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

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 12:00 AM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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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

Doom Eternal Mission 1 Walkthrough — Hell on Earth

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Time Stamp: March 19, 2020 2:00 PM - Modified On: March 19, 2020 - Published By:
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The first mission of Doom Eternal is mostly straightforward, with the game providing several basic tutorials getting you up to speed with the ripping and tearing it so eagerly wants you to do. You'll also become acquainted with the game's new main hub area, The Fortress of Doom, where you can take a breather and find unlockables. Doom Eternal is pretty easy-going at first, but don't let your guard down! More challenges await up ahead. Below you can find a step-by-step walkthrough of the first mission that'll offer you insight

Gabe Newell Thinks We’re Nearing An Extinction Level Event For Entertainment

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 10:08 PM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Valve president Gabe Newell recently opened up about returning to the Half-Life universe after so many years and how technology will continue to shape the future of the company.In an interview with IGN, Newell makes a comparison to The Matrix, the 1999 sci-fi thriller, and just how close we are to some of the technology in terms of computing. He is of course referring to the technical side of how the Matrix works as a form of VR, not the robots enslaving humanity as a giant super computer.“We’re way closer

Conan O’Brien Will Return To Air Soon Using An iPhone And Video Chat

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 9:29 PM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Conan O'Brien has a plan to resume his late-night show as early as possible. While late-night shows like Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers are currently off the air in the wake of the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, which is making it unwise to bring together crews and guests, O'Brien wants to start up his show again by filming on an iPhone and using video chat. Variety is reporting that the show Conan will return to the air from March 30, with the show being

Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth joins AR/VR studio Resolution Games

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 6:30 PM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Following his exit from Facebook VR, veteran developer Mike Booth is headed to Resolution Games to join its board of directors. Back in December 2019, Mike Booth left management of Facebook VR rather abruptly. At the time, he mentioned that he had “unfinished business in the traditional video game space.” While it remains unclear what the veteran Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2, and Counter-Stike: Condition Zero developer had planned to pursue this cryptic statement, he at least has somewhere to be in the meantime. Booth is joining Stockholm AR

Todd McFarlane talks about bringing Spawn to Mortal Kombat 11

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 6:01 PM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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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

Best Budget Monitors Less Than $200 – Cheap Monitors For Working From Home

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 1:36 PM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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The number of people working from home is rising every day. It can be difficult transitioning into working within your home, especially if your office has a lot of the tools you need for your daily duties. One of them might even be a monitor, and while you may not need to plug your laptop into one to get your work done, they're a handy tool to have that increases your screen space and makes doing your work easier. To help make the transition easier, we've collected an assortment of

Amazon delaying ‘nonessential’ shipments to focus on coronavirus needs

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 4:51 AM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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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

Overwatch League announces online match format & March/April schedule

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 12:46 AM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Following cancelation of live matches due to risk of COVID-19, the Overwatch League has announced its plans to resume in an online format along with a March and April schedule. No matter if there’s a global pandemic or not, the world keeps moving. The coronavirus has disrupted a huge portion of industry around the world, but esports is arguably in a place to recover and get back to business the best as Overwatch League has helped to prove. The League is moving to an online format in lieu of canceled