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2K Games and Firaxis are announcing the upcoming release of Civilization 6 featuring multi-tile city expansion, scheduling it for release later this October Mark another mid-May game announcement down in the calendar, as publishers work to set the stage for more intimate E3 introductions. Today 2K and Firaxis Games pulled off a surprise announcement by revealing Civilization VI, the next iteration in the hugely popular 4X strategy franchise. Civilization VI will retain many of the major systems found in Civilization V but make significant changes in other areas of the game....

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the video game industry, particularly the esports sector with games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), League of Legends, and Dota 2. With events getting cancelled or moved online, there is an added responsibility on teams and organizations to set and enforce COVID-19 policies to ensure the health and safety of players, staff, and the wider community. American esports organization Cloud9 has terminated the contracts of players Johnny “JT” Theodosiou, Ian “motm” Hardy, Aran “Sonic” Groesbeek, and coach Tiaan “T....

Call of Duty: Warzone has a huge number of weapons to choose from, each one catering to a unique playstyle. The most popular weapons tend to be the most balanced and reliable, but some guns can reach far higher heights with practice, correct technique, and a few specialized setups. The M13 is one such gun, with versatility on par with an AK or M4, range that rivals DMRs, and unique shooting characteristics that offer a high degree of both challenge and reward....

The gaming market is crowded with mice, monitors, and a variety of other accessories to complement a setup. And while gaming keyboards are a central element to the recipe, for some gamers it’s hard to see the value in opting for a premium keyboard. However, for those that have debated whether or not a top-tier gaming keyboard is worth investing in, Corsair has made it a no-brainer. The Corsair K100 gaming keyboard is just about everything one could ask for out of a peripheral....

First released in 2015, the original Katar mouse was an instant hit, garnering rave reviews from critics and consumers alike. Ergonomic, responsive, and elegantly designed, the Katar became the go-to product for several high-profile esports competitors, including Dong-jin ‘Helios’ Shin of Team Dignitas. Fast-forward to today, and a lot has changed in the world of gaming mice – the old Katar was beginning to show its age. Corsair, however, wasn’t content to let the Katar fade into obscurity....

An odd teaser site for Microsoft’s Crackdown 3 is scheduling several ‘Missions’ for the next few weeks, and also teases a potentially forthcoming beta. An odd website has been discovered this week by a member of the official Crackdown 3 community, and has now popped into greater visibility. The site appears to be either an E3 teaser site for Crackdown 3, or potentially even an ARG tied to the game’s E3 showing and beyond....

Starting today, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy fans can acquire the Stormy Ascent stage – an incredibly difficult level that was hidden in the original game from Naughty Dog – as a free piece of DLC for the platforming compendium. The video game developer Vicarious Visions announced today during its Comic-Con 2017 Then and Now panel that the level can be downloaded at no charge for players, and it will be available for free from today until August 19 on the PlayStation Store....

Crysis has been on hiatus for many years, but it may finally be awakening from its slumber. The official Crysis Twitter page just tweeted out for the first time in four years, meaning some fresh news could be approaching and the tweet has immediately blown up. The tweet very cryptically says “RECEIVING DATA” and nothing else, leaving a lot of room for speculation. Crytek was in quite a lot of financial trouble in the past, perhaps leading to the Crysis series being away from video games for so long....

Today, it was announced that the apocalyptic tower adventure Baroque will be returning to the Nintendo Switch Eshop in 2020 as Baroque: Original Version. It will be a port of the original version that was announced twenty-two years ago for the Sega Saturn by developer Sting. Some of the western audience will be more familiar with the PlayStation 2 and WII remake that was released back in 2008. In Baroque, you play an amnesiac person with wings tasked with exploring a place called Neuro Tower, a focal point in a world that was destroyed by an event only known as, “The Blaze....

The world of Cyberpunk 2077 has no time for people who insist against tattoos because they are permanent. Life is not permanent. Skin is not permanent. Night City, beautiful as it is, is not permanent. V lives a life where it’s not pessimistic to assume it will all be gone tomorrow, it’s a stark reality. So go ahead and get inked! There are five choices to make, but unlike the facial tattoos, each one comes with designs on the front and back, so the choice is twice as hard....

