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Battlefield 2042 Subreddit Could Be Locked for Toxicity

The moderation team behind Battlefield 2042's subreddit has warned fans that they will not hesitate to shut down the space for a period of time if the level of toxicity on the feed continues to mount. The announcement comes only a month after the r/Halo subreddit declared its own temporary lockdown following similar toxic behaviour from some members of its community. As reported by PC Gamer, the warning from the r/Battlefield2042 moderation team seemingly comes after a wealth of angry responses were aimed in backlash to now-deleted tweets posted on Twitter by EA Global Comms Director Andy McNamara. McNamara's tweets appear to have been made in response to the Battlefield community after it criticized DICE for a lack of communication...

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Aussie Deals: The Best Prices on Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, God of War, and More!

If you're like me, you're (finally) out of Christmas ham and it's now time to take serious stock of 2022. The gym and/or lipo can wait, obviously—I'm more about the need to lock in some preorders on Q1 titles that already look like keepers. Case in point(s): some bargains I've found for Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring and God of War (PC). Notable Sales for Nintendo Switch Purchase Cheaply for PC Exciting Offers for XO/XS Product Savings for PS4/PS5 Adam’s our Aussie deals wrangler. You can watch him game on YouTube. Continue reading...

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Fallout TV Series Begins Production in 2022, Westworld Co-Creator to Direct Pilot

After a year of silence, Amazon is opening the vault on some details for the upcoming Fallout TV series. In a new report, we've learned that the series based on the post-apocalyptic RPG is set to begin production later this year. Deadline reported the production time and revealed Jonathan Nolan is set to direct the series premiere. Nolan is the co-creator of HBO's Westworld, which shares some similar dystopian themes with the world of Fallout. Additionally, Captain Marvel Writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Portlandia and Silicon Valley's Graham Wagner will serve as the series showrunners. There is still no word on the cast or the plot for the Fallout show. The Fallout TV series was first announced in 2020, with Nolan and Joy...

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Dead By Daylight Removes Leatherface Mask After It's Used For In-Game Harassment

Dead By Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive has announced it will remove a set of cosmetics for its "Cannibal" character (inspired by 1974's Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface) after Black players complained they were being used for racist harassment. The cosmetics which were introduced several years ago, include a set of unlockable skins for the Cannibal that changes the "face" of his victim that he wears on his head, much like Leatherface's signature calling card. The skins reference the original four survivor characters that players could choose from, one of whom was a Black woman named Claudette. Black Dead By Daylight players flagged that enemy players would frequently target them for harassment while wearing the...

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Genshin Impact 2.4 Update Removes Cross-Save Support for Battle Pass Rewards on PlayStation

According to users following Genshin Impact's new 2.4 update, players can no longer claim Battle Pass rewards on other platforms if the pass was originally bought on PlayStation. Genshin Impact supports cross-save between PlayStation and PC, and before this update, the cross-save feature included Battle Pass rewards. So players on PC and mobile could redeem Battle Pass rewards even if their accounts were created on PlayStation. Now, however, those players will need to redeem those rewards through PlayStation Network. When trying to claim Battle Pass rewards, players will be met with a message that says "Unable to collect using the current platform. Please use the platform on which you made the purchase." A Genshin Impact guides...

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ANVIL: Vault Breakers Early Access is Available Now

ANVIL: Vault Breakers is a multiplayer, co-op, top-down, sci-fi, roguelike action shooter that has you exploring multiple galaxies in search for relics that will help humanity not only survive, but prosper. While the full release of ANVIL: Vault Breakers is still some time away, the game has officially entered Early Access on PC and Xbox Game Preview on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One and it invites players into its world to become one of the 12 Breakers and find the greatest treasures the universe has to offer. In celebration of its Early Access launch, we’ve partnered up with Action Square Co. to share five things you need to know about ANVIL: Vault Breakers, from what dangers and treasures await players to how death will only make...

