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How The Stand Updates Randall Flagg’s New Vegas

This article contains spoilers for episode 5 of The Stand. In “Fear and Loathing in New Vegas,” the fifth entry in CBS All Access’ nine-part adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, we get to spend a significant amount of time in Las Vegas, where the demonic Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) has established his sinister kingdom. There are other important plot developments in the course of the episode, such as the aftermath of Teddy Weizak’s (Eion Bailey) murder at the hands of Harold (Owen Teague) and Nadine (Amber Heard) — which they made to look like a suicide — as they…
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Marvel’s Avengers Team Hopes DLC Updates Will Bring Players Back to the Game

Crystal Dynamics Studio Head Scot Amos has informed Kotaku that the team is aware of Marvel’s Avengers dwindling player count and have plans in place to address the problem. “We are confident that we’ll see PC players (as well as those on Xbox One and PlayStation 4) return to the game as we add exciting new late-game content and demonstrate that we continue to be focused on improving the game,” Amos says. “We have a great community management team at Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix who funnel all of your concerns, suggestions, and feedback to the development team daily. We…
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Why Call of Duty Warzone’s Anti-Cheat Updates Remain Controversial

Earlier this week, Activision and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward revealed that they have banned 20,000 more Warzone accounts for cheating. Following that announcement, developer Infinity Ward took to Twitter to share some news about how many Warzone and Modern Warfare accounts have been banned for cheating since Modern Warfare’s launch in August 2019. Anti-cheat update:Since launch, the team has banned over 200,000 accounts for cheating across #Warzone and #ModernWarfare, including a new wave this week. We are continuing to deploy additional security updates and added backend enforcement tools. Zero tolerance for cheating.— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) October…
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Diablo 4’s New Skill Tree Revealed Alongside Equipment and Talent Updates

The latest Diablo 4 developer update focuses on some major changes that have been made to the sequel’s skills and talent systems in response to early fan feedback. “Right after we revealed the game at BlizzCon, we received a lot of feedback on the level of depth, progression, and customization provided by our Skill and Talent systems,” says Diablo 4 game director, Luis Barriga. “We’ve generally had the same observations and experiences ourselves as we’ve been playtesting the game in its early stages. As a result, we’ve been reworking skills and talents over the last few months and are now…
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Ewan McGregor Updates on the Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Series, Possibility of a Standalone Season

While an update on the Disney+ Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi spinoff series has been overdue for quite some time, new comments from its role-reprising headliner, Ewan McGregor, seem to imply that the show’s 2021-scheduled production still has the high ground over the proverbial Dark-Side-turned apprentice of delays.   McGregor paints an auspicious picture about the Obi-Wan Kenobi series in a podcast interview with Empire, which is the latest example of the dribs and drabs of updates that have been slowly surfacing about the long-gestating project. Indeed, set to work under the auspices of director Deborah Chow (The Mandalorian, Lost in…
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Stephen Amell Updates on Starz Wrestling Series Heels

Stephen Amell may have shelved his bow and quiver, having retired from his Star City vigilantism on The CW’s Arrow this past January, but there’s plenty of hard-hitting small screen violence in his future when he headlines Starz’s professional wrestling series, Heels. Indeed, updates from the star—along with casting news—seem to indicate that said series is finally moving things along. With Amell set to star as struggling wrestling promoter Jack Spade, who doubles as an in-ring competitor, the star clearly needs to maintain his famously impressive Arrow physical conditioning for the new series. Yet, the ubiquitous threat of the pandemic…
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Call of Duty Season 5 Roadmap Reveals Warzone Updates

The first trailer and roadmap for Call of Duty Modern Warfare‘s Season 5 update reveal some exciting new content coming to the game’s Warzone battle royale mode. The trailer (which focuses on new content coming to both Modern Warfare‘s multiplayer mode and Warzone) is light on specifics, but it cinematically confirms that Warzone‘s Verdansk map is about to be significantly altered for the first time since the free-to-play battle royale title launched. Specifically, it showcases that the roof of the stadium located in Verdansk is going to be blown open. Players will obviously be able to land directly into the…
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Red Dead Online Players Are Dressing Like Clowns to Protest Lack of Updates

Red Dead Online players have started dressing up like clowns as part of an ongoing call for developer Rockstar Games to address concerns regarding a lack of updates to Red Dead Redemption 2‘s online mode. This story starts last December when Rockstar released a Red Dead Online update called Moonshiners. The update was generally well-received by Red Dead Online fans who praised its role-playing elements, new missions, and other content offerings. Since then, though, Red Dead Online has received no substantial updates. While that’s not necessarily uncommon in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, it should be noted that Rockstar…
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