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How the Bethesda Deal Changes the Xbox Series X vs. PS5 Console War

Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of game publisher Bethesda Softworks and all of its prized studios, isn’t just one of the biggest deals ($7.5 billion) in the history of the industry. It’s an arrangement that could very well change the course of gaming as well as the outcome of the Xbox Series X vs. PS5 console war. That may sound like an exaggeration. To be fair, we’ve already seen some people jump to incredible conclusions regarding the implications of this deal and how it will affect consumers in the coming years. Will Elder Scrolls 6 and Starfield be…
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Valorant 1.03 Patch Notes Feature Guardian Changes

Riot has posted the full patch notes for Valorant‘s 1.03 update, and they include a pretty significant change to the game’s Guardian rifle. While Riot notes that they feel Valorant “is looking fairly stable thus far” after the game’s latest patch, they do highlight the Guardian rifle as one of the biggest issues they feel need to be addressed sooner rather than later. Basically, the team feels that the Guardian wasn’t being treated as the economic, long-range, precision-based option they wanted it to be. To help address the Guardian’s identity issues, Riot will reduce the weapon’s rate of fire to…
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How Control: The Foundation Changes Jesse Faden

Control’s central metaphor is about revealing hidden things. Specifically, it’s about pulling away a poster on the wall of a jail, finding the whole world outside. In the game, Jesse Faden delves into a secret NYC building called the Oldest House to find the group she’s always suspected kidnapped her brother. Inside, she finds the Federal Bureau of Control, the government agency responsible for tackling unexplained phenomena, itself overseen by a mysterious entity called the Board.  By the start of the game’s first DLC, The Foundation, Jesse is well-versed in a whole new world of weirdness. She has embraced her…
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The Flash Movie Release Date Changes Again

We’ll believe the DCEU The Flash movie is happening when we’re seated in the theater, munching popcorn, and Ezra Miller speeds across the screen. To say that The Flash has had a troubled journey to the big screen might be a little generous. However, with the director of It Chapter One and Two at the helm in Andy Muschietti, and Birds of Prey screenwriter Christina Hodson on board, things are looking a little brighter for the big screen Scarlet Speedster have in a while. Warner Bros. insists that this movie will happen someday, and they’re so confident in that fact…
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Star Wars: Rogue One Alternate Titles and Major Character Changes Revealed

In this week’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story watch-along at IGN, screenwriters Chris Weitz and Gary Whitta had some trivia for fans who decided to revisit the downbeat standalone film along with them, including some alternate titles that didn’t make the cut, and more info on how some of the characters changed in both the initial writing stage and during production on Gareth Edwards’ Lucasfilm project, which was later heavily reshaped by co-writer Tony Gilroy. “There was one point at which we were kicking around titles for this, right?” Weitz said (via Comicbook). “Rogue One was a good choice…
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