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CultureOdds and EndsMarvel’s Avengers Has An Age Of Ultron Easter Egg
Crystal Dynamics swears that Marvel’s Avengers isn’t a reinterpretation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As game director Shaun Escayg told CNET, following last year’s initial reveal of the game, “We wanted to clearly show that this was our spin on the Avengers.” You can determine for yourself whether or not Marvel’s Avengers successfully differentiated itself,…
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CultureThe Mystery Around Control’s Next-Gen Upgrade Restrictions Takes Another Weird Turn
Owners of the original version of Control say they recently discovered it had automatically switched to the new Ultimate edition that ensures a free upgrade to next-gen platforms, raising even more questions about why the game’s upgrade process continues to be such a mess. The game’s publisher, 505 Games, had previously said that the only…
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CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend is for decompressing after a week and change non-stop playing Marvel’s Avengers. Something simple with pretty colors is in order, I think. Something like Spinch, a surprisingly challenging little platformer from Canadian studio Queen Bee Games. See all the colors? Those are the work of Canadian cartoonist Jesse Jacob, whose psychedelic hues make…
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CultureAnnapurna’s Eight-Game PS4 Box Sets Are So Good
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has released some outstanding games on the PlayStation 4, including Donut County, Kentucky Route Zero, Outer Wilds, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Wattam, What Remains of Edith Finch, Telling Lies, and Gorogoa. To celebrate the publisher’s first five years, Annapurna’s teamed with iam8Bit to bundle all eight games into a pair of gorgeous limited…
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CultureNew Nintendo Leak Includes Numerous Unreleased Game Boy Games
Nintendo’s official release schedule may be a little thin, but the hits keep coming in the form of data leaks. The latest batch, which some have dubbed “Gigaleak III,” involves a huge “lotcheck” dump of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games that were either finished or close to being finished and sent off to…
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CultureEverything Ubisoft Showed During Today’s Forward Showcase
Ubisoft held its second summer showcase today, giving updates on a number of its live games and new looks at upcoming ones like Immortals: Fenyx Rising, the revamped mythological adventure shown in years past as Gods & Monsters. The company tried to clear the air beforehand by having CEO Yves Guillemot apologize for the widespread…
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CultureSteep Studio Announces Riders Republic, A Multiplayer Extreme Sports Game
Ubisoft’s “one more thing” for today’s Forward broadcast was Riders Republic, the next game from Steep developers Ubisoft Annecy. It’s heading to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Stadia, and the Epic Games Store on Febuary 25, 2021. The studio was reported to have been working on a sequel to Steep earlier…
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CultureAfter Some Confusion, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game Is Coming Back [UPDATED]
Ubisoft announced the popular Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is getting re-released, during the company’s second Ubisoft Forward event of 2020. This new release will feature the original release’s DLC and will be out later this year. The game was originally released back in 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PS3, but was…
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CultureUbisoft Shows Off Immortals, The Game That Used To be Gods & Monsters
Today during Ubisoft Forward, the publisher revealed a new trailer for Immortals: Fenyx Rising. Originally announced back in 2019 as Gods & Monsters, the game has a new name and art style. It’s out on December 3, 2020. Alongside a new trailer, Ubisoft released a video showing off gameplay of the upcoming open-world game which…
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CulturePrince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Is Getting A Remake In 2021
During today’s Forward stream, Ubisoft announced that it is working on a remake of 2003’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, scheduled for release in January 2021 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time rebooted the classic platforming franchise with the ability to rewind time and correct…
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CultureYou Can Now Become A Deer In Red Dead Online
Rockstar recently added a new role to Red Dead Online that focuses on studying and collecting samples from animals. Now there’s a new way for players to get close to nature, with the latest update adding the ability for players to temporarily become animals. On September 8, a small update added a new free item,…
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CultureAvengers’ Exotic Loot Is Dropping (Mostly) As Intended
If you’ve been screwed over by loot in Avengers’ endgame, you’re not alone. Some players are running the game’s most punishing missions and getting diddly-squat for their efforts. Now, developer Crystal Dynamics says the issue both is and isn’t a bug, depending on what missions you’re running. As noted by Forbes’ Paul Tassi, this issue…
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CultureUbisoft Says It Will Donate To NAACP After Using Black Lives Matter Imagery To Depict Terrorist Group
During a pre-recorded video ahead of Ubisoft’s gaming showcase later today, CEO Yves Guillemot called the recent use of raised fist imagery in Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad “an oversight” and said measures will be put in place to make sure it doesn’t happen again. “I want to be clear, Ubisoft stands for equality and respect…
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CultureUbisoft CEO Apologizes To ‘Everyone Who Was Hurt’ By Misconduct At The Company
Ahead of Ubisoft’s second summer showcase later today, the global video game publisher released a short video in which CEO Yves Guillemot apologized to all of those hurt by “certain Ubisoft employees” who failed to “uphold our company’s values.” “I am truly sorry to everyone who was hurt,” Guillemot said. “We have taken significant steps…
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CultureWarframe Devs Plan To Shave Another 15GB Off Its Install Size
Game sizes have spent the last several years ballooning, so it’s always a treat when an update actually makes a game smaller, and Warframe’s developers are making it a lot smaller as they slowly remaster the game. Digital Extremes plans to accomplish this by pushing out several updates modifying the game’s textures and other assets…
By Ethan Gach
