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Digital Bros, the company behind publisher 505 Games, has laid off 30% of its staff. 505 Games is best known for publishing games such as Control, Ghostrunner and its sequel, Abzu, and the PC version of Death Stranding. In a press releaseDigital Bros confirmed the layoffs, saying, “In order toContinue Reading

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It’s been nearly a decade since GamerGate, the misogynistic game industry tantrum that harassed women under the guise of demanding journalistic ethics—yet 2023 has felt like we’re not that far past it at all. Where Does Games Media Go From Here? | Ahead of the Game There are certainly moreContinue Reading

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Persona 5 met with near-universal acclaim when it came to the West in 2017, and was widely credited with revitalizing the turn-based RPG after a years-long slump. In the six years since its release, some have argued that P5‘s villains are excessively evil, but our real-world corporate overlords, power-hungry politiciansandContinue Reading

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The chess world was rocked by a cheating scandal last September After former world champion Magnus Carlsen hinted that an opponent, grandmaster Hans Niemann, had used foul play to beat him at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. Now, some British YouTubers have put the most outlandish theory thatContinue Reading

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As always with a new Call of Duty game, there’s a grind to level up and unlock all your weapons, perks, killstreaks, and equipment, but Modern Warfare 3‘s player progression works a bit differently. This year adds the new Armory Unlocks system, which locks specific items behind daily challenges. HereContinue Reading