count to 128. However, it seems the upcoming military first-person shooter may not have ray tracing support when it drops on PC this October.In a press release, Nvidia announced that Battlefield 2042 will take advantage of the card manufacturer's DLSS and Reflex features found in its GeForce 20- and 30-series GPUs. Nvidia didn't mention ray tracing here.In fact, Nvidia only mentions ray tracing when calling out Doo
  
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• Latest Xbox Console Update Available For Insiders

  30-06-2021 21:31
  
  Microsoft has released the latest Xbox system update to select members of its Xbox Insider program. The update doesn't make any significant changes but does fix a number of issues and updates the list of known issues.The Xbox system update will be available for members of the Xbox Insiders program in the Alpha Ring today, fixing a number of small issues. The update fixes an issue where the Netflix app wouldn't launch for some users, some games wouldn't launch even after being reinstalled, and an
  
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• New On Shudder In July 2021: Manhunter, Near Dark, Creepshow, New Exclusive Horror

  30-06-2021 21:16
  
  Horror streaming platform Shudder is currently running its "Summer of Chills," with 12 exclusive films streaming throughout the summer. July is set to bring a a quartet new shockers to the platform, plus some classic catalogue tiles.July's line-up of new horror kicks off on July 8 with Son, in which a woman comes to terms with terrifying changes in her child after he is kidnapped. It's directed by Ivan Kavanagh, who previously made the seriously scary 2014 horror The Canal. That's followed on Ju
  
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• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Mod Gives You A Chance To Explore In First Person

  30-06-2021 21:10
  
  One of the coolest parts about remasters and remakes of games is that the mod community is often revitalized, and Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is no exception. Not content with the third-person perspective of the trilogy, one enterprising player has created a mod that converts the exploration sections of all three games into first-person.Called First Person Mode on NexusMods, the mod was made by user "Jade" and specifically focuses on any section of the game that doesn't involve combat. That m
  
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• Loki Episode 4: 8 Easter Eggs And References You Might Have Missed

  30-06-2021 20:33
  
  "The Nexus Event" could have some major consequences for the future of the MCU.Loki Episode 4, "The Nexus Event" unveiled some devastating truths about the TVA and its members, both for us the audience and for the characters themselves. Last week, Sylvie dropped the bombshell that the agents of the TVA are actually just brainwashed variants and this week, we explored exactly what that meant.Of course, that didn't happen until the whole Lamentis debacle was finally solved. If you remember from th
  
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• Lord Of The Rings Online Adds Two New Servers For VIP Members

  30-06-2021 20:10
  
  The Lord of the Rings Online has introduced two new servers, and they have the best, most appropriate names. The new servers are called Shadowfax and Treebeard, while developer Standing Stone Games is also rolling out new difficulty options. All of this is exclusive to VIP subscribers, so free-to-play users need to upgrade to get started.The Shadowfax server--named after the iconic Middle-earth horse who runs like the wind--lets you level faster by offering +50% XP, legendary item XP, and mount
  
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• Smallville's Allison Mack Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison

  30-06-2021 20:09
  
  Smallville actor Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for her role in the NXIVM cult, according to Reuters. Mack was facing a minimum sentence of 15 years, according to The Hollywood Reporter.She was one of the highest ranking members of convicted sex trafficker Keith Raniere's cult-like group, which recruited women as sex slaves. Last fall, Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison.Her and Raniere's rulings make for a real-life coda to the HBO docuseries The Vow,
  
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• Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series Teaser Images Are Out, And The Font Is Ugly

  30-06-2021 20:02
  
  Via new Steam listings, Square Enix released teaser images for the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games. To put it politely, choices were made regarding the new font in the remastered games, and the internet largely thinks they were bad ones.You can check out a few in-game screenshots below that we pulled from the Steam listings and judge for yourself. But Twitter user Patera Quetzal pretty much summed up the general feelings in a tidy meme.Square Enix choosing a menu font pic.twitter.com/aU4z0JHU
  
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• Grounded Shroom And Doom Update Is Now Live, Adds A New Boss Battle, Pets, And More

  30-06-2021 19:53
  
  Obsidian's Honey, I Shrunk The Kids simulator Grounded just received its biggest patch yet with the Shroom and Doom update, which includes new building items, the addition of pets, a completely reworked Broodmother boss battle, achievements, and more. Also, the ability to sit, which Obsidian swears has been a frequent request from the game's community.As first revealed during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase as part of E3 2021, there looks to be plenty for players to sink their teeth into
  
