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PS5 Reveal Gives Us A Strong Taste Of Next-Gen, But It’s A Familiar Flavor

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It happened, folks. Sony finally lifted the curtain on the PlayStation 5 in an online presentation this week, revealing a curvy two-toned console that looks like it came from some parallel dimension where our inevitable cyberpunk reality is more bright and optimistic than it actually is. 2020 is the year video games move into the next generation. The way we play games is going to change irrevocably. I definitely heard the phrase 'paradigm shift' dropped like a cannonball in the ocean. The future of gaming is here, again. We are

Resident Evil Series Sales Pass 100 Million Units Worldwide

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Hot on the heels of the PS5 reveal event's announcement of Resident Evil: Village, Capcom has announced that the Resident Evil franchise has surpassed 100 million units sold worldwide. The Resident Evil series debuted in 1996 with Resident Evil, though it's grown in size and scope over the years. The Resident Evil 3 (remake) is the most recent entry in the franchise, though that will soon be dethroned by Village which is projected to launch in 2021. According to a Capcom press release, more than 80% of the 100 million

Why Sony Is Releasing A PS5 Without A Disc Drive

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Sony is releasing two PlayStation 5 consoles this year. One has a disc drive and the other doesn't. In a new interview with GameSpot sister site CNET, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan explained why Sony is releasing the disc-free console. He explained that it's a reflection of what many consumers want these days. Basically, people are consuming more and more digital content as opposed to physical media, and Sony is releasing a new PlayStation console for those who align more with this vision for the future. "We're just acknowledging here that

PS5’s Impressive Load Times Are Coming Into Focus With Resident Evil 8 And NBA 2K21

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Among the advancements that the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will offer is dramatically improved loading times. Back in 2019, Sony showed off the improved load times with Marvel's Spider-Man, and now the company and its partners have shared more insight on the subject. As part of Sony's PlayStation 5 reveal event, new information about load times on PS5--and Xbox Series X for that matter--came into focus. NBA 2K21 2K Sports is promising that NBA 2K21 will feature "drastically improved load speeds" on PS5. In a video, the developer

Spider-Man and stray cats take center stage as Sony showcases its PS5 gaming lineup

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Several months after teasing a holiday release for the PlayStation 5 back at CES, Sony finally gave gamers a lengthy sneak peek at the next-gen console’s lineup. The event — which was initially set for last week before being pushed due to nationwide protests — comes a month after a similar event for Microsoft’s Xbox Series X. The event was very much inline with a standard E3 presentation — albeit devoid of the standard live element, due to COVID-19-related restrictions. And honestly, it was a nice change after last year’s

7 Stand-Up Specials From Black Comics You Should Watch If You Need Some Self-Care

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7 Stand-Up Specials From Black Comics You Should Watch If You Need Some Self-Care - GameSpot<meta id="js-loading-html" content=""> By Malcolm Venable on June 11, 2020 at 12:28PM PDT ]]> For those who could use a laugh right now without sacrificing awareness of what's happening in the world. This story originally appeared on GameSpot sister site TV Guide.​ It has been republished to amplify black voices in GameSpot's support of Black Lives Matter. Donate to the effort to fight systemic racism here. Even before protests over the latest killing of a

Kahoot raises $28M for its user-generated educational gaming platform, now valued at $1.4B

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As schools stay closed and summer camp seems more like a germscape than an escape, students are staying at home for the foreseeable future and have shifted learning to their living rooms. Now, Norwegian educational gaming company Kahoot — the popular platform with 1.3 billion active users and over 100 million games (most created by users themselves) — has raised a new round of funding of $28 million to keep up with demand. The Oslo-based startup, which started to list some of its shares on Oslo’s Merkur Market in October

Metal: Hellsinger Is A Rhythm Action FPS Inspired By Doom

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At first glance, Metal: Hellsinger looks to hit the same stride that id Software's Doom series has, but as it turns out, developer The Outsiders' new rhythm action game marches to the tune of its own metal beat. As an FPS set in the depths of hell, you'll use an arsenal of weapons to slice, shoot, and obliterate your enemies. But to succeed in your journey through the underworld, you'll need to stay to rip and tear in step with the game's metal songs to build up energy to fight

Arcade1Up Announces New Cabinet Line-Up With Marvel Vs. Capcom, Big Buck Hunter, And More

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Arcade1Up announced its next slate of 3/4-scale cabinets on IGN's News, Games, and More livestream. The arcade-cabinet maker revealed five new machines for X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Big Buck Hunter, Ms. Pac-Man, and a digital Marvel Pinball table. Arcade1Up's Big Buck Hunter cabinet marks the first time the company has made a light-gun machine, while Marvel Pinball kicks off its line of digital pinball tables that it first revealed at CES 2020. The X-Men vs. Street Fighter cabinet collects a number of Marvel