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Halo is a series that has seen better days. Once seen as a bonafide system seller for Microsoft's Xbox, the decline of the series' popularity mirrors the decline of Xbox as a brand since its Xbox 360 heyday. Halo's popularity has been steadily decreasing since 343 Industries (now Halo Studios) assumed control of the series following Bungie's planned split from Microsoft in 2007. It's fair to ...read more
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A new rumor has indicated that the upcoming Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be released for Nintendo’s yet-to-be-revealed Switch 2 console. Earlier this year, Nintendo finally showed off Metroid Prime 4 for the first time following its announcement seven years prior in 2017. At the conclusion of this trailer, it was said that the game would be launching in 2025 for Nintendo Switch platforms. Now, ...read more
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The legacy of Halo Wars is an interesting one to analyse and discuss. Both Halo Wars (Ensemble Studios) and Halo Wars 2 (Creative Assembly) are brilliant examples of well-executed console RTS games. It's not a platform that lends itself well to the genre, but Ensemble navigated these challenges as well as any studio could have. Unfortunately, Halo Wars wound up being the final game released by ...read more
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Helldivers 2's team sizes are a little smaller than some online shooters, limiting us to a squad of four. It's, therefore, no surprise that some fans are eager for team sizes to be increased, letting us take on enemies of democracy with more Helldivers to back us up. Helldivers 2's creative director, Johan Pilestedt, has commented on this. It's bad news for now though, as he explains that with ...read more
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Five days ago, Elon Musk shared that he was playing Path of Exile 2 in the air, thanks to Starlink. The satellite-based Internet company is a subsidiary of SpaceX, a Musk-founded corporation, and Musk was quick to tout its capabilities of being able to play games in real-time without a hitch. Flash forward to today, and it appears that it wasn't Musk actually playing Path of Exile. No. ...read more
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Apple's plans to launch a zero-bezel iPhone might have run into a roadblock. Samsung Display and LG Display are reportedly working on advanced OLED panels for zero-bezel iPhones at Apple's request. However, both companies are purportedly facing several technical challenges, and it remains unclear when the display will enter mass production. Apple initially may have planned to release zero-bezel ...read more
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An unofficial PC port of Nintendo 64 classic Star Fox 64 has been released. Created by Harbour Masters, the same fan team behind 2022’s Ocarina of Time PC port and this year’s Majora’s Mask port, ‘Starship’ allows those with legal game ROMs to play Star Fox 64 with modern settings, such as higher frame rates and in ultra-widescreen resolutions.
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X has announced that it will increase the Premium+ subscription prices globally, with the new pricing structure taking effect on December 21, 2024. New subscribers will have to pay the revised rates immediately. However, if you are an existing X Premium+ subscriber and your next billing cycle starts before January 20, 2025, your prices will remain the same, and the new prices will be applicable ...read more
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The survival horror genre is thriving right now, but that hasn’t applied to all of the genre’s outings in recent years. 2023’s Dead Space remake was a stellar game in its own right, but with reports have claimed that poor sales led to EA shelving future plans for the franchise once again, it looks like we may once again have to go a long stretch with Dead Space on the ice. In fact, even ...read more
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CD Projekt RED has expressed on multiple occasions that it intends to ensure The Witcher 4 is at least as big of a game as The Witcher 3 was, if not even more so, but in the aftermath of the action RPG’s official announcement, the developer has also spoken about wanting to improve on the seminal 2015 titles in other ways. More specifically, speaking in a recent interview with VGC, narrative ...read more
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