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The Pope Just Watched a Circus Perform to Music from Undertale

In perhaps one of the more absurd stories to kick off the beginning of 2022, the Pope has just watched a circus perform, set to music from Undertale. As spotted by fans on Twitter (and reported by The Gamer), the Pope appears to have started the new year the right way by watching a group of circus performers put on a display to the sound of Undertale's 'Megalovania'. For context, each week Pope Francis holds a General Audience. Often attended by groups of pilgrims, the Pope uses the event to impart his benedictions to those present in a number of different languages before sometimes also hosting performers to entertain his guests. While these performances vary and come in a range of varieties, the most recent featured a sllightly...

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A Bug Delayed Assassin's Creed: Valhalla's Christmas Event Into January

Being put on the naughty list might lead to Christmas being cancelled, but for video game NPCs and players alike, it seems that a simple bug can at least lead to it being delayed. At least that's the case for Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Yule-themed update, which is still yet to arrive for some players in the game. As reported by Eurogamer, the Yuletide celebrations that were supposed to kick off over the holiday period were unfortunately delayed for many players due to a bug in the game. The bug mainly seemed to affect players who had partaken in the festive event the year before, shortly after Valhalla had launched. Fortunately, however, Ubisoft has now stated that today's title update patch will fix the issue for all players, who...

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Days Gone Director Says It Outsold Ghost of Tsushima, But Was Treated Like a 'Disappointment' By Days Gone Director Says It Outsold Ghost of Tsushima,

Days Gone director Jeff Ross says that the game outsold Ghost of Tsushima, but that it was still treated like a disappointment by studio management. This week, Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch announced on Twitter that, since its launch in July 2020, the game has now officially sold over 8 million copies. That accomplishment comes just months after the release of the game's Director's Cut. While that's great news for the team at Sucker Punch and Sony, the milestone sparked Days Gone director Jeff Ross to speak out about his own contrasting experiences on a PlayStation exclusive. In a quote tweet about Ghost of Tsushima's success, Ross claimed that Days Gone had actually outsold the Samurai action-adventure title, but was...

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Aussie Deals: Sweet Discounts on 2021 Greats, Cheap Wheels for Revheads, and More!

What's the best way to enhance our 2021 GOTY? Playing it with a wheel after using this official setup guide to make it a petrolhead paradise! If you're not after a drive through Mexico, I've found you some bargains on 2021 standouts like Back 4 Blood, Resi Village and Far Cry 6. All those deals and more await you sub-level. Notable Sales for Nintendo Switch Purchase Cheaply for PC Exciting Offers for XO/XS Product Savings for PS4/PS5 Adam's an Aussie deals wrangler who's inexplicably been sucked back into Terraria again. Continue reading...

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Nobody Saves the World Hits Xbox, PC Later This Month

Drinkbox Studios' new game Nobody Saves the World is a unique action-RPG that lets players take on the role of, well, Nobody, and transform into a host of different, wacky forms. And it's only a couple of weeks away from being released. The Guacamelee! developers announced that Nobody Saves the World will arrive on Jan. 18 for Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam for $24.99. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass on both Xbox and PC, so subscribers can hop in on day one to the action, which can be played either solo or in online co-op. Additionally, Nobody Saves the World's soundtrack by Sword and Sworcery composer Jim Guthrie will be available on Steam and streaming platforms the same day as Nobody launches. IGN...

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction Will Be Available Day One on Game Pass

January was already looking to be a solid month for Xbox Game Pass, with Mass Effect Legendary Edition coming to the service, but now subscribers can look forward to a brand new title as well. Microsoft and Ubisoft have announced that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction is coming to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on day one. The Rainbow Six PvE spinoff is coming to Game Pass on January 20, the same day it releases on Xbox Series X|S, PS5/PS4, and PC. Ubisoft is pricing Rainbow Six Extraction at a budget price point of $39.99 for players who plan to buy the game. Extraction is also introducing a cross-play Buddy Pass, where every copy of the game comes with two passes to invite friends to play for free for 14 days. Rainbow Six...