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• Lord Of The Rings' Dominic Monaghan To Star In New VR Game Launching Next Month

  30-06-2021 19:39
  
  Lord of the Rings and Lost star Dominic Monaghan will star in a new virtual reality game called Dark Threads. According to Deadline, it's a sci-fi drama that is "fully interactive."The game comes from Cream Productions, a Canadian studio that is now venturing into VR after producing The Story of Late Night for CNN. A trailer can be seen here.Dark Threads invites users to "embark on a fantastical journey of consciousness," according to Deadline's description. Monaghan is the player character, an
  
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• Greedfall's Free Next-Gen Update Is Now Available, Unless You Got The Game From PS Plus

  30-06-2021 19:20
  
  Greedfall's free next-gen upgrade for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S is now available for everyone who began playing on last-generation hardware. However, you don't have access to the free upgrade if you happened to snag the action-RPG during its PS Plus promotion back in January, developer Spiders confirmed.Spiders outlined the free next-gen upgrade's enhancements on Twitter, which include faster load times and a 60fps performance mode. When asked whether the PS5 upgrade would be free for th
  
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• Metroid Dread's Terrifying EMMI Foes Further Detailed

  30-06-2021 19:05
  
  Nintendo has shared a new blog post on Metroid Dread. This one delves further into the EMMI, the seemingly invincible robotic foes that stalk the corridors of planet ZDR and hunt Samus down as she explores.As previously revealed, the EMMI (short for Extraplanetary Multiform Mobile Identifier) are research robots that were deployed to ZDR by the Galactic Federation. The EMMI's initial mission was to research the X parasite, but something has seemingly corrupted the robots and caused them to ident
  
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• Another Group Of Ex-Blizzard Devs Are Making A New PC RTS, This Time With Tencent

  30-06-2021 19:00
  
  In what has become an ongoing trend, two ex-Blizzard employees have formed a new studio and are looking to make a new RTS title for PC, this time in partnership with Tencent Games.The new studio is called Uncapped Games, and is being led by Blizzard veterans David Kim and Jason Hughes. Both have worked on numerous Blizzard games over the years, with their collective development history including work on the still-in-development Diablo 4, as well as Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void, and Diablo 3."
  
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• Quentin Tarantino To Bruce Lee Scene Critics: "Suck A D***"

  30-06-2021 18:54
  
  In a recent interview, director Quentin Tarantino has made it abundantly clear that he's standing by his 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's depiction of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. Discussion of the portrayal--which at the time was criticized as being inaccurate and disheartening--resurfaced again when Tarantino appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast to promote the recently released novelization of the film.The previous controversy stems from a scene in the movie where Brad
  
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• Disney's Jungle Cruise Gets Two New Trailers With Rival Introductions

  30-06-2021 18:38
  
  Two new Jungle Cruise trailers have been released. The movie is based on the Disney theme park attraction, and it releases on July 30.The trailers each have an introduction from the film's stars, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. Except the actors both seem to think they are the main star and have serious trouble remembering the other's names. As for the trailers, each is focused on their characters, Skipper Frank and Dr. Lily Houghton, and deliver a similar mix of comedy and Amazonian action to p
  
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• Sony Reportedly Charges $25,000 For PlayStation Store Visibility

  30-06-2021 18:27
  
  A "very successful console [maker that] does not have Game Pass" charges indie devs $25,000 USD to get discounts and feature spots on the platform, according to Neon Doctrine co-founder Iain Garner.Garner took to Twitter to air out his frustrations with "Platform X." Garner never identified the console maker but clarified that Game Pass doesn't exist on the manufacturer's platform, ruling out PC and Xbox consoles. Speculation has suggested the platform holder in question is Sony, and a subsequen
  
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• Amazon's The Wheel Of Time Logo Revealed And Confirmed For 2021

  30-06-2021 18:22
  
  The Wheel of Time is a fantasy epic that spans through 14 books, with a rich world of forbidden magic and strange lands, and it will finally be coming to Amazon this year. Amazon revealed the tv show's logo Wednesday afternoon as part of its Wheel of Time Wednesdays.You can see the trailer starts its focus on the scales of a snake, forever spiraling, until we get the title font of The Wheel of Time and a year date for 2021. The snake eating its own tail is a symbol used throughout the book serie
  
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• PUBG's 12.2 Patch Notes Reveal New Map That Adds Second-Chance System