Despite numerous delays, many were excited for the release of Cyberpunk 2077. It’s been a long road to release for the game, and unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to have stuck that landing. Cyberpunk 2077 reviews praised the game, with it earning several 10/10 awards, but it was quickly revealed that these reviews were all on the PC and had a few caveats coupled with them as well. Now, with Cyberpunk 2077 out on all platforms and breaking record sales numbers at that, many have taken to Metacritic to share this displeasure....

Cyberpunk 2077 is just two months away but 2020’s biggest release is aiming to be more than just a prominent sendoff to the eighth generation. With the immense budget behind Cyberpunk 2077, developer CD Projekt Red is going above and beyond to integrate real-world names into Night City. CD Projekt Red has announced that the next celebrity influencer to step into the dystopian setting of Cyberpunk 2077 is a well-regarded face of the gaming community....

The battle for the world of Thra will continue in the latest news concerning Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal, as the series is set to be getting its own tabletop RPG. Developed by game design company River Horse, the tabletop game will be based in mythology from the original 1982 movie The Dark Crystal and the recent Netflix exclusive The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and will be released in 2021....

ReBoot was the first Canadian cartoon completely created in CG. Though the characters’ unnatural movements were distracting at first, the series had us waiting for more. When it first debuted, the series was light-hearted and silly. Enzo was an adventurous kid with an awesome dog, Frisket. His sister, Dot, was independent and intelligent. Bob, the Guardian, was an experienced fighter that every kid wanted to be. Though we only watched the shows as their aired, and later when it came back with a third and fourth season, we didn’t know about all the hidden secrets involved with the series’ development....

The popular Dark Souls, arguably the king of difficult RPG’s, has quite a lot of lore. And by a lot, it’s enough to fill multiple books. But, where is all the lore outside of a few sparse cutscenes? Well, it’s usually hidden within subtext, item descriptions, and NPC dialogue. Frankly, even more so than the lore in Demon’s Souls (which may get changed in the remaster). With enough digging, anyone can find out info on any character in the entire franchise, except for one....

As if Dark Souls 3 wasn’t difficult enough already, every once and a while on your journey through Lothric, when you’re in embered form, you’ll be invaded by hostile NPC phantoms that will chase after you and try to kill you. Some of these NPC invaders are also normal NPCs within the game so you might see some familiar faces trying to attack you. These NPC invaders can be quite challenging and they also have a tendency to appear at the most inconvenient times....

One intrepid Dark Souls 3 player takes on the latest entry in game developer From Software’s action-RPG series and beats every boss without taking a hit. As many Dark Souls 3 fans will attest, it’s hard enough battling one’s way through the kingdom of Lothiric and making it to the end of From Software’s action-RPG. Of course, an even more difficult task would be trying to beat the game without getting hit, with a lot of players attempting the feat and failing, as the the screen eventually displays the message “You died,” resulting in a push for fans to simply “git gud....

Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer From Software may be planning to announce a new game at E3 2019. An anonymous industry insider has revealed many features of the new game such as its themes and that it will not be another PlayStation exclusive. Anonymous leaker Omnipotent, who has leaked correct information about From Software’s games before, now claims to know about the developer’s next game too. In posts on ResetERA, the user confirmed that From Software would be announcing the game at E3 2019....

Originally released as a series of shorts, Deathstroke: Knight and Dragons offered viewers a fresh take on the titular DC Comics assassin and his relationship with his family. Now, a new clip from the upcoming feature-length film reveals new details about Rose Wilson’s origin. The first five installments of the Deathstroke: Knight and Dragons shorts were initially released on CW Seed, a production arm that provides original content for digital platforms with a focus on animation, game shows, and more....

Behavior Interactive has announced some good and bad news this morning. The bad news is that as of 10AM ET today, August 12, the new system for matchmaking in Dead by Daylight will be disabled across all platforms, but the good news is that this decision has been made following a close evaluation of community feedback and the developer is working on how best to proceed in the future. For now, it would appear that players will return to the previous method of matchmaking based primarily on their rank....