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Asus Announces Its First Flexible Screen Laptop with a Snap-On Keyboard – CES 2022

Flexible laptops aren’t exactly novel after the Intel Horseshoe Bend concept and the Lenovo X1 Fold introduced at CES 2020. However, Asus really surprised me with the ZenBook 17 Fold OLED as a seemingly normal-looking laptop but then it lifted the keyboard away to reveal a foldable laptop. The Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED introduced at CES 2022 is essentially a 17.3-inch OLED tablet that folds up into a 12.5-inch booklet. It’s quite a bit bigger than the 13.3-inch Lenovo X1 Fold I saw last year, and obviously, the bigger screen makes it that much more usable for multiple applications at the same time. The larger size also allows Asus to introduce a full-sized magnetic keyboard that seamlessly snaps onto one-half of the device. From...

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Activision Files Lawsuit Against CoD Cheats Distributor

Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject. Activision has filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California against cheat distributor EngineOwning. As spotted by The Verge, Activision filed its lawsuit against EngineOwning on January 4 as part of a wider push to limit and shut down software that allows players to cheat in Call of Duty: Warzone and other games released by the publisher. In the lawsuit, EngineOwning is described as a "commercial online business enterprise consisting of a German business entity and numerous individuals" and is accused of engaging in...

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Xbox Nail Polish Unlocks Halo and Forza Horizon Cosmetics

A new partnership between Xbox and nail polish brand OPI is set to launch that will allow you to unlock in-game skins for both Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5 that match your real-life cosmetics. Announced on the Xbox Blog, the OPI x Xbox collection will include twelve different nail polish hues, launching on February 1. Buying the polishes from select (and as-yet-unannounced) retailers will also give you access to color-matched cosmetic items for both Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5, which will seemingly allow players to change their armor and car paint job to match the color of their nails. As per Xbox, a complete list of the colors that will be available throughout the collaboration (and their quirky names) can be seen below...

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Fastest Broadband for Gamers in the UK 2022

There are over 35 million gamers in the UK, and that figure continues to rise year-on-year. We can guarantee that every one of those gamers has, at some point, been frustrated by bogus and unstable internet. Whether you're playing Call of Duty Warzone, FIFA 22, or GTA Online, a fast and reliable internet connection is more important than ever when it comes to video games — even for your single-player experiences. Considering next-gen consoles are here, and games are now consistently hitting 4K resolutions, digital downloads aren't going to get any smaller, and the updates certainly will be hitting new and outrageous levels of huge. Not only that, if you're considering going all-online with the PS5 Digital Edition, for example — you...

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Aussie Deals: Super Cheap Mario Titles, Price Whacked Mafia Trilogies and More!

Today is pretty much all about scooping the best of 2021 for 2020 prices. If you haven't already done so, I'd throw change at the surprisingly excellent Guardians of the Galaxy Deluxe Edition. If you're into a slightly older vintage, note that it's the final day of the Steam Winter Sale. Take advantage of discounts on all-timers like Sekiro, Dark Souls III and The Witcher 3. Killing monsters with swords—always a great time. Notable Sales for Nintendo Switch Purchase Cheaply for PC Exciting Offers for XO/XS Product Savings for PS4/PS5 Adam's an Aussie deals finder who's mained Mitsurugi since Soul Blade, wants another sequel already. Continue reading...

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Xbox Game Pass Starts 2022 With a Bang – Unlocked 525

Happy New Year! Xbox Game Pass gets 2022 started in a big way - by dropping the entirety of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition onto Game Pass. We discuss the legendary RPG series, the importance of its presence on Game Pass, and more. Plus: what we played over the holiday break (hint: Halo Infinite multiplayer), Tencent's stealthy infiltration of the games industry, and more! Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, to our new YouTube channel, or grab an MP3 download of this week's episode. For more awesome content, check out our latest IGN Unfiltered interview, where Joseph Staten – one of Halo's original creators and now the head of creative on Halo Infinite – discusses his fascinating career: Oh, and you can be featured on...

