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Video Games that Incorporate Gambling

October 2, 2020

Video games invite you into a simulated world where anything goes and major mistakes are followed by a swift reload or reset. Gambling is perfect for these environments, as you can bet the bank on red and not w...

Is The Pandemic Driving Relationship Breakups?

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September 1, 2020

The pandemic has forced many of us to the confines of our homes for weeks on end. With joblessness at an all-time high and the overall stress of the COVID-19 epidemic reaching its zenith, it’s no wonder we’re s...

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Movie Review

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July 10, 2020

The Eurovision Song Contest may not appear to be the obvious vehicle for a Will Ferrell movie, given its clear Eurocentrism, however, alongside compatriot Andrew Steele, the pair have penned a celebratory movie...

These five tips can help you rejuvenate your Zoom call with friends

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June 4, 2020

As the lockdown rages on - albeit in a more reduced fashion - people have started getting a bit more inventive with how they communicate with each other. Bearing in mind that the novelty of the Zoom app - which...

Atari’s Missile Command: Recharged Launching on Windows PC and Nintendo Switch on May 27

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May 21, 2020

Take to your battle stations and grab your mouse and keyboard and Joy-Cons...Missile Command: Recharged is coming to Windows PC via Steam and the Nintendo eShop on May 27th! Based on the beloved arcade class...

3D Bullet Hell Touhou Mechanical Scrollery Flies to PC Today

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April 30, 2020

TOKYO – Touhou Mechanical Scrollery, the full freedom 3D bullet hell where flying girls hunt gigantic mecha spiders across gorgeous landscapes from publisher Phoenixx Inc. and developer Mikosan Manners, takes o...

New To Working From Home Full-Time? Here’s How To Stay Productive

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April 2, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic threatens public health and the U.S. economy, more people are working from home on a regular basis. The move follows social distancing guidelines as an attempt to slow the outbreak, ...

DIY Projects You Can Get Done While Sheltering at Home

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April 2, 2020

By Marty Basher We’re all finding ourselves with a lot of extra time on our hands while “sheltered in” at home during the Cornonavirus pandemic. While Netflix and puzzles are a great way to pass the days, wh...

Federal Agents in San Diego Uncover Sophisticated Cross-border Drug Tunnel under U.S./Mexico border

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March 31, 2020

SAN DIEGO – Federal agents on the San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovered a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel on Thursday, March 19, which extends under the United States-Mexico border to a warehouse in a comme...

Holypunk Brawler Obey Me Assaults PS4, PC, Xbox One on April 21

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March 26, 2020

SYDNEY – March 26, 2020 – Obey Me, the cooperative holypunk brawler from Blowfish Studios and Error 404 Game Studios, unleashes righteous fury onto PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC on April 21, 2020, with...

Are Consoles Turning into PCs?

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March 25, 2020

Image: "Alignment" (CC BY 2.0) by Clint_2013 There is a commonly reported idea in modern gaming that consoles are abandoning their roots as they essentially turn to small computers. This is a concept that ha...

GDC Game Developers Conference to be Held August 4-6 2020

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March 19, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Informa Tech, organizer of the Game Developers Conference® (GDC), has announced GDC Summer, a three-day celebration of the art, craft and business of game devel...

Court Rules that Stairway to Heaven is an Original by Led Zeppelin

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March 12, 2020

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that the guitar introduction in “Stairway to Heaven” did not infringe on the instrumental in “Taurus” by rock band Spirit.

Somehow, free gaming has become absurdly lucrative

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March 10, 2020

If a game is given out for free, how does it make any money? Back in 2009, a strong PC soccer management simulation franchise, Championship Manager, decided to put up a ‘pay what you want’ offer for their lates...

Citing Spike in Crime, International Red Cross Reduces Operations in Central African Republic

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February 12, 2020

BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -- Following a number of security incidents that have endangered its personnel and its operations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been obliged to suspen...

Preview: Darksburg, Co-Op PC Zombie Survival Action Game

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February 10, 2020

Darksburg, the co-op zombie survival action game from Northgard and Evoland series developer Shiro Games, storms Steam Early Access on Feb. 12, 2020. Select from a squad of eclectic Survivors and fight to pu...

Not For Broadcast, a dystopian newsroom simulator, hits Steam

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January 30, 2020

Not For Broadcast is finally out on Steam in Early Access! This newsroom simulator eludes chaotic energy. It's almost as chaotic as a real broadcast room, some of our players with TV experience say. It's lik...

Letters To Cleo to headline 20th Annual Boston Hot Stove Cool Music Concert: Two decades of music, baseball, and giving back

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January 21, 2020

BOSTON (January 21, 2020) – Letters to Cleo will headline an all-star lineup of performers at the 20th anniversary Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert, along with Belly’s Tanya Donelly and Gail Greenwood, Pete...

Pandemic Express – Zombie Escape is going free to play

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January 16, 2020

Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape is going free to play! Pandemic Express is a session-based survival shooter. Think Left 4 Dead, if the swarm was player-controlled. Everyone spawns as suvivors, one is random...

When Better Management Could Have Prevented Mishaps in the Gaming Industry

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December 19, 2019

The process of developing a new video game is long, featuring several different teams that work on specific aspects of the release. The studios that consistently produce stellar work are those finely attuned to...