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Watch the Day of the Devs: GDC Edition Direct livestream here

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Double Fine's Tim Schafer and Greg Rice will host a special Day of the Devs: GDC Edition Direct livestream, bringing the indie games originally scheduled for GDC 2020 directly to you. This would normally be the time of the year where the Game Developers Conference takes place in San Francisco, CA. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, this is not meant to be. However, the crew at GDC is doing its best to carry on via digital means. That includes the people behind Day of the Devs hosting a

Rocket League’s Rocket Pass 6 goes neon next week

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Rocket League prepares to hit Neo Tokyo next week as Psyonix announces Rocket Pass 6. While Rocket League's esports division is in the middle of interesting times due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, development on the game itself continues uninterrupted. In fact, it's that time again for Rocket League to bring out the game's next Rocket Pass. On Wednesday, Psyonix revealed new details about Rocket Pass 6, including some of the rewards that players can expect to pick up. [embedded content] Rocket League is getting noticeably neon with this latest

Overwatch activates evolved robot Echo as Hero 32

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with

Todd McFarlane talks about bringing Spawn to Mortal Kombat 11

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The Mortal Kombat series has been home to a number of guest fighters over the past three games. Arguably none of those guest characters have been more anticipated than Spawn, the Image Comics icon. That was largely evidenced by the positive reception to his reveal trailer from last weekend's Final Kombat. Among those ecstatic to see Spawn clashing with Sub-Zero, Scorpion, and the rest of the cast is Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. Shacknews recently had the opportunity to speak to the comic book legend about the process in bringing Spawn

Overwatch’s Next Character Is Echo

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After a whole bunch of speculation from the Overwatch community, Blizzard has finally revealed the identity of its hero shooter's next character. It's Echo, a robotic character we saw back during BlizzCon 2019's Overwatch 2 announcement.Blizzard dropped an origin story video to give players a sense of who Echo is, which you can watch below. According to Blizzard's tweet introducing the Echo video, she's "an evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence." It didn't say when Echo will be available in the game, however.Introducing Echo.An evolutionary robot programmed

Amazon delaying ‘nonessential’ shipments to focus on coronavirus needs

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If you have a game for pre-order with Amazon, you may want to check again, because the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak is leading to the retailer delaying 'nonessential' shipments for the immediate future. Undeniably, the biggest story in the world continues to be the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. It has essentially brought life as everyone knows it to a screeching halt, as nations scramble to protect themselves and others by stopping the virus from spreading any further. For many across the United States, it has led to

Street Fighter 5 CPT 2020 DLC includes Renaissance Gill & Lucia

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Hark! It's new Capcom Pro Tour DLC for Street Fighter 5, including some Renaissance throwback outfits for Gill and Lucia. The Capcom Pro Tour is in the middle of a holding pattern, much like everything else in the civilized world. However, Capcom is still looking to move forward with some aspects of the Street Fighter V competitive season and that includes releasing the annual Capcom Pro Tour DLC bundle. This year's bundle isn't complete just yet, but it already has two new Renaissance-style outfits lined up for Gill and Lucia.

Call of Duty: Warzone Solos mode fights for survival today

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There's no 'I' in team, but there's a 'solo' in 'Solos,' the newest game mode for battle royale shooter Call of Duty: Warzone. Back in the day, battle royale used to mean every person for themselves. It was a fight to be the last one standing. At some point, battle royale games became a team effort. That's not the battle royale many of us are used to. Activision and Infinity Ward are seeing that, too, so they're offering a new option for lone wolves with the introduction of Solos. "Solos

A guide to Kael’thas Sunstrider – Hearthstone

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Hearthstone players are getting a brand new legendary minion free of charge today. Here's a guide on how to use Kael'thas Sunstrider. Earlier today, Hearthstone outlined everything that's set to hit the game in the weeks ahead. This includes the next expansion (Ashes of Outland), the Hall of Fame cards, a whole rework for the Priest class, and an all-new tenth class. As part of the upcoming expansion, players can expect to see some new Legendary cards, one of which they can start playing with immediately. That Legendary is Kael'thas