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Killer Instinct Pro Series Arcade Is Arcade1Up's First Full-Sized Cabinet

If your home arcade is lacking a classic fighting game cabinet, you're in luck. At-home arcade machine maker Arcade1Up has revealed its first full-sized arcade cabinet, featuring Rare's classic fighting game, Killer Instinct. The machines tout a larger 19-inch screen, as opposed to the 17-inch display in Arcade1Up's other offerings. The machine will launch this summer, and you can take a look for yourself below. In addition to the larger screen, Arcade1Up's Pro Series machines also have upgraded buttons and joysticks, improved speakers and speaker grills, and cosmetic features like chrome trim and light-up coin slots. The company says Killer Instinct is just the first of its planned Pro Series line. Killer Instinct is a 1-on-1...

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Every New Graphics Card Announced at CES 2022

CES is the largest consumer tech trade show. With many companies across the industry attending to announce new products or concepts, new GPUs are among one of the most anticipated things people hope to see during the event. With AMD and Nvidia both announcing the next iterations in its Radeon RX 6000 and GeForce RTX 30 series, respectively, and Intel soon to enter the GPU battle, here's a roundup of every graphics card announced at CES 2022. AMD The main attraction from AMD in terms of GPUs is its new entry-level GPU, the Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics card, which will release on January 19. AMD prices the GPU at $199, but with an ongoing chip shortage and a previous track record of third-party GPU makers such as MSI increasing the...

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Halo Infinite Multiplayer Event Returns Today, With Updated Progression

Halo Infinite multiplayer's Fracture: Tenrai event returns today, so Spartans once again have a chance to earn the samurai-themed Yoroi Armor Core and its many add-ons. Following player feedback, the event looks a little different this time, as developer 343 Industries has addressed some of the early criticisms with more progression changes. On Halo Waypoint, 343 detailed the event's new adjustments. The event is still designed to be completed throughout Season 1, rather than all at once, but players can now earn 10 rewards per week whereas before rewards capped out at 7. And the biggest change is the event now guarantees that players always have at least one event-specific challenge in their challenge rotation, opposed to the...

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The New Dell XPS 13 Plus Looks Like a Laptop From Oblivion – CES 2022

The new Dell XPS 13 is the most futuristic-looking and beautiful Ultrabook we’ve ever seen at CES 2022 so far. The most noticeable thing about the Dell XPS 13 Plus is that it seemingly has no touchpad as it blends in with the rest of the palm rest. While the keyboard also sits perfectly flush with the rest of the laptop’s lower half. Even the top row of capacitive function keys remains hidden until you press the function button. The new Dell XPS 13 Plus looks like something straight out of the movie Oblivion between all of that and the laptop's stark white paint scheme. Now you might think that using an invisible touchpad that feels indistinguishable from the rest of the glass palm rest would be terrible, but you quickly figure out...

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Intel Shares More Info on its Upcoming Arc GPUs

We already knew that Intel plans to enter the GPU market and take on AMD and Nvidia. And today, the CPU maker shared new information on its endeavors into this new market, specifically more information on its supersampling technology as part of its CES 2022 announcements. As announced in August, Intel Arc graphics will include things such as hardware-based ray tracing, and Xe Super Sampling Tech (XeSS). XeSS, like AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), allow GPUs that support any of the three that allow more mileage from your PC rigs without working harder. Intel also confirmed XeSS support on its upcoming GPUs and you'll get better performance from PCs outfitted with an Intel Arc...

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Death Stranding Director's Cut is Coming to PC This Spring

Death Stranding Director's Cut is officially heading to PC in Spring 2022 via Steam and the Epic Games Store, publisher 505 Games announced today. The PC port of Death Stranding has also been confirmed to be among the first games to support Intel's XeSS supersampling technology, allowing PC gamers to have their rigs produce better performance in the game without additional horsepower. Though no additional information has been shared outside of support for Intel's XeSS, though given the game is slated to launch this Spring, we might not have to wait that long to get more information on what to expect from the PC port of Death Stranding Director's Cut. This will mark the second time Death Stranding has been ported to PC, as the...

