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Control Is Stupid Cheap For PS4 Right Now, Just In Time For The Foundation DLC

Remedy Entertainment's Control was one of GameSpot's favorite games of 2019, and now you can pick up the paranormal action title for its best price yet on PS4. Until March 31, Control is discounted to just $24 on the PlayStation Store, which is more than 50% off. The deal coincides with the release of Control's first story expansion, The Foundation, on PS4 and PC.Control revolves around a secret government agency known as the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC). You play as new FBC Director Jesse Faden, who investigates paranormal activities

Nintendo Switch Online Members Get A New Perk For A Limited Time

Nintendo surprised fans with a Direct Mini earlier today, releasing a slew of information about new and upcoming Switch games. The 30-minute video covered a ton of games, including a new perk available right now for subscribers to Nintendo Switch Online, the company's online membership. From March 26 through April 6, subscribers can access a free trial for Arms, a fighting game released in 2017 where fighters battle using extendable, customizable arms. The free play period includes access to the full game.The free play period coincides with news that an

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Next DLC Fighter Is From Arms

Nintendo dropped a surprise Nintendo Direct Mini today, although there was certainly nothing "mini" about it, as the presentation ran for nearly 30 minutes and revealed a ton of new details on games coming to Switch in the next few months. Among other things, we got our first info on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next DLC fighter.The next character coming to the mascot fighter is from Arms, Nintendo's colorful 2017 fighting game. Nintendo didn't yet reveal the identity of the fighter, but this will be the first DLC fighter to

Control’s Foundation DLC Explores The Board And The Bureau’s Past

The Hiss threat might have been pushed back at the end of Control, but it still persists through the game’s DLC expansions. The first story based addition is The Foundation, an addition that gives Control's combat a more environmental focus, while providing a look at the origin of the Bureau of Control's use of a building that might even be alive.Control picks up where the main story left off to tie up a loose thread: What happened to Marshall, the Bureau's head of operations. During the vanilla game, Marshall disappeared

Evening Reading – March 25, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially kick off our day of posting. Please take a look. High Quality Internet Video Content This guy has just won the internet. pic.twitter.com/wQWvKw4jco — Teeta (@anitamassey86) March 25, 2020 Good job on that video, Internet. Wow! Look at these bird pictures I'm usually bopping around the nature trails, but when the trails have become too busy, I've been bailing to other parts of the park. I usually don't see much off the trails, so it was quite the happy surprise to

Weta Workshop shows off Borderlands & Apex Legends figures

Weta Workshop has always been known for its impeccable props, but it's also got a line of exceptional figures, mini figs, and statues based on games and movies. Weta Workshop is known for its special effects and props, but it’s also a big player in the figurine and collectible market. We had the opportunity to speak with Lee Radmall at New York Toy Fair about a new line of Mini Epics, Borderlands 3 statues, as well as a very special set of Ghostbuster figures. Please check out the video below!

My Hero One’s Justice 2 review: Class dismissed

Bandai Namco has cemented itself as a proficient publisher of games in two categories: fighting games and games based on anime properties. Some of those games blend into both categories, as is the case with the publisher's latest 3D arena fighter, My Hero One's Justice 2. This isn't the first 3D arena fighter based on anime from Bandai Namco that I've looked at this month. That would be One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. But while Spike Chunsoft made an attempt to change up a fairly typical formula, the

Apple will donate over 10 million surgical masks to COVID-19 relief efforts

Tim Cook recently took to social media to announce that Apple has sourced 10 million masks for the United States and will be gathering millions more for efforts across Europe. With relief efforts coming up around the world in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, a group like Apple isn’t sitting by quietly. Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook recently came out to support social distancing efforts and stress cooperation with the directions of medical professionals, but also to share that Apple will be engaging in a major donation of surgical

The crowbar caused too many problems to be included in Half-Life: Alyx

Crowbars and Half-Life go hand in hand, so why wasn't there one in Half-Life: Alyx? Valve's Robin Walker says they tried, but a multitude of reasons kept it out of the final game. When it comes to mainline Half-Life games, the implied relationship between Gordon Freeman and his trusty crowbar has always been just as important as anything else going on. So how did such a versatile weapon get left out of Half-Life Alyx? Apparently, Valve actually tried to include the iconic tool in the game, but according to designer

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Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes