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Disintegration Review – First-Person Strategy

Critics and fans throw around the term "tactical shooter" to represent any kind of game that somehow mandates that you think about how you shoot. Disintegration is one of the few that literally blends core real-time tactics mechanics and first-person shooting. It isn't a unique mix, though the balance of the two styles feels different from what we've seen over the years. The strategy is rich and demanding, even when the AI can't quite live up to its responsibilities. The shooting evokes all the good things about turret sequences--mainly the

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC: No Man’s Sky, Bard’s Tale Remastered and Resnarkled, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix, and More

Welcome to June – we’ve got robots, we’ve got reMix, we’ve got Resnarkled (I didn’t make that word up, they did) and other things like DLC but I couldn’t find a way to make them start with “r”. There is plenty to get to for console and PC, so let’s jump in! Coming Soon Bard’s Tale Remastered and Resnarkled (Console & PC) – June 18You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Through magical song you summon characters to join your quest! Prepare to

Naughty Dog details the extensive accessibility in ‘The Last of Us Part II’

Naughty Dog declared that The Last of Us Part II would be one of the most accessible games yet in a recent interview with The Verge, but it’s now clear exactly how far the studio was willing to go to make sure people could play. The developer has detailed all 60 (!) of the settings you can change, and some of them go well beyond what you’d anticipate. There are options for people with little to no sight or hearing, such as a high-contrast mode (shown above) or audio and

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’ Review, ‘Jump King’ and Today’s Other New Releases and the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 9th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a full review of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, a little bit of news about an upcoming release, summaries of today’s latest new games, and the usual list of new and outgoing sales. It’s a surprisingly big one today for a Tuesday, so let’s put on our gloves and get to work! News Action-RPG ‘CrossCode’ Looks to Release in July I’ve heard nothing but good things about CrossCode since it came out on

This Week’s Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale Plus Deals Unlocked Sale

Here are this week’s games and add-on deals on the Microsoft Games Store. Discounts are valid now through 15 June 2020. These deals will expire at 10:00 am UTC on Tuesday June 16th 2020 Xbox One Deals *These offers are only valid for Xbox Live Gold members. Please note: prices and availability are subject to change and may vary by region. Xbox 360 Deals *These offers are only valid for Xbox Live Gold members. Please note: prices and availability are subject to change and may vary by region. Source: https://majornelson.com/2020/06/08/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-plus-deals-unlocked-sale/

New Call Of Duty Could Be Reimagined Black Ops In Cold War

Like usual for the Call of Duty series, this year's game has apparently leaked ahead of its official announcement. While Activision has already confirmed a new Call of Duty is coming this year, it hasn't shared any details whatsoever, and we'd usually know by this point in the year when the next game would be releasing and what it would be called. However, according to a tweet that has since been corroborated by Eurogamer, this year's game will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. So far, Activision

EA, Pokemon Company, And More Game Companies Donating To Black Lives Matter And Related Causes

After protests erupted in cities all over the United States in response to the police killing of George Floyd, a large number of studios and other game companies have made donations to the Black Lives Matter and other organizations like the NAACP and Color of Change. Companies from all corners of the industry have made contributions while encouraging others to do the same. Pokemon Go developer Niantic is donating proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest 2020 ticket sales, committing to a minimum of $5 million, to "Black gaming and AR creators

Watch Now: Guerrilla Collective Black Voices In Gaming Stream

Guerrilla Collective--a new organization made of developers and publishers looking to promote their games in an E3 replacement event--chose to postpone its primary announcement stream to June 13, but it has a replacement today focused exclusively on black game developers. Today at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, the Black Voices in Gaming stream will allow developers to talk about their game development experiences. In addition to black game developers, the stream will also feature black protagonists. Featured developers included Decoy Games, Gameheads, Waking Oni Games, and Jesse Wright,