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Resident Evil Village Demo Start Time for PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC, and Stadia

If the recent Resident Evil Village showcase left you excited but confused about when you’ll be able to play the game’s upcoming demos, you’re not alone. Capcom chose a…unique way to release these upcoming demos that has left fans scrambling for clarification. The very good news is that you will be able to play more of Resident Evil Village ahead of its May 7th release date in the very near future. When, exactly, you’ll be able to play those demos, though, greatly depend on your region, preferred platform, and ability to race against a couple of strange clocks. Here’s what…
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Outriders Crossplay Fix and How to Play Across PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC, and Stadia

Outriders is Square Enix’s latest attempt at a looter game after the release of Marvel’s Avengers last year. However you may feel about the publisher’s first Marvel outing in terms of the story, gameplay, and looting system, it has to be said that Outriders is at the very least not lacking in personality. Coming from People Can Fly, the studio behind the criminally underrated shooter Bulletstorm, Outriders certainly has plenty of character, and a grittier tone that is sure to please players looking for something a bit darker than what Destiny has to offer to the genre. Unfortunately, the game’s…
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Why Google Stadia and Amazon Games Seem Doomed to Fail

Recent news that Google has decided to shut down its internal game development studios comes on the heels of a report by Bloomberg that suggests Amazon’s own game division is burdened by issues that it could prove to be insurmountable. On the one hand, you want to be surprised by these revelations. There’s certainly a degree of surprise that comes naturally when you hear that two of the largest companies in the world have seemingly botched their entries into the video game industry so soon after they started. There was this idea that both companies would stay in the game…
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Google Stadia Developer Suggests “Streamers Should Be Paying Developers”

Alex Hutchinson, Typhoon Studios co-founder and Google Stadia developer, has suggested on Twitter that video game streamers should pay developers for the rights to stream their games. The real truth is the streamers should be paying the developers and publishers of the games they stream. They should be buying a license like any real business and paying for the content they use.— Alex Hutchinson (@BangBangClick) October 22, 2020 Hutchinson’s tweet seems to be a response to Twitch’s controversial handling of DMCA takedowns which have impacted their streaming partners’ ability to play licensed music and other licensed audio content on their…
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Marvel’s Avengers: Is Spider-Man Coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC, or Stadia?

Some fans jumped in joy when Crystal Dynamics announced that Spider-Man would be joining the roster of the upcoming action-adventure game Marvel’s Avengers in 2021. But not all Marvel fans were happy with the announcement, especially those who planned to get the game on an Xbox console or PC. As it stands, the Spider-Man DLC is only coming to PlayStation consoles in 2021, meaning that you’ll need a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 edition of Marvel’s Avengers to enjoy this bit of downloadable content. Does this mean that you’ll never be able to play as Avengers‘ Spider-Man on Xbox Series…
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Link Tank: Why Orcs Must Die! 3 Is the Best Google Stadia Has to Offer So Far

Orcs Must Die! 3 is possibly the best exclusive game Google Stadia has to offer—although that may not be enough to save the console. “Orcs Must Die! Is an influential tower defense series where players build traps and other structures in order to fight off hordes of titular orcs, as a new villain with a connection to a classic Orcs Must Die! Unchained‘s Cygnus emerges. The third entry in the franchise takes things to new heights thanks to the unique processing power of Google Stadia.” Read more at Inverse. Is there anything better to a story than a fitting or…
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