  30-06-2021 18:05
  
  PUBG's update 12.2 is finally live on PC test servers, and perhaps most notably, it adds an 8x8 map called Taego with a brand-new second-chance system. For players of Call of Duty: Warzone, it might be immediately familiar: It's pretty clearly taking a page from Warzone's Gulag, while adding some additional complexities.Called Comeback BR, PUBG's implementation is actually more like a compact Battle Royale mode inside the main round, rather than a 1v1 showdown like Warzone's Gulag. If you go dow
  
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• The Big Twist In Doki Doki Literature Club Plus Loses Its Impact On Consoles

  30-06-2021 18:00
  
  Editor's Note: To better explain myself, I do have to talk about the story of Doki Doki Literature Club, so if you have yet to play it and don't want to be spoiled, this is your warning to turn back. As an additional note: If you haven't played Doki Doki Literature Club, please read the content warnings for the game. This game is great--easily one of my favorite horror games out there--but it goes to some dark places. Just know what you're getting into beforehand.Doki Doki Literature Club Plus i
  
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• Loki Episode 4 Has A Post-Credit Sequence, Here's What It Means

  30-06-2021 17:55
  
  The Marvel Cinematic Universe has trained us all to sit through the credits. However, most of us aren't there to actually watch the credits. We want a little taste of what's coming next. The same can be said for the Disney+ series Loki.Episode 4 of Loki has a post-credit sequence you'll want to wait around for though. After the main credits, more specifically at 44:42, this mindblowing sequence begins. It only lasts 20 seconds, but what happens in those 20 seconds is pretty fantastic, and we'll
  
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• Lord Of The Rings TV Show Actor Reacts To Its Giant Budget And Explains Why Secrecy Is Good

  30-06-2021 17:53
  
  Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV show reportedly has a gigantic budget, and now one of the actors has shared his thoughts on this and more, including why the secrecy around the project is actually a good thing. Benjamin Walker, who plays an unspecified role on the show, told Collider that a major investment is necessary for a production of this size and scale."There is a lot of talk about the money, but I kind of feel like that's what you need to do it right," he said. "It's like if you found someo
  
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• Megapenguin Rehatched Announced, Built Entirely In Dreams

  30-06-2021 17:40
  
  Dreams developer Media Molecule has released three levels for its latest Dreamiverse project, Megapenguin. Starring a very buff version of nature's greatest killing machine--the penguin--the big draw of this game is that it isn't complete yet and it'll be up to the Dreams community to finish the job. To help Dreamiverse creatives out, Media Molecule has provided a selection of assets that can be used to craft more Megapenguin adventures."We've kicked things off with these three levels - but, in
  
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• PlayStation Plus Free Games For July 2021 Revealed

  30-06-2021 17:33
  
  July is almost here, which means it's just about time for a new batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. PlayStation has revealed the trio of games members can snag starting July 6. As usual, PlayStation is giving away one PS5 game and a pair of PS4 games. A Plague Tale: Innocence is the PS5 freebie, and it lands on the service the same day as the next-gen enhancements. Subscribers can also snag Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and WWE 2K Battlegrounds for PS4.A Plague Tale: Innocence's PS
  
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• Firestarter Reboot Adds Fear The Walking Dead Alumni To Cast

  30-06-2021 17:33
  
  Blumhouse's Firestarter reboot has added actress Sydney Lemmon to its cast. Deadline is reporting that she'll be playing Charlie's (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) mother and Zac Efron's wife, Vicky McGee. A remake of the Stephen King 1980 novel, the movie follows a young girl, Charlie McGee, who develops pyrokinetic abilities and is abducted by a secret government agency that wants to weaponize her. This is the second remake of King's classic novel, the first being in 1984 starring Drew Barrymore, rockst
  
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• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Maps Return To Game After Being Removed In April

  30-06-2021 17:28
  
  It's strange enough that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare got a couple of new maps this far into Black Ops Cold War's lifecycle. To make things even weirder, the two maps were originally added back in March, but then removed in April to spend more time in development. Now, though, Al-Raab Airbase and Drainage are back, probably for good (although we can't be sure). Al-Raab Airbase is a 6v6 map that's currently featured in a 24/7 playlist, while Drainage is a 2v2 Gunfight map.🚨#ModernWarfare
  
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• Call Of Duty: Warzone Weapon Balance Update Changes Guns And Attachments

  30-06-2021 17:22
  
  A new update is available now for Call of Duty: Warzone that makes changes to a series of weapons and attachments in the popular battle royale game. You can see the full patch notes at the bottom of this story.The C58 and FARA 83 assault rifles in Warzone have had their recoil increased slightly, while the Nail Gun submachine gun's maximum damage range has been decreased by 39%.Explaining these changes, Raven Software said the Nail Gun was designed to be lethal in close quarters like a shotgun.
  