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Halo Infinite: Canned Mid-Credits Cutscene Seemingly Revealed

A deleted mid-credits cutscene for Halo Infinite has seemingly been unearthed by dataminers – and fans are trying to work out what it could mean for the future of the story (if anything). As shared on YouTube, Gamecheat13 posted the cutscene, which was seemingly meant to play out after the end of the game's single-player campaign, but before the post-credits scene that made it into the final version. While the deleted scene may no longer be a part of Halo Infinite's future story plans, this could potentially be considered a spoiler. Proceed with caution! During the short clip, the cinematic shows pilot Fernando Esparza asleep at the helm of the Pelican before being swiftly awakened by an incoming signal. Upon hearing the call to...

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AMD Announces $199 Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU, Available Later This Month

Following a teaser on Twitter, AMD has announced a slew of new products in conjunction with CES 2022, which kicks off on Wednesday. This includes the seventh gaming desktop graphics card in its RX 6000 series, the RX 6500 XT, which releases later this month. The RX 6500 XT features a 2.6Ghz game clock, with 16 compute units and ray accelerators, and an infinity cache of 16MB. Like the RX 6600 XT and RX 6600 graphics cards, AMD's latest GPU is marketed as a graphics card that can run the highest settings at a 1080p resolution. AMD touts that the RX 6500 XT can perform up to 1.6 times better on the highest 1080p settings than Nvidia's GTX 1650 and its own RX 570 GPU (pictured below). Though, AMD did not share any data on how it stacks...

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Xbox Game Pass in January 2022: Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Outer Wilds, and More

Xbox Game Pass is getting another stellar lineup of games in January of 2022, including a big headliner, Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Bioware's critically acclaimed space-opera will be available for console and PC users as part of EA Play, which is included alongside Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, or PC Game Pass memberships. Other games hitting the subscription service this January include Outer Wilds, Spelunky 2, The Pedestrian, and more. While this won't be everything coming to Game Pass in January, as Xbox tends to announce a second wave of games in the latter parts of every month, this is certainly a decent start to the year. Mass Effect Legendary Edition is Coming to Xbox Game Pass Mass Effect Legendary Edition is headlining the...

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Sonic Frontiers Was Originally Meant to Launch Last Year to Celebrate Sonic's 30th Birthday

Sonic Frontiers was originally meant to launch last year to celebrate the Sonic series' 30th anniversary, but Sega decided to delay its arrival in order to improve the game. News of the game's belated arrival comes as part of Sega's recent December investor Q&A, where the company discussed the upcoming release of Sonic Frontiers among a number of other focal points. When asked whether or not Sonic Frontiers would be an open-world kind of concept, Sega explained that fans would need to wait a little longer for further details, however, the publisher was keen to state that it won't be compromising on quality when it comes to the game's release. "Originally it was planned to be released on this year, the 30th anniversary of Sonic,"...

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CoD Warzone Accidentally Added a Skin That Can Turn Players Almost Totally Invisible

Activision Blizzard is currently facing serious ongoing allegations of harassment and mistreatment of marginalized workers. To learn more, please visit our timeline as well as our in-depth report on the subject. A Call of Duty Warzone skin has accidentally allowed players to turn almost completely invisible. The issue has arisen during a period where developer Raven's quality assurance team is on strike, and Activision Blizzard leadership reportedly hasn't responded to the department's concerns. As reported by CharlieIntel, the Awoken skin for Call of Duty character Francis (unlocked at Level 100 of the current Battle Pass) has launched with a glitch that, at certain distances, turns players completely invisible, aside from a glowing...

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Best Mesh Router 2022

We all have a love-hate relationship with our Wi-Fi. There are all sorts of hacks and best practices to help you get the best signal out of your router, but at a certain point, a home may just be too big for a single router to handle. You'll end up with rooms that get an awful signal because there's too great a distance or too many walls between devices and the router. Even worse, devices with poor connections on your network can negatively impact the other gadgets on the Wi-Fi. If this is your predicament, a mesh Wi-Fi system can help you get out of it. In some cases, a Wi-Fi range extender may be an easy alternative if most of your home is covered and you just want to get coverage in a few dead zones. But, if you've got an older...

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