Month: June 2023
More than six thousand subreddits have gone dark to protest Reddit’s API changes
Over six thousand subreddits, including many of the most-subscribed communities on Reddit like r/funny, r/aww, r/gaming, r/music, and r/science, have set themselves private to protest Reddit’s upcoming API pricing changes. It means these communities are no longer publicly accessible, even to Reddit users previously subscribed to them. Here’s a Twitch…
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New Vampire Survivors DLC is available to play right now
Fans of the roguelite shoot-em-up game Vampire Survivors rejoice; developer Poncle just announced that its smash-hit indie game is getting a 1.5 update. The update was announced at this years E3 2023 and included a fresh map, new features, and even changes to existing characters. The latest map, “Astral Stair”,…
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Microsoft is bringing PC Game Pass to Nvidia’s GeForce Now service
Microsoft is planning to bring PC Game Pass titles to Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service. Sarah Bond, head of Xbox creator experience, announced the move at a private Xbox media briefing in Los Angeles on Sunday. “You will be able to play your PC Game Pass catalog on all the…
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Activision removes another streamer’s skin from Call of Duty
Activision has removed another streamer’s skin (from a game, not their body). TimTheTatman, a prominent Call of Duty streamer, asked to have his operator bundle removed from Call of Duty in support of his friend Nickmercs, whose skin was pulled last week after he made homophobic comments. “At Tim’s request,…
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New Atlus RPG Metaphor ReFantazio announced at Xbox Games Showcase
Atlus is three-for-three at not-E3 2023‘s Xbox Games Showcase with the announcement of another RPG: Metaphor ReFantazio. The trailer was as much of a mouthful as the game’s unwieldy name. An RPG set with a seemingly modern / medieval fantasy hybrid setting, it strays quite welcomingly from Persona’s contemporary Japan.…
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Watch 45 minutes of new Starfield gameplay
We got a solid 15 minutes of Starfield gameplay at Microsoft’s Xbox & Bethesda showcase last year, and today we’re getting a really in-depth look at Bethesda’s first new IP in 25 years. Described as “Skyrim in space,” by game director Todd Howard, the RPG is really shaping up ahead…
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