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• Marvel's Black Panther 2 Is Now In Production

  30-06-2021 17:14
  
  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has started production. As reported by Variety, the sequel to the 2018's Marvel blockbuster Black Panther is now shooting in Atlanta ahead of its July 2022 release.The new Black Panther movie is written and directed by Ryan Coogler once more, with many members of the first film's cast expected to return. Chadwick Boseman, who played the title role in Black Panther, died last year, and Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige recently stated that making the new movie without
  
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• Escape From Tarkov's Wipe Patch Is Now Live, Details Yet To Come

  30-06-2021 17:08
  
  Patch 0.12.11 for Escape From Tarkov has launched after days of hints and teasers from developer Battlestate Games. The patch includes a full wipe of player inventories, setting everyone playing the hardcore MMO first-person shooter back to square one. However, a full list of patch notes for update 0.12.11 has not been released yet.It's no secret that a wipe for Escape From Tarkov was coming up. The game has long been due for one, with its last wipe arriving last December. Escape From Tarkov iss
  
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• Bill Pullman Gives Independence Day Speech For Beer Ad That Promotes Vaccines

  30-06-2021 16:47
  
  Actor Bill Pullman has reprised his Independence Day role for a new Budweiser commercial celebrating the 4th of July and encouraging people to get vaccinated.As we all remember, Pullman's President Thomas J. Whitmore from the 1996 film Independence Day gave an impassioned speech encouraging the people of America to come together to defeat the aliens. Now, he's giving a similar speech to promote barbecues and knocking back cold ones. His speech also touches on the pandemic and how, with vaccines
  
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• Sony's WH-1000XM3 Wireless Headphones Are A Great Deal Today

  30-06-2021 16:30
  
  Investing in a good pair of wireless noise-canceling headphones is kind of life-changing. Whether you work at home and constantly have noisy construction outside your window or are always on the go, it's so nice to have a good-quality pair of headphones, light and comfortable, that can completely block out the noise and let you hone in on what you're doing, whether that's work, gaming, or listening to music or podcasts. Sony's WH-1000XM3 wireless headphones have been a popular pick for some time
  
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• Loki Meets The Simpsons In New Disney+ Animated Short

  30-06-2021 16:25
  
  Loki is set to appear in a new Marvel-themed Simpsons short film. The Good, The Bart, and The Loki hits Disney+ on Wednesday, July 7.Loki actor Tom Hiddleston will perform the voice of the God of Mischief in the animated short. The film will see Loki heading to Springfield after he is banished from Asgard, where he teams up with Bart Simpson. Disney states that the short will also feature "many fan-favorite characters from The Simpsons."A poster for The Good, The Bart, and The Loki has also been
  
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• The New Don't Breathe 2 Trailer Will Leave You Breathless

  30-06-2021 16:11
  
  In 2016's Don't Breathe, Stephen Lang played Norman Nordstrom, also credited as the Blind Man during the movie, as he defends his home and a terrible secret against a gang of intruders. Now years later, Norman's secrets are threatened to be revealed once again and the stakes are heightened in the upcoming sequel, Don't Breathe 2. You can check out the trailer below.IGN revealed the trailer Wednesday that shows Norman unleashing his animalistic side to protect himself and 11-year-old Phoenix, pla
  
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• Iron Galaxy Hires Rejess Marshall As New Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Boss

  30-06-2021 16:11
  
  Iron Galaxy Studios has hired Rejess Marshall to become its new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) boss. In the role of DEI & Access Program Manager at Iron Galaxy, Marshall will "help continue to drive and implement creative, sustainable, and innovative programs that support [the] company's overall strategic DEI efforts" as the team creates its new original multiplayer melee combat game that's in the works for console and PC."Her first steps in her new position will be getting acquainte
  
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• Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Thinks Buyouts Help Limit Risk For Smaller Studios

  30-06-2021 16:03
  
  Studio acquisitions have been a dominant theme in the gaming industry recently, with Microsoft making multiple waves for buying sprees that added Bethesda Softworks, Obsidian Entertainment, and several other developers to its portfolio. Speaking on IGN's Unlocked--where he also mentioned that Xbox Series X|S console revisions won't be seen soon--Xbox boss Phil Spencer explained how mergers and acquisitions of studios are all part of a regular business cycle that invests in valuable developers."I
  
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• Apex Legends' Kings Canyon: Evolution Of Its Map Changes

  30-06-2021 16:00
  
  Kings Canyon has a long history in Apex Legends--it's undergone many changes, like Skull Town, and been the setting for numerous in-game story moments like the rivalry between Revenant and Loba or the relationship between Caustic and Wattson.
  
