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Watch Part 1 Of Vice’s Dark Side Of The Ring Chris Benoit Episode Before Part 2 Airs

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Vice's mini-documentary series Dark Side of The Ring returns this week with a two-hour premiere covering the shocking Chris Benoit murder case. In 2007, Chris Benoit, one of wrestling's greatest technicians and well-loved superstars, murdered both his wife Nancy and their seven-year-old son Daniel before killing himself. Part 1 of the episode aired on March 20, and Part 2 will arrive to Vice TV on March 24.The news sent shockwaves through the wrestling world and transcended mainstream news that opened up a slew of controversies. Now, Vice is taking a

Journey Dev Talks About The Need For Less Predatory Microtransactions

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Time Stamp: March 22, 2020 11:36 PM - Modified On: March 22, 2020 - Published By:
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Thatgamecompany’s latest game Sky: Children of Light is, like many games in the crowded mobile market, built on a free-to-play model designed to be sustained by microtransactions. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, studio co-founder Jenova Chen has talked about the delicate balance needed to support an ongoing game financially without its in-game purchases feeling too predatory.Since its inception, Thatgamecompany’s games have bucked industry trends by focusing on interaction and exploration in a market flooded with action and combat. Their latest mobile game Sky: Children of Light, currently available for iOS,

Sony Removes Mario Creation From PS4 Game Dreams After Nintendo Complains

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Time Stamp: March 22, 2020 11:34 PM - Modified On: March 22, 2020 - Published By:
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If you've logged into the Dreamervse in the PlayStation 4 game Dreams, you've undoubtedly come across levels that are made with characters and IP owned by various game companies beyond Sony.One popular gaming franchise that is getting a lot of attention inside Dreams is Mario, and Nintendo is reportedly not very thrilled with its franchise being used in this manner. Creator Piece of Craft wrote on Twitter (via GoNintendo) that Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe recent contacted them with a message from Nintendo stating its objection to the use of Mario

Netflix Says Viewership Is Up In Coronavirus Crisis

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Time Stamp: March 22, 2020 9:17 PM - Modified On: March 22, 2020 - Published By:
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Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos has confirmed what we all suspected--lots of people are streaming movies and TV right now. In an interview with CNN's Reliable Sources, Sarandos talked about all the ways the COVID-19 (coronavirus) has affected the streaming giant, both good and bad.While streams are up from those stuck at home, production of new content has been majorly disrupted. "Every one of our productions around the world are shut down,” Sarandos said. “I believe that's unprecedented in history." This includes some of Netflix's biggest-name productions like The

Movie Theatre Owner Chief Pleads For Government Bailout — “The Situation Is Dire”

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Time Stamp: March 22, 2020 6:25 PM - Modified On: March 22, 2020 - Published By:
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One of the many industries hit hard by the new lockdown procedures in the United States is the film business. Specifically, movie theatres have been drastically impacted, as thousands of screens have closed due to the COVID-19 crisis.John Fithian, the CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners in the US, has now spoken about the dire situation. He told Variety that the movie theatre business might collapse and go bankrupt if US Congress does not pass the trillion-dollar bailout bill that would provide relief to various industries, including theatres."The

Shack Chat: What is your earliest, or fondest, memory of Doom?

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Time Stamp: March 21, 2020 12:01 AM - Modified On: March 21, 2020 - Published By:
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Shacknews editors gather 'round to wax nostalgic and bloody about our earliest, and/or fondest memories of id Software's Doom franchise. Shacknews started as Quakeholio, a Quake fansite (obviously). That means our roots in FPS games go deep, far deeper than one shooter from id Software. Doom is Quake's antecedent, so, naturally, we hold that franchise near and dear to our hearts as well. This week, we reflect on our earliest memory of Doom, or our fondest. What's yours? Let us know in the Chatty thread below. What is your earliest,

The Cartridge Family 097: Sony Fumbles its PS5 Event, GameStop Descends into Madness

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 11:31 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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Oh, Sony! You’re on top of the world with the PlayStation 4. You’ve had years to position the PlayStation 5 as the next evolutionary step in your path to continued dominance. There’s literally no way you could mess this up. Yikes! Find out how everything went wrong during the week’s surprise PS5 tech rundown. We hope you speak Cerny! Then we have GameStop. For one brief moment, we applauded the company for releasing DOOM Eternal a day early to promote social distancing within its stores. But then corporate wasted its

GameStop believes they are an essential retailer, will stay open during COVID-19 pandemic [UPDATED]

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Apparently GameStop needs business bad enough to risk its employee's health to bring you crappy trade-in prices. Updated (March 20 - 11:25AM PT): According to Kotaku, Gamestop has been forced to close by mandate from the Governor of California. Less than a day after insisting that it would stay open as an "essential business," a note has apparently gone out to stores reversing the decision due to the enforcement of the local government authorities. “We are closing our stores in California,” the note allegedly said. “The closure will remain in

GameStop believes they are an essential retailer, will stay open during COVID-19 pandemic

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Apparently GameStop needs business bad enough to risk its employee's health to bring you crappy trade-in prices. The coronavirus pandemic has been quite a wake up call for a lot of people. Amidst the craziness, we’ve seen all kinds of weird and dumb things happening. Perhaps one of the stupidest things to crop up lately, though, is a report that GameStop has advised its employees to disregard any state or city lockdowns put into effect because of the virus outbreak happening right now, stating that the company is “an essential

Square Enix Responds To COVID-19 Crisis

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Time Stamp: March 19, 2020 6:22 PM - Modified On: March 19, 2020 - Published By:
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Square Enix has become the latest publisher to comment on the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus). In a blog post, Square Enix Americas and Europe CEO Phil Rogers started off by saying the teams at Square Enix are supporting each other and their families and friends, as well as the gaming community at large, during this stressful time.Rogers said Square Enix has been following the health and safety guidelines that local governments have put forward recently. In February, Square Enix stopped allowing domestic and international business travel for its employees, in