Category: video games
Leaked ‘Dead Island 2’ copy shows the zombie game that might have been
Dead Island 2 is still in development limbo years after its 2014 reveal, but you now know what it would have looked like if Deep Silver and Yager hadn’t parted ways. A leaked (via Eurogamer and Kotaku) June 2015 gameplay build, reportedly originating… Source
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Amazon extends ‘Crucible’ pre-season indefinitely to refine gameplay
Do you think that Amazon’s Crucible needs some polish before it can compete with the current crop of team-based shooters? So does Amazon. The Relentless Studios development team has extended (via Eurogamer and PCGamesN) the title’s pre-season period… Source
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EA allows ‘Madden NFL 21’ Xbox Series X upgrades until ‘NFL 22’ arrives
When EA first introduced an option to upgrade the Xbox One version of Madden NFL 21 to the Xbox Series X release for free, it gave players until March 31st, 2021 to make the decision. That’s not much time if you aren’t dead set on buying the Series X… Source
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Riot Games will donate $1 million to support racial equality
Riot Games President Dylan Jadeja has published a letter revealing how the company intends to help combat racism and injustice. In it, Jadeja has announced that the developer is committing $1 million on efforts focusing on areas that the company beli… Source
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The first live ‘Destiny 2’ event kicks off at 1PM ET
Bungie is about to try a new strategy for keeping Destiny 2 fresh: holding Fortnite-style live events. The studio is promising (via PC Gamer) that humans will “take aim at the Almighty” (the massive Red Legion spaceship on a kamikaze mission against… Source
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You can finally play Maxis’ long-lost ‘SimRefinery’ oil simulator
Once thought lost forever, Maxis’ SimRefinery has resurfaced. What’s more, you can play it right now thanks to the work of ArsTechnica and one of its readers. The story of how SimRefinery became playable again starts with journalist and game historia… Source
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