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• Fortnite: Where To Forage For Food Supplies - Week 4 Legendary Quest

  30-06-2021 15:57
  
  If you've made it this far, you're hoping to forage for food supplies as part of the Fortnite Week 4 challenges. This challenge is written weirdly in-game as it sits in your quest log like a frantic note left behind by the missing-in-action Farmer Steel, saying "forage for food, need supplies!" What he seems to mean relates to the previous quest where we learned Farmer Steel is likely hiding out in a bunker while the alien-IO war rages on. Here's where to find food supplies so you can close out
  
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• Fortnite: Where To Collect Foraged Items - Week 4 Legendary Quest

  30-06-2021 15:57
  
  If you've made it this far, you're hoping to forage for food supplies as part of the Fortnite Week 4 challenges. This challenge was initially written weirdly in-game like a frantic note left behind by the missing-in-action Farmer Steel, saying "forage for food, need supplies!" By the time the quest went live, however, it was changed to collect foraged items. What it seems to mean relates to the previous quest where we learned Farmer Steel is likely hiding out in a bunker while the alien-IO war r
  
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• Xbox Series X|S Hardware Revisions Aren't Coming Any Time Soon Says Phil Spencer

  30-06-2021 15:46
  
  The current Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S aren't going to be going anywhere for a while according to Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox. Appearing on the latest episode of IGN's Podcast Unlocked, Spencer discussed the future of Xbox hardware, saying that "There's nothing that's going to come out next year that's going to make you feel like, oh, I should have waited.""These are the consoles that we have in markets for years," Spencer continued. "And we built them with that in mind, and I love the t
  
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• Spencer: Halo Infinite Is Not A "Make Or Break" Moment For The Series, Doesn't Need Battle Royale

  30-06-2021 15:33
  
  Halo Infinite is not a "make or break" moment for the series, according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer. Halo is a mega-franchise that will be here for the next decade, regardless of how Halo Infinite is received, the executive said in a new interview. He also touched on how the game's multiplayer is shaping up and why he doesn't believe the game needs battle royale.Halo Infinite might not please 100% of people, but that's just part of being in the entertainment business, he added."I don't think it's
  
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• Persona Series Has Now Sold Over 15 Million Games

  30-06-2021 15:25
  
  The Persona video game series continues to set new personal best milestones, as the franchise has now sold over 15 million units as of March 31. According to the financial statement for the latest Atlus fiscal year as spotted by Persona Central, sales have increased by almost two million units since the previously reported sales record from March 2020, which was announced in Sega Sammy’s integrated report from that time.It's worth noting that these figures include digital sales as well, wi
  
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• Watch LOTR Actors Try To Stump Stephen Colbert With Obscure Middle-earth Trivia

  30-06-2021 14:55
  
  Late night TV host Stephen Colbert is known for being a Lord of the Rings super-fan, and his knowledge was put to the test recently by actors from the series and director Peter Jackson himself. Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, who played Merry and Pippin in the series, appeared on Colbert's late night show this week to promote their new podcast, The Friendship Onion. As part of their appearance, they quizzed Colbert on The Lord of the Rings, while Jackson, too, jumped in video a video call to tr
  
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• Knives Out 2 Photos Leak From The Set, Reveal Ethan Hawke Has Joined The Cast

  30-06-2021 14:27
  
  Knives Out 2 is currently filming in Greece, and a number of photos have emerged from the set, one of which seems to reveal that Ethan Hawke has joined the cast. We don't have any context for these set photos, so keep that in mind. The photos show off some of the big ensemble cast, including Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Madelyn Cline, and Kate Hudson, among others. They're all new to the franchise, while Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc returns to presumably help solve another mysterious death. He's
  
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• Game Of Thrones: HBO Boss Gives An Update On The Spin-Offs

  30-06-2021 14:00
  
  HBO is developing multiple Game of Thrones spin-offs, but so far only one--House of the Dragon--is actually being made. HBO boss Casey Bloys recently reiterated to reporters that House of the Dragon is the only new Game of Thrones show in production currently, though development continues on other possibilities as well. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bloys said people incorrectly assume that a show being in development means it's actually being produced. This is not true. For the other Gam
  
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